Rules and Regulations for Haryana Ke Gaurav

PROCEDURE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SHOW

Registration Process:

1. The Auditions will be conducted by the team only at the venue and interested Participant(s) are required to submit a complete registration form.
2. The Participant shall be required to provide below mentioned basic personal information at the time of registration:

• Full name
• Age
• Date of Birth
• Name of the act (if applicable)
• Mobile Number (whatsapp)
• Home Telephone Number
• Address
• City
• Highest level of education completed
• Occupation/ Job/ Business/ Self-Employed
• Postal code
• Nationality
• Email ID
• Additional contact

*In case of minor participant, Parent/ Legal Guardian Details

1. Please note that we will be able to get in touch with you only if the mobile number you have shared is registered with the service provider in India.
2. Registered e-mail ID and mobile no. will be mandatory field during registration without which the Participant will not qualify for subsequent rounds.
3. In case of a Participant applies on behalf of a group or in the event a Parent/Legal Guardian applied on behalf of a group, then these Rules and Regulations shall be applicable to each member of such group. By choosing to make an application on behalf of the group, the Participant hereby agrees that the group shall be bound by these Rules and Regulations at all times. Further, the Participant hereby confirms that the Participant has taken the consent of each individual member of the group, prior to registering on their behalf.
   In case of minor Participants, the Participant or the Parent/Legal Guardian registering for the group, hereby confirms that the Participant or the Parent/Legal Guardian has taken the consent of the Parent/Legal Guardian of each such minor Participant, prior to registering on their behalf. The Show Management shall at no time be responsible for or entertain any complaints with respect to individuals applying to the Show on the behalf of the group. The Participant or the Parent/Legal Guardian registering on behalf of the group shall at all times be liable to the Show Management for any complaints or claims made by any group members and shall keep the Show Management indemnified in this regard. Further, in the event any member of the group is found to be in violation of these Rules and Regulations or refuses to participate in the due process of the Show, then the Company shall have the right to disqualify the whole group, at its sole discretion. The Company may choose to allow the rest of the group to continue in the Show, however, Company’s decision in this regard shall be final.

2. The Parent or Legal Guardian of the Minor participating in the Audition hereby represents and confirms that such Parent or Legal Guardian completely understands the nature of Show and that he/she has voluntarily chosen at his/her free will to permit his/her Minor child to participate in the Auditions and further participate in the Show (if selected) and such Parent or Legal Guardian(in case of Minor Participant) is willing to bear all risks, costs and consequences arising from participation of his/her Minor child in the Audition and/or the Show. All representations and warranties, obligations, terms and covenants as laid down herein and applicable to the Minor Participant shall be deemed to be applicable on the Parent/ Legal Guardian and the Parent/ Legal Guardian (in case of Minor Participant) hereby agrees to comply and abide by the same.
3. The Parent/ Legal Guardian (in case of Minor Participant) hereby agrees and acknowledges that it shall be such Parent’s/ Legal Guardian’s complete responsibility in case of Minor Participants to ensure that the Minor’s school/ college / university/ institute’s attendance and education is not affected due to his/ her Minor child’s participation in the Audition/ subsequent Auditions and/or Show (if selected). The Parent/ Legal Guardian (in case of Minor Participant) hereby undertakes to be fully responsible towards Minor Participant’s education and shall ensure that the Minor Child’s education and welfare will not be affected in any manner while permitting him/her to participate in the Auditions, subsequent round of Auditions and/or Show.
4. The Participant and/or Parent/Legal Guardian (in case of Minor Participant) hereby agrees and confirms that even if the Participant is selected for the Auditions and/ or the Show, neither the Participant not the Parent/ Legal Guardian (in case of Minor Participant) shall have any right to claim any benefit/demand/consideration/monies from the Company or the Show Management, in addition and/or in exchange of the selection.
5. Any incomplete, erroneous, or unclear information, shall be considered invalid and deemed null and void and the Entry of such Participant will not be considered.
6. By participating in the Audition process, it is deemed that the Participant(s) and the Parent/Legal Guardian (in case of Minor Participant) have severally and jointly read, understood, accepted and agreed to abide with all the Rules & Regulations of the Audition and/or Show (if selected) as mentioned herein and is unconditionally bound by the terms of use and privacy rules of the Show, any decisions made by the Show Management in its sole discretion, including any interpretations of the Rules & Regulations.
7. In the event of any technical errors, the Company and/or Producer shall not be responsible for the same. Further, Entries received despite or owing to any technical errors shall be considered invalid and the Company shall have the sole discretion in such cases.
8. Participant(s) shall be required to be present in the audition venues across cities on specific dates and time as decided and communicated by the Company. The Company reserves the right to revise, add or remove from the list of audition venues, at its sole discretion. The decision of the Company shall be final and binding upon all the Participants.
9. In order to confirm the eligibility of the Participant(s), the Participant(s) are mandatorily required to submit scanned copies of the following documents as and when asked for by the Company. The Company has the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility. Failure to provide such proof within a reasonable time could result in disqualification from the Show. If the Participant(s) are found to be ineligible, or if they have not complied with these Rules and Regulations, will be disqualified:
10. For valid Identity Proof (any one of the following)
11. PAN Card
12. Aadhar Card

• Driving License

1. Passport
2. Voter Identity Card
3. For valid Age Proof (any one of the following)
4. Passport
5. Birth Certificate

• School Certificate

1. PAN Card
2. Driving License
3. Voter Identity Card

• Court Affidavit

1. For valid Address Proof (any one of the following)
2. Passport
3. Ration Card

• Driving License

1. Electricity Bill
2. Voter Identity Card
3. Aadhar Card
4. For valid Proof of relationship/guardianship (where applicable) (any one of the following)
5. Ration Card
6. Passport

• School leaving certificate

1. Court order declaring the Guardian as the legal guardian of the Minor Participant
2. Any other Govt. document establishing the relationship/guardianship

*(Kindly note, Submission of the aforesaid documents does not imply that the Participation has been selected for further participation)

10. Documents provided should be clear, readable scanned copies and any failure to provide the same can lead to disqualification. The Company reserves the right to disqualify any Participant(s) from the Show or the Audition or any other rounds of auditions, in its sole discretion, if the Company is not satisfied with the documents submitted by the Participant and/or the Parent or Legal Guardian (in case of Minor Participant) or the Participant(s) at any stage is unable to supply any of the documents required by the Show Management/ the Company or supplies unclear, inaccurate, incomplete or misleading personal details and/or information. Successful verification of the documents is mandatory for the Participants to progress further to the culling round. The Company reserves the right to ask the Participant to re-submit any of the above-mentioned document proof any stage of the Show.
11. During the Auditions, the Participant(s) shall be evaluated and shortlisted by the panel on the basis of his/her performance, overall personality, screen presence, entertainment factor, etc. or any such other criteria determined by the Company, at its sole discretion. The Panel shall have the sole authority to judge and rate the performance of all the Participants and their decision shall be final and binding on all Participants and Parent/ Legal Guardian (in case of Minor participant). Based on the evaluations by the Panel, the top-rated performances shall be shortlisted, and the Participants shall be selected and eligible for participation in the City Auditions/ Ground Auditions or Studio Auditions.
12. Participant(s) shortlisted during the City Auditions / Ground Auditions shall be required to be present in Gurgaon for the Studio Auditions on the day/days and time specified by the Company. The Company reserves the right to introduce other shortlisted Participant(s) in Studio Auditions, who have gone through a similar selection process as the Participants. Such decision of the Company shall be final and binding upon all the Participants. The Company reserves the right to change, alter or modify the dates, timing or location of the City Auditions / Ground Auditions and Studio Auditions, at any time at its sole discretion.
13. During the City Auditions / Ground Auditions, the Participants(s) shall be evaluated by an esteemed panel of judges and experts, who shall be judging the performance of Participants in the Show and /or forming part of the Show engaged by the Company and/or the Producers at its sole discretion. The Judges shall have the sole authority to judge and rate the performance of all the Participants and their decision shall be final and binding on all Participants and Parent/ Legal Guardian (in case of Minor participant).
14. Based on the assessments made by the Judges, the top 15 Contestant(s) shall be finalized from amongst the Participant(s) who participated in Studio Auditions. The selected Contestant(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 Show, as may be informed by the Company and/or the Producers from time to time
15. The Company reserves the right to select any number of Participants(s) as Contestant(s) from the Studio Audition or during any other rounds of auditions or otherwise, as it deems fit in accordance with the Show requirement and all such decisions shall be final and binding on all Participant(s) and neither the Participants nor any one on their behalf (including his /her Parent/ Legal Guardian) shall have any objection to the same.
16. The process by which the shortlisted Participants are informed of their selection will be updated by the Company by the way of updating these Rules and Regulations. The Participants are advised to regularly access, view and keep themselves informed of these Rules and Regulations.
