Dream Contest Special Terms and Conditions

Organizer

MBC FZ-LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Organizer” or “MBC”)

Contest

Dream Contest (hereinafter referred to as the “Dream”)

Date of the opening and closing of the Dream

Participation for the Dream opens as of 27/12/2023 till 22:59:59 of 23/12/2024 (the “Closing Date”).

Any entry into Dream after the Closing Date (for whatever reason) is null and void.

Dream description

Dream is an interactive competition that fulfills the aspirations of many lucky participants and is announced on the Organizer's channels. 

Participation qualifications and limitations of subscribers

Dream competition is available to all subscribers from all over the world (if the subscription service is available) who have reached the age of majority as per the effective laws of their nationality, or according to the law of the United Arab Emirates (whichever is higher)

During the Dream period, workers for the “Organizer” or their relatives up to the fourth degree and their spouses or the spouses of any of their relatives up to the fourth degree also, are not entitled to subscribe for the Dream.

Registration and subscription methods

1- Participation by Registering in the Dream Subscription Service:

The subscriber should send a text message containing the word “Join” to the short code corresponding to his country if the subscription service is available in the country referred to. Upon subscription, the participant receives a welcome message containing the details of the service, followed by a content message sent daily to the participant, which includes chances for the draws, as well as the participant's link to enter the Dream application on the related web page. The participant also agrees to receive SMS messages, promotional offers and any other lunches of the Organizer on his mobile phone. The participant may also increase his chances of draws by correctly answering the questions attached to the text messages.

The subscriber may answer a set of general information questions daily on the Dream website mydream.mbc.net.

In the first day, the subscription service is free of charge. The cost of subscription service is calculated starting the second day of subscription. In the event that the daily cost is not deducted according to the attached interactive numbers and cost table (example: due to lack of balance), the content message will not reach the subscriber.

By registering in the Dream subscription service, the subscriber needs to answer one question correctly to activate his chances in the draws, whether on the Dream website or via the text message service to which the subscriber will be invited, with the exception of previous participants who provided at least one correct answer in the past years.

Subscribers to the Dream subscription service enjoy automatic subscription in all draws, provided that they correctly answer at least one question in this Dream or in the past years, and their subscriptions to the service remain valid and effective (deducting the daily cost).

N.B.: The free period (the first day of subscription service when the subscriber requests to subscribe for the first time) is granted only once to the subscriber, even if he cancels his subscription and subscribes again. In this case, the subscriber may not receive another free period.

2- Participating via Text Messages:

The participant should send a text message containing the word “Dream” or “Reve” to the short code corresponding to the subscription service for his country. Once this short message is sent and the question is answered correctly, the person is considered a participant in the Dream, and agrees to receive SMS messages, advertising offers and any other campaigns from the Organizer On his mobile phone, the participant can also increase his chances of drawing by answering correctly the questions attached to the text messages. Participants via text messages enjoy answering useful and interesting questions that increase their chances for the draws. However, they have to send one at least SMS during the draw period (between one draw and another) to activate the participant's chances in the draw.

3- Participating through the Application:

Users can also participate through the mobile Dream application, which is available for download in the Apple and Android stores. The subscriber can view the privacy policy at the following link http://mbc.net/privacy. After downloading the application, the subscriber should register by entering his mobile phone number and confirming his data by entering the confirmation code that will be sent through a text message to the entered mobile phone number, and the user will receive Digital currency in the application, through which the user can participate through the Dream application. The subscriber also agrees to receive alerts from the Organizer via the application, SMS, advertising offers, and any other campaigns of the Organizer on his mobile phone. The subscriber can also increase his chances in the draws by answering correctly the questions in the application or attached to the text messages.

• When participating in the Dream, the participant will receive a welcome message containing the campaign details and another message with the question and possible answers (one answer is correct and the other is wrong), or a message containing a video link containing a question. The participant should answer the question by sending a short message with the correct answer (which will be numeric/or alphabetic) to the short code corresponding to his country.

• All promotional messages related to the Dream sent to participants are free of charge.

• When participating in the Dream via the application, the user will receive a number of free digital currency (Coins) that enables him to participate in the “trivia game” only. Each question costs a number of Coins, and for each correct answer, the user gets an amount of experience points that enables him only to participate in the “trivia game” and does not count as participation the draws or toward winning prizes. The user can also add Digital currency to his balance by making a purchase or by watching video ads in case these ads are available in the application.

To participate in the Dream draws via the app, the app user has to use GEMS to answer the questions.

Gems are free coins available to everyone, and can be obtained by:

- Purchasing coin packages

- watching video ads, in case these ads are available in the application.

Each question costs a number of gems ranging from 1 to 1000, and when the question is correctly answered, the participant gets the declared number of chances for each question.

• A participant can enter through more than one participation methods  in order to benefit from the different advantages of each method (for example: a subscription service subscriber enjoys automatic participation in the draws and can participate via SMS, or through the application to increase his chances of winning the draws).

• Participation in the Dream of the previous participants for the years (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,2022,2023) who provided at least one correct answer in the past years are considered valid once they send the participation/subscription message, while the Organizer has the right to reward them by from additional opportunities Or exclusive prizes in recognition for their loyalty and participation again.

The participants in Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 are referred to hereinafter as the “subscribers”

4- Participation in the Auxiliary Contests:

• The Organizer can adopt the subscriber's participation as a basis for qualifying the participants in any auxiliary contests via SMS and / or the Dream subscription service and/or the Dream application; that may cover a specific country or region, and/or pertain to a specific occasion or a certain category of participants (for instance, interactive contests, game-related contests, additional contests and prizes for participants based on their level determined by the number of correct answers provided by the participant; or any other conditions determined by the Organizer during a period stated by the Organizer; as well as competitions, audio or visual materials and/or audio-visual materials according to what the Organizer deems appropriate). Each person who has the status of a "subscriber" is deemed to have agreed to be included in any of the above-mentioned contests, and agrees also to receive all and any advertising and/or promotional materials related to that, until he submits a withdrawal request in accordance with the terms and conditions mentioned here. One participant can win a maximum of three times the prizes of the auxiliary contests.

• The Organizer does not assume any responsibility for lost or delayed subscriptions or participations, or that are not received for any reason, and therefore the subscriber understands and agrees that there may be a technical delay in receiving and sending messages for technical reasons related to the service provider and therefore in the event that the sending or arrival of any message was delayed for those reasons, and as a result, the subscriber’s answer was considered incorrect because the interactive system recognized it as an answer to another question due to any of the technical reason mentioned before, and this lead to the participation of the user  not to be registered, or it was considered an incorrect answer or rejected for these reasons, The Organizer should not bear any responsibility for this respect, and the participant is not entitled to claim any kind of compensation, the value of the prize, or the monetary consideration for the value of his participation in the contest in any way of registration, and therefore the Organizer will not be held liable for lost or late subscriptions, or which are not received for any reason, especially those mentioned above.

• The subscriber agrees that failure subscription or participation for any reason will not entitle him to claim any prize or compensation, and the subscriber hereby waives a final, complete, unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any right or claim in this regard, whether in the face of MBC or against service provider.

Draw details and determination of the winner

• Formation of the subscribers’ record should generally begin at 00:00:01 on the first day of the contest and end at 23:59:59 (Saudi time) on the last day of the contest.

• The location of the draws should be the same as the location of the Dream Organizer daily, provided that the Organizer maintains the right to change the date(s) of the draw(s) even after announcing them in any way.

• To activate participation in the draws, the subscriber via SMS, should answer one question correctly during the Dream period; and should also activate his chances before each draw by sending at least one message between one draw and the other through any available subscription method.

• After activating the participation, each subscriber can increase his chances of drawing by answering questions correctly through all the available subscription methods announced in the terms and conditions.

• The winner should be determined through a random drawing process. Subscribers who sent at least one message during the drawing period -and those who activated their participations, or by collecting chances in the application- enter the draw against the number of chances collected until (23:59:59) from the day of the draw. During the Dream, every chance the subscriber gets is recorded in his database with a new entry (chance draw). For example, the genuine number of the subscriber who collects 10 chances will be repeated in the draw for ten times; the subscriber with 100 chances will be repeated 100 times in the prize draw. The place of the draws will be the same as the website of the Dream Organizer (“the Organizer”) daily, provided that the Organizer maintains the right to change the date and/or dates of the draw(s) even after announcing them in any way.

