Terms & Conditions

  1. Focus11
  • FOCUS11 Gaming Private Limited. Through Focus11, along with its sub-pages, and the Focus11 App, We operate only cricket portal through which it offers cricket based online fantasy games. Focus11 as used herein shall be construed as a collective reference to Focus11 and the Focus11 App.
  1. Usage of Focus11
    • Any person ("User") accessing Focus11 or the Focus11 App ('Focus11 platform') for participating in the various contests and games (including fantasy games), available on Focus11 platform ("Contest(s)") ('Focus11 Services') shall be bound by these Terms and Conditions, and all other rules, regulations and terms of use referred to herein or provided by Focus11 in relation to any Focus11 Services.
    • Focus11 shall be entitled to modify these Terms and Conditions, rules, regulations and terms of use referred to herein or provided by Focus11 in relation to any Focus11 Services, at any time, by posting the same on Focus11. Use of Focus11 constitutes the User's acceptance of such Terms and Conditions, rules, regulations and terms of use referred to herein or provided by Focus11 in relation to any Focus11 Services, as may be amended from time to time. Focus11 may, at its sole discretion, also notify the User of any change or modification in these Terms and Conditions, rules, regulations and terms of use referred to herein or provided by Focus11, by way of sending an email to the User's registered email address or posting notifications in the User accounts. The User may then exercise the options provided in such an email or notification to indicate non-acceptance of the modified Terms and Conditions, rules, regulations and terms of use referred to herein or provided by Focus11. If such options are not exercised by the User within the time frame prescribed in the email or notification, the User will be deemed to have accepted the modified Terms and Conditions, rules, regulations and terms of use referred to herein or provided by Focus11
    • Certain Focus11 Services being provided on Focus11 may be subject to additional rules and regulations set down in that respect. To the extent that these Terms and Conditions are inconsistent with the additional conditions set down, the additional conditions shall prevail
    • Focus11 may, at its sole and absolute discretion:
      • Restrict, suspend, or terminate any User's access to all or any part of Focus11 or Focus11 Platform Services;
      • Change, suspend, or discontinue all or any part of the Focus11 Platform Services;
      • Reject, move, or remove any material that may be submitted by a User;
      • Move or remove any content that is available on Focus11 Platform;
      • Deactivate or delete a User's account and all related information and files on the account;
      • Establish general practices and limits concerning use of Focus11 Platform;
      • Offer discounts to its users in form it deems fit ("Cash Bonus"). All such discounts shall be credited in a separate account called as Cash Bonus Account
      • Revise or make additions and/or deletions to the roster of players available for selection in a Contest on account of revisions to the roster of players involved in the relevant Sports Event;
      • Assign its rights and liabilities to all User accounts hereunder to any entity (post such assignment intimation of such assignment shall be sent to all Users to their registered email ids)
    • In the event any User breaches, or Focus11 reasonably believes that such User has breached these Terms and Conditions, or has illegally or improperly used Focus11 or the Focus11 Services, Focus11 may, at its sole and absolute discretion, and without any notice to the User, restrict, suspend or terminate such User's access to all or any part of Focus11 Contests or the Focus11 Platform, deactivate or delete the User's account and all related information on the account, delete any content posted by the User on Focus11 and further, take technical and legal steps as it deems necessary
    • If Focus11 charges its Users a platform fee in respect of any Focus11 Services, Focus11 shall, without delay, repay such platform fee in the event of suspension or removal of the User's account or Focus11 Services on account of any negligence or deficiency on the part of Focus11, but not if such suspension or removal is effected due to:
      • any breach or inadequate performance by the User of any of these Terms and Conditions; or
      • any circumstances beyond the reasonable control of Focus11.
    • Users consent to receiving communications such as announcements, administrative messages and advertisements from Focus11 or any of its partners, licensors or associates.
  2. Intellectual Property
    • Focus11 includes a combination of content created by Focus11, its partners, affiliates, licensors, associates and/or Users. The intellectual property rights ("Intellectual Property Rights") in all software underlying Focus11 and the Focus11 Platform and material published on Focus11, including (but not limited to) games, Contests, software, advertisements, written content, photographs, graphics, images, illustrations, marks, logos, audio or video clippings and Flash animation, is owned by Focus11, its partners, licensors and/or associates. Users may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or in any way exploit any of the materials or content on Focus11 either in whole or in part without express written license from Focus11
    • Users may request permission to use any Focus11 content by writing in to Focus11 Helpdesk.
    • Users are solely responsible for all materials (whether publicly posted or privately transmitted) that they upload, post, e-mail, transmit, or otherwise make available on Focus11 ("Users' Content"). Each User represents and warrants that he/she owns all Intellectual Property Rights in the User's Content and that no part of the User's Content infringes any third party rights. Users further confirm and undertake to not display or use of the names, logos, marks, labels, trademarks, copyrights or intellectual and proprietary rights of any third party on Focus11. Users agree to indemnify and hold harmless Focus11, its directors, employees, affiliates and assigns against all costs, damages, loss and harm including towards litigation costs and counsel fees, in respect of any third party claims that may be initiated including for infringement of Intellectual Property Rights arising out of such display or use of the names, logos, marks, labels, trademarks, copyrights or intellectual and proprietary rights on Focus11, by such User or through the User's commissions or omissions
    • Users hereby grant to Focus11 and its affiliates, partners, licensors and associates a worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, transfer, transmit, and/or publish Users' Content for any of the following purposes:
      • displaying Users' Content on Focus11
      • distributing Users' Content, either electronically or via other media, to other Users seeking to download or otherwise acquire it, and/or
      • storing Users' Content in a remote database accessible by end users, for a charge.
