Terms & Conditions

Important Terms for Entry Submission and Seat Reservations

The Sports Sponsorship & Investment Forum + Awards – SSIFA (The Event) is organized by SSIFA Africa, GSAC (Give Sports A Chance) Centre, and Leavamark Group (The Organizers).
All entries for The Awards must be completed and uploaded via the online entry system by entry deadline date.
There are no entry fees charged to enter The Awards.
Entry deadlines may be extended at the discretion of The Organizers.
Entrants can enter a maximum of 8 submissions into the awards across the available categories, with a maximum of 2 entries per category.
Entries are encouraged either directly or from external contracted third parties acting for the putative nominee.
All entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges and accept no correspondence, telephone, email or communication of any kind will be entered into in relation to decisions reached.
All material submitted in support of an entry is warranted by the entrant to be their property and is entered without any encumbrances by third parties.
The entrant indemnifies, and agrees to keep indemnified, The Organizers for any claims arising out of any material, statements, or claims made as part of their entry.
The entrant agrees that The Organizers of the awards are entitled to judge their entry and select what they consider to be the winner in a given category without recourse to the entrants.
In the event that the organizers receive multiple submissions for the same project in a category, only one submission can go forward to the shortlist, and the Organizers reserve the right to choose, as their preference, the entrant that is deemed most appropriate for the Awards.
In the event that a project wins a trophy, the submitting entity will accept the trophy on the event day. Any member of the project team is welcome to purchase a copy of the trophy.
The entrant agrees that should they be shortlisted for an Award, they will provide a representative to attend the award ceremony to accept the trophy in the event they are successful.
The Organizers reserve the right, and the entrant agrees to the same, that where the shortlisted entrant fails to send a representative to attend the event, the organizers can withdraw the relevant shortlisted entry(s) from the competition without further recourse.
In the circumstances that a shortlisted entrant fails to send a representative to the event but has been declared the winner, the organizers reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to void the entrant’s submission(s) and promote the next placed entrant present at the event to
be declared the winner.
The entrant agrees that should they be shortlisted for an Award, they will not be permitted to sit at a table with any sponsors or partners of The Event.
In the event that a winning entrant does not send a representative to the event but submits to the organizers an explanation as to their non-attendance, they may still, at the organizers sole discretion, be awarded their trophy, which will be delivered to them at a fee.
If the entrant wins an award, it grants permission to the organizers to use any photographs, video, sound, written, or other material as they see fit and without restriction.
Entries received without the prerequisite information will be deemed invalid and withdrawn from The Awards.
The Organizers reserves the right to withdraw an entry from the judging process at any time if the entry is deemed inappropriate for any reason.
All decision on submission to The Awards are final.
Organizers reserve the right not to award a category at its own discretion and without recourse to the entrants of said category.
In the event that a category is deemed not to have received a sufficient number of entries for the shortlist, the organisers reserve the right, and the entrant agrees to the same, to withdraw the entrant’s submission and to assign the winner based on nomination from the event’s judging panel.
The Organizers reserve the right to nominate the entrant in additional categories that the organisers feel appropriate.
The person named on the entry form will be the used as the point of contact by The Organizers.
If the name of the nominated contact person changes, The Organizers must be contacted immediately.
Shortlisted entrants may be required to provide additional information upon request from The Organizers.
Entries will be judged by a panel of judges selected by The Organizers.
Entrants can enter multiple categories.
Sponsors cannot enter the category they are sponsoring.
The winners of the awards may state in advertising, promotional material and on their stationery that they are a winner, but this must make it clear which category and the year in which they won.
The Organizers reserve the right, and the entrant accepts the same, to remove an entry from the competition at their sole discretion and without recourse to said entrant.
The Organizers may (at their sole discretion) change the date or cancel The Event at any time for any reason.
Where a Force Majeure Event has or may have (at The Organizer’s sole discretion) an adverse impact on: (i) the ability of The Organizers to hold The Event at the planned venue or on the planned date; or (ii) the Event generally, then The Organizers shall be entitled but not obliged (in their sole discretion) to either: (i) provide alternative facilities or venue for The Event;
and/or (ii) reschedule The Event. For the purpose of this Condition “Force Majeure Event” means any event arising that is beyond the reasonable control of The Organizers including (without limitation) to speaker or participant cancellation or withdrawal, supplier or contractor failure, venue damage or cancellation, health scares, pandemics, industrial dispute, governmental regulations or action, military action, fire, flood, disaster, civil riot, acts of terrorism or war.
To the fullest extent permitted by the applicable law, The Organizers shall not be liable to you for any loss, delay, damage, or other liability incurred resulting from or arising in connection with the cancellation or date change of the Event, howsoever arising or any venue change.
These Terms and Conditions will be subject to the laws of Republic of Kenya.
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By submitting an entry or by registering to book a seat at The Event, you confirm your agreement with these Terms and Conditions.