Sony India : Hear My Style Campaign 2015

Organization : Sony India Private Limited
Competition Name : Hear My Style Campaign 2015
Applicable For : Citizen of India; residing in India
Competition Last Date : 16th November, 2015

Website : http://www.sony.co.in/microsite/hearmystyle/#contest

Hear My Style Campaign 2015:
Hear My Style campaign (“campaign”) is conducted by Sony India Private Limited (“SONY India”) having its registered office A-31, Mohan Co-operative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi-110044.

Before participating, please read the terms and conditions carefully given below:
** Entries for this campaign must be received between 00:00:00 hours on 3rd November, 2015 and 23:59:59 hours on 16th November, 2015 (“entries period”) and no later. After this, no entries shall be entertained and summarily rejected.
** Participant(s) must be a citizen of India; residing in India. Residents of other countries and non- Indian citizens are not eligible to participate. The employees of SONY India (including their immediate family members) are not eligible to participate.
** To participate in this campaign, the minimum age should be 18 years or older as of 1 November, 2015.

To participate, the Participant(s) must send the entries in the manner set out in annexure 1 below:
i) An entry by a participant could be in nature of comments, descriptions of personal experiences reflecting theme of campaign.

ii) An entry must:
a. be an original and independent creation of, and owned by, the Participant; free of plagiarism and third party claims, intellectual property or otherwise.
b. not be subject to any restrictions as to use, publication, reproduction, duplication, copying in any way or infringe any applicable laws.

c. not contain, indicate, suggest or refer to any material, content or information, including but not limited to logos, caricatures, slogans, sketches, designs or other graphics or any other material which are or are likely to be obscene, libelous, blasphemous, defamatory, violative of any laws, in contempt of court, anti- national or against the declared public policies of the nation or defamatory to any religious faith or anything which panders to puritan taste, interfere/infringe upon any rights under applicable laws (including, but not limited to copyright, trademark, design or contract) of any third party.

There will be total Five number of winners who would stand a chance to be the Indian brand representative(s) for the chosen MDR-100AAP range of colours. They will also be given 1 MDR-100AAP of their chosen colour.

The selection process of winners out of all eligible entries shall be as follows:
** Out of all eligible entries, 15 entries with best comment/caption/text with the stylish/fashionable photos reflecting the choice of colours from MDR-100AAP range of headphones will be shortlisted for the next phase. The aforesaid entries would be selected and judged by a panel deemed fit by Sony India and would take into consideration theme, quality and creativity etc. of the entries.
** The said 15 shortlisted participants & their entries will be displayed on the microsite i.e. sony.co.in/microsite/hearmystyle/ These entries will be open for voting by public.
** 5 top participants with highest number of votes during this phase of the campaign would stand a chance to be the winners.
** The winner/s would be selected by a panel of Judges deemed fit by SONY India.

Note:
** Additionally, 1 more MDR-100AAP will be awarded through lucky draw to the voter who voted for the winner who got the highest number of votes.

** The names of the winner(s) would be announced via social media. SONY India or its agents/representatives would contact the winners on their e-mail/contact number provided by them within the 3 working days of announcement on social media. SONY India or its agents/representatives shall not be liable for any failure to receive any such communication sent to the e-mail address registered/provided by the Participant. Sony India shall not be responsible for non-receipt of any communication due to network failure or any other issue, technical or otherwise, not within the control of Sony India.

** In case the winner(s) cannot be contacted even after two (2) attempted phone calls for three (3) consecutive days, the selected winner will stand disqualified and the next eligible winner will be selected.  The selected 5 winners will be called for a photo shoot arranged by Sony India. The winners hereby irrevocably authorize and consent to Sony India for using the image, comments and any other attributes like name etc. in regard to this campaign on any media or format for public dissemination.

** Winners acknowledge that Sony India reserves the right to develop material(s) using this engagement and my attributes as it deems fit & all intellectual property rights (IPR) in the material(s) shall for always vest solely and exclusively with Sony India. Winners hereby assign all IPR including copyright etc. in the material(s) to Sony India for all times during which IPR subsists and agree to execute all documentation required to convey or confirm ownership and title in favour of Sony India or its nominee in the intellectual property stated herein.

** The prize cannot be transferred/negotiated. No cash redemption or substitution will be allowed, except at SONY India’s sole discretion. If the prize is unavailable, SONY India reserves the right to substitute it with equal or greater value. The winner for the campaign shall be liable for income tax, levies and duties due and owing under applicable and statutory laws in connection with the prize and all other costs, expenses including travel expenses etc.

