Terms and Conditions

1. The Contest "a Billion Voices", (hereinafter referred to as the "Contest") is an online participation contest promoted by Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "HMC"). The Contest is available for voluntary participation by any member of the general public ("Select Participants").

2. The Contest is valid from Jan 1, 2012 to 30 April, 2012 [hereinafter referred to as "The Contest Period"]. All video entries for the Contest must be received by HMC latest by 30 April, 2012 for selection.

3. Under the Contest, the Select Participants shall have to visit the HMC website viz. www.heromotocorp.com and click on the banner specially placed for the Contest. Thereafter the Select Participants shall be led onto the contest Landing Page wherein the Select Participants can register themselves online and upload the video(s) of themselves or any of their immediate family members on the HMC website.

4. The Select Participants must note that upon registration on the Contest landing page on the HMC website, the Select Participants shall have to specifically agree on the terms and conditions of the Contest and the video submissions prior to uploading the videos. Under the Contest, the Select Participants must be aware of the fact that all the video(s) submitted as entries will be perpetually licensed for use by HMC to be used for any or all purposes as deemed fit by HMC (including its subsidiaries and permitted assigns) in its sole and absolute discretion including for purposes of creating media/TVC content, promotional material and other propaganda.

5. The Select Participants are also informed of the fact that merely uploading of a video content does not guarantee the appearance of the said video entry and /or entrant on any TV advertisement or similar project since the decision in relation thereof lies exclusively with HMC (including its subsidiaries and permitted assigns) who shall evaluate each ad every video entry on technical, legal and /or creative merits in their sole and exclusive discretion. Any video entry which is containing any objectionable or obscene content shall be ruled-out of the Contest by HMC.

6. HMC (including its subsidiaries and permitted assigns) exclusively reserve the right to select whichever video entry they deem fit for the purpose of this Contest and owe no explanation whatsoever to any entrant or their representative at any time.

7. Participation under the Contest is entirely voluntary and any/all Select Participant(s) are informed that there shall be no compensation or gratification (monetarily or otherwise) under this Contest to any and all entries and entrants. It is further clarified that the mutual set of promises and assurances shall form part of the valid and due consideration for this arrangement and the rights to HMC granted by the Select Participant(s) and the public use of the selected video entries in HMC television commercials shall form as the only form of consideration from HMC to the Select Participant(s).

8. The decision of HMC (including its subsidiaries and permitted assigns) with regards the video entries will be done on technical or creative grounds shall be final and binding at all times. The portrayal and editing of the selected video entries shall also be in the sole and exclusive discretion by HMC and no claims or issues with regards partial portrayal or improper portrayal shall be entertained by HMC under the Contest. HMC shall also not entertain any queries with regards the choice of video entries, overall theme or content of the any TV advertisement or similar project created from the video entries submitted under the Contest.

9. Select Participants are hereby informed that HMC shall not provide any acknowledgement or confirmation of the receipt of the entry or its selection under the contest for the any TV advertisement or similar project.

10. The proprietary rights in the TV advertisement or similar project/work created by HMC (including its subsidiaries and permitted assigns) from the video entries submitted under the Contest, shall be regarded as the exclusive property of HMC for the entire compilation and none of the Select Participants shall have any rights whatsoever to claim any ownership in any manner on the final TV advertisement or similar project/work created by HMC using part of or entirely from the video entries submitted under the Contest.

11. HMC shall not verify nor be responsible for the content of any video entry under the contest. By participation in the Contest, the Select Participants would be assumed to -

a. have shot the video entry voluntary with the consent of the person(s) shown in the video; and
b. have submitted the video entry with the express consent for use by HMC in any manner whatsoever in any TV advertisement or similar project; and
c. have submitted the video entry with the express permission to HMC (including its subsidiaries and permitted assigns) to use the video content for purposes of duplication, editing, dubbing, conversion into any other form or media, digital conversion, public performance in any media and for use on any sequence or part of any TV advertisement or similar project; and
d. have submitted the video entry with the express waiver in favour of HMC (including its subsidiaries and permitted assigns) of all personal rights prohibiting use of personal content, privacy rights, rights of displaying name, image and likeness, right of public display as part of any TV advertisement or similar project, right to claim compensation, and any proprietary rights to limit display/use of any content under applicable laws.

12. By participation in the Contest and by uploading the video entry, the Select Participant would be deemed to have agreed and accepted irrevocably the terms and conditions applicable upon the Contest and the video entries submitted. Additionally the Select Participant, by participation in the Contest and by uploading the video entry, grants the perpetual right to HMC to use the video entry in other media as well including print format.

13. Participation in the Contest is only permitted through the internet and mobile media. Video entries in any other form, physical or otherwise will not be permitted to participate under the Contest.

14. HMC reserves the right to revise or amend any/all the terms of the Contest at its sole discretion without any prior intimation to the Select Participants and/or the general public or it may withdraw this Contest at any time without assigning any reason whatsoever, and if it chooses to do so, the Contest will stand cancelled.

15. HMC does not accept any responsibility for late, lost, incomplete, incorrectly submitted, delayed, illegible, corrupted or misdirected entries, claims or correspondence whether due to error, omission, alteration, tampering, unauthorized data hacking, deletion, theft, destruction, virus attack, transmission interruption, communications failure, hardware failure or otherwise. HMC has no control over communications networks or lines and none of them accepts any responsibility for any problems associated with them, whether due to traffic congestion, technical malfunction or otherwise. HMC is not liable for any consequences of user error including (without limitation) costs incurred.

16. If for any reason any aspect of this Contest is not capable of running or the Select Participant is unable to upload the video entry, including by reason of infection by computer virus, mobile network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any cause beyond the control of HMC which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this promotion, HMC may in its sole discretion cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion, or invalidate any affected entries.

17. This is a value added promotion by HMC and does not intend to offer any consideration or other promises to the Select Participant.

18. Any dispute, claim or legal action against HMC, its agencies and their respective employees related as a result of this activity will be subject to Delhi jurisdiction exclusively.