BBC North West Tonight Peoples Award 2018 People’s Choice North West Building of the Decade: Online Vote Terms and Conditions

1. In order to vote, you must be a UK resident (including Channel Islands and the ) and not be a BBC employee, employee of any of its affiliates, close relative of any such employees.

2. Votes can be made online by accessing http://www.bbc.co.uk/nwt between 16th and 20th April 2018, where a number of buildings in a particular region with the North West Tonight broadcast area decided by the BBC and selected knowledgeable partners. The votes will be as follows:

: vote opens at 1830 on 16 April 2018 and closes at midday on 17 April 2018.  : vote opens at 1830 on 17 April 2018 and closes at midday on 18 April 2018.  : vote opens at 1830 on 18 April 2018 and closes at midday on 19 April 2018.  & North : vote opens at 1830 on 19 April 2018 and closes at midday on 20 April 2018.  & Isle of Man: vote opens at 1830 on 20 April 2018 and closes at midday on 21 April 2018.

3. You may only vote once each round. Voting is restricted to UK only. Any votes received outside the voting window will not count.

4. Online voting requires you to log into the page with your BBC account at www..com/signin. If you do not have a BBC account, you can register for one for free at www.bbc.com/register. If you have any trouble registering or signing in, you can visit the help pages at www.bbc.com/signin/help. Please check your broadband or mobile contract to check the cost of using data services.

5. The winning building from each area will be included in a final vote between 27 April and 3rd May 2018 to decide an overall winner, which will be announced on the 17th May 2018 once the final vote is counted and checked.

6. No correspondence relating to the vote will be entered into.

7. There will be no prize for anyone taking part in the vote.

8. Users who vote online are subject to the BBC Privacy Policy, BBC Cookies Policy and BBC online Terms of Use.

9. The BBC reserves the right to disqualify entries or suspend voting if it has reasonable grounds to suspect that fraudulent voting has occurred or if it considers there has been any attempt to rig the voting. The BBC has the right to substitute an alternative selection method at its absolute discretion. BBC North West Tonight Peoples Award 2018 People’s Choice North West Building of the Decade: Online Vote Terms and Conditions

10. For the purposes of investigating possible voting irregularities when voting on bbc.co.uk using BBC account the BBC may use cookies, log IP addresses or analyse the information from your BBC account. The BBC will not publish this information or provide it to anyone without permission, except where required for enforcement of these terms.

11. If, for any reason, the online voting system fails, the vote may be suspended or a contingency plan may be actioned.

12. The BBC reserves the right to change, cancel or suspend the vote at any time.

13. The BBC cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction, or any other problem with any online system, server, provider or otherwise which may result in any vote being lost or not properly registered and recorded.

14. This vote complies with the BBC's Code of Conduct for Competitions and Votes: BBC Code of Conduct for Voting

15. The BBC will use your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy, our Cookies Policy and our Terms of Use. For example, we may use your personal data for the purpose of running the vote (including processing refunds or investigating possible voting irregularities) and for the purpose of personalising our services where you have shown interest in a particular show, including voting online (http://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/account/how-is-the-bbc-personalised-to-me).

16. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales.