Organiser shall not be under any obligation to disclose scores obtained by the Applicant/ Awardee.
Organisers may modify the terms of the Award without notice hence Applicants are requested to keep themselves updated at regular intervals.
Organiser has the right to ask for proof of information provided in the nomination form. If such a request is made and the Applicant does not agree or the information provided is incorrect then the Applicant could be disqualified and if the Award is already conferred, then the Awardee shall be liable to return the Award and withdraw the promotional materials from all the platforms.
Organiser shall not be liable for any loss or damage that an Applicant, awardee or any 3rd party may suffer as a result of participating or attempting to participate the Awards or Awards being withdrawn or its terms being amended. Applicant hold harmless the Organiser, its employees or representatives and shall defend them against any loss, claim, demands, costs, damages, judgments, expenses or liability arising out of or in connection with any claims in connection with participation or winning the Award.
Organisers reserve the right to disqualify a nomination if it doesn’t meet the criteria and/or is misleading or may refuse the entries that may offend national or religious sentiments.
Organiser may contact the Applicant at the request of jury, during the evaluation process, should any questions about the implementation or presentation of the work arise.
Organiser shall have the right to use the submitted information in form of text, images, audio/video clips in Print, Radio, TV (free-to-air, pay, cable, satellite, direct-to-home), Mobile, Out-of-Home, electronic hyperlink to the website of the Applicant, Internet or any other Digital medium for promoting or reporting the awards.
Applicant grants the Organiser a royalty-free, irrevocable, worldwide, non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use and display their participation in the Awards, and any intellectual property in relation to and arising out of such participation in the Awards and picture and footage thereof, which shall include trade publications, press releases, electronic posting to the Website.
Organiser will have no liability to the Applicant who is unable to participate in the Award ceremony, for whatever reason and Organiser shall be entitled to disqualify the Applicant from the Awards, at any time, at the discretion of the Organiser.
If winner fails to collect the award in the Award ceremony, then the Organiser will attempt to deliver the best same on best effort basis. Any Award not collected within 30 days shall be forfeited and the Winner will be disqualified.
Organiser cannot and shall not be held accountable /liable for any disruptions/ stoppages /interruptions or cancellation of the Awards due to any force majeure reasons.
The decision of Organiser in relation to the interpretation of any of these Terms shall be final and binding on the Applicant.
Please note that there will not be any refund under any circumstances.
Awards will be announced only during the Award ceremony; hence Applicant shall not rely on any confirmation about receiving the Award by any one through any medium. Organizer shall not be responsible for the same.
All entries shall be original work and if an entry is found to be plagiarized/ not factual, it shall be disqualified. Applicant shall ensure they have intellectual property rights & other rights of brand being submitted for nomination.
Advertisement by Awardee should be only for the category in which they have received the award and not for some other category. Awardee may promote receipt of Award subject to compliance with ASCI guidelines and other applicable laws
All disputes relating to or arising out of the Awards / nominations shall be subject to the laws of India and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at Mumbai, India.
By submission of nomination, the Applicant is bound by these Terms and Conditions. For any queries or experience difficulties of any kind, Applicant can write to et.edge@timesgroup.com.
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