SpeedyGerman Excellence Award Terms and Conditions
Version: 10th of August 2025
1. Organizer
SpeedyGerman Excellence Award ("the Award") is organized by AMI Data & Solutions GmbH ("the Organizer").
Registered address: Kurfürstendamm 193 b, c/o AMI Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH, 10707 Berlin, Germany
Commercial register: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 255036 B
Managing director: Maximilian Arnold
VAT ID: DE253503779
Contact for the Award: [email protected]
Legal contact: [email protected]
Phone: +49 175 511 3804
The Award is not affiliated with or endorsed by Goethe Institut or Telc GmbH.
2. Eligibility
• Participation is open exclusively to paying customers of any SpeedyGerman course (A1, A2, B1 or the Bundle). Participation requires purchase. This is not random; winners are determined solely by exam results.
• The Goethe or Telc exam must be taken after the date of course purchase and at least fourteen (14) calendar days later.
• For the yearly prize, only official certificates for exams submitted between 1 January and 31 December of each year at levels A1, A2, B1 or B2 are accepted.
• Participants must be eighteen (18) years of age or older. Participants aged sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) may enter only with written parental or guardian consent provided on request.
• Each individual may submit one certificate only.
• German must not be the participant’s first language, and the participant must not have grown up in a household or country where German was the primary language of daily communication before the age of 16.
• Employees, contractors, interns, shareholders and immediate family members of the Organizer are not eligible.
• Participants must have completed at least 50% of the SpeedyGerman course they purchased, as verified by the Organizer’s course progress tracking system, before submitting their certificate.
3. How to Enter
• Upload your official Goethe or Telc certificate directly in the designated section of the SpeedyGerman course player.
• Accepted formats are PDF or image files.
• When uploading, you must confirm that: (a) your full name on the certificate matches your account name, (b) your country of residence, (c) your exam date, (d) your course purchase date, and (e) the course you enrolled in.
4. Entry Deadline
• Complete submissions must be received no later than 23:59 Central European Time on 31 December of each year.
• Certificates uploaded after this date are not lost. They will automatically be considered for the following year’s Award, provided all other eligibility requirements remain fulfilled.
• Late, incomplete, corrupt, or unreadable entries will not be considered for the current year.
5. Winner Selection
The ten eligible participants with the highest exam scores will be declared winners.
Selection is based only on objective exam results. No random selection takes place.
Scoring comparability. If providers or levels use different scales, scores are converted to a single percentage scale using the providers’ official documentation. The conversion method applies uniformly to all entries and will be published on the Award page.
Tie-breakers apply in this order.
Earlier exam date ranks higher.
If the date is the same, earlier course enrollment ranks higher.
If still tied, earlier certificate upload ranks higher.
Winners will be notified by email on or before 10 January of every year.
A winner must confirm acceptance and provide valid payment details within fourteen 14 calendar days of notification. Failure to respond results in forfeiture and the prize will be offered to the next highest ranked participant.
If you exercise a statutory withdrawal of your course purchase, your eligibility ends immediately.
6. Verification and Fraud Prevention
• The Organizer may request proof of identity and the original certificate and may contact the examination centre to confirm authenticity.
• The Organizer may request evidence of course purchase and purchase date.
• Submissions that the Organizer reasonably believes to be fraudulent, altered or in breach of these Terms will be rejected and the participant may be permanently excluded from future promotions.
• Any submission containing a forged, falsified or otherwise fraudulent certificate will be reported to the relevant examination authority and law enforcement. Such actions may result in legal consequences, including civil or criminal proceedings, in accordance with applicable laws.
• The Organizer may disqualify participants bei begründetem Verdacht (with reasonable grounds) that their native-level fluency indicates prior mastery of German, where such fluency is inconsistent with the stated purpose of the Award. The Organizer will document the reasons on request.
7. Prize
• The prizes are awarded as follows: 1st place – 1000€, 2nd place – 500€, 3rd place – 300€, 4th place – 200€, and 5th to 10th place – 100€ each. Each winner will receive their prize in euro (€) via PayPal, Wise, or international bank transfer, according to their choice and availability. The Organizer will cover any sending fees charged by the chosen payment provider. All prizes are paid gross, and winners are solely responsible for any taxes, duties, or reporting obligations required in their jurisdiction.
