Please read carefully to fully comprehend the terms and proprietary policy of MoreThan160 Ltd ("MT160"). In the following paragraphs, you will find,
PART A: the procedures that MT160 follows concerning the collection, storage, and management of Proprietary Information during its assessment process of the Antonio Meucci Global Telco Awards
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PART B: the terms for the conduct of the Antonio Meucci Global Telco Awards

PART A

1. Nomination Proprietary Policy Statement

1.1 Morethan160 Ltd (hereinafter “MT160”) strictly adheres to and fully complies with the privacy rights of all its Nominees. This Nomination Proprietary Policy Statement (hereinafter “Policy”) is constructed with the provisions of Directive (EU) 2016/943. It provides the manner that MT160 will collect, store, and manage the Proprietary Information that the Nominees provide to MT160 concerning its assessment procedures for the conduct of the Antonio Meucci Global Telco Awards (hereinafter “Awards”).

1.2 When uploading supportive documentation and submitting an application as a Nominee to the Awards, the Nominee automatically provides consent to collect, store and manage the Nominee’s Proprietary Information for the assessment procedures as described in this Policy.

1.3 It is an obligation of the Nominee to carefully read to comprehend the practices followed by MT160 concerning how MT160 processes the Proprietary Information of its Nominees.

1.4 MT160 commits to maintain a subjective assessment standard with all received nominations while fully complying with the Proprietary Information of its Nominees.

2. Collection of Proprietary Information provided by the Nominee

2.1 PROPRIETARY INFORMATION DIRECTLY RECEIVED FROM THE NOMINEE

MT160 collects, stores, and manages thoroughly or partially information provided by the Nominee in the following categories:

2.1.1 Information provided within the nominee application, including information provided through the Awards’ website form, via e-mail, personally, or through any communication tool used during interviews.

2.1.2 Information provided in the nominee application as a first part that requests the following: Name of Company, Website URL, Social Network URL (e.g., LinkedIn Profile Page), Full Name of Submitter (First Name, Middle Name, Surname, Family Name), Gender of Submitter, Business Title of Submitter, E-mail address of Submitter, Social Network URL of Submitter, etc.

2.1.3 Information provided in the nominee application as a second part concerning Pricing that requests the following: Name of Company, VAT Number, Registration Number, Registered Office Address, Full Name of Executive responsible for Invoicing, and their e-mail address.

2.1.4 Information provided in the application that requests the upload of supportive documentation (e.g., Brochures, Prospectuses, Extensive Material, Certifications, Qualifications, etc.).

2.1.5 Information exclusively provided by the Nominee.

3. Management of Proprietary Information

3.1 LEGAL BASIS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY DATA. MT160 relies on the Nominee’s consent to manage the Proprietary Information that the nominee application procedure has provided for legally processing the Nominee’s Proprietary Information under Directive (EU) 2016/943.

3.2 GROUNDS OF MANAGEMENT. MT160 utilizes the Proprietary Information of its Nominees for the following reasons:

3.2.1 Receipt and assessment of the Nominee’s application and supporting documentation for the conduct of the Awards by MT160;

3.2.2 Communication with the Nominee  throughout the Awards’ procedure;

3.2.3 Appointment Scheduling between the Nominee and MT160 for the purposes of the Awards’ procedure;

3.2.4 Receipt and assessment of the Nominee’s application and supporting documentation for the conduct of the Awards by the Awards’ Judges (with whom MT160 has severally signed Non-Disclosure Agreements for the Proprietary Information that MT160 received from the Nominees during its assessment process for the conduct of the Awards) for the purposes of the Awards’ procedure. Each Award Category will include three Judges. The Nominee’s discretion decides how many Award Categories it wants to apply to.

3.2.5 Appointment Scheduling between the Candidate and the Awards’ Judges for the conduct of the LIVE-ZOOM PRESENTATIONS (provided that the Nominee has been shortlisted for the 2nd Phase of the Awards).

3.3 SELECTION PROCEDURE. As aforementioned, MT160 will create a profile by which MT160 and the Awards’ Judges will select the best Nominees based on the subjective assessment standard and criteria.  

4. Security & Confidentiality of Proprietary Information

4.1 MT160 strictly collects, stores, and manages all Proprietary Data of its Nominees as confidential. None of such Data will be disclosed to any Party other than the members of the team of MT160 that are responsible for the assessment procedure and the Awards’ Judges for each specific Award Category that the Nominee has applied to. Every person involved in such a process is subject to confidentiality obligations and any other obligations set forth by the applicable law.

4.2 MT160 takes appropriate measures to ensure that all Proprietary Data is kept safe, including security measures to prevent accidental loss or unauthorized use or access of proprietary data. MT160 has procedures in place to address any suspected data security breaches. MT160 will notify any necessary supervisory authority of a data security breach and all affected Nominees if any of the Nominee’s rights and/or freedoms are at high risk due to the experienced data breach.

5. Storage of Proprietary Information & Retention Period

5.1 If the Proprietary Data is stored in MT160’s servers, it will be so in electronic folders contained in MT160’s cloud storage, accessible only from authorised MT160 personnel and the Judges for each specific Award Category. This data remains within the territory of the European Economic Area.

5.2 MT160 will keep the Proprietary Information provided by the Nominee until the Ceremony of the Awards. The Personal Information will be immediately erased in the following cases:

5.2.1 Erasure of Proprietary Data requested by the Nominee, unless it is found to be still retainable due to the overriding legitimate interest, such as for the basis of our or an interested party’s defense claims.

