These rules determine the conditions for the competition "Annual Awards EMILY 2024" and regulate the relations between the organizers and participants in the competition. Before you start creating a registration, get acquainted with them. For your convenience and convenience, the regulation is divided into separate sections. one of them is an active button that will load information for you each in a drop-down window.
The latest version of the Regulation was created on January, 2024.
The organizer of the competition is Star Nails - Bulgaria Ltd., UIC 825197093, VAT ID BG825197093, with registered office and address of management: Plovdiv, Iztochen district, 2 Damyan Balabanov Str., Represented by Emilia Petkova Dinkova - Manager.
The main goal of the contest is to provide an online platform to professional manicurists and pedicurists, in which each of them can voluntarily create their own profile and photo gallery in order to promote their professional activity and attract new clients.
On the platform, each participant can show photos of their best achievements in their professional practice as a manicurist - pedicurist in the categories of Manicure, Nail design and nail extension, Pedicure, Therapeutic pedicure, Art poster and Salon.
The platform provides an opportunity to honor and reward a total of 15 professionals from all over the country and one beauty salon for 2024.
From 2024, the Organizer provides an opportunity for students in professional educational institutions, in classes studying manicure and pedicure, to take part in the Annual Awards EMILY competition. The categories in which students can register are "Manicure", "Design and nail extension" and "Pedicure".
In 2024, a total of 9 student participants will be honored and awarded in the competition - three winners in three categories.
In 2024, the ranking in the categories "Manicure", "Design and nail extension" and "Pedicure" is determined as follows:
In the "Therapeutic pedicure" and "ART poster" categories, the ranking for FIRST, SECOND and THIRD PLACE is determined solely by the evaluations of the jury members in the respective category.
In the event that, after judging by the jury, there are two participants with an equal number of points in the nominations for FIRST place, in all categories, they will both be awarded a prize for FIRST place, and the prize money for FIRST and SECOND place will be combined and divided between the two finalists . A SECOND place prize will NOT be awarded.
In the event that after judging by the jury in the categories "Therapeutic pedicure" and "ART poster" there are two participants with an equal number of points in the nominations for SECOND place, then both of them will be awarded a prize for SECOND place, as the prize fund for SECOND and THIRD place is summed and divided between the two finalists. A THIRD place prize will NOT be awarded.
In the event that after judging by the jury in the categories "Manicure", "Design and nail extension" and "Pedicure" there are two participants with an equal number of points in the nominations for FIRST place, they will both be awarded a prize for FIRST place, and the prize money for FIRST and SECOND place will be combined and divided between the two finalists. A SECOND place prize will NOT be awarded.
During the contest, the vote collected by users of the Facebook social network is visible only to the participant themself and will not be visible to the general audience.
In the "Salon" category, the PUBLIC AWARD is determined solely by the collected public vote.
By organizing regular games with prizes, the Organizer maintains the interest and activity of users of the social network Facebook when voting for one or more professionals. A detailed description can be found in the Rules for voting in the Annual Awards EMILY 2024 contest.
In the categories "Manicure", "Design" and "Art poster" in the section Students, the projects of the participants are evaluated only by a jury.
The jury in the "Manicure" category evaluates the work of the participants according to the following criteria:
The jury in the "Design and nail extation" category evaluates the work of the participants according to the following criteria:
The jury in the "Pedicure" category evaluates the work of the participants according to the following criteria:
The jury in the "Therapeutic Pedicure" category evaluates the work of the participants according to the following criteria:
The jury in the "Art poster" category evaluates the work of the participants according to the following criteria:
The members of the jury in the individual categories of the competition are changed within a period of 2 (two) years or 2 (two) editions of the Annual Emily Awards competition.
The jury in the "Manicure" category evaluates the work of the participants according to the following criteria:
The jury in the "Design" category evaluates the work of the participants according to the following criteria:
The jury in the "Art poster" category evaluates the work of the participants according to the following criteria:
The members of the jury in the individual categories of the competition are changed within a period of 2 (two) years or 2 (two) editions of the Annual Awards Emily competition.
