Terms & Conditions

These are the HalaPlay Platforms Terms and Conditions of Use ('Terms') which form an agreement between OPENPLAY TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED (referred hereinafter as the 'Company', 'HalaPlay', 'us', 'we' or 'our') and you, the user (hereinafter referred as 'you', 'your', or 'User' or 'Member', as defined below) of the www.halaplay.com website ('Website') and the HalaPlay mobile application ('App') including any subdomains of the Website, or related top-level domains including www.halaplay.com, mobile sites, apps, APIs and widgets (hereinafter collectively referred as 'Platforms'). These Platforms are operated by Openplay Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and offer online sports fantasy games / leagues. This user agreement (the "Agreement"), which includes those terms and conditions expressly set out below and those incorporated by reference including the terms of the Privacy Policy

AGREEMENT:

THESE TERMS SHOULD BE READ BY YOU (THE "USER" OR "YOU" OR "YOUR" OR "PLAYER") IN THEIR ENTIRETY PRIOR TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES. If any of these Terms is determined to be unlawful, invalid, void, voidable, or unenforceable for any reason by any judicial or quasi-judicial body in India, it will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining Terms. Any unlawful, invalid, void, voidable, or unenforceable Term will be replaced with another Term that is valid, enforceable, and most nearly gives effect to the original intent of the invalid /unenforceable Term. By registering, you are deemed to have accepted and understood all the Terms. We recommend that You print out (or save to file) all transaction records, rules of play, cancellation policies, and pay-out policies. Our failure or delay to act or exercise any right or remedy with respect to a breach of any of these Terms by You does not waive Our rights to act with respect to any prior, concurrent, subsequent, or similar breaches. If a competition or league is organized by Us on the Website/App, it shall be governed by these Terms and any supplementary terms and conditions which may be specifically applied for a competition or league. If You do not agree to the following Terms or any future alterations or modifications to these Terms, you may discontinue the use of the Website/App and any Services offered by it.

1. The User is any person using, browsing, or otherwise accessing any content or data on the Platforms.

2. You acknowledge and agree that by using, browsing or otherwise accessing the Platforms, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy (see here). You acknowledge that we provide use and access to our Platforms to you subject to these Terms. You agree and acknowledge that you have completely read and understood these Terms and the Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference, as amended from time to time.

3. We reserve the right to change any of the Terms for using our Platforms at any time by publishing new Terms on the Platforms. Your use of our Platforms constitutes your acceptance of those Terms. If you are not agreeable to any of our terms and conditions of use or other notices on our Platforms, your sole option is to immediately cease your use of our Platforms.

4. Pay to play, Real Money (as defined below) DFS ("Real Money Games" and together with the Play Money Fantasy, the "Games") and other related services in relation thereto (together with the Games, hereinafter referred to as the "Services"). For the purposes of these Terms, "Real Money" shall mean and refer to any actual money in the currency of Indian Rupees that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services.

5. You may use the Services only if you reside in India and are

a. 18+ years of age; or

b. above the age of majority in the applicable jurisdiction; or

c. accessing the Services from jurisdictions, where it is legal to connect to or access the Services

6. Excluded States: It may be noted that the state legislations of Meghalaya, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Nagaland & Sikkim (“Excluded States”) do not permit the playing of games of skill for money or require a license for the same. If any User belonging to the Excluded States is found to be participating in any Real Money Games on the Platform or registers by giving false information, the User will be solely liable in such instance and the Company reserves the right to terminate the User Account without any further notice and refund any unused real money credited into such User's account and forfeit any winnings as the case may be. The Company or the Platform operated by the Company will not be liable for players' breach of applicable State laws

7. Over course of accessing the Platform or the Services, you may face service disruptions due to no fault of the Company, including, but not limited to disconnection or communication interferences due to issues in the internet infrastructure used for providing or accessing the Services or due to issues with the hardware and software used by you. You understand that the Company has no control over these factors. The Company shall not be responsible/liable to you for any interruption in the Services due to such reasons that are not attributable to the Company, and you agree to take sole responsibility for any risk of loss due to any interruptions to your access to the Platform or the Services for any such reason

8. Prior to participating in or availing of the Services, you shall be solely responsible to satisfy yourself about the eligibility of age and legality of playing the Games in the jurisdiction from where you are accessing the Services. With respect to the Real Money Games & Free Games offered by HalaPlay, if you are not eligible by age and/or not legally competent to individually enter into Indian Rupee transactions through banking channels in India and/or are not accessing the Platform from a permitted jurisdiction, you are prohibited from participating in Real Money Games & Free Games on the Platform

9. You may participate in the Services only if you are not a resident of any state in India in which conducting, or operating of the paid Services is prohibited, which states include, but not be limited to Meghalaya, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Nagaland & Sikkim ("Excluded States"). You hereby confirm that you are not a resident of the Excluded States and that you will not now and in the future, access the Services to play the Real Money Games/Play Money Games from outside India or from within the Excluded States. In the event of such violation, your participation in Real Money Games will be deemed to be in breach of the Terms and you will not be entitled to receive any prizes or payouts that you may earn in such Real Money Games

10. Access to our Services or any part thereof for users from a particular state or location may be restricted by us from time to time at our sole discretion Or subject to the then legal/political laws that may be framed in the respective states.

11. HalaPlay complies with the guidelines mentioned under Google Play Developer Program Policy & will validate the user location before registering. New or registered users on the app won't be allowed to play cash games or deposit from restricted locations.We make no representation or warranty with respect to the legality or otherwise of the accessing and use of the Services in your location of residence and it is solely your responsibility to determine whether such accessing and use of the Services by you is legal. We further warrant in that respect that the access to the Platform is not intended to enable you to contravene any applicable law.

12. You hereby agree that the Games are for entertainment only, and your participation in the Games is solely for your own personal enjoyment and non-professional use

13. No purchase is necessary or required to play the Free leagues and you may participate in the Free leagues without crediting any Real Money funds or utilizing any portion of the User Account Balance. However, you are required to complete your KYC Verification which includes Age and Location validation. You understand that only after KYC verification you are allowed to play free leagues. Any participation in the Games is at your sole option, discretion, and risk. By playing the Games, you acknowledge and agree that you do not find the Games or the Platform, objectionable, unfair, or indecent

14. You further understand and agree that the Company is not in the business of soliciting deposits and any funds present and/or credited in your User Account shall not constitute "deposits" as defined under the Companies Act, 2013 and the applicable rules thereunder

15. You understand and agree that you cannot transfer any of your User Account Balance to the account of another registered user on the Platform except as may be permitted by the Company and subject to restrictions and conditions as may be prescribed.

16. Participation in any game or tournament on the Platforms or viewing of certain content may be subject to further terms and conditions as may be notified by us from time to time on the Website or otherwise. You should ensure that you have read and understood the rules and regulations of the games, contests, tournaments available through the Platforms, here on referred to as the "Leagues". You agree to be bound by and abide by the rules and regulations of each of the Leagues as published and periodically changed by HalaPlay.

17. Your use of information on our Platforms including results, fixture lists, statistics, data and news posted on our Platforms is at your own risk. Other than as expressly set out in these Terms and to the extent permitted by law, we make no warranty as to the accuracy or reliability of the information contained on our Platforms or in our publications (including, but not limited to, any content or information generated on our Platforms by or on behalf of us, and any Third-Party Content on our Platforms). We and our related entities, directors, officers, and agents disclaim all liability and responsibility for any direct or indirect loss or damage which may be suffered by any recipient through relying on anything contained in or omitted from our Platforms or publications

18. HalaPlay may offer discounts / bonuses (hereinafter referred to as 'discount') to its players in any form and manner as it deems fit depending on existence of ongoing promotional offers. All such discount shall be reflected in a separate wallet.

19. The grant of any discount issued shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions as determined at the sole discretion of HalaPlay, including restriction as to time within which such discount must be used.

20. Issuance of any discount to a player is subject to the sole discretion of HalaPlay and cannot be demanded by any player as a matter of right. The issuance of any discount on any day shall not entitle the player to demand the issuance of such discount at any subsequent period nor create an expectation of recurring issuance of such discount.

