Terms of Service

Terms of Service

All products and services, including but not limited to the website and mobile app and the games and services provided through them, (referred to collectively as "Services" hereinafter) provided to you and offered by Junglee Games India Private Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act 1956, with its corporate office at 6th Floor, North Tower, Smartworks, Vaishnavi Tech Park, Sy. No. 16/1 and 17/2, Bellandur Gate, Sarjapur Main Road, Ambalipura South Wing, Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560103, and/or its Affiliates, subsidiaries, associates and partners (hereinafter collectively referred to as "We/we" or "Us/us", “Howzat” or "HowzatGame.com" or "Our/our") through the website and/or mobile app (hereinafter referred to as "Website/Mobile App") are subject to these Terms of Service (hereinafter referred to as "Terms" or “Terms of Service”), wherein an “Affiliate” means any entity including without limitation, any individual, corporation, company, partnership, limited liability partnership that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Howzat. “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management, policies, or significant economic decisions of an entity, whether through ownership of voting securities, economic interest, by contract, or otherwise.

You must carefully read and agree to all the terms in these Terms of Service prior to your use of our Services. These Terms of Service constitute a legal and binding agreement between you and Howzat. "You/you" in these Terms of Service refers to "user(s)", "player(s)", as well as every visitor to our Website/Mobile App. By registering on or by otherwise accessing or using our Website/Mobile App and the Services in any manner, you (a) acknowledge that you have read and understood the terms of this Terms of Service and consent to become a party to it, and (b) represent that you are in compliance with all requirements of these Terms of Service, (c) represent that you have full legal capacity and authority to bind yourself and comply with this Terms of Service and (d) represent that you are either the lawful owner or have the necessary authorization from such lawful owner(s) to use devices to which your user account is linked.

By using the Services, you agree that you have read, understood, and are bound by these Terms of Service, as may be amended from time to time, and that you will comply with all the requirements set forth herein. Junglee Games may amend any of the terms of this Terms of Service by posting the amended Terms on the Website/Mobile Application. Your continued use of the Services after the first date of use of the Website/Mobile Application constitutes your acceptance of the Terms as published on the date and at the time when you access the Website/Mobile Application or the Services. If you do not accept any of the terms in our Terms of Service, please do not access or use the Services or the Website/Mobile Application. By registering on Howzat, you agree to receive notifications via SMS/RCS, unless you expressly request to be excluded from receiving such SMS/RCS from us, and follow our Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Game Rules.

You may note that if any single term laid down in Howzat's Terms of Service is found to be unlawful or unenforceable, or is determined to be invalid or voidable or void for any grounds by either a judicial or quasi-judicial body in India, it will not by any means affect the enforceability and validity of any other terms in our Terms of Service.

If you do not wish to adhere to our Terms of Service or any of our future changes or modifications to our Terms, you may choose to cease the use of our Services and any and all features of our Website/Mobile App along with all the services we offer.

Agreement

Please make sure to read our Terms of Service carefully and understand them properly. All the clauses in Howzat's Terms of Service are delineated herein and/or included in the medium of reference that can be accessed by clicking on the related links provided below. You should make sure that you have read and clearly understood these Terms of Service before becoming a user of Howzat, and you must agree to follow the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Fair Play Policy, Responsible Gaming Policy, Game Rules and all the policies laid down on the Howzat Website/Mobile App and undertake to follow them. You are by all means bound by these Terms of Service in any instance when you choose to use our Services or Howzat.

We reserve the right to modify or amend our Terms at any time without prior notice to you by posting the modified Terms on the Website/Mobile app. Howzat may, at its sole discretion, also notify the user of any change or modification in these Terms of Service, rules, regulations and terms of use referred to herein or provided by Howzat by way of sending an email to the user's registered email address or by sending notification to the user’s account. The user may then exercise the options provided in such email or notification to indicate non-acceptance of the modified Terms of Service, rules, regulations and terms of use referred to herein or provided by Howzat. If such options are not exercised by the user within the time frame prescribed in the email or notification, or if the user continues to access the Website/Mobile App after being notified of the changes, the user will be deemed to have accepted the modified Terms, rules, regulations and terms of use referred to herein or provided by Howzat.

