Conditions of Entry
1/ Products should be new to the trade from 1 March 2011 and available for delivery to retailers within 3 months after Spring Fair 2012, for purchase by consumers up to Christmas 2012.
2/ Companies may enter as many products as they wish in as many categories as they wish. Each entry must be treated as a separate entry and will incur the entry administration fee.
3/ Entries must include payment by credit card. The non refundable admin fee is £30 plus VAT for GA members or £45 plus VAT for non-members for the first entry. Each additional entry is charged at £25 plus VAT for GA members or £40 plus VAT for non members. All payments will be acknowledged by paid invoice.
4/ Companies entering products must have a UK based office.
5/ Companies enter at their own risk. The GA cannot accept responsibility for the late arrival of entries or the loss or breakage of products at any stage. Please ensure adequate insurance (TH March can assist - telephone 01822 855 566).
6/ All judges of the Gift of the Year awards follow a voluntary Code of Conduct covering confidentiality, conflicts of interest and contact with entrant.
7/ The judges' decision is final and there will be no opportunity for appeal.
8/ There will be no feedback given on entries.
9/ The judges reserve the right to re-allocate an entry to a different category if appropriate.
10/ We cannot judge incomplete or inaccurate entry submissions.
11/ All entries are accepted by The GA in good faith. The GA cannot be held responsible for the safety of product entered.
12/ The GA reserves the right to remove any offensive material posted on the online entry site.
13/ Once administration fees have been paid no refunds will be given (even if entries are subsequently withdrawn by the entrant).
14/ The GA will not pay the cost of postage or carriage of any product entered into the Gift of the Year competition to or from any location where judging is carried out. The cost of postage or carriage required as part of entering the competition is the sole responsibility of the entrant.
15/ All logos that are awarded by The GA to the shortlisted, highly commended and winning entries must be displayed soley with the corresponding product
16/"The entrant warrants to The Giftware Association (GA), in respect of each product which it enters, that the product (and any associated packaging) is its own work and has not been copied from any third party work and that the manufacture, importation and any other dealing in the same does not infringe the copyright, design right, trade mark or any other intellectual property right of any third party.
17/ The entrant shall indemnify The GA in full, and hold The GA harmless, against all liability, loss, damages, costs and expenses whether direct, indirect or consequential (including without limitation legal expenses) awarded against or incurred or paid by The GA as a result or in connection with any breach of the above warranty or any claim that the product (and/or any associated packaging), or the advertisement of or any other dealing in the same, infringes the copyright, design right, trade mark or any other intellectual property right of any third party."
18/ For all winning and highly commended products, companies commit to participate in all GA activities/promotions to enhance the profile of their products to retailers, trade and consumer press.
19/ All Finalists must agree to send a Senior Representative of the company to the Awards, which will take place on; Sunday 5 Feb 2012, between 18:00 - 20:00 at Spring Fair International NEC Birmingham. They must also agree to provide at least 2 winning products for marketing and display purposes.
20/ Olympic products must be supported by a copy of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympics Games (LOCOG)’s license agreement.
