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NOVUM DESIGN AWARD

NOVUM DESIGN AWARD IS A PROOF OF HIGH QUALITY DESIGN
INTERNATIONAL FAME AND RECOGNITION
10 CATEGORIES IN THE WORLD OF DESIGN
40 DIFFERENT PRIZES
NO EXTRA FEES FOR WINNERS
NO EXTRA FEES TO GET YOUR AWARD TROPHY
LIFELONG LICENSE TO USE NDA WINNER LOGOS
MULTIPLE CATEGORIES ARE ALLOWED
NO LIMITS TO THE NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS
DESIGNERS ARE WELCOME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD

Registrations

Registration steps


Step 1.

Get your "Registration Ticket"

Step 2.

We are going to send your Personal Award ID number within 2 working days.

Step 3.

Submit your Design. Use your Personal Award ID number.

Step 4.

We are going to send your Preliminary Design Score within
7 working days.

Step 5.

After you get your Preliminary Design Score you will see your Award Level. If you are not happy with the results you have the right to submit a new project or ask a 100% refund before the final submission deadline

Step 6.

Novum Design Award Winners will be announced officially
15. 10. 2023.  15:00 UTC+1

Fees and Dates

Fees and Dates

EARLY REGISTRATION TICKET
deadline: 15.02.2023 24:00 UTC+1    fee: 100 EUR

STANDARD REGISTRATION TICKET
deadline: 15.06.2023 24:00 UTC+1    fee: 200 EUR

LATE REGISTRATION TICKET
deadline: 15.08.2023 24:00 UTC+1     fee: 300 EUR

LAST REGISTRATION TICKET
deadline: 15.09.2023 24:00 UTC+1     fee: 400 EUR

LAST SUBMISSION DEADLINE
01.10.2023 24:00 UTC+1 

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED
15.10.2023 15:00 UTC+1

Design Scores

Design Scores
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Prizes

Prizes

All submissions will be carefully evaluated by the Jury of Novum Design Award (NDA) in 10 categories: Architectural Design Category, Interior Design Category, Urban Planning and Landscape Design Category, Furniture Design Category, Lightning Design Category, Digital Art and Graphic Design Category, Packing Design Category, Product Design Category, Fashion and Textile Design Category, Photography and Photo Manipulation Design Category. NDA Jury shall evaluate and check all the submitted Designs for the following aspects: quality, technical adequacy, authentication of the Designs, etc. and give Design Scores. Jury have no informations about the Designers name, email address, location, age or profession. The Jury’s decisions will be binding. Designer shall not have any right to make an objection to the decisions given by the Jury.

 

After your submission has been finalized Novum Design Award staff jury will start the check your design.  Scores are computer tabulated and averaged to prevent error.  All entrant information is removed to prevent bias and design scores are assigned 10 aspects by the panel on a scale of 1-10. Total design score: 10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10=100. The entry in a category that gets 90-100 design scores receives the Golden Novum Design Award; 80-89 design scores receives the Silver Novum Design Award; 70-79 design scores receives the Bronze Novum Design Award. The Designer in a category who’s project gets 60-100 design scores has an opportunity to recieve the Designer of the Year Award.

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Number of Prizes:

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Categories

Categories

Architectural
Design Category

Interior
Design Category

Urban Planning and
Landscape 
Design Category

Furniture
Design Category

Lightning
Design Category

Digital Art and
Graphic
Design Category

Packing
Design Category

Jewelry
Design Category

​Fashion and
Textile
Design Category

Photography and
Photo Manipulation
Design Category

Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs

Please read through the FAQ section for answers to your questions. If your question is still unanswered, please write us at info@novumdesignaward.com.

 

Q: What type of Design do you accept?
A: We are looking for all types of Designs in 10 categories:  Architectural Design Category, Interior Design
Category, Urban Planning and Landscape Design Category, Furniture Design Category, Lightning Design Category, Digital Art and Graphic Design Category, Packing Design Category, Jewelry Design Category, Fashion and Textile Design Category, Photography and Photo Manipulation Design Category.

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Q: What are the deadlines for registration?
A: The Early registration deadline is 15.02.2023 24:00 UTC+1. The Standard registration deadline is 15.06.2023 24:00 UTC+1. The Late registration deadline is 15.08.2023 24:00 UTC+1. The Last registration deadline is 15.09.2023 24:00 UTC+1.

