Privacy Policy

We may collect personal, business and application information provided in connection with the Business xCellence Awards.

This may include:

• your name, email address and phone number
• business name and location
• business website and social media details
• industry, business structure and team size
• Award categories selected
• information and responses provided in your Awards application
• business performance information, including sales ranges, growth, profitability and hiring information
• information about technology, AI adoption and future business plans
• supporting evidence, documents, images and links
• Awards Night ticketing and registration information
• account and application portal information
• communications you have with Bx
• technical information associated with your use of our website or application portal.

We only collect information that is reasonably necessary to administer the Awards and related activities.

We may collect information when you:

• create or access an Awards account
• start, save or update an Awards application
• provide supporting evidence
• purchase or register for an Awards Night ticket
• contact or communicate with Bx
• use the Business xCellence Awards website or application portal.

Where relevant to the Awards assessment process, we may also review publicly available business information, including business websites, social media profiles and online reviews, ratings or rankings.

We may use information collected through the Awards to:

• create and manage your Awards account and application
• allow you to save, return to and update your application
• administer the Business xCellence Awards
• assess applications and determine finalists and winners
• verify information provided in an application
• support judging, assessment and moderation
• communicate with entrants, finalists and winners
• manage Awards Night tickets and attendance
• provide support and respond to enquiries
• improve the Awards experience and our systems
• maintain the security and integrity of the Awards platform
• meet legal, regulatory and operational requirements.

Authorised Bx team members and people involved in the judging and assessment process may access application information where reasonably necessary for these purposes.

Information collected through Awards applications may be used in de-identified and aggregated form for benchmarking, research, reports, industry insights and media commentary.

This may include insights relating to:

• business confidence
• sales and growth expectations
• barriers to business growth
• hiring outlook
• technology and AI adoption
• AI-agent use
• future business preparedness.

We will not disclose identifiable applicant or business information, or commercially sensitive application information, externally for these purposes without permission.

Information submitted through an Awards application may be used as part of the judging and assessment process.

Assessment may also take into account relevant publicly available information, including:

• business websites
• social media presence
• online reviews
• ratings and rankings
• other relevant publicly available business information.

The Awards may also use AI-assisted analysis as part of the broader judging and assessment process.

AI-assisted analysis supports the assessment process and does not replace the broader judging, review and moderation process.

Bx does not sell your personal or confidential application information.

Information may be shared or made available where reasonably necessary to operate the Awards, including with:

• authorised Bx team members
• judges, assessors and moderators involved in the Awards
• technology, hosting and CRM service providers
• payment and ticketing providers
• communications service providers
• professional advisers and contractors where required
• government agencies, regulators or authorities where required by law.

We will not provide identifiable or commercially sensitive application information to Awards sponsors or partners for their independent marketing purposes without permission.

If you or your business is selected as a finalist or winner, we may publish and promote reasonable identifying information relating to that achievement.

This may include:

• your name
• business name
• Award category
• finalist or winner status
• approved imagery or business logo
• publicly available business profile information.

We will not publish confidential financial information, commercially sensitive application responses or confidential supporting evidence simply because an entrant becomes a finalist or winner.

We may use your contact details to send operational communications relating to your Awards application, the judging process, finalist announcements, Awards Night or other important Awards information.

Where permitted, we may also send relevant marketing communications from Bx.

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications using the unsubscribe option provided in the communication. This will not prevent us from sending essential operational communications relating to an active Awards application, ticket purchase or event.

The Business xCellence Awards website and application portal may use cookies and similar technologies to support website functionality, understand how the website is used and improve the user experience.

These technologies may collect information such as browser type, device information, pages visited and general website usage data.

We take reasonable steps to protect personal, business and application information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

Information may be stored within systems used by Bx and trusted service providers involved in delivering the Awards.

While we take reasonable precautions, no online platform or method of electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to administer the Awards, complete judging and reporting, meet legal and operational requirements and maintain appropriate business records.

Information that is no longer reasonably required may be deleted, destroyed or de-identified where appropriate.

You may contact us if you would like to request access to personal information we hold about you or ask us to correct information that is inaccurate or out of date.

While Awards entries remain open, entrants may also be able to review and update information directly through the Awards application portal.

Some information may no longer be editable once entries close or where changes could affect the integrity of the judging process.

Some technology and service providers used to operate the Business xCellence Awards may store or process information outside Australia, or allow authorised personnel outside Australia to access information where required to provide their services.

Where overseas service providers are used, Bx will take reasonable steps to ensure information is handled appropriately and in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.

If you have a question, concern or complaint about how your information has been handled in connection with the Business xCellence Awards, please contact us:

Business xCellence Awards
Bx Pty Ltd
Level 4, 29 Kiora Road
Miranda NSW 2228
Australia

Email: support@bxnetworking.com

We will review privacy enquiries and complaints and respond within a reasonable timeframe.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the Awards, our systems, our practices or applicable requirements.

The latest version will be published on the Business xCellence Awards website with the updated date shown at the top of this page.

This Privacy Policy applies specifically to information collected and used in connection with the Business xCellence Awards.

Other interactions with Bx, including Bx membership and use of other Bx services, may also be subject to the broader Bx Privacy Policy.

Where this Privacy Policy deals specifically with information collected through the Business xCellence Awards, this policy explains how that Awards-related information will be handled.