** The prize will be awarded to the winner(s) after due verification and in accordance with the terms and conditions stated herein. The winner shall, prior to the collection of the prize, be required to submit to SONY India/Agency, valid ID proof, residence proof, PAN and/or any other document. Participant agrees to submit an affidavit in the prescribed format as to satisfying all the terms and conditions, tender evidence, if so required by SONY India.

For valid ID proof as well as residence proof, any two of the following may be submitted:
a) Passport,
b) Voter ID
c) Driving License
d) UID/Aadhar Card
e) Nationalised bank passbook with photograph.

** In case the winner is less than 18 years of age, the prize may be awarded to the winner’s parent or guardian only after submission and verification of the authenticated proof of guardianship by SONY India and other documents as stated before. SONY INDIA reserves its right to waive/relax any of the above documenatation requirements as it may deem fit in respect of a participant.

** Mere participation in the Campaign(s) or sending the entry (ies) does not entitle the Participant to prize. Any fraudulent conduct or use of unfair means, tools, and software shall disentitle the Participant. SONY India reserves its right to disqualify, at its sole discretion, any entry which is Illegible, incomplete, defaced, indecipherable or corrupt or which do not comply with any of the terms and conditions given herein.

** No purchase of any product sold by SONY India is required to participate nor are any charges payable to SONY India or the organisers to participate or win. The Campaign, the SONY India Facebook Page, website and any other platform wherein the Campaign, or these Terms and Conditions are provided are, along with the content and information provided therein, unless expressly indicated otherwise, along with all intellectual property vested therein, shall be the sole and exclusive property of SONY India. Any action or attempted action by any Participant that is or may be reasonably construed as being or likely to be detrimental, harmful or disruptive of such property shall render such Participant liable to be proceeded against under applicable laws by SONY India.

** SONY India reserves the right (but is not obliged to) to publish, reproduce, paraphrase, broadcast or display any and all entries, in part or in entirety, submitted by Participants, as well as the name, photograph, likeness or other information of the Participant, on the website of SONY India, its Facebook page, or any other platform, digital or otherwise that SONY India, in its sole discretion, shall deem fit, for any purpose, whether promotional, advertising-related or otherwise, and SONY India shall not be liable to provide any benefit, compensation or consideration to any Participant for such use of their entries or details.

** By entering into this campaign and accepting prize, the winner(s) waives all copyrights, rights of publicity and any related rights and specifically consents to SONY India’s right to audiography, videography, picture, tape or portray him/her as the winner and to exhibit this material in any and all media now existing or hereinafter created, including (without limitation) television, film, radio and print media without any compensation whatsoever for such advertising and publicity, except where prohibited by law, for a period of 5 years from the award of prize. The winner(s) also consent to SONY India’s unconditional right to use his/her name, voice or picture or the contents of his/her entry.

** By participating, each Participant agrees to hold harmless SONY India and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents, as well as all others associated with the development and execution of this Campaign, from and against any and all liability with respect to or in any way arising from this Campaign and the awarding and use, misuse or possession of the prize, including liability for personal injury, except where prohibited or limited by law.

** SONY India reserves the right to change the terms and conditions and to alter or terminate this campaign at any time without prior notice. An updated version of the terms and conditions may be made available on the website. By participating, each Participant specifically accepts as follows (a) that he/she has fully read and understood all the terms and conditions and be unconditionally bound by them b) that he/she satisfies the eligibility requirements under these rules c) that he/she unconditionally accepts the winner so selected d) that he/she shall honour all decisions of SONY India with regard to the campaign and its interpretation and not challenge them (e) to comply with all Central, State, Local Laws and Regulations.

** Participation in this campaign and furnishing of the personal details by the Participants shall be treated as consent to receive communication at the contact no / email. Decision of Sony India shall be final & binding in respect of this campaign. SONY India may assign any or all of its rights and obligations under this campaign and these Terms and Conditions to any third party without consent of the Participants.

** This campaign is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook and/or any other social media platform. The campaign is not available (void) where prohibited by any law. All relevant national and local laws apply. All disputes to be settled within the jurisdiction of the Courts in New Delhi only.

Customer flow for participation:
1. Visit the microsite sony.co.in/microsite/hearmystyle/
2. Choose your favourite colour amongst the range of head phones MDR-100AAP & enter by posting a picture with a caption using hashtag #HearMystyle on social media platforms limited to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram