Terms & Conditions

The Muddy Stilettos Awards 2024 Terms and Conditions

1. Any business operating in the Awards categories and based in Dorset, Somerset & Bristol can be nominated.
2. Inclusion in the Awards is strictly at the discretion of the Awards organisers. We reserve the right to exclude any business or individual we do not believe to meet the eligibility requirements. No discussion will be entered into.
3. All finalists are encouraged to display the Muddy Stilettos Awards logo on their website.
4. You do not need to be subscribed to Muddy Stilettos to vote in the Awards. Any email address provided for the purposes of voting is not retained after the Awards have ended.
5. By downloading their free promotion assets Nominees are agreeing to receive news about partnership opportunities from Muddy Stilettos. If you wish to opt out, please email awards@muddystilettos.co.uk.
6. Nomination is online at https://dorsetsomerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/nominate/.
7. Regional Finals Voting is online at https://dorsetsomerset.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/vote/
8. The Awards are only open to UK businesses and UK voting residents
9. To nominate a UK based business, individuals must be a UK resident and sign-in with a valid email address to receive a unique link. Nominations must be validated on the website.
10. To vote, individuals must be a UK resident and sign-in with a valid email address to receive a unique voting link to access the voting. Voting links must be validated on the website.
11. Nomination and voting links will be invalided and will not operate if shared.
12. Each individual may vote once per category, per email address.
13. Muddy Stilettos reserves the right to cancel or suspend voting at any time.
14. The eligibility of any vote is at the sole discretion of Muddy Stilettos.
15. Muddy Stilettos reserves the right to disqualify entries or suspend voting if it has reasonable grounds to suspect that fraudulent voting has occurred or if it considers there has been any attempt to rig the voting.
16. Any business found to be incentivising votes by offering prizes or discounts to their customers in return for votes may be disqualified.
17. Any business or their associates found to be cheating or suspected of cheating by creating false email addresses leading to false votes, will have such votes removed and may be disqualified
18. Muddy Stilettos, its sub-contractors, subsidiaries and/or agencies cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction, or any other problem with the internet connectivity or line, system, server, provider or otherwise which may result in any vote being lost or not properly registered or recorded.
19. Muddy Stilettos’ decision in relation to all matters affecting the Regional Vote is final.
20. In the event of a dispute or tie, or if for any other reason Muddy Stilettos deems it necessary or appropriate, Muddy Stilettos reserves the right to make the final determination as to which of the nominees will be declared the Regional winner of the award.
21. Every Regional Award winner will be considered for the National Muddy Stilettos Awards. The Muddy Stilettos Editors will form a judging panel and will select 5 National finalists per category. The finalists will be announced on 3 July 2024.
22. In conjunction with Muddy Stilettos’ Editor-in-Chief Hero Brown, the judges will select the National winner for each category and Hero Brown will have the casting vote. Their decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. The National Muddy Stilettos Winners will be announced on 11 July 2024
23. Any personal data collected will be used solely in connection with current UK data protection legislation. Please see Muddy Stilettos’ Privacy Policy for further details.
24. Muddy Stilettos reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions without prior notice. Any changes will be posted on this website and such posting shall be adequate notice to all participants. Please check these Terms and Conditions each time you wish to vote.
25. Should you wish to withdraw from the awards at any time please inform the awards organisers by emailing awards@muddystilettos.co.uk
26. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by English Law.