Terms & Conditions
The Muddy Stilettos Awards 2023 Terms and Conditions
- Any business operating in the Awards categories and based in can be nominated.
- 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.
- All finalists are encouraged to display the Muddy Stilettos Awards logo on their website.
- To enter the New Lifestyle Start Up Business 2023 award your business needs to have been incorporated after 05 April 2022. This Award is only open to the lifestyle business categories specified in the Muddy Awards 2023.
- 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.
- Nomination is online at https://muddystilettos.co.uk/nominate/.
- Regional Finals Voting is online at https://muddystilettos.co.uk/vote/.
- To vote individuals must sign-in with a valid email and verify the vote. Simply check your email (including spam and junk folders) and click the ‘verify your vote’ button.
- Each individual may vote once per category and the results will be announced online.
- Muddy Stilettos reserves the right to cancel or suspend voting at any time.
- The eligibility of any vote is at the sole discretion of Muddy Stilettos.
- 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.
- Any business found to be incentivising votes by offering prizes or discounts to their customers in return for votes may be disqualified.
- 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.
- Muddy Stilettos’ decision in relation to all matters affecting the Regional Vote is final.
- 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.
- Every Regional Award winner will be considered for the National Muddy Stilettos Awards. Our highly respected Editors will form a judging panel and will select 5 National finalists per category. The finalists will be announced on 19 July 2023.
- 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 26 July 2023.
- 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.
- Personal Information provided via the Muddy Stilettos Awards Assets page will be used by Muddy Stilettos to communicate news or partnership opportunities. You will not be added to the Muddy Stilettos Newsletter Mailing list. You can opt out at any time via email at hello@muddystilettos.co.uk or click this link.
- 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.
- Should you wish to withdraw from the awards at any time please inform the awards organisers by emailing hello@muddystilettos.co.uk.
- These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by English Law.