Terms & Conditions

CONTEST PERIOD

1. The #Family / #Keluarga / #家庭  NCC Campaign (the “Contest”) is organised by Newswav Sdn. Bhd (“the Organiser”).

2. The Contest will commence from May 6, 2024 (Monday, 12:00pm) - July 8, 2024 (Monday, 11:59pm)​(above dates inclusive) (the “Contest Period”).

3. However, the period for you to submit your entry will start from May 6, 2024 (Monday, 12:00pm) - July 1, 2024 (Monday, 11:59pm)​ (above dates inclusive) (the “Submission Period”).

CONTEST ELIGIBILITY

4. The Contest is open to all Malaysians who fulfill the following criteria (the “Participants"):

   i) are Newswav users

   ii) aged 18 & above and residing in Malaysia

CONTENT SUBMISSION & REQUIREMENTS

5. Content submitted can be in either article or video format (the “Content” or “Entry”) and must revolve around the theme of family and parenting.

6. The Organiser reserves the right to reject any submissions that are non-relevant or forcefully related to the theme. 

7. Content submitted can either be in English, Bahasa Melayu or Mandarin.

8. To qualify your Content submission as an entry for this campaign, you must include the #Family or #Keluarga or #家庭 hashtag in your submission title, and select #Family / #Keluarga / #家庭 in the ‘NCC campaign’ field. Failure to include both will result in the submission not being considered as a campaign entry.

9. To be eligible for the Smilestones Awards, your content should focus on joyful moments in a child's developmental stages, highlighting important points in their growth and development, capturing the essence of these milestones.

10. Article submissions must be at least 300 words in length and contain at least one (1) image, with proper source of credit.

11. Video submissions must be at least 60 seconds in duration accompanied by a minimum 100-word description.

12. Ensure your content is original and free from plagiarism. Failure to adhere to this guideline will result in the rejection of your submission.

13. Content submitted is to be exclusive to Newswav and not shared with other media outlets/publishers.

14. Participants must share the published content in the form of Newswav link on Facebook, Instagram, or X within the campaign period in order to be eligible. Comments do not count as sharing, and your social media account must be set to public.

WINNER SELECTION

15. Grand Prize x1: The creator who garners the highest total views across all of their published content for this campaign will be awarded the grand prize. In order to be eligible for the grand prize, creators must have at least 2 published content that qualify for prize selections.

• Prizes from Fisher-Price worth RM1,000

16. Highest Engagement Award x10: Up to ten (10) creators who garner the highest total engagements across all of their published content for this campaign will receive one (1) exclusive toy worth RM160 from Fisher-Price.

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17. Best Newcomer Award x3: Up to three (3) new creators (who joined during the campaign period) with the highest number of engagements across all their published content for this campaign will each be awarded one (1) exclusive toy worth RM100 from Fisher-Price.

18. Smilestones Award: Newswav will pick up to 10 outstanding content focusing on joyful moments in a child's developmental stages, also known as "Smilestones." These are stages that mark important points in a child's growth and development, and "Smilestones" is our way of supporting families in creating happy memories and lasting moments by bringing a smile to these milestones. The winners will each receive one (1) exclusive toy worth RM260 from Fisher-Price 

To qualify for any of the prize selections, each of your entry must meet the following criteria:

• English content: Achieve a minimum of 2,000 views and 80 engagements

• Mandarin content: Achieve a minimum of 1,000 views and 50 engagements

• Bahasa Melayu content: Achieve a minimum of 500 views and 30 engagements

*Engagement refers to genuine reactions, shares, and comments on Newswav.

19. To qualify for any of the prize selections, each of your entry must meet the following criteria:

     (i) English content: Achieve a minimum of 2,000 views and 80 engagements

     (ii) Mandarin content: Achieve a minimum of 1,000 views and 50 engagements

     (iii) Bahasa Melayu content: Achieve a minimum of 500 views and 30 engagements

*Engagement refers to genuine reactions, shares, and comments on Newswav.

20. The Organiser reserves the right to remove any duplicated, non-genuine, malicious or spam reactions, shares, and comments when tabulating the winner list. 

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21. Each participant is not limited to winning in just one category (e.g. you could win the Grand Prize / Highest Engagement Award, Best Newcomer Award and Smilestones Awards simultaneously). However, you can only win a maximum of one prize from each category (e.g. you could win only one (1) Grand Prize or Highest Engagement Award, one (1) Smilestones Awards, and one (1) Best Newcomer Award).

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22. Winners shall be solely determined by the Organiser, whose decision shall be deemed final. No correspondence or appeal(s) will be entertained.

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT & PRIZES REDEMPTION

23. Winner announcements will be made via email to the winner(s) on August 8, 2024 (Thursday, 12pm).

24. Winners must provide their NRIC copy and a screenshot of their winning content shared on social media during the contest period for verification and to claim their prize. Failure to do so may result in prize revocation.

25. Winners who fail to reply to the email within seven (7) days will have their prize forfeited.

26. Prizes are not transferable, exchangeable or refundable in any way.

27. The prize items may be subject to change, but their value will remain as stated, in case the above-mentioned products go out of stock.

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GENERAL

28. All costs and expenses in connection with the production of the Content and the participation of this Contest shall be fully borne by the Participants.

29. Content submitted must not be vague, illegal, or unlawful, lewd, obscene, sexually explicit, pornographic, disparaging, defamatory, libellous, offensive, must not infringe any third party’s legal rights, and must not be capable of giving rise to legal action whether against you or the Organiser or a third party (in each case under any applicable law). User Content must be researched beforehand and be of truth.

30 The Organiser reserves the right to reject, edit or remove any of the Participants’ content at the discretion of the Organiser, at any time.

31. By submitting the Content, The Organiser has the rights to use the Entries or material submitted for library, promotional, or commercial use globally.

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DECLARATION & AUTHORISATION

32. The Organiser reserves the right at its absolute discretion to postpone, reschedule and/or extend the Contest Period and/or terminate the Contest at any given time without prior notice.

33. The Organiser reserves the right to amend the mechanics, prizes, and terms & conditions of the Contest, as well as other aspects of the Contest at its absolute discretion without prior notice.

34. By participating in this Contest, the Participants are deemed to have read and understood and have agreed to comply with all terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) set forth in this section (as varied or changed).