Mountain Dew

Terms & Conditions

The “Mountain Dew 2016 Mega Trade UTC? promotion (‘Offer’) is being organized by PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (Organizer) It is valid only on Green ringed crowns of 200mland 300ml glass returnable bottles of Mountain Dew only (the ‘Products’).
Offer is valid from [February 01, 2016] to [April 30, 2016] both dates inclusive, in the States of Delhi NCR, Goa, Assam, Tripura, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu Kashmir , Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, where the Products are available.
Offer is valid only for Retailers of the Organizer. If at any stage any of this promotion, it is found that the participant is not a Retailer of the Organizer, his/her participation will be canceled without any communication to any such participant.The participant should make sure that the claim is lodged only from the territory to which the promotion applies. Only state/central government issued documents submitted by the claimant would be considered for establishing claim of domicile.
Offer is being conducted under the supervision of independent auditors.
Products without the Offer are also available. Participation is optional. Promotion is not open for employees and the family members of Organizer, its associate companies, its Agents, its distributors, its JV partners, its bottlers, its advertising promotional agencies and its auditors.
On purchase of the products the participant has tolook under the crown and he/she could stand a chance to win any one of the following:
1. - Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rs. One LacOnly) (Number of prizes :25)
  - Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand Only) (Number of Prizes: 144)
2. - Rs. 1,000/- (Rs. One Thousand Only) ( Number of Prizes: 11728)
  - Rs. 100/- (Rs One Hundred Only) (Number of Prizes :23457)
  - Rs 10/-(Rs TenOnly) (Number of Prizes: 3753073)
  - Rs.1/- (Rupees One Only) (Number of Prizes : 23573991)
To redeem prizesin category 6(A)the winner is required to call the Organizer helpline number. The winner is required to call08971333999 between 10 am to 6 p.m. except on public holidays. The winner is required to register by furnishing his/her complete name, Winning code, address and phone number on a helpline recording and the winner will be contacted by the Organizer. The representatives of the Organizer shall contact the winner thrice over a period of 48 hours and in case the winner is not reachable for any reason whatsoever, the Organizer reserves the right to forfeit the prize, as per its discretion. Record of all calls received will be maintained serially by date and time of the call. No calls will be registered or entertained after June 15, 2016.
Calls made at any other number except mentioned above or any other mechanism to get in touch with the Organizer shall not be considered for the prize.
For prizes in Category6(A):
- In order to redeem the prize the participant will have to mandatorily present the winning crown.In the event the winner is unable to provide the winning crown, the Prize will be forfeited and no communication in this regard will be entertained.
- The person should be above 18 years of age Award of prizes is subject to the verification of the prize winning crown and documents. After verification the prize winner will be informed about the entire process of redemption of the prize.
- In the event that the winner fails to register before June 15 , 2016, the prize on his / her respective crown (s) shall be forfeited in its entirety by the Organizerwithout any communication to this effect to the winner. Also for this purpose the organizers records will be considered final.
- In addition to other documents, including copy of the cover page of passbook/current bank statement[clearly showing the Bank holder’s name and, IFS Code, full name and address of bank(mandatory)], Pan card/original form 60, the winners will have to present one government issued photo identity and address proof at the time of redemption of the prize. These include Election I card, Passport, Driving License, Adhar card and/or identity card issued by the Government of India.
- In case the winning crown is not presented, lost, misplaced or mutilated, the Organizer would be within its rights toforfeittheprize, without any further communication to the participant.
For prizes in Category 6 (B), the winner is required to contact the sales person of the area concerned and the prizes will be redeemed by the sales person on a weekly basis, in the following manner:
- In form of free bottles of the Product (‘liquid only’); or
- In form of trade discounts to the winners
It is clarified that the redemption process shall be at the sole discretion of the Organizer. It is however clarified that the winner even under this category will be required to submit the winning crown, failing which the prize will be forfeited.
No Prize can be redeemed ifthe claim is notlodged by [June 15, 2016].Lodging of claim will mean submission of all documents and details as required for audit purposes. The details maintainedby the organizer for claims lodged by the participants will be considered as final. No communication would be entertained beyond this period. Also the organizer would be under no obligation to inform the participants whose claims cannot be processed because of the delay in lodging them. It is clarified that the prizes for which claims have not been lodged by 6 PM of June 15, 2016 shall be forfeited by the Organizer and no communication in this regard shall be entertained by the Organizer.
The Participantsare required to submit the whole winning crown clearly showing the winning prize. Incomplete/depilated/ worn out crownsare liable to be rejected and no communication will be entertained in this regard.
Organizer reserves the right to cancel, modify, extend or withdraw the offer at its sole and absolute discretion.The Organizer reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions without any prior notice.Organizers of the Promotion reserve the right to change the Promotion without giving any prior notice of the same.
All crowns submitted towards verification shall become the property of Organizer. The Organizer is not responsible for any loss / damage caused to the crowns.
Decision of the Organizer will be final and binding with regard to Offer and prizes and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
Organizer reserves the right to request winners to provide proof of identity and Indian residency at the nominated prize delivery address. Identification considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of Organizer.
