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1) This festival is an initiative of the Kerala Government and event is managed by Sercon India Pvt Ltd, with their registered office in New Delhi .
2) The winners will be those persons who are picked up randomly in a draw in front of the public
3) The highlights of the festival will be that the winners will be chosen from 3 zones each of them having a separate draw every week with a 1 st ,2 nd and 3 rd prizes and for the Mega prize the coupons from all the zones will be put together on the declared date and time, at a venue to be announced, supervised by a independent auditor from the festival official Chartered Accountants firm and in the presence of a panel of judges. The selection of winners will be final and binding and no correspondence or discussion will be entertained in this regard.
4) This offer is open to all residents of India and abroad aged 18 and above.
5) In the case of Merchantile Establishments under Gold Category (Rs. 25,000 registration category) will have the right to give minimum number of coupons distributed for the quantum of purchases as decided by the Associations (the number of coupons distributed for the quantum of purchase as decided by the respective associations shall be displayed in the shop for the information of customers/purchasers. In the case of ‘B' Category (i.e. for registrants of Rs. 5000 Category) the participating outlets shall give a minimum of One coupon for every Rs. 1000/- purchase to the customers who purchases goods and services.
6) All duly completed counter foils will be eligible for Scratch and Win as well as the draw prizes and Mega draw prize by way of a draw.
7) Employers or employees of Member Establishments, Sponsors, Sercon, Government officials working for Grand Kerala Shopping Festival, Advertising, PR and Event agencies and there immediate family members upto the second degree of consanguinity are not eligible to participate in the prize draw, however the ME and their family members can participate by shopping in other participating retail outlets.
8) The festival starts from 1 st of December 2008 and closes at mid night on 15 th January 2009. Coupons for Mega draw prizes must be completed and dropped in the drop box of the participating outlets by final closing date of 15 th January 2009.
9) The original winning coupon customers copy will be mandatory to claim the winning entries in the prize draw. No photocopies of the coupon will be accepted.
10) Winners shall be given their prizes from the scratch and win contest coupons by the participating outlets on the spot.
11) All coupons/ documents received shall remain the property of Kerala Government.
12) Each coupon shall have an equal chance of winning the final prize. All scratch and win contest coupons shall also be eligible to win a prize in the draw or the Mega draw.
13) Sercon / Kerala Government. wishes to assure that any consumer's participation in the prize draw is completely voluntary and there is no requirement as per which any consumer is compulsorily required to enter into this draw.
14) Sercon / Kerala Government. will accept no responsibility for coupons which may for any reason whatsoever are damaged or lost or not traceable.
15) Winners will be contacted by Sercon / Kerala Government directly. The results will be published in the media. A full list of winners will be available on written request after the final draw is conducted. Those requiring the same must send their request together with a self addressed postage paid envelope to Sercon / Kerala Government.
16) All prizes are non – transferable and non – refundable.
17) Prizes cannot be exchanged or redeemed for cash. No cash claim can be made in lieu of the prizes.
18) All prizes worth more than Rs. 5,000/- will be liable for tax deduction @ 30.90% as per Sec 194 B of the IT Act 1961 and @ 33.99% in the event the prize value is more than Rs. 10 lacs.
19) TDS as applicable will be required to be paid in advance or else will be deducted from the prizes if possible before being handed over to the winners.
20) If the winner does not agree to comply, an alternative winner will be selected similarly, who agrees to pay the TDS . The prize fulfillment will take a maximum 30 days from the receipt of the TDS from the winner.
21) In the event that for compelling reasons any prize winner is unable to collect his prize personally, the prize will be handed over to a duty authorized person in such manner as prescribed by Sercon / Kerala Government. The decision of Sercon / Kerala Government in this behalf will be final and binding.
22) Any prizes remaining unclaimed for two months after the announcement of the winner shall be forfeited.
23) The prizes won will have to be collected by the winner only and deliveries of the prizes will be made at the appointed venues.
24) Sercon / Kerala Government reserves the right to include or exclude the Member Establishments name in the communication of the winner of the final draw.
25) Sercon/ Kerala Government reserves the right to accept or reject any of the coupons received, based on the terms and conditions, at the festival committee’s absolute discretion in case the coupons are found to be invalid, duplicated or received from a member establishment expelled from the festival for not following the guidelines laid out.
26) Prizes are subject to the laws prevailing in the country, including regulations as may be applicable to the winner.
27) The organizers shall not be held responsible or liable under any circumstances if for any reason they are prevented by an order or injunction of any Court or Tribunal from proceeding with the festival or concluding the prize draw.
28) Kerala Government/ Sercon reserve the right to withdraw or alter any terms & conditions of this festival at any time without prior notice.