      • This license shall apply to the distribution and the storage of Users' Content in any form, medium, or technology.
    • All names, logos, marks, labels, trademarks, copyrights or intellectual and proprietary rights on Focus11(s) belonging to any person (including User), entity or third party are recognized as proprietary to the respective owners and any claims, controversy or issues against these names, logos, marks, labels, trademarks, copyrights or intellectual and proprietary rights must be directly addressed to the respective parties under notice to Focus11.
  3. Third Party Sites, Services and Products
    • Focus11 may contain links to other Internet sites owned and operated by third parties. Users' use of each of those sites is subject to the conditions, if any, posted by the sites. Focus11 does not exercise control over any Internet sites apart from Focus11and cannot be held responsible for any content residing in any third-party Internet site. Focus11's inclusion of third-party content or links to third-party Internet sites is not an endorsement by Focus11 of such third-party Internet site.
    • Users' correspondence, transactions/offers or related activities with third parties, including payment providers and verification service providers, are solely between the User and that third party. Users' correspondence, transactions and usage of the services/offers of such third party shall be subject to the terms and conditions, policies and other service terms adopted/implemented by such third party, and the User shall be solely responsible for reviewing the same prior to transacting or availing of the services/offers of such third party. User agrees that Focus11 will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a result of any such transactions/offers with third parties. Any questions, complaints, or claims related to any third party product or service should be directed to the appropriate vendor.
    • Focus11 contains content that is created by Focus11 as well as content provided by third parties. Focus11 does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, quality of the content provided by third parties and such content may not relied upon by the Users in utilizing the Focus11 Services provided on Focus11 including while participating in any of the contests hosted on Focus11.
  4. Privacy Policy
  • All information collected from Users, such as registration and credit card information, is subject to Focus11's Privacy Policy.
  1. User Conduct
    • Users agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions and all other rules, regulations and terms of use of the Website. In the event User does not abide by these Terms and Conditions and all other rules, regulations and terms of use, Focus11 may, at its sole and absolute discretion, take necessary remedial action, including but not limited to:
      • restricting, suspending, or terminating any User's access to all or any part of Focus11 Services;
      • deactivating or deleting a User's account and all related information and files on the account. Any amount remaining unused in the User's Game account or Winnings Account on the date of deactivation or deletion shall be transferred to the User's bank account on record with Focus11 subject to a processing fee (if any) applicable on such transfers as set out herein; or
      • refraining from awarding any prize(s) to such User.
    • Users agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information at the time of registration and at all other times (as required by Focus11). Users further agree to update and keep updated their registration information
    • A User shall not register or operate more than one User account with Focus11.
    • Users agree to ensure that they can receive all communication from Focus11 by marking e-mails or sending SMSs from Focus11 as part of their "safe senders" list. Focus11 shall not be held liable if any e-mail/SMS remains unread by a User as a result of such e-mail getting delivered to the User's junk or spam folder.
    • Any password issued by Focus11 to a User may not be revealed to anyone else. Users may not use anyone else's password. Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their accounts and passwords. Users agree to immediately notify Focus11 of any unauthorized use of their passwords or accounts or any other breach of security.
    • Users agree to exit/log-out of their accounts at the end of each session. Focus11 shall not be responsible for any loss or damage that may result if the User fails to comply with these requirements.
    • Users agree not to use cheats, exploits, automation, software, bots, hacks or any unauthorised third party software designed to modify or interfere with Focus11 Services and/or Focus11 experience or assist in such activity.
    • Users agree not to copy, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, distribute, reverse engineer, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any right to the technology or software underlying Focus11 or Focus11’s Services.
    • Users agree that without Focus11's express written consent, they shall not modify or cause to be modified any files or software that are part of Focus11's Services.
    • Users agree not to disrupt, overburden, or aid or assist in the disruption or overburdening of (a) any computer or server used to offer or support Focus11 or the Focus11’s Services (each a "Server"); or (2) the enjoyment of Focus11 Services by any other User or person.
    • Users agree not to institute, assist or become involved in any type of attack, including without limitation to distribution of a virus, denial of service, or other attempts to disrupt Focus11 Services or any other person's use or enjoyment of Focus11 Services.
    • Users shall not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the User accounts, Servers or networks connected to Focus11 Services by any means other than the User interface provided by Focus11, including but not limited to, by circumventing or modifying, attempting to circumvent or modify, or encouraging or assisting any other person to circumvent or modify, any security, technology, device, or software that underlies or is part of Focus11 Services.
    • User shall not to publish any content that is patently false and untrue, and is written or published in any form, with the intent to mislead or harass a person, entity or agency for financial gain or to cause any injury to any person.
