Terms & Conditions
By submitting information, a nomination application or other materials, you agree, on behalf of yourself, your directors, officers, employees, affiliates, licensors, successors, assigns and any person(s) associated with your information or submission materials, to the following terms and conditions:
The Belle Awards and/or any third party acting on behalf of the Belle Awards will have the sole discretion to determine what constitutes an incomplete application or submission.
Belle Awards nominee applications must qualify for acceptance based on the criteria outlined in the Awards section of this website.
By sending in any application or submission, you acknowledge that you have the authority to send us such application or submission and to agree to these Terms and Conditions. You grant to the Belle Awards a no-charge, non-exclusive license to use a submission, and to permit the download and/or stream of the submission, by the Belle Awards and users authorized by the Belle Awards (including judges and other affiliates, third parties acting on behalf of the Belle Awards to administer or operate the judging process, and others required for the purposes of providing the Belle Awards service), for the purposes of reviewing and judging your submission as set out in these Terms and Conditions.
All processes relating to applications and submissions will be reviewed from time to time and are subject to change at any time at the discretion of the Belle Awards Directors.
You acknowledge that as part of your application or submission you will provide personally identifiable information relating to you and/or other individuals (“Personal Information”). You hereby acknowledge that the Belle Awards and/or any third party acting on behalf of the Belle Awards may collect, use and disclose to third parties such Personal Information for the purpose of: (i) evaluating and judging a submission, and administering the judging process; (ii) communicating with you regarding a submission and/or participation in Belle Awards related events and activities (including but not limited to the the Belle Awards or other events and activities) ; (iii) publicizing the Belle Awards and Belle Awards nominees, and Belle Awards related events or activities whether or not you have agreed to participate; and (iv) conducting the Belle Awards related events and activities. You hereby consent to the collection, use and disclosure of the Personal Information for such purposes. In the event that any Personal Information relates to any individual other than you, you hereby represent and warrant to the Belle Awards that you have obtained the consent of any such individual so that you may grant the foregoing consent to the Belle Awards on behalf of such individual.
The Belle Awards will not be responsible for any claims, liabilities or costs arising from: (i) lost, damaged, copied or stolen submission materials arising from any cause, including negligence of the Belle Awards and/or any third party acting on behalf of the Belle Awards; or (ii) any failure by the Belle Awards and/or any third party acting on behalf of the Belle Awards to give notices or to apply the Belle Awards’ policies and procedures in a consistent manner. You hereby waive, and hereby release the Belle Awards and all third parties acting on behalf of the Belle Awards from, any and all claims you may have in connection with any of the foregoing.
Fees
Once received by the Belle Awards, any information, application, entry fees and/or submission materials will become the property of the Belle Awards and will not be refundable or returnable under any circumstances. When paying your nomination fee or entry fee, you acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to ensure that you have sufficient funds in your account to cover your payment. If your payment cannot be processed for insufficient funds, your nomination application or submission will be deemed to be incomplete and you will be responsible to the Belle Awards for any bank penalties or fees imposed on the Belle Awards. the Belle Awards will not return any physical submitted product such as press photos, printed materials, digital media devices and related items.
Background
This agreement applies to users of this website, nominees, finalists and winners of the Belle Awards. Your agreement to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions is deemed to occur upon your first use of the site and its data, information and nomination procedures. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you are advised stop using the website immediately.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
In this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings: “Content” means any text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations and any other form of information capable of being stored on a computer or in a cloud that forms part of this site in any way shape or form; ”Belle Awards” means the company name and registered address; “Service” means collectively any online facilities, tools, services or information that the Belle Awards makes available through the website (either now or in the future); ”Premises” means our place of business located at the company's address in Ontario, Canada; ”System” means any online communications infrastructure that the Belle Awards makes available through this site either now or in the future. “Users” means any third party that accesses the website and is not employed by the Belle Awards and acting in the course of their employment; and ”Website” means the website that you are currently using (BelleAwards.com) and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.
2. Intellectual Property
Subject to the exceptions in Clause 3 of these Terms and Conditions, all Content included on the website, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, sound clips, video clips, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software is the property of the Belle Awards, our affiliates or other relevant third parties. By continuing to use the website you acknowledge that such material is protected by applicable Canadian and International intellectual property and other laws. You may not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion re-use material from the site unless otherwise indicated on the website or unless given express written permission to do so by the Belle Awards.