21. Utilisation of balance in the discount / bonus wallet:

a. The balance may be utilized to get a reduction in platform fee at the sole discretion of HalaPlay.

b. Every bonus/discount/promotional cash back rewards given comes with a validity period. Upon expiry of the validity period. the bonus cannot be credited to player's account.

c. If platform fee has been charged earlier from a player, HalaPlay may at its own discretion offer a discount on the same subsequently by issuance of a credit note and apply the said discount towards payment of entry fee amount.

d. The discount shall not be withdrawable or transferrable to any other account of the player, including the bank account of such member, or of any other member or person, other than as part of the winnings of a member in any game(s) / league(s).

22. HalaPlay reserves the right to charge a platform fee which would be specified / notified by HalaPlay on its platform. The platform fee and taxes applicable thereon will be debited from the player's account balance.

Description of Platforms Offered

1. HalaPlay is a technology company that, through its platforms aims at providing technology to enable online fantasy sports league(s). Besides providing technology Platforms to enable online games of skill, HalaPlay also creates software and technology to enable playing of online games of skill on multiple technology platforms.

2. The Platforms are only intended for playing such games of skill and for entertainment purposes only. By using the Platforms, you acknowledge and agree that you are participating in a game of skill. HalaPlay shall not be responsible for any betting or gambling acts that may take place or are undertaken by Users outside the Platforms.

3. HalaPlay may charge an entry fee to Users for providing such Platforms and for participation in the Leagues hosted on the Platforms. Such entry fees shall be inclusive of contribution to prize money, platform fee and applicable GST.

Member Registration:

4. In order to access and play the League(s), or fully utilize the Platforms offered by HalaPlay, a User is required to register as a 'Member' on the Platforms. You are not authorized to enter any League(s) on our Platforms or otherwise, until you have been granted an Account (defined below).

5. HalaPlay reserves the right to validate players' accounts. These attempts may be made via App Geo validation, phone call or email.

6. HalaPlay reserve the right to stop players from Registering/logging into the App if the validation is unsuccessful.

7. If you wish to become a registered Member of our Platforms, you will need to apply for a member account ('Account'). Each User is only permitted to open one Member account. HalaPlay reserves the right to terminate or suspend any duplicate accounts.

8. We offer VIP membership at our platform which will earn you extra benefits. You can avail the VIP membership by purchasing it from the platform under the 'VIP' page.

9. In order to apply for an Account, you must complete the form and provide certain details in accordance with the instructions on the platform. You can also register or log in through Facebook, Google or your personal e-mail address. You will also be required to provide your mobile number for verification purposes and verify such mobile number using a one time passcode sent to your mobile number. Grant of membership shall be determined by HalaPlay or its representatives, in their sole discretion. We may refuse to grant an application for an Account made by any person without giving a reason for such refusal. You agree and acknowledge that the decision of HalaPlay in this regard shall be final.

10. You may be required to provide proof of identity at any given time. The information provided is kept confidential and can be used only for internal purposes to confirm the authenticity of the account created.

11. For KYC Verification, the User may upload any Government issued identity document reflecting your name, age, and address, including Aadhar card, Voter Id, Driving license, and Passport. Kindly note we collect: Copy of Aadhar card /Voter Id, /Driving license / Passport against the Address (for location verification), with Age Proof (18 years and above) & PAN (for tax purposes), and bank account details of users

12. You agree and acknowledge that if a Member Account is found to be inactive for a continuous period of 330 days, that is, the Member has not participated in any matches for such continuous period, then HalaPlay reserves the right to terminate or suspend such Account. If the Account Balance of such inactive Account is less than INR 300, the Member shall have no right to redeem or demand the said Account Balance. For such inactive Accounts where the Account Balance is above INR 300, HalaPlay will attempt to contact the Member through all available channels to organize withdrawal of the Winning & Deposit Account Balance, including verification of the bank account (if not already done), and then refund the Winning Account Balance to the Member bank account (as provided) and Deposit balance to the payment source.

13. Persons who wish to register an Account must have a valid e-mail address, mobile number, PAN card & bank account.

14. You must be over 18 years of age and a resident of India to access and/or use our Platforms and create an Account with us. We reserve the right to request proof of age at any stage to verify that minors are not using the Platforms and we may exclude a person from accessing or using the Platforms, if proof of age is not provided or if HalaPlay suspects that a person doing so is under the age of 18 years.

15. You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information at the time of registration and at all other times. You agree to update and keep updated all information provided for the purposes of registration.

16. Upon grant of the Account by us, your Account will be created and you will be able to use our Platforms and play the League(s). You agree and acknowledge that such Account can be suspended / terminated by us by giving notice to you, for any reason deemed fit by HalaplayHalaPlay, including for violation of any of the instant terms and conditions or upon receipt of any complaint relating to any fraudulent activity relating to your Account. You will be granted a one-time opportunity to show- cause why your Account should not continue to remain suspended or be terminated altogether. After considering your response, along with documents, if any, HalaPlay will take a decision which shall be final and binding.

17. You represent and warrant to us that, throughout the course of your membership with us, or use of our Platforms, you will not permit other persons to access or use your Account. If you permit other persons to access or use your Account, you do so at your own sole risk. You further agree and accept that you shall not access or use the Platforms through the account of another Member.

18. You may be required to verify any credit card / bank account you use to deposit funds, and also any bank account you want to withdraw money to.

19. By accepting these terms and conditions upon registration you give consent to HalaPlay to disclose your personal information provided to us to a third-party agency to assist in verifying your identity. The third-party agency may prepare and provide HalaPlay with such an assessment and may use your personal information including the names, residential addresses and dates of birth, financial information etc. for the purposes of preparing such an assessment. Please refer to our Privacy Policy in this regard.

20. You acknowledge that your participation in any League(s) available on the Platforms is purely voluntary and at your sole discretion and risk.

21. HalaPlay may, in accordance with the laws prevailing in certain Indian states, bar individuals residing in those states from participating in the League(s). Currently, individuals residing in the Indian states of Assam, Odisha, Telangana, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland are not allowed to participate in the paid version of the League(s) as the laws of these states ban persons from participating in games of skill where participants are required to pay to enter.

22. There may be applicable penalties imposed on such users playing from the excluded states by the respective State Governments or the Central Government of India as the case maybe.

23. HalaPlay does not accept membership requests from persons residing in the aforesaid Indian states. Users agree and acknowledge that if a User residing in such Indian state becomes a Member by giving false information, the liability shall be solely on the User and HalaPlay reserves the right to terminate such Account without any notice and such Member shall not have any right to redeem or demand the Account balance of such Account.

24. You agree and accept that HalaPlay shall not be liable or responsible for the breach of applicable state laws by any User. Users from all Indian states have to always ensure that they are complying with the applicable state laws and we will attempt to post any changes that we think are appropriate to better educate the Users. You agree and acknowledge that our decision in this regard will be final and binding, and no consideration whatsoever will be extended to the User.

25. You agree and acknowledge that we may monitor or use certain technologies and monitoring of activities including logging of your IP address to ascertain and verify your geographical location

Security:

26. Access to your Account and to add to, delete or modify any content on your Account is password protected. You must memorize your password or store your password in a safe and secure place. You agree that you will not disclose your password to anyone or allow any other person to access or use your Account. We are not responsible if your Account is accessed or opened by other persons using your password. You shall be held solely responsible and liable for all your activities on the Platforms made from your Account.

27. You understand that it is your obligation to protect the information you have provided on the Platforms including, but not limited, to usernames, passwords, email addresses, contact details, bank account information etc. You explicitly understand and agree that we will not incur any liability for information provided by you to anyone which may result in your Account on the Platforms being exposed or misused by any other person or any other harm or loss being suffered by you.

28. You should routinely check the "Account Balance" section of your Account to ensure that there has been no unauthorized use of your Account. If you suspect any unauthorized activity, you must change your password immediately and contact care@HalaPlay.com. HalaPlay will not be responsible for any unauthorised use of your Account or unauthorised withdrawal of money from your Account due to your failure to secure your Account.