• The drawing period for the first Dream should start from the beginning of the Dream and end at (23:59:59) on the day of the drawing.

• The drawing period for the rest of the Dreams should start from the first day after the last Dream draw and end at (23:59:59) on the day of the draw.

• If the subscriber who is contacted during the program by the Organizer does not answer, the Organizer has the right to choose another subscriber. Accordingly, the person who was contacted and did not respond loses his participation right. The participant acknowledges and accepts all decisions issued by the Organizer related to the contest and its outcome or the presentation of prizes. The subscriber should also acknowledge that he is not entitled, at any time, to recourse against the Organizer for any right, claim or lawsuit related to his subscription to the contest or the result and procedures of the draw. The phone number used by the participant to participate in the Dream is drawn.

• In each draw, one winner should be selected, provided that no single subscriber can win more than once in the Dream draw.

• The winner should be notified of his winning via a direct phone call from the Organizer, and the names of the winners should be announced through any or all of the following methods: Through the Sada Al-Malaeb program, by publishing the winner's name and prize details on the www.mbc.net/Dream website, through Ads for the Dream on the MBC screen, through the mobile companies participating in this contest.

• In the event that any subscriber wins, his name and number should be withheld from the following Dream draws, as the winner shouldn’t win by Dreaming again with a prize of the same category.

• There will also be many winners of other prizes that the Organizer may announce through messages or the Dream website, which makes the total prizes reach about three million and eight hundred thousand US dollars in total ($3,800,000).

• If the announced prize is an in-kind prize (a house, gold, a car and/or any other in-kind prize), then the Organizer alone without the winner has the right to choose between delivering the in-kind prize or paying the cash equivalent to it according to the market price of the in-kind prize and without the winner  having The right to dispute the monetary equivalent of the value of the in-kind  prize (and in order to avoid confusion, the winner may not have the option to claim the value of the announced prize in cash because this right is granted to the Organizer only). And with the winner's acknowledgment that he is not entitled, at any time, to return to the Organizer with any right, claim or lawsuits regarding the Organizer's ability to use the right to choose between delivering the in-kind prize or its value in cash, and the winner also acknowledges that he is not entitled to dispute the value of the cash equivalent of the in-kind prize. And he considers what was stated in this declaration final and irrevocable, irreversible or appealable by any means of legal appeal.

• Any unlucky subscriber has the right to participate again in the subsequent draw within the same season, by answering one question correctly or sending the word "activate" to the short code for his country, provided that his balance is transferred from the stages he collected previously to be added to the total stages he collected for the subsequent draw within the same season of Dream.

• At the end of each season, upon reaching the closing date or the organizer's announcement of the end of the Dream season, all chances for all users are reset after the completion of the last draw in the season. The organizer has the right to offer a reward of additional chances or exclusive prizes to them as an appreciation for their loyalty in participating again in the upcoming season.

• The owner of the data that was drawn is considered a winner if he answers personally, and specifically to the call to the number through which the aforementioned data was registered.

• The winner will receive a phone call from the Organizer a few days after the direct announcement of the prize winners, in order to request the necessary official documents proving the identity of the winner (MBC or the Organizer are not responsible for any person impersonating them, and the subscriber must, at their own risk, identify and verify the identity of the phone caller without any civil or criminal liability on the Organizer in the event that any person impersonates the Organizer or any of its affiliates).

• According to the subscribers' interaction towards the Dream, incentives will be announced with plans for different opportunities or additional prizes via SMS. SMS announcements will be sent to different players according to the availability of technical capabilities, stability, and the usual rest hours throughout the day.

• A promotion system is applied to the subscribers according to the number of their correct answers between five different levels (Bronze, Silver, gold, Platinum, Diamond). Incentives may be offered in the form of additional chances in the draws or additional draws and prizes for each level by the Organizer.

• Dream messages will reach the different subscribers according to the availability of technical capabilities throughout the day, taking into account the customary rest times. Previous Dream subscribers from past years are invited to participate in additional opportunities in recognition of their loyalty and may also be allowed to participate in draws for additional prizes.

