TERMS & CONDITIONS

TERMS & CONDITIONS OF ENTRY TO “CNN TALK ASIA WITH SHEKHAR KAPUR” COMPETITION

  1. Information on prizes and how to enter the "CNN TALK ASIA WITH SHEKHAR KAPUR" competition (Competition) form part of these Terms & Conditions of Entry (Terms).


  2. Entry to the Competition is open to all legal residents of India who are above the age of 18 years as at 1 March 2008 (each an Entrant). No purchase is necessary to enter the Competition. Employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter (as defined in paragraph 19 below) and Promoter’s related companies and advertising agencies may not enter the Competition.


  3. Entry to the Competition is by sending short message services (SMS) to the number “58558” (Competition SMS Number) as such SMS services are provided by Mobile2win India Pvt. Ltd. (M2W). Entrants will be solely responsible for all charges incurred in registering him/herself for the Competition, including any mobile phone charges. Each SMS sent by an Entrant will cost each him/her a maximum amount of Rs. 3.00 per SMS, inclusive of any applicable mobile phone operator charge, and any applicable taxes, levies or duties. Entrants may enter the Competition as many times as they wish provided that each entry is separately submitted.


  4. Entry to the Competition commences on 7 March 2008 and closes at last entry received on 24 March 2008 (Competition Period). By entering the Competition, Entrants accept these Terms.


  5. The prize selection for the Winners (as defined later) of the Competition will take place at the office of the Promoter on 14 April 2008 at 6:00 p.m. (Indian standard time).


  6. Entrants will be invited via e-mailers, outdoor advertisements and advertisements in various print media to participate in the Competition. They will be required to SMS ‘CNN’ to the Competition SMS Number to receive the Competition question. The Competition question will be based on the programme ‘CNN Talk Asia with Shekhar Kapur’ aired on the television programming service presently called CNN International. Entrants will be required to answer this question correctly to participate in the Competition. At the end of the Competition Period, the judges will select ten (10) winners with maximum correct entries (each a Winner, and collectively the Winners). In case of a tie the Winners will be selected by way of a lucky draw. Each Winner will win a Nikon branded Nikon S200 Digital Camera (Prize).


  7. The Prize is valued at approximately Rs. 11,500/-.


  8. The Prize excludes all spending money, taxes (including taxes on the Prize or any part of it), insurance and other ancillary costs and/or expenses (unless stated to the contrary in the Terms) which are the sole responsibility of Winners and their travelling companions (where applicable).


  9. The judges’ decision is based on a set of pre-determined criteria and their decision will be final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into about the Competition or the judges’ decision(s). The Prize are not transferable and not redeemable for cash. Subject, where required, to the authorisation and restrictions of any authorities that have issued permits for this competition, the Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in the value of the Prize (or any part of them) or for lost, damaged or misdirected Prize or mail. Subject to any restrictions by relevant governmental authorities, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute any Prize (or any part of them) for an item of similar value. The specifications and brand (as applicable) of the Prize may change midway, before or after the commencement of the Competition at the sole discretion of the Promoter. The Promoter is not responsible for the service and support of the Prize after they are delivered to the Winners.


  10. Promoter will notify the Winners by telephone to the telephone number submitted with such Winners’ Entry. The Promoter reserves the right to use any other method or medium deemed fit in its sole and absolute discretion for the purpose of announcing the Winners. Upon request, the Winners may be required to provide their contact details, passport/identity number, proof of residency, proof of age and or any other details deemed necessary and relevant by the Promoter in its sole discretion prior to the collection of any Prize. If the Prize is declined, unclaimed or unable to be claimed, or if a Winner cannot be contacted from the details supplied, the Promoter may direct the judges to select the next best and valid entry from the entries received as an alternative Winner at its sole discretion.


  11. Turner will courier the Prizes to the Winners at the address given at registration for the Competition on or before 30 April 2008.


  12. The Winners may, at the absolute discretion of the Promoter, be required to execute a deed of release and indemnity in a form prescribed by the Promoter in order to receive the Prize.


  13. By entering into this Competition, each Entrant is deemed to have granted Promoter the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to use the nickname, names, photographs, voice or video recordings and entries of such Entrant and/or representatives of such Entrant without obtaining any other further consent or making any payment whatsoever to such Entrant and/or the representatives of such Entrant for publicity, advertising, trade or promotion purposes in any media.


  14. Entrants’ personal information (PI) will be collected to enable the Promoter to administer and promote this Competition and the Winners. The PI of Winners may be provided to others assisting the Promoter in this regard, including the Promoter’s affiliates and to authorities that regulate this Competition (if applicable). If an Entrant does not truthfully provide all requested PI, the Promoter may determine that such Entrant is not eligible to win a Prize in this Competition.


  15. All entries and all copyright and other rights in such entries become the property of the Promoter. By entering the Competition (unless otherwise advised by the Entrant), each Entrant consents to the information submitted with their entry being entered into a database and to the use by the Promoter and/or its affiliates of this information in any media in accordance with the Promoter’s online privacy policy (located on Uniform Resources Locator at http://www.cnn.com/privacy.html ) for future promotional, marketing and publicity purposes without any further reference or payment or other compensation to the Entrant. All personal details (including the PI) of the Entrants will be stored at the office of the Promoter in accordance with the Promoter’s online privacy policy. Any request to access, update or correct any information should be directed to the Promoter at the address as listed below. The database information or any part of it may be provided to the Promoter’s affiliates in the Philippines, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom or the United States of America for the stated purposes.


  16. To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter makes no representations or warranties as to the quality, suitability or merchantability of any of the Prizes. To the extent permitted by law, the Promoter shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever that may be suffered, or for any personal injury that may be suffered, as a result of participating in the Competition or using any of the Prizes.


  17. The Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Entrant who tampers with the entry process and, subject to the approval of those authorities which have issued permits for the conduct of this Competition, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition if, for any reason, this Competition is not capable of running as planned, including but not limited to reasons of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of Promoter that corrupt or affect the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Competition.


  18. The Promoter and M2W assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alteration of, entries. Neither the Promoter nor M2W accepts responsibility for any delayed SMS or SMS that cannot be delivered due to connection issues (failed/partial transmission), malfunctions, inaccessibility, unavailability, out of coverage areas, traffic congestion, acts or omission of service providers or unauthorised use of a mobile phone in relation to this Competition. The Promoter and M2W are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any entry to be received by the Promoter or M2W on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination of the above (as applicable), including any injury or damage to any Entrant’s or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in or in connection with this Competition.

    CAUTION: any attempt to deliberately damage any website or the information on a website, or to otherwise undermine the legitimate operation of this Competition may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, whether successful or not, the Promoter and M2W reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.


  19. The Promoter is Turner International India Pvt. Ltd. Its office is at Ground Floor, Empire Mills, 414 Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai 400013.
None of the above paragraphs limits any other.

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