INDIA’S DANCING SUPERSTAR

 

 

The following are the terms and conditions, governing the “INDIA’S DANCING SUPERSTAR” (“Contest”) hosted by Star India Private Limited (“STAR/Company”) for the purpose of selection of participants for its reality program tentatively titled “INDIA’S DANCING SUPERSTAR ” (“Program”)  to be aired on STAR Plus (“Channel”).

 

These rules for participation in the Contest (“Terms and Conditions”) shall be irrevocably binding on each entrant/participant (“Contestant(s)/Participant(s)”) voluntarily participating in the Contest.  The participation by the Contestant(s)/Participant(s) in the Contest in the manner as detailed below shall be deemed to be their absolute agreement to the Terms and Conditions, Terms of Use and Privacy Policy of STAR India as prescribed from time to time. The Contest shall be governed by the Terms and Conditions stated herein below and all Contestant(s)/as requested herein unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by the same.

 

The Privacy Policy available here at www.starplus.in shall govern all usage of any Personal Information (defined below) gathered under or pursuant to this Contest by STAR India (defined below).

 

 

Definitions

 

"Company" means STAR India Private Limited, the owner and rightholder of the Program.

 

"Contestant(s)": Any person(s) who is five (5) years and above as of March 10,2013 and is a citizen of India and/or a resident of India as per the Income Tax Act, 1961, and enters the Show in accordance with the rules stated below.

 

Program” means the Show(s) (defined below) which shall be tentatively titled “India’s Dancing Superstar

 

“Production House” BBC Worldwide Media Pvt. Ltd, the organizers  and producers of the Program

 

"Show(s)" means each episode(s) of the Program including any Special Show(s).

 

Show Player(s)” means the selected Contestant(s) who are selected through the process of the Audition to participate in the Program.

 

Special Show(s)” means any episode/s of the Show recorded with Contestant(s) who belong to a category other than that specified hereunder, which may include celebrities or children special, or any other category which may be decided upon by the Company in its sole discretion. Such episodes may have additional rules (as amendments/attachments) to which the Contestants will have to comply with along with all the other rules of the Competition.

 

Audition(s)” means different levels of selection process which the Contestant(s) need to clear for participating in the Program.

 

Audition Centre” (i)means a location in any of the following cities where, at the discretion of the Company, the Contestants need to come for the level 1 and 2 of the Audition process:  Jaipur, Bhubaneswar, Jammu, Ranchi, Chandigarh, Patna, Lucknow, Guwahati, Delhi, Indore, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Pune, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Mumbai or any other such city as the Company may nominate (ii).  means  and is limited to locations  in the cities where, at the discretion of the Company, the Contestants need to come for the level 3of the  audition process:  Delhi ,Mumbai  and Kolkata  and (iii) means  and is limited to locations  in the city of Mumbai  where, at the discretion of the Company, the Contestants need to come for the level 4 of the  audition process.

 

Studio" means any location deemed fit by the Company for filming of the Program.

 

Intellectual Property” means and includes all performances, performers’ rights,  publicity rights, brands, rights if any vested in the Contestant relating to or in the Footage owned by the Company, concepts, confidential information, copyrights, databases, designs, formulae, franchises, goodwill, know-how, licenses, ‘look and feel’, music (including songs, sheet music, lyrics and remixes), permits, proprietary information and knowledge, scripts (and their sound recordings), segments, set designs, service marks, technology, titles, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, format rights, and all other allied, ancillary and subsidiary rights in any and all media whether now known or subsequently invented, as well as all other intellectual property as is commonly understood and recognized as such by applicable law, (past, current or future) industry usage, or otherwise.

 

Works” shall mean an include any form of artistic works, works of authorship , any form of performances and services made by the Contestant(s) or compilation, data which is developed, created, discovered, invented or otherwise brought into existence by the Contestants during the course of  Program/Show or the Auditions.

