Indiannica Quiz League
Terms and Conditions (Rules governing the quiz) – User Agreement – Revised and updated on 14 December, 2020.
Indiannica Learning Pvt. Ltd., having its registered office at A-36, 2nd Floor, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate, Main Mathura Road, New Delhi- 110044, India, (here-in-after referred to as the “Company”) is the organiser of the “Indiannica Quiz League”, a nationwide school based annual Quiz contest, open for participation by school students studying in Classes 6-8 (here-in-after referred to as the “Quiz”). The sole aim of this Quiz is to develop and harness an atmosphere of Knowledge sharing by encouraging participative engagement of school students. It is also the licensee of the Digitok app to run a succession of quiz.
The Indiannica Quiz League will be organized from 01/11/2020 to 14/01/2021.
Creating an Account and Logging in on the App/Contest Site
For availing the Service, You will have to first create an account which will contain certain personal information like your name, email ID and mobile number (“Account”). Some of this information will need to be verified by You to proceed further through one-time-passwords or account activation links.
Access and usage of the Service by a child shall always be deemed to be subject to parental/legal guardian consent and under parental/legal guardian’s guidance.
Your access to and use of the Service is subject to these User Agreement, Privacy Policy and all applicable laws, rules, and regulations in India.
When Logging in please do not:
• provide any false PII (Personally Identifiable Information) to us (including a false username) or create any Account for anyone other than yourself without such other person’s permission.
• use a username that is the name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person.
• use a username that is subject to rights of another person without appropriate authorization; or
• use a username that is offensive, vulgar, or obscene or otherwise in bad taste.
• register more than one account with the purpose of creating a “dummy” account. ILP may decide at its sole discretion that the account in question is “dummy” and terminate the account.
Eligibility
• IQL will consist of two online activities: The Alpha Daily Quiz that will run on the IQL-DigiTok App, which is open to all, including Class 6-8 students. The second will be The IQL Schools Contest restricted to Class 6-8 students from bona fide schools, which will run on IQL-DigiTOK/other digital platforms.
• Each contestant shall submit requisite proof, either at the time of Registration (defined herein below) or at any other stage of the Quiz, as may be deemed appropriate by the Company, regarding his/her age and his/her enrollment in a recognized school located in India, along with other necessary and requisite documents in support thereof. For the sake of clarity, any contestant not meeting the above stated criteria and/or not submitting the requisite proof/information, shall be disqualified from participating in the Quiz.
Process of Registration
The interested Class 6-8 students (here-in-after referred to as the “contestants”), who meet the aforesaid eligibility criteria, need to first download the “India Learn and Play App” (here-in-after referred to as the ‘ILP App’) from the Google Play Store or from App Store.
The ‘ILP App’ has an on-line ‘registration form’, which needs to be filled in completely by the contestants and submitted under parental supervision or by the parent of the contestant.
They will be issued a code and assigned a zone. The code has to be saved for further use during the various stages of the competition.
FORMAT OF THE QUIZ
Post the successful registration on the ILP App, the Company will conduct on-line quizzes across 5 stages/rounds on the IQL-DIGITOK APP and a digital meeting/conference app to be played on personal computers, such as Zoom etc, as will be specified, beginning from November 01, 2020.
The duration of each on-line video quiz will be a maximum of one (1) hour and the Company intends to conduct 21 (Twenty-one) such quizzes over a period of twelve (12) weeks. The daily IQL Alpha Quiz will be run on the App every day till the end of the IQL School Contest.
Structure of the Contest
IQL ALPHA QUIZ DAILY on IQL-DIGITOK APP
PLAYED BY INDIVIDUALS
The Company shall host and run the Daily Engagement Quiz on the DigiTOK App every day till the end of the IQL School Contest.
• One Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) quiz will be live every day. An individual can attempt a quiz only once per day.
• The quizzes will be open to all, including Class 6-8 contestants.
• This daily quiz will start before the IQL contest starts and continue through the course of the contest till the IQL National Final.
