FAQs

How will my images and/or supporting documents be used?

Any supporting documents will be used for the purpose of judging only and will not be shared outside of this.

We require all entrants to upload one image (this can be a photograph or graphic), which visually represents your entry, in 1920x1080 pixels with a minimum DPI of 72 (300 is preferred).

This will be used by Airwards on social media and airwards.online to promote your work should you win - this will be in the public domain so don’t include any sensitive data in the image. If the image submitted is not in the requested format the Airwards team reserves the right to crop it as required.

Our activities don't quite fit the description and criteria. Can we still enter?

Our category descriptions and criteria have been written to guide entrants on what content should be detailed in their entries. However, we do not expect square pegs to fit in round holes… Some of your work might not fit entirely with any one specific category. In these cases, the descriptions and criteria are open to an element of interpretation and rest assured that our judges will still take into account entries that are strongly aligned with the overall context of the category.

Will I receive feedback from a submission?

No matter the result, you will receive a free judges’ feedback report which can also be requested by  contacting us via the website form here, and ensure you mark the subject with “Entrants / Submissions”, we’ll aim to get back to you within 4-8 weeks after the final winners have been announced. No feedback will be given prior to this.

When will we hear if we’ve won?

Check our social media channels. The complete awards timeline can be found here.

What happens if I win a People’s Choice?

There will be one winner awarded in each category who will receive:

• Your name and headshot listed on the Winners page of airwards.online, with a link to your company page(if you have one)

• The opportunity to host a blog post about your win on Airwards News (copywriting available at a cost)

• The opportunity to film a piece to camera about your win during the Winner’s Soiree which will be featured on the Airwards social channels and Airwards News and available for your own personal use free of charge (limited slots available)

• Digital badge detailing the category, year and winner, which may be used on your website and social media channels

• Announcement of your win on the Airwards social channels

• An invitation to join the judging panel for the following year’s awards

What do I get if I win?

There will be one winner awarded in each category who will receive:

• Your logo and image of your work listed on the Winners page of airwards.online, with a link to your company page and judges comments on why it won

• The opportunity to host a blog post about your project or the win on Airwards News (copywriting available at a cost)

• The opportunity to film a piece to camera about your project during the Winner’s Soiree to be featured on the Airwards social channels and Airwards News, also available for your own personal use free of charge (limited filming slots available)

• Digital badge detailing the category, year and winner, which may be used on collateral to promote your win

• Announcement of your win on the Airwards social channels

In each category there will also be a shortlist for the work which the judges scored above industry standard, who will receive:

• A personalised certificate detailing your name, project title, category, Finalist and year won (unframed)

• Your name and project listed on the Shortlists page of airwards.online with a link to your company page

• Digital badge detailing the category, year and Finalist, which may be used on collateral to promote your nomination

• Announcement of your nomination on the Airwards social channel

In the event that there is an outstanding project within a category which the judges feel needs a special recognition but did not win, the chair may award a Honourable Mention status, for which you will receive all of the above except your certificate and badge will read Honourable Mention in place of Finalist.

Where is my data stored?

For full details of how we handle and store your data please see our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.

Details of the providers we use who may hold your details can be found here:

• AwardStage is our entry and judging backend system where we will hold data pertained to entries and judging only, please see here for their privacy policy and here for their system status.

• MailChimp is our main database storage provider and to manage all of our e-marketing, their privacy policy and terms & conditions can be found here. 

• Gmail is our email provider, where your details may be stored if you contact any of the airwards.online email addresses, or complete our ‘Contact Us’ form, their privacy policy can be found here.

• Stipe is the system we use to take card payments, where your card details may be held for the purpose of taking payment only, their privacy policy can be found here.

• Squarespace is the platform we use to host airwards.online, by visiting the website you have the option to select your cookie preferences, please see here for Squarespace’s privacy policy.

If you have any questions about how your data is stored, or should you wish for Airwards and our providers to stop storing your data please contact us via the website form here, and ensure you mark the subject with “*General Contact”. Please note some data storage is essential in order for you to enter the awards.

How often will I hear from you?

When registering to enter you will only receive emails relating to your entries, for example reminders to complete your submissions and confirmation of successful submissions.

To keep up to date with all Airwards news and for reminders for future years, you may register for our mailing list, selecting the elements of the awards you are interested in. Once completed if you opt in to receive marketing you will receive emails pertaining to the elements you are interested in plus all Airwards news shared via our monthly newsletter.

If you opt out of receiving marketing emails, you will only receive personal emails pertaining to the element of Airwards you are interested in.

You may update your preferences or unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions in the footer of each newsletter.

Do you rent or sell your mailing or registration lists?

We will never sell your details to any third parties. You can be assured that when registering for Airwards you will only hear from Airwards. On occasion we may contact you on behalf of one of our sponsors, but only in the event that you have agreed to receive marketing from Airwards.