 

Exploitation/Exploit ” shall mean the exploitation of the Materials including along with its cognate forms and grammatical variations, means and includes the exploitation, use, alteration, broadcast, rebroadcast, communication, encryption, transmission, translation adaptation, publication, cutting, editing, and packaging of the Intellectual Property vested in the Materials, either in whole or in part, in any form/format or language, as may be decided by STAR INDIA in its sole discretion and shall include incorporation of the Materials including performances in the Program or any audio visual recording or sound recording or as may be decided by STAR INDIA in its sole discretion as well as the conversion of the Materials from one form/format to another and  in relation to the Materials, making of a Cinematograph Film or Sound Recording, Communication to the Public, Broadcast, Performance in Public, adaptation, reprography, reproduction, distribution, sale, commercial rental, assignment, licensing, merchandising rights, remakes, sequels, prequels, versions, translations, dubbing and/or subtitling in any all languages/dialects in the world, converting the Materials for theatrical exploitation, including but not limited to the broadcasting thereof by any form of radio, internet and any and all form of television including but not limited to terrestrial, satellite, direct to home, cable, IPTV, any form of video on demand (including but not limited to Pay-per-View, NVOD, SVOD, PVOD, FVOD made available for being seen or heard or delivered or exploited through wire or wireless including but not limited to internet, websites including but not limited to social networking websites, blogs, internet or mobile streaming or download services (whether free, pay or subscription based) computing and networking devices, mobile /telecommunication system based platforms, mobile TV, theatrical or non-theatrical or any other means whether now known or existing or in commercial use or hereinafter invented or developed in the future in and to the Intellectual Property and all elements thereof. The capitalized terms ‘Broadcast’, ‘Communication to the Public’, ‘Cinematograph Film’, ‘Performance /Perform in Public’, ‘Sound Recording’, ‘Visual Recording’ shall have the same meanings as defined in the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 as amended from time to time and all analogous rights subsisting under the laws of each and every jurisdiction throughout the world.

 

PRINCIPAL RULES

 

1.      The Contest will commence from February 1st 2013 conclude on March 10,2013(“Period”) (both dates inclusive).

 

2.      Procedure to register

(a)    The Company shall promote the registration through on-air (promos, astons, bugs etc.), radio, online and any other manner as the Company may deem fit, at its sole discretion, stating the mechanism in which the Contestant(s) can participate in the Program.

(b)   Registration process will be at the Audition Centre.

(c)    The Contestant(s) can get details of the Audition Centres in the following manner:

i.        By sending SMS in the following format:  <dance>to 57827. The Contestant(s)  will then receive an SMS with (a)details of the Audition Centre closest to the Contestant where the Auditions is yet to commence, (b)the date and timings for such Auditions,(c) the details on the documentation required to be submitted by the Contestant(s) at such Audition Centre prior to the Auditions. In some cases, if the locations for the Audition Centres are not finalised then the Contestant(s) shall receive an SMS with the date of Auditions along with a message stating that details of the Audition Centres and the timings for the Auditions will be intimated to them via SMS in some days and to log on to www.starplus.in for any further details. By logging on to the website www.starplus.in (“Website”).

ii.       Logging on to the facebook page of the Program

 

(d)  Cost applicable for the sms sent by the Contestant(s)

 

               The cost charged to the Contestant(s) by the respective network provider(s) shall be as follows:

 

           

Network Operator(s)

Costs(Rs)

 

Vodafone

3

Airtel

3

Idea

3

Reliance Communications,

3

Aircel

5

Tata Indicom

3

BSNL

2

 

  1. To register and to participate in the Contest, the interested Contestant(s) shall (a) have a unique registration code provided to him /her at the Audition Centre(“Registration Number”)   (b) fill and execute a registration form at the Audition Centre and duly submit all personal information as may be required to be submitted by them on the registration form in a manner and form, as requested and /or prescribed therein, (“Registration Form”), (c) submit all documentation as intimated to him through the sms/Website. In case the said Contestant(s) is unable to furnish the original document(s) to verify the eligibility details and also submit self-affirmed photocopy of the same, the said Contestant(s) shall be disqualified by the Company. For the purposes of this Contest, the executed copy of these Terms and Conditions, documentation ,Registration Number and the Registration Form bearing the signature of the Contestant(s) and in case the Contestant is a minor, signature of his/her parents  duly ssubmitted by the Contestant(s) at the Audition Centre shall be considered a complete entry (“Entry”). Contestant(s) undertake that all personal information, documentation, contents of the Registration Form provided by them at the time of registration at the Audition Centre is true, correct, accurate and original. Any incomplete Entry and /or Entries with incorrect format, additional and/or inadequate information will be considered invalid and will be disqualified from participating in the Contest. The Channel /Company  shall be free at any point of time  to contact  and /or communicate with the Contestant(s)  for availing any  additional  information and/or to verify any details as provided in relation to Contest and/or the Entry  and the Contestant(s) shall unconditionally  facilitate the same.