• There will be an e-certificate and/or prize for top performers as will be announced in advance. In the case of a physical prize, it can be redeemed from Indiannica Learning.
• The following rules will apply for the selection of winners:
The Contest structure of this round will be as follows:
• 7 MCQs to be answered. Each question must be answered within a maximum time limit of 10 seconds.
• 10 points per correct answer. There is no negative marking.
• Ties between individuals with same score will be broken via the time taken by them to complete the quiz.
• In the event of an absolute tie persisting there will be a computerized draw of lots to determine top positions.
STAGE 1: IQL BETA QUIZ FIRST NATIONALS
This is the National Prelim open to all class 6-8 students registered on IQL-DigiTOK app. This round will be played by individual contestants only.
The Company shall hold and conduct this National Open Preliminary round on the IQL-DIGITOK App for all Class 6-8 students registered for the contest. The said round shall be held at an appointed date and time, or as will be announced on the app, and its format shall consist of a total of 20 questions worth 10 (ten) points each. All contestants scoring a minimum of 100 points will automatically qualify for the next round, subject to adherence with other rules and regulations.
An individual can attempt this quiz only once at the appointed time and date.
All those scoring 50 per cent or more points in the Beta Quiz will automatically advance to the next round, that is the Gamma Quiz – Teamed Nationals.
After the successful completion of the Beta Quiz, the Company shall form teams of top scoring contestants and contact the respective schools to announce the same. The schools shall be given an opportunity to request change of the contestant with the lower score of the two from this suggested team; however, the final decision of team constitution and eligibility shall lie with the Company.
Structure of the teams will be as follows:
• Each team must have 2 contestants.
• Team participation means that both members represent the same school.
STAGE 2: IQL GAMMA QUIZ TEAMED NATIONALS on KAHOOT
This round will be played by individual contestants only. All contestants will be provided a link to their Kahoot games.
The Company shall conduct 5 online quizzes on Kahoot and the contest structure of this round will be as follows:
• A series of 5 quizzes consisting of 15 questions each to be taken by the Individual contestants.
• Scores will depend on the time taken to answer each question correctly. The faster you answer, the higher your score would be.
• The 5 quizzes will be slated on Kahoot at appointed dates and time in sequence. These dates will be communicated to you in advance.
• Individuals are encouraged to play all five quizzes.
At the end of the five Gamma quizzes, based on the calculation in accordance with the aforesaid parameter, top 96 teams will be selected to Screener Round.
Wild Card Entry
The company, at its own discretion will decide the number of Wild Card entries to be picked up directly from Alpha Daily Quiz and those who have already registered on the ILP app.
While the Alpha Daily Quiz will be open to all persons, it is pertinent to clarify, that with respect to wild card entry, only those contestants who are bona fide school students of standards 6-8 shall be considered.
STAGE 3: IQL DELTA QUIZ ZONAL SCREENING TEST & ZONAL ROUNDS ON ZOOM
IQL Delta Quiz Zonal Screening
The Zonal Screening quiz will be held on a video meeting platform and used to arrive at the Top 48 teams (from the shortlisted 96 teams) who will participate in the Zonal Semi Finals.
The Zonal Screening quiz will be conducted on Kahoot via Zoom or any other video meeting app as will be specified. The schedule for this shall be formally announced.
There will be 4 such screening tests, 1 per zone. The shortlisted 24 teams of each zone will attempt this quiz at the same time, in a single video/Zoom session. The screening quiz will be played individually. However, cumulative team scores will be considered for advancement to the Delta Zonal Semi Finals.
Results will be consolidated and announced soon after the quiz. Selected contestants will have to show up for their Delta Zonal Semi Finals appearance at very short notice.
IQL Delta Quiz Zonal Semi Finals
The top Forty-eight (48) teams viz. Twelve (12) teams from each zone shall participate in the Zonal-Semi Final rounds. This stage onwards till the end of the contest, contestants will play as teams of two members each.
Structure as below:
IQL Delta Quiz Zonal Finals
The top Twenty-Four (24) teams viz. Six (6) from each zone shall participate in the Zonal-Final round.