Description of Our Game Services

Free-to-Play Nature of Services

  • All games and Services offered on the Website/Mobile App are strictly free-to-play. No deposits, entry fees, or real-money stakes are required or permitted.
  • Any points, tokens, credits, or rewards available on the platform are provided solely for gameplay and entertainment purposes.
  • Such points, tokens, credits, or rewards available on the platform:
    • Have no monetary or cash value,
    • Cannot be redeemed or exchanged for money, goods, or services (either within or outside the platform), and
    • May be modified, reset, or discontinued by the Company at its sole discretion at any time.
    • Cannot be purchased by paying money, cash, other stake directly or by indirect means.
  • By participating in the Services, you acknowledge and agree that no real-money winnings, prizes, or payouts are offered under any circumstances.

Game Variants

On Howzat, you can play free-to-play games, free leagues or freeroll tournaments.

Inter-platform Gameplays with Affiliate and Partner Platforms

  • Howzat may, from time to time, enable players of its platform to participate in common gameplay formats, including games, competitions, free leagues, and freeroll tournaments (for the purpose of this clause collectively “Inter-platform Gameplays”) of the platforms of its Affiliate or third-party platforms (for the purpose of this clause collectively “Partner Platforms”). Similarly, players of the Partner Platforms will be enabled to participate in Inter-platform Gameplays with players of Howzat in the common gameplay formats of Howzat. This functionality is designed to enhance user experience, reduce wait times, and offer access to a broader pool of players.
  • Inter-platform Gameplays will appear identical to regular gameplay formats, and users will not be notified whether an opponent is from Howzat or a Partner Platform, in order to preserve fairness, consistency, and the integrity of the competition.
  • By participating in any game on the platform, the user expressly consents to Howzat sharing certain personal, and gameplay-related data (including game history, rank, avatar, skill tier, and other matchmaking/player-pairing parameters) with Partner Platforms for the purpose of enabling Inter-platform Gameplays, facilitating gameplay continuity, and ensuring game integrity. Howzat shall reasonably ensure that all Partner Platforms are contractually bound to handle the user's data with an equivalent level of security, confidentiality, and lawful processing.
  • The user hereby appoints Howzat as his/her agent for the purpose of facilitating gameplay-related obligations in Inter-platform Gameplays, including but not limited to: (a) game coordination, and (b) any cross-platform administrative functions required under applicable laws or platform terms.

Eligibility to Play Our Games

Participation in Howzat is strictly limited to individuals who are residents of India. By registering, you warrant and represent that you meet this requirement. Users are obligated to declare any changes to their profile details, including but not limited to changes in residency, contact information, or other critical details that may affect their eligibility to participate. Users must promptly update their profiles.

We do not allow people under the age of 18 years to play our games. If you allow or assist anyone who is below 18 years of age to access our Website/Mobile App or Services on your computer, mobile phone or other internet-enabled gadgets, internet connection and/or accessibility (either borrowed or owned or leased), you will solely be responsible for your act and accept complete liability for any outcome thereof, including any adverse consequences. Neither Howzat, nor any other third party content provider, nor their related agents shall be responsible or liable for any direct or indirect, incidental or consequential injuries or damages that may arise as a result of the use of or inability to use our Website/Mobile App by the user, regardless of instances when such party or agent has been warned of or advised against the possibility of similar injuries or damages.

We reserve the right to demand proof of your age at any moment to check and verify that no minor is using our Services or playing our games. We also have the right to ban any person from playing our games if the person provides false proof of age or is under suspicion of being under-age.

Creation and Operation of a User Account

To use our Services, you are required to register with us on our Website/Mobile App using a strong password. After registration, a username will be automatically assigned to you. For account verification, you will be required to provide more personal information (as may be necessary) when you opt to play our games. You must ensure that your password is strong and also includes capital letters, special characters, and digits.

For security purposes, you may be required to verify the authenticity of the information you provide at the time of creating an account or any time after that, which may require additional proof and documents. If you fail to provide the proof and documents requested, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your Howzat account and registration. Please note that we are not obligated to cross-check or verify your information and hence we do not take any responsibility for any consequences or outcomes that may result from your providing false, incorrect, incomplete, concealed, misleading, or irrelevant information. Therefore, you are required to provide us with complete and authentic information to the best of your knowledge to play our online games or use our Services.

Your Password Is Your Responsibility

After you have registered on our Website/Mobile App, it is your sole responsibility to make sure that you do not disclose your passwords to anybody, be it your friends, family members, third party, or anybody whatsoever. Please create a strong password of at least 8 characters, including capital letters, digits and special characters, so that nobody can crack your password. We shall not in any way be responsible if your user account is logged in to or accessed by anybody else by using your password. The restrictions defined for creating a strong password will be applicable only to passwords created on Howzat. These restrictions won't apply to passwords created on social platforms (including but not limited to Facebook and Google) and their subsequent usage for login on Howzat.