Prizes are not transferableand no cash payment in lieu of the prizes in Category 6B will be made.
In case the participant wishes to contact the organizer for any reason whatsoever, the contact should be made only with the consumer relations department of the organizer. Any attempt to contact any officer of the organizer or any of the organizers agencies/its personnel would not be entertained and could lead to the claim of the participant being rejected.
This Promotion cannot be clubbed with any other Promotion/offer which may be applicable on the Products.
At the Organizer's request, winners must participate in all promotional activity (such as publicity and photography) surrounding the winning of the prize, free of charge, and they consent to the Organizer using their name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a winner (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in promotional material or in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this Promotion (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Organizer.
Winners will have to bear incidental costs, if any, that may arise for redemption of the prize.
Organizer shall not be responsible for any loss, injury or any other liability arising out of the offer.
Organizer shall not be liable for any loss or damage due to Act of God, Governmental actions, other force majeure circumstances and shall not be liable to pay any amount as compensation or otherwise for any such loss.
Organizer shall not be liable for any loss of prize due to incorrect address or any other information provided by the winner.
By participating in the promotion the participant waives the conditions of the DND directory and the Organizer will be entitled to approach the Participants for any future promotions as well.
All taxes/levies and charges (including Gift Tax, where applicable) on prizes will be the responsibility of the winner. Taxes as applicable will be deducted at the source for all prizes or shall be deposited in advance by the winner and produce proof before claiming the prize(s).
All disputes relating to this Offer shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Courts at New Delhi only.

Terms and Conditions
Mountain Dew Contest

"Mountain Dew GIF Contest" ('Contest') is brought to you by PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited ('Organizer').
The Contest is open to the citizens of India, residing in National Capital Region of India (NCR), of 18 years of age or above with a valid Facebook account, except the employees of Organizer and their family members, Organizer's associate companies, its JV partners, its bottlers, its co-packers, its distributors, its agents, its advertising and promotion agencies and its auditors and their associate companies ("Participant").
Contest is valid from 2:00 PM on May 16, 2016 till 6 PM on May 22, 2016 on Facebook ("Contest Period"). The Organizer may in its absolute discretion curtail or extend the Contest Period, as it deems necessary without any liability whatsoever; and no communication in this regard will be entertained.
By participating in this Contest, a Participant unconditionally and irrevocably accepts and agrees to be bound by all these terms and conditions as stated herein at all times without any exception whatsoever.
No purchase or consumption of Organizer's products is necessary to participate in the Contest.
How to Participate To participate in the Contest, the Participant has to follow the steps as detailed herein below:
1. Be a registered Facebook user.
2. Visit the Mountain Dew India’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mountaindewindia ("FB Page")
3. The Organizer will share a GIF post on the FB Page. The GIF would display multiple images of adventure sports. In one of the adventure sport the participant will have to Spot the dew bottle. The Participant would have to spot the dew bottle and share the screenshot of the same in the comment section of the contest post or on the wall of Mountain Dew India Facebook Page of the contest post.
4. The Participant shall fulfill the above conditions, in the comment section of the Contest post.
5. Only the comment section of the above mentioned post shall be considered for selection of winners.
6. Participants shall reply to the Organizer's post during the Contest Period only.
Only such replies of Participants meeting the criteria in Clause 6 above, shall qualify for the Contest and shall hereinafter be referred to as 'Valid Comments'.
The decision of the Organizer with regard to validity of the comments shall be final and no claim or communication with respect to that comment by the Participant shall be entertained by the Organizer.
By becoming a follower of the FB Page, the Participant gives his/her free consent to abide by the rules, regulations, policies and obligations as mandated by Facebook.
Participant, without any exception and at all times during the Contest Period shall follow all post instructions given by the Organizer in its entirety. Any failure to comply with the instructions of the Organizer will result in the disqualification of the comment made by the Participant.
Participants can participate in the Contest as many times as he/she wants during the Contest Period.
Winner Selection: Participants with Valid Comments will be judged basis the following criteria:
1. The GIF would display multiple images of adventure sports. In one of the adventure sport the participant will have to Spot the dew bottle. Participant will have to spot the dew bottle, take the screenshot and share the same in the comment section of the contest post or on the wall of Mountain Dew India Facebook Page of the contest post; and
2. Among such valid screenshot entries, the organizer will select the winner wih the help through a of Randomizer software.
Declaration of winners: Basis the criteria in Clause 12 above, the Organizer will declare 2 (two) winners after the Contest Period on the FB Page.
The duration of the contest would be 7 days.
- We will announce 2 winners
- Each winner will be gratified with G – Shock watch.
- Model no. Casio G270 G Shock
The winners will also be asked to share their details i.e name, email address, contact no etc. as requested by the Organizer on the direct message inbox.
The winners may be contacted by the representatives of the Organizer on the contact number shared by him/her on the direct message inbox. The winner would be contacted thrice over a period of 48 hrs. In case the winner is not reachable or the Prize cannot be redeemed by him for any reason whatsoever, the Organizer will reserve the right to pass on the Prize to another participant without any further notice to the winner.
