PLEASE READ. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS SUBJECT TO THESE TERMS OFSERVICE AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY.

This Web site (the "Site") is owned and operated by Sony Pictures Releasing of India Limited ("SPRI"). These terms of service (the "Terms of Service" or "TOS") apply to and govern your use, and any use by another person, of your User Account, as well as your use of this Site and the Services (as defined below). Your use of the Site and/or any Service signifies your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Service and the SPRI Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy") which is hereby incorporated by reference.

For purposes of the TOS, the following defined terms shall have these meanings: (A) "Service(s)" shall mean any and all services on, or provided by, the Site, whether or not such services are also provided or delivered by other means or media such as software or wireless devices; (B) "Site" shall mean this site; (C) "Site Content" shall mean any and all human readable patent audio and/or visual elements of this Site, created or owned by SPRI, or third parties, including, without limitation, any text, graphics, images, illustrations, photographs, animations, video, audio or audiovisual works (including, for example, without limitation, movie trailers or episodic works), designs, logos, information, and other content made available through the Site; and (D) "Site Code" means any and all underlying elements of the Site, including without limitation, source code, script, object code, software, computer programs, and other sets of statements and instructions contained in the underlying Site.

LICENSE TO USE THE SITE

SPRI grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right and license to access, use and privately display the Site and the Site Content as described herein for your personal use only, by way of one (1) computer connected to the Site over the Internet, provided that you comply fully with these TOS. You may "cache" pages of the Site for the sole purpose of increasing the speed and efficiency at which you access the Site. Any other copy or use of a portion of the Site is not authorized, will be a violation of these TOS and will constitute a copyright violation. You shall not interfere, or attempt to interfere, with the operation of the Site in any way through any means or device, including, but not limited to, spamming, hacking, uploading computer viruses or time bombs, or any other means expressly prohibited by any provision of these TOS or by law.

CHANGES TO SITE AND/OR TERMS OF SERVICE

SPRI reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of the Site, the Site Content, the TOS, and/or the Privacy Policy, in whole or in part, at any time. Changes to the TOS and Privacy Policy will be effective when posted. You agree to review the TOS and Privacy Policy periodically to become aware of any changes. Your use of the Site after any changes to the TOS and/or Privacy Policy are posted will be considered acceptance of those changes and will constitute your agreement to be bound thereby.

CHANGES IN SITE OWNERSHIP

You will be deemed to have consented to the disclosure to, and use by, a subsequent owner or operator of the Site, of any information about you contained in the applicable SPRI database, to the extent SPRI assigns its rights and obligations regarding such information in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of SPRI's assets, or in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of all or substantially all of the assets related to this particular Site to a subsequent owner or operator. In the event of such a merger, acquisition, or sale, your continued use of the Site signifies your agreement to be bound by the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of the Site's subsequent owner or operator.

OWNERSHIP OF TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Site, Site Content, Site Code, and all copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names and all other intellectual property or property rights therein are proprietary to SPRI and are owned by SPRI and/or its licensors and content providers, and are protected by applicable domestic and international copyright and trademark laws. Unless expressly permitted in writing by SPRI, you shall not copy, capture, reproduce, perform, transfer, sell, license, modify, manipulate, create derivative works from or based upon, republish, upload, edit, post, transmit, publicly display, frame, link, distribute, or exploit in whole or in part the Site, the Site Content or Site Code, or otherwise use the Site, Site Content or Site Code on any other web site, other networked computer environment, or in any medium now known or hereafter developed (each, an "Unauthorized Use").

Any Unauthorized Use constitutes an infringement of the intellectual property rights their in and other proprietary rights of SPRI and/or its licensors and content providers and constitutes a violation of these TOS. Any violation of copyright or trademark laws may be subject to severe civil and criminal penalties.

SOFTWARE

From time to time, and at its sole discretion, SPRI may make available to users certain software that may be accessible or downloaded from this Site. In the event that you access or download software from this Site, the software, including any files, images incorporated in or generated by the software, and data accompanying the software (collectively, the "Software") are licensed to you by SPRI or a SPRI-approved third party software provider ("Third Party Provider"). SPRI does not transfer title to the Software to you. You own the medium on which the Software is recorded, but SPRI and/or the Third Party Provider retain full and complete title to their respective Software, and all intellectual property rights therein. You may not redistribute, sell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Software to a human-perceivable form. Furthermore, your use of any Software of a Third Party Provider shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth by such Third Party Provider and any applicable license agreement for its Software. Software from this Site is further subject to United States export controls. No software from this Site may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or any other country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using the Software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of, any such country or on any such list.

