TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

The following are the terms and conditions for the viewer engagement activity (‘Poll activity’) for the program “EK HAZAARON MEIN MERI BEHNA HAIN” (‘Program’) telecast on Star Plus which will be held via Short Messaging Service (‘SMS’) for the viewer(s) of the Program (‘Viewer(s)’), the details of which are as stated hereunder.

 

Principle Rules

 

1. The Poll activity shall allow Star TV (‘Channel’) viewers to vote and opine on the predicament faced by the protagonist,  Jeevikain the Program. The predicament being, Jeevika has decided to abort her child in order to save her beloved sister Maanvi’s life who is suffering from cancer, as part of the Program(‘Subject’).

 

2. Viewer(s) shall be required to vote (‘Voter(s)’) on the Subject i.e. Do you agree with Jeevika’s decision? (‘Question’).

 

3.      The voting for the Poll activity shall commence on August 3rd September, 2012 at 20:30 hours Indian Standard Time (‘IST’) and will end on .  (8th September, 2012) 19:00 pm‘Voting Period’)

 

4.      The Poll activity shall be held on one platform only, by way of sending of SMS by Viewer(s). To participate in the Poll activity and vote via SMS, the Viewer(s) will be required to vote on the Question mentioned in clause 2. The Viewer(s) will be required to send an SMS Yes or No  to 57827 during the Voting Period (‘Entry(ies)’).

 

5.      The cost of the SMS shall be solely borne by the Voter(s). The cost of each SMS shall be charged by the respective telecom/mobile operators at the rates stated below:

Operator

Cost per SMS

Aircel

5

Airtel

3

Idea

3

Reliance

3

Reliance GSM

3

Tata Tele

3

TATA Indicom

3

TATA Docomo

3

Vodafone

3

BSNL

2

 

 

 

6.      Entry/ies cast after the Voting Period will not be considered and shall be deemed null and void.

 

7.      Entry/ies containing anything except ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ shall be deemed null and void.

 

8.      STAR India and/or the Channel shall not be responsible and/or liable in any manner whatsoever for any network problem, breakdown of machinery, unclear network, disruption in the network due to which the Viewer(s) are unable to participate in the Poll activity and/or the cost of the SMS charged by the telecom/mobile operator for each Entry/ies etc. Any dispute in connection to the above shall be settled between the subscriber(s)/Viewer(s)/Voter(s) and the mobile operator directly, without involving STAR India.

 

9.      Star India and/or the Channel shall on [  11th Sep, 2012 6:00 pm]announce the Poll activity result.

 

10.  By participating in the Poll activity, it is construed that the Voter(s)/ Viewer(s) have read and understood these Principle Rules including the General Rules stated below and have agreed to abide by the same. (I am sure we must be making the viewer/voters aware by some means regarding the T&C)

 

11.  It is expressly stated that this is simply a Poll activity to enable the Viewer(s)/Voter(s) to express  their opinions only. Therefore, there shall be no winners declared or prizes distributed for this Poll activity.

 

 

General Rules:

 

1.      The Voter(s) must be above the age of 18 years, must be a citizen of India and must be    residing within the territorial limits of India during the Voting Period of the Poll activity.

 

2.      STAR India reserves all rights to make amendments to the existing rules and regulations or withdraw the Question, without giving prior notice. It shall be the sole responsibility of the Viewer(s)/Voter(s) to check the rules and regulations on www.startv.in. (I am sure we must be making the viewer/voters aware by some means regarding the T&C)

 

3.      Non-conformance by the Voter(s) to any and all the rules will make such Voter’s Entry/ies null and void.

 

4.      STAR India and/ or Channel is in no manner whatsoever responsible and/or shall not be held liable in any manner whatsoever, for any injury, death, mental trauma caused to the Voter/Viewer in any manner whatsoever, in connection to the Poll activity.

 

5.      The Viewer(s)/Voter(s) shall hold harmless and indemnify STAR India, its affiliates, its group companies, their employees, officers, directors and/or any other person from and against any injury/damage/harm/loss/ death/ mental or emotional trauma suffered by the Viewer(s)/Voter(s) in connection with the Poll activity, and waives all rights to file in person/ through any family member and/or third party any applications, criminal and/or civil proceedings in any courts or forum in India to claim any damages or reliefs.

 

6.      Employees of and/ or consultants of the Channel, STAR India, and the members of their immediate family, are ineligible to vote and be part of the Poll activity.

 

7.      The outcome of the Poll activity/the decision made by STAR India and/ or Channel regarding the Poll activity shall be final .