IWANTTFC GADGET GIVEAWAY CONTEST
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OPEN ONLY TO PERSONS WHO ARE LEGALLY (WHETHER TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY) LIVING, RESIDING, WORKING, STUDYING OR STAYING, IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND THE ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION, EXCLUDING THE PHILIPPINES, AT THE TIME AND DURING THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE CONTEST PERIOD, AND ARE OF LEGAL AGE IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY ARE AS OF THE DATE THEY JOINED THE CONTEST. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, EACH CONTESTANT UNCONDITIONALLY ACCEPTS AND AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE CONTEST TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND REPRESENTS TO SATISFY ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS BELOW. THE DECISION OF ABS-CBN SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL RESPECTS. THE CONTEST PERIOD BEGINS AT 00:01 TIME (GMT+8) ON MAY 25, 2022 AND ENDS ON AUGUST 17, 2022 AT 11:59 TIME (GMT+8) (“CONTEST PERIOD”). VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
The Entrant understands that he/she is providing information to ABS-CBN and in accordance with the Terms and Conditions below.
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The Contest: The IWANTTFC GADGET GIVEAWAY CONTEST (the “Contest”) is a contest implemented by ABS-CBN* during the Contest Period.
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Eligibility: The Contest is open to those who are/have: (a) legally (whether temporarily or permanently) living, residing, working, studying or staying, in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia and the Pacific Region, excluding the Philippines, at the time of and during the entire duration of the Contest Period; (b) of legal age in the country where he/she is as of the date he/she joined the Contest; and, (c) new subscribers of the iWantTFC Premium Plan subscription (including those on 1-Month Free Trial) starting May 25, 2022 whose subscriptions are active for the entire duration of the Contest Period, and until August 31, 2022 (each a “Contestant”). VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.
The following persons are NOT eligible to participate in the Contest: (a) directors, officers, employees, shareholders, representatives, and/or agents of ABS-CBN, and/or of any advertiser or sponsor of the Contest; (b) persons engaged in the development, production, implementation, or distribution of materials for the Contest; and (c) persons who are immediate family members (defined as spouse or life partner or biological or step-mother, father, sister, brother, daughter, or son and each of their respective spouses) of any person in either (a) or (b), regardless of where they live, and/or individuals who reside in the same household, whether related or not, as any person in any of the preceding categories.
IF AN ENTRANT DOES NOT MEET THE FOREGOING REQUIREMENTS OR ANY OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THE ENTRANT IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO WIN A PRIZE AND SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT NOT TO AWARD THE APPLICABLE PRIZE TO THE ENTRANT.
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Agreement to Rules: By participating in the Contest, Contestant confirms, represents and warrants that: (a) Contestant has read and understood these Term and Conditions; (b) agrees to be fully and unconditionally bound by these Terms and Conditions; and (c) Contestant meet/s all of the Eligibility requirements, is not among any of the persons identified above as not eligible to participate in the Contest and is not otherwise disqualified under these Terms and Conditions. In addition, the Contestant agrees to accept the decisions of ABS-CBN in connection with the Contest as final, binding and non-appealable.
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated, with Facebook or any of the third-party brands or companies associated with the prizes for this Contest.
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Mechanics: To enter the Contest, Contestant must follow the instructions below, also posted in ABS-CBN’s TFC Facebook Pages, regarding the entry form (each, an “Entry”):
- During the Contest Period, Contestant must accomplish the online form (available in this link: https://bit.ly/iwantgadget2 (“Form”) and provide their information as follows:
- Full Name
- Registered iWantTFC Mobile Number
- Registered iWantTFC Email Address (must be the email account linked to the iWantTFC subscription)
- Country of Residence
- In the Form, ANSWER the following question in English or Filipino language:
- REQUIRED QUESTION - FOR THE MONTHLY CONTEST: “BAKIT SULIT ANG MANOOD SA IWANTTFC?” (in 30 words or less) (maximum of thirty (30) words)
- OPTIONAL - FOR THE GRAND FINALS CONTEST: “PARA SA’YO, ANO ANG BEST FEATURE NG IWANTTFC?” (no word count limit)
A Contestant is REQUIRED to answer the Monthly Contest question (item a) to join the Contest; answering the Grand Finals question (item b) is OPTIONAL. If a Contestant wants to join the Grand Finals Contest, Contestant must answer BOTH questions (item a and item b).
A Contestant can only join once per Monthly Period (and submit one (1) Entry) during the Contest Period. If a Contestant will submit more than one Entry during a Monthly Period, the first submission shall be considered as the official Entry of the Contestant and his/her succeeding entries shall be considered VOID. For the Grand Finals Contest, Contestant can submit only one (1) Entry. The first submission shall be considered as the official Entry of the Contestant and his/her succeeding entries shall be considered VOID.
