DALTON PEN AWARDS  Policies & Terms of Service

 

Terms of Use
By entering into the Dalton Pen Awards program, the entrant agrees to Warwick Publishing’s terms of service and understands Warwick Publishing’s commitments to the entrant.

 

Privacy Policy

  • No mailing addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers or personal data will ever be shared, rented out or distributed in any form or fashion. All entered data is completely private and protected.
  • Entrants have the option to request that entries be destroyed immediately after the judging process by checking a box on the online entry form.
  • Other than the Dalton Pen program, no other products or services will be offered to entrants via internet, telephone or mail.

 

Judging

  • If a judge has prior affiliation with an entrant, s/he is asked not to judge that particular category.
  • The judges for the Dalton Pen Awards apply for the position on a voluntary basis. They must be director level or above with over 20 years experience in the corporate communications, marketing, business development, engineering, entertainment, public relations, advertising or marketing communications fields. Only the most qualified judges are selected and invited back.
  • Neither the judges, nor Warwick Publishing discriminate against anyone of any gender, race, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age or physical challenge. The decision of the judges is subject to review by the Dalton Pen Awards officers, prior to finalization. The location and exact time of the judging will not be revealed to keep the competition as protected and impartial as possible.

 

Deadlines

  • Warwick Publishing reserves the right to change any posted deadlines for submissions without notice. Extensions to the final deadline are up to the discretion of Warwick Publishing on a case by case basis.
  • Deadlines, fees and rules vary from year to year. Entrants should carefully review the Daltonpen.com Web site each year, and check regularly for changes or updates.

 

Awards

  • Typically there are two statuses for winning: Excellence and Merit.  Additionally, a few Awards of Honor may be given.  Excellence, Merit and Honor all receive

trophies.

  • Occasionally there may be a list of notable entries posted at the bottom of the Winners’ List.  Notable entries do not receive a trophy, judges comments or a  notification letter. All entrants should check the Winners’ List to see if they are on the notable list. There is no guarantee there will be a notable list at all.
  • There is no charge for the trophies of winning entries.
  • Duplicates are available for a fee – fee amount is posted on the Web site.
  • Once notified, to receive a trophy winner MUST go to the “Winners’ Circle” on the Daltonpen.com Web site, login, and verify or edit the information to appear on the trophy, and the shipping information.  An entrant will not receive a trophy otherwise. It takes approx 6-8 weeks before the trophies are shipped.
  • The list of the winners will be available on the Daltonpen.com Web site within 60 days of the conclusion of the annual event.

Award Notification

  • Only award winners will be notified by mail that they won and will receive the judges’ collective comments.  Non-winners do not receive a letter, nor the judges comments for their entry.
  • All entrants – winners and non-winners - will be notified via email that the winners have been selected, and invited to view the Winners’ List which is posted on the Daltonpen.com Web site to verify their winning status and to see if they are on the “Notable” list. “Notable” entries are not considered winning entries and those entrants are not notified by mail.

 

Registration, Fees and Cancellations

In order to enter the Dalton Pen Awards program, entrants must
agree with all rules and regulations set forth herein, and provide us with
the following:
1. Completed ONLINE entry forms
2. Work Sample
3. Fees

 

  • Once an entrant submits payment for an entry, there is no refund if the entrant decides not to submit the entry, or wishes to cancel an entry already submitted.

 

  • If a winner orders a duplicate trophy, makes payment, then decides to cancel, a credited will be noted at Warwick Publishing, but there will be no refund.

  • Warwick Publishing shall not be held responsible for any damages or losses due to unrefunded fees in a normal year. In the very unlikely event that the competition is canceled, we will issue refunds within two years of cancellation.

 

  • Fees associated with Warwick Publishing/Dalton Pen Awards services if paid by check are payable to "Warwick Publishing” and must be cleared by the bank prior to registration of entrant. The various fee structures are specified on the appropriate entry forms and are non-negotiable. Fees are NOT refundable once we receive the online payment or check, therefore, it is solely up to the
    entrant to make sure all necessary materials are included in the entry submission. We do not accept cash or foreign currency. All check payments must be through a cashiers’ check, personal and business checks, or money order in the United States Dollar currency.

           

Eligibility

All individuals who have produced materials related to the award categories are eligible to enter (i.e., corporate marketing, PR, marketing communications, business development, corporate decision makers, freelance consultants, designers, design firms, ad agencies, writers, actors, screen writers, etc.). There is no limit to the number of times an individual or entity enters the program. All participants must be at least 18 years of age or older to receive awards.

 

  • All work that is submitted must have had participation by the person/s whose name/s appear/s on the entry form, or the entity or company that is submitting the entry for review must have bought/rented/borrowed the rights thereof from a third party organization, person or persons, whether in-house or outsourced. Any third party designs that are not the property of the contestant by means of creation or purchase, may not be entered into the contest, and therefore grounds for disqualification. Since we cannot follow up on all entries to check for originality and source of work, it is solely up to the contestant to abide by all copyright and trademark laws, whether international or domestic. Furthermore, Warwick Publishing shall not be held responsible nor accountable for any damages, consequential, actual or perceived, to the contestant or any third party or company, whose collateral or design may have been used directly or indirectly with the entry in question.

Content

  • All entries must not be of inappropriate material (such as pornography) to be accepted. Additionally, any material that promotes hate against any race, religion, sexual orientation, country or other, will be deemed inappropriate and refused service. There will be no refunds for submitted, which violates this article in any way, shape or manner.

 

Property and Formats

Warwick Publishing will not return any submissions, and they become property of Warwick Publishing and may potentially be used in promotion of the program unless specified to be destroyed after judging. In the very likely event of the program is cancelled, Warwick Publishing will refund fees. However, entries will still not be returned to the entrant.


We accept the following formats of artwork:
1. A CD (Compact Disk) - PC or Macintosh compatible, with Illustrator,
Photoshop, PDF, JPG, TIFF, EPS, SWF, GIF or Bitmap files.
2. Reproductions (color photocopy) or extra copies of the original artwork.
3. Color printouts from the original file.
4. URL of your artwork, large enough to determine detail, use of color,
typography, etc, AND several pages of printouts – enough to represent the Web site entered. Please note that attachments to emails are not permitted.

There is no size restriction on the size of the artwork.

 

  • We accept overnight parcels through UPS, US or International Post, DHL or FedEx and all other couriers.

Winners and Awards
Once you receive a notification letter from Warwick Publishing, you must follow the
links or instructions posted in that mail by the date specified to receive your trophy. If you miss the deadline, a trophy may not be available for you. There will be instructions on how to order duplicates as well. All duplicate trophies require a fee, and may not be available after the deadline. There is a late fee after the deadline. Warwick Publishing is not responsible for any deleted or lost emails for any reason.

Dalton Pen winners will be notified by mail by the date posted on the Daltonpen.com Web site under Judging and/or How to Enter.

 

  • ALL NON-US winners must submit their courier account numbers for shipping of trophies.  Trophies will not be shipped otherwise.

 

Winning Entries

  • If a winner wishes for an image of his/her winning entry to appear in the Winners’ Gallery, the winner must provide a JPEG at the winner’s expense.
  • If an entrant wishes for his/her biography and photo to appear in the Winners’ Bio section, s/he must provide materials at his/her expense.
  • The above are posted one or two times per year. No entries will be returned to the entrant.


Disclaimer
We reserve the right to refuse service, or present awards to any individual
or company, whose entry does not fall within the ethical guidelines set
forth in this document, whether before, during or after the judging is
complete. Trophies can change without notice, depending on changes in
sponsorship or availability. The Dalton Pen Awards shall not be held
accountable or responsible for any lost or stolen awards, certificates or
entries, as well as any disputes or claims brought forth by any contestant
towards the Dalton Pen Awards, its officers, judges or clients, in any
matter relating to winnings, awards, judging, recruiting, entries or lost or
misplaced entries, letters or trophies.

 




 

 

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