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Terms

& Conditions
FRIENDS 25TH ANNIVERSARY Contest ("Contest")

The Contest is organized by Viacom 18 Media Private Limited ("Organizer") and is open all individual participants who:
(i) are above 18 (eighteen) years of age;
(ii) are citizens of India;
(iii) are viewers of Comedy Central India
(iv) have a valid Facebook account;
(v) have a valid Twitter account;
(vi) have a valid Passport;
(vii) have not previously won a contest organized by the Organizer of similar/identical nature; and


1. The Contest shall commence on 9th August 2019 at 20:00 hours and shall conclude on 30th August 2018 at 20:00 hours
("Contest Period"). Entries received after the Contest Period shall not be entertained and shall be considered ineligible
for the Contest.

2. To participate in the Contest, the participants ("Participants") need to:

• Answer TWO (2) contest questions displayed on the microsite: www.comedycentral.in/friends via the
following:
• Recreate their favorite or wackiest FRIENDS moment from the show. The website will provide some
examples in the form of inspiration to the users.
• Select the correct image of the iconic FRIENDS artifact that was aired on the day of the episode
from the 4 images displayed on the microsite.
• Submit their entries on the microsite and share their entry on either their Facebook & Twitter handle.

3. By participating in the Contest, the Participants agree to be bound by any rules; regulations, guidelines or policies
("Rules") associated with the Contest and agree to be bound by any decisions made by the Organizer, including any
interpretations of such Rules by the Organizer.

4. By participating in the Contest, the Participants represent and warrant that the Contest Answer provided by the
Participants shall be original, not in breach of any third party rights and shall not defame/offend any person, sect, cast,
etc. and that it shall in no manner infringe any rights including the copyright of a third person/party. In the event of any
violation to the aforementioned, Participants shall be disqualified from the Contest with immediate effect. By
participating in the Contest, the Participants also represent and warrant that they shall solely be liable for any and all
action (criminal/civil) arising therefrom and shall also be liable to indemnify the Organizer, for any loss, claim, dispute,
disrepute, disruption caused to it.

5. The Participants confirm that the Contest Answers shall not be obscene, vulgar, defaming, denigrating women, artist,
celebrity or children, hurting religious sentiments, depicting violence or against the public policy of India or/and the
internal policies of the Organizer.

6. The Organizer reserves the right to disqualify the Participants immediately from the Contest if Participants have
supplied untruthful, inaccurate or misleading details and/or information, of any nature and/or have failed to abide by
the Rules and/or are in breach of the terms hereof.

7. It is also expressly clarified that if any Participant has previously been declared as a winner of a similar and/or identical
contest organized by the Organizer in the past, the Organizer shall, at its discretion, be entitled to disqualify such
Participant. In the event that any such Participant (who has previously been declared as a winner of a similar and/or
identical contest organized by the Organizer) is inadvertently declared as the Winner of this Contest, then the Organizer
reserves the right to disqualify such person from this Contest and such person shall have no claims or rights whatsoever
against the Organizer for such disqualification.

The Organizer shall endeavor to announce the name of the Winner within 20 (twenty) working days of the end of the
Contest Period. The Winner shall be intimated in a manner deemed fit by the Organizer. From amongst the Participants,
the Organizer will select one Winner basis effort/creativity put in to recreate the scene, as determined by the Organizer, in
its sole discretion. The Organizer will gratify the Winner + his/her friend, after confirming details via telephonic interview
and in accordance with these Terms & Conditions. Mere participation in the Contest and sending the correct or best
Contest Answer does not entitle the Participants to win the Contest or the Prize and the Winner will be selected by the
Organizer based on a telephonic interview. The selection process may vary and shall be as per the Organizer’s sole

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discretion. The Participants or any third party shall have no right to question the process of selection. The Organizer may
determine the correctness, quality and validity of the Contest Answer in their sole discretion.

8. After the Winner is announced, the Winner is required to approach the Organizer, in a manner, determined by the
Organizer, within 2 (two) days of announcement and confirm the acceptance of the Prize along with providing requisite
details, copy of citizenship proof, identity proof, PAN number, address proof, copy of valid passport, valid visa etc. of the
Winner and of his/her friend or relative or any other person designated by the Winner to accompany for the Prize
("Friend"). The Winner shall designate only such Friend who: (i) is above 18 (eighteen) years of age; (ii) is a citizen of
India; (iii) holds a valid proof of citizenship; (iv) has a valid passport (v) has a valid US visa; and meets any other
requirements stipulated by the Organizer. The Organizer shall not, in any circumstance, be required to bear any cost in
relation to the visas required. In any and all circumstances, the costs for the visa required for both the Winner and
his/her Friend shall be borne by the Winner and his/her Friend. If the Winner’s and/or his/her Friend’s passports are
invalid, the Prize will not be made available to the Winner and his/her Friend. The Winner and his/her Friend would
also be required to sign one or more release letters in the format required by the Organizer. The Organizer may cancel
the Prize and announce another Winner in place of the originally announced Winner if:

(i) the documents or details of the Winner or his/her Friend are not correct in the opinion of the Organizer; or
(ii) documents so required are incomplete, misleading or untrue; or
(iii) the Winner or his/her Friend do not sign the release letters required, if any, by Organizers; or
(iv) if the Winner does not approach the Organizer within 2 (two) days of the announcement of the Prize.