 

Q: What is the deadline for submission?
A: You can submit your project any time, but the last submission deadline is 01.10.2023 24:00 UTC+1.

Q: What are the steps for submitting an entry?
A:  Here are the steps for the submission:

1. Get your „Registration Ticket”
2. We are going to send your Personal Award ID Number within 2 business days.
3. Submit your Design. Use your Personal Award ID Number.
4. We are going to send your Preliminary Design Score within 7 business days.
5. After you get your Preliminary Design Score you will see your Award Level. If you are not happy with the results you have the right to submit a new project or ask a 100% refund before the final submission deadline
6. Novum Design Award Winners will be announced 15.10.2023.


 

Q: What is the registration fee?
A: There are four registration periods. The Early registration fee is 100 EUR. The Standard registration fee is 200 EUR. The Late registration fee is 300 EUR. The Last registration fee is 400 EUR.

Q: What are the payment options for the registration fee?
A: We accept payment for submissions either by Credit Card, or Debit Card. Once a registration fee has been paid, there are no refunds provided. If you have been wrongly charged for any reason, we will be happy to credit the amount that is due.

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Q: Are all the fees on your website in Euro?
A: Yes, at this time we only accept Euro (EUR) currency.

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Q: Is there an “age-limit” on projects or designs that I submit, or a limit on how long ago a design or project was completed?
A: Projects or Designs must have been designed  or completed after 2010.

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Q: Is there a limit to the number of entries I can submit?
A: No, you may submit as many entries as you wish.

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Q: Can I enter one design into multiple categories?
A: Yes, you may enter the same design into as many categories as you see fit. In fact, doing so may increase your chances of winning. However, there is an additional fee for each additional category you enter.

Q: Do I have to submit my design again if I want to nominate it an other categories too?
A: Yes, you do. You have to register and submit your design again and choose an other category.

Q: Can I submit designs which have already published or recieved other awards?
A: Yes, you can. Designer may submit both published, unpublished project and award-winning designs.

 

Q: What is the Personal Award  ID Number?
A: We will send your Personal Award  ID Number by email within 2 business days after your registration.

 

Q: Can I submit a hard copy of my work? Can I mail in a CD of my work?
A: No. Submissions are only accepted online. After the registration, submit your work here.

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Q: What size and type of photo files can I submit?
A: Photo needs to be in high-resolution JPEG or PNG format and minimally have a long dimension of at least 2000 pixels. We recommend the file size not be larger than 3 MB to ensure a faster upload experience.

Q: How many images can I enter for each design?
A: You can submit up to 6 images for each design.

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Q: What is the selection process for the Winners?
A: After your submission has been finalized Novum Design Award staff jury will start the check your design. Judging is blind – they don’t know who has submitted the entry. Scores are computer tabulated and averaged to prevent error.  All entrant information is removed to prevent bias and design scores are assigned 10 aspects by the panel on a scale of 1-10.
Total design score: 10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10=100. The entry in a category that gets 90-100 design scores receives the Golden Novum Design Award; 80-89 design scores receives the Silver Novum Design Award; 70-79 design scores receives the Bronze Novum Design Award; The Designer in a category who’s project gets 60-100 design scores has an opportunity to recieve the Designer of the Year Award.


Q: Will I be notified if I've won an Award?
A: We do notify award Winners by we are going to publish the list of the Winners in our website.

Q: Do the category Winners receive a Trophy or Certificate?
A: The Novum Design Award Trophy will be given to the Golden, Silver, Bronze Novum Design Award Winners, and to the Designer of the Year in every categories. All the Winners will recieve a digital Certificate and physical Trophy. 

Q: Do you send a printed Certificate?
A: We are going to send a high resolution Certificate only in digital version for all the Winners. You can print it in any size yourself or use it as a digital file or photo on your website, products and social media platforms.

Q: When will I get my Design Scores?
A: Within 7 working days aftter your submission.


Q: What does it mean if I get 85 Preliminary Design Scores?
A: After your submission has been finalized Novum Design Award staff jury will start the check your design.  Judging is blind – they don’t know who has submitted the entry. Scores are computer tabulated and averaged to prevent error.  All entrant information is removed to prevent bias and design scores are assigned 10 aspects by the panel on a scale of 1-10. Total design score: 10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10=100. The entry in a category that gets 90-100 design scores receives the Golden Novum Design Award; 80-89 design scores receives the Silver Novum Design Award; 70-79 design scores receives the Bronze Novum Design Award; the Designer in a category who’s project gets 60-100 design scores has an opportunity to recieve the Designer of the Year Award.