 

  1. All entries at the Contest at the respective Audition Centre(s) shall be on first cum first serve basis between  9am  to 2pm .It is further  clarified that the Company reserves the right to close the registration process at any of the Audition Centre, in any manner it may deem fit at its sole discretion. The decision of the Company in such situations shall be considered final and binding and the Contestant(s) shall not challenge /dispute such decisions.  Any Entry made after the Period will not be considered for the Contest and shall be deemed null and void. The Company shall not be responsible for any Entries submitted but not received due to any reason whatsoever.

 

5.           The Auditions for the Contest shall be conducted at the Audition Centre in the manner as detailed below:

 

a.         LEVEL 1-

i.              The Contestant(s) will be asked to perform a single dance act (“Act”). This Act shall be evaluated by the Production House or its representatives.

ii.            For avoidance of doubt it is clarified that the decision of the Production House or its representatives shall be final in this regard.

iii.          The top rated Acts shall be short listed at the discretion of the Production House for the next level.

iv.          The Company and /or the Production House reserve the right to stop/interrupt the Contestant(s) during the Act and the Contestant(s) shall have no objection to the same.

 

   b.        LEVEL 2

i.              The Contestant(s) whose Acts have been shortlisted in the earlier level shall perform once again on the same day. These Acts shall be evaluated by the Company and/ or any representatives and /or choreographers appointed by the Company and /or the Production House or its representatives.

ii.             For avoidance of doubt it is clarified that the decision of the Company and/or any other choreographers(s) appointed by the Company and /or the Production House shall be final in this regard.

iii.          The top rated Acts shall be short listed at the discretion of the Company and /or the Production House.

 

c.       LEVEL 3 

i.        In case a Contestant gets selected in Level 2, he/she will be required to be present for Level 3 at the main Audition Centre which will be in Mumbai, Delhi or Kolkata on specific dates as decided by the Company and agree to travel, stay, etc. entirely at his/her own expense. Selected Contestants can choose the city they want to come to for Level 3 of the auditions, provided that the Company reserves the right to declare a maximum number of Contestants which can enter Level 3 in a particular city. Such Contestant(s) shall be asked to perform an Act and be further interviewed by the Company and/ or any other person(s) appointed by the Company.

ii.       The Contestant(s) and  any 1(one) parent of the Contestants (below 18 years-) shall do any and all acts and execute any and all documents in such manner and at such location as may be required by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion.

ii.            Such shortlisted Contestant(s) shall perform acts before a panel comprising of 1 (one) or more reputed choreographer and 1 (one) or more) representative from the Channel /Production House, as the Company may deem fit at its discretion (hereinafter referred to as “Jury” together). The top rated Acts shall be short listed at the discretion of the Jury on the basis of the scores awarded by them.

iii.          The Company reserves the right to select any number of Contestant(s) from the main Audition Centers from all the cities. The selected Contestants shall be eligible for the next level of selection.   The Contestants shall be informed about their selection for the next round,i.e. the televised auditions  by the Company and /or its representatives .

v.            Such selected Contestant(s) shall be required to be present in or around Mumbai for the next level of selection on the day and time specified by the Company.

 

c.       LEVEL 4 – (Televised Auditions) –

i.              Contestant(s) and parents of the Contestant(s) (below 18 years) shortlisted at level 3 shall be required to be present in or around Mumbai for the next level of selection on the day and time specified by the Company.The cost of travel and lodging of such Contestant(s) shall be borne by the Company on actuals  subject to the same falling within the  fixed bracket decided by the Company at its sole discretion and communicated to the Contestant(s) and subject to the Contestant(s) providing the Company with actual receipts/documentation evidencing  such expenses.. If the Contestant(s) fails to attend the Mumbai Audition at the venue on the date and time as informed by the Company, the entry of the Contestant(s) will be invalid.