3. Third Party Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all Intellectual Property rights including, but not limited to, Copyright and Trademarks, in product images and descriptions belong to the manufacturers or distributors of such products as may be applicable.
You may not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion re-use such material unless otherwise indicated on the website or unless given express written permission to do so by the relevant manufacturer or supplier.
4. Links to Other Sites
This website may contain links to other sites. Unless expressly stated, these sites are not under the control of the Belle Awards or that of our affiliates. We assume no responsibility for the content of such sites and disclaim liability for any and all forms of loss or damage arising out of the use of them. The inclusion of a link to another site on this website does not imply any endorsement of the sites themselves or of those in control of them.
5. Links to this Web Site
Those wishing to place a link to this site on other sites may do so only to the home page of the site https://belleawards.com without prior permission. Deep linking (i.e. links to specific pages within the site) requires the express permission of the Belle Awards. To find out more please contact us by email at [contact at belleawards.com].
6. Privacy
Use of the website is also governed by our privacy policy which is incorporated into these terms and conditions by this reference. To view the Privacy Policy, please click on this link.
7. Disclaimers
7.1 The Belle Awards makes no warranty or representation that the site will meet your requirements, that it will be of satisfactory quality, that it will be fit for a particular purpose, that it will not infringe the rights of third parties, that it will be compatible with all systems, that it will be secure and that all information provided will be accurate. We make no guarantee of any specific results from the use of our Services.
7.2 No part of this website is intended to constitute advice and the Content of this site should not be relied upon when making any decisions or taking any action of any kind.
7.3 No part of this site is intended to constitute a contractual offer capable of acceptance.
7.4 While every effort has been made to ensure that all graphical representations of products and/or descriptions of services available from the Belle Awards correspond to the actual products and/or services, the Belle Awards is not responsible for any variations from these descriptions.
7.5 The Belle Awards does not represent or warrant that such products and/or services will be available from us or our premises. For this reason, please contact us prior to visiting if you wish to enquire as to the availability of any products and/or services. Any such enquiry does not give rise to any express or implied warranty that the products and/or services forming the subject matter of your enquiry will be available upon your arrival at our Premises.
7.6 Any pricing information on the website is correct at the time of going online. The Belle Awards reserves the right to change prices and alter or remove any special offers from time to time and as necessary.
8. Availability of the Web Site
The Service is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. We give no warranty that the Service will be free of defects and / or faults. To the maximum extent permitted by the law we provide no warranties (express or implied) of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility and satisfactory quality. The Belle Awards accepts no liability for any disruption or non-availability of the website resulting from external causes including, but not limited to, ISP equipment failure, host equipment failure, communications network failure, power failure, natural events, acts of war or legal restrictions and censorship.
9. Limitation of Liability
9.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Belle Awards accepts no liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage, foreseeable or otherwise, including any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of the Web Site or any information contained therein. Users should be aware that they use the site and its Content at their own risk.
9.2 Nothing in these terms and conditions excludes or restricts the Belle Awards' liability for death or personal injury resulting from any negligence or fraud on the part of the Belle Awards.
9.3 While every effort has been made to ensure that these terms and conditions adhere strictly with the relevant provisions of the appropriate Act, in the event that any of these terms are found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that term is to be deemed severed from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions. This term shall apply only within jurisdictions where a particular term is illegal.
10. No Waiver
In the event that any party to these Terms and Conditions fails to exercise any right or remedy contained herein, this shall not be construed as a waiver of that right or remedy.
11. Previous Terms and Conditions
In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and any prior versions thereof, the provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
12. Notices
All notices and communications shall be given to us either by mail to our physical location (see address on Contact page) or by email via our Contact page. Such notice will be deemed received three days after posting if sent by first class post, the day of sending if the email is received in full on a business day and on the next business day if the email is sent on a weekend or public holiday.
13. Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions and the relationship between you and the Belle Awards shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of Ontario, Canada and the Belle Awards and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of Ontario.
The Belle Awards and/or any third party acting on behalf of the Belle Awards will have the sole discretion to determine what constitutes an incomplete application or submission.
