Diet SMS Contest Rules

RULES FOR THE CONTEST

Links to the "official TATA DOCOMO pages" / identities on Orkut, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger and Gtalk are available on the 'contest landing page' ie 'diet-sms.tatadocomo.com'. These identities are as follows:

Participants need to visit the links, as given on the contest landing page and add TATA DOCOMO as a friend for the platform(s) they wish to participate from or start 'following' TATA DOCOMO (in case of Twitter only)
There may be multiple pages created around TATA DOCOMO on the Internet including some claiming to be the 'official page', on Facebook, Orkut and Twitter. The stated pages may have been using the names or logos or any other identity impression of TATA DOCOMO. However, a prospective participant can play the contest only upon adding the 'official' TATA DOCOMO identities as listed in point (1) above.
Atleast one of the platforms (Orkut, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo! Messenger, Gtalk or MSN Messenger) have to be added by the participant to start playing the contest. There is no other way of participating in this contest.
Only participants who have successfully added official TATA DOCOMO page / identity, as mentioned above can participate in this contest.
Prospective participants who are already part of the TATA DOCOMO fan pages on Orkut, Twitter and Facebook, may please log onto diet-sms.tatadocomo.com, and check to ensure that they are part of the official group. If they are not part of the official identities ( as mentioned in point 1 above), they would have to add themselves on the 'Official TATA DOCOMO' identities.
Information as it is available on the contest page is the only authentic and valid information about the contest. TATA DOCOMO is not responsible for incorrect / misleading information presented / displayed on any other source other than the contest page on its website (diet-sms.tatadocomo.com).
To participate in the contest, a participant has to do, atleast one of the following:-

Update his Facebook status in or less than 15 characters (including spaces between characters)
Post a scrap on the "TATA DOCOMO official Orkut page" in or less than 15 characters (including spaces between characters)
Share a Twitter tweeple / tweet in or less than 15 characters (including spaces between characters)
Write his Yahoo! / MSN / Gtalk messenger status in or less than 15 characters (including spaces between characters)

Furthermore, participants choosing the messenger platform have to send an image of their status update (this can be done by pressing 'function + printscreen' on the computer keyboard) to social@tatadocomomarketing.com

Please note that the participant doesn't need to write about TATA DOCOMO at all in his 'status updates' / tweets. The subject matter of his post is completely upto his discretion. No additional merit will be allocated to posts with subject matter being or related to TATA DOCOMO.
Each person who adds / starts following the official identities as explained in point (2) or is an existing member of the TATA DOCOMO community as explained under point (6), is an assumed to be a 'participant' for the contest unless he proves otherwise by not updating the status or not sending the tweets within the prescribed manner as suggested in point (8).
TATA DOCOMO on random basis will select 1000 participants (those who qualify as 'participants', as explained in Point 10 above) for evaluation by the jury and selection of the daily winners of the contest.
Every day, for the duration of the contest, TATA DOCOMO's nominated Jury will select the winners for the day, from all such participants, as defined under point (11).
Jury's decision on the winning post(s) for the day, if any, will be final and binding.
This Contest is open to individuals only. Corporate, Agencies, employees of TTSL, its business associates and their immediate family members are not allowed to take part in this Contest.
The contest will be open from 19th October 2009 - 2nd November 2009 only.
There will be two winners everyday . The best post of the day will get a Acer beTouch E 101 handset & 2nd best post will get a Apple i-Pod Touch 8 GB.
Participant, with the winning entry, shall make himself available for various TATA DOCOMO led PR initiatives around the Contest at the appointed date, time and place as requested by TATA DOCOMO.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST

The Contest is open on Orkut, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger and Gtalk platforms.
The Contest is open to all individuals who are Indian citizens, aged 18 years and above.
The Contest is open from 19th October 2009 - 2nd November 2009
There is no entry fee for participation in the Contest. Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) does not require any payment for entry into the Contest nor does TTSL offer any form of payment, actual or implied or any assured prize to the participants, for participation in the Contest.
The participants may choose to play on more than one platform at a time.
The participant can post unlimited number of entries on each platform he chooses to play.
The participants may play through multiple ids on each platform.
The participants can post their entries on any platform from 12.00 am to 11:59 pm on any day of the Contest.
The participants are not permitted to create an entry on behalf of any other individual or entity.
There will be a daily contest during each day of the Contest period, in the form of submitting the status update or tweets or scrap as the case may be, depending upon on the platforms the participants choose to play, in truncated English language with limit of 15 characters (including space). The participants may choose to play for any number of days during the Contest period and there is no requirement to play on all days of the Contest period. There will be two individual winners as 1st prize winner and 2nd prize winner, for the daily contest, during each day of the Contest period, who will be selected on the basis of the content and creative merit of status update or tweets or scrap, by a panel of experts appointed by TTSL , from amongst 1000 'identities' picked on random basis by the Jury. The decision of Jury in selection of the winners shall be final and binding and no correspondence will be entertained in that regard.
If the entries selected for the daily prize come from the same id, then the individual who is the owner of that id will be entitled for the first prize, but not the second prize.
If the entries selected for the daily prize come from the two different ids of the same individual, then the individual who is the owner of those ids will be entitled only for the first prize, but not the second prize.
The Jury has sole discretion in the interpretation and enforcement of Contest rules, including but not limited to suspension of entry(s) or participants.
To participate in the Contest, participants must visit 'diet-sms.tatadocomo.com' to get connected to official TATA DOCOMO page through Orkut, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger and Gtalk links. The participants who are already part of the official TATA DOCOMO page on the platforms on which they intend to play, also must log onto diet-sms.tatadocomo.com to cross verify whether they are part of the Official TATA DOCOMO page, before beginning with the Contest.
To play the Contest, the participants must do the following; depending upon on the platforms they choose to play:


Facebook	Become a 'fan' of TATA DOCOMO page on Facebook 'Status update' in truncated English language with limit of 15 characters (including space)
Twitter	Become a 'follower' of TATA DOCOMO on Twitter Tweeples / tweets in truncated English language with limit of 15 characters (including space)
Orkut*	Add TATA DOCOMO Orkut page as friend. Scrap ON OFFICIAL TATA DOCOMO PAGE IN truncated English language with limit of 15 characters (including space)
YAHOO! MESSENGER	Add TATA DOCOMO as a 'friend' Status update in truncated English language with limit of 15 characters (including space) Send an image of the status update (this can be done by pressing 'function + printscreen' on the computer keyboard) to social@tatadocomomarketing.com
MSN MESSENGER	Add TATA DOCOMO as a 'friend' Status update in truncated English language with limit of 15 characters (including space) Send an image of the status update (this can be done by pressing 'function + printscreen' on the computer keyboard) to social@tatadocomomarketing.com
GTALK	Add TATA DOCOMO as a 'friend' Status update in truncated English language with limit of 15 characters (including space) Send an image of the status update (this can be done by pressing 'function + printscreen' on the computer keyboard) to social@tatadocomomarketing.com

The entries in the form of status update or tweets or scrap as the case may be must be original and conform to decency guidelines. Any entry deemed to contain content that depicts violence, racial, political, religious, and sexual or any other inflammatory, defamatory or objectionable material will be disqualified and removed. TTSL reserves the right to initiate legal action against such participants. Interpretation of what is, and is not, appropriate material is at the sole discretion of TTSL
The participants should not deface or disparage the brand TATA DOCOMO in any manner in creating their post
Any private correspondence or canvassing in any form will lead to rejection of the post submitted by the participant
The participant cannot create similar entry(s) as submitted for this Contest at any other blog/forum or any site, or any other contest of similar nature.
TTSL will have no liability in case someone is not able to add TATA DOCOMO's official page as friend across any of the participation platforms as stated above or adds a different identity as a friend, assuming it to be TATA DOCOMO official page.
TTSL will have no liability, in case someone is not able to participate on account of his inability to access the official TATA DOCOMO page links as provided on diet-sms.tatadocomo.com.
The prize will be 1 Acer beTouch E 101 handset for 1st winner & 1 Apple i-Pod Touch 8 GB for 2nd winner, everyday, during the contest period.
The participants understand that the Acer beTouch E 101 handset and Apple i-Pod Touch 8 GB offered as first prize and second prize respectively are new and unused pieces. However TTSL is not responsible for any deficiency in the prizes and does not make representation about the quality, make & fitness of the prizes.
The winners will be intimated within 7 days of the conclusion of Contest, by way of email on the email id of the winner on the applicable platform. In the event of no response/acknowledgement from the concerned winner to the email communication within 30 days, then his prize will be forfeited.
The winners should submit the necessary documentation / proof of identity and other relevant documentation, which TTSL requests for, within 14 days of being informed that they are the winners
The prizes will be distributed/delivered to the winners by TTSL, within 30 days of submission of all necessary documents for redemption by the winners, at the respective addresses of the winners. If the winner absents from taking the delivery of the prize and fails to collect the same within 30 days from submission of redemption documents, then his prize stands forfeited.
The prize distribution / delivery associated with this contest shall deem to be closed on 15th December 2009. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained post the date as aforementioned.
It is the responsibility of the participants to inform TTSL of any change in the address of correspondence, for availing the prizes.
The prizes are non-endorsable, not transferable and non-substitutable. The prizes are offered on 'NO EXCHANGE NO REFUND' basis.
TTSL will entertain no requests for exchange in lieu of the prize/s.
Apart from the entitlement to the above prize/s, the winners and/or their legal heirs will have no other rights or claims against.
To process redemption, each winner should declare his name, address and provide proof of identity. The winner should submit the screen shot of the id from which the entry was sent. Also the winner should submit affidavit cum declaration stating that the entry and the id from which the entry was sent belongs to him and indemnity to TTSL against any claim arising out of the use of id from which the winning entry was sent. The winner has to submit the aforesaid affidavit in the format uploaded on the TATA DOCOMO website on Rs100/stamp paper. All the aforesaid documents have to be submitted for the purpose of redemption of prize within 30 days of the declaration of the winners.
The prize/s shall be subject to the laws of India, including all the tax laws. All applicable regulatory and statutory duties, cess, surcharges, taxes (including TDS), insurances, transfer fees, registration fees etc. that may be applicable to avail the prizes will be borne by the winners
All participants must agree to abide by the Terms and Conditions as described here. The participation in this Contest implies acceptance of all the terms and conditions of the Contest
TTSL reserves the right to modify, add, or delete any terms and conditions or participation mechanics of the Contest at any point of time at its sole discretion by prior information to participants.
TTSL is not responsible for participant not being able understand the Contest mechanics or for his interpretation of the same. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained.
Any disputes with respect to the Contest shall be subject to the jurisdiction of courts of Delhi only.
TTSL shall have the right to use all entry(s), in any media for brand, products, business or any other objective as it may deem fit. TTSL also reserves the right to display all entry(s) on any medium (Online, TV etc) or vehicle it deems appropriate.
The participant shall indemnify TTSL against any claims from any party and consequent losses, damages, compensation, whatsoever, that may arise from any use, including but not limited to, publication of entry (s) submitted by the participant as a part of, or in association with the Contest.
TTSL shall not be liable for any failure to comply with its obligations caused by weather conditions, fire, flood, strike, hurricane, industrial dispute, war, hostilities, political unrest, riots, civil commotion, inevitable accidents, acts of God or any other circumstances amounting to Force Majeure.
TTSL shall not be responsible for any loss or damage if it has to discontinue or cancel this Contest in compliance with any law, ruling, order, regulation, requirement or instruction of any Central/State Government or for any other unavoidable reason beyond its control. The participants shall be informed of such discontinuance/cancellation as soon as possible, through the TATA DOCOMO website.