17. It is a condition of entry and participation in the Show that Participant(s) and/ or Parent/ Legal Guardian on behalf of a Minor participant, make themselves available to participate in the Show, agree and sign up or acknowledge the Participant Release Form and any other documents as requested by the Company/Producer and abide by Rules & Regulations of such Participant Release Form and the Rules, Regulations as devised from time to time by the Company including but not by way of limitation of these Rules & Regulations.
18. The Participant(s) hereby represent and warrant that Participant(s) is not under any disability (mental or physical disability including but not limited to visual impairment or any other impairment of similar nature that can prevent the participant for participating in subsequent process selection process or the Show), restriction, or any kind of prohibition, which shall prevent Participant from performing or adhering to any of the Rules and Regulations herein and have not entered into and shall not enter into any agreement that may violate the Rules and Regulations herein.
19. If at any point in time during the Audition, or any subsequent rounds of audition and/or the Show, it comes to the Company’s knowledge that the Participant has become medically/mentally/ physically unfit to continue with the participation in the Audition and/or the Show, then the Company or the Show Management reserves all the rights to disqualify /eliminate the Participant from the next round of Auditions or Show and/or at any point in time, without any liability to the Participant and/ or Parent/ Legal Guardian (in case of Minor Participant)
20. The Company may, at its discretion, contact the Participant(s), if required, for any clarifications needed for the information provided in the registration.
21. In case there is any mismatch of Participant(s) details in any round of the Show, the Participant(s) may be disqualified from further participation in the Show, if Participant is unable to resolve discrepancies.
22. All personal details and information requested by and supplied to the Company by each Participant must be truthful, accurate and in no way misleading. The Company reserves the right to disqualify any Participant(s) from the Show or Audition or any other round of Auditions in its sole discretion, should the Participant(s) at any stage supply untruthful, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.
23. By registering for the Show, the Participant(s) represents that he/she is medically fit and do not have present or past psychological ailments at the time of Audition, any subsequent rounds of Audition and/or during the Show. If in the past he/she has had any psychological ailments or have been under medication for any psychological anxiety, hypertension, depression or any other medical problems, the same shall be disclosed to the Show Management in writing along with a copy of the certificate from a qualified medical practitioner declaring him/her to be fit for participation in the Show. However, in the event such medical condition renders the Participant(s) unfit for participation in the Show, then the Show Management shall have the right to disqualify such Participant(s) from further participation. If such Participant(s) has won any prize money before any such disability, then the same shall be paid to the Participant(s) in accordance to the process communicated by the Show Management.
24. For the purpose of participation in on-ground audition and/or Show (if selected), all expenses, if any, including but not limited to travelling, lodging, food and any other incidental costs shall be borne by the Participant(s) and/ or Parent/ Legal Guardian (in case of Minor Participant). This clause is applicable to anybody accompanying the Participant as well.
25. Participant(s) should not carry any weapon, alcohol or drugs of any kind during the on-ground audition, otherwise he/she shall be disqualified from the Show.
26. Participant(s) is also required to refrain from wearing any clothing items bearing brand name, trademark, designer or sports logos or bearing the names or likeness of a celebrity, living or dead, during the on-ground audition or any subsequent shoot. The Participant(s) is also not permitted to wear or mention any competing TV channel names, competing Shows or names of competitors of sponsors of the Show.

