Last updated: August 13, 2026

Globee® Awards is a dba of Silicon Valley Communications, LLC, an American company based in California. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, retain, and protect personal information when you visit GlobeeAwards.com, create an account, submit a nomination, apply or participate as a judge, receive recognition, purchase merchandise, communicate with us, or otherwise use our services.

This policy applies to personal information handled by Globee® Awards through its website, awards programs, judging portal, communications, and related services. It does not apply to independently operated third-party websites or services.

Who Is Responsible for Your Information

Silicon Valley Communications, LLC, doing business as Globee® Awards, is responsible for the personal information described in this policy.

Mailing address:
Globee® Awards
c/o Silicon Valley Communications, LLC
84 W Santa Clara St, Ste 700
San Jose, CA 95113
United States

Privacy email: help@globeeawards.com

Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with Globee® Awards.

Information You Provide

We may collect:

• your name, work or business email address, telephone number, and mailing address;
• company or organization name, location, job title, professional biography, and other affiliation information;
• account credentials and profile information;
• nomination details, summaries, essays, videos, URLs, attachments, supporting materials, and related communications;
• judge applications, professional-verification information, conflicts or recusals, assignments, numerical scores, and participation records;
• winner, eCertificate, eBadge, merchandise, fulfillment, and shipping information;
• order and payment-status information; and
• questions, requests, feedback, support messages, and other communications sent to us.

Do not submit confidential, proprietary, trade-secret, NDA-protected, or unnecessary personal information in a nomination or supporting material. Entries are reviewed by external approved judges. Submission requirements are explained in the Nomination and Entry Submission Process.

Payment Information

Payments are processed by Stripe and PayPal. Globee® Awards does not store full payment-card numbers, security codes, card type, billing addresses, transaction identifiers, or the last four digits of payment cards in its own systems. Stripe and PayPal process payment information under their own terms and privacy notices.

Globee® Awards retains the order, payment status, and accounting or tax records reasonably necessary to administer transactions and meet legal obligations.

Information Collected Automatically

When you use our website, we and the tools used to operate it may automatically collect information such as:

• IP address;
• browser, device, and operating-system information;
• pages viewed, links selected, referring pages, and approximate visit times;
• website interactions and diagnostic information; and
• cookie, analytics, and similar identifiers.

GlobeeAwards.com uses WordPress and associated plugins, Google Analytics, HubSpot, and embedded content from YouTube and Vimeo. These services may place or read cookies and collect device, usage, or interaction information when their features load or are used.

Information From Other Sources

We may receive personal information:

• from an organization, employer, authorized entrant, or other person submitting a nomination involving you;
• from publicly accessible professional sources used to verify judge applications or participant information;
• from service providers supporting payments, email, hosting, website operations, judging, certificates, badges, merchandise, or shipping; and
• when another person communicates with us about an entry, account, order, or program participation.

If you provide personal information about another person, you are responsible for having appropriate authority to provide it and for giving any notice required by applicable law.

How We Use Personal Information

We may use personal information to:

• create and administer accounts;
• receive, review, process, and manage nominations;
• evaluate eligibility and administer judging;
• verify judge applicants and professional affiliations;
• assign evaluations, record scores, conduct audits, and determine results;
• publish eligible winner and qualifying-judge records;
• issue and verify eCertificates and eBadges;
• process orders and coordinate merchandise production, fulfillment, and shipping;
• send invoices, receipts, program notices, deadlines, results, security messages, and other operational communications;
• respond to questions, support requests, corrections, and privacy requests;
• maintain program, accounting, tax, dispute, security, and historical records;
• operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve our website, portal, communications, and services;
• analyze website use and communications; and
• comply with applicable laws, enforce applicable terms and policies, and protect the rights, safety, security, and integrity of participants, Globee® Awards, and others.

Program and Marketing Communications

Operational messages concerning an account, entry, judging role, payment, order, deadline, result, certificate, badge, security issue, or support request are part of administering the service.

We may also use HubSpot to send information about current or future Globee® Awards programs, deadlines, and related opportunities. You may unsubscribe from optional marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in the message. Unsubscribing from marketing does not prevent necessary operational communications relating to an active account, entry, judging role, purchase, or request.

Legal Bases for Processing Where Required

Where European Economic Area or United Kingdom law requires a legal basis, we process personal information as applicable:

• to perform a contract or take requested steps before entering into one, including administering entries, judging participation, purchases, and recognition;
• for legitimate interests such as operating and improving the programs, verifying participants, maintaining security and program integrity, communicating with participants, preventing misuse, and preserving accurate awards records;
• with consent, where consent is requested for a particular activity; and
• to comply with legal obligations or establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Where processing is based on consent, consent may be withdrawn for future processing. Withdrawal does not affect processing already lawfully performed or information that must be retained on another lawful basis.

How We Disclose Personal Information

Globee® Awards does not sell personal information for money. We do not rent participant information or disclose participant contact details to unrelated third parties for their own direct marketing.

