Terms & Conditions

CONTEST PERIOD

1. The #UniLife NCC Campaign (the “Contest”) is organised by Newswav Sdn. Bhd (“the Organiser”).

2. The Contest will commence from December 15, 2023 (Friday), 12pm, to March 22, 2024 (Friday), 12pm (above dates inclusive) (the “Contest Period”).

3. However, the period for you to submit your entry will start from December 15, 2023 (Friday), 12pm, to March 15, 2024 (Friday), 12pm (above dates inclusive) (the “Submission Period”).

CONTEST ELIGIBILITY

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

   i) are Newswav users

   ii) aged 18-25 and residing in Malaysia
 

CONTENT SUBMISSION & REQUIREMENTS

5. Content submitted can be in article or video format (the “Content” or “Entry”) and must revolve around university/college life or anything related.

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 #UniLife hashtag in your submission title, and select #UniLife in the ‘NCC campaign’ field. Failure to include both will result in the submission not being considered as a campaign entry.

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

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

11. Content must be original and not plagiarised. 

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.

WINNER SELECTION

14. Grand Prize (x5): Up to five (5) creators with the highest total views across all of their published content (in all 3 languages) for this campaign will each receive a 2D1N Camp Out/Lagoon Villa Experience at Sunway Lagoon.

   i) There might be instances where the winners are fewer than five (5).

15. Newswav Top Picks (x30): Newswav will select up to fifteen (15) outstanding videos and fifteen (15) outstanding articles at the end of the contest period, where winners will receive RM150 each. 

   i) There might be instances where the winners are fewer than thirty (30).

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

    i) English content: Achieve minimum 2,500 views and 90 engagements

    ii) Mandarin content: Achieve minimum 1,500 views and 60 engagements

    iii) Bahasa Melayu content: Achieve minimum 800 views and 35 engagements

17. Each participant is not limited to winning in just one category (e.g. You could win the Grand Prize and Newswav Top Picks simultaneously). However, you can only win one prize from each category (e.g. You could only win 1 Grand Prize and 1 Newswav Top Picks).

18. 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

19. Winner announcements will be made via email to the winner(s) on April 15, 2024 (Monday), 12pm.

20. 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.

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

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

GENERAL

23. 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.

24. 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.

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

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

DECLARATION & AUTHORISATION

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. 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).