General League Details:

29. There are multiple formats of League(s) available to choose from on the Platforms. An illustrative list of such formats is set out below:

a. Based on criteria for team selection

i. Normal Fantasy - Users draft a team with the aim to score maximum points amongst the competitors.

ii. Reverse Fantasy - Users draft a team with the aim to score minimum points amongst the competitors.

b. Based on payout criteria

i. Payout with ranking structure - Prize money is distributed based on ranks.

ii. Multipliers - Users can multiply their money based on the payout structure like 2x multiplier where 40% users double their money.

iii. Winnings from Free Leagues are Withdrawable if the winning amount matches the withdrawable limit

c. Based on Entry Limit

i. Single Entry - users can only join with one single team.

ii. Multi Entry team - users can join with multiple teams up to the predefined limit.

d. Based on number of opponents

i. Head-to-Head Leagues (H2H) - These are League(s) against a single opponent. Players can create Head to Head Leagues themselves and invite or wait for someone else to join.

ii. Public Leagues - Number of opponents are greater than or equal to 2. League size is mentioned beside every League. Players can also create public League(s) and invite or wait for other players to join.

e. Based on who created the League(s)

i. HalaPlay created League(s) – These will be made available on the Platforms and identified by the HalaPlay logo beside the name of the League(s).

ii. User created League(s) – Users can create leagues and invite other players to join, both public and private.

30. On the Platforms, you can select a team of players who score points based on their real-life performance in matches.

31. Once you have selected a team for a League, each League entrant selects a League entry amount for which they would like to enter their team. The League entry fee comprises the amount contributed towards the prize pool money which is required to be paid to the winner of the contest as well as the platform fee payable to HalaPlay for access to the HalaPlay Platform. For participating in any League, you will have to contribute a pre-specified contribution towards the prize money pool of such League, which will be passed on to the winner(s) of the League after the completion of the League as per the terms and conditions of such League. The amount to be paid-in by you towards the prize money pool would also be debited from your Account Balance maintained with HalaPlay.

32. HalaPlay reserves the right to charge a Platform Fee. The Platform Fee (inclusive of applicable tax thereon) will be debited from your Account Balance and HalaPlay shall issue an invoice for such debit to you.

33. Leagues will proceed if entries reach a certain percentage of the League size, declared beforehand. The total prize pool contributed by entrants or HalaPlay will adjust as per the number of actual entries in the League. HalaPlay may also, at its discretion, guarantee prize pool and League(s) for large tournaments irrespective of the number of entries. HalaPlay reserves the right to resize League(s). For guaranteed Leagues, they will only be re-sized to allow for a larger prize pool with more Members.

34. Live scoring for all HalaPlay League(s) entered are available in the "Live" section of the Platforms. Member scores are updated regularly with a final score update approximately 2 hours after the completion of a League.

35. HalaPlay uses third party vendors for match schedule, in-play data and player/team profile. Any changes to the official player statistics or perceived errors after the point scores are made final will not be taken into account and claims that a Member's League entry has been affected will not be considered.

36. HalaPlay agrees and acknowledges that it has no rights or title on the prize money contributed by you. HalaPlay is only a platform for collection of the prize money and holds the same in trust for the winner of a League. The collection of such prize money is only for the purpose of distribution to the winner of each Contest. HalaPlay at its own discretion can also contribute to such a prize money pool from its own resources.

37. Members agree to abide by the gaming rules specified on the Platforms in respect of the League(s) in addition to these Terms.

38. If, for any reason, a League is not capable of operating as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or any other causes beyond the control of HalaPlay, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, integrity or proper conduct of a contest, HalaPlay reserves the right in its sole discretion to take any action that may be available, subject to any applicable laws, including canceling all entries on the contest and refunding money.

39. For latest games, leagues, format, guidelines and rules, please check the FAQ Page regularly.

Refund and Cancellation Policy:

40. A transaction, once confirmed, is final and no cancellation will be permitted or entertained under any circumstances.

41. Where any of the fixtures within a League are canceled or abandoned without an official result, all League entries are considered void and the entry amounts shall be duly refunded to Members. There are no prize/winnings payouts for these voided contests.

42. If in a transaction performed by you on the Platforms, money has been charged to your card or bank account and the respective amount is not added to your HalaPlay Account within 24 hours of the completion of the transaction, then you shall inform us by sending an e-mail to care@HalaPlay.com from your registered e-mail address. Please include the following details in the e-mail – your mobile number, transaction value, transaction date and transaction ID. HalaPlay will investigate the incident and, if it is found that money was indeed charged to your card or bank account without delivery of the balance in your HalaPlay Account, then the amount will be added to your HalaPlay account within 7 business days.

Deposits, Withdrawals and Member Account Funds:

43. TDS will be deducted at applicable rates which are subject to change without prior notice to the user. The rate of TDS as on 01.06.2023 is 30%. As per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and the Rules made thereunder, TDS is required to be deducted on net winnings in the manner as may be prescribed by law. Please note that you must possess a valid PAN and provide your PAN details and proof thereof immediately upon request, in order to enable us to credit such winnings and allow for Cash Withdrawals in this respect. These requirements and provisions may be modified from time to time in accordance with changes to the relevant tax and other laws.

44. You may withdraw your game winnings using a bank transfer or UPI transfer for the amount of winnings. All withdrawals are FREE; we do not charge any fees for withdrawals. There is no limit on withdrawals that you can get in a calendar month.

45. If your withdrawal request is rejected or fails due to incorrect bank account details, the rejected amount will be refunded to your wallet. In order to withdraw the amount, You will have to provide correct bank account details and raise a fresh withdrawal request.

46. Your registration details, including Your name, using which You have registered on the Website/App, must correspond with the name and other details on Your financial instrument used on the payment system. If this is not the case, we reserve the right to verify Your details to ensure that the financial instrument used for the transactions is not being misused. In this regard:

a. We may verify Your identification details and age from time and time. At any point of time in Our transactions with You, if We detect or have reasonable cause to suspect that You may be involved with identity fraud, we may withhold the purchase in Your account and bar You from further participation in any tournament available on HalaPlay without prejudice to any other legal recourse We may have apart from notifying the relevant regulatory or law enforcement authorities as deemed appropriate.

47. We may specify maximum and minimum limits in respect of the amount of money that you may be required to purchase in Your account for the purpose of paying Buy In/entry fees as prescribed to participate in cash tournaments (This is also applicable when we use Responsible Gaming tools in case of HalaPlay).

48. When You make a payment on the Website/App using any of the available modes of payment, your payment is processed by a third-party payment gateway and any information entered by You in this regard on such gateway is not visible to us.

49. You understand and agree that We have the right to cancel a transaction at any point of time solely according to Our discretion, without assigning any reasons. In the event that You have made any payment for which You have received no benefit, the transaction will be reversed, and the money would be credited back to Your payment instrument.

50. You also understand and agree that a payment made through any mode of payment available on the Website/App may be rejected by the payment gateway for reasons independent from Our own. You acknowledge and agree that HalaPlay is not liable for any such non-processing or rejection of the payment for reasons not attributable to or beyond the control of HalaPlay.

51. There are four parts to the Account Balance in your HalaPlay Account - Total Balance, Deposit Balance, Bonus Balance & Withdrawable (Winning) Balance.

52. Any Bonus – Referral or Deposit Bonus will expire in 14 days from the date of credit to the Member's Account.

53. All deposits and refunds, if any, will be done through NEFT, Debit/Credit Cards, UPI, Wallets. Transactions may take up to 5 business days to be completed. Such deposits made to the platform will become available immediately thereafter in the Member's HalaPlay Account and can be accessed for entering League(s) and games.

54. The deposits made by the players in their Deposit Wallet is inclusive of GST. Each deposit made would be subject to the applicable rate of GST that would be deposited with the Government as per the extant GST laws

55. HalaPlay continues to be an online intermediary platform and its activities are confined to providing the platform to the players. The fact that HalaPlay holds the amounts deposited as Trustee or pays GST on the deposits made by you as per deeming provisions under GST laws should not be construed to be an alteration of the nature of its activities/functions

56. In light of the new regime, generating invoices for each deposit is required instead of generating monthly invoices. “HalaPlay shall issue a GST compliant invoice for each deposit that is made by the player. The player has to mail to care@halaplay.com and get his / her invoice. Once the player exercises the said option, the invoices will be accessible for downloading”.

57. All withdrawal requests will be processed immediately, however the funds will arrive in your nominated bank account on the next working day. This may on occasion take up to 5-7 business days. In order to request a withdrawal, you must first complete HalaPlay's identity verification, and bank account verification, which will also require submission of your PAN card and bank account details.

58. When a member enters a League, the entry fee is deducted from the Deposit & Bonus Balance, should there be funds available. If funds are unavailable, it is deducted from the Withdrawable Balance of the Account. The acceptance of these terms and conditions has the effect of giving authority to HalaPlay to withdraw from the Withdrawable Balance.

59. You agree that once you confirm a transaction on the Platforms, you shall be bound by and make payment for that transaction

60. Members acknowledge that transactions on the Platforms may take up to 24 hours to be processed. Any amount paid or transferred into the Member's account may take up to 24 hours to reflect in the Member's Account Balance. Similarly, money debited from the Member's Account Balance may take up to 24 hours to reflect in the Member's Account. Members agree not to raise any complaint or claim against HalaPlay in respect of any such delay, including any lost opportunity to join any League or round due to delay in crediting of transaction amount into the Member's Account.

61. You agree, understand and acknowledge that you will use your Account with us solely for the purpose of accessing or using the Platforms and for any other transactions with us which you may have to carry out with respect to your usage of such Platforms. You understand and acknowledge the fact that we are neither a bank nor a financial institution and that the purchases/balance standing to the credit in your account do not accumulate any interest.

Prizes:

59. League Winners:

a. Winners will be decided on the basis of the scores of the teams in a designated round of the League(s). The Member(s) owning the team(s) with the highest aggregate score in a particular round shall be declared the winner(s) except in Reverse Fantasy contests where teams(s) with lowest aggregate score shall be declared the winner(s). The scores shall be calculated using live feeds from our data partners.

b. In certain pre-specified League(s), HalaPlay reserves the discretion to declare more than one winner and distribute prizes (out of the prize pool money) to such winners in increasing or decreasing order of their team's aggregate score at the end of the designated round of the League(s). The contemplated number of winners and the prize due to each winner in such League shall be as per the prize pool money contributed by the player or as specified on the League(s) page prior to the commencement of the League(s)

c. Members creating teams on behalf of any other Member or person shall be disqualified.

d. In the event of a tie, the winning Members shall be declared winners and the prize shall be equally divided among such Members. HalaPlay shall not be liable to pay any prize if it is discovered that the winner(s) have not abided by these Terms and other rules and regulations in relation to the use of the Website, League(s) etc.

e. Winners shall be contacted by HalaPlay or the third party conducting the Contest on the registered e-mail address. Members need to complete the verification process in order to raise the withdrawal request. As a general practice, winners will be required to verify their e-mail address & phone number along with following documents:

i. Upload photo of the Member's original PAN card.

ii. Member's bank account details and upload proof of the same (Bank passbook/Account Statement/ Canceled Cheque).

iii. Upload photo of Member's Aadhar card/Driving license/Passport/Voter id

f. HalaPlay shall not permit a winner to withdraw his/her prize(s)/accumulated winnings unless the above-mentioned documents have been received and verified within the time- period stipulated by HalaPlay. Only those winners who successfully complete the verification process and provide the required documents within the time limit specified by HalaPlay shall be permitted to withdraw/receive their accumulated winnings (or any part thereof).

g. HalaPlay shall scrutinize all documents submitted and may, at its sole and absolute discretion, disqualify any winner from withdrawing his accumulated winnings (or any part thereof) on the following grounds.

i. Determination by HalaPlay that any document or information submitted by the Member is incorrect, misleading, false, fabricated, incomplete or illegible; or

ii. Member does not fulfill the Eligibility Criteria; or (c) Any other ground.

h. The Member represents and warrants that the documents provided in the course of the verification process are true copies of the original documents to which they relate.

i. Members are required to provide proper and complete details at the time of registration. HalaPlay shall not be responsible for communications errors, commissions or omissions including those of the Members due to which the results may not be communicated to the Winner.

j. The list of winners shall be posted on the leaderboard of each League on the platforms.

k. In the event that a Member has been declared a winner but has not received any communication from HalaPlay, such Member may contact HalaPlay at care@HalaPlay.com

l. Members playing the paid formats of the League(s) confirm that they are not residents of any of the following Indian states – Assam, Odisha, Telangana, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. If it is found that a Member playing the paid formats of the League(s) is a resident of any of the abovementioned states, HalaPlay shall disqualify such Member and forfeit any prize won by such Member. Upon such forfeiture, such prize money will be carried forward to any other prize money pool as per the discretion of HalaPlay. Further HalaPlay may, at its sole and absolute discretion, suspend or terminate such Member's Account. Any deposit & winning amount remaining unused in the Member's Account on the date of deactivation or deletion shall be reimbursed to the Member by an online transfer to the Member's bank account on record with HalaPlay; subject to the processing fee (if any) applicable on such transfers as set out herein.

60. You also understand and accept that your mere participation in League(s) available on the Platforms does not create any obligation on us to give you a prize. You winning a prize is entirely dependent on your skill as a player, same as other players in the League(s) and subject to the rules of the League(s). The decision of HalaPlay with respect to the awarding of prizes shall be final, binding, and non-contestable.

61. All prizes shall be subject to deduction of tax ("TDS") as per the Income Tax Act 1961. Winners will be provided TDS certificates in respect of such tax deductions. The winners shall be responsible for payment of any other applicable tax, including but not limited to, income tax, gift tax, etc. in respect of the prize money.

62. If it is found that a Member playing the paid formats of the League(s) is under the age of eighteen (18), HalaPlay shall be entitled, at its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify such Member and forfeit his/her prize. Upon such forfeiture, such prize money will be carried forward to any other prize money pool as per the discretion of HalaPlay. Further, HalaPlay may, at its sole and absolute discretion, suspend or terminate such Member's Account.

63. To the extent permitted by law, HalaPlay makes no representations or warranties as to the quality, suitability; quantum or merchantability of any prizes and shall not be liable in respect of the same.

64. HalaPlay may, at its sole and absolute discretion, vary or modify the prizes being offered by it to winners. Members shall not raise any claim against HalaPlay or question its right to modify such prizes being offered, prior to closure of the contest.

65. HalaPlay will not bear any responsibility for the transportation or packaging of prizes to the respective winners. HalaPlay shall not be held liable for any loss or damage caused to any prizes at the time of such transportation.

66. The winners shall bear the shipping, courier or any other delivery cost in respect of the prizes.

67. The winners shall bear all transaction charges levied for delivery of cash prizes.

68. All prizes are non-transferable and non-refundable. Prizes cannot be exchanged / redeemed for cash or kind. No cash claims can be made in lieu of prizes in kind.

69. Contest settlement will happen within 24 hours of the conclusion of the final real-game fixture of a contest.

Prevention of Collusion and Fraud:

70. We are committed to promoting fair play on our Platforms.

71. Fraudulent activity shall include:

a. using credit card(s), debit cards, net-banking usernames, passwords, authorization codes, prepaid cash cards, mobile phones not belonging to You or without permission of the owner of the above-mentioned instruments to make payments,

b. impersonating another person; or

c. accessing another User's account without authorization

72. In case of termination of Your account due to Your breach of these Terms, we may retain the balance in Your account if entitled to do so till the end of the due legal process for mitigation of the fraud. This will be without prejudice to other statutory proceedings, We may initiate in accordance with the appropriate law currently in force in India.

