Terms of use (theAsianparent Awards Saudi Arabia entry and voting rules)

1. Scope

These terms cover entries, votes and everything related made through the Awards site (award-sa.theasianparent.com).

2. Organiser

The Awards are organised by Tickled Media Pte. Ltd. (registration number 200917867M, 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #01-04/05, Singapore 139951). Questions: awards@theasianparent.com.

3. Who can enter

• The product or service entered must be lawfully on sale or available in Saudi Arabia, with any registration or approval the Saudi Food and Drug Authority or another competent Saudi authority requires for it.
• Entries must come from the business that sells the product or service, or its official representative (an agency or PR firm). The person entering confirms they are authorised to enter on the brand's behalf and that the information given is accurate.
• Entry is free. There is no review, listing or voting fee.
• Entries must be made through the official form during the entry period the Organiser announces.
• There are no categories for milks for children aged 0 to 36 months, feeding bottles, pacifiers or teats, breast pumps, or foods, juices and drinks for children under 3.
• Brands owned by producers, importers or distributors of breast-milk substitutes are not listed on the Saudi ballot, for any product, and may not sponsor the Awards.

4. Review and listing

• The Organiser's editors check each entry's eligibility (that it fits the category, is available in Saudi Arabia and complies with the law).
• Entering does not guarantee a place on the ballot or a nomination. An entry that does not qualify may be left off without a reason being given.
• The Organiser may add, merge, rename or withdraw categories before voting opens.
• There are two awards: Parents' Choice, decided by the public vote, and Editors' Choice, judged by the Organiser's editors against each category's criteria.
• Brands and providers listed on a category page for comparison have not necessarily entered or been confirmed for the ballot.

5. Voting rules

• Voting is open to parents and carers aged 18 or over who are in Saudi Arabia.
• Voting is free and vote-only: there is no prize draw, competition or prize for voting. No purchase is needed, and voters are not asked for a name or contact details.
• Each device counts for one vote per category. Votes cannot be changed once submitted.
• Votes may be excluded from the count where one person votes from several devices, where voting is automated, where a brand has offered gifts, payment, discounts or any other reward for votes, or where the vote comes from outside Saudi Arabia.
• After voting closes the Organiser runs these checks before confirming the Parents' Choice results.
• Where brands tie on votes, they are announced as joint winners.
• Disputes about the count must reach awards@theasianparent.com within 14 days of the winners' announcement. The Organiser's decision after reviewing a dispute is final.

6. Brands encouraging votes

• Brands may tell their own customers and followers about the Awards and invite them to vote, provided they offer nothing in return for a vote.
• Brands may advertise with theAsianparent. Advertising, sponsorship or any other payment to the Organiser has no effect on the vote count or on the Editors' Choice. Results are never for sale.

7. Award logo and claims

• Winning brands may use the award logo and a claim such as "theAsianparent Awards winner", always with the category and year, in line with the Organiser's guidelines.
• Commercial use (packaging, in-store display, advertising) needs a separate logo licence from the Organiser, which sets the period, fee and approval process. A licence is separate from winning.
• The logo may not be used for products or services that did not win, altered, used after the licence ends, or used in a way that misrepresents the award (for example, as a health claim or as an endorsement by any government body).
• Winners are responsible for making sure their use of the award complies with the advertising and consumer-protection rules in Saudi Arabia.

8. Use of entry material

The entrant grants the Organiser a free, non-exclusive licence to use the brand, product or service names, logos, images and descriptions supplied with an entry to run the Awards, on the category and voting pages, in the results and across theAsianparent's media and social channels. The entrant confirms it has the rights needed to grant this, and will cover the Organiser's losses if a third party claims that this material infringes its rights.

9. Intellectual property

Rights in the Awards' name, logo, design and site content belong to the Organiser or their owners. They may not be used beyond what section 7 allows.

10. Prohibited conduct

• Entering or voting with false information
• Voting against section 5, or offering or accepting any reward for votes
• Unauthorised access to the Awards' systems, using bots or other automated tools, or interfering with the count
• Infringing the rights of other entrants, voters, the Organiser or third parties
• Anything else that prevents the Awards being run fairly

The Organiser may cancel an entry, exclude votes, or withdraw an award (including after it is announced) where these terms are broken.

11. Personal data

Personal data collected through entries and voting is handled under the "Privacy policy (theAsianparent Awards Saudi Arabia)".

12. Disclaimer and liability

• Results reflect parents' votes and the editors' review. They do not mean the Organiser has tested or guarantees the safety, quality or effectiveness of any product or service.
• Buying guides on the category pages are general information, not medical or legal advice.
• The Organiser may change the schedule, pause or cancel the Awards because of network or system failure, natural disaster, a change in the law or other events beyond its control.
• To the extent the law allows, the Organiser is not liable for indirect or consequential loss, or for loss of profit, business or reputation, arising from the Awards. Nothing in these terms limits liability for fraud, wilful misconduct, gross negligence, or anything else that cannot be limited by law.

13. Changes

The Organiser may change these terms when needed; changes take effect when published on this page. Important changes during the entry period will be emailed to entrants at the address they entered with. Changes never affect votes already cast.

14. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Singapore, and the Singapore courts have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute about them. This does not take away any right you have under mandatory law in Saudi Arabia.

15. General

• If any part of these terms is found invalid or unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.
• If the Organiser does not enforce a term straight away, it may still enforce it later.
• theAsianparent's sites and apps are covered by the terms of use of Tickled Media Pte. Ltd. (https://sg.theasianparent.com/terms). These terms add to them for the Awards in Saudi Arabia; where the two differ, these terms apply to the Awards.
• This document is published in English. An Arabic version is being prepared; once published, if the two differ, the Arabic version prevails to the extent Saudi law requires.