Acceptance
Agreement to These Terms
These Terms and Conditions govern your access to and use of International Beauty Awards websites, platforms, forms, digital services, entry systems, nominee and winner records, certificate verification tools, voting pages, media areas, winner packages, nominee deliverables, ceremony services, and related official communications.
If you access or use IBA services on behalf of a company, brand, institution, agency, media organization, nominee, winner, sponsor, or other entity, you confirm that you have authority to bind that entity to these terms.
If you do not agree with these terms, you should not use the relevant IBA services.
This page is a front-end legal template. It should be reviewed by legal counsel before publication or operational use.
Eligibility
Eligibility and Account Responsibility
- You must provide accurate, current, and complete information when using IBA forms, entry systems, voting access, account areas, package requests, or ceremony enquiries.
- You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of login credentials and for activity that occurs through your account or authorized representative access.
- IBA may request verification of identity, authority, eligibility, nominee status, winner status, company representation, media credentials, or ceremony attendance details.
- IBA may refuse, suspend, restrict, or terminate access where information appears inaccurate, unauthorized, misleading, abusive, fraudulent, or contrary to award integrity.
Website Use
Permitted Use of the Website
You may use the IBA website and official digital services only for lawful, appropriate, and authorized purposes connected with award information, entries, nominee and winner records, voting where available, media, partnership, ceremony enquiries, and official communications.
- You must not interfere with website security, availability, access controls, forms, voting systems, public records, or certificate verification functions.
- You must not scrape, harvest, copy, mirror, reproduce, or commercially exploit IBA content or databases without written authorization.
- You must not submit malware, spam, false records, unauthorized files, misleading claims, or material that infringes rights or violates law.
- You must not use IBA services in a way that damages the reputation, credibility, neutrality, or operational integrity of the awards.
Entries
Award Entries and Submitted Materials
Entrants and their representatives are responsible for the accuracy, legality, originality, permissions, and completeness of all submitted information, files, claims, images, product details, campaign materials, descriptions, credentials, and supporting evidence.
- Submission does not guarantee nomination, winning status, publication, media coverage, ceremony access, voting placement, or commercial outcome.
- IBA may request additional information, clarification, proof of authorization, or supporting material before processing, publishing, evaluating, or recognizing an entry.
- IBA may decline, remove, correct, suspend, or disqualify entries that appear inaccurate, inappropriate, misleading, duplicated, unauthorized, unlawful, or inconsistent with award standards.
- Submitted materials may be used for administration, evaluation, nominee and winner profiles, public records, media, certificates, badges, winner packages, nominee deliverables, and related award communications where appropriate.
Fees and Payments
Fees, Packages, Tickets, and Payment Terms
Entry fees, nominee packs, winner packages, ceremony tickets, sponsorship, media services, custom campaigns, profile enhancements, certificates, badges, or other paid services may be subject to separate prices, invoices, payment deadlines, taxes, currency rules, and confirmation procedures.
- All prices, availability, and deliverables may vary by award year, category, region, package level, publication schedule, event format, or operational capacity.
- Payments may be non-refundable once processing, review, administration, asset preparation, ticket allocation, custom work, or service delivery has begun, unless otherwise stated in writing.
- IBA may suspend services, publication, delivery, access, or participation where payment is overdue, disputed, reversed, incomplete, or subject to verification.
- Any bank charges, currency conversion fees, taxes, payment platform fees, or local duties may be the responsibility of the payer unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Evaluation
Review, Evaluation, and Award Decisions
IBA may use internal teams, reviewers, judges, advisors, editorial reviewers, voting mechanisms, category frameworks, or administrative checks to support award decisions and official records.
- Evaluation methods, criteria, scoring, reviewer composition, judging process, voting availability, and publication schedules may vary by category, year, region, or programme.
- IBA award decisions, nominee selections, winner records, certificate references, publication order, and archive status are administered at IBA's discretion unless specific written rules state otherwise.
- IBA is not required to disclose confidential scoring, internal deliberations, judge notes, administrative checks, or proprietary evaluation methods.
- IBA may correct clerical errors, update records, revise category placement, merge duplicate records, remove ineligible entries, or amend public information where appropriate.
Recognition
Nominee, Winner, and Certificate Records
Nominee and winner status must be communicated accurately and within its proper scope. Public references should identify the award name, category, year, and recognized recipient where appropriate.
- Nominee status must not be presented as winner status.
- Winner status applies only to the specific recipient, entry, category, year, title, and award record granted by IBA.
- Certificate verification confirms selected record information where available. It does not imply regulatory approval, product efficacy, professional licensing, medical outcome, investment value, commercial performance, or universal superiority.
- IBA may correct, suspend, revoke, remove, or annotate records where information is inaccurate, unauthorized, fraudulent, unlawful, misleading, or contrary to award integrity.
Official Assets
Badges, Certificates, Profiles, and Winner Packages
IBA badges, certificates, winner marks, nominee marks, profile pages, award copy, social media assets, press templates, event images, media features, and other official materials are subject to usage guidelines and authorization.
- Official marks may be used only by authorized recipients and only for the relevant year, category, title, recipient, and scope of recognition.
- IBA marks, certificates, wording, and visual assets must not be altered, distorted, recolored, misrepresented, extended to unrelated products, or used in a way that overstates recognition.