ii.            The Contestant(s) and parents of the Contestant(s) (below 18 years) will be required to register by executing the necessary documents and also by furnishing the documents as required to verify the personal details provided by the Contestant(s) in Level 1 or 2. Each of the selected Contestant(s) shall be required to furnish the necessary documentation (as stated in the General Rules below) in original to confirm the eligibility details, etc. provided by the said Contestant(s). In case the said Contestant(s) is unable to furnish the original document(s) to verify the eligibility details and also submit self-affirmed photocopy of the same, the said Contestant(s) shall be disqualified by the Company.

iii.          The Company reserves the right to introduce Contestant(s) from outsides India in the Level 4, who have gone through the similar selection process as the Contestant(s) from India.

iv.          Level 4 will be held in or around Mumbai.  The Contestant(s) shall be evaluated by the Judges of the Program appointed by the Company.

v.            The Judges panel will judge the Contestant(s) on the basis of the Acts performed in front of them.

vi.          The Judges shall rate these Acts on the basis of dance performance and overall personality.

vii.        The Company shall select Show Player(s) from amongst the Contestant(s) selected for the Level 4. The selected Show Player(s) shall have to ensure that they will make themselves available for all shoot dates and travel to any place for the shoot of the Program, as may be informed by the Company from time to time.

viii.      The selected Show Players will need to reside in any place in India decided by the Company at its sole discretion, during the shoot schedule of the Program.

ix.          Upon successful contact and agreement with the Show Player(s) in relation to the arrangements for such Contestant(s) attendance at the Studio, the selected Show Player(s) must attend the Studio at the time and date communicated by the Company.

x.            In the event of the failure of any of the Show Player(s) from attending the Studio by the aforesaid time for any reason whatsoever the Company shall at its own discretion be entitled to exclude such Show Player(s) from the Show.

 

6.     It is clarified that Contestant(s) who have participated in dance based reality shows /programs broadcast /telecast on any satellite channel, will need to mandatorily inform the Company about such participation prior to participating in this Contest. The final decision whether to select such Contestant(s) for the Contest shall vest with the Company.

 

7.   The Company reserves the right to extend the timing or close the gates of the Audition Centre(s), without prior notice to the Contestant(s) and/or people who have turned up at the Audition Centre(s). 

 

8.   It is clarified that the Contestant(s) shall carry their own music CD’s or tapes for all the Levels of the Contest and /or shall be solely responsible to make all arrangements for facilitating their Act and the Company shall not be responsible to provide the same.

 

9.      For the avoidance of doubt, if a Contestant gets disqualified in the first level, then he/she can travel to any other Audition Centre and Audition on the specified date.

 

10.  For avoidance of doubt it is clarified that the final selection of the Show Players made by the Channel/Company /Jury/judges shall be final and binding on all the Contestant(s) and in no event shall the Contestant(s) dispute the decision made by the Channel/Company or its employees in connection to the Contest. For the sake of clarity, in the event of any fault, misunderstanding or dispute concerning any part of the Contest and/or the selection process to qualify for the Contest/Program, the decision of the Company shall be final and binding.

 

10. In case of Contestant(s) below 18 years of age, any 1 (one) parent/guardian of such Contestant(s) shall accompany the Contestant (s) for all the levels of the Auditions  and shall stay with him/her till her elimination  and /or completion of the Program (whichever is earlier)

 

11.  The Company and /or the Production House and /or the Jury and /or the Judges (as the case may be) reserve the right to stop/interrupt the performance of the Contestant(s) at any given point during any of the Levels of the Contest and the Contestant(s) shall have no objection to the same nor shall they raise any objections against the same. It is further clarified that the Company and /or the Production House and /or the Jury and /or the Judges (as the case may be) are not obligated to watch the performance of the Contestant(s) and /or the Act beyond a reasonable time period. For the purposes of this Contest, reasonable period shall mean 30 (thirty) seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL RULES

 

1.      The Contest is strictly open to Contestant(s) of the age of 5 (five) years and above and residents of India only.

2.      The Contestant(s) can participate in the Contest either individually or in duos or in groups. For clarification it is stated that the performance of the Contestant(s) can be a solo performance or duo performance or a group performance.

