BDG MEDIA AWARDS (“BDG Media Awards”) OFFICIAL RULES

1. ELIGIBILITY

The BDG Media Awards (e.g. BDG Media Approved) are applicable only to those organizations selected by BDG Media, Inc. (“BDG Media”).

2. THE CONTEST LISTS

The BDG Media editorial team will identify Nominees in each “Contest List” at a cadence to be determined by BDG Media. BDG Media will publish a finalized list of up to 20 brands, services or products in each Contest List. After a Contest List has been finalized, BDG Media will publish the Contest List and open it to public voting. Voting will commence for a period of 28 days for each voting period. BDG Media will announce the BDG Media Award winners in their respective categories within 10 days of the conclusion of the Voting Period. BDG Media will publish a list of winners.

4. VOTING

Nominees for the BDG Media Awards (“Nominees”) may share the approved BDG Media contest-style ‘Nominee Badge’ and promote their participation in the BDG Media Awards to their fans and followers. Nominees may not run a promotion or giveaway for votes. Nominees must stop using the Nominee Badge once voting closes. A Nominee and its directors, management, officers and employees (“Nominee Representatives”) are not eligible to vote for the Nominee in the BDG Media Awards.

Voters must be at least 18 years old to vote in all BDG Media Award programs. Voting commences when the relevant Contest List is published and concludes after 28 days at 11:59 a.m., EST. Users are limited to one vote per IP address and/or email address per day, per Contest List.

The use of automated voting systems, bots, macros, scripts or vote manipulation in any form is strictly prohibited. Votes linked to this behavior will be voided at BDG Media’s sole discretion. Nominees and Nominee Representatives are prohibited from offering prizes, offers and/or inducements to the public to vote, including vote farming, fraudulent voting practices or inappropriate promotions that artificially inflate the Nominee’s standing in the BDG Media Awards.

3. WINNERS AND PRIZE

Contest winners (“Winners”) will be given the opportunity to purchase a license allowing them to use the official BDG Media Awards Badge (“Badge”). A Winner’s use of the Badge is subject to the terms of a separate trademark license agreement that must be entered into between BDG Media and any Winner.

5. SPONSOR

The BDG Media Award programs are owned, operated and run by BDG Media. BDG Media determinations are final and binding for any and all aspects related to the promotion, including but not limited to the Winners. BDG Media will not be held responsible for any typographical or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the BDG Media Awards, print, digital or otherwise.

6. PARTICIPATION

BDG Media will make reasonable endeavors to inform Nominees selected for participation in the BDG Media Awards. By participating in the BDG Media Awards, Nominees and Winners agree to be bound by these Official Rules. If you do not wish to participate please contact BDG Media at awards@bdg.com. BDG Media maintains final authority in list selection and voting and reserves the right to remove any Nominee or Winner attempting to manipulate or abuse the promotion in any way. BDG Media reserves the right to disqualify persons and businesses suspected of tampering with voting or abusing aspects of this BDG Media Award.

7. USE OF TRADEMARKS

BDG Media retains ownership rights, title and interest to all BDG Media Award names and logos, including any and all Badges. The Badges may not be used, reproduced, published or unpublished in any form without BDG Media’s prior written permission.

8. CANCELATION AND TERMINATION

If for any reason any aspect of the BDG Media Awards is incapable of running as scheduled, including without limitation, by reason of lack qualified candidates, computer virus, communications network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or any cause beyond the control of BDG Media, subject to applicable laws and regulations, BDG Media may in its sole discretion cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the BDG Media Awards.

9. GOVERNING LAW

The BDG Media Awards and these Official Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York without regard to the conflict of laws provisions. Nominees and Winners agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the state of New York.