Technical Failures

It is possible that you sometimes face disruptions including, but not limited to, errors, disconnection or interruptions in communication because of issues in the Internet services, software or hardware that you are using to avail our Services.

Howzat shall not in any way be liable for any network disconnection on your computer, mobile or device caused by any fault or error at your end and shall not compensate you for any losses arising from such disconnection. In case of any disruption of service at Howzat's end while a game is in progress, as determined by and solely at the discretion of Howzat, Howzat shall cancel the game and refund your points of the status of the game.

While playing a game, you take full responsibility for the risk of internet disconnection or interruption of communication between your computer/mobile phone/device and Howzat's servers, any lag in or freezing of the game or software, or any other problems attributable to your computer/mobile phone/device or network.

Howzat shall not be responsible for any disconnection of your computer, mobile or device from Howzat's server, except in the case of a crash of Howzat's server.

If there is a disconnection or disruption for a short time in the middle of a game, you shall remain seated at the table and can resume to play once the connection is restored, unless you have been eliminated.

No Warranty

Howzat is committed to providing updated, accurate, complete and reliable information by publishing it on the Website/Mobile App. However, it is to be noted that we do not represent the suitability of the information published in documents or any other information that is updated on our Website/Mobile App. Therefore, all the information and related graphics and images are to be considered “as is” without any warranty whatsoever expressed or implied by us. We hereby solemnly disclaim and discard all warranties about this information as well as all implied warranties and conditions of our merchantability, title and non-infringement, appropriateness to any particular purpose, and accuracy of our site, software, and games.

We do not give any warranty that the servers of our online games will run error-free, uninterrupted, or that they will not get affected by bugs, defects or viruses of any kind. Hence, we reserve the right to determine at our sole discretion whether any issue at our end is responsible for any error or disruption or malfunction. We can limit your playing of our games, free leagues or freeroll tournaments or terminate your account if we determine that you are responsible for causing any malfunction or disruption intentionally. Howzat is not liable for any assumed or potential wins in any unfinished games, free leagues, and freeroll tournaments on the Website/Mobile App.

Software Usage

It is strictly forbidden for anyone to use our software for any commercial purposes. Our software is meant only for playing our games for personal leisure. You must use your Howzat account only for playing games on the Website/Mobile App and must not attempt to manipulate, decode, modify, disassemble, integrate, dis-integrate, decompile, reverse or re-engineer our software in any manner. Please note that the use of bots or automatic play is prohibited. Any attempt to use artificial intelligence that includes, but is not limited to, robots, in connection with our games and software is strictly forbidden. All the actions that you perform on or in connection with our Website/Mobile App must be executed by you only through the user interface that is accessible on our Website/Mobile App. Any violation of these Terms may lead to the suspension/termination of your Howzat account or any other action against you as may be decided by Howzat in its sole discretion.

Fair Play Policy

We take the fair play of games on Howzat very seriously and we make sure that every player gets an equal opportunity to win games on our Website/Mobile App. In order to prevent any form of malpractice or unfair play in our games and on our Website/Mobile App, all user actions including identity verification, games, and individual hands are monitored to ensure a safe, legal and fair environment for all our users. Every single game on our Website/Mobile App must be a fair individual effort, not a team effort. As part of our Fair Play Policy and to prevent any form of malpractice and in-game collusion, all user actions are monitored and recorded.

Any detection of a breach of our Fair Play Policy, under a stolen identity or collusion in play shall result in prompt and serious action by Howzat against the offending user, including, but not limited to, permanent termination of the user’s account, as detailed in the “Breach and Consequences” section below.

1.1 Anti-Cheating and Anti-Collusion

1.1.1 You undertake that you yourself will play in all games for which you register/which you join and you shall not use any form of external assistance to play. You shall not add any unauthorized components and not create nor use any cheats, exploits, bots, hacks or any other third-party software designed to modify the Website/Mobile App. You also undertake that you will not use any third-party software that intercepts, mines or in any way collects information from or through the Website/Mobile App or through any of our Services. Any attempt to employ any such external assistance is strictly prohibited.

1.1.2 Formation of teams by you and any other user(s) for collusion or any form of cheating in the games on the Website/Mobile App is strictly prohibited. At Howzat, we have a zero tolerance policy for anyone who violates or attempts to violate our Fair Play Policy or Terms of Service. And as a leading game operator of the industry, we flag all offending players and, at our own discretion, restrict them from playing on Howzat.