73. Note: We will try to complete any investigations and deal with the cause of any suspension as soon as practicable in the context of any legal or regulatory obligations that We may have but until that is done, We may continue the suspension or opt to close the account at Our sole discretion. We can also put a suspension in place or close Your account at any time (as We may determine at Our discretion)

74. Formation of teams and collusion between You and any other user(s) for participating in games/tournaments organized on the Website/App is expressly forbidden and will result in Us canceling the relevant accounts and debarring access to the Services for all users, who are members of such teams or have taken part in such collusion. By accepting the Terms, you agree that You will not play the games in collaboration with other players, or by communicating with other players which may give undue benefit to You or other players. In case You are found to be involved in such activities, we reserve the right to withhold all the funds in Your account and conduct investigations to ascertain the extent of undue benefit derived by You and such others and to cancel and close Your account without any communication to You

75. HalaPlay reserves the right to suspend and/or terminate Your account or access to money in it for a number of reasons which HalaPlay may deem fit, including but not limited to the following

a. Where We have reasons to believe that the security of Your account has been breached; or

b. Your account is being used for any unlawful activity or fraudulent purpose (including money laundering); or

c. if We have reason to believe You are involved in collusion or cheating of any kind;

d. Engaging in unfair play with white-label partner sites through one or multiple accounts. Or

e. You are under 18 years of age; or

f. You are in a jurisdiction that renders the provision of Our Services to You or Your use of them illegal

76. Our compliance team will track game play of all players and strict action will be taken against any player(s) caught colluding with other players, misusing bonus policies, colluding with other players and purposely losing to such players to transfer funds to such other players (chip dumping), dumping chips, opening multiple accounts under the same name or using accounts which do not belong to you. By agreeing to these Terms, you agree not to indulge in any unfair game practice that may provide undue advantage to you or any other player.

77. We reserve the right to withhold any necessary action, as it deems fit, against players found indulging in unfair means. The action could include, inter alia, monetary penalties, temporary account suspension, redemption blocking and/or permanent account deactivation.

78. Depositing and withdrawing without playing any or a reasonable amount of League(s) is a violation of our fair play deposit and withdrawal policy. Consecutive deposits and withdrawals are considered as money laundering actions, which is not permitted on the Platforms. Any Member found committing such an action is in violation of our fair play deposit and withdrawal policy and further to investigation is subject to a penalty fee.

79. Any Member deemed to be a fraud Member for any reason, including but not limited to the activities abovementioned, is liable to legal action from the Company's management including but not limited to the confiscation of the Member's Account Balance and locking of the Member's Account.

80. Members are also prohibited from opening multiple accounts on the Website/App. We reserve the right to block/deactivate any account(s) suspected of being a duplicate account.

Restrictions on use of our Platforms

81. In accessing or using our Platforms you agree that you will not:

a. use any automated device, software, process or means to access, retrieve, scrape, or index our Platforms or any content thereon without our express prior written consent.

b. use any device, software, process or means to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of our Platforms.

c. undertake any action that will impose a burden or make excessive traffic demands on our infrastructure that we deem, in our sole discretion to be unreasonable or disproportionate site usage;

d. use or index any content or data on our Platforms for purposes of competing with us in any manner that we have not specifically authorized; transmit spam, chain letters, contests, junk email, surveys, or other mass messaging, whether commercial in nature or not;

e. use our Platforms or any content therefrom in any manner which is,in our sole discretion, not reasonable and / or not for the purpose it is made available;

f. violate the rights of any person, including copyright, trade secret, privacy right, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right;

g. pose as any person or entity or attempt to solicit money, passwords or personal information from any person;

h. act in violation of any Term or condition of use our platforms

i. reproduce, republish, retransmit, modify, adapt, distribute, translate, create derivative works or adaptations of, publicly display, sell, trade, or in any way exploit our Platforms or any content thereon, except as expressly authorized by us; or

j. transmit or attempt to transmit any computer viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses or other items of a destructive nature.

82. If you choose to submit any content on the Platforms, you hereby warrant that no contribution shall:

a. be considered to be, unlawful, threatening, abusive, bigoted, hateful, libellous, tortious, blasphemous, false or misleading, discriminatory, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, offensive, excessively violent; invasive of another's privacy, publicity, contract or other rights; pornographic or inclusive of nudity, paedophilic, profane, sexually explicit; indecent, racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging, relating or encouraging money laundering, or otherwise unlawful in any manner whatsoever.

b. Constitute, advocate or encourage conduct that would constitute or give rise to a criminal offense, civil liability or other violation of any local, state, national or international law:

c. constitute or contain false or misleading indications of origin or statements of fact;

d. contain any information, software or other material of a commercial nature;

e. contain advertising, promotions or commercial solicitations of any kind;

f. harass or harm another person;

g. exploit or endanger a minor;

h. impersonate or attempt to impersonate any person or entity;

i. belong to another person and to which you do not have any right to

j. threaten the unity, integrity, defense, security or sovereignty of the territory, friendly relations with foreign states, or public order or causes incitement to the commission of any cognizable offense or prevents investigation of any offense or is insulting any other nation.

83. As it concerns the content uploaded by you, without prejudice to your obligation to otherwise comply with applicable laws during the course of using the Platforms, you agree to hereby comply with any and all applicable laws, as well as any other rules and restrictions that may be set forth herein or on the Platforms.

84. The Users admit that they may be exposed to content posted by other users which they may find offensive, obnoxious or indecent and that we may not be able to prevent such content being posted. Such content should be brought to our notice. We shall act upon the information as it deems acceptable. The decision taken by the management of the Company in this regard shall be final and binding on the User and you specifically agree that we shall not incur any liability under any circumstance whatsoever regarding the same.

85. We reserve the right to prevent unauthorized access to or use of our Platforms, including, but not limited to, instituting technological barriers, or reporting your conduct to any person or entity.

86. In the event, we have reasonable grounds to believe that your activities include any of the acts specified above, we may initiate appropriate legal action against you as well as notify the relevant regulatory or law enforcement authorities where appropriate in addition to any other available remedies under law or equity, apart from restricting or suspending or terminating your use of the Platforms.

87. You shall not purchase, sell, assign, trade, rent, loan, lease, license, grant a security interest in, or transfer your user account, any content, currency, points, standings, rankings, ratings, or any other attributes appearing in, originating from or associated with the Platforms.

88. You agree that formation of teams and collusion between you and any other user(s) for participating in games/tournaments organized on the Website/App is expressly forbidden and will result in Us canceling the relevant accounts and debarring access to the Services for all users, who are members of such teams or have taken part in such collusion. By accepting the Terms, you agree that You will not play the games in collaboration with other players, or by communicating with other players which may give undue benefit to You or other players. In case You are found to be involved in such activities, we reserve the right to withhold all the funds in Your account and make investigations to ascertain the extent of undue benefit derived by You and such others and to cancel and close Your account without any communication to You

89. HalaPlay reserves the right to ban You from using the Website/App if We have reasonable ground to believe that You have provided access to Your account to someone other than Yourself or that You have created an account for the purpose of allowing someone other than Yourself to play on the Website/App using the account created.

Intellectual Property:

90. HalaPlay holds all rights tangible or intangible subsisting in the Platforms and all the services offered on the Website including but not limited to all League(s), materials published on the Website, underlying software, promotional materials, advertisements, written content, photographs, images, audio or video clips, all strategic and development plans, ideas, designs, financial information, business plans, data banks, information related to technology and process, the technology developed including the software and methodology of usage from here on referred to as 'Intellectual Property'.

91. HalaPlay merely permits the User to use the Intellectual Property to play the League(s) and use other services offered. The User is strictly prohibited from using the Intellectual Property otherwise. The User is not being granted any rights whatsoever with respect to the Intellectual Property by allowing him to play League(s) and use other services on the Platforms.

92. All other trademarks, copyrights or intellectual and proprietary rights which belong to any person, or third party are the property of their respective owners.

93. You retain all of your ownership rights in your content, but you hereby grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable and sub-licensable license to use, store and copy that content, create derivate works and to distribute and make it available to third parties.

94. Additionally, we are free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained within such content you upload for any purpose, throughout the world. Our use of such content uploaded by you shall not require any further notice of attribution to you and such use shall be without requirement of any permission from or any payment to you or any other person or entity.

95. You are solely responsible for securing and backing up your content. We have the right to remove any content or posting you make available on the Platforms if, in our opinion, your post does not comply with our content standards.

96. We also have the right to disclose, and you consent to us disclosing, your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted by you or uploaded by you, or any other User of the Website constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, proprietary rights or of their right to privacy. We will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any content posted by you or any other User of the Platforms.

97. The views expressed by other Users on the Platforms do not represent our views or values. In no event do we assume any responsibility or liability whatsoever for any content uploaded by you and you agree to waive any legal or equitable rights or remedies you may have against us with respect to such content uploaded by you.

98. If you have any complaints relating to any third-party content uploaded on the Platforms, then please contact care@halaplay.com. Your e-mail must bear your signature or a signed written complaint and should include the following information:

a. Details of the objectionable third-party content.

b. Details of the basis of the objection.

c. What relief is being requested

d. All other relevant information required by us to assess the complaint.

99. The User shall not attempt to modify, decompile, reverse-engineer or disassemble the software used in relation to the Platforms in any way. The use of artificial intelligence including, without limitation, "robots" is strictly forbidden in connection with the software and the League(s). All actions taken in relation to the League(s) by a User must be executed personally by the User through the user interface accessible by use of the software. Such action may include, but is not limited to, the examination of software programs running concurrently with the software of the Company on the User's computer.

100. We shall take all reasonable measures, including taking down the objectionable third-party content expeditiously.

101. You agree and acknowledge that our responsibility in relation to objectionable third-party content is limited to removing them post receipt of your objections in accordance with these Terms and we shall not be responsible or liable for any other damages or losses incurred by you of any nature whatsoever.

Third Party Content:

102. Our Platforms contain content provided to us by other parties ('Third Party Content'). This includes information relating to sport, fantasy sport, and player news and player statistics.

103. We are not responsible for, do not endorse and make no representations either expressly or impliedly concerning Third Party Content. Third Party Content does not represent our views. You rely on Third Party Content completely at your own risk.

104. Please beware of phishing attacks, spoofed emails and links from external third-party sources claiming to be from HalaPlay. We are not responsible for such emails/messages and/or any loss arising out of clicking on links contained in them.

Privacy:

105. You agree to comply with our Privacy Policy, guidelines and statements as may be applicable from time to time, which are incorporated into these Terms.

Disconnections and Technical Issues:

106. You understand and acknowledge that once a League has commenced, not being able to play due to slow internet connections, faulty hardware, internet connection failure, low computer configuration or for any other reason does not require us to a refund the entry fee you may have paid for participation.

107. In case of any technical failures, server crashes, breakdowns, software defects, disruption, or malfunction of service at our end, as a policy, we will cancel the League(s) and refund the entry amounts after proper verification and no service fee will be charged for such contests and you accept that we are not responsible to you in all such cases. For any Contest, we have the right to cancel and refund the entry fees. In no case, other than a server crash, are we accountable for any of the User's disconnections from the server. We are also not liable for any prospective winnings from any incomplete Contest.

108. We do not hold any liability for any disconnection, lag, freeze or interference in the network on the User's computer or any other external networks.

Disclaimers:

109. By registering, you are considered to have accepted and understood all the Terms. We recommend that you keep a copy of all transactions, gaming rules, cancellations, and payment policies. Our failure or delay to act or exercise any right or remedy with respect to a breach of any of these Terms by you does not amount to surrendering our rights to act with respect to any prior, concurrent, subsequent, or similar breaches.

110. If any judicial or quasi-judicial body in India declares any of the provisions of these Terms to be unlawful, invalid, void or unenforceable for any reason, the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not be affected. Any such inappropriate term or condition will be replaced with another term or condition that is valid and enforceable and is in most nearly with effect to the original invalid term.

Warranty:

111. HalaPlay disclaims any and all warranties, expressed or implied, in connection with the underlying software of the Platforms, the Website and the League(s), all of which are provided to the User "as is". Your access and use of the Platforms is at your sole risk. The Company explicitly disclaims all warranties or conditions of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including without limitation the implied warranties of title, non-infringement, merchantability, completeness, availability, security, compatibility and fitness for a particular purpose.

112. Without limiting the foregoing, HalaPlay does not represent or warrant:

a. The quality, fitness for purpose, completeness, merchantability, non-infringement or accuracy of the software, the Platforms and the League(s);

b. The suitability of the information contained in the documents or other information published on the Platforms.

c. Continuous, error-free, secure or virus-free operation of the Platforms or its content including software, League(s), your Account or continued operation or availability of any facility on the Platform.

d. That the defects in the Platforms will be corrected.

e. That the Platforms or the servers that operate the Website/App are free of viruses or other harmful components.

f. That the data, results and information within the Platforms will be correct, accurate, adequate, useful, reliable, correctly sequenced, timely or otherwise; and

g. That the Platforms will meet your needs, requirements, or expectations.

113. No person affiliated or claiming affiliation with the Platform has authority to extend such warranties.

114. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we shall have no liability for any damages or injury caused, in whole or in part, by contingencies or issues beyond our reasonable control, including, but not limited to: the acts of third parties, errors in the content or the Platforms, network failures, internet failures, software and hardware failures, viruses and other system attacks, labor stoppages, riots, acts of government or god, natural disasters, acts of terrorism, communication line failure, or theft, destruction of, unauthorized access to, alteration of or use of records.

115. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you hereby agree that you shall have no remedy in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in these Terms. You agree that you shall have no claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation or negligent misstatement based on any statement in these Terms.

116. The foregoing limitations shall apply regardless of whether

a. liability or damage is alleged for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or under any other theory or cause of action, and/or

b. the party against which liability or damages is sought was advised of the possibility thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in these Terms shall limit or exclude liability for

c. death or personal injury caused by negligence; or

d. fraud.

117. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to these Terms, the Platforms, or any part thereof, must be asserted within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose, or it shall be forever barred.

118. You agree and acknowledge that HalaPlay does not promise or ensure that you will be able to access your Account whenever you want. It is entirely possible that you may not be able to access your Account, or the Platforms provided by HalaPlay at times or for extended periods of time due to, but not limited to, system maintenance and updates.

119. You are aware that participation in the games of skill organized by us may result in financial loss to you. With full knowledge of the facts and circumstances surrounding the League(s), you are voluntarily participating in the League(s) and assume all responsibility for it and the risk resulting from your participation, including all risks of financial loss. HalaPlay makes no guarantees, warranties, representations, or other promises relating to the League(s) and assumes no liability or responsibility for any financial loss that you may sustain as a result of participation in the League(s).

120. You agree to indemnify and hold HalaPlay, its employees, directors, officers, and agents harmless with respect to any and all claims and costs associated with your participation in the League(s). You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for any action that arises from your participation with the League(s), regardless of occurring before, during or after the period of the League(s).

121. You will be solely responsible for any delay and/or damage to your computer systems or loss of data that results from installation of any software on your computer, and we expressly disclaim liability for any such failure delay or failure.

122. You agree to assume the entire risk as to the results and performance of any software and/or League(s) availed by you on the Platform, as such result and performance among other things depends on your Internet connection and hardware. You also assume the entire cost of all servicing, repair and/or correction of your hardware when you access, download, or execute software or League(s) available on the Platform. We explicitly disclaim liability for any delay or failure to perform resulting from installation of any software on your computer.

123. You specifically acknowledge, agree and accept that we are not liable to you for:

a. the defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any other player or for anything that turns out to be misleading, inaccurate, defamatory, threatening, obscene or otherwise illegal whether originating from another User or otherwise;

b. any loss whatsoever arising from the use, abuse or misuse of your Account on our Platforms;

c. any loss incurred in transmitting information from you to our Platforms by the Internet or by other connecting media;

d. any technical failures, system breakdowns, defects, delays, interruptions, manipulated or improper data transmission, loss or corruption of data or communications' lines failure, distributed denial of service attacks, viruses or any other adverse technological occurrences arising in connection with your access to or use of our Platforms;

e. the accuracy, completeness or currency of any information services provided or any statistics shown on the Platforms.

124. HalaPlay reserves the right to change, modify or delete the Platforms, information, and Terms listed on the Platforms at any time without prior notice.

