PepsiCo India Holdings : Pepsi IPL Tweet20 Contest 2014

Name of the Organisation : PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited
Name of the Contest : Pepsi IPL Tweet20 Contest 2014
Location : India
Deadline : 25th May 2014

Website : pepsitweet20.in/

Pepsi IPL Tweet20 Contest 2014 :
1 : The Pepsi IPL Tweet20 contest(“Contest” / “Offer”) is brought to you by PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited (“Organizer”).
2 : Contest is open to all Indian citizens residing in India above 18 years of age except the employees and the family members of the Organizer, its associate companies, its JV Partners, its Distributors, its advertising and promotional agencies and their associate companies (“Users”).
3 : Contest is valid from 14thMay 2014 00:00 hours to 25th May 2014 23:59 hours of (“Contest Period”), both dates inclusive, in India only.

4. To participate in the Contest and be eligible for the prizes of the contest, the User must also :
** Have a valid Twitter account
** Follow AT PepsiIndia handle on Twitter.

5 : Users will have to provide valid contact details on the dashboard of the application to be hosted on .pepsitweet20.in to be eligible for the prizes. Thereafter, the users will be directed to an handle hosting a 20-20 online match (operated through a speacially designed software). On this platform, the user will face around [- ] different types of balls. The user will be provided with certain unlocked shots with which the users can score virtual runs on these deliveries. Basis their respective individual score, the users can also unlock other bonus shots.
6 : Users are encouraged to participate in the Contest from the dashboard of the application athttp://www.pepsitweet20.in to get all updates during the contest. They are also encouraged to play as many matches during the contest period to increase their chances of winning the grand prize. However, it is clarified that one winner will be entitled for only one prize under this promotion.

7. There will be the followingfourpools of three matches eachduring the contest periodwith a total of 12 online T20 matches :
Pool 1 :
Match – Date – Time
#1 -14th May – 15 :00
#2 -15th May – 14 :00
#3 – 16th May – 14 :00

Pool 2 :
Match – Date – Time
#1 -17th May -14 :00
#2 -18th May – 14 :00
#3 – 19th May – 14 :00

Pool 3 :
Match – Date – Time
#1 – 20th May – 14 :00
#2 -21th May – 14 :00
#3 -22nd May – 14 :00

Pool 4 :
Match – Date – Time
#1- 23rd May – 14 :00
#2- 25th May – 14 :00
#3 – 26th May – 14 :00

8 : The Organizer reserves its right to change all or any of the aforesaid schedules without any prior notice to the Participants.
9 : The top scorer of every pool will be eligible for the grand prize – 1 Pepsi VIP Box ticket.for Pepsi IPL 2014 matches to be played in India.There will be fourgrand prize winners in all for the contest.
10 : Each match winner in a pool will be eligible for Pepsi Merchandises. The details regarding Merchandisesprovided to the winner of a match will be at the sole discretion of the Organizer.
11 : The results and gratifications will be declared at the sole discretion of the Organizer.
12 : Once a user has won the grand prize from a pool of 3 matches as per the schedule of the contest he/she will not be eligible to win any further grand prizes irrespective of the continued participation in the matches of the contest during the contest period.
13 : Details of scoring/how to play the matches are provided on the dashboard of the application at pepsitweet20.in/how-to-play .

The abridged scoring details are briefly reproduced as under :
** There will be 3 matches spread across 4 pools.
** Each match will have 12 balls that will be bowled to the user.
** For the balls that AT PepsiIndia twitter handle bowls, the user has to tweet back an appropriate shot.
** Depending on the ball bowled, and the shot made, the user can score 6 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 and 0 or he may get out.
** The user can use a maximum of 3 wickets after which he will be declared ‘all out’.
** At the end of the match, the cumulative score of the user is his total score.
** For every correct shot played by the user in which he is scoring runs, his skill increases. The User’s skill level will increase by either 0.25 or 0.50 or 0.75 or 1 depending on the accuracy of the shot but it will decrease if the user gets out.
** The higher the skill level, the more the probability of the user to score higher runs for a particular shot.