1.1.3 It is explicitly stated herein that if you play games or engage in gaming activities at a private table created using the “Play with Friends” feature, which can only be accessed through exclusive invitation links shared between users, Howzat will lack the capability to monitor player behavior and prevent collusion, team play or any other form of cheating.

1.3 Anti-Spamming: Sending spam emails or any other form of unsolicited communication for obtaining registrations on the Website/Mobile App to benefit from any promotional program of Howzat or for any other purpose is strictly prohibited. You are strictly prohibited from selling anything on or through Howzat or using any of Howzat's features., including, but not limited to, the chat facility.

1.4 Multiple Accounts: Your registration on the Website/Mobile App is restricted to a single user account, which will be used by you to avail yourself of the Services provided on the Website/Mobile App. You are prohibited from creating or using multiple user IDs for playing on the Website/Mobile App or using our Services.

1.5 Non-Use: You may not use our Website/Mobile App/Services to upload, distribute, transmit, publish, or post any content, including creating a username/password, that:

1.5.1 is libelous, defamatory, obscene, intimidating, invasive of privacy, abusive, illegal, harassing;

1.5.2 contains expressions of hatred, expressions hurting religious sentiments, or expressions related to racial discrimination or pornography;

1.5.3 in any way objectionable or undesirable (whether or not unlawful);

1.5.4 is or can be construed as an incitement to commit a criminal offense;

1.5.5 violates the rights of any person;

1.5.6 is aimed at soliciting donations or other form of help;

1.5.7 violates the intellectual property of any person and/or any legally formed entity;

1.5.8 disparage in any manner Howzat or any of its subsidiaries, Affiliates, licensors, associates, partners, sponsors, products, services, or websites;

1.5.9 promotes a competing service or product or any other service or product;

1.5.10 violates any applicable laws.

1.6 In the event that we determine that the screen name chosen and created by you is indecent, objectionable, offensive or undesirable in any way, we shall notify you about it and you shall promptly provide us with an alternate username so that we can change your existing username to the new name provided by you. If you fail to provide an alternate username, we reserve the right to either permanently suspend your user account or reactivate your user account only after you have provided a different, acceptable username.

1.7 You shall not host, intercept, emulate or redirect proprietary communication protocols, if any, used by the Website/Mobile App, regardless of the method used, including protocol emulation, reverse engineering, nor modify the Website/Mobile App or any files that are part of the Website/Mobile App.

1.8 You shall not frame the Website/Mobile App. You may not post or upload editorial comments, commercial material or any information on the Website/Mobile App, alter or modify Content on the Website, or remove, obliterate or obstruct any proprietary notices or labels

1.9 You shall not use the Services on the Website/Mobile App for any commercial purposes including, but not limited to, use in a cyber cafe as a computer gaming center, network play over the internet or through gaming networks or a connection to an unauthorized server that copies the gaming experience from the Website/Mobile App.

1.10 You shall not upload, distribute or publish through the Website/Mobile App any content that may contain viruses or computer contaminants (as defined in the Information Technology Act 2000 or such other laws in force in India at the relevant time) which may interrupt, destroy, limit the functionality of or disrupt any software, hardware or other equipment belonging to us or that aids in providing the services offered by Howzat. You shall not disseminate or upload viruses, programs, or software to the Website/Mobile App whether it is harmful to the Website/Mobile App or not. Additionally, you shall not impersonate another person or user and not attempt to get another user’s password, account information, or any private information, nor harvest their email addresses or any other information.

1.11 You shall not purchase, sell, trade, rent, lease, license, grant a security interest in, or transfer your user account, content, chips, points, standings, rankings, ratings, or any other attributes appearing in, originating from or associated with the Website/Mobile App.

1.13 Accessing or attempting to access our Services through someone else’s user account is strictly prohibited.

1.15 Howzat's officers, directors, employees, consultants, and agents, as well as the relatives of such persons ("Associated Persons") have no access to the site's systems, databases, server-side operations, and Random Number Generators, and have no information that makes any manipulation of the dealing of cards possible, and they have no special access other than what is available to any user of the Website/Mobile App.

1.16 You shall not post any material or comment on any media available for public access that, in our sole discretion, is defamatory or detrimental to our business interests, notwithstanding the fact that such media is not owned or controlled by us. In addition to any other action that we may take pursuant to the provision hereof, we reserve the right to remove any and all material or comments posted by you and restrict your access to any media available for public access that is either controlled or moderated by us, when in our sole opinion, any such material or comments posted by you is defamatory or detrimental to our business interests.