17. The Prize shall be sent to the winner through email/direct message inbox within 2 days from the end of Contest Period. Organizer shall not be liable for any loss or non-receipt of Prize due to incorrect email address or any other information provided by the Participant or the failure of any winner to download or print the Prize, for any reason whatsoever. The Organizer will be absolved of its liability after it has electronically sent the Prize from its control to the email address/message inbox of the winners.
It is strictly prohibited to upload content (picture/text/any other content) of any kind that contain expressions of hate, abuse, offensive images or conduct, obscenity, pornography, sexually explicit or against any religious sentiments or against any caste, creed or race or any material which is offensive to women or any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable law or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms and Conditions or the Advertising Code. It is also clarified that any entry which is in the reasonable opinion of the Organizer is found to be obscene, offending and hurtful shall be rejected immediately; and appropriate action will be taken against the said participant.
The Participants agree and undertake that their aforementioned comments, posts on FB Page will be their original creation and shall not in any way be obscene, vulgar, disrespectful or defamatory in any manner nor shall be in violation of any intellectual property rights of third parties and/or applicable laws. It is also clarified that the Participants are solely responsible for any violation of any applicable laws and shall keep the Organizer indemnified in this regard.
In case the Participant is found using external random softwares that entail fake accounts and/or fake re posting/liking tools, he/she will be disqualified from the Contest. The Organizer has all rights to verify the credibility of the comments and to forfeit the Prize in case the Participant is found to be using fake accounts/tools to increase the number of shares/likes/comments. The decision of Organizer shall be final and the Participants shall accept the decision as a binding one and shall in no event challenge the same.
The Organizer will not be liable for any loss of data or failure to provide the Prize due to technical issues including but not limited to server issues, that may come up in the real time monitoring of the comments sent out by Participants during the Contest Period, or in declaration of winners.
At the Organizer's request, winners must participate in all promotional activity (such as publicity and photography) surrounding the winning of the prize, free of charge, and they consent to the Organizer using their name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a winner (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in promotional material or in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this Contest (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Organizer.
By submitting a Valid Comment in the Contest, the Participants, unless the Organizer advises otherwise, license and grant the Organizer, its affiliates and sub-licensees an exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish and display such Valid Comment, in whole or in part, for any purpose including but not limited to future promotion, marketing, advertising or publicity purpose in any media, without compensation, restriction on use, attribution or liability. By participating in the Contest, the Participants agree and acknowledge that:
1. the Valid Comments are original;
2. they will have no further right whatsoever on any intellectual property right(s) associated with the Valid Comments;
3. the Participants shall not raise any future claim(s) whatsoever against the Organizer. The Participants further agree and acknowledge that the sole right to use the Valid Comments shall exclusively lie with the Organizer and the Organizer shall be entitled to use these comments at any point in time for any purposes (including commercial purposes) which the Organizer deems appropriate; and the Participants confirm that they waive to raise any claims whatsoever with respect to the Valid Comments submitted by the Participants.
Decision of Organizer's will be final and binding with regard to Contest and Prizes and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
The winners shall be strictly bound by the terms and conditions in respect of redemption of the Prize, and such other conditions as may be generally imposed on the spectators. The Organizer shall not be held liable in any manner whatsoever for the same. Further any additional costs with respect to redemption of the Prize, other than the cost of the Prize, shall be solely borne by the winners.
The prizes are personal to the winners and are not transferrable and cannot be sold under any circumstances.
No cash payment will be made in lieu of the Prize. The original manufacturer of the Prize shall continue to be responsible for the quality of the Prize and PepsiCo cannot be held responsible for any manufacturing defects.
Organizers shall not be responsible for any loss, injury or any other liability arising out of the Contest or due to participation by any person in the Contest, or due to or in the course of redemption of the Prize.
Organizer shall not be liable for any loss or damage due to Act of God, Governmental actions, other force majeure circumstances and shall not be liable to pay any amount as compensation or otherwise for any such loss.
All disputes relating to this Contest shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Courts at Gurgaon only.
By participating in this Contest, it is assumed that the Participant has read the terms and conditions and shall be held responsible in case of violation of the same.

Terms and Conditions
Dew Arena - Offline

Dew Arena - Offline (‘Contest’) is brought to you by PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited (‘Organizers’).
The Contest is open to all Indian citizens of 16 years of age or above residing in India (‘Participant’). The Contest is not open to the employees of Organizers and their family members, Organizers’ associate companies, its bottlers, its JV partners, its co-packers, its distributors, its agents, its advertising and promotional agencies and its auditors and their associate companies.
Participation by people below 18 years of age shall be allowed subject to their parents’ or legal guardians’ consent and subject to the parents’ or legal guardians’ providing the necessary documentation on behalf of the minor.
Contest is valid during 20th March, 2017 to 25th September, 2017 (“Contest Period”). Organizers may in its absolute discretion curtail or extend the Contest Period, as it deems necessary without any liability whatsoever; and no communication in this regard will be entertained.