    • Without limiting the foregoing, Users agree not to use Focus11 for any of the following:
      • To engage in any obscene, offensive, indecent, racial, communal, anti-national, objectionable, defamatory or abusive action or communication;
      • To harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate any legal rights of other individuals;
      • To publish, post, upload, e-mail, distribute, or disseminate (collectively, "Transmit") any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, or unlawful content;
      • To Transmit files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage or adversely affect the operation of another person's computer, Focus11, any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment;
      • To advertise, offer or sell any goods or services for any commercial purpose on Focus11 without the express written consent of Focus11;
      • To download any file, recompile or disassemble or otherwise affect our products that you know or reasonably should know cannot be legally obtained in such manner;
      • To falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or the source of software or other material;
      • To restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying any public area within our sites;
      • To collect or store personal information about other Users;
      • To interfere with or disrupt Focus11, servers, or networks;
      • To impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a representative of Focus11, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent User's affiliation with a person or entity;
      • To forge headers or manipulate identifiers or other data in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through Focus11 or to manipulate User's presence on Focus11(s);
      • To take any action that imposes an unreasonably or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
      • To engage in any illegal activities. You agree to use our bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities and/or message or communication facilities (collectively, the "Forums") only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to that particular Forum.
      • To engage in any action that threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign States, or public order, or causes incitement to the commission of any cognisable offence or prevents investigation of any offence or is insulting other nation.
    • If a User chooses a username that, in Focus11's considered opinion is obscene, indecent, abusive or that might subject Focus11 to public disparagement or scorn, or a name which is an official team/league/franchise names and/or name of any sporting personality, as the case may be, Focus11 reserves the right, without prior notice to the User, to restrict usage of such names, which in Focus11’s opinion fall within any of the said categories and/or change such username and intimate the User or delete such username and posts from Focus11, deny such User access to Focus11, or any combination of these options.
    • Unauthorized access to Focus11 is a breach of these Terms and Conditions, and a violation of the law. Users agree not to access Focus11 by any means other than through the interface that is provided by Focus11 for use in accessing Focus11. Users agree not to use any automated means, including, without limitation, agents, robots, scripts, or spiders, to access, monitor, or copy any part of our sites, except those automated means that we have approved in advance and in writing.
    • Use of Focus11 is subject to existing laws and legal processes. Nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions shall limit Focus11's right to comply with governmental, court, and law-enforcement requests or requirements relating to Users' use of Focus11.
    • Users may reach out to Focus11 through -If the user has any concerns with regard to a match and/or contest within Forty Eight (48) hours of winner declaration for the concerned contest.
    • Persons below the age of eighteen (18) years are not allowed to participate on any of the contests, games (by whatever name called) on the Focus11 Platform. The Users will have to disclose their real age at the time of getting access into the Focus11 Platform.
    • Focus11 may not be held responsible for any content contributed by Users on the Focus11.
  2. Conditions of Participation:
  • By entering a Contest, user agrees to be bound by these Terms and the decisions of Focus11. Subject to the terms and conditions stipulated herein below, the Company, at its sole discretion, may disqualify any user from a Contest, refuse to award benefits or prizes and require the return of any prizes, if the user engages in unfair conduct, which the Company deems to be improper, unfair or otherwise adverse to the operation of the Contest or is in any way detrimental to other Users which includes, but is not limited to:
  1. Registration for a contest
    • In order to register for the Contest(s), Participants are required to accurately provide the following information:
      • Full Name
      • Team Name(s)
      • E-mail address
      • Password
      • State of Residence
      • Gender
      • Date of birth
    • Participants are also required to confirm that they have read, and shall abide by, these Terms and Conditions.
    • In the event a Participant indicates, while entering an address, that he/she is a resident of either Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim or Telangana such Participant will not be permitted to proceed to sign up for any match in the paid version of the Contest as described below.
    • Once the Participants have entered the above information, and clicked on the "register" tab, and such Participants are above the age of 18 years, they are sent an email confirming their registration and containing their login information.
  2. Contest(s), Participation and Prizes
    • As part of its services, Focus11 may make available the contest(s) on the Focus11 platform.
    • Currently, following contests are made available on Focus11 platform: 1) A fantasy cricket game. Individual users wishing to participate in the such contest ("“Participants"”) are invited to create their own fantasy teams ("“Team/s"”) consisting of real life cricketers (as applicable) involved in the real-life cricket match (as applicable), series or tournament (each a "Sport Event") to which the fantasy game relates. Focus11 offers its platform to Participants for fantasy game Contest(s) being created relating to each Sport Event, and Participants can participate in such Contest(s) with their Teams.
    • Depending upon the circumstances of each match, the participants can edit their teams till the official match start time as declared by the officials of the Sport Event or adjusted deadline, as specified below.
      • Focus11 reserves the right to abandon a specific round or adjust the deadline of a round in certain specific, uncertain scenarios, which are beyond Focus11’s reasonable control, including but not limited to the ones’ mentioned herein below:
        1. Actual match start time is before the official deadline:
          • All sports other than Cricket-
            • Focus11 reserves the right to adjust the deadline to a maximum of 10 minutes post actual match start time. In case the actual match start time is more than 10 minutes of official deadline, the contest will be abandoned.
          • Cricket -
            • Focus11 reserves the right to adjust the deadline by a Maximum of 10 minutes or 3 overs bowled, whichever is less, before the official match start time.
            • In cases where official match time cannot be verified by Focus11 through reliable and/or publicly available sources, Focus11 reserves the right to adjust the deadline to such a time by which a maximum of 3 overs in the given match are bowled.