GENERAL RULES AND  REFULATIONS

1. By choosing to participate in the Show or by sending entries in any of the aforesaid manner shall be acceptance of these Rules and Regulations.
2. These Rules & Regulations may be subject to amendment from time to time and as such participation in the Show would be considered acceptance of the amended Rules & Regulations.
3. There is no levy of an entry fee for participation or at any stage in the Show. The Participant(s) and or Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s)t, is not required to pay any amounts, fees or monies at any stage of the Show in any manner or for any reason whatsoever. Any person who claims to be from the Company and asks the Participant(s) and or Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) for paying an entry fee for participation in the Show or to pay monies for any reasons associated with the Show or asking to pay accommodation or other charges that may be reimbursed at a later stage, is defrauding the Participant (s) and or Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) and he/she should report this to the local police immediately. There are also no lotteries, prize monies, cash prizes etc. distributed by the Company or the Show. The only way to participate in the Show is in the manner detailed above and prize monies (if applicable) are awarded only to the selected Contestants. Any person who claims to be from the Company and offers any lotteries, prize monies, cash prizes etc. to anyone is defrauding the person and he/she should report this to the local police immediately.
4. An Entry is not transferable.
5. Registration to the Show does not guarantee the selection of the Participant(s) to proceed with the Show. Registration also does not entitle any Participant(s) to a prize or award. If at any time, including after disbursement of prize, any information submitted on behalf of the Participant(s) by the Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) is found to be incorrect, false, or otherwise misrepresented or misleading, the Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) shall be liable to refund all amounts received from the Company. Further, in case of a minor Participant(s), the prize monies will be distributed as per the NCPCR guidelines. The Show Management will not entertain any requests or demands in this regard.
6. The Company also reserves the right to disqualify a Participant in case a discrepancy is found to exist in the information furnished/provided/stated by the Participant(s) and/or the Parents and/or Legal Guardians (on behalf of the Minor Participant) during the conversation with the Company or any of the Company’s sub-contractors and vendors in the Show, and/or the information stated in the documents furnished by the Participant(s) and/or the Parents and/or Legal Guardians (on behalf of the Minor Participant).
7. The Company and/or the Producer and/or Judges of the Show reserve the right with respect to the decisions of the selection and/ or the elimination of the Participant and the selection and/ or the elimination of the same shall be final and binding on all the Participant(s) and in no event shall the Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) dispute such decision(s).
8. The Company reserve the right in its sole and absolute discretion to amend, alter, modify, change, vary or terminate the Show, any Rules & Regulations mentioned and accordingly the rules for registration, Ground Auditions, Studio Auditions, Participant(s) eligible for Qualifying Rounds, at any time, at its sole discretion, without giving any prior notice to the Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) or the Participant(s) and it shall be the sole responsibility of the Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) to check the Rules and Regulations from time to time. The Participant(s) by participating in the Show process agrees to such amended rules.
9. The Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) hereby acknowledges that the Participant has voluntarily chosen to participate in the Show at his / her free-will and with the absolute consent of his/her Parent/Legal Guardian and Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) is willing to bear all risk, costs and consequences arising from such participation in the Show. It is a condition of entry and participation in the Show that the Participant(s) and or Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) has not entered into any contractual, commercial, sponsorship agreement (including but not limited to recording, performing and/or merchandising contracts) or other arrangement for example with a management company or an individual to act as the Participant’s manager in respect of his/her musical or performing abilities or the products thereof or in respect of his/her name, likeness, image or biography which might be in breach of the Rules & Regulations or otherwise prevent the Participant(s) from participating in the Show or the broadcast, promotion, exploitation or sponsorship thereof and should this condition be violated at any stage, the Participant shall be disqualified. The Company shall have the authority and right to disqualify Participant’s, at any point of time, if it comes to the Company’s knowledge that the Participant’s, being a Minor has participated without the due consent, knowledge and awareness of their Parent /Legal Guardian and/or Participant(s) is in breach of any Rules and Regulations and/or undertakings herein.
10. The Participant(s) and/or the Parents and/or Legal Guardians (on behalf of the Minor Participant) hereby represents that neither the Participant nor the Parent/Legal Guardian has not been accused or convicted or is otherwise involved in any criminal offence (including but not limited to acts of moral turpitude and harassment) and/or is not under inquiry or trial by the police or judiciary which has not been disclosed to the Company in writing. That the Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian is /are not required to be present before any authority including police or any court of law during the shooting dates informed by the Company and has no other disability which would prevent the Participant(s) participation in the Audition or the Show (if selected).