The Contest is being held only in the cities and as per the dates/timings mentioned in Annexure A, at such locations in the said cities as may be decided by Organizers at its sole discretion. The location details and timings for the Contest being held on 20th March, 2017, 21st March, 2017, 22nd March 2017 and 23rd March, 2017 are mentioned in Annexure A. The locations and timings of the subsequent dates would be announced at least 48 (forty eight) hours prior to the date on which the Contest will be held in such city. Such announcement would be made on the Mountain Dew India Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/mountaindewindia/, and it shall be the duty of the person intending to participate in the Contest to regularly access the said web page checking the location and timing details.
Other than the locations mentioned in Annexure A, the Contest will be held in the following cities: Indore, Dewas, Ujjain, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Itarsi, Vidisha, Sagar, Damoh, Chattarpur, Jabalpur, Shahdol, Katni, Satna, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Agra, Meerut, Varanasi [Benares], Allahabad, Bareilly, Moradabad, Aligarh, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Mathura, Shahjahanpur, Rampur, Noida, GreaterNoida, Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh, Hapur, Etawah, Dehra Dūn, Haldwāni, Roorkee, Rudrapur, Gorakhpur, Jhānsi,Fīrozābād,Panipat,Yamuna Nagar- Jagadhari, Ambala, Rohtak, Karnal, Hissar, Sonipat, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Jind- Narwana, Bhiwani, Panchkula, Bahādurgarh, Kurukshetra, Mohali, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Bhatinda, Patiala, Pathankot,Firozpur, Hoshiarpur, Jaipur, Kota, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Bhilwara, Alwar, Ganganagar, Delhi, Kurnool, Hyderabad, Warangal, Nizamambad, Karimnagar, Mahbubnagar, Adilabad, Suryapet, Nalgonda, Ramagundam, Secunderabad, Nandyal, Adoni, Bangalore, Mysore, Gulbarga, Tumkur, Mangalore, Raichur, Udupi, Mandya, Surathkal, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Raychoty, Kadir, Piler, Palamaner, Vidyanagar, Sullurupeta, Satenpalle, Palwancha, Khammam, Gudivada, Machlipatnam, Bhimavarm, Tanuku, Lakavaram, Amlapuram, Mandapeta, Ramchandrapuram, Samarlakota, Pethapuram, Bobbili, and at such other places as may be announced by the Organizer in its sole discretion.
These Terms and Conditions are available free of charge, to any interested party, at www.esl.gg/dewarena2017_Tnc.
It is the responsibility of the Participant to ensure that they are legally entitled to enter all aspects of this Contest.
Contest is being held under the supervision of an independent auditor (“Auditor”).
By participating in this Contest, a Participant unconditionally and irrevocably accepts and agrees to be bound by all these terms and conditions as stated herein at all times without any exception whatsoever. Organizers reserve the right to modify the terms and conditions or the construct of this Contest, without any prior notice and liability.
Participation is optional. No purchase or consumption of Organizer’s products is necessary to participate in this Contest.
To participate in the Contest, the Participant has to follow the steps as detailed herein below:
1. Visit and be physically present at the Dew Arena set ups at the locations as mentioned in Annexure A (and as announced as per Clause 5 and 6) on the dates as mentioned therein and register yourself as per the instructions of Organizers representative(s) present at such locations.
2. Provide valid proof of identity, age and address to the said representatives.
3. The timings of each location would be as announced by Organizers under Clause 5 and 6.
4. Once validly registered in the Contest, and registration confirmed by the said representative, play either of the following games (“Game” or “Games” as per the context) on the computers provided by such representatives:
  1. Street Fighter – V (it can be played through gaming PC with the use of a controller only), participation in this game shall be done individually by a Participant.
  2. Rocket League – V (it can be played through gaming PC with the use of a controller only), participation in this game shall be done individually by a Participant.
5. The Games shall be played as per the rules of the particular Game, as displayed at the location or as communicated by the representative of Organizers at the location.
6. Scoring shall be done on the basis of final score of the Participant in the Game at the end of such Game.
7. When the Participant has completed one round of the Game, his score will be noted by the representative.
A Participant can participate in the Contest multiple times during a day, at the same location, or at different locations. However, each subsequent participation by a Participant who has participated already, will be considered a fresh participation, and he/she will have to go through the complete process of registration again, every time he/she participates again. In case of multiple participations by the same Participant, his/her best score will be considered for the Contest.
Organizers have organized other separate contests under the ‘Dew Arena’ name including online contests through website. A Participant may also have participated in such separate contest under the ‘Dew Arena’ name via online mode and may have qualified or may qualify for the semi-final or final in such online mode. However, if a Participant has so qualified for the semi-final or final of the online mode of the ‘Dew Arena’ championship, then he/she would not be entitled to participate in any aspect of this Contest. However, in case a Participant participates despite being a semi-finalist/finalist in the online mode of Dew Arena championship, then he/she would be disqualified from this Contest as and when such breach comes to the knowledge of the Organizers.
