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Term & Conditions

By entering into the “THE NEXT 2018” (“Competition”), you agree to these terms and conditions (“Terms”) with SBS Social Group Sdn Bhd (“Organizer”).

1. Competition Period. The Competition commences on Saturday 4 August 2018 at 09:00 GMT and closes on Sunday 21 October 2018 at 22:00 GMT (“Competition Period”). Organizer’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Competition. All entries must be received during the Competition Period. This is a contest of skill.
2. Eligibility Requirements. Entry into the Competition is open to all who is:
   (i) 18 - 35 years of age and
   (ii) Malaysian Only
3. How to Enter. To enter into the Competition, each eligible entrant (“Entrant”) must meet the following requirements:
   • Register at http://www.thenext2018.com by 26 August 2018.
   • 100 potential participants will be informed on 28 August 2018 via email/phone/SMS/WhatsApp for the audition on 1 September 2018.
   • Participants have to prepare 2 x Passport photos and 2 x Photostat IC (front and back) to bring during audition on 1 September 2018.
   • 25 finalists will be selected out of 100 participants and will be informed via email on 2 September 2018 based on the following criteria:
     i. Self-confident (50%)
     ii. First impression (25%)
     iii. Well presentation (25%)
   • Activities for 25 finalists from 8 September 2018 to 29 September 2018.
     Workshops:
     i. Professional photography skill training
     ii. Professional beauty workshop
     iii. Professional content writing & video content training
     iv. Professional personal bibliography
     v. Professional styling & grooming session
     vi. Events appearance
     
     Engagement:
     Engage with content and members on social media channels. Each Entrant’s level of engagement will be determined by Organizer based on a weighted scoring made up from such Entrant’s total number of profile views, new connections, endorsements, post frequency, post page views, post engagements, share frequency, and share engagements (collectively, “Engagement Score”) over the duration of a given month during the Competition Period. Engagement Scores will be determined by Organizer based solely on Organizer’s records.
4. Winner Selection. At or near the end of the Competition Period, Organizer will select ONE Winner and SIX SUB WINNERS for the Competition based on each Entrant’s Engagement Score over the course of the Competition Period. Each Winner will be notified by phone and/or email and his or her details will be published by Organizer on the http://www.thenext2018.com/ and Social Media after the expiration of the Competition Period of 2 days. All reasonable attempts will be made to contact each Winner. If a Prize remains unclaimed by a Winner, or is forfeited for any reason, by 31 October 2018 at 10:00 GMT, the Prize will be reallocated to the next valid Entrant, as determined by Organizer in its sole discretion.
5. Prize. Entrants are eligible to win the following prize package (“Prize”). One (1) Grand Prize Winner and Six (6) Sub Prize Winners will be selected for each Competition Category.
   i) Grand Prize Winner - New Face of The Next 2018
   Winner will be selected based on the overall categories performance during the 40 days programs.

   New Face of The Next 2018	Highest score for overall categories
   Best Photography Award	18%
   Best Beauty Award	18%
   Best Fashion Award	18%
   Best Content Award	18%
   Best Engagement Award	18%
   Popularity Award	10%

