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Louis & Max Google Review Challenge 2026

Terms & Conditions

1. Organiser and eligibility

The Louis & Max Google Review Challenge is organised by Orb Networking Limited, with a prize kindly sponsored by Louis & Max.

The competition is open exclusively to current Orb Networking members across participating groups.

Participants must hold an active Orb membership at the time of registration and when the winner is announced.

There is no additional fee to enter.

2. Competition dates
  • Registration closes: 11:59 pm, Sunday 1 November 2026.

  • Challenge period: 1–30 November 2026.

  • Completion Form deadline: 11:59 pm, Monday 30 November 2026.

  • Winner announced: Tuesday 1 December 2026.

All dates and times are in New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).

3. How to enter

To participate, members must:

  1. Complete the official competition registration form by 11:59 pm on 1 November 2026.

  2. Complete the five challenge activities during November.

  3. Submit the official Challenge Completion Form by 11:59 pm on 30 November 2026.

Only members who submit a completed Challenge Completion Form by the deadline and meet the eligibility requirements will be entered into the prize draw.

Registering for the challenge does not automatically qualify a member for the draw.

Each eligible member will receive one entry into the draw.

4. The five challenge activities

Participants must complete the following activities during November:

  1. Set your review goal: Decide what you would like to achieve through the challenge.

  2. Make leaving a review easy: Find your Google review link and make it accessible to customers.

  3. Ask for genuine feedback: Put your review-request process into practice with customers who have genuinely used your business.

  4. Respond to your reviews: Respond to at least one existing review, or confirm that your review responses are already up to date.

  5. Share what you've learnt: Submit one useful takeaway, improvement or lesson from the challenge.

Participants will confirm completion of these activities through the Challenge Completion Form.

Receiving a specific number of new Google reviews is not a requirement for entry into the prize draw.

5. Choosing the winner

One winner will be selected by random draw from all eligible members who have submitted their completed Challenge Completion Form by the deadline.

The draw will take place on 1 December 2026.

The winner will be contacted directly and announced to Orb members.

Orb Networking reserves the right to verify that the winner has met the entry requirements before awarding the prize.

6. Prize

One prize, kindly sponsored by Louis & Max, will be awarded to the winner.

Prize: $50 Louis & Max Voucher

The prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash and is subject to any applicable voucher conditions.

7. Google review guidelines

All participants must comply with Google's review policies.

Reviews must reflect genuine customer experiences and must not be purchased, fabricated or incentivised.

Participants must not:

  • Offer customers gifts, discounts or other rewards in exchange for reviews.

  • Request only positive or five-star reviews.

  • Ask customers to include specific wording or staff names.

  • Arrange reviews from people without genuine customer experiences.

Orb Networking reserves the right to exclude participants who engage in misleading or inappropriate review practices.

8. Promotion and publicity

By entering, participants agree that Orb Networking may share their business name, challenge participation and relevant progress updates within Orb's member communications and social media.

The winner's name and business may be announced on Orb Networking's website and social media channels.

9. General conditions

Orb Networking reserves the right to verify eligibility and disqualify entries that do not comply with these terms.

Any material changes to the competition will be communicated to participants. The organiser will not retrospectively change the winning criteria.

The competition is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Google, Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn.

10. Contact

For questions about the competition, please contact:

Orb Networking Limited

[email protected]

orbnetworking.co.nz