The Participants must have a minimum of one hour to one hour thirty minutes to participate in the Contest once, in order for the representatives of the Organizers to ensure that the participation in the Contest is done in a fair and responsible manner, and that the terms and conditions of the Contest are being followed by each Participant.
In the event of a technical failure on the Participant’s computer, or in the power connection of any computer while a Participant is playing, then the Participant would be entitled to restart the match, subject to availability of a computer, and subject to the Participant waiting for other Participants finish their match(es). The Organizers would not be liable to compensate a Participant, in case of any such failure/disruption or other technical issues.
Participant(s) indulging in providing false details such as fake identity documents, fake personal information, multiple identities, hacking tools, cheat codes, etc., or undertaking any act which is in contravention of applicable laws, would be disqualified with immediate effect without any liability for compensation or alternate opportunity to participate in this Contest.
Only such participation of Participants which comply with these terms and conditions, shall be held valid for the Contest. The decision of the Organizers with regard to eligibility of the Participant shall be final (irrespective of the time when the non-compliance of these terms and conditions is discovered by the Organizers) and no claim or communication with respect to that participation by the Participant shall be entertained by the Organizers.
Participant, without any exception and at all times during the Contest Period shall follow all instructions given by the official representatives of either of the Organizers, including the rules of the Games displayed at the location or communicated to the Participant, in their entirety. Any failure to comply with such instructions will result in the disqualification of the Participant.
The Organizers reserve the right to request winners to provide proof of identity and Indian residency at any time during their participation in this Contest. Identification considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of the Organizers.
No change in the selected Game can be made at any point of time after registration for that Game.
The valid scores of all Participants will be lodged on to a leader board for each Game which will keep updating after one day, as per different valid scores of different Participants. There will be two leader boards, one for each Game, which would show the top 16 (sixteen) valid scores of each Game.
SELECTION FOR SEMI-FINAL:
1. 16 (sixteen) Participants with the highest valid scores after the Contest has run at all the locations (as per Clause 5 & 6), at 12 A.M. on 11th September, 2017, as per the leader board of one Game will be shortlisted for the Semi-Final / Group Stage (“shortlisted Participants”). Highest valid scores mean that all tied scores would be considered as separate shortlisted Participants till the 15th position, and all such shortlisted Participants would occupy one place till 15 shortlisted Participants. For eg. if two Participants have the same score, then they will be considered as two different shortlisted Participants, and after their shortlisting, only 14 (fourteen) spots would be left. Similarly, if 15 Participants have the same highest score, they will be considered as fifteen separate shortlisted Participants, and after their shortlisting, only 1 (one) spot would be left for shortlisted Participants.
2. In case of a tie between two or more valid scores on the leaderboard for the 16th position, all such Participants with the same score will be shortlisted for the Semi-Final / Group Stage, irrespective of the number of such Participants.
3. The last date for selection of shortlisted Participants, i.e. 12 A.M. on 11th September, 2017 may change to a different date in case the Organizers decide to increase/decrease the number of locations, or change the fixture of locations and timings (Ref: Clause 5 and 6), at their sole discretion.
4. During the Semi-Final / Group Stage, the sixteen (or more in case of tie in 16th position) shortlisted Participants would be divided into two groups of eight (or more in case of tie in 16th position) shortlisted Participants each, by way of a random draw. Shortlisted Participants of first group would compete within themselves and similarly shortlisted Participants of second group would also compete within themselves by playing the Game, as per its rules and regulations. The arrangement of such inter se competition would be provided to the shortlisted Participants at the time of Semi-Final / Group Stage only. On a match win, the winning Participant gets 3 points, for a draw both Participants receive 1 point and for loss, the Participant is given 0 (zero) points. In case of a tie, tie breaker matches will take place. The Semi Final Round would be held on ground at a stadium/studio in National Capital Region on 22nd or 23rd September, 2017, the details of venue, time and fixture of which will be provided by the Organizers to shortlisted Participants in advance.
5. Within one group of eight (or more in case of tie in 16th position) shortlisted Participants, one Participant will be selected as the finalist, on the basis of defeating the other seven (or more in case of tie in 16th position) shortlisted Participants (“Finalist”). As explained in clause 23 (iv) above, there would be two groups of eight (or more in case of tie in 16th position) shortlisted Participants created, therefore two Finalists would emerge in total.
6. The 2 (two) Finalists would qualify for the Final Round. The Final Round would be held on ground at a stadium/studio in National Capital Region on 24th September, 2017, the details of venue, time and fixture of which will be provided by the Organizers to Finalists in advance.
7. The two Finalists would have to compete against each other by playing the Game, as per the rules and regulations of the said Game.
8. The Finalist which defeats its opponent Finalist in the Final round would be declared as the winner (“Winner”) and the defeated Finalist would be declared as the runner-up (“Runner-Up”).
WINNERS:
1. The procedure mentioned in clause 23 is applicable for one Game, and therefore the same procedure would be applicable for the other Game as well. Therefore a total of 2 (two) Winners would be declared under this Contest, and 2 (two) Runners-Up would also be declared.
