Rules of entry
1.The awards are open to any brand or project in the UK market that has launched online, been re-developed or shown substantial, measurable progress during the judging eligibility period which runs from Thursday 21st May 2010 to Wednesday 29th June 2011 inclusive
2. All questions on the category-specific template should be answered. The answer boxes are expandable, however once complete the entry template should not exceed 3 A4 pages in length
3. Projects may be entered into more than one category as appropriate, but an entry fee of £100 + UK VAT must be paid for each category entered. The majority of categories are open to entries from any interactive medium or combination of media; only in the "Best use of..." categories is entry restricted to the specific medium or channel
4. When entries are submitted on behalf of clients by agencies or other parties, client sign off is assumed. If any issues arise concerning client sign off once the entry has been submitted, no refund will be given
5.The judges reserve the right to re-categorise entries if they think another category would be more suitable. However, they cannot be expected to routinely re-categorise incorrectly entered projects
6. Sponsors are not permitted to enter the category that they are sponsoring
7. Entries must be made online using the official entry template for that specific category. Each category has a different template, which can be found on the categories page. Entries/nominations will not be accepted by any other means
8. When making your entry you may upload a piece of supporting material if necessary - for example a pdf, Word, Excel, Powerpoint or Jpeg file. Please ensure that the file and your entry template together do not exceed the maximum upload limit of 5MB per entry.
Please bear in mind that the first round of judging will be done solely on the basis of the information supplied in the category-specific entry template. Please note when uploading entry templates or supporting material, file names must not include any 'special' characters e.g. _ / ( ) & * "
9. Please make sure any website access details, usernames and passwords needed for judging are supplied, that they work, and that they will continue to work until the awards ceremony. The second stage of judging will be based on the judges viewing the projects. Sites that cannot be viewed will be eliminated from the judging
10. Entry Deadline: Wednesday 29th June 2011. Once submitted entries are confirmed and non-refundable. Payments must be cleared by Wednesday 13th July 2011. Once payment has been received your entry/ies will be passed to the judges for review
11. Any entry may be withdrawn for any reason up until 5.30pm on Wednesday 29th June 2011 upon written request to the organisers; however the entry fee is non-refundable
12. The judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding them
13. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in September 2011. Watch this space for information on the date and venue!
COMMERCIAL CONFIDENCE
It is very important that you fully complete the entry template. In particular, details of return on investment should be provided. The more information you supply, the better the judges will be able to assess your entry.
For the purposes of judging, all information provided will be treated in the strictest confidence and will only be viewed by the judging panel and the chair of judges. However, in order to compile the online awards supplement, some information may be needed from the winners' written entries.
Any information that is commercially sensitive and which may not be used in the Online Awards Supplement should be clearly marked 'judges eyes only'.