Terms and Conditions of Entry
These are the terms and conditions that relate to entering the Awards. To read the North East Digital Awards website Terms and Conditions click here.
- All businesses entering the North East Digital Awards must be based in the North East of England - Northumberland; Tyne and Wear; County Durham; or Tees Valley.
- The awards are open to all businesses: Small, medium or large; Sole trader, partnerships, limited companies; Public and private sector.
- You may enter one or more of the categories but each entry must be about a different project, product or solution.
- All products and services must have been available in the UK after within the calendar year January to December 2008.
- Projects and campaigns must have run between March 2008 and March 2009.
- All entries must be submitted via www.northeastdigitalawards08.co.uk. No email or post correspondence will be accepted.
- All material submitted via www.northeastdigitalawards08.co.uk will be displayed via the website. Supplementary material can be submitted and, if requested, will remain strictly confidential to the judges.
- The North East Digital Awards Team reserve the right to use descriptions of submissions from winners and finalists in publications and press releases in connection with the Awards.
- Entrants are responsible to promote their own entries and generate votes.
- Entries that achieve the most votes will be shortlisted.
- Shortlisted entries will then be submitted for the judges consideration.
- The judges reserve the right to amend category selections where appropriate.
- The judges reserve the right not to select a winner in categories in which they feel all shortlisted entries are of questionable quality or credibility.
- The judges' decision is final in all cases.
- Short-listed companies will be notified in advance of the presentation of awards.
- The winner of each category will be announced at the presentation of the awards; under no circumstances will winners' details be disclosed before that time.
- No correspondence regarding the judges' decisions will be entered into.
- Entries received after the closing date will not be accepted under any circumstances.
- Entries must arrive by the entry deadline of 27 February 2009.
- Online voting will close on 6 March 2009.
- Voting is limited to one vote per category. To ensure fairness we store both your Awards ID (if you're a registered user) and your IP address.