PRIZE:
1. Each Winner declared under this Contest will win the following (“Prize”):
  - Rs. 1,50,000 (Indian Rupees One Lakh Fifty Thousand only) subject to deduction of applicable taxes; and
  - The Winner would be entitled to have his/her photograph printed on the packaging label of Mountain Dew –bottle of 600 ml. The duration, size, number of bottles, creative aspects of such feature etc. would be solely decided by Organizers and the Winner would have no discretion in this regard.
2. Each Runner-Up would win the following:
  Rs. 50,000 (Indian Rupees Fifty Thousand only) subject to deduction of applicable taxes;
The Winners will be declared on 24th September, 2017 at the stadium/studio where the Final Round is held, provided the claimant’s identity, eligibility verification etc. and submission of required documents/information as per these terms and conditions are completed by the claimant within the time mentioned therein. The Winners will also be declared on Indian social media pages of the brand ‘Mountain Dew’ and their websites, or on such other mediums as may be deemed appropriate by the Organizer.
The shortlisted Participants will be contacted by the representatives of the Organizers on the contact number shared by him/her at the time of registration. They would be contacted thrice over a period of 48 hours from the date of declaration of their qualifying status. In case any shortlisted Participant is not reachable for any reason whatsoever, the Organizers will reserve the right to select the Participant with the next best score as the shortlisted Participant, without any further notice to the Participant who could not be reached. The records maintained by the Organizers or its associates whether mechanically or manually would be considered final in regard to attempts made to contact the shortlisted Participants. The shortlisted Participants will be required to furnish the complete name, address, email id, phone number and such other information/details as may be asked by the Organizer’s representative.
Participation in Group Stage/Semi Final and Final is subject to the verification of the identity and eligibility documents of shortlisted Participants.
Award of Prize is subject to the verification of identity and eligibility documents of Finalists claiming as Winners. The representatives of the Organizers will collect necessary documents i.e. photo-ID proof, residence proof, PAN card/ Original Form No. 60, and other documents, from the claimant, against a receipt for verification by the Auditor. In case a claimant does not present the above documents, the Organizers would be within their rights to pass the Prize to next best Participant or to forfeit the Prize, without any further communication to such claimant.
No queries/ clarifications/ suggestions/ communication etc. shall be entertained on operation/selection process, which would be entirely as per these T&C’s or at the discretion of the Organizers.
The Organizer will have no liability to a shortlisted Participant/Finalist who is unable to attend or take part in the on-ground Semi-Final and/or Final round for whatever reason and the Organizer shall be entitled to disqualify such shortlisted Participant/Finalist.
In addition to other documents, including copy of the cover page of passbook/current bank statement [clearly showing the Bank holder’s name and, IFS Code, full name and address of bank (mandatory)], PAN card/original form 60, each Winner and Runner-Up, (as defined above) will have to present one government issued photo identity and address proof at the time of redemption of the Prize. These include Election I card, Passport, Driving License, Adhar card and/or other identity card issued by the Government of India.
The Prize will be given post necessary verification of Winner and Runner-Up, and the same would be transferred to the bank account of Winner and Runner-Up post completion of the process applicable to payments made by the Organizer in the normal course of business like generation of PO etc.
In case a shortlisted Participant/Finalist is required to travel away from his/her home town for the on-ground Semi-Final and/or Final rounds, then all arrangements for travel, boarding, lodging, meals, conveyance, sight-seeing, commute from residence to airport, or hotel to airport, parking charges, insurance, taxes, etc. shall be borne by the shortlisted Participant(s)/Finalist themselves. The Organizers would not be responsible for arranging or paying for any expenses for their travel, stay, food, meals, gaming gear, local travel, accessories, commute from residence to airport, or hotel to airport, parking charges, insurance, taxes, sight-seeing, lodging, hotel, medical emergency etc.
Shortlisted Participants would be allowed to participate in the Semi Final / Group Stage only upon successful verification of their identity, i.e. the credentials used to participate at the location as per Clause 12, and the identity proof documents provided to the Auditor. In case of any discrepancy or mismatch between the credentials used to participate in this Contest at the location, and the credentials on the identity documents, the Organizer would be entitled to disqualify such shortlisted Participants from participating in or coming to the Group Stage/Semi Final, and may select another shortlisted Participants basis the next best score. This clause shall mutatis mutandis apply to Finalists for the Final round.
Shortlisted Participants shall come to the venue of Group Stage/Semi Final and participate in it alone. Shortlisted Participants are not allowed to bring any companion or substitute to the Group Stage/Semi Final. This clause shall mutatis mutandis apply to Finalists for the Final Round. However, if the shortlisted Participant/Finalist is a minor, then he/she shall be entitled to be accompanies by a parent/legal guardian, subject to verification of identity and relationship with the minor. Such parent/legal guardian shall not be allowed to assist or participate in the Contest in any manner whatsoever.
All taxes/levies and charges on Prize will be the responsibility of the Winner or Runner-Up, as the case may be. Taxes as applicable will be deducted at the source for the Prize or shall be deposited in advance by the said respective winners and proof of such deposit shall be provided to the Organizers before claiming the Prize.
