General Guidelines

1. By entering this competition, participants agree to be bound by the rules of this competition.

2. RYSE reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to use the name, information and photographs of the participants without obtaining any consent from the participants or providing any payment whatsoever to the participants for non-commercial endeavors, publicity advertising, trade or promotion purposes in any format or media now known, or hereafter, devised throughout the world in perpetuity.

3. RYSE reserves the right to request written proof of age and/or identity of any participants including the winner. Where no such written proof is produced, or the entrant is not of the requisite age, RYSE may at its discretion disqualify the participants.

4. By entering this competition, participants hereby warrant that all information submitted are true, current and complete. RYSE reserves the right to verify the eligibility of all participants and disqualify an participants for submitting false information.

5. The personal data collected will be processed by RYSE to administer participants participation in this competition. By entering this competition, participants are giving consent to RYSE to use the information for its purposes. RYSE will take all the physical, technical and organisational measures needed to ensure security and confidentiality of the participants’s personal data provided.

6. RYSE reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition or the rules at its sole discretion and without notice. Any changes will be an amendment to the terms and conditions of the competition.

7. RYSE reserves the right to disqualify any participants if it has reasonable grounds to believe the participants is not eligible or has otherwise breached any of the competition rules.

8. In the event of any dispute regarding the rules, conduct, results and all other matters relating to the competition, the decision of RYSE shall be final and no correspondence or discussion shall be entered into.

9. The competition and the rules are and will be governed by Malaysian law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.

10. Participants should note that the organiser does not accept responsibility for the safekeeping or return of any entries. Participants should, therefore, ensure to retain a copy of their entry for their own records.

Prizes

1. Prizes are non-transferable. RYSE reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal value at any time at its sole discretion.

2. Prizes are awarded at the RYSE’s discretion and no prizes will be awarded as a result of improper actions by or on behalf of any participant. RYSE (acting reasonably) reserve the right not to select a winner if entries are not of the requisite standard.

3. In the event that any competition winner is subsequently disqualified from a competition for any reason, RYSE in its sole discretion may decide whether a replacement winner should be selected in accordance with the competition criteria.

4. RYSE reserves the first right of refusal for printing of winning postcard design.

1. All entries should be submitted on/before the closing date on 12th November 2021 at 11:59 p.m. All late submissions will not be acknowledged.

2. Entries that are incomplete, unclear or illegible will be automatically disqualified.

3. Maximum two entries per participant.

4. Each entry must include:

1. An official submission form, duly filled in.

2. The complete postcard design in JPEG only.

3. A summary/abstract of the postcard design not more than 50 words.

4. The message not more than 250 words.

5. Participants must include the Tauke Talks session number that inspired their postcard design in the submission form..

1. All judging decisions are final and appeal will not be entertained.

2. The committee will check details concerning the eligibility of the authors and the manuscripts submitted.

3. Only postcard design of the participants who meet the criteria will be accepted and qualified to enter the judging round.

4. RYSE (acting reasonably) reserves the right to remove or amend selection criteria and/or the structure and operation of the competition if entries are not of the requisite standard.

5. RYSE team will have full jurisdiction to mark participants’ postcard design according to the rubrics set. RYSE reserves to uphold information and explanation of the marks if they see fit.

6. Judging criteria are as follows:

1. Postcard design

2. Message to Tauke themed ‘How did the Tauke inspired you?’

Judging criteria for postcard design:

• Overall Impressions

• Showcase of Theme

• Originality & Creativity

• Skills & Technique

• Aesthetic Style

Judging criteria for message:

• Overall Impressions

• Content Accuracy

• Core Message & Meaningfulness

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