Q: How will I know if you have received my entry?
A: You should receive a confirmation message in your screen from us after you submit your work. If you want our stuff can double check your submission, just feel free to send us a message: info@novumdesignaward.com

Q: Can I make changes to my entry after I have submitted?
A: You will not be able to edit your submission after it has been made. For this reason, please review your work carefully and make sure that the entries are submitted correctly before finalizing.

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Q: Who owns the work and copyrights after it is submitted?
A: You do, of course. We have no intention of owning your work. Everything you submit is yours. Outside of the main prize, we look for unique opportunities for every artist who submits work into our system. We have developed an incredible network of media, gallerists, buyers and we want to put that to work for you. So far artists have gotten international media attention.

Q: How will my images be used?
A: Your images will only be used for purposes of promotion of the Novum Design Award. One of the great things about NDA is it's global reach. Through this platform, your image will be viewed with your credit all around the world. All participating designers thus far have been extremely happy with the manner in which their images have been used and promoted globally.

Q: Will I be compensated for the use of my images?
A: There is no monetary remuneration for the use of your image.

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Q: Are transactions on Novum Design Award's website secure?
A: Yes. We use the latest encryption technology and trusted processors to make sure your personal information is kept confidential and private.

 

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

A) This agreement is made between

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Novum Design Award here in after (NDA) which is the sole owner of the Award (here in after Award); and,
Designer has registered to the Award and submit his/her Designs.

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B) Acceptance

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Designer hereby agrees the terms of this agreement by submitting his/her Designs to www.novumdesignaward.com (here in after Website).

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C) The Subject of The Agreement

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Within the scope of this agreement, the Designer  shall submit his/her Designs to the Website in accordance with the terms and conditions situated in this agreement so as to participate the Award contest.

NDA shall have right to use the submitted Designs for promotional efforts on NDA’s websites, NDA's instagram page and NDA's facebook page. NDA shall have right to use the submitted Designs to communicate to the public. Designer shall accept and declare to give the right of usage of the submitted Designs and it accept not to put in a claim for using of the Designs within the scope of promoting and advertising for Award Contecst. The scope of use of the rights granted under this agreement is limited only to the promotion and advertisement of Award Contest.

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D) The Duration of the Agreement

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This agreement shall be in force from the date of submitting of the Designs by Designers. Designers shall accept and agree that NDA shall have right to use the Designs, right of adaptation (process) , right of reproduction, right to communicate a work to public by devices enabling the transmission of signs and/or images including the digital transmission, related to the Designs and other rights designated in this agreement without any limitation regarding location, number and content, and within the scope of promoting and advertising for Contest.

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E) The Obligations of the Designer

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Submitted Designs by Designer shall not violate any third party rights and NDA shall not be considered as responsible. In case of that NDA is pushed to make a payment to the third parties due to the violation of their rights, Designer shall accept, declare and undertake to compensate the all losses and damages of NDA. Designs submitted to the NDA’s website shall contain the relevant and correct information. Designer shall declare and undertake that submitted Designs must be taken after 01/01/2010. 

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F) The Rights of the Novum Design Award

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Designer agrees to undertake the license non-exclusively to NDA the right to use his/her Designs, within the scope of promoting and advertising for Contest. Designer agrees and undertakes that NDA shall have right to reproduce and publish the original or copies of the Designers in any form or by any method, with all kinds of print techniques or in different formats through electronic methods, in physical or electronic media. In this regard NDA may reproduce and publish the Designs as Yearbook and complete works in different sizes and colours. NDA may reproduce and publish the Designs in physical media and transmit the Designs to its subscribers. Copyrights remain on the Designer, Designer shall give NDA right to use the submitted Designs with Designer’s credit.

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G) Categories

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Architectural Design Category, Interior Design Category, Urban Planning and Landscape Design Category, Furniture Design Category, Lightning Design Category, Digital Art and Graphic Design Category, Packing Design Category, Jewelry Design Category, Fashion and Textile Design Category, Photography and Photo Manipulation Design Category.

H) Prizes

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There are 7 Award and 1 Honorable Mention in every categories. The entry in a category that gets 90-100 design scores receives the Golden Novum Design Award; 80-89 design scores receives the Silver Novum Design Award; 70-79 design scores receives the Bronze Novum Design Award; the Designer in a category who’s project gets 60-100 design scores has an opportunity to recieve the Designer of the Year Award.
 