29) Sercon / Kerala Government reserves the right to publish the photograph and name of all the winners or any prize winner in their promotion materials and advertisements as it seems fit.
30) Sercon / Authority of GKSF/ Government of Kerala will not be responsible for any product/ service defects or loss/ damage incurred out of the use of any product/ service from any ME and shall not entertain any claim in respect of the same.
31) Sercon / Kerala Government will not be responsible for any product/ service defects in any prize or loss/ damage incurred out of the use of any prize and shall not entertain any claim in respect of the same.
32) Interpretation of the rules and regulations for any legal issue will be considered only in English.
33) All disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of competent jurisdiction in Trivendrum only.
34) The working of the festivals will be based on the rules and regulations as approved by the Kerala Government.
Rules for member establishments:
1) The participation in the festival is open to all retail /wholesale/manufacturers/hospitality establishments etc of Kerala. Each participant will be listed as member establishment (ME).
2) Establishment may participate along with their branches from all parts of Kerala.
3) When an establishment has once confirmed his level of participation in the festival in a particular category, he cannot change the level of participation at later time after registration of the same.
4) Only one outlet will be permitted on the participation level of Rs. 1000/Rs.5,000/ and Rs.25,000.
5) The fixed number of free coupons are offered based on the category and participation free structure applied for.
6) Coupons can also be availed later at the time of festival @ Rs.15 per coupon plus taxes with a minimum purchase of fifty coupons only or in multiples thereof. Those Merchantile Establishments who register with the GKSF outside the jurisdiction of the designated distribution centers approved by GKSF Authority shall collect the Free coupons, Additional coupons and other POS Materials at their own risk and cost from the nearest Distribution Center .
7) All registrations received for participation will have to be enclosed with the prescribed application form duly stamped, signed and filled in along with Cheque, for the total participation amount plus service tax .
8) The acceptance of the ME for the participation on the festival will be considered confirmed only when the Cheque has been duly cleared by the bank.
9) On confirmation, the ME will receive the free coupons and the prescribed set of POS material as per it's participation level. Additional POS material can be purchased at the prescribed rates.
10) Delivery of the POS material will be done to the ME's by Sercon. In case of some far reaching location of ME, the POS material may have to be collected by him from the nearest centers and also the Rs.1000 category MEs will have to collect the POS materials on there own from the nearest available distribution centre.
11) Additional coupons can be ordered in packets of fifties only and deliveries will only be made against demand drafts for the coupon value plus taxes.
12) The ME can participate as a customer from any other participating outlet and can be a winner in the festival.
13) The coupons cannot be transferred or resold to another ME/person/company. Any information received in this regards with proof will be dealt with serious consequences as the organizers may deem fit.
14)All remaining coupons will remain defunct after the festival and cannot be refunded at any time.
15)The record of the issued coupons will have to be maintained by the ME for any future cross checking and maybe required to be submitted to the organizers at any time during or after the festival ends.
16)All coupons issued by the ME to customers must carry the MEs number provide by the organizer.
17) Coupons will be divided into three parts; one part will be retained by the ME, the second part `customer coupon' will be handed over to the purchaser and the third part `draw coupon' will have to be properly filled in and deposited by the customer into the locked drop box provided by the organizer.
18) The ME's staff will explain to the consumer how to fill in the coupon.
19) The coupons can be filled by the customer at his discretion either at the time of purchase at the store or elsewhere.
20)It shall be the responsibility of the customer to ensure that his coupon has been completely filled and deposited in the locked drop box of the ME from whom he had purchased before the last date of the festival.
21) The drop box will remain locked and will be placed in a prominent location in the store and only the consumer will be permitted to deposit the coupon in the drop box.
22) The coupons will be collected and retained by the ME and the ME will hand over the coupons as when required to the authorized agent.
23) All the POS will be very prominently displayed in the store.
24) The ME can carry out any individual advertisement or alternate promotion for his outlet or brand during the period of the festival and can also offer any value additions or specific offers or special discounts during this period. The ME will not however participate in any other similar promotion or festival during the period of the festival.
25)The ME may also during the period of the festival use the festival logo or name in any of their own advertisements and promotions.
26)In case of any ME not following the rules of the festival his participation to the festival will be terminated and all privileges will be withdrawn.
27)The ME needs to display the criteria for giving coupons and the same needs to be certified by the government (This is applicable only to people who have registered under Rs.25,000/- category).
28) .The delivery of the prizes will only be made against the confirmation of the TDS amount paid by the consumer and the due completion of the verification procedure.
29) All disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of competent jurisdiction in Trivandrum only.
30) Coupons shall be given to customers at no additional costs against goods purchased by them from the participating ME.
31) The organizers has got the right to cancel the registration if the MEs violate terms and conditions stipulated for the conduct of the Festival.
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