In the categories "Manicure", "Design and nail art" and "Pedicure"
The prize for FIRST PLACE is a voucher worth BGN 600 for SNB Professional products, a plaque, a certificate and a complimentary gift from the organizer;
The prize for SECOND PLACE is a voucher worth BGN 400 for SNB Professional products, a plaque, a certificate and a complimentary gift from the organizer;
PUBLIC AWARD is a voucher worth BGN 200 for SNB Professional products, a plaque, a certificate and a complimentary gift from the organizer.
In the categories "Therapeutic Pedicure" and "ART Frame"
The prize for FIRST PLACE is a voucher worth BGN 600 for SNB Professional products, a plaque, a certificate and a complimentary gift from the organizer;
The prize for SECOND PLACE is a voucher worth BGN 400 for SNB Professional products, a plaque, a certificate and a complimentary gift from the organizer;
The prize for THIRD PLACE is a voucher worth BGN 200 for SNB Professional products, a plaque, a certificate and a complimentary gift from the organizer.
In the SALON category
PUBLIC AWARD is a voucher worth BGN 300 for SNB Professional products, a plaque, a certificate and a complimentary gift from the organizer;
In the "Manicure", "Design and nail extension" and "Pedicure" categories in the Students section
The prize for FIRST PLACE is a voucher worth BGN 300 for SNB Professional products, a plaque, a certificate and a complimentary gift from the organizer;
The prize for SECOND PLACE is a voucher worth BGN 200 for SNB Professional products, a plaque, a certificate and a complimentary gift from the organizer;
The prize for PUBLIC AWARD is a voucher worth BGN 100 for SNB Professional products, a plaque, a certificate and a complimentary gift from the organizer.
Duration : The online competition platform will open at 00:00 on 01 February 2024 and close at 23:59 on 31 August 2024.
Stages:
Admission to the Annual Awards EMILY 2024 Ceremony is free for all contestants, jury members and for students with their accompanying teacher. All others wishing to attend the ceremony can purchase a ticket worth BGN 50 (25 EUR) from the Organizer.
The organizer does not bear costs for transport and accommodation of the jury and participants.
The fee for participation in the competition is 40 EUR including VAT. For early registrations, made before February 29, the fee is 30 EUR. The fee grants entry to the entrant to the Annual Awards EMILY 2024 Award Ceremony.
The fee payment deadline is May 31, 2024. Fees not paid by this date will void the participant's registration.
The unique ID CODE received by the participant upon payment of the competition fee is also an entry TICKET to the Annual Awards EMILY 2024 Award Ceremony.
The fee can be paid by bank transfer or credit/debit card.
The three names of the participants must be written in the field for the person liable, and "Fee for participation in EMILY 2024" must be entered in the "reason for payment" field. In the additional notes, it is recommended to write down the phone number of the participant.
In the contest can participate any professional who:
has successfully completed professional training in manicure, pedicure and/or nail extension and has a document certifying their professional qualification. This document can be:
Participation in the contest is not tied to the purchase of a product.
Participation in the competition is possible only after:
Registration for participation in the contest is completed and submitted entirely online.
The registration form must be completed in Latin alphabet and includes:
- name and surname of the participant;
- contact phone number and email address of the participant;
- coordinates - exact address, phone number for booking hours, website or Facebook page of the salon where the participant practices;
- filling out a survey;
- attaching to the platform a photo of a document certifying the professional qualification of the participant with deleted personal data (identification number, date of birth, address, telephone, photo, etc.) with the exception of a clearly visible number of the document, by whom it was issued and the names of its holder. In case of non-deleted personal data of the participant, the organizer is not responsible for the manner of their use.
After the registration has been successfully completed and approved by the administrators, each professional registered to participate in the contest will receive a business card with his name and a unique identification code from the organizer for the purposes of the contest electronically to the e-mail address specified in the registration.
Additional information and assistance can be obtained at the contact phone number and email address below.
In the contest can participate any students who:
• are in process of professional education in manicure, pedicure and/or nail art and are awaiting the issuance of a document certifying professional qualification.
• are students in a Bulgarian secondary school.
• are between 14 (fourteen) and 19 (nineteen) years old.
Participation in the contest is not tied to the purchase of a product.
Participation in the student competition is not bound by the payment of an entry fee.
Participation in the competition is possible only after:
Contest registration is completed and submitted entirely online with a pre-filled Declaration of consent from the subject of personal data.
