LBAs Terms and Conditions
1. These awards are purely based on the public vote.
2. There is no judging panel.
3. No financial submissions are required.
4. You can nominate one business per category only.
5. Multiple nominations or votes from the same IP address will not be counted.
6. The Rules are simple ONE VOTE PER PERSON, per category. In order to police this we check for duplicate email & IP Address, we also check against contact details and postcodes. We have introduced a new system which comes into place at the voting stage which will automatically root out duplicates and FAKE AI generated votes, so just don't try and fool the system, we've been doing this a long time! Just vote once per person, per category so it keeps it fair!
7. The five businesses in each category that have the highest number of genuine nominations will be shortlisted for the finals. (A line saying "X business should win because they are great" in the nomination stage is not sufficient and will not be counted; you need to say WHY your nomination deserves to win.)
8. We will contact the shortlisted businesses to ensure they want to accept the nominations; if anyone doesn't want to, we will go to the next in line.
9. Nominations close at midnight on Sunday, March 15th.
10. Voting for the finalists opens on Monday, March 23rd, for 6 weeks, closing at midnight May 3rd.
11. We will check that each business fits the category criteria. For example, a new business that has only been operating within the 2-year time frame, etc., the shortlisted Best Business are in the right categories. Also, a business or person who donates loads to charity, etc., does not necessarily make the best business or businessperson, however kind and amazing they are, so make sure your nomination has the reason WHY and that the reason WHY is relevant to the category they are nominated for.
12. You MUST NOT OFFER ANY MONETARY INCENTIVE to gain extra votes from customers or the public; however, you can get leaflets printed, post on social media, etc., to campaign for votes. This is the purpose of these awards; your customers are the judges (i.e. the general public)
13. If you cannot attend the awards evening, on Friday 5th June at the beautiful Tower Ballroom, don't worry; one of the Coastal Radio's Team members will go up and collect the award on your behalf, but you really should come, as it's going to be an epic night of entertainment.
14. Coastal Radio has the right to move your nomination to a different category if we feel it fits that category better.
15. Any nominees found to be using AI bots or fake AI-generated votes will be disqualified.
16. By nominating or voting, you are agreeing that Coastal Radio can contact you with information about the radio station.
17. Any questions (except "Has such and such won?" or "How is such and such doing?", etc., as these won't be answered!) then email The Gaffer at paula@coastalradiodab.co.uk.