        2. Actual match start time is after the official deadline:
  1. Contest Formats
    • Currently two formats of contest(s) are made available on Focus11 platform (1) Public Contest where Users can participate in a Contest with other Users without any restriction on participation and (2) private contests, where Users can invite specific Users into a Contest and restrict participation to such invited Users. A user can enter into a maximum of 500 contest (including both Public contests and Private contests) per match. Any participation in a contest more than 500 shall be automatically prohibited. All rules applicable to Contest(s) as set out herein shall be applicable to both formats of the Contest(s). Users by participating in a Contest(s) hereby authorize Focus11 to appoint a third party/ Trustee/Escrow Agent to manage users funds on users behalf.
    • Public contest
      • In the Public contest format of the Contest(s), Focus11 may make available the Contest(s) comprising of 2 -– 100 Participants or any other pre-designated number of Participants.
      • Focus11 may create this format of the Contest(s) as a paid format and the Winner will be determinable at the end of the match as per rule of the contests.
      • The number of Participants required to make the Contest(s) operational will be pre-specified and once the number of Participants in such Contest(s) equals the pre-specified number required for that Contest(s), such Contest(s) shall be operational. In case the number of Participants is less than the pre-specified number at the time of commencement of the match, such Contest(s) will not be operational and the pre-designated amount paid by each Participant shall be returned to the account of such User without any charge or deduction.
      • In certain Contests across the Focus11 Services, designated as “Guaranteed contests”, the Contest(s) shall become operational only when a minimum of two users join a Guaranteed Contest. The pre-specified number of winners to be declared in such Contest(s), even if all available Participant slots (as pre-specified in relation to the Contest(s)) remain unfilled. It is clarified that notwithstanding the activation of such Contest(s), Participants can continue to join such Contest(s) till either (i) all available Participant slots of such Contest(s) are filled or (ii) the match to which the Contest (s) relates commences, whichever is earlier. In the event of shortfall in the number of participants joining the Guaranteed Contest, Focus11 shall continue with such contests and the short fall in the prize pool shall be borne by Focus11.
    • Private contest
      • In the Private contest format of the Contest(s), Focus11 enables Users to create a contest ("“Private contest"”) and invite other users, whether existing Users or otherwise, ("“Invited User"”) to create Teams and participate in the Contest(s). Users may create a Private contest to consist of a pre-specified number of Participants, that is, consisting of either 2-20000 Participants. The User creating the Private contest shall pay the pre-designated amount for such Private contest and thereby join that Private contest and shall supply a name for the Private contest and be provided with a unique identification code ("contest Code") (which will be issued to the account of such User). The User agrees and understands that once the Private contest is created no change shall be permitted in the terms or constitution of the Private contest, except for a change in the name of the contest. The User creating the Private contest shall provide Focus11 with the email address or Facebook account username of Invited Users to enable Focus11 to send a message or mail inviting such Invited User to register with Focus11 (if necessary) and participate in the Private contest in relation to which the invite has been issued.
      • In order to participate in the Private contest, an Invited User shall input the contest Code associated with the Private contest and pay the pre-designated amount for the Private contest. Once the number of Participants in a Private contest equals the number of pre-specified Participants for that Private contest, the Private contest shall be rendered operative and no other Invited Users or Users shall be permitted to participate in the Private contest. In the event that any Private contest does not contain the pre-specified number of Participants for that Private contest within 1 hour prior to the commencement of the match/Contest, the Platform will initiate an automatic refund of the amount deposited. Such refund shall be processed after the expiry of the deadline for filling of participants for such Private Contest.
      • It is clarified that the participation of Invited Users in any Private contest is subject to the pre-specified number of Participants for that Private contest, and Focus11 shall not be liable to any person for the inability of any Invited User to participate in any Private contest due to any cause whatsoever, including without limitation due to a hardware or technical malfunction or lack of eligibility of such Invited User to participate in the Contest(s).
  2. Legality of Game of Skill
    • Games of skill are legal, as they are excluded from the ambit of Indian gambling legislations including, the Public Gambling Act of 1867.The Indian Supreme Court in the cases of State of Andhra Pradesh v. K Satyanarayana (AIR 1968 SC 825) and KR Lakshmanan v. State of Tamil Nadu (AIR 1996 SC 1153) has held that a game in which success depends predominantly upon the superior knowledge, training, attention, experience and adroitness of the player shall be classified as a game of skill.
    • The Contest (s) described above (across the Focus11 Services) are games of skill as success of Participants depends primarily on their superior knowledge of the games of cricket statistics, knowledge of players' relative form, players' performance in a particular territory, conditions and/or format (such as ODIs, test cricket and Twenty20 in the cricket fantasy game), attention and dedication towards the Contest(s) and adroitness in playing the Contest(s). The Contest(s) also requires Participants to field well-balanced sides with limited resources and make substitutions at appropriate times to gain the maximum points.
    • By participating in this Contest(s), each Participant acknowledges and agrees that he/she is participating in a game of skill.
  3. Eligibility
    • The Contest(s) are open only to persons above the age of 18 years.
    • The Contest(s) are open only to persons, currently residing in India.