J) Limits
 

Designer can enter as many registrations as he/she like. Designer can enter the same Design into as many categories as you see fit. In fact, doing so may increase your chances of winning. However, there is an additional fee for each additional category you enter.
 

K) Calendar and Fees


The Early registration deadline is 15.02.2023 24:00 UTC+1. The Standard registration deadline is 15.06.2023 24:00 UTC+1. The Late registration deadline is 15.08.2023 24:00 UTC+1. The Last registration deadline is 15.09.2023 24:00 UTC+1. The Early registration fee is 100 EUR. The Standard registration fee is 200 EUR. The Late registration fee is 300 EUR. The Last registration fee is 400 EUR.


L) Jury Process
 

All submissions will be carefully evaluated by the Jury of NDA Categories. NDA Jury shall evaluate and check all the submitted Designs for the following aspects: quality, technical adequacy, authentication of the Designs and give Design Scores.. Jury have no informations about the Designers name, email address, location, age or profession. The Jury’s decisions will be binding. Designer shall not have any right to make an objection to the decisions given by the Jury. After your submission has been finalized Novum Design Award staff jury will start the check your design.  Judging is blind – they don’t know who has submitted the entry. Scores are computer tabulated and averaged to prevent error.  All entrant information is removed to prevent bias and design scores are assigned 10 aspects by the panel on a scale of 1-10. Total design score: 10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10+10=100. The entry in a category that gets 90-100 design scores receives the Golden Novum Design Award; 80-89 design scores receives the Silver Novum Design Award; 70-79 design scores receives the Bronze Novum Design Award; the Designer in a category who’s project gets 60-100 design scores has an opportunity to recieve the Designer of the Year Award.
 

M) Termination

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NDA shall have right to terminate this agreement anytime without giving any reason and notice.


N) Website Terms of Use

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All content in this Website is protected by international and national copyright law. All Designers displayed in this website belongs to the copyright owners. NDA cannot be held responsible by third parties, because of the damages arising from the Designs on this site.

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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Privacy policy:

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This is an important notice regarding your privacy and the way in which the Novum Design Award (NDA) (referred to as “we”, “our” or “us” in this policy) collects and makes use of your personal data. We want to be open and transparent with you and therefore encourage you to contact us if you have any questions about this policy or the ways in which we use your personal data.

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This policy applies to our subscriber, Awards applicants, and business contacts generally. We take our privacy responsibilities seriously and are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

Privacy Policy

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The Novum Design Award (NDA) respects the personal identity and information by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers the site https://www.novumdesignaward.com/ Novum Design Award (NDA) is the sole owner of any information collected on https://www.novumdesignaward.com/

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Information collection:

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Novum Design Award (NDA) respects collects information from users at multiple points on its website. We only collect information that is essential to serve you, present your work to the jury, inform you of your winning, remind you of deadlines or to promote your winning, your company and your work to the public.

Any personal information collected in forms is for our private use only. Phone numbers, mail address, and email addresses will not be sold or distributed to third parties or published online.

 

The information you provide to us:

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For example, we collect information when you register with Novum Design Award (NDA) respects for an account, or create a new submission, request customer support, or leave us a testimonial. The type of information we collect directly from you include your name, email, company name, address, position, and other contact information. We also require information about your project that is being submitted into the Novum Design Award (NDA) respects award program.

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This includes:

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• Name of Design 

• Designer name and team members

• Company Name

• Email address

• Etc…

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Information collected by Cookies, web analytics, and tracking technologies:

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We may use technologies that save cookies to your computer or mobile device. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us to improve your experience on the Novum Design Award (NDA) respects website. Cookies are only to understand our advertising performance with minimal information collected. We will not follow and record your activity once you leave our website. We may also collect information using web analytics services. These services, such as Google Analytics help us understand how to improve visitor experience on the website.

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Where we store your personal information:

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Electronic versions of your personal information are stored on our supplier platform located in the US and India. The servers which we use to provide our services to you depends on the location that you or your organization is based; to make it user-friendly and faster. For example, if you or your organization elects for our services to be provided within Europe, then the server used to provide our service to you or your organization will be based in Europe. Where we use third party service providers to assist us, your personal information may also be stored in accordance with their practices and procedures. We require third parties to respect your personal information and to treat it in accordance with the law.