3.      The Contestant(s) should not have any criminal conviction. Contestant(s) must be in a physically, emotionally and mentally fit condition to participate in the Contest/Program.

4.      Contestant(s) is required to furnish necessary supporting documentation in original (i.e., birth certificate, school leaving certificate or passport) and/or any other documentary proof as may be required by the Company to confirm the eligibility of the Contestant(s). The Contestant(s) and parents of the Contestant(s) (below 18 years) agree to do any and all acts and execute any and all documents in such manner and at such location as may be required by the Channel and/or STAR India in its sole and absolute discretion.

5.      The Company also reserves the right to change the selection process of the Contestant(s) (in any manner whatsoever as deemed fit) stated herein and/or in the subsequent Seasons of the Program, without any prior intimation to the Contestants and/or the public.

6.      Contestant(s) must enter the Contest voluntarily on their own behalf and entry (ies) by proxy will not be accepted.

7.      Company  reserves all rights to make amendments to the existing Terms and Conditions or withdraw, change, alter, amend the mechanism of  selection, participation , process of elimination, Terms and Conditions, Period and/or Program without giving prior notice. It shall be the sole responsibility of the Contestant(s) to check the Terms and Conditions on this Website, from time to time.

8.      Company reserves the right to cancel and/or postpone the Program/Contest without assigning any reasons and/or without giving any prior intimation to the Contestant(s). 

9.      Company shall not be responsible and/or liable in any manner whatsoever for any network problem, breakdown of machinery, unclear network, disruption in the network and/or the cost of the  missed call or Internet session charged by the telecom/mobile operator etc. Any dispute in connection to the above shall be settled between the subscribers/ Contestant(s) and the telecom/mobile operator directly, without involving Company.

10.  Contestant(s) shall not in any circumstances make any claims against Company , Channel, their employees, directors and its affiliates arising out of or relating to any and all costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including, without limitation due to any technical faults or directly or indirectly, to their participation or non-participation in the Contest. If the Contestant(s) is found to be ineligible, or if they have not complied with these Terms and Conditions, the corresponding entries will be disqualified.

11.  Each Contestant(s) in consideration of being given opportunity to participate in the Contest ,agrees that the Contestant(s) shall hold harmless the main sponsor, if any, the Channel, Company , its affiliates, its group companies, their employees, officers, directors or any other person from and against any injury/damage/harm/loss/ death/ mental or emotional trauma suffered by the viewer, in any manner whatsoever in connection with the Contest and/or the Program and/or any personal information submitted by the Contestant(s) and to the extent permissible under law 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.

12.  By participating in the Contest it is deemed that the Contestant(s) have read understood, accepted and agree to abide with all the rules and regulations of voting as set out herein and is unconditionally bound by the terms of use and privacy rules of the Program as uploaded on the Website of the Company and /or the Program.

13.  Company is in no manner whatsoever responsible and/or shall not be held liable in any manner whatsoever, for any injury, mental trauma caused to the Contestant(s) in any manner whatsoever or for any reason whatsoever in connection to the Program and/or any aspect related to Contest/Auditions/selection process .  The Contestant(s) shall hold harmless the Channel, Company, its affiliates, its group companies, their employees, officers, directors or any other person from and against any injury/damage/harm/loss/ death/ mental or emotional trauma suffered by the Contestant(s), in any manner whatsoever in connection with the Program and/or any aspect of voting 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.

14.  Contestant(s) acknowledges that in case any portion/clause of these Terms and Conditions is deemed invalid or becomes unenforceable or prohibited by the law of the country, such portions shall be considered divisible and shall not be part of the consideration, and the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall be valid and binding and of like effect as though such provision was not included herein.

15.  The Contestant(s) shall comply with the laws of India.

16.  Employees of the Company, of the Production House, the advertising agency or any other agency or third party vendor which has been appointed from time to time, and also employees of the main sponsors and members of their immediate family; persons who are not 5 years; are not citizen of India and/or resident of India as per the Income Tax Act 1961 (save and except for the contestants from outside India who may be introduced by the Company at its sole discretion); individuals not conversant in spoken Hindi; are ineligible to enter the Show. Further, failure to provide proof or affidavit of eligibility, including the correct date of birth within a reasonable time upon request by the Company may result in disqualification. The Company also reserves the right to disqualify a Contestant(s) incase a discrepancy is found to exist in the information furnished/provided/stated by the Contestant during the conversation with the Company and in the information(s) stated in the documents furnished by the Contestant(s).

