Palpremium Competition Terms and Conditions

These terms are in addition to and should be read in conjunction with the Registered User Terms and Conditions. We regularly run competitions and their details such as time limits and prizes will be set out on the Site. Palpremium runs several Contests and will at its sole discretion consider the Material of the Contestant and in any category or Contest.

  1. Participation is free, no purchase is necessary. However, you may be subject to local call charges from your internet and/or mobile telephone service provider depending upon their own individual arrangements for access to the internet and/or their mobile telephone services.
  2. The promoter of the competition is Palpremium Private Limited. Entry into any competition by you evidences your acceptance of these competition terms and conditions. ContestRegistration of guardians is necessary for the Contestants below 18 years of age.
    THE RULES OF CONTEST AND THE SELECTION OF THE WINNER:- In advance round of Contest, if production costs of show needs to be partially funded by Contestant, then a fee may be charged at that point of time by Palpremium. As the Contestant moves in to subsequent rounds, Palpremium reserves the right to charge fees to cover the cost of show and in case of denial; the Contestant will be disqualified and will not be eligible.
  3. All stage Winners or finalists must be verified and accepted by Palpremium’s designated adjudicator(s) and such adjudicator’s decisions – including without limitation selection of Winners and allocation of prizes – will be final in each case and no correspondence will be entered into.Palpremium will at its sole management decide the panel. This panel will frame the rules of Contest and select the Winners.
  4. Palpremium reserves the right to change, suspend or cancel the competition without specifying reasons and without incurring liability as a result, and to change these terms and conditions and/or the prize by notice on the Site (effective from the date and time of posting).
  5. By entering the competition, you are acknowledging, agreeing and declaring that you are aware that your participation is entirely at your own risk. You hereby waive, surrender and relinquish in favour of Palpremium all claims of any nature and howsoever arising (including as a result of negligence).
  6. By entering the competition, you hereby warrant that all information submitted is true, current and complete. Any Contestant who has supplied incomplete, inaccurate or fraudulent information may be automatically disqualified. We reserve the right to disqualify you if we have reasonable grounds to believe you have breached any of these terms and conditions.
  7. The competition is not open to employees or contractors of Palpremium or any person directly involved in the organization or running of the competition or their immediate family members.
  8. All prizes are non-transferable, non-negotiable and non-refundable and have a cash value of no more than their face value, if any. There are no cash alternatives and Palpremium reserves the right to substitute any prize at any time. The Winners may be provided with an opportunity to work with Palpremium and its affiliated or linked entities for a fixed duration to be mutually agreed between the parties on case to case basis.
  9. Please note that (where applicable) no travel or accommodation or other expenses will be provided, and (where applicable) all taxes, insurances, spending money, and/or other expenses are the sole responsibility of the Winner(s).
  10. The terms and conditions of related third-party supplier or suppliers may apply and must be accepted by the Winner.
  11. The prize(s) on offer in the competition shall be awarded by Palpremium subject to availability and can be replaced with the equivalent.
  12. Registered Users may enter and become a Contestant by submitting a short video of less than three (3) minutes. We reserve the right to stipulate or impose a maximum number of videos or uploads per Competitor and to limit the length and format at any time. A registered user can submit multiple Material for the Competition. However, Palpremium reserves its full rights.
  13. From time to time, a number of selected Users will be notified that they have been short-listed and will be invited to have their submission moved to the "Competition" the Winners will be chosen on or after the closing date of the competition. Where further information is requested, the runners-up or the Winner shall have seven (7) days to respond in full to the notification email or an alternative Winner shall be chosen or short-listed.
  14. Winners will be selected by Palpremium and its adjudication process from all valid and accepted Contestants on or after the closing date of the Competition and shall be notified by email. Palpremium reserves the right to use any adjudication process it deems appropriate . Palpremium may also stipulate different levels of the competition, for example auditions, heats and finals as it deems appropriate.
  15. Failure to claim any prize within five (5) days, or in the manner specified, may result in disqualification or selection of an alternate Winner. Palpremium shall not be liable if a prize cannot be accepted or otherwise taken by a Winner for any reason.
  16. All Winners must agree to participate in reasonable post-competition publicity surrounding Palpremium, the Site and related Palpremium events, including the use by and association of the Winner’s name, biographical details, likeness and submitted content with Palpremium, the Site and such related Palpremium events, and grant a further irrevocable licence to Palpremium for making-available of the winning entry or entries via the Site (and related sites and other media) for promotional and marketing purposes for a period of up to three (3) years.
  17. Palpremium reserves the right to deny admittance to any Palpremium (or related) event to any Winner, Contestant, participant or their guest(s) in Palpremium’s sole discretion and without having to give reasons. Palpremium shall have no liability in relation to any such non-admittance to any such event and in any case such Winner, Contestant, participant and guest(s) each agree to abide by the rules posted at such event and the instructions and directions of Palpremium and they further acknowledge that they attend and/or participate at their own risk.
  18. Contestant may be required to enter into further agreements with Palpremium and/or third parties selected by us, including but not limited to management, sponsorship, music or other appropriate companies ("Partner" or "Partners") in order to participate in later stages of any competition.
  19. Should you be selected for the advanced stages of our Competition:-
    • you will represent and promote us and our relevant Partners in a positive light at all times;
    • you will not bring us or any of our Partners into disrepute and not participate in any activities that may be damaging to Palpremium brand or reputation;
    • you will act in our best interests and any of our Partners; you will attend all promotional and marketing events requested by us;
    • We reserve the right, as a condition of participation in the final stage, to require you to enter into other agreements with us or our Partners in respect of performances, services, image, name or likeness (including but not limited to a management, recording or merchandising agreement) and/or other rights, which will become binding for the Overall Winner and will contain an option in our favour for other Competitors in the Finals but not becoming the Overall Winner;
    • You will inform us of your other promotional activities and public appearances and allow us to utilize these for content and media opportunities;
    • to involve us in discussions with future endorsement / contracts from other suppliers to allow us the opportunity to assess what further involvement we wish to have with the promotion of you or any Performance;
    • and that there are no other agreements or arrangements between you and third parties relating to the Content or in respect your performances, services, image, name or likeness (including but not limited to a management, recording or merchandising agreement) and/or other rights, that may interfere with this Agreement.
  20. Winners of the Competition will receive prize amounts in cash or in kind or sign a contract with the media and Palpremium’s affiliated companies or sponsers. However, the value of all such prizes may add up to the value worth of one croreIndian rupees. But the prize amounts specific to the Contest category and the type of Winner will be announced as the Competition advances in to the final rounds.
  21. The Winners in all levels and categories may be required to enter contract with sponsers or affiliates of Palpremium to promote their brands or perform as an artist in the production of our affiliated media or production houses for a period not exceeding twenty four months. Such contracts will have corresponding compensation. However, these contracts shall be binding contracts and forms part of prize monies. Declining of such contracts by the Winner shall tantamount to disqualification and declining of prize money.
  22. At our sole discretion we or our Partners may award other prizes to other Contestants and these will be distributed at our sole discretion. These prizes may also be subject to additional terms and conditions as determined solely by us or our Partner.
  23. Should any Contestant, be in breach of these or our other terms and conditions we may, at our sole discretion, at any time and without notice, suspend and/or withdraw any prize.
  24. We do not condone cheating or tampering with Competitions or results in any way. Should we believe at our sole discretion that there is evidence of cheating and tampering with or improperly influencing the outcome of Competitions by either a Judge or a Contestant(or any person directly or indirectly associated with them) in any form ("Cheating") we may take the following actions:
    • Provide a first warning by suspending the Registered User and/or Contestant and any associated parties from the site for a period of four weeks: and
    • If a second instance of Cheating occurs by the same person or persons associated with that person the Contestant or Registered User and associated parties shall be permanently barred or blocked from registering on the Site: and
    • Any accounts, profiles or IP addresses we believe (at our sole discretion) are directly or indirectly associated with or related to Cheating will also be barred or blocked; and
    • In serious cases, report the matter to the police