SUBMISSIONS

SPRI is pleased to hear from its customers and welcomes your comments regarding SPRI products and services, including this Site. All such comments, whatsoever in nature shall be communicated directly to SPRI through the Site. Any negative comments oral or written, communicated to the public at large, with respect to said Services and/or SPRI, shall lead to defamation and shall be subject to applicable criminal laws. Unfortunately, however, SPRI's long-standing company policy does not allow it to accept or consider creative ideas (including stories, character ideas, screenplays, and original artwork, etc.), suggestions, or materials other than those it has specifically requested (see below). While we value your feedback, we request that you be specific in your comments regarding our services and products, and that you not submit any creative ideas, suggestions, or materials. It is the intent of this policy to avoid the possibility of future misunderstandings when projects developed by SPRI's or its affiliates' professional staff might seem to others to be similar to their own creative work.

If, at our request, you send or post (e.g., via message boards or contests) certain specific submissions, or, despite our request that you not send us any creative ideas, suggestions or other materials, you do so (collectively, the "Submissions"), the Submissions shall be deemed, and shall remain, the exclusive property of SPRI. None of the Submissions shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of SPRI, and SPRI shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submissions. Without limitation of the foregoing, SPRI shall exclusively own the copyright and all now known or hereafter existing rights to the Submissions of every kind and nature, in perpetuity, throughout the universe, and SPRI shall be entitled to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, license, create derivative works from and distribute such materials or incorporate such Submissions into any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed throughout the universe, for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to those who provide the Submissions. In addition, you warrant that your Submissions do not violate any person's so-called "moral rights" or other similar or analogous rights under any applicable laws in any country or region of the world. Applicable law may restrict or limit the foregoing provisions of this paragraph. If so, without limitation of the foregoing, you agree that, in no event, shall SPRI's total liability exceed Rs.50, 000/=.

You agree to indemnify SPRI for any and all claims, damages, losses, and causes of action arising as a result of your Submissions or your failure to comply with the TOS. SPRI does not and cannot review all Submissions and is not responsible for the content or substance of these Submissions. However, SPRI reserves the right to delete, move, or edit Submissions that it, in its sole discretion, deems to be abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of copyright or trademark laws, or in violation of any person's rights of privacy or publicity, or otherwise unacceptable.

Please refer to the GUIDELINES FOR USE OF THE SERVICES below for additional information concerning Submissions.

SPRI SERVICES AND RULES FOR USE

As a convenience to its visitors, SPRI may provide, from time to time and at its sole discretion, one or more Services, such as chat areas, message boards, e-mail functions, instant messaging service, voice-mail, file communities, polls, surveys, and other services. These Services are provided by SPRI to you and others subject to the TOS, the Guidelines set forth below, the Privacy Policy, and other rules that may be published from time to time (collectively, the "Rules") by SPRI. SPRI currently provides the Services free of charge to users who agree to be bound and abide by the Rules. SPRI reserves the right to change the nature of this relationship at any time.

REGISTRATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

In consideration for your use of the Services, you agree to (i) comply with the Rules, (ii) provide accurate, complete and true information about yourself as may be required on any registration form for Services (your "Registration Information"), and (iii) maintain and update, as applicable, your Registration Information with current and complete information.

Users who violate the Rules, or provide inaccurate, false, or non-current Registration Information may, at SPRI's sole discretion, have their Services suspended or terminated, and may be permanently banned from using any current or future Services.

GUIDELINES FOR USE OF THE SERVICES

You are entirely responsible and liable for all activities conducted by you or anyone using your User Account, including the transmission, posting, or other provision of text, files, links, software, photographs, video, sound, music or other information or material ("Posted Content") to any portion of the Services. Listed below are some, though not all, violations that may result in SPRI terminating or suspending your access to SPRI Services. You agree not to do any of the following actions while using any SPRI Service:
Harass, threaten, embarrass or cause distress or discomfort upon another Service participant, user, or other individual or entity;
Transmit, in connection with any Service, any Posted Content that SPRI, in its sole discretion, considers to be disruptive, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically-motivated, or otherwise objectionable;
Cause any chat room screen in any chat room to "scroll" faster than other users are able to type to it or any action of a similar disruptive effect;
Impersonate in any Service, any person, including but not limited to, a SPRI official or representative, chat or message board leader, guide or host;
Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue in a chat room or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other participants;
Post or transmit any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or any other forms of solicitation in the Services;
Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to, any regulations having the force of law while using or accessing any Services;
Invade the privacy or violate any personal or proprietary right of any person or entity; or
Infringe the intellectual property rights or similar rights, including but not limited to copyrights and trademarks, of any person or entity.
You understand that any content that you upload and/or post on the Site or any Service shall constitute a Submission for all purposes of these TOS.