9. Prize: The Prize shall be sponsored by Comedy Central India (“Sponsor”). 1 Winner and his/her friend will be entitled
to receive the Prize, from the Sponsor and subject to the Terms & Conditions imposed by the Organizer:

a. 2 TICKETS TO THE FRIENDS 25THANNIVERSARY NEW YORK CITY POP-UP EVENT
b. Round trip in economy class from India to New York, USA.
c. 3 (two) nights and 4 (three) days for a single/double occupancy stay at a 3/4-star hotel in New York, USA.

10. For the purpose of clarification and avoidance of doubt, the Prize does not include any personal expenses of the Winner
and the Winner shall be responsible for any additional expenses/incidental expenses required to be incurred to avail
the Prize and/or incurred otherwise.

11. The Winner hereby represents and warrants that he/she will comply with all the Rules associated with the Contest
including but not limited to the Terms & Conditions mentioned herein and associated with the Prize, and that the Winner
shall personally be liable for any breach thereto. The Winner expressly agrees and confirms that all representations and
warranties herein shall be further binding on the Winner’s Friend and the Winner shall be solely responsible for
ensuring compliance by his/her Friend of all the Rules associated with the Contest including but not limited to the Terms
& Conditions mentioned herein and associated with the Prize, and shall be liable for any breach thereto.

12. The Organizer shall not be responsible for any loss of entries for any reason, whatsoever including, due to any problems
caused by telephone lines, service providers, network breakdowns, computer service delays, interruptions, network
failures or overloads, or for lost, misdirected or misplaced entries, or for entries received after the Contest Period or for
any reasons beyond the control of the Organizer.

13. In the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the Organizer, and the Prize not being made available
to the Winner, or the said event/concert, flights, hotel accommodation, being cancelled, the Winner shall not have the
right to claim any damages or monies from the Organizer and by participating in this Contest the Winner waives his/her
right to make any such claims against the Organizer.

14. Income tax, gift tax or any other statutory taxes, duties or levies as may be applicable from time-to-time, arising out of
the Prize, shall be borne and paid by the Organizer. In case the Winner fails to comply with the applicable laws or pay
the requisite taxes, duties or levies, if any, the Winner shall indemnify the Organizer of any losses, claims, expenses,
costs and actions for the same.

15. The Participants/Winner acknowledge that they do not have any medical, physical and/or emotional condition which
can jeopardize their eligibility for participation in the Contest.

16. The Winner acknowledges that the Organizer shall not be liable for any mishap, injury, accident, untoward incident,
physical harm of any nature, death, loss of life or limb, etc., caused to him/her and/or caused to his/her Friend, either
before, during or after the collection of the Prize; or before, during or after the Prize event; or while traveling to the
event/concert or return; and will not be attributed to the Organizer and the Organizer shall not be held responsible
towards the same nor shall be liable to indemnify or make good any claim being raised against it, for whatsoever nature.

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17. If the Winner and/or his/her Friend is found to be causing any disturbance or disruption before, during or after the
event/concert then the Organizer and/or its affiliates shall have the right to immediately remove, disqualify or direct
the Winner and his/her Friend to leave the location, failing which the Organizer’s representative shall forcefully remove
the Winner and his/her Friend from the location. Any claim or damage for the same will neither be entertained nor
compensated by the Organizer.

18. The Prize shall not be transferable, negotiable and/or redeemable for cash. No request shall be entertained by the
Organizer in this behalf. Only the Winner and no other person can claim the Prize for or on behalf of the Winner.

19. Employees (including their immediate family) of the Organizer, Warner Media, their respective affiliates and associates,
are not permitted to participate in the Contest.

20. To enable registration of a Participant and/or to make the Prize available to the Winner, personally identifiable
information which shall include without limitation name, complete address, date of birth, citizenship details, passport
details, email id, etc. of the Participants/Winner/Winner’s Friend ("Personal Information") will be collected by the
Organizer to enable the Organizer to administer and promote this Contest and the Winner. If
Participants/Winner/Winner’s Friend do not truthfully provide all requested Personal Information, the Organizer may
determine that such Participants are not eligible to win the Prize in this Contest.