The Contestant shall also comply with the following guidelines for the Entry (“Entry Guidelines”):
i. The Entry must not include, depict, or promote any illegal, violent, dangerous or discriminatory behavior or contain any material that is threatening, indecent, violent, obscene or offensive;
ii. The Entry must not contain any content or material that violates or infringes upon the rights of any third party, including without limitation any copyright, trademark or right of privacy or publicity, or that defames any person, or that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to any applicable law or regulation;
iii. The Entry must not include nor depict any material that ABS-CBN, in its sole discretion, deems inappropriate for public viewing and/or display;
iv. The Contestant has obtained all permissions, licenses and consents that are necessary for the Entry.
By submitting an Entry, Contestant acknowledges and agrees that ABS-CBN may receive many Entries in this Contest and that such other Entries may be similar or identical in theme, idea, format or other respects to Contestant’s Entry and Contestant waives any and all claims he/she may have had, may have, and/or may have in the future that any Entry (including but not limited to: any caption and/or ideas) accepted, reviewed and/or used by ABS-CBN, their affiliates, or their respective officers, directors, employees and agents may be similar to or the same as the Entry. Contestants acknowledge and agree that ABS-CBN, their affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents do not have now, nor shall any of them have in the future, any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory, or otherwise, with respect to the non-infringement or protection of any copyright, trademark, patent, or any other claimed right or interest in and to Contestant’s Entry. By submitting an Entry, each Contestant agrees that he or she has no right to bring (and covenants not to bring) any claim, action, or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever relating to the Contest or the Entry against ABS-CBN, their affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, and any individual or company involved in the development or execution of this Contest.
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Determination of Winners:
MONTHLY WINNERS:
ABS-CBN shall constitute a board of judges that will evaluate and judge the Entries (the “Board of Judges”) submitted for the Monthly Contests. The number, composition, choice of and all other decisions pertaining to the Board of Judges, shall be determined solely by ABS-CBN. The Board of Judges shall evaluate all eligible Entries received during the Contest Period and specific for the Monthly Period, based on the following criteria:
Relevance: 60%
Creativity: 30%
Overall Impact: 10%
Total 100%
Based on the Board of Judges’ scores, the highest scoring eligible Entries for the specific Monthly Period will be deemed the Winning Entries (the “Winners”) for the Monthly Contests. The scores given by and decision of the Board of Judges shall be final, binding and non-appealable.
GRAND FINALS WINNERS:
ABS-CBN shall constitute a board of judges that will evaluate and judge the Entries (the “Board of Judges”) submitted for the Grand Finals Contest. The number, composition, choice of and all other decisions pertaining to the Board of Judges, shall be determined solely by ABS-CBN. The Board of Judges shall evaluate all eligible Entries received during the Contest Period for the Grand Finals Contest, based on the following criteria:
Relevance: 60%
Creativity: 30%
Overall Impact: 10%
Total 100%
Based on the Board of Judges’ scores, the highest scoring eligible Entries for the Grand Finals Contest will be deemed the Winning Entries (the “Winners”) for the Grand Finals. The scores given by and decision of the Board of Judges shall be final, binding and non-appealable.
Winners will be notified through call or e-mail, as may be determined solely by ABS-CBN. ABS-CBN will notify the winners INDIVIDUALLY. The prizes shall be awarded only after the entire validation process for winners has been completed. No text notifications will be sent to the winner/s advising him/her that he/she won.
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Prizes. There will be twenty-nine (29) Winners in total for the Monthly Contests, and seven (7) Winners for the Grand Finals Contest, for a total of thirty-six (36) winners (each a “Winner”) as follows:
*Winners determined based on final scores to the Grand Finals Contest
Prizes are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute a Prize in whole or in part with one of comparable or greater value. All costs and expenses associated with Prize acceptance and use not specifically provided herein are the responsibility of the Winner. In particular, ALL FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZE ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.
Winners shall indemnify and hold Sponsor and their affiliates, and respective officers, stockholders, directors, employees, and representatives, free and harmless from any cost, liability, expense, penalty, or damage which may arise in connection with the Promotion and any Prize.
Winners are subject to verification. Each potential Winner will be required to complete and return to the Sponsor, by the stated deadline, a release (the “Release”) that will confirm the potential Winner’s: (i) compliance with the Terms and Conditions; (ii) acceptance of the Prize as awarded, without substitution, (iii) release of the Sponsor’s respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any liability in connection with the Contest and the Prize; and (iv) grant to the Sponsor the right to use the Winner’s name, city and province/state of residence and likeness in connection with a Winner’s List and any Sponsor’s marketing and advertising. The Release must be returned within the time period specified by the Sponsor or the Prize may be forfeited at sole discretion of the Sponsor. If the potential Winner fails to meet any of the eligibility or other requirements of these Rules, does not respond to the communication or return the completed Release by the specified deadline, Sponsor may in its sole discretion and without right of appeal, disqualify the potential Winner and select an alternate potential Winner as above, until the Winner is declared.
Each Winner shall be required to present/provide a valid ID, and any other supporting documents as prescribed by Sponsor, as a requirement for claiming of any Prize. In case any Prize will be delivered to the Winner, this will be sent directly to the Winner.