LINKED SITES

SPRI sites may frame, and/or contain links to or advertisements about, non-SPRI Web sites. Other sites may also reference, advertise, or link to SPRI sites. SPRI does not endorse or sponsor other Web sites and is not responsible for the content of such sites. SPRI expressly disclaims any statements or assertions made on non-SPRI Web sites, and denies all liability associated with your use of, and the content on, such other sites and advertisements.

RESIDENTS BEYOND INDIA

SPRI makes no representation that the Site Content, including merchandise offered for sale on the Site, and their copyrights, trademarks, patents, and licensing arrangements, are appropriate or available for use in locations other than India. Those who choose to access the Site from locations outside of India do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. With respect to shipments of merchandise to consumers, wherever they may reside, title to the merchandise and risk of loss shall pass to the buyer upon delivery of the merchandise to the common carrier.

JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES

The Site is controlled and operated by SPRI from its offices within the City of Mumbai, India. Use of this Site constitutes your consent and submission to service of process under applicable Indian laws and to personal jurisdiction in a court of competent jurisdiction in the City of Mumbai for the purposes any legal action or claim pertaining to these Terms of Service, and/or any SPRI Site or Service.

TERMINATION

You understand and agree that SPRI may, in its sole discretion and at any time, terminate your use of any Services, and discard and remove any and all Submissions submitted or posted by you to any SPRI Site or Service, for any reason. SPRI may also, in its sole discretion and at any time, discontinue any Sites or Services or limit or restrict any user access thereto, for any reason. You understand and agree that SPRI may take any one or more of these actions without any notice to you, prior or otherwise. Should SPRI take any of these actions, it may, in its sole discretion, immediately deactivate and/or delete any or all information. You understand and agree that SPRI shall not have any liability to you or any other person for any termination of your access to any Services.

DISCLAIMER

THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, SERVICES, AND THE SOFTWARE, IF APPLICABLE, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, SPRI DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SPRI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE AVAILABILITY OF OR THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, SERVICES OR SOFTWARE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE, OR THE SOFTWARE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, SOFTWARE OR SERVER DO NOT VIOLATE ANY PATENT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF ANY PERSON. SPRI DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SITE, THE SITE CONTENT, THE SITE CODE, THE SERVICES OR THE SOFTWARE, IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT SPRI) ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE, SERVICES, AND SOFTWARE, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION IF THERE ARE ANY DEFECTS. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL SPRI BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, SITE CONTENT, SITE CODE OR THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF SPRI HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. WHILE SPRI TAKES PRECAUTIONS AGAINST SECURITY BREACHES, NO WEB SITE OR INTERNET TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SECURE, AND AS SUCH, SPRI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, HACKING, DATA LOSS, OR OTHER BREACHES THAT MAY OCCUR. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL SPRI'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO SPRI, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

If you believe that any Submissions or any Site Content has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please forward the following information to the Address named below:
Your name, address, telephone number, and email address;
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
The exact URL or a description of where the alleged infringing material is located;
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; and
A statement by you made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

SONY PICTURES RELEASING OF INDIA LIMITED
503, Alpha, Hiranandani Gardens,
Main Street, Powai, Mumbai.
E-Mail: Legal_Support_CTF_India@spe.sony.com
By this notice, SPRI seeks to preserve any and all exemptions from liability that may be available under the copyright law, but does not necessarily stipulate that it is a service provider under the laws of the India or any state or territory within the India.

OTHER

GOVERNING LAW; ARBITRATION
This Terms of Service shall be governed by and construed in accordance with City of Mumbai, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of Law. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Mumbai, Maharashtra and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.

In no event shall you be entitled to any injunctive or other equitable relief. If any provision of these terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

These Terms of Service shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of India without regard to the choice of law principles thereof. You agree that any and all disputes or controversies of any nature between them arising at any time shall be determined by binding arbitration in accordance with Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The Arbitrator shall be an attorney or retired judge with at least ten (10) years experience in the software industry and shall be mutually agreed upon by you and SPRI (collectively, "the parties"). If the parties are unable to agree on an Arbitrator, the Arbitrator shall be appointed by SPRI. The fees of the Arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties, provided that the Arbitrator may require that such fees be borne in such other manner as the Arbitrator determines is required in order for this arbitration clause to be enforceable under applicable law. The place of arbitration shall be Mumbai, India. The language to be used in the arbitration proceedings shall be English. The parties agree that until the arbitration proceedings are complete, they shall not take their disputes to a court of law.

Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent either party from seeking interlocutory and/or injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the preceding paragraph.

THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ALL CLAIMS AND ISSUES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT, AND INCLUDING ANY CLAIM FOR FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT THEREOF.

SEVERABILITY

If any provision of the TOS shall be held unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Service and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

You agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in connection with your activities under this TOS.