Structure as below:
STAGE 4: IQL OMEGA QUIZ – NATIONAL SEMI FINALS ON VIDEO/ ZOOM
The top twelve (12) teams viz. three (3) from each zone shall participate in the National Semi-final round.
The Contest structure of this round will be as follows:
• Semi-Final Quiz 1 – 6 Teams Contest, 3 Teams Emerge
• Semi-Final Quiz 2 – 6 Teams Contest, 3 Teams Emerge
• Total 6 Teams Proceed to Finals
STAGE 5: IQL OMEGA QUIZ – FINALE ROUND ON ZOOM
The Top (6) teams as mentioned above shall participate in the Final round.
The Contest structure of this round will be as follows:
• One Quiz
• 6 Contesting Teams
• Trophies and or prizes will be given to the teams securing first, second and third positions
The date, time and duration of the on-line quizzes shall be decided solely by the Company and shall be intimated to the contestants.
If contestants/contesting teams do not log on at the appointed times, they will forfeit the opportunity, and their places may be offered to teams on standby.
The Zoom Stages (Zonals, Semi-Finals, and Final) of the Indiannica Quiz League will tentatively be conducted between 30th December 2020 and 14th January 2021; exact dates will be communicated to the Schools/Contestants directly closer to the date.
Zonal Representation
For the purposes of the ‘Indiannica Quiz League’, all States and Union Territories of India will be divided into North, South, East, and West as below:
North:
Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh (including Noida and Ghaziabad), Uttarakhand, Haryana (including Gurugram and Faridabad), and Delhi.
South:
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry.
East:
Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.
West:
Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu.
General Terms & Conditions
i. There is no fee or registration charge for participating in the quiz contest.
ii. Registration by filling the entry form on-line along with parental consent (for minors) shall be deemed as unconditional and unqualified acceptance of these ‘Terms and Conditions’. However, it is clarified here, that registration does not guarantee the confirmed participation of any contestant for any rounds/stages of the Quiz. The Company may, in its sole discretion, either select or reject any entry for participation in the Quiz.
iii. If at any time during the Quiz, the details furnished by the contestant in the entry form are found to be incorrect or incomplete, the Company shall have the right to disqualify such contestant, without any liability, whatsoever.
iv. The Company shall have no responsibility to provide any equipment, connectivity, including broadband connectivity to enable the contestant to participate in the Quiz. All such expenses, charges and costs thereto shall be borne by the parent of the contestant.
v. The Company shall be well within its right to share the data collected from each contestant with its technology platform provider viz. DigiTOK so long as the same is necessary for smoothly carrying out and conducting the Quiz League.
vi. The Company shall provide practice modules on the ILP app inter-alia containing reference material to enable the contestants/teams to prepare for the on-line quizzes. The modules will be provided free of cost and the Company may in its sole discretion increase or decrease the number of modules. For the sake of clarity, the format of the practice tests provided in these modules may or may not match the format adopted for the on-line Contest.
vii. The Company shall have, at all times, the unfettered right to add, alter or modify the ‘Terms and Conditions’ herein including inter-alia the mode of participation and the format of the on-line games/quizzes/tests without any prior notice and/or intimation to the contestants.
viii. The Company shall also have the right to withdraw the “Indiannica Quiz League” or any stages of the quiz, thereof at any time prior to the start of the Quiz or thereafter, in its sole discretion, without incurring any liability whatsoever to any contestant who might have participated in the Quiz prior to such withdrawal.
ix. The participation in the Quiz does not imply or entitle any contestant to claim any prize, reward, or any other consideration, monetary or otherwise.
x. The Company may award the winners of the Final Round by way of Scholarship or monetary reward. The value of the Scholarship and the monetary reward shall be determined by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion. Any implication under the extant tax laws shall be discharged by the parent of the contestant.
xi. The Company may publicize the Quiz and may also use the contestant’s photograph, video of the contestant or the contestant’s comments etc. recorded during or after the Quiz, for advertisement and promotional purposes, for webcast or broadcast, in any media in India or otherwise. Participation in the contest by completing the registration formalities shall be deemed as permission by the parent of the contestant, without any compensation, for the aforesaid purpose.