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Grant of Rights: The Contestant hereby grants ABS-CBN, and its subsidiaries and affiliates, an unencumbered, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, record, exhibit, broadcast, rebroadcast, encode, compress, encrypt, synchronize, display, publicly perform and distribute his/her Entry, his/her/their Performance/s and other performances, submission, or information arising out of or related to the Contest, in whole or in part, in any and all media or platform now existing or hereinafter developed. Contestant waives and agrees not to assert Contestant’s “moral rights”, if any. Without limiting the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, Contestant gives his/her consent to ABS-CBN, to use any and all Performances for marketing, promoting and exhibiting the Contest.
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Representations and Warranties: By participating in the Contest, the Contestant represents and warrants that:
- the Entry does not contain illegal, obscene, defamatory, objectionable or infringing material. The Contestant understands and agrees that any information contained in an Entry does not necessarily reflect the opinion or policies of ABS-CBN, its subsidiaries and affiliates, nor of their employees, directors, shareholders, officers, agents, or representatives;
- he/she owns, and/or has secured any and all necessary rights in and to the Entry, including any element thereof or component therein. If an Entry is claimed to constitute infringement of any proprietary or intellectual proprietary rights of any third party, the Contestant shall, at his/her sole expense, defend or settle such claims. The Contestant shall indemnify, defend, and hold ABS-CBN free and harmless from and against any and all suit, proceeding, claims, liability, loss, damage, costs or expense, which ABS-CBN may incur, suffer, or be required to pay arising out of such infringement or suspected infringement of any third party’s right;
- the Entry, in whole or in part, does not establish or create by any express or implied relationship between ABS-CBN or its subsidiaries and affiliates and the Contestant including but not limited to any relationship of principal and agent; and
- that ABS-CBN reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to pre-screen, review, edit, modify, flag, refuse, disqualify or remove any Performance upon ABS-CBN’s reasonable belief that such Entry is offensive, indecent, objectionable, infringes the right of a person or entity, violative of these Terms or for any reason whatsoever, at any time without notice to Contestant.
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Modification: ABS-CBN reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest should a technical virus bug, or glitch, non-authorized human intervention, inappropriate, improper or unauthorized conduct, or any other cause beyond ABS-CBN’s control, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Contest. In such case, ABS-CBN may select the Winners from all Performances prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by ABS-CBN. ABS-CBN reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who is found or suspected to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, to be acting in violation of these Terms and Conditions, or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person or otherwise violates these Terms and Conditions. ABS-CBN has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Contest. Any attempt by Contestant to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such attempt be made, ABS-CBN reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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Force Majeure: In no event shall either ABS-CBN be liable to the Contestant for any loss or damage, or be deemed to be in breach of these Terms, due to any delay or failure to perform its obligations if such delay or non-performance is due to causes beyond the control of ABS-CBN, including but not limited to government restrictions, political sanctions, exchange or market rulings, labor strike, war, act of civil or military authority, sabotage, epidemic, pandemic, lockdowns, flood, earthquake, fire, other natural disaster, supply shortages, general or telecommunications outage or any other event, condition or occurrence beyond the reasonable control of ABS-CBN (a “
Force Majeure Event”).
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Indemnification: By participating in the Contest, the Contestant hereby agrees to release and hold ABS-CBN and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors free and harmless from any and all liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, including, but not limited to, from: (i) such Contestant’s participation in the Contest and/or his/her/their acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Contest; and (v) electronic or human error in the administration of the Contest.
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Disputes: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Contest Terms and Conditions, or the rights and obligations in connection with the Contest, will be governed by the laws of:
- Australia, insofar as the Contest is implemented in countries in the Asia and the Pacific (excluding Philippines, Japan and South Korea);
- Japan, insofar as the Contest is implemented in Japan and South Korea.
As a condition for participating in the Contest, Contestant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, shall be resolved through binding and final arbitration instead of through court proceedings.
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Privacy Policy: Any personal information that Contestant provides in connection with this Contest shall be used by ABS-CBN to administer the Contest, contact Contestants, and for other purposes set forth in ABS-CBN’s Privacy Policy posted on the website: https://mytfc.com/Privacy-Policy-Notice
ABS-CBN’s Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms and Conditions and applies to the applicable Entries.
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General: These Terms and Conditions cannot be modified or amended in any way except in a written document issued by ABS-CBN. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Terms and Conditions shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. The Contest is void where prohibited by law. By joining and participating in the Contest, the Contestant affirms that he/she has read, reviewed, understood, accepted, and agreed to all of the Terms and Conditions.
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Contact: For questions or comments, please contact ABS-CBN through the following:
Asia:
Australia:
New Zealand:
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*ABS-CBN refers to
ABS-CBN Australia Pty. Ltd. insofar as the Contest is conducted in territories in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia and the Pacific Region, excluding the Philippines, Japan and South Korea.
ABS-CBN refers to
ABS-CBN Japan Inc. insofar as the Contest is conducted in Japan and in South Korea.
Updated: May 25, 2022