Organizers shall not be liable for any failure of Winners/Runner-Ups to avail the Prize due to incorrect personal details or incorrect bank details / account number or any other incorrect information provided.
At the Organizer's request, Winners, both Runner-Up, shortlisted Participants, and all Participants must participate in all promotional activity (such as publicity and photography) surrounding the participation, and/or winning of the Prize, free of charge, and they consent to the Organizers using their name, likeness, image and/or voice and/or video footage (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in promotional material or in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this Contest (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Organizers.
The Organizers will not be liable for any loss of data or failure due to technical/logistical issues not directly attributable to the Organizers including but not limited to force majeure, that may come up in the real time monitoring of the participation by Participants during the Contest Period, or in registration under this Contest, or in declaration of shortlisted Participants/Finalists.
The locations announced or to be announced where the Participants can participate, are subject to the approval from various government authorities, including police department, owners of the locations, for organizing and holding the Contest at such locations. In case the approval is not received from such government authorities/owners or is withheld / withdrawn by the government authorities/owners, for any reason which is beyond the control of the Organizers, the Organizers reserve the right to cancel or change such locations at any time, without any liability or notice to the general public or to any Participant.
By participating in the Contest, the Participants, unless the Organizers advises otherwise, license and grant the Organizers, its affiliates and sub-licensees an exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, and sub-licensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish and display their participation, Footage (as defined below), in whole or in part, for any purpose including but not limited to future promotion, marketing, advertising or publicity purpose in any media, without compensation, restriction on use, attribution or liability.
In case any Participant is found using an unscrupulous or dishonest means of participating in the Contest, or conducting in a manner detrimental to the spirit of the Contest, such Participant shall be immediately disqualified by the Organizers, in addition to undertaking other remedies available to the Organizers in law.
Subject to other terms and conditions contained herein, the participation shall be deemed to be made by the person whose details are filled in at the time registration at the location as per Clause 12 above. In case a person uses the credentials of another person and uses such other person’s details to participate in the Contest, then the Organizers would be within their rights to deny any claim of both such persons, i.e. the one who used the credentials of another person as well as such other person.
Cash component of Prize would be transferred to the bank account of the respective Winners post completion of the process applicable to payments made by the Organizer in the normal course of business like generation of PO etc.
Decision of Organizers will be final and binding with regard to the Contest and Prize and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the "Trademarks") displayed on various advertising and promotional materials under this Contest are registered Trademarks used by Organizers, or its associated entities, under valid licenses in law. Nothing contained on such material should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any of the Trademarks displayed on such material without the written permission of Organizers or such third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on such material. Your use of the Trademarks or any other content on such material is strictly prohibited, except as specifically authorized in these terms and conditions. You are advised that Organizers will enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.
It is clarified that the Organizers’ commitment under this Contest is subject to the number and nature of valid participations, and the Organizers may limit the number of winners depending on the number of valid participations. If none of the participations are compliant with these terms and conditions, then the Organizers would be entitled to not declare any shortlisted Participant/ Finalist/Winner.
Participants agree and acknowledge that their participation, and their performance while competing in the Group Stages/Semi Final and/or Final under this Contest may be recorded by the Organizers or its representatives in images or video, for usage of the footage in promotional and marketing material on various media. Participants agree that by accepting to participate in this Contest, they grant their consent to the Organizers or its representatives to record their participation and performance of tasks, including oral and visual aspects of it (“Footage”), and that they shall have no objection in such Footage being used by the Organizers/its representatives for any purpose whatsoever, including commercial.
All contents of the Footage shall, on participating in this Contest, become the sole and exclusive property of Organizers with all the rights therein including the unconditional and perpetual royalty-free right to post, display, broadcast, publish, use, adapt, edit, translate, dub, and/or modify such Footage in any way, in any and all media, throughout the world, for any purpose, without limitation, and without notice or credit/attribution or consideration to the Participants/shortlisted Participants/Finalists/Winners, as the case may be. In addition, if the applicable law requires execution of any enabling agreements/instruments for complete transfer of rights in the intellectual property of the Footage to Organizers, Participants/shortlisted Participants / Finalists /Winners agree to execute the same in favour of Organizers.
The Participants// shortlisted Participants/ Finalists / Winners may be required by the Organizers to sign, execute such undertaking, releases, affidavits etc. as it may deem necessary in order to ensure that they comply with these Terms and Conditions.
The Organizers reserves the right to disqualify any person who uses multiple names under this Contest and to require them to return any Prize they may have won. The Organizers will verify the eligibility of the Participant/Winners. The Organizers will require such information as it considers reasonably necessary for this purpose and a Prize may be withheld unless and until the Organizers is satisfied with the verification.
If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned for reasons including but not limited to tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Organizers which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, the Organizers reserve the right (subject to any written directions given under applicable law) to disqualify any individual who tampers with the Contest and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.
If an act, omission, event or circumstance occurs which is beyond the reasonable control of the Organizers and which prevents the Organizers from complying with these terms and conditions, the Organizers will not be liable for any failure to perform or delay in performing its obligation.
