UNLEASH THE POWER IN BARCELONA
How to participate in #UnleashThePowerInBarcelona ?
1. Follow @man_made_machines and @shell_india_official on Instagram
2. Write a crisp entry on how passionate you are about Formula One & Shell Helix Ultra & why you deserve to go to Barcelona for this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Post this as a comment to the contest announcement reel by @man_made_machines or reply to any of 4 ongoing trivia stories between 6th March to 15th March.
3. Answer atleast 1 of the 4 trivia questions posted on @man_made_machines Instagram stories between 6th March to 15th March.
Don’t forget to tag @man_made_machines, @shell_india_official, and use #ShellHelix, #UnleashThePowerWithin, #UnleashThePowerInBarcelona to enter !
Terms & Conditions
1. Eligibility: This contest is open to legal residents of India who are 18 years of age or older and possess a valid Indian passport. Participants must agree to and have all necessary valid original documents required for the Schengen visa application process. No purchase is necessary for participating in the contest and it is open to all including the persons who have not purchased Shell products in the past.
2. Contest Duration: The contest begins on 6th March 2025 and ends on 15th March 2025 at 23:59 IST. Entries submitted outside this timeframe will not be considered.
3. Winner Selection: The contest winner(s) will be selected at the sole discretion of Shell India in consultation with Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine). The decision will be final and binding, and no correspondence or appeals will be entertained. Winners will be chosen based on the content uploaded by the participant and whether it meets the contest participation criteria. Content will be judged on accuracy of trivia answer, creativity, originality, and relevance to the theme of the contest. Copyrighted, obscene, provocative or otherwise questionable content will not be considered. Shell India and Ankit Sharma retains sole discretion as to what constitutes inappropriate content. In the event that the initially selected winner is later found to be ineligible according to the criteria outlined in these Terms and Conditions, Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine) and Shell India reserves the right to disqualify the original winner. In such a case, an alternate winner will be selected. The selection process for the alternate winner will be determined by Shell India at its sole discretion, and the next eligible participant as per the judging criteria may be chosen.
4. Winner Announcement: The winner(s) will be announced on 25th March 2025 (tentative) on Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine) and Shell India Instagram handles. The winner(s) will be notified via Direct Message (DM) on Instagram within two working days of the announcement.
5. Prizes: The prizes are as follows:
a) Helix Ultra Champion: One winner will receive a fully sponsored trip to Barcelona, including round-trip airfare and accommodation.
b) Helix Ultra Partners: Ten winners will each receive Ferrari merchandise.
c) Helix Ultra Rising Stars: Ten winners will each receive Helix merchandise.
All gifts and incentives will be dispatched to applicable winners by May 30, 2025. Prizes are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash or other alternatives, unless explicitly stated by the organizers. Shell reserves the right to substitute either any part of Prize or whole Prize for similar prize of equal or greater value.
6. Visa Facilitation (Barcelona Trip Winner Only): Shell India will facilitate the visa application process for the Barcelona trip winner. The winner is required to fully cooperate and provide all necessary original documents promptly and accurately as requested by Shell India and/or its designated visa processing agency. Failure to provide the required documents or cooperate with the process within a reasonable timeframe may result in forfeiture of the prize. While Shell India will assist with the process, the ultimate approval of the visa is at the sole discretion of the respective embassy/consulate. Shell India will not be held liable if the visa is not granted within the available timeframe. In such an event, no redemption or alternative incentive will be offered.
7. Travel, Boarding, and Lodging: Travel, boarding, and lodging costs of the winner(s) will be borne by Shell India as per the standards set by it in its sole discretion. The winner(s) shall abide by all the terms and conditions of the third party providing the travel, boarding, and lodging facility.
8. Travel Dates (Barcelona Trip Winner Only): The trip to Barcelona is scheduled from May 29th, 2025, to June 2nd, 2025 (tentative). No alternative travel dates will be offered. The Barcelona trip winner must be available to travel during these dates.
9. Participation: This Contest is open for the participation of individuals only. Corporate, Agencies, employees of Shell, Authorized dealers and their employees and/or any other business associates and their immediate family members are not entitled to participate in this Contest.
10. Publicity: By participating in this contest, all entries become the property of Shell India and Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine) to use their name, likeness, and submitted content for promotional purposes related to the contest and future marketing campaigns, without any further compensation. To the extent only permitted by applicable law, Shell reserves the right to use the winner’s name, image, photograph, video etc. in post-promotion publicity material and in advertising, marketing or promotional material in any media by any means throughout the world for any purpose connected with the products/services of Shell or any company within the Shell Group of companies without additional compensation or prior notice to the winner and all participants consent to the same.
11. Liability: Shell India and Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine) are not responsible for any technical issues, including but not limited to internet connectivity problems, that may affect a participant's ability to enter the contest. Shell India and Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine) are also not liable for any loss, damage, or injury incurred by the Barcelona trip winner during the prize trip. Subject to applicable laws, Shell and Ankit Sharma shall not be liable for any losses, taxes, liabilities or inconvenience suffered by any participant as a result of these terms and conditions, entering into this contest or accepting any part of the Prize. Shell and Ankit Sharma shall not be liable under or in connection with these terms and conditions or for this contest or using the Prize for any indirect, special or consequential cost, expense, loss or damage even if such cost, expense, loss or damage was reasonably foreseeable or might reasonably have been contemplated by the participant and Shell / Ankit Sharma and whether arising from breach of contract, tort, negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise.
12. Contact Information Sharing: The winner(s) are required to share their accurate contact details (including phone number, email address, etc.) with Shell India or its designated agency, to facilitate prize distribution and travel arrangements. Failure to provide these details may result in forfeiture of the prize. Shell and Ankit Sharma reserve the right to request proof of a participant's eligibility in the event that there is a doubt over his/her eligibility for the promotion.
13. Entry Fee: There is no entry fee or participation fee payable by the Participant(s) for participating in this Contest. Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine) and/or Shell India will not accept any form of payment from any of the participant(s) interested in participating in the contest.
14. Modification: Shell India and Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine) reserve the right to modify or cancel the contest at any time, for any reason, without prior notice.
15. Disqualification: Shell India and Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine) reserve the right to disqualify any participant who violates these terms and conditions or engages in any fraudulent or unethical activity.
16. Governing Law: This contest and these terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India.
17. Instagram's Role: This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram. Participants release Instagram from any and all liability related to this contest.
18. Contact Information: For any questions regarding this contest, please contact contest.social@arenamedia.com.
19. Limitation of Liability: Except for the explicitly covered expenses related to the prize (as detailed elsewhere in these terms and conditions), Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine) and Shell India will not be liable for any loss, claim, damage, or expense, whether expressed, implied, real, or consequential, incurred by the participants due to their participation in the Contest.
20. Understanding of Contest Mechanics: Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine) and Shell India are not responsible for a participant's inability to understand the Contest mechanics or for their misinterpretation of the same. It is the participant's responsibility to carefully read and understand the rules and regulations of the contest.
21. Indemnification: The participant shall indemnify Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine) and Shell India against any claims from any party and consequent losses, damages, or compensation, whatsoever, that may arise due to their participation in the contest or their breaching any term stated herein.
22. Force Majeure: Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine) and Shell India shall not be liable for any failure to comply with its obligations caused by weather conditions, fire, flood, strike, hurricane, industrial dispute, war, hostilities, epidemic, terrorist attack, political unrest, riots, civil commotion, inevitable accidents, acts of god, cancellation of the event (if applicable), restrictions on entry of the winner for any reason, or any other circumstances amounting to Force Majeure.
23. Contest Discontinuation/Cancellation: Ankit Sharma (@man_made_machine) and Shell India shall not be responsible for any loss, damage, claim, dispute, etc., if it has to discontinue or cancel this contest at any stage due to any restriction, law, ruling, order, regulation, requirement, or instruction of any Central/State Government or for any other unavoidable reason beyond its control. The participant(s) shall be informed of such discontinuance/cancellation through email.
24. Acceptance of Terms and Conditions: By participating in the contest, the participant accepts all the terms and conditions mentioned herein. In the event of any inconsistency between these terms and conditions and any advertising, promotional, publicity and other materials relating to or in connection with this promotion, these terms and conditions shall prevail.
25. Additional Terms: In addition to these terms & conditions, other specific terms may be imposed by Shell and Ankit Sharma from time to time to deal with any unforeseen situation. Shell India and Ankit Sharma also reserve the absolute right to change the terms and conditions contained herein and, or, any other rules and regulations in respect of the contest at any time without any notice, without assigning any reason and without any liability whatsoever. Participants are requested to refer to such other terms and conditions, if any, which may be intimated separately as Shell and Ankit Sharma considers fit. However, no obligation is cast on Shell and Ankit Sharma to separately intimate each individual participant with regard to such additional terms and conditions.
26. Jurisdiction: Any disputes, differences and/or any other matters in relation to and arising out of this contest and or pertaining to these terms and conditions shall be exclusively settled by the Courts at Delhi.
***Please note all dates mentioned are subject to change at Shell India’s sole discretion without prior notice.
