THE APA INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMER PUBLISHING AWARDS 2010 ENTRIES TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. The APA International Customer Publishing Awards 2010 ("the Awards") are administered by the Association of Publishing Agencies ("APA").
2. The Awards are open to any agency producing content on behalf of a client regardless of whether or not they are APA members.
3. The decisions on whether the requirement of paragraph 2 above is met will be made by the APA and will be final.
4. The qualifying period for entries is 1 September 2009 – 31 August 2010
5. Award entries must be submitted online and in hard copy and posted to APA’s offices by 6 September 2010. Supporting documentation in hard copy will be required by 6 September 2010.
6. Award entries cost £100+VAT for APA members and £150+VAT for non-members, per category entered and are not refundable.
7. Entries to the Awards will only be accepted when payment is received by APA in full and all supporting documentation has been received by APA.
8. Entries may be withdrawn but are not refundable.
9. More than one category can be entered, but there are certain limitations (please see individual categories for details).
10. Persons completing entries commit that they are authorised to do so.
11. Descriptions of the winner's submissions and those on the shortlist will be published in connection with the Awards; by entering, you agree to reasonable use of your company and/or publication name in promotional material and news reporting.
12. Winning entries will be displayed at the Awards ceremony and on APA websites; and as conditions of entry and/or acceptance of any award a licence is granted to APA for these purposes.
13. Information supplied as part of entries will be treated as confidential and only used for the purposes of the Awards.
14. Judges have the right to determine the standard of an Award and to withhold an Award in any category if, in their view, entries are not of sufficient merit.
15. Judges may reallocate an entry to a different category.
16. The judges' decisions are final, and no judge will enter into conversation or correspondence about decisions that have been made.
17. The winner of each category will be announced at the Awards ceremony and gala dinner on Wednesday 24 November 2010. There will be no prior disclosure.
18. These terms and conditions are governed by and shall be interpreted in accordance with English law. The place of performance is London. Any disputes arising in relation to the interpretation of these terms and conditions or in relation to any agreement of which these terms and conditions form part, which cannot be settled amicably, shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

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