   ii) Six (6) categories winner
   • Best Photography Award - Winner score based on all social media photo postings
   • Best Beauty Award - Winner score based on all beauty content reviews such as cosmetic, hair care and skincare
   • Best Fashion Award - Winner score based on overall fashion matching
   • Best Content Award - Winner score based on copy writing & content creativity
   • Popularity Award – Winner with the highest number of votes through TheNext2018 voting platform from 1 October 2018 to 20 October 2018
   • Best Engagement Award - Winner score base on Social Media posting calculation formula as follow:
     a) Likes = 1 point
     b) Comments = 2 points
     c) Share = 3 points
   • Grand Prize Winner
     Return Flight to ASEAN Region for 1 person (excluding tax)
     including Prizes worth total MYR 20,000.00
   • Sub Prize Winners
     Return Flight to ASEAN Region for 1 person (excluding tax)
     including Prizes worth total MYR 5,000.00 (Each person)
6. The Organizer accepts no responsibility for any change in the Prize value. The Prize is valid until 31 October 2018. All Prizes are non-transferrable and there is no cash alternative for any Prize component. The Prize must be taken as offered and any unused portions of the Prize are not exchangeable and cannot be redeemed for cash. The Prize cannot be used with any other special offers. The travel components of the Prize are subject to availability and blackout periods and seasonal embargos may apply. In the event a Winner requests a specific add-on, not offered by the Organizer/Sponsor, any subsequent or additional fees and taxes, if applicable, will be the responsibility of such Winner. Flight itinerary may be adjusted depending on the airlines departure city and current flight schedules. The Organizer/Sponsor is not responsible for the cancellation, delay or rescheduling of any part of a travel Prize and any costs incurred by a Winner as a result (including accommodation costs) will be the responsibility of such Winner. Each Winner is responsible for all other expenses including spending money, meals, drinks, transfers, laundry charges, activities, incidentals, vaccinations (if applicable), taxes, energy surcharges, gratuities, services charges and all other ancillary costs. All taxes (including without limitation national and local taxes) in connection with any Prize component and the reporting consequence thereof, are the sole responsibility of each Winner. Travel insurance will be supplied to each Winner before departure. Travel insurance is subject to restrictions and the terms and conditions of the insurance provider. It is the responsibility of each Winner to meet any additional costs relating to obtaining insurance cover for any pre-existing medical conditions and/or for any additional costs as may be specified. It is a condition of accepting the Prize that each Winner must comply with all the conditions of use of the Prize and the Prize supplier’s requirements. Flights are economy class and may be indirect. The airline’s Conditions of Carriage apply to all flights. Each Winner will be responsible for transport from their residence to their nearest capital city for flight departure. Tickets are non-transferable (no name changes allowed). Once tickets are issued, they are non-endorsable and non-transferrable. Once the Prize has been arranged, any changes to the travel, flights, accommodation or scheduling arrangements are at the expense of the Winner requesting such changes. All components of the Prize must be fulfilled at the same time, and cannot be split across different time periods. Each Winner may be required to provide a credit card in order to check-in at the hotel for a security deposit, and to cover any incidental charges. Each Winner is advised that tax implications may arise from their Prize winnings and independent financial advice should be sought prior to acceptance of the Prize. Organizer/Sponsor makes no representation as to the safety conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination. It is each Winner’s personal responsibility to ensure they have valid documentation, including but not limited to valid passports and visas, which meet the requirements of immigration and other government authorities at every destination. Any necessary visas, vaccinations, passports and any associated costs are the responsibility of each Winner. Any fines, penalties, payments or expenditures incurred as a result of such documents not meeting the requirements of those authorities will be the sole responsibility of each Winner. In accepting the Prize, each Winner acknowledges that they may incur ongoing costs associated with the Prize, which are the entire responsibility of such Winner. Organizer/Sponsor has the right to substitute the entire Prize or component thereof with another of comparable or greater value at any time. If for any reason whatsoever a Winner does not take a component of the Prize at the time stipulated by the Organizer/Sponsor that component of the Prize will be forfeited by such Winner and cash will not be awarded in lieu of that component of the Prize. By entering into the Competition, each Entrant acknowledges and agrees that personal information about each Winner will be disclosed to the Prize provider(s), and their agents, to the extent necessary for Prize components to be delivered to such Winner. It is a condition of accepting the Prize that each Winner may be required to sign a legal release in a form determined by the Organize/Sponsor in its sole discretion.
7. Unforeseen Circumstances. If for any reason this Competition is not capable of running as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any causes or unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the Organizer, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or integrity or proper conduct of this Competition, the Organizer reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual and/or Entrant who tampers with the Competition processes, take any action that may be available, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition.
8. Publicity. By participating, all Entrants grant the Organizer permission to use their names, characters, photographs, voices, and likenesses in connection with promotion of the Competition, Sponsor, or Sponsor’s products and services and all Entrants waive any claims to royalty, right, or remuneration for such use. Entrants hereby grant the Organizer a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers, including, without limitation, through agents and subcontractors) right and license to use, publish, reproduce, display, perform, adapt, modify, distribute, and promote such content in any form, in all media now known or hereinafter created, anywhere in the world, for any purpose. Each Winner, in accepting the Prize, agrees to participate in and co-operate with all reasonable media requests, not limited to being filmed, interviewed and photographed and each Winner grants the Organizer a non-exclusive license (including the right to sublicense through multiple tiers) to use such material and each Winner will not be entitled to any fee for such use.
9. Content License. By participating, all Entrants grant the Organizer permission to sub-license to Organizer’s agents and subcontractors and the worldwide right to use, copy, modify, distribute, publish, and process Entrants’ posts and other content submitted by Entrants to Sponsor on or through any medium now known or hereinafter created, including, without limitation, the Organizer Site, without any further consent, notice, and/or compensation to such Entrants or others.
10. Competition Rule Changes. Organizer reserves the right to amend the rules of the Competition at any time.
11. Disclaimer. The Organizer and Sponsor disclaim all liability for mechanical, technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions, or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed transmission of online entries; traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or lost or unavailable network connections that may limit an online entrant’s ability to participate in the Competition; and any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer or telephone related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information necessary to participate in the Competition.
12. Limitation of Liability. Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, the Organizer (including its respective officers, employees and agents) is not responsible for and excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of any technical difficulties or equipment malfunction (whether or not under the Organizer’s control); any theft, unauthorized access or third party interference; any post or Prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Organizer) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Organizer; any variation in the Prize value to that stated in these Terms; any tax liability incurred by the Winner or Entrant; or use of the Prize. Organizer shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) or for any personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with any Prize except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law. The Organizer is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, either caused by any software, hardware, or other technology associated with or utilized in this Competition, or for any technical error, or any combination thereof that may occur in the course of the administration of this Competition including any omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line or telephone, mobile or satellite network failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alteration of entries.
13. Personal Information and Privacy. Entrants consent to Organizer collecting their personal information for the purpose of conducting and promoting the Competition (including but not limited to determining and notifying each Winner and Prize fulfillment). Each Entrant’s personal information may be disclosed to a third party as a result of entering the Competition. A request to access, update or correct any information should be directed to Organizer.
14. Governing Law. These Terms and the Competition are governed by, and will be construed in accordance with, the laws of Malaysia.
15. Organizer Information. The Organizer of the Competition is SBS Social Group Sdn Bhd with an address at No. C7, Jalan Dataran SD 1, Bandar Sri Damansara, 52200, Kuala Lumpur, West Malaysia

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