March’s Terms and Conditions
Effective Date: 28.05.2025
Last Updated: 16.02.2025
Operator: March Materials UG (haftungsbeschränkt) (in formation / in Gründung)
Registered Office: Berlin, Germany
Contact: info@marchmaterials.com
These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the March Materials website, platform, services, databases, tools, competitions, and related features (collectively, the “Website”).
By accessing the Website, creating an account, or submitting content (including competition entries), you agree to be legally bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, you must not use the Website.
The Website operates in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable German law.
1. Eligibility
You must be at least 18 years old to use the Website or participate in any competition or feature.
By using the Website or submitting content, you confirm that:
You have the legal capacity to enter into binding agreements.
All information you provide is accurate and truthful.
You have the legal right to submit any content you upload.
Your submission does not infringe third-party rights.
Where a specific competition or feature restricts eligibility (e.g., to architects, students, or design professionals), such requirements will be stated in the respective announcement.
2. Use of the Website
You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes and in compliance with applicable laws.
You must not:
Violate applicable laws or regulations.
Infringe intellectual property or third-party rights.
Upload misleading, offensive, defamatory, or unlawful content.
Attempt to interfere with technical functionality, security, or infrastructure.
Attempt to gain unauthorized access to accounts or databases.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate access for violations of these Terms.
3. User Accounts
Where registration is required:
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials.
You are responsible for activities under your account.
You must notify us of unauthorized use.
We may suspend or delete accounts that violate these Terms.
4. Submission of Content
Users may submit content including, but not limited to:
Images
Architectural or design projects
Material information
Project locations
Studio or company names
Descriptions and technical documentation
Submissions must be original or properly licensed and must not violate third-party rights.
We reserve the right to review, moderate, or remove content without prior notice.
5. Intellectual Property & Content Usage
5.1 Ownership
You retain full ownership of the content you submit.
5.2 License Granted to March Materials
By submitting content to the Website or to any competition, you grant March Materials UG (haftungsbeschränkt) a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable license to:
Host, store, reproduce, modify, adapt, and display the content
Publish and share the content on the Website
Use the content for public voting and jury evaluation (where applicable)
Feature submissions in online galleries, newsletters, social media, presentations, and press releases
Use submissions for research, sustainability analysis, and educational purposes
Use submissions for the development, improvement, and presentation of current and future products and services
Incorporate submissions into software tools, online material databases, digital products, and promotional materials
This includes use beyond the duration of a specific competition.
Where feasible, we will credit the original author or studio.
5.3 Responsibility
You confirm that:
You hold all necessary rights and permissions.
Your submission does not infringe copyright, trademark, data protection, or other rights.
Content violating these Terms may be removed without notice.
6. Competitions and Special Features
From time to time, the Website may host competitions, calls for submissions, or special features.
Unless separate rules are published for a specific event, these Terms apply.
Where additional rules are provided, those rules supplement these Terms. In the event of conflict, the specific competition rules prevail for that event only.
Judging criteria, public voting mechanisms, selection processes, and prize details will be described in the respective competition announcement.
We reserve the right to disqualify submissions that are incomplete, misleading, offensive, plagiarised, or in violation of third-party rights.
7. Public Visibility
Content submitted to public areas of the Website or competitions may be visible to users and external visitors.
Your name, studio name, or company name may be displayed in connection with your submission.
Personal email addresses will not be publicly displayed without additional consent.
8. Communication
By creating an account or submitting content, you agree to receive communications related to:
Your account
Your submissions
Competitions or features you participate in
Platform updates
Service-related announcements
You may unsubscribe from non-essential communications at any time.
9. Third-Party Sharing
Submitted content and related data may be shared with:
Jury members
Technical service providers
Hosting providers
Marketing collaborators
Such sharing will occur solely for purposes related to platform functionality, competition evaluation, research, development, or promotion.
We do not sell personal data.
10. Data Protection and Privacy
All personal data is processed in accordance with GDPR and applicable German data protection laws.
We collect and process data such as:
Account information
Project-related data (images, materials information, studio name)
Technical usage data
This data is used to:
Operate and administer the Website
Conduct competitions
Develop and improve services
Develop future products and sustainability-related tools
For further information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
For data access, correction, or deletion requests, contact:
info@marchmaterials.com
11. Intellectual Property of the Website
All Website content, branding, design, software, databases, and materials (excluding user-submitted content) are the intellectual property of March Materials UG (haftungsbeschränkt) or its licensors.
You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, reverse-engineer, or commercially exploit any part of the Website without prior written permission.
12. Availability and Disclaimer
The Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.
We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability or error-free functionality.
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any feature, competition, or service at any time.
13. Limitation of Liability
To the extent permitted by law, March Materials UG (haftungsbeschränkt) shall not be liable for:
Loss, damage, or unauthorized use of submitted content by third parties
Technical issues affecting access, participation, or voting
Misuse of publicly shared data by external users or platforms
Temporary interruptions or unavailability
Nothing in these Terms excludes liability where exclusion is not legally permitted under German law.
14. Termination
We may suspend or terminate your access to the Website or participation in a competition if you violate these Terms or applicable law.
You may discontinue use of the Website at any time.
15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms are governed by the laws of Germany.
Any disputes arising in connection with these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Berlin, Germany.
16. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time.
Updated versions will be published on this page with a revised effective date.
Continued use of the Website after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
March Materials UG