17.  The Contestant(s)  agree that they shall make themselves available from time to time and co-operate with the Channel and/or  Company and participate in any activity and/or campaign and /or events  (“Promotional Activity”) of any nature whatsoever with respect to the Program/Contest without any money payable to the Contestant(s)  .  Further, the Contestant(s)  shall at no point of time refuse or disagree to participate in any such Promotional Activity for any reason whatsoever.

18.  In case for whatever reason any Contestant is not agreeable to travel, stay, etc. entirely at his/her own expense, the Company will regretfully consider the entry of such Contestant(s) as invalid and the Contestant(s) shall be disqualified.

19.  In the event of any fault, misunderstanding or dispute concerning any part of the Show and/or the selection process to qualify for the Show, the decision of the Company shall be final and each Contestant shall be bound by such decision of the Company.

20.  Contestant(s)  shall not during the  Audition/Program make any obscene gesture(s)/acts, or any defamatory statement of any event or any person alive or deceased, material, or anything of an advertising nature and will not expose the Company and/or the Production House  to civil and/or criminal proceedings.

21.  Contestant(s) shall not grant or publish any interviews, news articles, or issue any other kind of publicity and/or personal blog(s) concerning its participation in the Program or the Auditions herein including but not limited to the Company without Company’s prior written consent in each instance.

22.  Contestant(s) shall not do any act either directly or indirectly which may bring the Company and/or the Program into public disrepute or denigrate any of the preceding, or offend any community or public morals and in all public appearances the Contestant(s) shall use her/his/its judgment in general demeanor and choice of language to create an atmosphere which would be conducive to the filming and/or promotion of the Audition /Program.

23.  In case any portion/clause of these Terms and Conditions is deemed invalid or becomes unenforceable or prohibited by the law of the country, such portions shall be considered divisible and shall not be part of the consideration, and the remainder of these Terms and Conditions shall be valid and binding and of like effect as though such provision was not included herein.

24.  Contestant acknowledges that Contestant’s representations, warranties, indemnities, grant of rights in the Materials, dispute mechanism and obligations shall survive the efflux of time and the termination of these Terms and Conditions.

25.  By participating in Level 1 of the selection process for the Program, it is construed that the Contestant(s) and parents/guardians of the Contestant(s) below 18 years have agreed to abide by the Terms and Conditions including these General Rules.

26.  If the operation of the Show (including without limitation the operation of the telephone system); the recording; broadcast of any/all of the Shows is prevented by an war, industrial action, flood or any Act of God, or applicable law or any Act of God or any act beyond the reasonable control of man  (“Force Majeure”) which continues for a period of fifteen (15) days, the Company may at its sole discretion cancel all or any part of the Show  and/or participation of a Contestant(s)/Show Players  forthwith and such decision shall be final and binding.

27.   Notwithstanding a Contestant's participation in the Show there is no obligation on the part of the Company to broadcast any Show in which he/she has taken part, or any or all of his / her contribution as recorded by the Company.

28.  The Company reserves all rights to make amendments to the existing rules without prior or subsequent notice, and the Contestant/parents of the minor Contestant on behalf of the Contestant agree that the Contestant shall be bound by such revised rules. The Company shall not be responsible and/or liable in any manner whatsoever in case the Contestant(s) are unable to participate in the selection process due to failure on the part of the telecom operator, facility provider, etc.

29.  Contestant(s) specifically agree, allows, grants and permits the Company or any party authorized by it to record (audio-video/audio or video) the participation process/performance at every level of the Auditions, including the Acts at each level, any interaction of the Contestant with the Company or fellow Contestant or any representative of the Company, if any, of the Contestant(s) rendered during the Auditions/Show or the Program or any related series of sound recordings and video recordings which have been shot during the Auditions/Show or the Program on film, tape or digital or other electronic media  and includes recording of any personal questions or conversations relating to the personal lives of the Contestants  (“Footage”) and agree that the Footage may be used by the Company as it deems fit anywhere in the world at any time now or in the future, including but not limited for promotion of the Program. For the avoidance of doubt, all rights in the Footage vests exclusively with the Company worldwide in perpetuity and the Company is entitled to exploit the same  in any manner it may deem fit. .