• The Organizer will cover any sending fees charged by the chosen payment provider.
• The prize is paid gross. All taxes, duties or reporting obligations in the winner's jurisdiction remain the sole responsibility of the winner.
• The prize is personal to the winner and cannot be transferred, exchanged or substituted.
Prize amounts apply to the current award year only. The Organizer may adjust prize amounts for future years, which will be announced before the respective entry period
8. Taxes
• The Organizer will not withhold or pay taxes on behalf of any winner. Each winner must comply with local tax regulations and file or report the prize as required.
9. Publicity Consent
• Winners may voluntarily grant consent to the Organizer to use their name, likeness and testimonial for marketing purposes without additional compensation.
• Consent for publicity is entirely optional and may be withdrawn at any time. Withdrawal does not affect eligibility for the prize.
10. Data Protection
Controller. AMI Data & Solutions GmbH, Kurfürstendamm 193 b, c/o AMI Steuerberatungsgesellschaft mbH, 10707 Berlin, Germany, [email protected].
Legal bases
• Article 6 1 b GDPR to administer participation, verify eligibility, and deliver prizes.
• Article 6 1 f GDPR for identity checks, anti-fraud, and authenticity verification with examination centers. Our legitimate interests are contest integrity and prevention of abuse.
• Article 6 1 a GDPR for any optional publicity use of name, likeness, and testimonial.
Anti-fraud relies on Article 6 1 f GDPR. See Recital 47 on fraud prevention as a legitimate interest.
Storage and deletion. Certificates, identification copies, and purchase evidence are stored securely and deleted ninety 90 days after all prizes have been paid unless statutory retention obligations apply.
Rights. You may exercise your GDPR rights by contacting [email protected]. A request for erasure before winners are announced constitutes withdrawal from the Award. Withdrawal of publicity consent is possible at any time and does not affect prior lawful processing.
Effect of course withdrawal. If you exercise a statutory withdrawal of the course purchase, we will cease processing for the Award and your participation ends.
11. Exclusion of Liability
• Nothing in these Terms excludes liability for death or personal injury arising from negligence or for wilful misconduct or fraud.
• Subject to the above, the Organizer is not liable for any loss or damage of whatever nature arising from participation in the Award or from a prize, except for loss caused by gross negligence or intent of the Organizer.
12. Right to Modify or Cancel
• The Organizer may cancel, suspend, or amend the Award aus wichtigem Grund (for important reason) only. Important reasons include force majeure, legal or regulatory changes, or manipulation attempts that endanger contest integrity. Changes will not reduce already-accrued claims. After winners are announced, cancellation for that award year is excluded.
• The Award is conducted on a yearly basis. The Organizer reserves the right to discontinue the Award in future years. Such a decision does not affect the current award year once launched.
13. Legal Recourse
Der Rechtsweg ist ausgeschlossen, soweit er die Durchführung der Gewinnerermittlung betrifft. Gesetzliche Ansprüche bleiben unberührt.
Participants cannot challenge the conduct of winner selection in court or through other legal proceedings. This clause does not limit statutory rights, including data protection rights and mandatory consumer rights.
14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
German law applies. Mandatory consumer protection law at the consumer’s habitual residence remains unaffected in accordance with Article 6 Rome I.
For participants who are not consumers within §13 BGB, the exclusive place of jurisdiction is Munich. Jurisdiction agreements otherwise follow §38 ZPO.
For consumers, mandatory jurisdiction rules apply. Within the EU and Lugano States, Articles 17 to 19 of Regulation 1215/2012 and the Lugano Convention apply. Consumers may sue in their domicile and may only be sued there. Any exclusive jurisdiction agreement against a consumer is valid only if concluded after a dispute arises or if it gives the consumer additional options. For domestic German consumers, §29c ZPO applies. Any contrary exclusive jurisdiction clause is ineffective. These rules apply only to the extent the respective instrument is applicable.
15. Miscellaneous
• If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force.
• Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.