Basic Requirements
This section on the basic requirements for entry contains the general information you’ll need to know to start the process.
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*BASIC REQUIREMENTS REGISTERING YOUR ENTRY
REGISTRATION FEES SUBMITTING YOUR PRODUCT
Basic Requirements
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All products entered in the Awards must be available for retail. We do not accept products which are pre-launch or in the development stages.
Please make sure you read each step in this section carefully even if you have entered the awards in the past, as we have made some major changes to the process, increased the categories, and the dates have changed.
You can find the Terms & Conditions of the awards here.
We created an extremely detailed guide to entering HERE. The document covers topics which awe often see questions about including our tips for filling out the registration form, deciding which category to enter, frequently asked questions on the submission form, and feedback.
Only enter your information in English. The new Judgify system will show your details to judges and if they cannot read it, it will make judging extremely difficult.
We have broken up the information on entering in order to make it clearer and easier. Here are the pages available on entering the awards though we recommend following it through in order:
1) BASIC REQUIREMENTS 2) REGISTERING YOUR ENTRY
3) REGISTRATION FEES 4) SUBMITTING YOUR PRODUCT
5) SAMPLE AMOUNTS REQUIRED AND DELIVERY
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By participating in the Academy of Chocolate (AoC) Awards you agree to be bound by the specific rules of the awards as written below:
Entrants must follow the entry instructions as stipulated by the AoC. An entry will be deemed void if the entry has been made by an ineligible person (any judges/suppliers or their employees entering the awards are not allowed to judge any categories that they themselves enter)
Personal Data: In entering the AoC awards entrants’ consent to provide the AoC with certain personal data in order that it may administer the Awards. Any personal data used will be for the administration of the awards only.
Liability: The AoC excludes all liability for any loss or damage of all entered products (entries lost in post, delayed by customs etc.). The AoC cannot be held liable for entries received before payment has been received and acknowledged.
Award winners’ names may be published on the Academy of Chocolate social media platforms and/or on the AoC website and on any other media (including by the AoC on third party websites, television and/or radio).
The AoC reserves the right to use the names and business contact details of award winners, any photographs, or recordings of them in any PR communications to print or on visual media.
The decision of the AoC Awards Committee is final and binding in all respects and in all matters related to the Awards and no correspondence will be entered into.