14 : Users must not refresh the microsite repeatedly during the period of the match as there is limit in the number of requests twitter accepts in an hour and might lead to him/her not being able to view the tweets coming from the Pepsi handle on the dashboard. The organizers will not be responsible in such a scenario for any restrictions imposed by the twitter server, as per the twitter policy.
15 : Tweets sent out post the match timings as per the contest schedule will not be counted.
16 : The Organizers will not be liable for any loss of data due to server issues and other technical faults that may come up in the real time monitoring of the tweets sent out by users during the contest period. In such a scenario the Organizers reserve the right to decide on the winners of a particular match. .
17 : Winners will be announced at the sole discretion of the Organizers.
18 : Winners for all tasks will be approved and awarded Pepsi Crowns at the sole discretion of the Organizers.
19 : All the winners will be contacted by the representatives of the Organizer on the contact details shared on the dashboard of the application at the time of registration. The winner would be contacted thrice over a period of 24 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 Grand Prize to another participant or forfeit the prize entirely, without any further notice to the winner.
20 : The winners will be required to furnish the complete name, address and phone number and such other information/details as may be asked by the Pepsi representative.
21 : The choice of the match and its location is at the sole discretion of the Organizers.
22 : The Organizers or their representatives will contact the winner at the contact number given by him and verify the claim before redeeming the prize. Award of prizes is subject to the verification by the Organizer. After verification the winner will be informed of the entire process of redemption of the Prize.
23 : The ticket for the match and the Pepsi VIP Box will be handed over to the winner on the day of the match. Reaching the match venue will be the sole responsibility of the match winner and no claim in this regard can be raised against the Organizer. Choosing the venue for handing over the general stand tickets will be at the sole discretion of the Organizer.
24 : For the pool winners of the grand prize(Pepsi VIP box tickets), all costs relating to travel from the winner’s place of residence, boarding and lodging (Organizer’s choice of hotel and mode of transport shall be final) for 2 day and 1 night, food, and ticket of one match of Pepsi IPL 2014 for the winners will be borne by the Organizers. All other expenses not expressly included above will not be borne by the Organizers or any other agency on Organizer’s behalf, and will be the sole responsibility of the prize winner.
25 : Organizers shall not be responsible for any loss, injury or any other liability arising out of this trip for which the winners will be required to sign an indemnity in favour of Organizers.
26 : If any Winner fails to take the trip when specified by the Organizer the Prize will either be passed to the next highest scorer or be forfeited in its entirety without any notice/intimation to the original winner.
27 : The Organizers shall not be liable for any cancellations and/or delays in the train/flights/cars arranged for the winner due to any reason including but not limited to force majeure, logistical problems at the airports/railway stations/roads etc. and the winner shall not have any claim against Organizers for the same and shall be deemed to have availed of his/her prize. Organizers shall not be responsible for any such eventuality and the winner undertakes not to claim any compensation from Organizers for the same.
28 : Dates when the winner may redeem his/her prize are entirely at the discretion of Organizers. Organizers are not responsible if the Matches at the Pepsi IPL 2014 gets cancelled or postponed. In such cases, the Prize will be forfeited in its entirety and no substitution will be provided.
29 : No outside Food or Alcohol is permitted at the match venue
30 : No Cameras or Mobile Phone are permitted in the match venue.
31 : The winner will have to confine himself to a designated area. At no time should he venture out without prior permission of the organizers. The Organizers may apply further conditions regarding the do’s and don’ts for the designated area.
32 : The pictures of prizes depicted on the press ads/posters/ TVC’s/website/packs etc. are only representative and the actual prizes may vary from the depictions.
33 : Decision of Organizer’s will be final and binding with regard to promotion and prizes and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
34 : Notification of the winner status must be kept confidential until the Winners are publicly revealed by the Organizer or the winner’s prize will be forfeited.
35 : 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 programme (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Organizer.
36 : The 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 the Organizer.
37 : The prizes are personal to the winners and are not transferrable and cannot be sold under any circumstances.
38 : No cash payment will be made in lieu of the prize.
39 : As a condition of accepting the prize, winners may be required to sign any legal documentation as and in the form required by the Organizer and/or prize suppliers in their absolute discretion, including but not limited to a legal release and indemnity form.
40 : The Organizers accepts no responsibility for any tax implications that may arise from the prize winnings. Winners will have to bear incidental costs, if any, that may arise for redemption of the prize.
41 : Organizers shall not be responsible for any loss, injury or any other liability arising out of the Promotion or due to participation by any person in the Promotion.
42 : 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.
43 : All taxes/levies and charges 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.
44 : The Organizer reserves the right to change/modify/or withdraw the Contest without any prior notice of the same at its sole discretion. The Organizer reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions without any prior notice.
45 : All disputes relating to this Promotion shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of Courts at New Delhi only.

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