It is further understood that all the ‘Intellectual Property’ in any such image, video, voice recording etc., shall vest solely with the Company and shall be available with the Company for exploitation throughout the world for perpetuity.
xii. The Company may request the winner of the Quiz and / or the other contestants to participate in any on-line or personal interactive session or promotional activity or campaign relating to the ‘Indiannica Quiz League’. The winner and / or the other finalists shall at no point of time refuse or disagree to participate in any such activities and shall endeavor to cooperate with the Company in this respect.
xiii. The contestant shall have no claim or demand against the Company if the contestant is unable to participate in the contest for any reason, whatsoever, inability to obtain leave of absence from the school, non-access to the required technology, poor internet connectivity etc.
xiv. The Company shall not be liable for any interruption/cancellation of the Zonal/Semi-final/Final Rounds of the quiz contest, for any reason beyond their control.
xv. Taking part in the Quiz shall be deemed accepted by the parent of the contestant to receive promotional messages from the Company or any third party authorized by the Company.
xvi. The Company shall have the sole discretion to prepare the questions for the on-line quizzes. No claim pertaining to the appropriateness or otherwise of the quiz for the contestants, the correctness of any question or answer thereto shall be entertained by the Company. The Company’s decision in this regard shall be final and binding.
xvii. The Company is empowered and entitled to take a decision on any matter or circumstance not specifically or expressly covered by these ‘Terms and Conditions’.
OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Intellectual Property (IP)
We care greatly about the interest you have shown in IQL. At the same time, we need to protect the IQL brand and our Intellectual Property Rights. Any usage of our Intellectual property must also comply with our terms of use and Privacy Policy. If you are not in obligation with those terms you cannot use our Intellectual Property in any way. IQL is a registered trademark and the word “Indiannica Quiz League” is a protected wordmark as well. Copyright applies to but is not limited to the unique expression of the IQL application, third party Apps commissioned by us, graphics, and content (that includes questions and answers). You cannot use the IQL logo anywhere to advertise or identify your website, application, or other material. By infringing those rights or any other rights protected by law or terms you make yourself vulnerable to legal action.
The following terms shall have the meaning as ascribed to them below:
All rights, title and interest in the Intellectual Property Rights in the Service including without limitation all its constituents, content, text, images, audios, audio-visuals, literary work, artistic work, musical work, computer programme, dramatic work, sound recording, cinematograph film, a video recording, performance and broadcast under the Copyright Act, 1957, specifications, instructions, abstracts, summaries, copy sketches, drawings, artwork, software, source code, object code, comments on the source code and object code, domain names, application names, designs, database, tools, icons, layout, programs, titles, names, manuals, graphics, animation, applications, user interface instructions, photographs, artist profiles, illustrations, jokes, memes, contests, and all other elements, data, information and materials ("Materials") are the property of ILP/IQL/ DigiTOK and/or its licensors and/or other respective owners and are protected, without limitation, pursuant to Intellectual Property Rights laws of India and the world. ILP/IQL/DigiTOK retains full, complete, and absolute title to the Service and all Intellectual Property Rights therein.
You expressly confirm not to, directly or indirectly, copy, reproduce, modify, edit, re-edit, amend, alter, vary, enhance, improve, upgrade, create derivative works, translate, adapt, abridge, delete, display, perform, publish, distribute, circulate, communicate to the public, disseminate, broadcast, transmit, sell, rent, lease, lend, assign, license, sub-license, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, market, promote, circulate, exploit, digitally alter or manipulate the Service (including any and all Materials therein) (in whole or in part) in any manner, medium or mode now know or hereinafter developed.
The App Provider is not responsible for addressing any claims you have or any claims of any third party relating to the App or your possession and use of the App, including, but not limited to: (i) product liability claims; (ii) any claim that the App fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; (iii) any network issues you might have that will render your ability to not participate in the competition and (iv) claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation.
