Refund & Cancellation

Effective 27 August 2026

Refund and Cancellation Policy

This Refund and Cancellation Policy forms an integral and binding part of the Terms and Conditions governing registration, payment, and participation in any competition, event, championship, programme, bundle, plan, activity, or other offering conducted or made available by Inspire Talent Hub through its website, registration pages, submission portals, digital platforms, or any affiliated infrastructure. This Policy comes into effect immediately upon the successful completion of registration and, in particular, upon the successful processing of any payment made towards participation. No separate physical signature, written confirmation, acknowledgement, or acceptance is required. The act of proceeding with registration and making payment shall itself constitute full, unconditional, and irrevocable acceptance of this Policy in its entirety.

All registration and participation fees paid to Inspire Talent Hub are strictly non-refundable and non-cancellable. No refund shall be provided due to a change of mind, dissatisfaction, failure to participate, failure to submit, missed deadline, personal circumstances, illness, scheduling conflict, technical problem on the participant's side, inability to attend, failure to achieve a desired rank or result, non-receipt of a discretionary prize or reward, disagreement with evaluation, absence of a first, second, or third position, or any other reason whatsoever, except where a refund is mandatorily required under applicable law.

Fees are paid for securing a place within a structured participation framework and for the immediate and irreversible allocation of administrative and operational resources that occurs the moment a registration is confirmed. Because the offering is participation-based and not outcome-based, no payment constitutes a guarantee of any particular academic result, rank, position, or reward. Once a registration has been confirmed and payment has been processed, that registration cannot be cancelled by the participant or payer for the purpose of obtaining a refund.

Participation in any competition does not create any guarantee or entitlement to a particular rank, position, award, prize, medal, trophy, cash reward, scholarship, merchandise, gadget, gift, goodies, sponsored benefit, prize money, prize pool amount, or any other reward whatsoever. All such awards, rewards, benefits, and recognitions, other than the certificates expressly identified below, shall be entirely at the sole discretion of Inspire Talent Hub. The absence of any such award or ranking shall not constitute a failure to conduct the competition and shall not create any right to a refund.

The existence of a displayed or advertised prize pool, prize amount, potential award, medal, trophy, cash reward, gift, merchandise, sponsor benefit, or other incentive shall not be interpreted as an unconditional guarantee that such prize, reward, amount, or benefit will actually be awarded to any participant. No participant or payer shall acquire an automatic or enforceable entitlement to any such discretionary reward merely by registering, participating, submitting an entry, securing a particular score, or paying the registration fee, and no such matter shall constitute grounds for a refund.

Inspire Talent Hub retains the sole discretion to determine whether first, second, third, or any other positions are awarded in a particular competition, and may decide not to award a first position, second position, third position, any other ranking, or even a winner at all if, in its assessment, the submissions received do not meet the required standard, quality, originality, creativity, merit, eligibility, or other criteria considered appropriate for recognition. The absence of an award, position, or winner shall not entitle any participant or payer to a refund.

The only guaranteed recognition for a participant who does not receive a winning position or other achievement recognition shall be an online, verifiable e-participation certificate, subject to the participant having fulfilled the applicable participation and submission requirements. Participants who are determined by Inspire Talent Hub to have achieved a winning position or other officially recognised achievement shall be eligible for a physical certificate of achievement as applicable to their recognised result. These certificates constitute the principal guaranteed deliverables, and the non-receipt of any other benefit shall not be treated as a failure to provide the purchased participation service.

Medals, trophies, cash rewards, prize money, goodies, merchandise, gadgets, scholarships, gifts, sponsored rewards, or any other additional benefits are not guaranteed unless Inspire Talent Hub expressly confirms otherwise in writing for the specific competition. Where any discretionary reward is dependent upon a third-party sponsor, partner, supplier, organiser, or other external entity, Inspire Talent Hub shall not be responsible for the failure, withdrawal, modification, substitution, reduction, delay, or cancellation of such third-party reward, and no such matter shall give rise to any claim for a refund.

Inspire Talent Hub reserves the right, where reasonably necessary for administrative, technical, operational, scheduling, security, fairness, logistical, or other legitimate reasons, to modify competition dates, categories, formats, submission procedures, platforms, deadlines, schedules, or judging arrangements. Such modifications shall not constitute a cancellation of the competition and shall not create any right to a refund. A refund or a pro-rated credit will only be considered in the rare circumstance where Inspire Talent Hub is entirely unable to conduct the competition and is also unable to provide a rescheduled date, an alternative arrangement, or a reasonable substitute.

Participants and persons registering on their behalf are solely responsible for maintaining a suitable internet connection, compatible device, appropriate software, sufficient power, and adequate technical arrangements for completing registration and submitting work before the applicable deadline. Inspire Talent Hub shall not be responsible for, and shall not provide any refund on account of, missed deadlines, failed uploads, corrupted submissions, connectivity problems, device failures, power interruptions, local internet-service-provider failures, or other technical problems originating from the participant's side.

Any payment dispute should first be communicated directly to Inspire Talent Hub through its designated contact or grievance channel so that the matter may be reviewed and resolved in good faith. Unjustified payment reversals, fraudulent claims, or chargebacks made without first attempting resolution may result in cancellation of participation, withholding or invalidation of pending deliverables, cancellation of certificates or results where legally permissible, and restriction or termination of access to future competitions or services.

Where a refund is approved by Inspire Talent Hub or is mandatorily required under applicable law, it shall be processed through the original payment method used at the time of registration, via the payment gateway, within a reasonable period, and Inspire Talent Hub shall not be responsible for delays attributable to banks, card networks, or the payment gateway.

Any dispute, complaint, or grievance arising from this Policy or from any payment should first be brought to Inspire Talent Hub for good-faith resolution. Where applicable, the matter may be subject to an online mediation or grievance process before formal legal proceedings are initiated. Subject to applicable statutory rights, any permitted legal proceedings shall fall within the jurisdiction of the competent courts of New Delhi, India.

All notices, complaints, grievances, disputes, and communications of any kind intended for Inspire Talent Hub must be submitted digitally by email to info@inspiretalenthub.in or through the contact form on our website. This is the only recognised and accepted channel for serving any notice on us. Notices, complaints, or communications sent by post, courier, hand delivery, or any other physical or offline means will not be treated as validly served and shall create no obligation on Inspire Talent Hub to respond or act. By making payment, the payer and the participant agree that email is the exclusive method for serving any notice on us and for raising any complaint or grievance.

By proceeding with registration and/or making payment, the payer and, where applicable, the participant expressly acknowledge and accept that all registration and participation payments are non-refundable and non-cancellable except where a refund is mandatorily required by applicable law; that no prize, prize pool, cash reward, medal, trophy, merchandise, goodies, scholarship, gift, ranking, first position, second position, third position, or other award is guaranteed and all such benefits are entirely at the discretion of Inspire Talent Hub; that Inspire Talent Hub may choose to award them, modify them, or not award them at all, and may choose not to declare a first, second, third, or any other position, or any winner, if the submitted work does not meet the standard considered acceptable; and that the only guaranteed recognition is an online, verifiable e-participation certificate for participants who do not receive a winning or achievement recognition, and a physical certificate of achievement for participants who are officially recognised as winners or achievers. The decisions of Inspire Talent Hub regarding refunds, awards, rankings, winners, discretionary rewards, and competition outcomes shall be final, subject always to applicable law.