11. The Company reserves the right to suspend or disqualify any of the Participant(s) in case it has reasonable grounds to conclude that the Parent/Legal Guardian the of Minor Participant have been alleged in any public domain and/or social media websites for any misconduct, sexual harassment, physical abuse, coercion in any form, criminal cases or any other reasons which may tantamount to general misconduct.
12. The Participant(s) and/or the Parents and/or Legal Guardians (on behalf of the Minor Participant) shall ensure that the acts/ performance in the Audition video shall in no manner infringe any rights including the copyright of a third person/party. In the event of any violation to the aforementioned, the Participant shall be disqualified from the Auditions, immediately, without any prior notice of the same and the Parent/ Legal Guardian on behalf of minor Participant shall solely be liable for any and all action arising therefrom and shall also be liable to indemnify the Company, its affiliates/group companies/employees, the Producer, agents, representatives, etc. against any and all losses, claims including third party claims, disputes, disruption, demands, actions, damages, liabilities, etc.
13. The Participant(s) will not be confirmed as Contestants of the Show if they are suffering from any kind of ill health, medical problems (viz.: heart ailment, blood pressure ailment, final stages of pregnancy, COVID-19 etc.). It is the responsibility of the Parent/ Legal Guardian of the Minor Participant that Participant is medically fit for participation. Nevertheless, the final decision regarding their participation in the Ground Auditions and the actual shoot of the Show rests entirely with the Show Management
14. If, as a result of the global COVID 19 virus situation, Participant’s performance is rendered impossible or impracticable, then the Company, at its sole discretion, may decide to either disqualify the Participant or allow performance post recovery.
15. The Participant(s) and/or the Parents and/or Legal Guardians (on behalf of the Minor Participant) hereby undertake to sign any and all such documents, as may be required by the Company to enable the Participant to participate in the Show including but not limited any declarations and undertaking as may be required with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the shoot of the Show, the Participant(s) and/or the Parents and/or Legal Guardians (on behalf of the Minor Participant) hereby agrees to abide by all rules, regulations, guidelines, Government orders and any and all instructions issued by the Company with respect to the shoot of the Show.
16. The Participant(s) agree that the Company shall in no event, whatsoever, be responsible for any medical or other problems suffered by the Participant(s), including but not limited to COVID-19 related complications, during or in relation to the Participant’s participation in the Auditions including but not limited to travelling anywhere and anytime and undertaking the performances required for the Show. You acknowledge and understand that the participation in the Auditions or any other stages of Audition or any stage of the Show is at the Participant’s own risk. Company shall not be responsible for the Participant’s safety during the Auditions or any other stages of Audition or any stage of the Show, nor shall they be required to obtain any insurance in relation to the same. The Participant acknowledges and understands that his/her participation in the Auditions/Show is at his/her own risk
17. The Participant(s) and/or the Parents and/or Legal Guardians (on behalf of the Minor Participant) hereby confirm that they understand that the process of Auditions does not guarantee participation or selection for the show in any manner. Should there be any government rules, regulations, laws, notifications etc. including but not limited to the COVID19 related SOPs issued by either the Central or the State Government, which would render the participation of the Participant impossible or should the participation of the minor Participant (including but not limited to the Participant’s and/or the Parent /Legal Guardian’s ability to travel or be present of the shoot) not be possible or permissible owing to any of Government regulations, rules, procedures, guidelines, laws etc., at any stage of the Show, then the same will lead to disqualification. The Company shall have complete discretion in this regard and the Parent/Legal Guardian hereby undertakes not to dispute the same in any manner.
18. The City Auditions and/or Studio Auditions may or may not take place at the sole discretion of the Company and/or the Producers basis the current Covid-19 pandemic scenario or any other force majeure event. The Company and/or the Producers are under no obligation to go for City Auditions and/or Studio Auditions or shooting of the Show and are also under no obligation to inform prospective Participants or their Parents about the same.
19. If at any time, including after disbursement of prize, any information submitted by the Participant(s) and/or the Parents and/or Legal Guardians (on behalf of the Minor Participant) is found to be incorrect, false, or otherwise misrepresented or misleading, the Participant(s) and/or the Parents and/or Legal Guardians (on behalf of the Minor Participant) shall be liable to refund all amounts received from the Company.
20. Personal Interview will be conducted post completion of Audition through tools/ Apps/ Software as informed by the Company or the Show Management for time to time.
21. Reasonable attempts shall be made by the Company or the Show Management to contact shortlisted Participants through the contact details provided during the Registration and/ or in any other manner as deemed fit by the Show Management and/or representative of the Show Management. The Show Management does not accept any responsibility for any incorrect and/or incomplete contact detail provided and/or delay in receipt of contact details and/or nonreceipt of contact details. The Company or the Show Management shall at its own discretion make or refuse to make additional attempts to contact any Participant.