Indemnification and Limitation of Liability:

125. You clearly understand and agree that HalaPlay shall under no circumstances (including, without limitation, in contract, negligence or other tort), be liable for any direct, indirect, ancillary, special, incidental, consequential or exemplary damages. This includes, but is not limited to injury, claim, loss of data, loss of income, loss of profit or loss of opportunity, loss of or damage to property, damages for monetary loss, goodwill, use, data or other intangible loss (even if HalaPlay has been advised of the possibility of such damages), resulting from or arising out of the use of or the inability to use the Platforms, even if we have been advised or become aware of the possibility of such damages or loss or that such loss was foreseeable.

126. You agree to indemnify us and each of our respective general and limited partners, members, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, vendors and business partners harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, costs or debt, damages and expenses (including attorneys' fees and court costs) arising out of or relating to:

(i) breach of these Terms, in tort (including negligence),

(ii) your use of the Platforms, including, but not limited to use of any content;

(iii) your breach of any applicable laws;

(iv) any unauthorized, improper, illegal or wrongful use of your Account by any person, including a third party, whether or authorized or permitted by you;

(v) your content;

(vi) use by any other person accessing the Platforms using your username or password, whether or not with your authorization,

(vii) the use by us of information provided by you through our Platforms. This indemnification obligation will survive the expiry or termination of these Terms and Conditions and your use of the Platforms.

127. There could be instances where HalaPlay is not able to receive prompt updates about the change in applicable laws of your place of stay. Please ensure that any activities you engage on the Platforms are legal as per the applicable laws. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless, HalaPlay or its Platforms, from any claim, demand, damage, or loss whatsoever coming out due to your non-compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

ACCOUNT CLOSING / SUSPENSION / TERMINATION:

128. We may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Platforms at any time, including the availability of any Website's/App feature, database, or content. We may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or the Platforms, without notice or liability at any time in our exclusive discretion, without prejudice to any legal or equitable remedies available to us, for any reason or purpose. However, under normal circumstances, we will only do so where there has been conduct that we believe violates these Terms or other rules and regulations or guidelines posted on the Platforms or conduct which we believe is harmful to other Users, to our businesses, or to other information providers

129. Upon any termination of this agreement, you shall immediately discontinue your use and access to the Platforms and destroy all materials obtained from it. You hereby agree and consent to the above and agree and acknowledge that we can, at our sole discretion, exercise our right in relation to any or all of the above, and that we shall not be liable in any manner of the same; and you agree, acknowledge and consent to the same.

130. You are free to discontinue Your use on the Platform at any time by intimating Us of Your desire to do so by an email sent to Us at care@halaplay.com. If at that time, there is a positive balance in Your cash account, We will pay you the balance by a cheque or through any other means including electronic means as may be determined by Us in a timely manner. Further, we reserve the right to collect fees, surcharges or costs incurred before You cancel Your account or a particular subscription.

131. You acknowledge that your representations, undertakings, and warranties and the clauses relating to indemnities, limitation of liability, grant of license, governing law and jurisdiction, confidentiality shall survive the efflux of time and the termination of these Terms.

132. You accept that any complaints and disputes shall confidential both You agree that you shall not disclose the existence, nature or any detail of any complaint or dispute to any third party.

Player Responsibilities:

133. You agree, understand, and acknowledge that You must be above 18+ years of age and not from a legally restricted state (Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Odisha,Nagaland,Sikkim,AndhraPradesh and Telangana)

134. You are held legally responsible and liable for all Your activities on the Website/App from Your Log-in account (or user ID)

135. By viewing or using the Website/App or availing of any Services including multi-player games, or using communication services including but not limited to chat rooms, email services, or any other real-time or non-instant messaging facility provided by the Website/App

136. Players acknowledge that they may be exposed to content posted by other users that they may find offensive, objectionable, or indecent and that HalaPlay may not be able to prevent such content from being posted

137. Players are requested to bring such content posted by other users to Our notice that they may find offensive, objectionable or indecent. HalaPlay shall remove or act upon such information.

138. The decision taken by the HalaPlay management in this regard shall be final and binding on the Player and the Player specifically agrees that HalaPlay will not incur any liability under any circumstance whatsoever regarding the same

139. You understand and agree that we do not take any responsibility and will not be liable for any consequence that might arise as a result of You sharing Your personal information or any other information through Our communication services including but not limited to game chat, email services, or any other real-time or non-instant messaging facility provided by the Website/App

140. HalaPlay respects your privacy and assures you that any information provided by you is protected and is dealt with utmost confidentiality. You understand and agree that We do not take any responsibility and will not be liable for any consequence that might arise as a result of You sharing Your personal information or any other information through our communication services including but not limited to game chat, email services, or any other real-time or non-instant messaging facility provided by the Website/App

141. You understand that it is Your responsibility to protect the information You provide on the Website/App including but not limited to usernames, passwords, email addresses, contact details, and telephone numbers. You specifically understand and agree that We will not incur any liability for information provided by You to anyone which may result in Your account on the Website/App being exposed or misused by any other person or any other harm or loss being suffered by You

142. You are liable to comply with any applicable law while taking part in any competition or tournament organized through the Website/App. You undertake and agree to indemnify Us against any claims, expenses, or liabilities suffered by or claimed against us by any person or entity arising out of Your non-compliance with any applicable laws.

143. You also understand and accept that your mere participation in a game/tournament available on the Website/App does not create any obligation on us to give You a prize

144. Your winning a prize is entirely dependent on Your skill as a player vis-a-vis other players in the game/league and subject to the rules of the game/league. To learn more about the rules, please visit the support section on the platform.

145. You acknowledge that Your participation in any game/league available on the Website/App is purely voluntary and is at Your sole discretion and risk.

146. You understand and acknowledge that once a game/league has commenced, you're not being able to play due to slow internet connections, faulty hardware or for any other reason not attributable to Us does not entitle You to a refund of the entry fee You may have paid for participation.

147. You agree, understand and acknowledge that You will use Your account with Us solely for the purpose of playing on the Website/App and for any other transactions with Us which You may have to carry out with respect to Your usage of the Services.

148. Use or attempted use of Your account with Us for any reason other than as stated above will result in immediate termination of Your account and forfeiture of any prize, bonus, or balance accrued to you or in Your account. Additionally, We reserve the right to ban You from future registration or participation on the Website/App.

149. You understand and acknowledge the fact that We are neither a bank nor a financial institution and that the purchases/balance standing to the credit in Your account do not accumulate any interest. You also understand and agree that Your account maintained with Us is purely for the purpose of payment of the entry/subscription fee to participate in games/tournaments made available on the Website/App and for the purchase of cash prizes that You may win.

150. You understand and agree that You cannot transfer any sum from Your account with Us to the account of another subscriber/player/registrant on the Website/App.

151. TDS will be deducted at applicable rates which are subject to change without prior notice to the user. The rate of TDS as on 01.06.2023 is 30%. As per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and the Rules made thereunder, the TDS is required to be deducted on net winnings in the manner as may be prescribed by law. Please note that you must possess a valid PAN and provide your PAN details and proof thereof immediately upon request, in order to enable us to credit such winnings and allow for Cash Withdrawals in this respect. These requirements and provisions may be modified from time to time in accordance with changes to the relevant tax and other laws.

152. You understand that HalaPlay does not entertain any refund or cancellation for any subscription fee, service fee or deposit made.

153. You understand that the Internet may be an unreliable medium and it is possible that You may not be able to play on the Website/App due to technical reasons. You acknowledge and agree that HalaPlay is not liable for any downtime, server disruptions, lagging, or any technical disturbance during your usage of the Services.

154. You further understand, acknowledge, and agree to the fact that if You are unable to play in any paid tournament after payment of entry/subscription fee or if a game or tournament is unable to be completed due to any error or omission attributable to HalaPlay, your remedy is limited either to:

a. A refund of the amount of subscription/entry fee, which You actually paid for participation; or

b. Free participation in a like-value tournament as decided by HalaPlay

155. You understand and agree that if a game or tournament is unable to be completed for any reason other than a reason attributable to HalaPlay's error or omission, HalaPlay shall not be liable for any claim that You may have for potential prizes

156. You acknowledge that You are making use of the Services with the knowledge that You face a risk of monetary loss when using the Services and that HalaPlay shall have no responsibility to You for any such loss that arises in the course of your participation in the Services

157. You agree that under no circumstances shall HalaPlay be liable to pay you any amount over and above the subscription/entry fee.