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Use of Information:

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The information may be used to perform a variety of purposes, including to:

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• Promote winners of the Novum Design Award (NDA) program,

• Remind registrants of the upcoming deadlines,

• Notify winners of their win,

• Send updates, and news regarding Novum Design Award (NDA) and other Farmani Group related competitions, and select partners,

• Respond, and help with customer service support questions,

• Monitor and analyze trends, usage of marketing effectiveness,

• Prevent illegal activities, spamming and another unauthorized usage of the Novum Design Award (NDA) website,

• Present relevant advertising to visitors.

Rights of access, erase and be forgotten

Your rights in connection with your personal information

• Request access to your personal information (commonly known as a “data subject access request”). This enables you to receive a copy of your personal information and to check we are lawfully processing it.

• Request correction of your personal information. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate personal information corrected.

• Request the erasure of your personal information. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal information where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask us to stop processing personal information where we are relying on a legitimate interest and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground.

• Request to be forgotten; we will delete all your personal data from our servers.

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If you want to review, verify, correct or request erasure of your personal information, object to the processing of your personal information or request that we transfer a copy of your personal information to another party, please contact us at info@novumdesignaward.com.

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What we may need from you:

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We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access the information (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that personal information is not disclosed to another person who has no right to receive it.

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Right to withdraw consent:

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In the limited circumstances where you may have provided your consent to the collecting, processing, and transfer of your personal information for a specific purpose, you have the right to withdraw your consent for that specific processing at any time. To withdraw your consent, please contact us at info@novumdesignaward.com. Where we are providing you with marketing information, you can also change your marketing preferences by using the unsubscribe button at the bottom of our marketing e-mails to you. Once we have received notification that you have withdrawn your consent, we will no longer process your personal information for the purpose or purposes you originally agreed to, unless we have another legitimate basis for doing so.

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Sharing and Disclosure of Information:

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To promote our winners, we share information about their projects with media, partners, and in press releases. We will not share any of your personal information, or information that is not intended for publicity. We require third parties and partners to respect the security of your personal information and to treat it in accordance with the law.

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Newsletter Communications:

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You may opt out of receiving reminder and newsletter emails from Novum Design Award (NDA)  by following the opt-out instructions provided in those emails. You may also opt-out of receiving promotional emails and other promotional communications from us at any time by emailing the Novum Design Award (NDA) support team with your specific request. If you opt out from the newsletters, we may still send you non-promotional communications, such as notifications of your winning or other important information that benefits you, but this may be affected if you unsubscribed from the Novum Design Award (NDA) list.

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Cookies:

 

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you would like, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies or to prompt you before accepting such a cookie. Please note that, if you choose to remove or reject browser cookies, this could affect the availability or functionality of Novum Design Award (NDA) website.

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Testimonials:

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We display personal testimonials of happy winners on our website. With your consent, we may post your testimonial along with your name and use these testimonials to provide you with even more publicity and exposure.

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Links:

 

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Novum Design Award (NDA) is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. Novum Design Award (NDA) encourages our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.

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Payment Security:

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This website uses 256-bit SSL encryption and all payment are processed by Stripe. Novum Design Award (NDA) does not have direct access or store credit card information. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@novumdesignaward.com

Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

Novum Design Award ("us", "we", or "our") uses cookies on the Novum Design Award cloud software and the Novum Design Award website www.novumdesignaward.com (the "Service"). By using the Service, you consent to the use of cookies. Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Service, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.

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What are cookies:

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Cookies are small pieces of text sent to your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Service or a third-party to recognise you and make your next visit easier and the Service more useful to you. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.

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How Novum Design Award uses cookies:

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When you use and access the Service, we may place a number of cookies files in your web browser.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

•             To enable certain functions of the Service

•             To provide analytics

•             To store your preferences

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We use both session and persistent cookies on the Service and we use different types of cookies to run the Service:

•             Essential cookies. We may use essential cookies to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts.

•             Preferences cookies. We may use preferences cookies to remember information that changes the way the Service behaves or looks, such as the "remember me" functionality of a registered user or a user's language preference.

•             Analytics cookies. We may use analytics cookies to track information how the Service is used so that we can make improvements. We may also use analytics cookies to test new advertisements, pages, features or new functionality of the Service to see how our users react to them.

•             Third-party cookies. In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on.

You can read more about the cookies we use on our website here.

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What are your choices regarding cookies:

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If you'd like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser. Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

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Where can you find more information about cookies:

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You can learn more about cookies and the following third-party websites:

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