30.  All rights in the Works, Footage and footage in Promotional Activity shall remain the exclusive property of Company for the entire period of their subsistence, in every part of the world. To the extent, that the intellectual property rights or any rights, title and interest in the Works, Footage and footage in Promotional Activity do not vest with Company, by operation of law, the Contestant (s), on an outright basis hereby irrevocably, exclusively, perpetually and for the entire world assigns and transfers all rights, title and interest vested in the Works,Footage and footage in Promotional Activity (“Materials”) including rights in any Exploitation thereof to Company. To the extent that the assignment of rights, title and interest in the Materials in relation to future medium or mode of exploitation of the Materials is not held valid by operation of law, notwithstanding the assignment of such rights in favor of Company, Contestant(s) hereby grant an irrevocable, exclusive, sub-licensable, perpetual license to Company for such future medium or mode of exploitation of the Materials as may be developed in the future, for the entire world. Notwithstanding the above, the Contestant(s) hereby agrees that the Contestant(s) ) shall not assign or in any other manner transfer rights including the intellectual property rights in the Materials for such means and modes of exploitation of the Materials which are not mentioned herein and are not presently known or in commercial use and therefore by operation of law are not deemed to have been assigned to Company  without offering for assignment such modes or means of exploitation of the rights including intellectual property rights in the Materials for the entire world and perpetuity to Company (‘Offer’). The Contestant(s) agrees and acknowledges that any form of assignment or transfer of any rights, title and interest in any such future modes and mean of exploitation of the Materials to any third party in breach of the obligation herein, anywhere in the world shall be null and void. Further, Company may Exploit the rights including the intellectual property rights at any time it chooses, and it is expressly agreed by the Parties that Section 19(4) of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 will not apply to this Terms and Conditions. 

The Contestant (s) waive off their “Moral Rights” with respect to the Materials. Further, the Contestant (s) further agree and acknowledge that they shall not be entitled to any share in the revenues arising from exploitation of the Materials. The Contestant (s) acknowledge that their contribution to the Materials does not qualify as a ‘performance’ within the meaning of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957.

31.  Company shall in no event, whatsoever, be responsible for any medical or other problems suffered by Contestant(s) during or in relation to the Program, Auditions. The Contestant(s) and/or the parent/guardian of the Contestant (below 18 years of age) acknowledge and understand that the participation in the Audition/Program is at his/her own risk. The Company shall not be responsible for the Contestant(s) safety during the Program or the Auditions; neither shall they be required to obtain any insurance in relation to the same for Contestant(s).

32.  Non-conformance by any Contestant(s) and/or the Show Player to the Terms and Conditions herein will disqualify them from participation.

33.  The Company and/or the channel is in no manner whatsoever responsible and/or shall not be held liable in any manner whatsoever, for any physical injury, death, mental and/or emotional trauma caused to the contestant(s) and/or the Show Player(s) in any manner whatsoever, in relation to the selection process.

34.  The Terms and Conditions shall be construed in accordance with the laws of India and in case of any dispute or other matter arising in reference to the Auditions  and/or the Program shall be referred to a sole arbitrator appointed by Company a and shall be governed by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, amended from time to time. The venue for arbitration shall be Mumbai, in English language. All the costs, charges and expenses in connection to the Arbitration shall be solely borne by the Contestant who has raised the dispute.

35.  Subject to the provision of 34 above, the Courts having jurisdiction under the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, to determine all matters which the Court is entitled to determine under the Act, including, without limitation, provision of interim relief’s under the provisions of Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, shall exclusively be the courts at Mumbai, India.

36.  The Contestant(s) shall all times (including all levels of the Contest) including in all their public appearances have a pleasant demeanour and choice of language to create an atmosphere which would be conducive to the Contest and /or Program. Further they will not, directly or indirectly, in any manner denigrate or do any act denigrating/detrimental to the Company or the Program or the Channel(s) and /or indulge in any illegal activity or act of violence.