Belle Awards nominee applications must qualify for acceptance based on the criteria outlined in the Awards section of this website.
By sending in any application or submission, you acknowledge that you have the authority to send us such application or submission and to agree to these Terms and Conditions. You grant to the Belle Awards a no-charge, non-exclusive license to use a submission, and to permit the download and/or stream of the submission, by the Belle Awards and users authorized by the Belle Awards (including judges and other affiliates, third parties acting on behalf of the Belle Awards to administer or operate the judging process, and others required for the purposes of providing the Belle Awards service), for the purposes of reviewing and judging your submission as set out in these Terms and Conditions.
All processes relating to applications and submissions will be reviewed from time to time and are subject to change at any time at the discretion of the Belle Awards Directors.
You acknowledge that as part of your application or submission you will provide personally identifiable information relating to you and/or other individuals (“Personal Information”). You hereby acknowledge that the Belle Awards and/or any third party acting on behalf of the Belle Awards may collect, use and disclose to third parties such Personal Information for the purpose of: (i) evaluating and judging a submission, and administering the judging process; (ii) communicating with you regarding a submission and/or participation in Belle Awards related events and activities (including but not limited to the the Belle Awards or other events and activities) ; (iii) publicizing the Belle Awards and Belle Awards nominees, and Belle Awards related events or activities whether or not you have agreed to participate; and (iv) conducting the Belle Awards related events and activities. You hereby consent to the collection, use and disclosure of the Personal Information for such purposes. In the event that any Personal Information relates to any individual other than you, you hereby represent and warrant to the Belle Awards that you have obtained the consent of any such individual so that you may grant the foregoing consent to the Belle Awards on behalf of such individual.
The Belle Awards will not be responsible for any claims, liabilities or costs arising from: (i) lost, damaged, copied or stolen submission materials arising from any cause, including negligence of the Belle Awards and/or any third party acting on behalf of the Belle Awards; or (ii) any failure by the Belle Awards and/or any third party acting on behalf of the Belle Awards to give notices or to apply the Belle Awards’ policies and procedures in a consistent manner. You hereby waive, and hereby release the Belle Awards and all third parties acting on behalf of the Belle Awards from, any and all claims you may have in connection with any of the foregoing.
Fees
Once received by the Belle Awards, any information, application, entry fees and/or submission materials will become the property of the Belle Awards and will not be refundable or returnable under any circumstances. When paying your nomination fee or entry fee, you acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to ensure that you have sufficient funds in your account to cover your payment. If your payment cannot be processed for insufficient funds, your nomination application or submission will be deemed to be incomplete and you will be responsible to the Belle Awards for any bank penalties or fees imposed on the Belle Awards. the Belle Awards will not return any physical submitted product such as press photos, printed materials, digital media devices and related items.
Background
This agreement applies to users of this website, nominees, finalists and winners of the Belle Awards. Your agreement to comply with and be bound by these terms and conditions is deemed to occur upon your first use of the site and its data, information and nomination procedures. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions, you are advised stop using the website immediately.
1. Definitions and Interpretation
In this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings: “Content” means any text, graphics, images, audio, video, software, data compilations and any other form of information capable of being stored on a computer or in a cloud that forms part of this site in any way shape or form; ”Belle Awards” means the company name and registered address; “Service” means collectively any online facilities, tools, services or information that the Belle Awards makes available through the website (either now or in the future); ”Premises” means our place of business located at the company's address in Ontario, Canada; ”System” means any online communications infrastructure that the Belle Awards makes available through this site either now or in the future. “Users” means any third party that accesses the website and is not employed by the Belle Awards and acting in the course of their employment; and ”Website” means the website that you are currently using (BelleAwards.com) and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.
2. Intellectual Property
Subject to the exceptions in Clause 3 of these Terms and Conditions, all Content included on the website, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, icons, images, sound clips, video clips, data compilations, page layout, underlying code and software is the property of the Belle Awards, our affiliates or other relevant third parties. By continuing to use the website you acknowledge that such material is protected by applicable Canadian and International intellectual property and other laws. You may not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion re-use material from the site unless otherwise indicated on the website or unless given express written permission to do so by the Belle Awards.