    • Focus11 may, in accordance with the laws prevailing in certain Indian states, bar individuals residing in those states from participating in the Contest(s). Currently, individuals residing in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim or Telangana may not participate in the paid version of the Contest as the laws of these states are unclear/ bar persons from participating in games of skill where participants are required to pay to enter.
    • Persons who wish to participate must have a valid email address.
    • Focus11 may on receipt of information bar a person from participation and/or withdrawing winning amounts if such person is found to be one with insider knowledge of participating teams in any given contests/match, organizing boards, leagues etc.
    • Only those Participants who have successfully registered on the Focus11 as well as registered prior to each match in accordance with the procedure outlined above shall be eligible to participate in the Contest and win prizes.
  4. Payment Terms
    • In respect of any transactions entered into on the Focus11 platform, including making a payment to participate in the paid versions of Contest(s), Users agree to be bound by the following payment terms:
      • The payment of pre-designated amount Users make to participate in the Contest(s) is inclusive of the pre-designated platform fee for access to the Focus11 Services charged by Focus11 and pre-determined participant’s contribution towards prize money pool.
      • Subject to these Terms and Conditions, all amounts collected from the User are held in a separate non-interest earning bank Accounts. The said accounts are operated by a third party appointed by Focus11 in accordance with Clause 10 of these Terms and Conditions. From these bank accounts, the payouts can be made to (a) Users (towards their withdrawals), (b) Focus11 (towards its Platform Fees) and to (c) Government (towards TDS on Winnings Amount). Focus11 receives only its share of the platform Fees through the said Escrow Agent.
      • The Focus11 reserves the right to charge a Platform Fee, which would be specified and notified by Focus11 on the Contest page, being created on Focus11 platform, prior to a User's joining of such Contest. The Platform Fee (inclusive of applicable tax thereon) will be debited from the User’s account balance and Focus11 shall issue an invoice for such debit to the User.
      • The User may participate in a Contest wherein the User has to contribute a pre-specified contribution towards the Prize Money Pool of such Contest, which will be passed on to the Winner(s) of the Contest after the completion of the Contest as per the terms and conditions of such Contest. It is clarified that Focus11 has no right or interest in this Prize Money Pool, and only acts as an intermediary engaged in collecting and distributing the Prize Money Pool in accordance with the Contest terms and conditions. The amount to be paid-in by the User towards the Prize Money Pool would also be debited from the User’s account balance maintained with the Trustee.
      • Any user availing Focus11 services are provided with two categories of accounts for the processing and reconciliation of payments: (i) 'Unutilized' Account, (ii) Winnings Account. It is clarified that in no instance the transfer of any amounts in the User's accounts to any other category of account held by the user or any third party account, including a bank account held by a third party:
        1. User's winnings in any Contest will reflect as credits to the User's Winnings Account.
        2. User’s remitting the amount through the designated payment gateway shall be credited to User’s Unutlized Account’.
      • Each time a User participates in any contest on Focus11 platform, the pre-designated amount shall be debited in the User’s account. In debiting amounts from the User’s accounts towards the pre-designated amount of such user shall be debited from the User’s Unutilized Account and thereafter, any remaining amount of participation fee shall be debited from the User’s Winning Account.
      • In case there is any amount remaining to be paid by the User in relation to such User’s participation in any match(s) or Contest(s), the User will be taken to the designated payment gateway to give effect to such payment. In case any amount added by the User through such payment gateway exceeds the remaining amount of the pre-designated amount, the amount in excess shall be transferred to the User’s ‘Unutilized’ Account and will be available for use in participation in any match(s) or Contest(s).
      • Debits from the ‘Unutilized’ Account for the purpose of enabling a user’s participation in a Contest shall be made in order of the date of credit of amounts in the ‘Unutilized’ Account, and accordingly amounts credited into ‘Unutilized’ Account earlier in time shall be debited first.
      • All amounts credited into a User's 'Unutilized' Account must be utilised within 335 days of credit. In case any unutilised amount lies in the 'Unutilized' Account after the completion of 335 days from the date of credit of such amount, Focus11 reserves the right to forfeit such unutilised amount, without liability or obligation to pay any compensation to the User.
      • Withdrawal of any amount standing to the User's credit in the Winnings Account may be made by way of a request to Focus11. Focus11 shall effect an online transfer to the User's bank account on record with Focus11 within a commercially reasonable period of time. Such transfer will reflect as a debit to the User's Winnings Account. Focus11 shall not charge any processing fee for the online transfer of such amount from the Winnings Account to the User's bank account on record with Focus11. Users are requested to note that they will be required to provide valid photo identification and address proof documents for proof of identity and address in order for Focus11 to process the withdrawal request. The name mentioned on the User's photo identification document should correspond with the name provided by the User at the time of registration on Focus11, as well as the name and address existing in the records of the User's bank account as provided to Focus11. In the event that no bank account has been registered by the User against such User's account with Focus11, or the User has not verified his/her User account with Focus11, to Focus11's satisfaction and in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, and in case the User fails to register a bank account with his/her User Account and/or to verify his/her User Account, Focus11 shall not transfer any Winning amounts to the User.
      • Further, in order to conduct promotional activities, Focus11 may gratuitously issue Cash Bonus to the User for the purpose of participation in any Contest(s) and no User shall be permitted to transfer or request the transfer of any amount in to the Cash Bonus. The usage of any Cash Bonus issued shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions, including without limitation, restrictions as to time within which such Cash Bonus must be used, as applied by Focus11 and notified to the User at the time of issue of such amount. The issue of any Cash Bonus to the user is subject to the sole discretion of Focus11 and cannot be demanded by any User as a matter of right. The issue of any Cash Bonus by Focus11 on any day shall not entitle the user to demand the issuance of such Cash Bonus at any subsequent period in time nor create an expectation of recurring issue of such Cash Bonus by Focus11 to such User. The Cash Bonus granted to the user may be used by such User for the purpose of setting off against the contribution to prize pool in any Contest, in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. The Cash Bonus shall not be withdraw-able or transferrable to any other account of the User, including the bank account of such User, or of any other User or person, other that as part of the winnings of a User in any Contest(s). In case the User terminates his/her account with Focus11 or such account if terminated by Focus11, all Cash Bonus granted to the user shall return to Focus11 and the User shall not have any right or interest on such points.
      • All Cash Bonus credited in the User account shall be valid for a period of 14 days from the date of credit. The unutilized Cash Bonus shall expire at the end of 14 days from the date of credit.
      • Users agree that once they confirm a transaction on Focus11, they shall be bound by and make payment for that transaction.
      • The User acknowledges that subject to time taken for bank reconciliations and such other external dependencies that Focus11 has on third parties, any transactions on Focus11 Platform may take up to 24 hours to be processed. Any amount paid or transferred into the User's 'Unutilized' Account or Winnings Account may take up to 24 hours to reflect in the User's 'Unutilized' Account or Winnings Account balance. Similarly, the utilization of the Cash Bonus or money debited from 'Unutilized' Account or Winnings Account may take up to 24 hours to reflect in the User's 'Unutilized' Account or Winnings Account balance. Users agree not to raise any complaint or claim against Focus11 in respect of any delay, including any lost opportunity to join any Contest or match due to delay in crediting of transaction amount into any of the User's accounts
        A transaction, once confirmed, is final and no cancellation is permissible.
        Focus11 may, in certain exceptional circumstances and at its sole and absolute discretion, refund the amount to the User after deducting applicable cancellation charges and taxes. At the time of the transaction, Users may also be required to take note of certain additional terms and conditions and such additional terms and conditions shall also govern the transaction. To the extent that the additional terms and conditions contain any clause that is conflicting with the present terms and conditions, the additional terms and conditions shall prevail.
  5. Tabulation of fantasy points
  1. Selection and Verification of Winners and Conditions relating to the Prizes
    • Selection of Winners
      Winners will be decided on the basis of the scores of the Teams in a designated match (which may last anywhere between one day and an entire tournament) of the Contest(s). The Participant(s) owning the Team(s) with the highest aggregate score in a particular match shall be declared the Winner(s). In certain pre-specified Contests, Focus11 may declare more than one Winner and distribute prizes to such Winners in increasing order of their Team's aggregate score at the end of the designated match of the Contest. The contemplated number of Winners and the prize due to each Winner in such Contest shall be as specified on the Contest page prior to the commencement of the Contest.
      Participants creating Teams on behalf of any other Participant or person shall be disqualified.
      In the event of a tie, the winning Participants shall be declared Winners and the prize shall be equally divided among such Participants.
      Focus11 shall not be liable to pay any prize if it is discovered that the Winner(s) have not abided by these Terms and Conditions, and other rules and regulations in relation to the use of the Focus11, Contest, "Fantasy Rules", etc.
    • Contacting Winners
      Winners shall be contacted by Focus11 or the third party conducting the Contest on the e-mail address provided at the time of registration. The verification process and the documents required for the collection of prize shall be detailed to the Winners at this stage. As a general practice, winners will be required to provide following documents:
      • Photocopy of the User's PAN card;
      • Photocopy of a government-issued residence proof;
      • User's bank account details and proof of the same.
  1. Publicity
  1. General Conditions
  1. Dispute and Dispute Resolution
    • The courts of competent jurisdiction at Mumbai shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine any and all disputes arising out of, or in connection with, the Focus11 Services provided by Focus11 (including the Contest(s)), the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Terms and Conditions, or the rights and obligations of the User(s) (including Participants) or Focus11, 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.
    • 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.
    • The place of arbitration shall be Mumbai, 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 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. 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.
    • Nothing contained in these Terms and Conditions shall prevent Focus11 from seeking and obtaining interim or permanent equitable or injunctive relief, or any other relief available to safeguard Focus11's 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 court having jurisdiction to grant the same. The pursuit of equitable or injunctive relief shall not constitute a waiver on the part of Focus11 to pursue any remedy for monetary damages through the arbitration described herein.
  2. Release and Limitations of Liability
    • Users shall access the Focus11 Services provided on Focus11 voluntarily and at their own risk. Focus11 shall, under no circumstances be held responsible or liable on account of any loss or damage sustained (including but not limited to any accident, injury, death, loss of property) by Users or any other person or entity during the course of access to the Focus11 Services (including participation in the Contest(s)) or as a result of acceptance of any prize.
    • By entering the contests and accessing the Focus11 Services provided therein, Users hereby release from and agree to indemnify Focus11, and/ or any of its directors, employees, partners, associates and licensors, from and against all liability, cost, loss or expense arising out their access to the Focus11 Services including (but not limited to) personal injury and damage to property and whether direct, indirect, consequential, foreseeable, due to some negligent act or omission on their part, or otherwise.
    • Focus11 accepts no liability, whether jointly or severally, for any errors or omissions, whether on behalf of itself or third parties in relation to the prizes.
    • Users shall be solely responsible for any consequences which may arise due to their access of Focus11 Services by conducting an illegal act or due to non-conformity with these Terms and Conditions and other rules and regulations in relation to Focus11 Services, including provision of incorrect address or other personal details. Users also undertake to indemnify Focus11 and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents on the happening of such an event (including without limitation cost of attorney, legal charges etc.) on full indemnity basis for any loss/damage suffered by Focus11 on account of such act on the part of the Users.
    • Users shall indemnify, defend, and hold Focus11 harmless from any third party/entity/organization claims arising from or related to such User's engagement with the Focus11 or participation in any Contest. In no event shall Focus11 be liable to any User for acts or omissions arising out of or related to User's engagement with the Focus11 or his/her participation in any Contest(s).
    • In consideration of Focus11 allowing Users to access the Focus11 Services, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the Users waive and release each and every right or claim, all actions, causes of actions (present or future) each of them has or may have against Focus11, its respective agents, directors, officers, business associates, group companies, sponsors, employees, or representatives for all and any injuries, accidents, or mishaps (whether known or unknown) or (whether anticipated or unanticipated) arising out of the provision of Focus11 Services or related to the Contests or the prizes of the Contests.
  3. Disclaimers
    • To the extent permitted under law, neither Focus11 nor its parent/holding company, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, professional advisors, employees shall be responsible for the deletion, the failure to store, the mis-delivery, or the untimely delivery of any information or material.
    • To the extent permitted under law, Focus11 shall not be responsible for any harm resulting from downloading or accessing any information or material, the quality of servers, games, products, Focus11 services or sites, cancellation of competition and prizes. Focus11 disclaims any responsibility for, and if a User pays for access to one of Focus11's Services the User will not be entitled to a refund as a result of, any inaccessibility that is caused by Focus11's maintenance on the servers or the technology that underlies our sites, failures of Focus11's service providers (including telecommunications, hosting, and power providers), computer viruses, natural disasters or other destruction or damage of our facilities, acts of nature, war, civil disturbance, or any other cause beyond our reasonable control. In addition, Focus11 does not provide any warranty as to the content on the Focus11(s). Focus11(s) content is distributed on an "as is, as available" basis.
    • Any material accessed, downloaded or otherwise obtained through Focus11 is done at the User's discretion, competence, acceptance and risk, and the User will be solely responsible for any potential damage to User's computer system or loss of data that results from a User's download of any such material.
    • Focus11 shall make best endeavours to ensure that the Focus11(s) is error-free and secure, however, neither Focus11 nor any of its partners, licensors or associates makes any warranty that:
      • the Focus11(s) will meet Users' requirements,
      • Focus11(s) will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free
      • the results that may be obtained from the use of Focus11(s) will be accurate or reliable; and
      • the quality of any products, Focus11 Services, information, or other material that Users purchase or obtain through Focus11com(s) will meet Users' expectations.
    • In case Focus11 discovers any error, including any error in the determination of Winners or in the transfer of amounts to a User's account, Focus11 reserves the right (exercisable at its discretion) to rectify the error in such manner as it deems fit, including through a set-off of the erroneous payment from amounts due to the User or deduction from the User's account of the amount of erroneous payment. In case of exercise of remedies in accordance with this clause, Focus11 agrees to notify the User of the error and of the exercise of the remedy(ies) to rectify the same.
    • To the extent permitted under law, neither Focus11 nor its partners, licensors or associates shall be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of the use of or inability to use our sites, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
    • Any Focus11 Services, events or Contest(s) being hosted or provided, or intended to be hosted on Focus11 platform and requiring specific permission or authority from any statutory authority or any state or the central government, or the board of directors shall be deemed cancelled or terminated, if such permission or authority is either not obtained or denied either before or after the availability of the relevant Focus11 Services, events or Contest(s) are hosted or provided.
    • To the extent permitted under law, in the event of suspension or closure of any Services, events or Contests, Users (including Participants) shall not be entitled to make any demands, claims, on any nature whatsoever.
  4. IBC Focus11 Contest
    • Users participating in the IBC Focus11 Contest hereby agree to be contacted by ICC Business Corporation FZ LLC (“IBC”) for promotion and marketing purposes. User information will only be shared if the user has joined the IBC Focus11 contest. Users personal information shall only be used where General Data Protection Rules allows Focus11 to do so. User may at any time withdraw their consent and request deletion of their personal information by writing to Focus11 Helpdesk and once Focus11 has received the user notification, Focus11 will endeavour to delete or de-identify the user information and will no longer use users personal information unless Focus11 has a legitimate basis for doing so by law.
    • The Participant(s) owning the Team(s) with the highest aggregate score in a particular match shall be declared the Winners. In the event of more than one participating team having the same team score, the Winner will be decided on the basis of points by earned by the captain of such competing team. If the participating team(s) have the same captain, then the participating team with the vice -captain having higher score shall be declared a Winner. In the event of participating team(s) having the same captain and vice-captain, the Winner will be declared based on the Participant submitting their team first.
    • 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.