    In all circumstances where we believe Cheating has taken place we will not count votes cast by the person or persons cheating.

  25. We have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility. Failure to provide such proof within a reasonable time could result in disqualification from the Competition. All personal details and information requested by and supplied to us by each Contestant must be truthful, accurate and in no way misleading. We reserve the right at any time to disqualify any Competitor from the Competition or auditioning process in its sole discretion, should Competitor in the opinion of us be in breach of any term of these Competition Rules and/or should a Competitor at any stage supply untruthful, inaccurate or misleading personal details and / or information, and/or be or have been the subject of any proceedings in respect of any criminal convictions and/or unspent convictions whether prior to and/or during the Competition (other than driving offences which have not resulted in a ban or a more serious sentence).
  26. Where requested by PalpremiumWinners will be required to complete, sign, notarize and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release, and, where lawful, a Publicity Release within ten days of receiving confirmation they have won the competition.
  27. Should a Contestant get through advanced stages of any competition and is then approached by the media (including without limitations press, TV, radio, internet agencies), for an interview, statement or other reason any such request shall be forwarded to Palpremium team. Those Contestants will not provide the media with any photographs, images, likenesses, audio and/or audio-visual Material related to them. Any dealing with the media shall be co-ordinated solely by us. Those Contestants are required to inform the media of the above requirements and shall refuse to assist the media in this regard. During the period of the Competition and thereafter, the Contestant or the registered user is neither authorized to represent the Material or its likeliness or its reference to any competitors nor show/exhibit the Material with any form of media including print, on-line, media, television, stage shows or broadcasting etc. The schedule of the Contest and the dates of various events including preliminary or final rounds shall be at the sole discretion of Palpremium.
  28. In the event of a conflict between these Competition terms or the Terms and Conditions the terms of the Registered User Agreement will take precedence over the area of conflict. Definitions are as set out in the Terms and Conditions unless indicated otherwise in this agreement.
  29. If for any reason the Competition is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Competition, Palpremium reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who is responsible or who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, modify or terminate the Competition or any part of the Competition.The competition and these terms and conditions are governed by the laws of India.
Annexure
Last Updated: 21 November 2011