The Meridian Awards

Website Terms and Conditions

These Website Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your access to and use of www.themeridianawards.com (the "Website"), operated by The Meridian Awards Ltd ("Meridian", "we", "our" or "us").

By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you should discontinue use of the Website immediately.

These Terms govern your use of the Website only. Participation in the Awards is governed by our separate Awards Entry Terms and Conditions, Submission Licence Agreement, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, AI Submission Policy, together with any other policies published by Meridian that expressly apply to your use of our services.

1. Definitions

For the purposes of these Terms:

Awards means The Meridian Awards programme, including all award categories, competitions, initiatives and associated activities organised by Meridian.

Entrant means any individual or organisation that submits, or intends to submit, a Submission to the Awards.

Judge means an individual authorised by Meridian to assess eligible Submissions.

Meridian, we, our or us means The Meridian Awards Ltd, a company incorporated in England and Wales under company number 17298148.

Submission means any information, recording, musical work, audiovisual work, image, artwork, photograph, biography, lyric, document, metadata, declaration or other material submitted to Meridian in connection with the Awards.

Website means www.themeridianawards.com, together with any associated subdomains, web pages, online portals, judging platforms and digital services owned or operated by Meridian.

You or your means any individual or organisation accessing or using the Website.

2. About Meridian

The Meridian Awards Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales.

Company Number: 17298148

Registered Office

71 to 75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom

Email: support@themeridianawards.com

Meridian operates an international music awards programme together with related educational, promotional and professional services for artists, producers, songwriters, engineers and the wider music industry.

3. Acceptance of These Terms

By accessing this Website, you confirm that:

you have read these Terms;
you agree to comply with them;
you will use the Website only for lawful purposes.

If you are using the Website on behalf of an organisation, you confirm that you have authority to bind that organisation to these Terms.

4. Changes to These Terms

Meridian may update these Terms from time to time.

The latest version will always be published on the Website together with its effective date.

Your continued use of the Website following any updates constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.

5. Access to the Website

We aim to keep the Website available at all times.

However, we do not guarantee uninterrupted availability.

We may:

suspend the Website;
remove content;
update features;
perform maintenance;
modify or discontinue services;

without prior notice where reasonably necessary.

Access to certain parts of the Website may also be restricted from time to time.

6. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Website responsibly and lawfully.

You must not:

use the Website in breach of any applicable law or regulation;
submit false, misleading or fraudulent information;
impersonate another individual or organisation;
interfere with the operation or security of the Website;
introduce viruses, malware or malicious code;
attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website or its systems;
use automated software, bots or scraping tools to collect Website content or data without our prior written permission;
reverse engineer, probe or test the security of the Website;
interfere with another user's use of the Website;
upload material that infringes another person's intellectual property rights;
use the Website in any way that could damage Meridian's reputation or interfere with the operation of the awards.

We reserve the right to restrict or refuse access where we reasonably believe these Terms have been breached.

7. Electronic Communications

By contacting Meridian electronically or submitting information through the Website, you agree that we may communicate with you electronically regarding:

Submissions to the Awards;
enquiries;
transactions;
Website administration;
customer support;
other matters relating to our services.

Electronic communications satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be made in writing.

8. Intellectual Property

Unless otherwise stated, all content available on this Website is owned by or licensed to Meridian and is protected by copyright, trade mark and other intellectual property laws.

This includes, without limitation:

the Meridian name and branding;
logos;
graphics;
Website design;
written content;
award names;
category names;
original editorial content;
photographs;
videos;
downloadable materials.

You may view, download or print Website content solely for your own personal, non-commercial use.

You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, publish, commercially exploit or otherwise use Website content without our prior written permission.

Nothing in these Terms transfers any intellectual property rights to users of the Website.

9. Intellectual Property Complaints

Meridian respects the intellectual property rights of others.

If you believe that any material published on this Website infringes your copyright or other intellectual property rights, please contact us with sufficient information to identify:

the material concerned;
the rights you believe have been infringed;
evidence supporting your claim;
your contact details.

We will investigate all legitimate complaints and, where appropriate, remove or restrict access to the relevant material while the matter is reviewed.

10. User Content and Submissions

The Website allows users to submit information and creative materials in connection with The Meridian Awards.

Entrants retain ownership of all copyright and other intellectual property rights in their Submissions.

The rights granted to Meridian in relation to submitted materials are governed exclusively by our separate Submission Licence Agreement and Awards Entry Terms and Conditions.

Nothing contained in these Website Terms alters those rights or obligations.

11. Accuracy of Information

We make reasonable efforts to ensure that information published on the Website is accurate and up to date.

However, we do not guarantee that all information will always be complete, accurate, current or free from errors.

Information may be updated, corrected or removed without notice.

Users should not rely solely upon Website content when making important decisions.

12. No Guarantee of Awards or Outcomes

Access to or use of this Website does not guarantee:

acceptance of an award entry;
eligibility;
nomination;
shortlisting;
selection as a finalist;
receipt of an award;
publicity;
commercial success;
media coverage;
professional opportunities.

All award decisions remain subject to the applicable judging procedures and the relevant Awards Entry Terms and Conditions.

13. Website Availability

The Website is provided on an "as available" basis.

While we aim to maintain reliable access, we do not guarantee that:

the Website will always be available;
the Website will operate without interruption;
the Website will always be secure;
defects or errors will be corrected immediately.

Scheduled maintenance, technical issues or circumstances beyond our reasonable control may occasionally affect Website availability.

14. Third-Party Websites and Services

The Website may include links to third-party websites, embedded content or external services, including music streaming platforms, social media platforms, payment providers and partner organisations.

These third-party services operate independently of Meridian.

We are not responsible for:

the availability of third-party websites;
their content;
their security;
their privacy practices;
products or services they provide.

Your use of third-party services is subject to their own terms and privacy policies.

15. No Professional Advice

Content published on this Website is provided for general information only.

Nothing on this Website constitutes legal, financial, tax, investment, business or other professional advice.

You should obtain independent professional advice before relying upon information published on this Website.

16. Limitation of Liability

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability where doing so would be unlawful, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence or liability arising from fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.

Subject to the above, and to the fullest extent permitted by law, Meridian shall not be liable for any:

indirect loss;
consequential loss;
loss of profits;
loss of business;
loss of opportunity;
loss of reputation;
loss of goodwill;
loss of data;

arising from or connected with:

use of the Website;
inability to use the Website;
Website downtime;
technical failures;
viruses or malicious software;
reliance on Website information;
third-party websites or services.

Users remain responsible for maintaining appropriate security measures, including antivirus protection, when accessing the internet.

17. Privacy and Cookies

Your use of this Website is also governed by our:

Privacy Policy;
Cookie Policy.

These documents explain how Meridian collects, uses and protects Personal Data, and how cookies and similar technologies are used on the Website.

18. Future Services

Meridian may introduce new services, products, features or functionality from time to time.

Unless otherwise stated, these Terms shall apply to those services in addition to any specific terms published for them.

Where separate terms apply to a particular service, those terms will take precedence to the extent of any inconsistency.

19. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

Any dispute arising from or relating to these Terms or your use of the Website shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

20. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found by a court or other competent authority to be unlawful, invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

21. Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding these Website Terms and Conditions, please contact:

The Meridian Awards Ltd