22. The Show Management reserves the right to record the personal interview as part of the selection process and for future reference. However, the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) cannot record the Personal Interview on behalf of the minor Participant. In the event of any unforeseen loss of recordings, the Company may, at its own discretion, request Auditionees to appear for a repeat personal interview session. The Company reserves the right to increase/ decrease/ alter the number of Auditionees at any point.
23. The Participant(s) and/or The Parent/Legal Guardian on behalf of the Minor Participant shall at all times keep confidential the selection process and all details regarding the Show including Audition and Personal Interview which he/she might be informed of or which he/she might learn or come to know of as a Participant(s) or as Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) or as a short-listed potential candidate. If any Participant(s) and/or the Parents and/or Legal Guardians (on behalf of the Minor Participant) is found to indulge in any malpractice or in sharing any information with respect to the Audition and selection process will be disqualified from the Show immediately.
24. The decision of the Company in connection with Audition or any other stages of Audition or any stage of the Show including but not limited to short listing the Auditionees will be final and binding and is non-contestable. In case of any dispute or difference in respect of this Audition or any other stages of Audition or any stage of the Show, the decision of the Company shall be final and binding on all concerned.
25. Further, the Company and/or judges shall be entitled to, at its discretion, any time during the telecast of the Show, to re-introduce the eliminated contestants/participant(s) and/or re-introduce fresh individuals/contestants/participants during any stage of the Show.
26. The Company reserves the right to terminate and/or postpone the Show without giving any prior notice to the Participant(s) and / or Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s). Such decision shall be final and binding on the Participant(s) and Parent/Legal Guardian and the same shall not be disputed and/ or challenged in a court of law.
27. If Entries are received for participation, it is assumed that the person sending in the Entry has provided the Company with permission to send SMSs to him/her or call him / her, whether such sender is registered on the National Do Not Call registry. The Company will only contact the Participant and / or Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) on the mobile number provided by the Participant and/or Parent/Legal Guardian on behalf of the Minor Participant. The permission to contact shall be valid also for inviting the Participant to participate in subsequent/future chapters of the Show.
28. The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any Participant who himself/herself or whose Parent/Legal Guardian or any person related to them, may be responsible or who tampers with the Entry(ies), Auditions process, App, and to cancel, modify or terminate the Audition or any part of the Audition/Show. Further, the Company reserves the right to take legal action against such Participant/Parent/Legal Guardian/person /party who has committed a breach under the Cyber laws (Information Technology Act, 2000 and all its amendments thereof) and/or any other laws as may be applicable from time to time and the Company shall be entitled to such remedies in law as applicable.
29. The Participant(s) and/or the Parents and/or Legal Guardians (on behalf of the Minor Participant) or any person related to them shall not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Participant accounts, servers or networks connected to the Company services by any means including but not limited to disrupt the Company services by uploading content which contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer resource. The Participant(s) and/or the Parents and/or Legal Guardians (on behalf of the Minor Participant) or any person related to them agree not to disrupt, overburden, or aid or assist in the disruption or overburdening of any computer or server used to offer or support the Company or the Company services. The Participant(s) and/or the Parents and/or Legal Guardians (on behalf of the Minor Participant) or any person related to them shall not attempt to transmit content regarding services, products, surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, spam, unsolicited advertising or promotional materials, and/or chain letters.
30. The Company reserves the right to disqualify the Participant(s) in case a discrepancy is found to exist in the information provided by the Participant(s) and/or Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) and/or the Company has sufficient reason to believe there is breach of any of these Rules & Regulations by the Participant, Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) and/or any technical errors which in the opinion of the Company render the Audition invalid, at any point in time during the Audition Period or otherwise. The Company has the right to substitute an alternative Audition method at its absolute discretion.
31. The Company shall endeavor to make all reasonably practicable arrangements to ensure uptime of systems, back-up of data, server capacity and prevent other technical impediments, but can make no guarantee thereof and shall not in any manner be responsible for any technical problem with the internet and by participating in the present Audition process, the Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian hereby agrees not to hold the Company liable for any such technical problem or shall have any claim in this regard.
32. The Company, its affiliates, process evaluators and process auditors, contractors, partners and promotion and advertising agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, Web-site, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may include any injury or damage to the Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian or the minor Participant or any other person’s computer or mobile device relating to or resulting from participating in or downloading any materials. The Company and its affiliates are not responsible for lost, late, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, technically corrupted or misdirected videos, which will be disqualified. Show Management shall attempt to use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security and accuracy of all videos (provided, however, that the Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) acknowledge and agree that such methodologies are not infallible, and that the organizers make no guarantee as to their effectiveness).
33. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) hereby acknowledges and agrees that the relationship between the Participant(s) and the Company is not a confidential, fiduciary, or other special relationship.
34. The Company shall not be answerable to any person with regards to any process for Audition process or any other stages of Audition or any stage of the Show including but not limited to the, selection or elimination or disqualification of any Participant etc.
35. Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) who do not comply with these Rules & Regulations, or who attempt to interfere with the operation in any way will be disqualified and their entries may not be counted.
36. None of the Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) shall, without the prior written approval of the Company, speak to the press or any other media or any third person, nor give any interviews or comments relating to the Auditions or any aspect of the Show or write blogs, post any messages in social networking or any site. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) shall not disclose any information whatsoever relating to the Company/Producer to any other party. Violation of this clause shall immediately disqualify the Participant’s prospects of further participation.
37. As part of Participant’s contribution to the Show, the Company may request Participant(s) to participate in any online/interactive activity relating to the Show including without limitation recordings of webcasts, interviews and participation in so-called ‘chat-rooms’. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) hereby agree that the minor Participant shall participate in any and all such marketing and promotional activities, as required by the Company and/or the Producer.
38. Taking part in the registration process shall be deemed to be acceptance by the Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) to receive promotional messages from the Company or any third party so authorized by the Company regarding current and future chapters of the Show.
39. The Company shall neither be liable nor responsible for any damages, losses, costs, expenses or otherwise suffered by any of the Participant(s) and / or Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) in the event that the Company is not able to permit the Participant(s) to take part in the Audition or Show in accordance with any of the foregoing provisions.
40. The Company shall not entertain any request by the Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian for change in the dates and time of Audition or any other stages of Audition or any stage of the Show.
41. At no point of time will the Company/Producer be obliged to notify unsuccessful Participants and / or Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) of its decision.
42. The Company will have no liability to the Participant (s)/ Parent/Legal Guardian who is unable to attend or take part in the Show for whatever reason and the Company shall be entitled to disqualify the Participant(s), replace any such Participant(s) from the Show at any time, at the discretion of the Company
43. In the event that there is a tie between two (or more) Participant(s), the Company shall be entitled to determine, in its absolute discretion, which Participant(s) is eliminated and/or which Participant(s) goes through to the next round (as appropriate) and for this purpose it shall be entitled to make such arrangements or request such further rounds from the Participant(s) as it in its absolute discretion deems necessary. No enquiries, appeals, verbal or written, shall be entertained in this regard.
44. In the event of any fault, misunderstanding or dispute concerning any part of the Show, and/or the operation of the telephone system, Auditions, call-backs, the selection of Participant(s) at any stage, the decision of the Company shall be final and binding on all Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s). The Company / Producer of the Show is empowered to take a decision on any case or instances not covered by the present Rules and Regulations.
45. The Company has the right at any time to terminate the Show without any prior intimation or notice to the public and also the Company is not obligated in any manner whatsoever to compensate any person or persons who have participated and/or who are participating in the Show and/or accommodate any person or persons who have been selected in the Show for the Show.
46. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) specifically agree not to file in person / through any family member and / or any third party any applications, criminal and/ or civil proceeding in any courts or forum in India or outside India against SPN/ Producer and/or their directors, process advisors and process auditors, employees, officers, affiliates or subsidiaries to claim any damages or relief of any nature in any manner in connection with the Audition or the Show. However, in the event, the Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) are found to be causing any disturbance or disruption before, during or after the Audition then the Company or the Show Management shall have the right to immediately remove or disqualify the Participant. The Parent/Legal Guardian hereby undertakes that the minor Participant shall, on attaining majority, not raise any claims of any nature whatsoever against SPN or the Show Management in any manner and hereby agrees to keep SPN and the Show Management indemnified in this regard.
47. The Participant(s) and / or Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) shall comply with all the applicable laws of India. The Participant(s) and / or Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) shall also comply with the Rules and Regulations including the Rules & Regulations of the App.
48. If any provision of these Rules & Regulations is held by any court or other competent authority to be void or unenforceable in whole or part, the other provisions of these Rules & Regulations and the remainder of the affected provisions shall continue to be valid.