The registration form for students between the ages of 14 (fourteen) and 16 (sixteen) must be completed in Cyrillic and includes:
- entering the student's date of birth;
- obtaining consent to the conditions for processing personal data by Star Nails - Bulgaria Ltd, as indicated in the Declaration of Consent from the subject of personal data of Star Nails - Bulgaria Ltd, signed by the parent/guardian of the student participating in the Competition, which consent is obtained after ticking;
- attachment of a Declaration of Consent by the subject of personal data, completed and signed by the parent/guardian;
- filling in the name and surname of the participant;
- contact phone number and email address of the participant;
After the registration has been successfully completed and approved by the administrators, each student who has registered to participate in the competition will receive a ID card with their name and a unique identification code from the organizer for the purposes of the competition electronically at the email address specified in the registration.
Additional information and assistance can be obtained at the contact phone number and email address below.
The registration form for students between the ages of 16 (sixteen) and 19 (nineteen) must be completed in Cyrillic and includes:
- entering the student's date of birth;
- obtaining consent to the conditions for processing personal data by Star Nails - Bulgaria Ltd, as indicated in the Declaration of Consent from the subject of personal data of Star Nails - Bulgaria Ltd, signed by the parent/guardian of the student participating in the Competition, which consent is obtained after ticking;
- attaching to the platform a photo of a student card certifying that the person is studying at a school. The cover and first page of the student card must be visible in the photo.
- filling in the name and surname of the participant;
- contact phone number and email address of the participant;
After the registration has been successfully completed and approved by the administrators, each student who has registered to participate in the contest will receive a business card with their name and a unique identification code from the organizer for the purposes of the contest electronically to the email address specified in the registration.
Additional information and assistance can be obtained at the contact phone number and email address below.
A mandatory condition for all categories is that the unique identification code provided by the organizer for the purposes of the competition must be present on the photos.
The organizer HAS the right to NOT APPROVE a project/photos that do not meet the requirements.
The application of additional processing with photo-processing programs, with the help of which to conceal and/or erase defects in the work, to enhance colors, to place logos and/or other decorative elements, is NOT ALLOWED. It is permissible to use photo-processing programs for the "Therapeutic Pedicure" category, where the participation requires the creation of a BEFORE and AFTER collage, but not the intervention of photo-processing on the presented problem, condition of the skin and nails.
To participate in the "Manicure" category, photos of at least 3 (three) manicure models with nail polish or gel polish, with salon-length nails, are required. The participant's gallery becomes publicly visible on the contest platform only after all three models' photos have been approved by the contest administrators.
For each individual model, 2 (two) photos must be uploaded to the platform as follows:
Each participant can participate with maximum of 30 (thirty) models in the category, as long as each model complies with the requirement for the number and position of the hands in the photos. Upon reaching the maximum of 30 (thirty) models/projects in a category, the participant can replace models/projects – delete already uploaded ones and upload new ones in their place. The participant is not allowed to upload more than 30 (thirty) models/projects. Failure to meet photo requirements will affect judging scores.
Decorations, decorative stones and sequins, beads, patterns, stamps, cat eye effect, ribbons and other decorative materials and elements are NOT ALLOWED.
You can see sample photos for the "Manicure" category HERE.
To enter the Design and Nail extension category, photos of at least 3 (three) salon-length models of nails (natural and/or extended) with design are required. The participant's gallery becomes publicly visible on the contest platform only after the contest administrators approve the photos of all three models.
For each individual model, 2 (two) or maximum 3 (three) photos must be uploaded to the platform as follows:
Each participant can participate with a maximum of 30 models in the category, respecting the requirement of number of photos and position of hands for each model. Upon reaching the maximum of 30 (thirty) models/projects in a category, the participant can replace models/projects – delete already uploaded ones and upload new ones in their place. The participant is not allowed to upload more than 30 (thirty) models/projects. If the photo requirements are not met, the administrator has the right to disapprove the photo for upload.
All salon nail designs, drawings, glitters, overlays, rhinestones, sequins, beads, airbrush work, stickers, stencils, a combination of decorative techniques and materials and other decorative elements are ALLOWED.
Sample photos for the "Design and nail extension" category can be seen HERE.
To participate in the "Pedicure" category, photos of at least 3 (three) pedicure models with nail polish or gel polish are required. The participant's gallery becomes publicly visible on the contest platform only after the contest administrators approve the photos of all three models.