Content policy
All the online content, materials and information on our Apps and website are collectively referred to as ‘Content.’ It includes a wide range of online items like App quiz formats, images, designs, multimedia clips, graphics, logos, information, text content, Q&A content, software, animation, marks, hyperlinks, and pictures. This content is thus protected and secured by applicable Intellectual Property Rights. In addition, we are free to record and use, in any manner whatsoever, and on any and all chat content, images, emails, and recommendations sent by any member or user of our Service, as they form a part of the Content of the Service.
We would also like to inform you that our Website may contain information about third parties and have hyperlinks to them. We are not responsible in any way for the implied warranty about the quality, integrity or accuracy of the content that belongs to the third-party websites. You may rely on the third-party content solely at your own discretion, risk, and liability. When you visit such content, you will be subject to applicable terms and conditions. We hereby declare that we do not control and are not responsible for any content belonging to third-party websites, as the hyperlinks given do not mean endorsement of the websites or website pages linked to by us.
Cookies and how does Our Service uses them
ILP/IQL/ DigiTOK may use cookies to temporarily store information about you. A cookie is a small file on your own computer containing a string of characters that uniquely identifies your browser. We use cookies to better display our Service, to save you time, to provide better technical support, for advertising purposes, and to anonymously track website usage. For example, cookies help us to Keep track of whether you are signed in or have previously signed in so that we can display all the features that are available to you.
Limitations of liability of IQL/ILP, its suppliers and its licensors
Except as otherwise expressly stated, in no event will IQL/ILP, its suppliers or its licensors be liable to you or any other party for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or exemplary damages, regardless of the basis or nature of the claim, resulting from any use of the Service, or the contents thereof or of any hyperlinked website including without limitation any lost profits, business interruption, loss of data or otherwise, even if IQL/ILP, its suppliers or its licensors were expressly advised of the possibility of such damages.
General Representation and Warranty
You represent and warrant that your use of the Service will be in accordance with IPL/IQL Privacy Policy, with these Terms and Conditions, with any applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content.
Indemnity
To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless ILP/IQL/ DigiTOK, its parent corporation, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Services; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right.This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms and your use of the Services.
We may terminate your access to and use of the Services, at our sole discretion, at any time and without notice to you. You may cancel your Account at any time by logging into the www.indiannica.com site and go to profile settings.
Upon any termination, discontinuation or cancellation of Services or your Account, all provisions of these Terms which by their nature should survive, will survive, including, without limitation.
Any dispute or claim arising under and pursuant to the Indiannica Quiz League shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdictions of the Courts in New Delhi / Delhi.
PRIVACY POLICY
Respecting your privacy is critically important to achieving our mission of motivating every student. Below are some guiding privacy principles:
• We do not ask you for personal information unless we need it.
• We do not keep your personal information longer than is necessary to provide our services to you.
• We do not share your personal information with anyone except to comply with the law, provide our services, or protect our rights.
• We do not rent, sell or exchange your personal information.
• We aim to make it as simple as possible for you to control what’s visible to the public, seen by search engines, kept private, and permanently deleted.
This Privacy Policy describes how ILP/IQL collects, uses, shares, stores and protects your personally identifiable information. It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your personal information and how you can access and update this information.
Protecting students and their personal information
ILP/IQL/DigiTOK believes the personally identifiable information of children and students deserves special protections and we comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). We also assist schools in meeting their obligations pursuant to the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (“FERPA). Except as described in this privacy policy, IQL/ILP/DigiTOK does not accumulate personal information about any child for distribution, sharing, or selling.
Here are some examples of safety and privacy measures on ILP/IQL/DigiTOK:
• Behaviorally targeted advertising is not permitted on ILP/IQL/DigiTOK.
• Students who have not or cannot provide consent have a limited product experience.
• The platform does not facilitate direct messaging between students.
Quizzes are subject to proactive content filters and reactive reporting tools.
Contact Us
If you have questions or wish to send us comments about this Privacy Policy, please send an email to marketing@indiannica.com