5.2.2 Express intention of the Nominee in an e-mail form sent to the following address antonio-meucci (at) morethan160 (dot) net

6. Rights of Nominee

6.1 The Nominee can choose to use the following rights, in the vast majority of cases free of charge, at any time:

6.1.1 Request access to their Proprietary Information and some additional information that this Policy has already been designed to provide the Nominee with;

6.1.2 Request the rectification of any errors found in the Nominee’s Proprietary Information;

6.1.3 Request for immediate erasure of the Proprietary Information from MT160 systems unless MT160’s legitimate interests in retaining such Information, such as in cases of constituting a defence claim, is found to be overriding;

6.1.4 Request for the receipt of the Proprietary Information that the Nominee has provided in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and have the right to pass it on to third parties if technically possible and with MT160’s consent;

6.1.5 Request for the opposition to any Proprietary Information processing conducted by MT160 unless MT160’s legitimate interests in the further processing of such data are found to be overriding;

6.2 If the Nominee would like to exercise one of the rights mentioned above, the Nominee must do the following:

6.2.1 Contact MT160 at the e-mail address: antonio-meucci (at) morethan160 (dot) net

6.2.2 Provide an Identification

6.2.3 Provide the nature of the Nominee’s Requests.

7. Final Terms

7.1 MT160 wishes to resolve any questions or concerns the Nominees may have regarding collecting, storing, and managing their Proprietary Information.

7.2 All Inquiries and/or Questions, Comments, and Requests relating to this Data Policy should be directed to antonio-meucci (at) morethan160 (dot) net

PART B

The following paragraphs provide an interpretation of the evaluation stages that the Antonio Meucci Global Telco Awards is divided into concerning its procedures and the necessary terms for its conduct, which the Nominee acknowledges and provides its consent to.

All inquiries and/or questions relating to this policy much be directed to antonio-meucci (at) morethan160 (dot) net

1. ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE

The assessment and evaluation procedure of the Nominations for the Antonio Meucci Global Telco Awards is divided into two stages. All detailed information concerning the Assessment Procedure can be retrieved from the official website of the Antonio Meucci Awards and from communication of MT160.

1.1 FIRST STAGE. The First Stage consists of the assessment and evaluation of all the nominations that have been submitted for each category by each category’s assigned Judges. The Judges, severally, will receive a standard and objective rating template by MT160 that they would need to fill, following their assessment of the provided written nomination (i.e., the submitted application and supportive documentation) of each Nominee for their respective category(ies). MT160 will receive the digitally filled templates from all Judges and calculate the points for each Nomination for each category. Following the calculation, MT160 will announce the TOP THREE shortlisted Nominees from each category, and MT160 will communicate, by e-mail, the results of the First Stage to all companies that have submitted a nomination for their respective category(ies). The time frame of the First Stage is from the 22nd of April 2024, until the 12th of May 2024. The announcement of the results of the First Stage will be on the 13th May, 2024.

1.2 SECOND STAGE. The Second Stage consists of the assessment and evaluation of the TOP THREE shortlisted Nominees from each category, as a result of the First Stage. The Second Stage will include the conduct of LIVE Presentations via ZOOM, between the Representator(s) of each shortlisted Nominee and the assigned Judges for each category. The maximum duration of the Presentations will be twenty minutes, followed by a dedicated 10-minute session for Q&A (total 30 minutes). The rating for the Second Stage for the three shortlisted Nominees will commence from zero (the ratings from the First Stage will not be calculated). Following the completion of the Presentations of all three shortlisted Nominees separately with the Judges for each category, the Judges will vote for the Nominee that will have the best presentation and overall case for the respective category. The announcement of the results from the Second Stage will be during the Ceremony of the Awards. The time frame of the Second Stage is from the 20th of May, 2024, until the 31st of May, 2024.

2. CEREMONY

3.1 The Ceremony of the Antonio Meucci Global Telco Awards will be conducted on the 18th of September, 2024, in Madrid, Spain, at 19:30 (GMT +1). The Venue will subsequently be announced on the official website of Antonio Meucci Global Telco Awards, the social media of MT160, and by communication of MT160 to each Nominee.

3.2 The Nominee with this Policy is also acknowledging and providing consent that the location, venue, and time of the Ceremony of the Awards could be altered by MT160.

3.3 In the case of Force Majeure (i.e. Act of God etc.), the Nominee with this Policy is also acknowledging and providing consent, that the Ceremony of the Awards could be conducted, in the worst of cases, by virtual means and manner.

3. AWARDS

Each Stage of the Assessment Procedure will provide the Nominees who will receive an Award at the Ceremony of the Antonio Meucci Global Telco Awards.

3.1 “HIGH-DISTINCTION AWARD”.  This Award will be rewarded to the TOP THREE shortlisted Nominees from each category, following the assessment procedure of the First Stage. The three shortlisted Nominees have been distinguished from all submitted Nominations and therefore deserve and will receive the “High-Distinction Award” respectively.

3.2 “EXCELLENCE AWARD”. This Award will be rewarded to the best out of the TOP THREE shortlisted Nominees from each category, following the assessment procedure of the Second Stage. The best out of the three shortlisted Nominees has been distinguished from all TOP Nominees and therefore deserves and will additionally receive the “Excellence Award”.

4. Final Terms

4.1 MT160 wishes to resolve any questions or concerns the Nominees may have regarding the procedures of the Antonio Meucci Global Telco Awards in the most rapid and efficient manner.

4.2 The Nominee acknowledges and consents that it is under the full discretion of MT160 to alter all given dates and details regarding locations of the Antonio Meucci Global Telco Awards.

4.3 All Inquiries and/or Questions, Comments, and Requests relating to the Procedures should be directed to: antonio-meucci (at) morethan160 (dot) net