3. Third Party Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise expressly indicated, all Intellectual Property rights including, but not limited to, Copyright and Trademarks, in product images and descriptions belong to the manufacturers or distributors of such products as may be applicable.
You may not reproduce, copy, distribute, store or in any other fashion re-use such material unless otherwise indicated on the website or unless given express written permission to do so by the relevant manufacturer or supplier.
4. Links to Other Sites
This website may contain links to other sites. Unless expressly stated, these sites are not under the control of the Belle Awards or that of our affiliates. We assume no responsibility for the content of such sites and disclaim liability for any and all forms of loss or damage arising out of the use of them. The inclusion of a link to another site on this website does not imply any endorsement of the sites themselves or of those in control of them.
5. Links to this Web Site
Those wishing to place a link to this site on other sites may do so only to the home page of the site https://belleawards.com without prior permission. Deep linking (i.e. links to specific pages within the site) requires the express permission of the Belle Awards. To find out more please contact us by email at [contact at belleawards.com].
6. Privacy
Use of the website is also governed by our privacy policy which is incorporated into these terms and conditions by this reference. To view the Privacy Policy, please click on this link.
7. Disclaimers
7.1 The Belle Awards makes no warranty or representation that the site will meet your requirements, that it will be of satisfactory quality, that it will be fit for a particular purpose, that it will not infringe the rights of third parties, that it will be compatible with all systems, that it will be secure and that all information provided will be accurate. We make no guarantee of any specific results from the use of our Services.
7.2 No part of this website is intended to constitute advice and the Content of this site should not be relied upon when making any decisions or taking any action of any kind.
7.3 No part of this site is intended to constitute a contractual offer capable of acceptance.
7.4 While every effort has been made to ensure that all graphical representations of products and/or descriptions of services available from the Belle Awards correspond to the actual products and/or services, the Belle Awards is not responsible for any variations from these descriptions.
7.5 The Belle Awards does not represent or warrant that such products and/or services will be available from us or our premises. For this reason, please contact us prior to visiting if you wish to enquire as to the availability of any products and/or services. Any such enquiry does not give rise to any express or implied warranty that the products and/or services forming the subject matter of your enquiry will be available upon your arrival at our Premises.
7.6 Any pricing information on the website is correct at the time of going online. The Belle Awards reserves the right to change prices and alter or remove any special offers from time to time and as necessary.
8. Availability of the Web Site
The Service is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. We give no warranty that the Service will be free of defects and / or faults. To the maximum extent permitted by the law we provide no warranties (express or implied) of fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy of information, compatibility and satisfactory quality. The Belle Awards accepts no liability for any disruption or non-availability of the website resulting from external causes including, but not limited to, ISP equipment failure, host equipment failure, communications network failure, power failure, natural events, acts of war or legal restrictions and censorship.
9. Limitation of Liability
9.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Belle Awards accepts no liability for any direct or indirect loss or damage, foreseeable or otherwise, including any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of the Web Site or any information contained therein. Users should be aware that they use the site and its Content at their own risk.
9.2 Nothing in these terms and conditions excludes or restricts the Belle Awards' liability for death or personal injury resulting from any negligence or fraud on the part of the Belle Awards.
9.3 While every effort has been made to ensure that these terms and conditions adhere strictly with the relevant provisions of the appropriate Act, in the event that any of these terms are found to be unlawful, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that term is to be deemed severed from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions. This term shall apply only within jurisdictions where a particular term is illegal.
10. No Waiver
In the event that any party to these Terms and Conditions fails to exercise any right or remedy contained herein, this shall not be construed as a waiver of that right or remedy.
11. Previous Terms and Conditions
In the event of any conflict between these Terms and Conditions and any prior versions thereof, the provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall prevail unless it is expressly stated otherwise.
12. Notices
All notices and communications shall be given to us either by mail to our physical location (see address on Contact page) or by email via our Contact page. Such notice will be deemed received three days after posting if sent by first class post, the day of sending if the email is received in full on a business day and on the next business day if the email is sent on a weekend or public holiday.
13. Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions and the relationship between you and the Belle Awards shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of Ontario, Canada and the Belle Awards and you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of Ontario.