    • ICC shall be solely responsible for distribution of prizes for all the IBC Focus11 Contest winners. Focus11 shall not be held responsible for any lapses on part of ICC to give the prizes.
  5. Miscellaneous
    • Focus11 may be required under certain legislations, to notify User(s) of certain events. User(s) hereby acknowledge and consent that such notices will be effective upon Focus11 posting them on the Focus11 or delivering them to the User through the email address provided by the User at the time of registration. User(s) may update their email address by logging into their account on the Focus11. If they do not provide Focus11 with accurate information, Focus11 cannot be held liable for failure to notify the User.
    • Focus11 shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside its reasonable control, including but not limited to any failure to perform due to unforeseen circumstances or cause beyond Focus11's control such as acts of God, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, network infrastructure failures, strikes, or shortages of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labour or materials or any cancellation of any cricket match to which a Contest relates. In such circumstances, Focus11 shall also be entitled to cancel any related Contest(s) and to process an appropriate refund for all Participants.
    • Focus11's failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
    • Users agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Focus11 or these Terms must be filed within thirty (30) days of such claim or cause of action arising or be forever barred.
    • These Terms and Conditions, including all terms, conditions, and policies that are incorporated herein by reference, constitute the entire agreement between the User(s) and FOCUS11 Gaming Private Limited and govern your use of the Focus11, superseding any prior agreements that any User may have with FOCUS11 Gaming Private Limited Limited.
    • If any part of these Terms and Conditions is determined to be indefinite, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable, the rest of these Terms and Conditions shall continue in full force.
    • Focus11 reserves the right to moderate, restrict or ban the use of the Focus11, specifically to any User, or generally, in accordance with Focus11's policy/policies from time to time, at its sole and absolute discretion and without any notice.
    • Focus11 may, at its sole and absolute discretion, permanently close or temporarily suspend any Focus11 Services (including any Contest(s)).
    • Focus11 may from time to time conduct/organize, promotions/offers on the platform. Any two or more promotions cannot be clubbed together with any other promotions that are running simultaneously on the Focus11 platform. Also, promotions/offers cannot be clubbed with Cash Bonus available with any user.
  6. Grievance Redressal Mechanism
    • In case you have any complaints or grievance pertaining to (i) any User Content that you believe violates these Terms (other than an infringement of Intellectual Property Rights) for the reporting mechanism for such claims), (ii) your access to the Platform or (iii) any User Content which you believe is, prima facie, in the nature of any material which is obscene, defamatory towards the complainant or any person on whose behalf you are making the complaint, or is in the nature of impersonation in an electronic form, including artificially morphed images of such individual, please share the same with us by writing to: support@Focus11.net
    • In your complaint or grievance, please include the following information:
      • Your name and contact details: name, address, contact number and email address;
      • Your relation to the subject matter of the complaint, i.e. complainant or person acting on behalf of an affected person;
      • The name and age of the person aggrieved or affected by the subject matter of the complaint, in case your are acting on behalf of such person and a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorised to act on behalf of such person and to provide such person's personal information to us in relation to the complaint/grievance;
      • Description of the complaint or grievance with clear identification of the User Content in relation to which such complaint or grievance is made;
      • A statement that you believe, in good faith, that the User Content violates these Terms
      • A statement that the information provided in the complaint or grievance is accurate.
    • The Company respects the Intellectual Property Rights of others. All names, logos, marks, labels, trademarks, copyrights or intellectual and proprietary rights on the Platform belonging to any person (including User), entity or third party are recognized as proprietary to the respective owners. You are requested to send us a written notice/ intimation if you notice any act of infringement on the Platform, which must include the following information:
      • A clear identification of the copyrighted work allegedly infringed;
      • A clear identification of the allegedly infringing material on the Platform;
      • Your contact details: name, address, e-mail address and phone number;
      • A statement that you believe, in good faith, that the use of the copyrighted material allegedly infringed on the Platform is not authorized by your agent or the law;
      • A statement that the information provided in the notice is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the signatory is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive copyright right that is allegedly infringed;
      • Your signature or a signature of your authorized agent.
    • On receiving such complaint, grievance or notice, the Company reserves the right to investigate and/or take such action as the Company may deem appropriate. The Company may reach out to you to seek further clarification or assistance with the investigation, or verify the statements made in your complaint, grievance or notice, and you acknowledge that your timely assistance with the investigation would facilitate the redressal of the same.
    • The name and title of the Grievance Redressal Officer is as follows:

Email: support@Focus11.net

Address: 302-B Amber Lalopokhar Bihar sharif ,
Near SBI Naisarai Branch, Nalanda Bihar-803101

  1. Standard Terms and Conditions of "Invite Friends" program.

The Focus11 Invite Friends Program lets you invite friends to join Focus11 ("Program"). In the event that you and your referred friend meet the criteria and complete all the steps specified in these terms, you can earn a Cash Bonus from Focus11 of upto Rs. 500 ("Bonus Amount"), which Bonus Amount will be redeemable to join cash contests and contests through the Focus11’s mobile application for the iOS and/or Android mobile devices ("Focus11 Application") and your friend will receive discount coupons worth Rs. 200 ( “Invitee Discount”). To participate in the Program, please note our terms and conditions ("Terms") in this respect, as they govern your participation in the Program: