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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 28 July 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how the Multicultural Inspire Awards (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses and protects the personal data you provide when you use this website.

1. Who we are

The Multicultural Inspire Awards is operated from Office 1, Izabella House, 24–26 Regent Place, City Centre, Birmingham B1 3NJ. Company registration number: [TO BE CONFIRMED]. ICO registration number: [TO BE CONFIRMED].

For any privacy question, contact us at info@inspire-awards.com.

2. What data we collect

  • Nomination forms: your name, email, phone (optional), nominee details, your reason for nominating.
  • Voting: your IP address (to prevent duplicate voting), optionally your email.
  • Sponsorship, ticket, and contact enquiries: the details you submit through those forms.
  • Newsletter: your email address.
  • Technical: IP address, browser type, and pages visited (via server logs).

3. Lawful basis

We process your data on the basis of your consent (forms and newsletter), our legitimate interests (site security, fraud prevention on voting), and where necessary to fulfil a contract (sponsorship, ticketing).

4. How we use it

  • To administer nominations, voting, sponsorship, and ticketing for the awards.
  • To send you confirmation of your submission and to reply to enquiries.
  • To send occasional updates about the awards if you've asked us to.
  • To keep the site secure (rate limiting, spam prevention).

5. Sharing

We do not sell your data. We share only with our hosting provider (Krystal Hosting) and email delivery service, both bound by GDPR-compliant contracts. We do not use analytics or advertising cookies.

6. Retention

Nomination and voting data is retained for the current awards cycle plus one year for archive. Newsletter subscribers can unsubscribe at any time. Contact submissions are retained for 2 years unless you ask us to delete them sooner.

7. Your rights

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data, to restrict or object to processing, and to lodge a complaint with the ICO (ico.org.uk). To exercise any right, email info@inspire-awards.com.

8. Security

The site is served over HTTPS. Session cookies are marked HttpOnly, Secure, and SameSite=Strict. All form submissions are protected by CSRF tokens and rate limiting. Data is stored on servers in the UK.

9. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top reflects the most recent change.