1.17 You shall be responsible for protecting your privacy on Howzat, so you must not share any of your personal information, including your phone number, PAN, email address, password, Aadhaar number, address, etc, with any other player/user on Howzat.

1.18 When a game is canceled by Howzat because of technical glitches, or when collusion or cheating in a game is detected, we will settle the game as per our discretion. Moreover, we may, at our sole discretion, take further action against the offending users, including banning their access to all our Services.

No Bribes, Gifts, or Favors

You shall not offer any Howzat employee any bribe, gifts, services, compensation, or any other favor that might influence or might appear to influence the employee in performing his/her duties at Howzat. Howzat employees shall not solicit any bribe, gifts, or services from you. Offering Howzat employees any cash, cash equivalents, gifts, gift cards, services, or favors is strictly prohibited.

TDS AND KYC

If a User wins any prize on the Website/Mobile App, the user may encash the prize amount after payment of 30% TDS on the prize. For the purposes of claiming any prizes on the Website/Mobile App, Users shall be required to complete Know Your Customer (“KYC”) verification. Users must ensure that all KYC details provided are accurate, complete, and kept up to date at all times. Junglee Games reserves the right to request additional documents or information, as it may deem necessary, to verify the User’s identity, eligibility, and place of supply. Failure to provide accurate and complete KYC details, or to comply with any verification requirements, may result in the User being deemed ineligible to receive prizes and no distribution of the prize shall be made in such cases.

Breach and Consequences

If you breach these Terms of Service or use our Website/Mobile App in a fraudulent manner or for illegal and/ or unlawful purposes or cheat us and/ or any user or cause wrongful communication implicating us including false or incorrect claims and/or that your continued access to our Website/Mobile App is detrimental to the interests of Howzat or our users or the general public, (“disallowed activities”) then we reserve the right to take one or all of the actions below at our own discretion and without prior notice, each of which will be without prejudice to each other: :

Temporarily suspend your account;

Permanently terminate/ block your account;

Initiate relevant proceedings under law;

Any action taken by us will be without any prejudice to our other rights and remedies that are mentioned and available in law or equity.

Governing Law, Dispute Resolution, and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Service shall be governed by the laws of India. The courts of competent jurisdiction at Bengaluru, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine any and all disputes arising out of, or in connection with, the Services provided by Howzat, the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Terms, or the rights and obligations of the user(s) (including participants) or Howzat, 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 the 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 the Notification, the dispute shall be settled by arbitration, through a sole arbitrator appointed by mutual agreement between both the parties.

The seat and venue of arbitration shall be Bengaluru, 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 will be enforceable in competent courts. The arbitrator shall give a reasoned award.

Nothing contained in these Terms of Service shall prevent Howzat from seeking and obtaining interim or permanent equitable or injunctive relief, or any other relief available to safeguard Howzat'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 Howzat to pursue any remedy for monetary damages through the arbitration described herein. We are also an active member of the E-Gaming Federation (EGF),.

Content Copyright

All the online content, materials and information available on our Website/Mobile App (collectively referred to as “Content” hereinafter) are secured by intellectual property rights. The Content includes a wide range of online items like images, designs, multimedia clips, graphics, logos, information, text content, games, software, animation, marks, hyperlinks, and pictures. The Content, whether or not belonging to us, is thus protected and secured by applicable intellectual property laws. In addition, we are free to record and use, in any manner whatsoever, all chat content, images, emails, and recommendations sent by any member or user of our Website/Mobile App, as they form a part of the Content of Howzat.

All rights, titles, and interest in and to the Services, including all intellectual property rights arising out of the Content and all other elements in connection with the Website/Mobile Application, are owned by or otherwise licensed to Howzat. Subject to compliance with these Terms, Howzat grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, and limited right to use the Services in accordance with these Terms. Your use of the Services and Content must strictly be for your personal and non-commercial use in accordance with these Terms, and you agree not to sell or trade Content. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Howzat.

You undertake to comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines in connection with your access to and use of the Services and Content. Except as expressly permitted, you may not redistribute, transmit, assign, sell, broadcast, rent, share, lend, modify, adapt, edit, sublicense, or otherwise transfer or use the Content. Nothing in these Terms grants you any synchronization, public performance, promotional use, commercial sale, resale, reproduction, rental, or distribution rights to the Content. Except as expressly provided in these Terms, you are not granted any right or license to the Content. You will promptly notify Howzat in writing upon your discovery of any unauthorized use or infringement of the Content or Howzat's patent, copyright, trade secret, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights.

