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These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of OctavesOnline's Website.
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By accessing this website we assume you accept these terms and conditions in full. Do not continue to use OctavesOnline's website if you do not accept all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.

The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and any or all Agreements: “Client”, “You” and “Your” refers to you, the person accessing this website and accepting the Company’s terms and conditions. “The Company”, “Ourselves”, “We”, “Our” and “Us”, refers to our Company. “Party”, “Parties”, or “Us”, refers to both the Client and ourselves, or either the Client or ourselves. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner, whether by formal meetings of a fixed duration, or any other means, for the express purpose of meeting the Client’s needs in respect of provision of the Company’s stated services/products, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing law of . Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalisation and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.


Terms & Conditions – Octaves International Music & Dance Competition 2026

  1. Eligibility
    The competition is open to participants from India and other eligible countries, subject to the age and category requirements specified at the time of registration.

  2. Registration
    Registration is considered complete only after successful payment of the applicable registration fee and submission of all required participant information.

  3. Registration Fee
    The registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferable, except where explicitly stated otherwise by the organisers.

  4. Competition Categories
    Participants must register under the appropriate music or dance category and age group. The organisers reserve the right to move a participant to a more appropriate category if required.

  5. Performance Submission
    Participants must submit their performance in the format and within the deadlines communicated by Octaves. Submissions received after the deadline may not be considered.

  6. Originality & Copyright
    Participants are responsible for ensuring that their performance and any accompanying music, recordings, or material do not infringe the copyright or other rights of any third party. Octaves will not be responsible for copyright disputes arising from participant submissions.

  7. Judging
    Performances will be evaluated by a panel of judges selected by the organisers. Judging will be based on criteria appropriate to the respective category. The judges' decision will be final and binding.

  8. Selection & Progression
    Participation in one round does not guarantee progression to the next round. The organisers will determine the number of participants progressing from the Preliminary Round to the Semi-Finals and from the Semi-Finals to the Grand Finale.

  9. Grand Finale
    Selected finalists may be required to participate in a live Grand Finale. The venue and date will be communicated separately. Participants and/or their parents or guardians are responsible for their own travel, accommodation and other personal expenses unless specifically stated otherwise.

  10. Changes to the Competition
    Octaves reserves the right to modify the competition schedule, categories, format, judging process, venue or other arrangements if circumstances require. Any significant changes will be communicated to registered participants.

  11. Cancellation
    In exceptional circumstances, Octaves reserves the right to postpone, reschedule or cancel the competition. The organisers will communicate the applicable arrangements to registered participants.

  12. Disqualification
    Participants may be disqualified for providing incorrect information, submitting inappropriate or fraudulent content, violating competition rules, attempting to influence the judging process, or engaging in any conduct deemed inappropriate by the organisers.

  13. Use of Participant Content
    By participating, participants (or their parent/legal guardian in the case of minors) grant Octaves permission to use submitted photographs, videos, names and performance-related content for legitimate competition, promotional, marketing and social-media purposes, without additional compensation.

  14. Minors
    Participants below the age of 18 must participate with the consent of their parent or legal guardian. The parent/legal guardian is responsible for providing accurate information and ensuring the participant's compliance with these terms.

  15. Communication
    Participants and/or their parents or guardians agree to receive competition-related communications from Octaves through email, phone, WhatsApp or other communication channels provided during registration.

  16. Privacy
    Participant information will be collected and used for registration, competition administration, communication, judging and related promotional activities in accordance with applicable privacy and data-protection requirements.

  17. Acceptance of Terms
    By completing registration and making payment, the participant and, where applicable, their parent/legal guardian confirm that they have read, understood and agreed to these Terms & Conditions.


For any questions regarding the competition, please contact the Octaves organising team through the contact details provided on the registration page.
 

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License

Unless otherwise stated, OctavesOnline and/or it’s licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on OctavesOnline. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may view and/or print pages from https://www.octavesonline.com for your own personal use subject to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.

You must not:

  1. Republish material from https://www.octavesonline.com

  2. Sell, rent or sub-license material from https://www.octavesonline.com

  3. Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from https://www.octavesonline.com

Redistribute content from OctavesOnline (unless content is specifically made for redistribution).

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Hyperlinking to our Content

  1. The following organizations may link to our Web site without prior written approval:

    1. Government agencies;

    2. Search engines;

    3. News organizations;

    4. Online directory distributors when they list us in the directory may link to our Web site in the same manner as they hyperlink to the Web sites of other listed businesses; and

    5. Systemwide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Web site.

  1. These organizations may link to our home page, to publications or to other Web site information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way misleading; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.

  2. We may consider and approve in our sole discretion other link requests from the following types of organizations:

    1. commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources such as Chambers of Commerce, American Automobile Association, AARP and Consumers Union;

    2. dot.com community sites;

    3. associations or other groups representing charities, including charity giving sites,

    4. online directory distributors;

    5. internet portals;

    6. accounting, law and consulting firms whose primary clients are businesses; and

    7. educational institutions and trade associations.

We will approve link requests from these organizations if we determine that: (a) the link would not reflect unfavorably on us or our accredited businesses (for example, trade associations or other organizations representing inherently suspect types of business, such as work-at-home opportunities, shall not be allowed to link); (b)the organization does not have an unsatisfactory record with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility associated with the hyperlink outweighs the absence of OctavesOnline; and (d) where the link is in the context of general resource information or is otherwise consistent with editorial content in a newsletter or similar product furthering the mission of the organization.

These organizations may link to our home page, to publications or to other Web site information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way misleading; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and it products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party's site.

If you are among the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must notify us by sending an e-mail to support@octavesonline.com . Please include your name, your organization name, contact information (such as a phone number and/or e-mail address) as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Web site, and a list of the URL(s) on our site to which you would like to link. Allow 2-3 weeks for a response.

Approved organizations may hyperlink to our Web site as follows:

  1. By use of our corporate name; or

  2. By use of the uniform resource locator (Web address) being linked to; or

  3. By use of any other description of our Web site or material being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party's site.

No use of OctavesOnline’s logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.

 

Iframes

Without prior approval and express written permission, you may not create frames around our Web pages or use other techniques that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our Web site.

 

Reservation of Rights

We reserve the right at any time and in its sole discretion to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Web site. You agree to immediately remove all links to our Web site upon such request. We also reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and its linking policy at any time. By continuing to link to our Web site, you agree to be bound to and abide by these linking terms and conditions.

 

Removal of links from our website

If you find any link on our Web site or any linked web site objectionable for any reason, you may contact us about this. We will consider requests to remove links but will have no obligation to do so or to respond directly to you.

Whilst we endeavour to ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we commit to ensuring that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.

 

Content Liability

We shall have no responsibility or liability for any content appearing on your Web site. You agree to indemnify and defend us against all claims arising out of or based upon your Website. No link(s) may appear on any page on your Web site or within any context containing content or materials that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights.

 

Disclaimer

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website (including, without limitation, any warranties implied by law in respect of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and/or the use of reasonable care and skill). Nothing in this disclaimer will:

  1. limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence;

  2. limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

  3. limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or

  4. exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

The limitations and exclusions of liability set out in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer or in relation to the subject matter of this disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort (including negligence) and for breach of statutory duty.

To the extent that the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.

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