Participation in the “Big Mac Chant” challenge (“the Contest”) constitutes the entrant's (or entrant’s parent’s / legal guardians’, if the entrant is a minor) full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Terms & Conditions (including any variations to the same made by the Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. without any requirement of notice) and the decisions of the Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. which are final and binding.
The Contest is open to Malaysian citizens only.
Employees of Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn Bhd their immediate families affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising/promotional agencies, other related agencies and suppliersare not eligible to participate.
The Contest duration is from May 1 2008 to May 28 2008.
Access the Contest website via www.nuffnang.com/bigmacchant
1. Video yourself doing the Big Mac chant
2. Upload it onto youtube
3. Once you do so, email the video’s URL to BigMacChant@nuffnang.com Title your email “Big Mac Chant!”. Also include in the email your contact number.
4. Upon receiving the email, moderators will go through the video content and ascertain that it firstly, does not contain any offensive content and secondly, the Big Mac Chant’s contents is duplicated accurately.
5. If the video fulfills both these conditions, moderators will then link it up to www.nuffnang.com.my/bigmacchant. At this stage, the video is considered to be in the running for the grand prize of RM10,000.
6. Members of the public can vote for their favorite video through the online voting mechanism.
For the Contest, there will be ONE (1) Grand Prize winner.
Popular votes (votes cast by members of the public for their favorite videos) make up 40% of the score calculation. The remaining 60% will be evaluated by McDonald’s® judges.
McDonald’s® judging criteria are as below:
1 – Creativity
2 – Relevance Of Content
3 – Effort
(Definition of Relevance Of Content includes the setting, props and look and feel of the video and their synergy to McDonald’s® and McDonald’s® image and brand feel.)
Each criteria will be accorded 20 points, adding up to 60 points.
For calculation of the popular vote which compromises 40% of the total score, the top 3 videos with the highest votes will garner 40 points, the subsequent 3 videos with the next highest votes will get 30 points and the subsequent 4 videos with the next highest votes will get 20 points. All other videos below the video with the 10th most highest number of votes will get 10points.
The winner will be selected based on the entry with the highest points (out of a total of 100points). In the event of a tie, the winning entry will be determined by its creativity which shall be judged by Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. at its absolute discretion, whose decisions are final and binding. Appeals to check the status of entries will not be entertained.
The winner will be notified via email or phone call within 1 month from the closing date of the Contest. Provided Always Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd.
is not responsible for and shall not be liable for any late, lost, or misdirected notification, or for the winners’ unsuccessful efforts to accept or claim any Prize.
Winners (or winners' parent/legal guardian if winner is a minor) will be required to sign and return a release of liability, declaration of eligibility, and where lawful, a publicity consent agreement, from the Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. By entering, each entrant (or entrant's parent/legal guardian if entrant is a minor) agrees to grant the Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, licensees, directors, officers, agents, independent contractors and advertising/promotion agencies the use of his/her name, details submitted through the Contest website, likeness, biographical data and statements for any purposes, including, without limitation, advertising, trade, or promotion, in perpetuity and throughout the universe, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, the registration is ineligible, fails to claim a Prize, or fails to timely return the completed and executed declaration and releases as required, the Prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected. Refusal or return of the winner’s notification as undelivered will also result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected.
Grand Prize (1 Winner) – RM10,000
Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. reserves the right to substitute the Prize with another at any time without prior notice. The Prize is non-refundable and non-exchangeable for any other prize.
Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. reserves the right to reject any entries that are incorrect, incomplete or rude. Entrants agree not to knowingly damage or cause interruption to the Contest and/or prevent others from entering Contest.
Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. reserves the right to change, amend and/or withdraw the Contest without prior notice. In the event that Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. suspend or cancel the Contest due to any reason whatsoever, Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. may select a winner in a random drawing from among all entries received for the Contest prior to the suspension or cancellation.
In case of any dispute, Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. reserves the right to make the final decision and no further correspondence or appeal will be entertained.
Proof of submission of entry is not proof of receipt. Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. and its respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, directors, officers, agents, independent contractors, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, server or computer malfunctions, failures, interruptions, miscommunications or difficulties of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electrical, including, without limitation, the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information online; (ii); late, lost, delayed, misdirected, incomplete, illegible or unintelligible e-mails; (iii) failed, incomplete, lost, garbled, jumbled, interrupted, unavailable or delayed computer transmissions; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd. that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the Prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the Prize, or from participation in the Contest; or (vi) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest.
By participating in the Contest each entrant (or entrant's parent/legal guardian if entrant is a minor) agrees to release and hold Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd., and its employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives, parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the Contest or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any Prize, or travel to or from any Prize-related activity, including without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.
Golden Arches Restaurants Sdn. Bhd., and its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, licensees, directors, officers, employees, agents, independent contractors and advertising/promotion agencies make no warranties, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the use or enjoyment of any of the Prize, including, without limitation, their quality, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.