Intellectual Property Rights and access to personal information

49. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) hereby agree and irrevocably acknowledge that the Company shall have the sole and exclusive right including but not limited to intellectual property rights (copyrights and trademarks) and other proprietary rights in and to the Show, the Participant’s appearance and participation on the Show, the Parent’s or the Legal Guardian’s appearance on the Show and all its components whatsoever.
50. All the intellectual property rights with respect of the performance of the Participant(s) either in the Auditions or in the Show including but not limited to the copyright, rights of publicity, moral rights and any related rights shall stand waived and the Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) hereby agree not to claim or enforce any of the aforementioned rights in any court, tribunal or any other forum whether in India or anywhere else. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) also explicitly consents to the Company’s right to reproduce the Participant’ picture or the recording provided by the Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) or portray the Participant(s) in any and all media now existing or hereinafter created, including without limitation television, film, radio and print media, without any compensation whatsoever for advertising and publicity purposes of the Show or any other Show of the Company, except where prohibited by law. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) also consents to the Company’s right to use Participant(s) name, voice or picture, or the content of his/her Auditions or any other stages of Audition or any stage of the Show without any further permission or compensation for such use in any and all media now known or in commercial use or developed based on media now known or in commercial use. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) grants the Company irrevocable consent in perpetuity to the use of the sound recordings, photographs, video tape, and illustrations taken during or in connection with the Auditions or any other stages of Audition or any stage of the Show, in any and all applications including but not limited to advertising, commercials, promotion, stories, text, articles, illustrations, copy and commercial exploitation, in any and all media forms, including but not limited to radio, broadcast and television, newspapers and magazines at any time without requiring the Parent’s/Legal Guardian’s further knowledge or consent.
51. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) hereby agree and consent to the collection, recording, processing and storing of the Audition Videos submitted and the personal interviews during the Audition round or any other stages of Audition or any stage of the Show. Further, any photographs, videos, documents etc. submitted to the Company or recorded by the Company during the Audition or registration procedure or any other stages of Audition or any stage of the Show shall on submission / creation become the property of the Company (“Materials”) and shall be available to the Company for exploitation throughout the world in perpetuity. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) hereby waives off all the rights that they may have with respect to such Materials. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) shall ensure that the photos or videos submitted by them in any public domain, or their performances shall not be obscene, vulgar, defaming, denigrating women or children, hurting religious sentiments, depicting violence or shall not infringe the rights of a third person. In the event of any violation, the Participant(s) shall immediately be disqualified from taking part in the Auditions/Show or any further rounds of participation and such Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) shall solely remain liable for any action (criminal/civil) arising therefrom.
52. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) hereby grant to the Company and its affiliates/ group companies, the unfettered right to exploit exclusively and in perpetuity, the content and/ or recording, and its derivatives thereof and/or any part thereof, through any and all means including but not limited to the right to use Participant’s and/or Parent/Legal Guardian’s name including sobriquet, photographs, images, likeness, voice, audio – visual, videos, Audition videos, recording, etc. provided/ submitted by the Participant and/or Parent/Legal Guardian to SPN and/or recorded by SPN or the Show Management during the Auditions or subsequent Auditions or Ground Audition or the Show through all media including without limitation television, radio, print, mobile, internet, websites, mobile applications and/or any such media, technology in existence, whether now known and/or devised in the future, from time to time, for unlimited transmission in perpetuity for the territory as SPN may deem fit.
53. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) undertake that the Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian shall not violate the rights of any third party including but not limited to privacy rights, copyrights, trademark or any other intellectual rights; shall not upload, store, collect, transmit or cause the upload, storage, collection, transmission, of any information through the website(s) and or App which violates any applicable laws, including, inter alia, belonging to another person; or is harmful, harassing, blasphemous, defamatory, obscene, invasive of other’s privacy, pedophilic, libelous, hateful, or racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging, harms minors in any way, violates any law for the time being in force.
54. Company shall keep all the information collected from the Participant(s) and / or Parent/Legal Guardian of the minor Participant(s) including videos submitted and interviews conducted confidential and shall use the same for the purpose of inviting the Participant(s), if selected. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant), by electing to participate in the Show, hereby explicitly consents to the collection, storage and processing of such personal data collected from him/her with respect to the Participant. The Company agrees that such personal data shall be collected and processed only for the purposes of the Show. The Company shall delete all the personal data so collected, post the telecast of the last episode of the Show. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) further consents to the Company sharing the said personal data to third party service providers hired to assist the Company in producing and organizing the Show or with any third-party sponsors or associates where such personal data will be shared with them in a limited manner and only to the extent needed for the purpose of the Show.
55. All attempts will be made to protect registration data from loss and corruption, but in the event such data loss happens, and because of the intricate timelines of the Participant selection process, Company may have to continue with whatever data is available, or in any other manner as it may deem reasonable.
56. The participation in the Audition and/or the Show will be construed as an acceptance of providing contact details on the aforementioned application service /websites and the consent to allow the Company to use the contact details for any other use, and or transfer the same to any third party/agencies to collect, maintain and share the same solely for the purpose of use in connection with the Show or any other allied activity such as marketing connected to the Show. Any and all personal information collected hereunder shall be collected, stored, processed and dealt with in accordance to the Company’s Privacy Policy. Please refer to the Company’s Privacy Policy (https://www.setindia.com/in-en/static/privacy-policy/58) that governs the use of all personal data that the Company deals with. The Participant(s) and/or the Parent/Legal Guardian (on behalf of Minor Participant) agree and acknowledge the Rules & Regulations, Privacy Policy and Terms of Use as put up on the website in addition to the conditions set out in this document.