Terms & Conditions
The Global NEXT OEM Awards recognise the technology brands that have created meaningful impact across the Redington ecosystem through innovation, partner enablement and customer success.
To maintain the integrity of the awards, all partner votes are subject to eligibility verification and validation. Redington reserves the right to review submissions, remove duplicate or fraudulent votes, investigate suspicious voting patterns and validate results before determining the final winners.
The awards are based on validated partner voting, supported by an independent integrity review conducted by Redington. All individual responses will remain confidential and will be used solely for award administration and verification.
1. Eligibility
- Only authorised representatives of active Redington partners are eligible to participate in the voting process.
- Eligible organisations include Value Added Resellers (VARs), System Integrators (SIs), Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Solution Providers, Channel Partners and other organisations recognised by Redington as eligible partners.
- Participants should have actively worked with the OEM(s) they are voting for during the evaluation period and should vote only where they have sufficient first-hand experience.
2. Evaluation Period
Voting should reflect business engagement and partner experience during the following period only:
1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026
3. One Vote Per Individual
Each eligible participant may submit only one vote.
To ensure fairness, Redington may use one or more identifiers for validation, including:
- Corporate email address
- Mobile number
- Company name
- Partner code
- IP address
- Device or browser information
Where multiple submissions are received from the same individual, Redington reserves the right to consider only the latest verified submission or invalidate duplicate entries.
4. Multiple Voters from the Same Organisation
Multiple employees from the same partner organisation may participate, provided each:
- Uses their own corporate email address
- Submits an independent response
- Holds a genuine business role within the organisation
Redington reserves the right to investigate and validate unusually high volumes of submissions originating from a single organisation.
5. Corporate Email Verification
Participants are encouraged to use their official corporate email addresses.
Redington may reject or manually verify submissions received from personal or public email domains where eligibility cannot be established.
6. Eligibility Verification
Redington may verify participant eligibility using available partner records, CRM data, partner codes, business registrations or other relevant information.
Failure to establish eligibility may result in the vote being excluded from the final count.
7. Honest Representation
By submitting a vote, participants confirm that:
- The information provided is accurate.
- They are authorised representatives of their organisation.
- Their responses reflect genuine business experience.
- They have direct knowledge of the OEMs selected.
Providing false or misleading information may result in disqualification.
8. Vote Only Where You Have Experience
Participants should vote only in award categories where they have sufficient direct experience.
Where applicable, participants should select "Not enough experience to vote" instead of making assumptions.
9. Independent Voting
Votes must represent the participant's independent professional opinion.
The following activities are strictly prohibited:
- Vote buying or incentives
- Reciprocal voting arrangements
- Coordinated voting campaigns
- Multiple voting on behalf of others
- Any attempt to manipulate award outcomes
10. Fraudulent Activity
Redington reserves the right to investigate and invalidate submissions involving:
- Duplicate voting
- Fake identities
- Automated or bot-generated submissions
- Disposable or fabricated email accounts
- Impersonation
- Manipulated partner information
- Any activity intended to unfairly influence results
11. Campaigning Guidelines
- Offer gifts, incentives or rewards for votes
- Influence or pressure partners to vote in a particular way
- Submit votes on behalf of partners
- Create false identities or fake partner submissions
- Attempt to manipulate the voting process
Failure to comply may result in the removal of votes or further action at Redington's discretion.
12. Audit & Validation
- Verify participant eligibility
- Audit voting records
- Contact participants for validation
- Review suspicious submissions
- Remove invalid or duplicate votes
- Conduct manual or automated fraud checks
Where necessary, an independent review process may be undertaken before finalising results.
13. Voting Integrity Checks
- Excessive submissions from the same IP address or organisation
- Duplicate or highly similar responses
- Repeated device or browser identifiers
- Identical written comments
- Unusual submission patterns or completion times
- Other indicators of coordinated or automated activity
Votes identified as suspicious may be excluded following review.
14. Confidentiality
Individual voting responses will remain confidential.
OEMs will receive only aggregated results and will not have access to:
- Individual voter identities
- Company-wise voting records
- Individual comments or responses
15. Data Privacy
Information collected through the voting process will be used solely for:
- Eligibility verification
- Award administration
- Fraud prevention
- Statistical analysis
- Event-related communication, where applicable
All personal information will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy regulations.
Participants hereby consent to processing of their personal data by Redington for all purposes related to these awards.
16. Final Results
Validated partner voting forms the basis of the Global NEXT OEM Awards.
All votes are subject to integrity review and verification before results are finalised.
Redington reserves the right to adjust or exclude invalid submissions where necessary to protect the credibility of the awards.
17. Organiser's Decision
Redington's decisions relating to eligibility, validation, vote counting, investigation of suspicious activity and selection of award recipients, distribution of awards, and all matters connected directly or indirectly with this awards program shall be final and binding.
No correspondence regarding individual voting outcomes or validation decisions will be entertained.
18. Voting Window
Only votes submitted within the official voting period will be considered.
Late, incomplete or unsuccessful submissions may not be accepted.
Last Date of Submission: 20th August 2026
19. Technical Disclaimer
Redington shall not be responsible for submissions that are incomplete, delayed or unsuccessful due to technical issues, internet connectivity, browser compatibility or user error.
Only successfully submitted and validated votes will be considered.
20. Right to Amend
Redington reserves the right to amend these Terms & Conditions, extend or shorten the voting period, modify award categories, suspend or cancel the voting process, withdraw the entire awards program, or take any other action necessary to preserve the integrity and fairness of the Global NEXT OEM Awards.
21. Acceptance of Terms
By participating in the Global NEXT OEM Awards voting process, participants confirm that they have read, understood and agreed to these Terms & Conditions.