For each individual model, 2 (two) photos must be uploaded to the platform as follows:
Each participant can participate with a maximum of 30 models in the category, respecting the requirement of number of photos and position of hands for each model. Upon reaching the maximum of 30 (thirty) models/projects in a category, the participant can replace models/projects – delete already uploaded ones and upload new ones in their place. The participant is not allowed to upload more than 30 (thirty) models/projects. If the photo requirements are not met, the administrator has the right to disapprove the photo for upload.
Nail polishing of the ten fingers in one or more different colors, French polishing and decorations are ALLOWED.
You can see sample photos for the "Pedicure" category HERE.
For participation in the "Therapeutic Pedicure" category, a collage of photos BEFORE and AFTER, or photo BEFORE and photo AFTER treatment of problematic nails and/or skin, which require specific knowledge and work techniques, is being prepared. Each participant can participate with a minimum of 1 (one) model representing their work in 1 (one) BEFORE and AFTER collage or 2 (two) photos - photo BEFORE and photo AFTER. Each participant can participate with a maximum of 30 models in the category, respecting the requirement of number of photos and position of hands for each model. Upon reaching the maximum of 30 (thirty) models/projects in a category, the participant can replace models/projects – delete already uploaded ones and upload new ones in their place. The participant is not allowed to upload more than 30 (thirty) models/projects. If the photo requirements are not met, the administrator has the right to disapprove the photo for upload.
The entrant's gallery becomes publicly visible on the contest platform only after the collage has been approved by the contest administrators.
IMPORTANT! The photo AFTER must have the unique identification code, with good visibility.
You can see sample photos for the "Therapeutic Pedicure" category HERE.
In the category "Art poster" is participated with author's artistic frames and/or posters. Each participant can participate with a minimum of 1 (one) and maximum of 30 (thirty) author and artistic shot and/or poster. Upon reaching the maximum of 30 (thirty) models/projects in a category, the participant can replace models/projects – delete already uploaded ones and upload new ones in their place. The participant is not allowed to upload more than 30 (thirty) models/projects.
In the Art poster category, posters showing the model from different angles are considered separate projects.
The entrant's gallery becomes publicly visible on the contest platform only after approval of the look(s) by the contest administrators.
Posters which were awarded in previous editions of the "Annual Awards EMILY" competition, as well as poster with offensive and/or obscene content, is NOT ALLOWED.
For participation in the "Salon" category, a separate registration is created in the name of the salon, where the participant can post at least 5 photos of their beauty salon. At least one of the photos must have the unique identification code. It is not allowed to mount the code on the photo with processing programs. The participant's gallery becomes publicly visible on the contest platform only and only after the approval of the photos by the contest administrators.
In the "Salon" category, salons that have participated in previous editions of the Annual Awards Emily competition can participate, regardless of whether the salon has participated in consecutive or non-consecutive editions.
Entrant is allowed and encouraged to share and promote the photos they enter in any contest category.
The maximum number of projects with which each participant participates in a given category is 30 (thirty). Upon reaching the maximum of 30 (thirty) models/projects in a category, the participant can replace models/projects – delete already uploaded ones and upload new ones in their place. The participant is not allowed to upload more than 30 (thirty) models/projects.
Each photo is approved by an administrator before publication.
Each photo that participants upload in the relevant category must meet the following requirements:
Each participant has the right to refuse participation in the competition, and can do so by sending a notification email to emily@starnails.bg. With this, they lose the vote collected so far (user votes) and declare their consent to have their profile on the contest platform deleted.
Each participant has the right to personally promote their participation in the contest in social networks of their choice, in order to attract a positive vote.
Each participant in the categories "Manicure", "Design and nail extension" and "Pedicure" has the right to upload to their profile a minimum of 6 photos (three models of two photos) of their own works, in the corresponding category.
Each participant in the "Art poster" category has the right to upload at least 1 photo of their project to their profile.
Each participant in the "Therapeutic Pedicure" category has the right to upload a BEFORE and AFTER collage of at least 1 of their work to their profile.
Each participant in the "Salon" category has the right to upload at least 5 photos of their salon, in the respective category, to their profile.
Each participant has the right to upload a maximum of 30 projects in the respective category.
