CONTEST PERIOD
1. The #CNY2024 / #2024龙年 NCC Campaign (the “Contest”) is organised by Newswav Sdn. Bhd (“the Organiser”).
2. The Contest will commence from January 2, 2024 (Tue, 12pm) to March 1, 2024 (Fri, 12pm) (above dates inclusive) (the “Contest Period”).
3. However, the period for you to submit your entry will start from January 2, 2024 (Tue, 12pm) to February 23, 2024 (Friday, 12pm) (above dates inclusive) (the “Submission Period”).

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CONTEST ELIGIBILITY
4. The Contest is open to all Malaysians who fulfil the following criteria (the “Participants"):
   i) are Newswav users
   ii) aged 18 & above and residing in Malaysia

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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 Chinese New Year.
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 or Mandarin.
8. To qualify your Content submission as an entry for this campaign, you must include the #CNY2024 or #2024龙年 hashtag in your submission title, and select #CNY2024 / #2024龙年 in the ‘NCC campaign’ field. Failure to include both will result in the submission not being considered as a campaign entry.
9. Article submissions must be at least 300 words in length and contain at least one (1) image, with proper source of credit.
10. Video submissions must be at least 60 seconds in duration accompanied by a minimum 100-word description.
11. Ensure your content is original and free from plagiarism. Failure to adhere to this guideline will result in the rejection of your submission.
12. Content submitted is to be exclusive to Newswav and not shared with other media outlets/publishers.
13. Participants must share the published content in the form of Newswav link (e.g. newswav.com/xxx) on any of their social media platforms (only Facebook, Instagram, X are accepted) within the campaign period in order to be eligible. Comments do not count as sharing.

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WINNER SELECTION
14. Grand Prize (x1): The creator who accumulates the highest total views across all their content for this campaign will be awarded the grand prize — a choice between a 999/24K Gold Bar (5 grams) or an OSIM Leg Massager. 

15. Newswav Top Picks (Up to 20): Newswav will select up to twenty (20) most outstanding content pieces, and each winner will be awarded a RM188 ang pow (One Hundred and Eighty Eight Ringgit Malaysia only).
   i) There might be instances where the winners are fewer than twenty (20).
16. Lucky Draw Ang Pow x50: Newswav will randomly select up to fifty (50) lucky winners, and each winner will be awarded a RM88 ang pow (Eighty Eight Ringgit Malaysia only).
Rules:
    i) For every ten (10) content submissions, one (1) RM88 lucky draw ang pow will be given out, up to a maximum cap of fifty (50) lucky draw ang pows.
   ii) Each eligible content submission equals one (1) lucky draw entry.
   iii) Winners will be selected through a random drawing from all eligible entries.
17. To qualify for any of the prize selections, each of your entry must meet the following criteria:
    i) English content: Achieve a minimum of 2,500 views and 90 engagements
   ii) Mandarin content: Achieve a minimum of 1,500 views and 60 engagements
   *Engagement refers to genuine reactions, shares, and comments on Newswav. The Organiser reserves the right to remove any duplicated, non-genuine, malicious or spam reactions, shares, and comments when tabulating the winner list. 
18. Each participant is not limited to winning in just one category (e.g. you could win the Grand Prize, Newswav Top Picks, and Lucky Draw Prize simultaneously). However, you can only win a maximum of one prize from each category (e.g. you could win only one (1) Grand Prize, one (1) Newswav Top Pick, and one (1) Lucky Draw Prize).
19. 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
20. Winner announcements will be made via email to the winner(s) on March 15, 2024 (Friday, 12pm).
21. 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.
22. Winners who fail to reply to the email within seven (7) days will have their prize forfeited.
23. Prizes are not transferable, exchangeable or refundable in any way.

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GENERAL
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. The Organiser reserves the right to reject, edit or remove any of the Participants’ content at the discretion of the Organiser, at any time.
27. 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
28. 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.
29. 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.
30. 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).