- Downloads, file delivery, profile publication, certificate access, ceremony assets, media features, and winner packages may be restricted to approved recipients or representatives.
- IBA may request removal or correction of unauthorized, inaccurate, expired, misleading, or improper use of IBA recognition or assets.
Voting
Voting and Public Participation
Where voting is available, voting access, nominee visibility, voting categories, eligibility, vote counting, voting periods, and anti-abuse measures may vary by award year, category, region, and programme.
- IBA may require account registration, email verification, eligibility checks, rate limits, fraud screening, or additional controls for voting integrity.
- IBA may invalidate, restrict, remove, or review votes that appear automated, duplicated, fraudulent, manipulated, purchased, coerced, technically abusive, or contrary to voting rules.
- Public voting may be one factor in an award process and does not necessarily determine final winner status unless expressly stated in the relevant rules.
- Nominees and representatives must not mislead the public about voting rules, winner status, vote impact, or IBA endorsement.
Ceremony and Media
Ceremony, Tickets, Sponsorship, and Media Access
Ceremony attendance, tickets, seating, guest access, media accreditation, photography, video, interviews, sponsor visibility, host city cooperation, and event benefits are subject to availability, confirmation, and separate event rules.
- Tickets, invitations, VIP access, table allocations, media passes, and sponsor benefits are not guaranteed until confirmed in writing by IBA.
- IBA may change venue, format, date, schedule, programme, access rules, guest requirements, media arrangements, or ceremony benefits where operationally necessary.
- Event attendees may be photographed, filmed, interviewed, or included in official ceremony media, subject to applicable event notices and permissions.
- Media and sponsor materials must comply with IBA brand, recognition, and accuracy guidelines.
Intellectual Property
IBA Content and Submitted Content
IBA names, marks, logos, badges, certificates, website design, text, award names, category frameworks, visual systems, databases, archive records, and official materials are owned by or licensed to IBA unless otherwise stated.
- You must not copy, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, sell, license, or exploit IBA intellectual property without written permission.
- By submitting content to IBA, you confirm that you have the rights and permissions needed for IBA to review, process, publish, edit, format, archive, and use that content for award-related purposes.
- You grant IBA a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use submitted materials for administration, evaluation, nominee and winner records, media, ceremony, archive, public communication, and promotional purposes connected to IBA.
- IBA may edit or format submitted text, images, and materials for clarity, layout, style consistency, translation, publication, or technical requirements without changing the core meaning where reasonably possible.
Publicity
Publication and Publicity
IBA may publish approved information about entrants, nominees, winners, partners, sponsors, ceremony participants, media features, and award records on IBA websites, social channels, press materials, event materials, galleries, videos, and archives.
Public records may remain available for historical, institutional, verification, or archive purposes. Where a correction is required, IBA may update the record rather than remove the record entirely.
Third Parties
Third-Party Services and Links
IBA websites or services may link to or integrate third-party websites, payment providers, analytics tools, social platforms, video embeds, cloud storage, ticketing systems, event providers, CRM tools, or media partners.
IBA is not responsible for third-party websites, policies, content, services, delays, errors, security, or processing practices. Your use of third-party services may be governed by separate terms and privacy policies.
Disclaimers
No Guarantee of Outcome
IBA recognition, nomination, winning status, certificate verification, media coverage, ceremony attendance, voting activity, winner packages, or profile publication does not guarantee commercial success, product efficacy, regulatory approval, professional licensing, investment value, market leadership, medical outcomes, or universal superiority.
IBA services and website materials are provided on an as available basis. While IBA aims to maintain accuracy and availability, it does not guarantee uninterrupted access, error-free content, permanent publication, or complete absence of technical issues.
Liability
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, IBA and its representatives will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, punitive, or business losses arising from use of IBA services, website access, entry participation, voting, publication, packages, ceremony attendance, media activity, or reliance on public records.
IBA's total liability, where liability cannot be excluded, may be limited to the amount paid for the specific service giving rise to the claim, unless a different mandatory legal rule applies.
Indemnity
Your Responsibility to IBA
You agree to be responsible for claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses arising from your breach of these terms, inaccurate submissions, unauthorized representation, infringement of third-party rights, misuse of IBA assets, improper public claims, unlawful conduct, or misuse of IBA services.
Suspension
Suspension, Refusal, and Termination
IBA may refuse, suspend, restrict, remove, terminate, or modify access to services, entries, records, assets, voting, event participation, or publication where necessary to protect legal compliance, operational integrity, security, public trust, award credibility, or other participants.
Law
Governing Law and Disputes
These terms should be interpreted according to the governing law and dispute process specified by IBA for the relevant website, entry form, contract, invoice, event, or service. If no specific governing law is stated, IBA may designate the applicable jurisdiction in its official contracting or operational documents.
Before starting any formal dispute process, you agree to contact IBA and attempt to resolve the issue in good faith through official communication channels.
Changes
Updates to These Terms
IBA may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time. The updated version will be identified by the last updated date shown on this page. Continued use of IBA services after an update may constitute acceptance of the revised terms.
Contact
Questions About These Terms
For questions about these Terms and Conditions, entry rules, winner or nominee usage, ceremony terms, package terms, or official records, please contact International Beauty Awards through the official contact channel.
