GEMINITVSERIALMEGA

SAMBARALUCONTEST
TERMSANDCONDITIONS
THESE
TERMS
&
CONDITIONS
(HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE
"GENERALRULES")AREAPPLICABLETOALL
THEPARTICIPANTS/OFGEMINITVSERIAL
MEGA
SAMBARALU
CONTEST

(HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE

"CONTEST") PROMOTED / ORGANIZED BY
M/SSUNTV
NETWORK LTD (HEREINAFTER REFERRED
TO AS "STNL"). THE RULES CAN BE
AMENDEDORVARIEDFROMTIMETOTIME
BYSTNL.
1. Period of the Contest: The contest starts
fromAugust10th2015,Mondayat7pmand
ends on August 29th 2015, Saturday at
10:00AM. For any day from Monday to
Saturday during the contest period, Contest
hourswouldbefrom7.00PMofthecurrent
day and valid till 10.00 AM of the next day,
MondaySaturdays of the week. For Ex: The
questions asked on Monday, 10th Aug 2015
at 7:30PM should be answered before
Tuesday,11thAug201510:00AM.
2. The contest is open only for residents of
India only, who have completed 18 years or
moreasonthedateofentering/participating
in the Contest. Explicitly Viewers outside the
Territory of India shall not be allowed to
participateinthecontent.
3. "GeminiTV"willaskthree(3)questionsany
time from 7.00 PM to 10.30 PM from the
serials and shows broadcasted from Monday
to Friday. Viewers have to watch all the
programs closely and carefully, so as to
answerthequestionscorrectly.

4. Each day of the Contest, 3 questions will be

asked to the viewers between 7:00PM to
10:30PM in Gemini TV. 300 winners will be
selected on a daily basis, 100 from each
question.300Winnerswillbeselectedbased
oncorrectanswersreceivedforthequestions
asked.Thewinnerswillbeannouncedonthe
next day between 7:00PM to 10:30PM in
GeminiTV.Thewinnerslistwillalsobemade
available
on
www.sunnetwork.in/geminitv/smscontest
5. Each Question will have 3 options A, B & C.
The viewers have to answer each question
separately.TheSMSshouldbesentto58585
with the correct keyword like the format
below,
GS1 (space) Correct answer (space) Name
(Space) City to the question. For Ex: GS1 A
or applicable keyword which will be
announced during the contest. In the above
example, the format is specified for the first
questionwiththeoption.
Viewers have to send the answers with the
correctkeywordaskedforeveryquestionon
Gemini TV and send an SMS with the
keyword and correct option to 58585 for all
operators except Idea Karnataka. For Idea
Karnatakatheshortcodeis55858.EachSMS
to 58585/55858 will be charged at Rs.3 per
SMSirrespectiveofthetelecomoperator.
6. TheviewerssendingSMSwithoutthecorrect
contestkeyword(GS1orGS2orGS3)willbe
treated as invalid and shall be summarily
rejected. The reply SMS will be sent as
Please Watch the Channel and Send your
SMSwithCorrectKeywords.
7. The viewers have to send the correct
answers before 10:00 AM of the following
day. For Ex: If the contest questions are

askedonTVonMonday,theanswershaveto
be sent on or before 10:00 AM of Tuesday,
tobeeligibleforwinningtheprizes.
8. Viewers can send any number of SMSes to
participate in the contest. Sending more
number of SMSes does not mean the
eligibilityofwinningishigher.
9. STNL will not be responsible in any way for
failure of any backend technology of any
applications and resultant inability of a user
forparticipation.
10. 300 winners from amongst the Correct
Entries, if the number of SMS exceeds 300
received by STNL every day the winners will
berandomlychosenandonlythewinnerswill
be informed by our STNL Team. The Prize
detailseveryweekareasbelow,
300 Silk Sarees every day from 10th
Aug 2015 to 14th Aug 2015 for 300
Winners, totaling 1500 Silk Sarees for
the1stweek.
300 Silver Articles every day from 17th
Aug 2015 to 21st Aug 2015 for 300
winners,totaling1500SilverArticlesfor
the2ndweek.
300 Smart Phones every day from 24th
Aug 2015 to 28th Aug 2015 for 300
winners,totaling1500SmartPhonesfor
the3rdweek.
11. Contest Prizes for the Daily contest will be
announced the next day on Gemini TV
between 7:00PM to 10:30PM on the next
day.
12. STNL Holds no responsibility or liability in
case the winner/winners fail to be
contactablebySTNLonthedayoftheresults
being declared by STNL for any reason,
having made despite the best efforts of