Our Motto:Responsible Gaming:

We care for our players!

HalaPlay provides its players with a responsible gaming environment. Not only it is our mission to provide our players with the most entertaining game experience, but it is also our duty to help prevent compulsive usage as this platform is meant for entertainment only.

Our players' well-being is of utmost importance to us, and we request all our players to follow the best practices listed below to play responsibly.

You acknowledge & understand,

158. Age Above 18 years: Players must be above 18+ years of age to play skill games.

159. Element of Financial Risk: This game involves an element of financial risk and may be addictive. Please play responsibly and at your own risk.

160. Entertainment Gaming Platform: Play online Daily Fantasy Sports for entertainment but not as an income source.

161. Stick to Deposit Limits: Set aside a monthly/weekly limit on the entertainment budget. Keep a track of the money spent and spend only the entertainment budget for playing online Daily Fantasy Sports

162. Frequent Withdrawals: Please make sure to place withdrawals frequently.

163. Track Time: Please keep a track of the time being spent on the platform in order to adequately balance it with the time spent on other leisure activities.

164. Prioritize What's Important: Never prioritize playing online Daily Fantasy Sports over other important activities that impact daily life. We never encourage our players to consider gameplay as a profession.

165. Take a Break: Practice taking regular breaks, especially when losing multiple games. Remember winning and losing are a part of the game.

166. Stop: Never play to recover or chase losses.

How HalaPlay practices RESPONSIBLE GAMING?

HalaPlay has a dedicated "Responsible Gaming Team" (RG TEAM) to take care of our players and to ensure all our players are playing responsibly. Our team consists of well-trained executives who identify responsible gaming issues & safeguard user experience while helping players to have fun playing at HalaPlay. Mentioned below is the list of measures taken to ensure the safety of our players :

167. Limiting Deposits: There is an option for players to set daily and monthly playing limits.

a. Players who are willing to have limits on their accounts can drop in an email to the RG team at rgcare@halaplay.com & our team will help you out to play responsibly.

168. Guidance: Our team also identifies those have issues following responsible gaming frequently and guides them accordingly.

169. Restricted States: We adhere to the rules and regulations as set by the government; therefore, players who are a resident of Telangana, Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Nagaland & Sikkim, cannot play on our tables.

170. Responsible Gaming Limits: Weekly and monthly deposit and loss limits are set to make sure that such players with responsible gaming issues play within their limits.

171. Self-Exclusion: With the Self-Exclusion feature, players can temporarily restrict themselves from online gaming.

a. During the Self-Exclusion period, players will not be able to add cash, play games, or log in at the HalaPlay platform

b. Once confirmed, the request for 'Self-Exclusion' is irreversible for the requested period.

172. Account Suspension: In exceptional cases, accounts are suspended in case a player is continuously failing to stick to responsible gaming policy. Such accounts can be opened only after a cool-off period of 7 to 30 days.

173. Need More Information? Please write to us at rgcare@halaplay.com for further assistance.

Rules for match cancellation and Winning Declaration :

174. When Player is missing in HalaPlay squad for example Player A is playing in a match but in HalaPlay squad it is not listed in that case we will declare the winning.

175. When points of any players are not updating during live match than it will be updated after match is completed.

176. In case of Lineup change before 2 minutes of match start and HalaPlay not able to do it in that case we will declare the winning.

177. In case of No lineup given or incomplete lineup given by HalaPlay but more than 15 players in green in that case we will declare the winning.

178. Match score card will be considered for points and once winning is declared and later if score changes in match scorecard, we won't be able to cancel the match.

179. If there is no lineup change after match starts officially we will declare the winning.

180. In case of Time extension - Time increased (Match went live in HalaPlay but still not started officially irrespective of lineup given or not) we will declare the winning.

181. In case during review there are more than 22 players playing in any match for unknown reason, we will give points to all playing players except the substitute players (Depending on series rule).

182. For substitute players, we won't be giving any points.

183. Player playing as concussion replacement and available in HalaPlay squad, points will awarded.

Dispute Resolution:

199. If you have a complaint or concern, you should in the first instance contact the customer support team at care@halaplay.com

200. You accept that any complaints and disputes shall confidential. You agree that you shall not disclose the existence, nature or any detail of any complaint or dispute to any third party.

201. HalaPlay shall make efforts to resolve complaints within reasonable time. Our decision on complaints shall be final and binding on you.

202. Subject to the clauses below, the courts of competent jurisdiction at Kolkata shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine any and all disputes arising out of, or in connection with the Website provided by HalaPlay (including the League(s)), the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Terms, or the rights and obligations of the Users), as well as the exclusive jurisdiction to grant interim or preliminary relief in case of any dispute referred to arbitration as given below. All such issues and questions shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of India.

203. In the event of any legal dispute (which may be a legal issue or question) which may arise, the party raising the dispute shall provide a written notification ("Notification") to the other party. On receipt of Notification, the parties shall first try to resolve the dispute through discussions. In the event that the parties are unable to resolve the dispute within fifteen (15) days of receipt of Notification, the dispute shall be settled by arbitration.

204. The place of arbitration shall be Kolkata, India. All arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English and in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as amended from time to time. The parties shall mutually appoint a sole arbitrator.

205. The arbitration award will be final and binding on the parties, and each party will bear its own costs of arbitration and equally share the fees of the arbitrator unless the arbitral tribunal decides otherwise.

206. The arbitrator shall be entitled to pass interim orders and awards, including the orders for specific performance and such orders would be enforceable in competent courts. The arbitrator shall give a reasoned award.

207. Nothing contained in these Terms shall prevent HalaPlay from seeking and obtaining interim or permanent equitable or injunctive relief, or any other relief available to safeguard its interest prior to, during or following the filing of arbitration proceedings or pending the execution of a decision or award in connection with any arbitration proceedings from any courts of competent jurisdiction at Kolkata to grant the same. The pursuit of equitable or injunctive relief shall not constitute a waiver on the part of HalaPlay to pursue any remedy for monetary damages through the arbitration described herein.

208.In case, if you are not satisfied with the response given by the Customer Support Team to your grievance, you can reach out to Grievance Redressal Officer Mr. Madhu Sudhan at madhusudhan@halaplay.com

TDS Policy:

1) All withdrawals and / or balance(s) in the user account shall be subject to deduction of TDS as per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. We reserve the right to deduct any amount from the amount of withdrawal or balance in user account to pay TDS.

2) TDS will be deducted at applicable rates which are subject to change without prior notice to the user. The rate of TDS as on 01.06.2023 is 30%. As per the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and the Rules made thereunder, the TDS is required to be deducted on net winnings in the manner as may be prescribed by law. An illustration of manner of computation for deduction of TDS is given below solely for ease of reference:
Illustration:

• Calculation of net winnings for the first withdrawal during the financial year shall be done using the formulae- Net winnings =A-(B+C+E)
• Calculation of net winnings for every subsequent withdrawal during the financial year shall be done using the formulae- Net winnings =A-(B+C+E)
• Calculation of net winnings at the end of financial year shall be done using the formulae- Net winnings =(A+D)-(B+C+E)
  where –
  A = Aggregate amount withdrawn from the user account during the financial year;
  B = Aggregate amount of non-taxable deposit made in the user account by the owner of such account during the financial year;
  C = Opening balance of the user account at the beginning of the financial year;
  D= Closing balance of the user account at the end of the financial year; and
  E= Net winnings comprised in the earlier withdrawal or withdrawals computed under sub-rule (2), or sub-rule (4), during the financial year if tax has been deducted in accordance with the provision of Section 194BA of the Act on winnings comprised in such withdrawal or withdrawals.

3) The above is purely an illustration and is subject to change without any notice to the user.

4) Furthermore, the manner of deduction of TDS shall at all times be governed solely as per the applicable legal provisions.