Terms of Use for User Generated Content (UGC)

Hi! You are here because we (Wildling Shoes GmbH, Walbach 9, 51766 Engelskirchen, Germany) have asked you on Instagram, Facebook or similar platforms whether we may use the content from your post or one of your comments for our channels.  

If you respond to our question (in a comment or as a personal message / DM) with ‘Yes’ or ‘OK’, you agree to the use of the content in question (referred to as ‘User Generated Content’ or ‘UGC’) by us in accordance with the following terms of use. This applies to all images, videos with or without audio and texts that the UGC in question contains. 

You allow us to use your UGC as follows:

  • share it via the ‘Share’ function,
  • post it on Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, LinkedIn, YouTube and any other social media channels;
  • as content for our adverts on Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, LinkedIn, YouTube and any other social media channels; 
  • in marketing emails to customers and newsletter subscribers;
  • on the websites operated by us;
  • in any of the listed cases, to edit the UGC beforehand, e.g. to shorten it, change the audio track, combine it with other images and videos and adapt it graphically (in each case while preserving the intellectual character of your work);
  • forward it to the agency that creates and publishes social media content for adverts for us and grant it all necessary rights to do so;
  • forward it to cooperation partners and to allow them to use it on their social media channels (in particular Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, LinkedIn, YouTube).

These rights also apply to use by Wildling Shoes US, Inc.

The right of use is non-exclusive (i.e. you may of course continue to use your UGC freely) and unrestricted in terms of time and place.

You confirm that your UGC does not infringe any third-party rights and that you have the right to authorise us to use it as described above. (For example, that you have permission from all persons depicted (or their legal representative) that their image may be used as described above. Please inform us if you become aware of an infringement. You also confirm that you have reached the age of eighteen (18) or that you, as the legal representative, agree to the license to the extent described above.

As a thank you, you will receive a 30% discount code from us, redeemable once for non-discounted items in one of the Wildling online shops (depending on your location). Our General Terms and Conditions apply.

It is very important to us to name you as the creator when using your UGC. However, where we find it difficult for reasons of space or design, we will omit the credits, e.g. on the start page or product page in the Wildling webshop. If you do not inform us of your preferred name, we will use your user name of the respective platform from which your UGC originates for the credits.

German law shall apply, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are a consumer, this choice of law does not apply if it would deprive you of the protection afforded to you by mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which you have your normal residence.

Status: 14.06.2024