STNL. A Maximum of 2 attempts will be

made to contact each winner by STNL. In
suchacase,STNLshallnotbeliabletoprove
theeffortsmadeinthisregard.
13. Winners will have to come to a designated
location at a specified time to collect prizes.
The location and time will be decided by
STNL and informed to the winners at the
timeofcalling.
14. In case of any dispute or difference in
respectoftheprize/selectionofwinners,the
decisionofSTNLshallbefinalandbindingon
alltheparticipantsandwinners.
15. Winnerwillbeliabletopaythetaxesandany
other considerations, as applicable on the
winning prize/prizes. STNL, if required, shall
deduct the applicable taxes. The winner will
beintimatedofthesamebyourSTNLTeam
duringthecall.
16. The prize shall be given to the winner on
productionofvaliddocumentsforPhotoand
ID proof. The winners may be required to
signtheTermsandConditionshereinbefore
acceptingtheprize.Anyfailureonthepartof
the winner to comply with directions issued
by STNL, STNL is entitled to cancel and
forfeittheprizeforthesaidwinnerandthen
the same prize will be given to the next
eligibleluckywinner.
17. Though STNL shall make every effort to
declaretheresultsoftheContestonthedue
date for the respective prize draws, it shall
not be responsible for any delay in
announcing winners of the respective prize
draws arising out of reasons beyond its
controlinthenormalcourseofbusiness.
18. All the costs and expenses for collecting the
prize will be borne solely by the winner and
STNL shall not entertain any claim,

whatsoever.Thewinnerissolelyresponsible
for any other expenses related to the
acceptanceanduseoftheoffer.
19. The prize shall be nontransferable, non
negotiable and are noncashable, Non
Exchangeable and no such request shall be
entertained by STNL. In the event of any
unforeseencircumstances,STNLreservesthe
sole right to offer an alternative prize of the
samevalue.
20. Employees
of
STNL
and
its
affiliates/subsidiaries, sponsors of the prizes,
associated agencies, participating operators
and their immediate family members and
relativesarenoteligibletoparticipateinthis
contest.
21. STNLshallnotberesponsibleforanylossor
damage suffered by the participants while
participatingintheContest.
22. FailurebySTNLtoenforceanyoftheseRules
in any instance(s) shall not give rise to any
claimbyanyperson.
23. The contest shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of
India. Any disputes, differences and, or, any
othermattersinrelationtoandarisingoutof
the contest and, or, pertaining to the rules
and regulations and, or, the Terms and
Conditions shall be referred to arbitration
under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act,
1996. The arbitral tribunal shall consist of a
solearbitratortobeappointedbySTNL.The
venueofarbitrationshallbeChennaiandthe
arbitration proceedings shall be in English.
Arbitral Award shall be final and binding
betweentheparties.EachPartyisentitledto
approach the Courts of Chennai for availing
anyinterimreliefpendingarbitration.
24. STNL, in its absolute discretion reserves the

rightatanytime,withoutgivinganyprevious
notice to the participants, to add, alter,
modify, change or vary all or any of these
terms & conditions, wholly or in part, or to
withdrawthecontest.
25. Any attempt by a participant to deliberately
damage or undermine the legitimate
operationoftheContestand/orwebsiteisa
violation of Criminal and Civil Laws and
should such an attempt be made, STNL
reservestherighttoseekdamagesfromany
suchviewertothefullestextentaspermitted
bylaw.
26. Allentrieswillbetreatedasthesoleproperty
of STNL and can be used by STNL for any
promotional and / or commercial activity &
the participants/winners waive all rights of
whatsoever nature in the said entries in
favour of STNL by participating in the
Contest.
27. Participants/winners may be required by
STNL to participate in a photo, video and/or
filmsessionandacknowledgethatSTNLhas
the absolute and exclusive right to use such
publicity photos, videos and/or films in any
medium and in any reasonable manner it
may deem fit without any consideration or
payment of similar nature to such
participants/winners.
28. STNLinitsabsolutediscretionmaypublicize,
broadcast or otherwise disclose a
participant's/winner's
name,
character,
likeness,statementsoranyrecordingoftheir
voice in advertising or promotional activities
concerning this Contest, or generally. STNL
may promote or advertise that a winner has
wontheContest.
29. In case of any dispute or difference in
respectoftheprize/selectionofwinners,the
decisionofSTNLshallbefinalandbindingon

