HATAW? ITO ANG GUSTO KO!
TERMS & CONDITIONS

IMPORTANT: Please read these terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions") before entering this contest ("Contest") provided by Coca‑Cola Far East Ltd through it’s third-party agency, ActivAsia, Inc, whether directly or through the appropriate agents (together referred as the "Promoter"). By entering this Contest, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions.

A. ELIGIBILITY

This Contest is valid in within Philippines only and open to everyone who meets the following requirements (“Participant”):

1. Open to all local school based and non-school based Filipino Dance Crews.

2. Must be composed of 16-20 members;

3. Residing in the territory of the Philippines;

4. Minimum of 18 years old;

5. Agrees to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy that apply to this Contest. Participants who are under 18 years old will not be eligible to participate in the competition.  If the organizer finds out that a crew has a member below 18 years old they are automatically forfeited;

6. Has a valid official identity card (such as passport, government issued ID, school ID, etc.); and

7. Not (a) an employees and immediate family members (spouses, parents, siblings, children and each of their spouses, relatives of until 1st degree) of the Promoter, partners, distributors, agencies, companies or participating businesses associated with this Contest and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and related companies (collectively, “Affiliates”); (b) prohibited under the laws of your country of citizenship, residency or domicile to participate in any games of chance and/or skill, or this Contest.

B. CONTEST PERIOD

1. This Contest starts from our Regional Leg on 20/10/2024 and ends on our National Competition on 07/12/2024 (“Contest Period”).

2. Any entry not received during the Contest Period shall be automatically disqualified from participation.  The Promoter is not liable for any lost, delayed or misdirected entry.

C. REGISTRATION PROCESS for REGIONALS

1. To participate in the Contest:

Participants must register thru the official Hataw? Ito Ang Gusto Ko website - https://www.coca-cola.com/ph/en/offerings/royal-dance-competition-region-selector and upload a 3:30 min uninterrupted, unedited static dance video performance, with a grace period of plus or minus (+/-) thirty seconds (:30) on the following schedule:
 

2. All entries are subject to final approval (“Valid Entries”) by Promoter (refer to point C5).

3. Each group/participants can only submit one (1) entry and one (1) video. Participants can only win (1) Prize in Regional and one to two (2) Prizes in National. 

4. Dance video routine must be within three thirty (3:30) minutes with grace period of plus or minus (+/-) thirty seconds (0:30).

5. Dance video routine must not have any  lewd gestures or dance movements that suggest sexual activity or profanity.

6. Promoter is not liable for any lost, delayed or misdirected entries.

7. Valid Entries must contain details stated on point C1 and must not contain references directly or indirectly to any intellectual property rights of any third party without consent. By participating in the Contest and submitting the entry, you are deemed to have represented and certified that nothing in the entry shall infringe any copyright or trademarks or violate any person’s rights of privacy or confidentiality and shall be fully liable and responsible for any third-party infringement or violation.  Entries will be disqualified if they (a) infringe any intellectual property rights of any third party; and/or (b) contain any indecent, immoral, offensive, defamatory, racial, religious, political contents, or contents or acts which the Promoter, at its discretion, considers inappropriate in nature. 

D. SELECTION PROCESS for REGIONALS

1. Participants who completed the registration form will receive a confirmation email from the Promoter if they qualify. This email will include FAQs and information about the confirmation and notification of their entry.

2. An initial screening will be conducted within 3-5 days after the closing date of registration.

There will be five judges evaluating the dance performances during the competition. They are: (3) Dance Choreographer, and (2) Royal True Orange Representatives.

3. The Top 30 per region (Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao) will be contacted via email or phone as part of the Regional Competition. An announcement will be posted through the brand’s Social Media Accounts as well.

4. Qualified teams should submit their final confirmation to participate in the Regional Competition within 72 hours after the announcement in social media.  This confirmation should be communicated to the Promoter through email and text message. 

5. All Dance Crews should attend the briefing as scheduled by the Promoter prior to the competition. 

Your Valid Entry (refer to point C1) will be evaluated based criteria in E1

E. SELECTION PROCESS for NATIONALS

1. The Top 30 per region (Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao) competes in a dance battle on the following schedule:
 

2. 15 dance crews - 5 per region will advance to the Nationals to compete for the title of Hataw? Ito Ang Gusto ko Dance Battle Champion. 

3. Top 5 crews per region should submit their final confirmation to participate in the National Competition within 72 hours after the announcement during the Regional event.  This confirmation should be communicated to the Promoter through email and text message. 

4. There will be five judges evaluating the dance performances during the competition. They are: (1) Celebrity Dance Influencer, (2) Dance Choreographer, and (2) Royal True Orange Representatives.

5. All Dance Crews should attend the briefing as scheduled by the Promoter prior to the competition.

F.     CRITERIA FOR REGIONALS AND NATIONALS

The following will be the criteria for the regionals and nationals: 

1. Moves na Gusto Ko! 

Choreography (30%): Measures the originality and creativity of the moves as it relates to the music and mood of the entire routine.

2. Dynamics na Gusto Ko!

Execution (30%): Measures the performance based on the movements in terms of precision, control, form and timing. This includes the measure of their:

● Energy and Dynamics: Pertaining to the consistency of energy throughout performance as well as speed, intensity and dynamics. 

● Skill Level: range, flow, texture, musicality and rhythm

3. Pa-andar na Gusto Ko!

Overall Impact (30%): Measures the crew’s overall stage presence and ability to captivate the audience through:

● Synchronization: Pertaining to their overall movements, and whether or not they move in sync as a group. 

● Standout moves and moments in the performance

● Visual appeal of the performance through costumes 

4. Gusto ng Bayan! 

Audience Impact (10%): Measures how the performance captures and holds the audience's attention, and whether or not it leaves a lasting impression.

G. REGIONAL DANCE COMPETITION MECHANICS AND PRIZES

1. Participants need to dance the routine according to their preference

2. The routine must be a total of three thirty minutes (3:30 min) with grace period of plus or minus (+/-) thirty seconds (:30)

3. Pre-performance display is permissible up to 20 seconds allowing the group to acknowledge the audience and to get into the opening pose 

4. Music and mix must be submitted digitally to the event’s technical director at least 1 week  before the regional event

5. Top 5 per region will be announced during the competition day.

6. Top 5 crews per region should submit their final confirmation to participate in the National Competition within 72 hours after the announcement during the Regional event.  This confirmation should be communicated to the Promoter through email and text message. Failure to do so will forfeit their slot, which will then be offered to the next crew in the rankings.

7. The Top 5 will be given their P50,000 regional cash prize upon confirmation of their participation in the Nationals leg of the competition.

8. Unless expressly stated, Prizes are awarded on an ‘as-is’ basis and are not transferable, negotiable, refundable or exchangeable. Non-cash Prizes cannot be taken in cash. The Promoter reserves the right not to award a Prize or part thereof to any person who, for any reason whatsoever, fails to meet any stipulated requirement in order to claim a Prize.

9. The Promoter is not obliged to award the Prize in the event that there are no Valid Entries received during the Contest Period.  In such an event, the Prize opportunity shall be withdrawn. 

The Promoter, its affiliates, subsidiaries and related companies shall not be liable for warranties, maintenance, taxes or any additional costs of the Prize. 

10. In the event that one of the Top 5 Regional winners will opt not to participate in the Nationals, the next highest scoring team will be invited to participate. Thus, the cash prize will be transferred to the team that will participate in the Nationals.

H. NATIONAL DANCE COMPETITION MECHANICS

1. The Top 5 Regionals’ finalists must be present at the Nationals location in Metro Manila - transport and logistics expenses to be shouldered by the dance crew

2. Dance crew dances their preferred routine.

3. The routine must be a total of four minutes (4:00). A grace period of plus or minus (+/-) thirty seconds (:30)

4. Pre-performance display is permissible up to 20 seconds allowing the group to acknowledge the audience and to get into the opening pose

5. Use the Royal Ito Ang Gusto Ko music of 20-30 seconds and 2 8s of the original Royal Ito Ang Gusto Ko choreography of the chorus as part of your routine

6. Music and mix must be submitted digitally to the event’s technical director at least week  before the national event

7. Stunts must be pre-cleared with the event’s technical director for safety purposes

I. DEDUCTIONS

1. Music - going above or beyond the music requirement will have  0.05 deduction vulgar words per occurrence. Late submission of music will also incur a 0.05 deduction.

2. Costume - any form of nudity will have a 0.05 deduction

3. Line up - going under the minimum or over the maximum number of participants will be disqualified

4. Dance moves - lewd gestures or dance movements that suggest sexual acts and profanity will have 0.05 deduction per occurrence.

J. PRIZES

1. There are a total of Php 1,575,000.00 net cash prizes to be won during the Contest Period as below (“Prizes”):

REGIONALS

P50,000 - Top 5 per region

P15,000 - People’s Choice Award per Region 

NATIONALS

P500,000 - Champion 

P200,000 - 2nd Place 

P100,000 - 3rd Place

P25,000 - People’s Choice Award

2. Prizes will be awarded in cash or by cheque during the event. However, if a dance crew selected to compete in the Nationals decides not to participate for any reason, their prize will be revoked and awarded to the next crew that replaces them.

3. People’s Choice Award will be calculated from the total number of votes each crew receives using the caps of the product. The crew with the highest number of votes will have the strongest popularity score.

4. The number and types of Prizes that will be awarded in this Contest will not exceed those as stated in paragraph E1. By participating in this Contest, you acknowledge and agree that in no event will more than the stated number of Prizes be awarded.

5. The Prize tax, if applicable, will be shouldered by the Promoter. Ancillary costs, including but not limited to personal and incidental expenses, insurance, government or other fees applicable are the responsibility of the Winners.

K. RIGHTS TO USE

1. By participating in this Contest, you hereby assign and transfer to the Promoter all worldwide right, title, and interest in the entries, and all other intellectual property rights of whatever nature in such entries, including the copyright and third-party rights therein, together with the right to make any changes, adaptation, or modifications to the entries for the purposes of marketing, advertising and trade without compensation to you, in connection with this Contest. You shall do all things and execute all documents necessary or may be required by the Promoter to enforce any of the rights promised to the Promoter herein.

2. You release and discharge the Promoter against all claims, which you or any third party may have or which may arise out of the rights granted to the Promoter in relation to this Contest.

L. OTHER CONDITIONS:

1. Promoter has the sole discretion to disqualify and delete any entry containing a photograph or screenshot Promoter determines to be obscene, profane, lewd, defamatory, threatening, harassing, libelous, deceptive, invasive of another’s privacy, offensive or inappropriate in any manner whatsoever.

2. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promo and/or proceed with the promo, including the selection of winners in a manner that it deems fair and reasonable, subject to applicable rules of and approval by the FDA.

3. Promoter has the sole discretion to disqualify and delete any entry containing a photograph or screenshot Promoter determines to be obscene, profane, lewd, defamatory, threatening, harassing, libelous, deceptive, invasive of another’s privacy, offensive or inappropriate in any manner whatsoever.

4. If, for any reason, the contest is not capable of running as planned, Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promo and/or proceed with the promo, including the selection of winners in a manner that it deems fair and reasonable, subject to applicable rules of and approval by the FDA.

5. All promotional materials, including details on How to Participate and Prizes form part of these Terms and Conditions. In the event of any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions with any advertising, promotional or publicity materials in relation to or in connection with the Contest, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail.

6. The Promoter’s decision on all matters relating to the Contest including awarding of Prizes is final, conclusive, and binding.

7.  Personal information (including images) collected or received from you may be used by the Promoter for the purposes of administering and promoting the Contest, including but not limited to conducting background check on your identity, verifying your eligibility to participate and receive a Prize, and publicizing winners’ announcement.  By participating in the Contest, you explicitly allow the Contest to contact you via the particulars provided for such purposes.

8. In no event will the Promoter or any of their respective Affiliates be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages arising out of your acceptance of a Prize, the use of a Prize, your entry into the Contest, or your participation in any Prize-related activity. By entering into the Contest, you hereby release and agree to hold harmless the Promoter and their respective Affiliates from and against any and all rights, demands, claims, causes of action, losses, damages, costs and expenses whatsoever that you may have, or which may arise, whether in whole or in part, and whether directly or indirectly.

9. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Promoter reserves the right to amend, add, replace, vary and/or modify these Term and Conditions without giving prior notice. Entry into this Contest confirms acceptance of these Terms and Conditions and any amendments, additions, replacements, variations and modifications hereto, which shall be final and binding in all respects.

10. If any term or part thereof is rendered void, illegal or unenforceable by any legislation to which it is subject, it shall be rendered void, illegal or unenforceable to that extent and it shall in no way affect or prejudice the enforceability of the remainder of such term or other terms of this Contest.

11. Contest and the Terms and Conditions shall be construed under and governed by the laws of the Philippines. The parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of Courts of Taguig City, Philippines.

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