• The subscriber should acknowledge in advance that he is not entitled to object to the result of the draw and its procedures, or to appeal the validity procedures, or to claim any compensation of any kind. With the subscriber's acknowledgment and acceptance of all decisions issued by the Organizer related to the contest and its outcome or the presentation of prizes, considering that they are final decisions. No discussions or correspondence will take place regarding it with any subscriber or any other person. With the participant's acknowledgment that he is not entitled, at any time, to refer to the Organizer for any right, claim or lawsuit related to his participation in the contest or the result of the draw and its procedures, and that he considered what was stated in This acknowledgment is final and irrevocable, irreversible or appealable by any means of legal appeal.

• * Details of prizes for 2024 seasons and draws in the prizes table below

Prize restrictions and details

• The winner must come to the place of delivery of the prize or send the documents required from him and necessary to transfer the prize within a maximum period of 90 days from the date of notifying the winner by the Organizer, and in the event that the winner fails to secure the documents required to transfer the prize within that period, the Organizer has the right to renege on his promise prize, and in the event that the right to renege on the prize is used, the winner’s right to claim it or any kind of compensation is forfeited for a reason due to the winner’s refusal to send the required documents necessary to transfer the prize within a maximum period of 90 days from his notification of that.

• If the announced prize is an in-kind prize (a house, gold, a car and/or any other in-kind prizes), then the Organizer alone without the winner has the right to choose between delivering the in-kind prize or paying the cash equivalent of the announced in-kind prize according to the market price of the in-kind prize (according to the maximum limit shown in the terms of the contest) and without the winner having the right to dispute the monetary equivalent of the value of the in-kind prize (and to prevent confusion, the winner may not have the right to claim the value of the announced prize in cash because this right is granted to the Organizer only), And with the winner's acknowledgment that he is not entitled, at any time, to return to the Organizer with any right, claim or lawsuit regarding the Organizer's right to use the right to choose between delivering the in-kind prize or its value in cash, and the winner should also acknowledge that he is not entitled to dispute the value of the cash equivalent of the in-kind prize. And that he considered what was stated in this acknowledgment final and irrevocable, irreversible or appealable by any means of legal appeal.

• The Organizer has the right to ask the winner, as a condition for receiving the prize by the winner, to add a post on the Dream pages on social networking sites. And in the event that the winner does not have an account on social networking sites or the winner is unable to add the post, the Organizer has the right to request from the winner Filming himself in a short video announcing his name and the prize he won in order to add this video to the Organizer's social media pages.

• In the event that the winner of the prize is a minor, his guardian should receive the prize on his behalf and sign all required papers.

• The winner should undertake to allow the Organizer to film him on television at the places and dates specified by the Organizer, as well as to use any and/or all video clips for publicity and advertising purposes in the manner that the Organizer deems appropriate according to its sole will, and the winner should agree to the Organizer's use of his personal photos with his undertaking to participate in filming promotional advertisements and by undergoing photo shoots and participating and appearing in online activities, according to the schedule set by the Organizer, since once participating in the Dream, the winner (s) should agree to participate in promotional materials and activities related to it as the Organizer deems required. The winner is not entitled to demand the deletion of the content or claim financial compensation for any reason, with the right of the Organizer to use the name and photo of the winner in publicity and advertising without obtaining his consent and in the manner that the Organizer deems appropriate according to its sole will.

• The winner should also acknowledge that receiving the prize depends on his attendance for the photo shoot as stated above, and in the event that the winner fails to attend the photo shoot for any reason, the Organizer will be in a state of reneging on the promise prize, and the winner's right to claim it will be forfeited, and the Organizer will then have the right to present the prize to an alternative winner or not to submit it at all, according to what the Organizer deems appropriate according to its sole will. In the event that the winner is unable to attend the filming, for reasons beyond his control, such as travel bans, curfews, or disease prevention, the Organizer has the right to communicate with the winner and give him instructions on how to photograph himself audiovisually via video, while he tells his story, announces his prize, and sends This photograph for the Organizer to use for advertising purposes, With the winner's acknowledgment of accepting the filming and not objecting to the use of the video on any of the Organizer's platforms for promotional purposes.

• Submit identification documents in order to receive the prizes and confirm to the Organizer in writing that he is the legal holder of the prize and complete all necessary documents and submit any documents or information that the Organizer may request to prove his identity as a winner.

• It will take 90 to 180 days to deliver the prize to the winners from the date the Dream ends.