Please note that our Website/Mobile App may contain information about third parties and may have hyperlinks to them. We are not responsible in any way for the implied or explicit warranty of the quality, integrity or accuracy of the content that belongs to the third party websites. You may rely on the third-party content posted on Howzat solely at your own discretion, risk, and liability. When you visit such content, you will be subject to their applicable terms and conditions. We hereby declare that we do not control and are not responsible for any content belonging to third-party websites, as the hyperlinks given do not mean endorsement of the websites or website pages linked to by us.

Prohibited Content

  • You acknowledge and understand that you are prohibited from modifying the Services in any way.
    • You agree not to use the Services for any other purposes, except as expressly permitted by these Terms. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, you shall not:
    • violate any law or encourage or provide instructions to another to do so;
    • profit in any manner;
    • post any content that contains falsehoods or misrepresentations;
    • post any content that may endanger life or lead to physical harm;
    • post any content that is obscene, pornographic, paedophilic, invasive of another’s privacy, insulting on the basis of gender, illegal, unlawful, defamatory, libelous, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive or is otherwise inappropriate;
    • post any content harmful to children;
    • post any content that threatens the unity, integrity, defense, security or sovereignty of India, friendly relations with foreign states, or public order, or causes incitement to the commission of any cognisable offense or prevents investigation of any offense or is insulting other nation;
    • post any content containing unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, spam, junk mail, chain letters, pyramid schemes or any other form of unauthorized solicitation;
    • post any content materials protected by intellectual property rights, unless you have the necessary permissions in writing.
    • deploy or use contaminants designed to harm, interfere with the operation of, or access in an unauthorized manner, any portion or feature of the Service, any other systems or networks connected to the Services or Application;
    • introduce or upload any contaminant that may damage the operation of another’s property or of the Services.
    • engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts, using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools or otherwise collecting or storing personal data about any other person;
    • obtain any content or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Services;
    • attempt to bypass any measures of the Website/Mobile App or exploit the Website/Mobile App to gain access that would otherwise not be available;
    • use any manual process or other process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Services;
    • remove any copyright or other proprietary notices from Services or any of the materials contained therein;
    • attempt to impersonate another user of Services;
    • disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm the Website/Mobile Application or Services;
    • trick, defraud, or mislead Howzat and other users in any manner;
    • decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble attempt to derive the source code of, decrypt, modify, edit, alter, create derivative works of the Services, or any part thereof, or the Website/Mobile App, Services or Content (except as expressly permitted by these Terms);
    • make any unauthorized use of the Services;
    • gather information and data (including personal information) of any other user’s use of the Service for any reason;
    • use any automated system for the selection, downloading or streaming of any portion of the Website/Mobile App, apart from those specifically provided by the Website/Mobile App;
  • You will not violate, and you will not encourage, assist, or authorize any other person for any reason whatsoever to violate, the security of the Website/Mobile App or the Services, including:
    • accessing data not intended for you;
    • logging into a processor, computing systems, communications or access device or account that you are not authorized to access, including those of any other users;
    • attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Services or Website/Mobile App or to breach security or authentication measures, regardless of your motive or intent;
    • attempting to interfere with or disrupt the Services or Service to any user, processor, host or network; or
    • violating the system or network security of Howzat or any user.

Non-compliance with this clause may result in civil or criminal liability. Howzat will have the right to investigate such occurrences, which may include investigating your usage of the Website/Mobile App or Howzat. Howzat may involve, provide information to, and seek assistance from law enforcement authorities in seeking remedies against such violations.

Promotions

When you register with Howzat, you will receive notifications regarding special offers, updates, contests, account activities, etc. through SMSes, emails and direct mails. Some of Howzat's promotions require users to be KYC-verified to receive their benefits. If any aspect of your contact information or KYC (ID, address, email address or mobile number) is not approved or verified, you shall not receive the benefits of such promotions, including promotional amounts and prizes. Check out the specific terms and conditions of our promotions and contests before participating in them.

All the details of all our promotions are available in the “Promotions” section on the Website/Mobile App. Each promotion has its own Terms and Conditions, which are clearly explained on the respective promotion pages. All the games, contests, in the “Promotions” section may be discontinued or canceled without any prior notice. Howzat is not responsible or liable for any such cancellations. The decision of Howzat management shall be final and binding in case of any disputes.

Consent for Marketing, Advertising, and Promotions

1. Use of Data for Marketing: We may use your personal, device-related, and behavioural data, as well as aggregated and/or anonymised information, to provide you with marketing, promotional, and advertising content. This may include targeted or interest-based advertising designed to improve the relevance of advertisements shown to you.

2. In-Game and Off-Platform Advertising: Such marketing, promotional, or advertising content may be delivered:

On our platforms: in the form of in-app messages, banners, video ads, pop-ups, push notifications, advertisements or other in-game ad formats.

Off our platforms: in the form of SMS, email, WhatsApp, advertisements, third-party ad networks, social media platforms, or other digital communication channels.

3. Third-Party Affiliates and Partners We may share or disclose your data with our Affiliates and group companies for marketing and promotional purposes. Contracted third-party service providers, ad networks, and partners who assist us in delivering marketing, promotional, or advertising content on our behalf or on behalf of third parties. These entities are contractually obligated to process your data in accordance with applicable data protection laws and only for the purposes authorised by us.

4. Nature of Content Marketing and promotional content may relate to: Our own services, offers, and features. Products, services, or offers of third parties (including sponsors, advertisers, and business partners).

Cancellation of Games

Howzat is not responsible for any loss resulting from the cancellation of any games due to Service outages caused by the failures of our service providers, computer viruses, natural disasters or any other reason that is beyond our control. You acknowledge that you will not be entitled to any refund due to the cancellation of games caused by factors that are beyond the reasonable control of Howzat.

Account Validation

Howzat has the right to check or validate the personal information of the players/users from time to time. The process of validation can be done through a phone call or via email. If we are not able to get in touch with you at first, several attempts will be made to establish contact with you. In the event that the validation is unsuccessful, or we are unable to contact you after making all possible attempts, we reserve the right to suspend your account at our sole discretion,

Voluntary Termination of Account

You may cease to use our gaming services and terminate your account by writing to us with a clear explanation of your intention. After evaluating your case, Howzat will, at its own discretion, terminate your account. Please note that any account actions, including, but not limited to, tournaments, that take place in your account after you email your request for terminating your account shall be deemed as actions performed solely by you and Howzat shall not be responsible for such actions.

Indemnity

In accordance to the extent that is permitted by law, and in the humble consideration for allowing you to use our Services, you hereby agree with full knowledge to indemnify, defend and save us and hold us harmless to the complete extent of all awards and benefits, disbursements, litigation cost and reasonable fee of the attorney that we may have to incur or suffer in connection therewith including any sort of direct or indirect or consequential losses that may refer to any loss of profit and reputation that can arise from any claims, suits, taxes, actions, cause of actions, damages, penalties, injuries, expenses, demands, interest and/or awards imposed, brought or asserted against us by any person who has a connection, without limitation, with

  • Access to your user account by using your username or password to use our games services with or without your authorization,
  • Instances of use, misuse or abuse of your user account on the Howzat Website/Mobile App in any way whatsoever,
  • Offensive, illegal or defamatory conduct, demeanor or acts carried out by any players that are intended to mislead, defame and threaten, or cause obscene, illegal or inaccurate actions, even if originating from another player who is using your own account,
  • Cause infringement of other parties’ intellectual property rights by publishing any content on Howzat Website/Mobile App,
  • Disruptions like technical failures, disconnections, defects, interruptions, system breakdowns, manipulations in data transmission, corruption of data or its loss, failure in communication lines, distributed and constant denial of service attacks, and virus or other unfavorable or adverse instances of technology in connection with your access to or the use of our services to play games on the Website/Mobile App.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Howzat and its Affiliates (together "Indemnified Parties") against any losses, expenses, costs or damages (including reasonable attorneys' fees, experts’ fees, and other reasonable costs of litigation or proceedings) arising from any claim or action based upon:

  • your breach or failure to comply with, the terms and conditions of these Terms;
  • your access and use of the Content;
  • your breach of applicable laws;
  • your negligence and misconduct;
  • your infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property rights of any third-party;
  • Howzat's execution of any of your instructions; or
  • the use of the Service by any other person using your device.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Terms of Service or elsewhere, you agree that Howzat's maximum aggregate liability for all your claims in all circumstances is limited to INR 1000/- Only.

Release and Limitations of Liability

Users shall access the Services provided by Howzat voluntarily and at their own risk. Howzat shall not, under any circumstances, be held responsible or liable for 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 Howzat Services, including participation in the game(s) or as a result of acceptance of any prize.

By entering the games and accessing the Services provided therein, users hereby release from and agree to indemnify Howzat and/or any and all of its directors, employees, partners, associates and licensors, from and against all liability, cost, loss or expenses arising out of their access to the 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.

Users shall be solely responsible for any consequences that may arise due to their access to the Services, by conducting an illegal act or due to non-conformity with these Terms of Service and other rules and regulations in relation to the Services, including provision of incorrect address or other personal details. Users also undertake to indemnify Howzat 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 Howzat on account of such act on the part of the users.

Users shall indemnify, defend, and hold Howzat harmless from any third party/entity/organization claims arising from or related to such users’ engagement with the Howzat or participation in any game. In no event shall Howzat be liable to any user for acts or omissions arising out of or related to the user's engagement with the Website/Mobile App or his/her participation in any game(s).

In consideration of Howzat allowing users to access the Services, to the maximum extent permitted by law, 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 Howzat, 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 the Services or related to the games or the prizes of the games.

Disclaimers

To the extent permitted under law, neither Howzat nor its parent/holding company, subsidiaries, Affiliates, directors, officers, professional advisors, or 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, Howzat shall not be responsible for any harm resulting from downloading or accessing any information or material, the quality of servers, games, products, Services or sites, cancellation of competitions and prizes. Howzat disclaims any responsibility for, and if a user pays for access to one of Howzat's Services, the user will not be entitled to a refund as a result of any inaccessibility that is caused by Howzat's maintenance on the servers or the technology that underlies our sites, failures of Howzat 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.

Any material accessed, downloaded or otherwise obtained through Howzat is done at the user's discretion, competence, acceptance and risk, and the user will be solely responsible for any potential damage to the user's computer system or loss of data that results from a user's download of any such material.

To the extent permitted under law, neither Howzat 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 Howzat Services, events or game(s) being hosted or provided, or intended to be hosted, on the Website/Mobile App 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 canceled or terminated, if such permission or authority is either not obtained or denied either before or after the availability of the relevant Howzat Services, events or game(s) are hosted or provided.

To the extent permitted under law, in the event of suspension or closure of any Services, events or games, users (including participants) shall not be entitled to make any demands or claims of any nature whatsoever.

Miscellaneous

Howzat may be required under certain legislations, to notify the user(s) of certain events. User(s) hereby acknowledge and consent that such notices will be effective upon Howzat posting them on the Website/Mobile App 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 Website/Mobile App. If they do not provide Howzat with accurate information, Howzat cannot be held liable for failure to notify the user.

Howzat 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 Howzat's control such as acts of God, war, terrorism, change in law, government restrictions, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, network infrastructure failures, strikes, or shortages of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials, etc. In such circumstances, Howzat shall also be entitled to cancel any related game(s) and to process an appropriate refund for all users.

Howzat's failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service 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 the use of the Website/MobileApp or these Terms must be filed within thirty (30) days of such claim or cause of action arising or be forever barred.

These Terms of Service, including all terms, conditions, and policies that are incorporated herein by reference, constitute the entire agreement between the user(s) and Howzat and govern your use of the Website/Mobile App superseding any prior agreements that any user may have with Howzat.

If any part of these Terms of Service is determined to be indefinite, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable, the rest of these Terms of Service shall continue in full force.

Howzat reserves the right to moderate, restrict or ban the use of the Website/Mobile App, specifically to any user, or generally, in accordance with Howzat's policy/policies from time to time, at its sole and absolute discretion and without any notice.

Howzat may, at its sole and absolute discretion, permanently close or temporarily suspend any Services.

Grievance Redressal Mechanism

In case you have any complaints or grievance pertaining to (i) any User Content that you believe violates these Terms for the reporting mechanism for such claims, (ii) your access to Howzat or (iii) any User Content that 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:

In your complaint or grievance, please include the following information:

Your name and contact details: name, address, mobile 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 you are acting on behalf of such person, and a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized 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.

Account Deletion

Users may request us to delete their Howzat accounts in accordance with the provisions of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Please note that if a user proceeds with account deletion, the user will be opted out of all our games and services immediately. Users have the option to get their deleted Howzat accounts restored within 30 days from the date of making the account deletion request. Please note that if you request us, within the stipulated time, to restore your Howzat account, your account will be restored

Contact us

Howzat is here to provide you with more information about our games and Services and answer any questions you may have about them. You can contact us anytime by using the “Contact us” feature in the “Help” section. If you have any grievances, please write to our Grievance Officer, Parul Gupta, at grievanceofficer@howzatgame.com.

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Last updated on: 22 August 2025