The Prize is personal to each Winner/Runner-Up and is not transferrable and cannot be sold under any circumstances.
Organizers would be conducting similar gaming championship through different modes, including mobile App and online activities, but in a similar format and would be entitled to club the event for participants, teams, qualifying participants, qualifying teams, finalists of such other modes to participate in the Semi-Final/Final to be held for this Contest at the same venue and under the same championship Dew Arena.
No cash payment will be made in lieu of the Prize of featuring the Winner’s photo on packaging of Mountain Dew.
The Organizers accepts no responsibility for any tax implications that may arise from the Prize winnings. Winner/Runner-Up will have to bear incidental costs, if any, that may arise for redemption of the Prize.
Organizers shall not be responsible for any loss, injury or any other liability arising out of the Contest or due to participation by any person in the Contest.
Organizers shall not be liable for any cancellations and/or delays in the train/flights/cars arranged by Participant/shortlisted Participant/Finalist to reach the venue for participation / Semi-Final / Final due to any reason including but not limited to force majeure, logistical problems at the airports/railway stations/roads etc. and the shortlisted Participant/Finalist shall not have any claim against Organizers for the same and shall be deemed to have forfeited his/her participation in the Contest. Organizers shall not be responsible for any such eventuality and the Participants/shortlisted Participants/Finalists undertake not to claim any compensation from Organizers for the same.
The Organizers reserve the right, but not the obligation to select additional entry(ies) [wild card entry(ies) in addition to the shortlisted Participants/Finalists] for the Semi-Final/Final, at their sole discretion, and on such terms and conditions as they may deem fit. The details and manner of participation in such wild card entry(ies) will be provided by Organizers in due course, if at all it decides to select additional entry(ies). The Participants, or the Qualifying Participants, or the Finalists shall not be entitled to demand or approach the Organizers in any manner whatsoever to exercise this option of additional entry(ies) at any time during or after the Contest Period.
The shortlisted Participants/Finalists, must at all times behave appropriately when taking part in this Contest and shall observe the competition rules and any other rules or regulations in force at the studios and/or locations. The Organizers reserve the right in their respective absolute discretion to remove from or prevent from taking part in the Contest, studio premises or location any person who breaks such rules and / or fails to behave appropriately or harms or threatens to harm any representative of the Organizers or damages or threatens to damage any property at the location of participation or venue of Semi Final/Final and to disqualify such person from the Contest altogether, in addition to seeking legal remedies against such person, as applicable.
No weapons, sharp or dangerous objects, alcohol, cigarettes, drugs or illicit substances will be permitted at any premises or during any part of the Contest. If a Participant/shortlisted Participant/Finalist is in an intoxicated or inebriated state or indulges in behavior which is derogatory or insulting or dangerous or threatening to anyone present at the location/venue of Semi Final or Final, then the representatives of the Organizers would be within their rights to remove such person(s) from such location/venue.
The Participant hereby represents that he/she does not have any medical conditions/ailments which could affect the participation of the Participant in the Contest. Organizer would not be responsible for any illness/accident/medical condition of the Participant.
Apart from the entitlement as detailed herein, the Participants or his/her legal heirs will have no other rights or claims against the Organizers, other than the Prize (in case a Participant goes on to be declared as a Winner/Runner-Up).
The Winners/Runner-Ups shall not be paid any consideration other than the Prize as detailed herein.
If any provision of these terms and conditions is held by any court or other competent authority to be void or unenforceable in whole or part, the other provisions of these terms and conditions and the remainder of the affected provisions shall continue to be valid.
The Organizers reserve the right to further extend the Contest Period, and/or otherwise modify these T&Cs at its sole discretion, and no communication or claim in this regard would be entertained.
Organizers shall not be liable for any loss or damage due to Act of God, Governmental actions, other force majeure circumstances and shall not be liable to pay any amount as compensation or otherwise for any such loss.
All disputes relating to this Contest shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Courts at Gurugram only.
By participating in this Contest, it is assumed that the Participant has read the terms and conditions and shall be held responsible in case of violation of the same.
Participant shall comply with these terms and conditions and waives any right to claim ambiguity in these terms and conditions and release, indemnify and hold harmless Organizers and their respective affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, and their respective agents, auditors, representatives, officers, directors and employees from and against any injuries, losses, damages, claims, actions, or any liability of any kind resulting from or arising from this Contest.

ANNEXURE A

Date	Location 1	Location 2	Location 3
20th March, 2017	BCM Heights, Vijay Nagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh Timings – 10 AM – 5PM	N.A.	N.A.
21st March, 2017	Medicaps College, AB Road, Rau, Indore, Madhya Pradesh Timings – 10 AM – 5PM	N.A.	N.A.
22nd March, 2017	Ekta Car Market, Dewas, Madhya Pradesh Timings - 10 AM – 5PM	N.A.	N.A.
23rd March, 2017	C 21 Mall, opp Bus Stand, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh Timings - 10 AM – 5PM	N.A.	N.A.

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