all concerned. All decisions by STNL

regarding the selection of the winners shall
befinalandbinding.
30. Apart from the abovementioned prize/s,
nothing else will be provided to the winner.
All applicable taxes, levies, cesses,
insurances, transfers and other expenses, if
any, will have to be borne and paid by the
winner.
31. All prizes shall be claimed by the winners,
accompanied with documents specified
hereinbelow,fromSTNLwithin30daysfrom
thedateofpublishingoftheWinnersonthe
website. The documents required to be
submittedalongwiththeclaimbythewinner
include the following (the document list is
only indicative and not exhaustive and STNL
shallbeentitledtorequesttheSubscriberto
produce such other document/s from the
winner as it may deem fit to its sole and
absolutesatisfaction:
IdentityProof
AddressProof
PANCard
AADHAARCARD
Any other
identityproof

Government

Approved

32. STNL at its sole discretion may also waive

productionofanyoftheaforesaiddocuments
33. Failuretoclaimtheprizewithintheaforesaid
30 days period may result in disqualification
andforfeitureoftheprizeand/ordeclaration
of alternate winner which is at the sole
discretionofSTNL.
34. Ifthewinnersfailtoclaimtheirprizesorfail
to submit the aforesaid documents to claim

the prize within 30 days from the date of

availabilityofthewinnersdetails,thenSTNL
reserves the right to forfeit such unclaimed
prizes.
35. STNL
reserves
the
right
to
change/modify/amend the terms and
conditionsofthePrizeatanytimeatitssole
discretion.
36. STNL, its vendor and/or its subsidiaries shall
not be liable to any person or entity for any
direct,indirect,incidental,special,punitiveor
consequential damages, including loss of
profits, incurred by the winner or any third
party, whether in connection with this
contest, or for breach of any warranty or in
tort.
37. STNL, its vendors and its subsidiaries shall
notberesponsibleforanyclaim/sarisingout
of any technical failure/s either before,
during,orafterthecompletionoftheContest
including but not limited to any technical
failures in the telephone lines, failure of
servers or the failure to provide the correct
contest updates or any mistakes arising out
oftechnicalsnags.Further,STNLshallnotbe
responsible for any claims arising out of any
failure(s) which are beyond the control of
STNLoritsvendors.
38. This Contest is subject to force majeure
circumstances i.e. act of God or any
circumstancebeyondthecontrolofSTNL.
39. The Contest is valid subject to the winner
complying with all terms, conditions and/or
formalities as required by STNL. Any failure
onthepartoftheSubscribertocomplywith
the any specified term, condition and/or
formalityshallrendertheSubscriberliablefor
disqualificationatthesolediscretionofSTNL.
40. This Contest is subject to guidelines/

directions issued by Telecom Regulatory

Authority of India or any other statutory
authorityfromtimetotime.
41. STNL reserves the right to extend, cancel,
discontinue, prematurely withdraw, change,
alterormodifythisofferoranypartthereof
including the eligibility criteria, at its sole
discretion at anytime during its validity as
may be required in view of business
exigencies and/or changes by regulatory
authority and/or statutory changes and the
sameshallbebindingontheSubscriber.
42. STNLshallnotberesponsibleforthequality,
fitness, merchantability, defect or deficiency
etc. of the prize and no claim or request,
whatsoever, in this respect shall be
entertainedbytheSTNL.
43. Participation in the contest implies
acceptance of all the terms & conditions
associatedwiththecontest.