• The winner is absolutely responsible for providing the Organizer with correct personal data, and in the event of any error or lack in this data, the Organizer is not responsible for non-delivery or delay in delivering the prize to the winner.

• The winner should bear all the expenses, fees and cost of sending the cash amount for the prize value via bank transfer by deducting from the prize value, in the event that the Organizer is forced to re-send the bank transfer of the prize value to the winner due to any error or lack of data required for transfer on the part of the winner.

• In the event that the prize bank transfer was sent to the winner for the first time and he did not receive it for any reason attributable to him, the Organizer will try to send the prize again, and in the event that the winner does not receive the prize for the second time, the Organizer has the right to revenge on the promise prize, Consequently, the right of the winner of the prize to claim it later or to claim any kind of compensation is forfeited as a result of his negligence and his refusal to receive the prize despite sending it more than once and notifying him of that more than once.

• Deadline for prizes is December 31, 2024.

Withdrawal from the Dream, Cessation, and Termination

·         Participants subscribed to the subscribing service may cancel it by sending the word "UNSUBDREAM" to the number corresponding to their mobile operator's short code.  If a subscriber chooses to send a new message to their country's short code, they shall be deemed re-subscribed, but shall not obtain a second free period.

·         Participants via SMS messages may end SMS communication by sending the word "Stop", "قف", "0" or "Arret" to their country's short code. If a Subscriber chose to send a new SMS message to their country's short code, they shall again be deemed a participant.

·         If registered to both the subscription and SMS services, the subscriber should cancel both subscriptions separately.

·         Upon resuming participation in the same season of Dream, (either the subscription service or SMS service) the participant may pick up where they left off, as they never lose previous chances collected during the same Season.

·         All chances are to be reset at the end of the Dream season, either upon reaching the closing date or upon the organizer's announcement of the end of the dream season

·         Upon the Dream's completion, the Organizer shall publicize its completion on the Dream's official website: www.mbc.net/dream     declaring the end of the contest.

·         Cessation or early termination of the contest shall not preclude the Organizer's commitment to grant prizes already won by the contestants and to carry out all other required procedures According to the discretionary authority of the Organizer. This is excluding cases in which the cessation or termination of the Dream is the result of events beyond the Organizer's control.

·         In the event of an original participant's withdrawal, early cessation or termination, such withdrawal, interruption or termination shall apply directly to their auxiliary participant.

·         The participant acknowledges that they read and fully understand the general terms and conditions of the contest, in addition to the special terms and conditions mentioned above.

·          In the event of compelling or technical reasons rendering it impossible to hold the contest, the Organizer is entitled to stop and cancel the Dream at any time without reason or prior warning and without any liability towards the participants.

SMS Messages

By requesting to participate in the contest, a participant is deemed to agree to the following SMS terms and conditions:   

·         The participant must verify that the mobile phone number used to participate in the contest is correct and accurate. Thus, by signing the subscription form, they confirm that the phone number used is their own, or one for which they are personally responsible.

·         In the event that the subscriber changes any personal contact information, they agree in advance to notify us immediately of such a change before it comes into effect. They shall do so via e-mail to the following address: [email protected]

·         The participant is deemed to agree, in advance, to receive SMS messages at the phone number they used to subscribe to the contest, including but not limited to: Messages whether alerts, notifications, latest updates, account information or information about the Dream contest.

·         The participant also agrees to receive alerts from the Organizer via the application, SMS, advertising offers and any other campaigns by the organizer on their mobile phone.

·         The Participant is deemed to have given prior consent and accepted full liability to indemnify the Organizer for any damages or claims, including claims related to voluntarily presenting a phone number not owned by them and/or failure to notify the Organizer of any changes to their phone number. Therefore, the participant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Organizer against any damages; against any and all such claims, losses, liability, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees)

Prize Provider

MBC FZ LLC

Additional terms for iOS devices

In addition to the terms and conditions mentioned hereinabove, the following shall apply to End Users that have downloaded the DREAM application on iOS devices through the App Store:

Apple is not a sponsor nor is involved in any of the DREAM competition in any manner

End Users are not allowed to use jailbroken devices to download DREAM, the Organizer reserves the right to ban such End Users from DREAM for an indefinite amount of time.