21. The Personal Information of the Winner and the Winner’s Friend shall be provided by the Organizer to others assisting
the Organizer in this regard, including its affiliates, associates, authorities, agents, sponsors, employees, prize suppliers,
distributors, deliverers and service providers (as applicable).

22. The Participants hereby agree and undertake that mere announcement/declaration of being announced as a Winner
shall not entitle him/her to the Prize. Only upon fulfilling all Rules mentioned herein, to the satisfaction of the Organizer,
shall the winning be validated.

23. The Participants hereby agree and undertake that he/she shall not accept or undertake to accept/give or undertake to
give, either directly or indirectly, any gifts, commission or other favor, of any kind whatsoever, to facilitate their winning
the Contest. Any knowledge of such an act shall lead to immediate disqualification of such Participants and the Organizer
shall be entitled to take any/all actions against such Participants, as deemed fit by it.

24. The Organizer shall not be responsible for the quality or deficiency of the Prize and no claim or request, whatsoever, in
this respect shall be entertained by the Organizer.

25. The Organizer shall not entertain any questions, correspondence, enquiries on the manner of conduct of the Contest and
grant of the Prize from any party whatsoever.

26. Apart from the entitlement to the Prize, the Winner or his/her legal heirs shall have no other rights or claims against
the Organizer.

27. The Organizer is not responsible for any errors or omissions in the Terms & Conditions contained herein. All information
provided in the Contest is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The Organizer makes no representations and
disclaims all express, implied and statutory warranties of any kind to the Participants and/or the Winner and/or any
third party including, without limitation, warranties as to accuracy, timeliness, completeness, merchantability, or fitness
for any particular purpose.

28. Under no circumstance, shall the Organizer and/or its parent, subsidiaries, associates, affiliates and group entities, and
their respective directors, employees, officers, agents or representatives be liable to the Participants and/or the Winner
and/or any third party (including the Winner’s Friend) for any lost profits or lost opportunities, indirect, special,
consequential, incidental, or punitive damages whatsoever, even if the Organizer has been advised of the possibility of
such damages. The Participants and the Winner specifically agree not to file in person/through any family member
and/or any third party any applications, criminal and/or civil proceedings in any courts or forum in India against the
Organizer, its parent, subsidiaries, associates, affiliates and group entities, and their respective directors, employees,
officers, agents or representatives to claim any damages or relief in connection with the Contest.

29. It is the Participants’ responsibility to ensure that their Personal Information is always updated and accurate in order
to be able to receive the gratification/notification in time.

30. The Organizer may, at any time, at its discretion, change these Terms & Conditions, the Page, the Rules and/or the Prize
mentioned herein, without prior notice, and the Participants acknowledge that such change shall be binding upon them.

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31. The Participants and the Winner acknowledge that they will not hold the Organizer and/or any of its affiliates or
agencies engaged by it with regard to this Contest liable for any loss of opportunity and/or monetary loss due to their
participation in the Contest.

32. By participating in the Contest and accepting the Prize, the Winner and his/her Friend waives all copyrights and any
related rights and consents to the Organizer’s right to click photographs, take pictures, shoot audio-visuals, tape, record,
exhibit or portray him/her as the Contest Winner and/or publish any content submitted by him/her. The Winner further
grants irrevocable consent in perpetuity to use, edit, exhibit, publish and/or exploit the same, in any and all applications
including advertising, commercials, promotion, stories, text, illustrations, articles and commercial exploitation,
throughout the world, in any and all media, mode or format whether now existing or hereinafter developed, including
but not limited to radio, broadcast and television, newspapers, magazines, and electronic media, at any time without the
Winner’s further knowledge or consent and without any compensation whatsoever.

33. The Organizer reserves the right to terminate, modify or extend this Contest, and its Terms and Conditions, at any time
at its absolute discretion, without assigning any reason whatsoever. In case of any dispute or difference in respect of
this Contest, decisions of the Organizer shall be final, binding and irrevocable.

34. The invalidity or unenforceability for any reason of any part of these Terms & Conditions shall not prejudice or affect
the validity or enforceability of the remaining parts and each part of these Terms & Conditions is distinct and at all times
severable from the rest of the Terms & Conditions.

35. No waiver of any rights by the Organizer will be taken as a waiver of any other rights it may have. For instance, if the
Organizer waives its right to object to a particular breach of these terms and conditions by a Participant, it does not
prevent the Organizer from objecting to any other breaches by that Participant or any other Participant.

36. The Contest shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of competent Courts at Mumbai and the law applicable shall be Indian
Law. The Contest shall not be valid and no participants from any city/state may participate if such contests and participation
is prohibited as per applicable law in the states that they reside in/belong to.

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