In the Art poster category, photos showing the model from different angles are considered separate projects
Each participant has the right to use their preferred products and materials to create their models, complying with the requirements for admissible materials in the individual categories.
Each participant has the right and obligation to participate in the competition individually, presenting only their models and decorations. Exceptions may be made for Salon and ART poster categories due to their collaborative nature.
Each participant is obliged to participate in the contest with photos that they personally took and that were not subject to additional processing with photo-processing programs, with the help of which to conceal and/or erase flaws in the work, to enhance colors, to place logos and/or other decorative elements. An exception can be made only for the "Therapeutic Pedicure" category, where the participation requires the creation of a BEFORE and AFTER collage, but not the intervention of photo processing on the presented problem, condition of the skin and nails.
Each participant in the contest has the right to regularly add to their own gallery new photos of their models in order to attract a wider circle of admirers to vote for them.
It is the duty of every participant in the contest to observe good ethics and the rules described in this regulation.
The contest organizer has the right not to approve a registration for participation in the contest that does not meet the requirements.
The organizer has the right not to approve and not to publish a photo/photos whose content does not meet the requirements.
In cases of established abuses, the contest organizer has the right to disqualify the offending participant/participants.
In cases of non-approval of registration, disapproval and refusal to publish a photo, as well as in case of disqualification of a participant/participants, the organizer is obliged to inform the relevant persons by letter or conversation at the e-mail address or telephone number indicated by them and to justify their actions.
The contest organizer is obliged to comply with the described stages and deadlines for conducting the contest.
It is the duty of the contest organizer to ensure all necessary conditions to prevent vote manipulation for contest participants.
It is the responsibility of the organizer to ensure the technical stability of the platform and to send each participant the unique identification code for the contest required for the photos.
"Star Nails - Bulgaria" Ltd., in its capacity as an organizer, undertakes to provide and submit the prizes announced in the regulation, corresponding to their characteristics described above.
The organizer has the right to conduct games with the voting users every week (in the period August 1 - 31, 2024) and provide the prizes specified in the Voting Regulations in the EMILY Annual Awards 2024 contest.
By participating in the contest, the participant declares and warrants that the materials submitted for participation in the contest are their designs, created solely by them, that they do not infringe any copyrights, trademarks, rights of personality, publicity or rights of intellectual property of any person or entity and that no other party has any right, title, claim or interest in the Contest Submissions. The organizer is not responsible for claims made by third parties for the materials used by the participant in the competition.
Each participant is fully responsible and undertakes to indemnify the organizer and all third parties for all damages suffered and lost benefits, including for fines paid, for any costs and attorneys' fees paid, arising as a result of claims made by and/or compensation paid to third parties in connection with their participation in the competition in violation of the current legislation and the present rules.
Pursuant to Article 19, Paragraph 1 of the Personal Data Protection Act, the organizer informs the participants that:
- the organizer is registered as a personal data controller in the register of the Commission for Personal Data Protection;
- the personal data provided by them is used by the organizer for the purposes of: conducting this competition and realizing the legal rights and interests in connection with it;
- in the presence of express consent, their personal data may be disclosed to the following categories of recipients: persons having the status of "personal data processor" within the meaning of §1, item 3 of the GDPR; persons and institutions legally storing data regarding their solvency and willingness to pay; to third parties, institutions or organizations in cases where the disclosure is by virtue of an express legal provision; to third parties for statistical purposes; to third parties, as agreed between the parties;
- the provision of their personal data is entirely voluntary;
- every person who has provided their personal data has the right to access them, as well as the right to request their correction according to the terms and conditions of the Personal Data Protection Act.
By participating in this competition, registered participants give their express consent to the personal data provided by them being processed for the needs of the competition and for statistical purposes, as stated above.
For questions related to participation in the contest:
Star Nails - Bulgaria
emily@starnails.bg
telephone +359885967200 (every working day from 09:00 h to 17:30 h)
The organizer reserves the right to change or supplement the Regulations for participation in the contest, as well as to suspend its conduct at any time.
"Annual awards EMILY" is a dream come true! A competition that shows the best of the best professional manicurists and pedicurists. The format is implemented on an online platform where participants voluntarily create their own profile and photo gallery in order to promote their professional practice and attract new clients.
In this platform, every manicurist and pedicurist can show their best manicure and pedicure designs and models that they have personally made in their professional practice.