We may disclose information in the following circumstances.

Service Providers

Information may be processed by service providers that help us operate the website and programs, including providers of:

• website hosting, WordPress functionality, and technical support;
• Google Analytics and website analytics;
• HubSpot email and communication services;
• YouTube and Vimeo embedded media;
• Stripe and PayPal payment processing;
• nomination and judging-portal services;
• eCertificate and eBadge services; and
• merchandise production, fulfillment, and shipping.

These providers receive information appropriate to the services they perform and handle information under their own contractual and legal responsibilities.

Approved Judges

Nomination content and supporting materials are made available to approved external judges for evaluation. Entrants should submit only publicly accessible, nonconfidential materials that are appropriate for external review. Judges are subject to confidentiality and information-security requirements described in the Judging and Awards Process.

Legal, Security, and Program-Integrity Disclosures

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, legal process, or lawful governmental requests; enforce applicable terms and policies; investigate fraud, misuse, security incidents, or program-integrity concerns; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Globee® Awards, participants, or others.

Public Awards and Judge Records

Public recognition is an essential part of an awards program, but not every applicant or nominee is publicly listed.

Winner Records

For eligible winners, Globee® Awards may publish the organization name; city, state, and country location, as applicable; achievement, product, or service; nominated individual or team; program; category; year; and award received.

Information about non-winning entries is not published as a winner record.

Judge Records

Judges who complete at least 50 valid evaluations in an awards program, subject to audit, have their full name and organization published on the applicable participating judges page.

Judges who participate but do not complete 50 valid evaluations are acknowledged collectively through a general thank-you statement. Their individual names and organizations are not published in the qualifying-judge list.

Historical Records

Published winner and qualifying-judge information ordinarily remains available as part of the historical record of the applicable awards program. We may correct inaccurate information and will consider removal or restriction requests where required by applicable law. A request for deletion does not necessarily require removal of accurate public awards records when retention is permitted by law and justified by the purposes for which the record is maintained.

Cookies, Analytics, and Embedded Media

Cookies and similar technologies help operate the website, remember functionality, understand website use, diagnose problems, and improve content and navigation.

Google Analytics may collect cookie identifiers, device information, IP-derived information, and website activity. HubSpot may use cookies and related technologies for website, form, communication, and contact-management functions. Embedded YouTube or Vimeo content may allow those providers to receive information about your device and interaction with the media.

Cookie and device identifiers may constitute personal information under some laws. You can manage cookies through your browser settings and any cookie controls made available on the website. Blocking cookies may affect certain features. You may also review the privacy and cookie information provided by Google, HubSpot, YouTube, and Vimeo.

Because browser-based “Do Not Track” signals do not operate under a single universally accepted standard, our website may not respond to every such signal. Where applicable law requires recognition of a supported opt-out preference signal, we will process it as required.

Data Retention

Globee® Awards maintains archived business and program records. We do not use one fixed retention period for every category of information.

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including administering accounts, entries, judging, results, certificates, badges, orders, support, accounting, taxes, disputes, security, legal obligations, and the historical integrity of the awards programs.

Retention depends on factors including:

• the nature and sensitivity of the information;
• whether an account, entry, judging record, order, inquiry, or dispute remains active;
• legal, accounting, tax, contractual, and security requirements;
• the need to document eligibility, scoring, results, certificates, badges, and program integrity; and
• whether the information forms part of a public winner or qualifying-judge record.

Deletion or anonymization may not be possible where information must be retained for legal obligations, disputes, fraud prevention, security, program integrity, or permitted historical records.

Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information. Measures may include encrypted website connections, access controls, restricted internal access, third-party payment processing, backups, system maintenance, and reviews of operational practices.

No website, transmission, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure. You are responsible for protecting your account credentials and should notify us at help@globeeawards.com if you believe an account or personal information has been compromised.

If a data incident occurs, Globee® Awards will investigate and provide notices to affected individuals or authorities when required by applicable law.

International Participation and Processing

Globee® Awards is based in the United States and administers its programs from the United States. If you participate from another country, your personal information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in the United States and other locations where our service providers operate.

Privacy laws and protections may differ between countries. Where required, we rely on legally recognized mechanisms or other appropriate safeguards for international transfers.

Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live and subject to applicable exceptions, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:

• request access to or a copy of personal information;
• request correction of inaccurate information;
• request deletion;
• object to or restrict certain processing;
• withdraw consent where processing relies on consent;
• request data portability;
• opt out of certain marketing communications; and
• receive information about categories of information collected, sources, purposes, and disclosures.

California residents may also have rights under applicable California privacy laws, including rights to know, correct, or delete certain personal information and to receive equal service without unlawful discrimination for exercising a privacy right. These rights and exceptions apply to the extent required by law. Globee® Awards does not claim that every provision of the California Consumer Privacy Act applies to its operations.

Residents of the European Economic Area or United Kingdom may have the right to complain to the data-protection authority where they live or work or where an alleged violation occurred.

How to Submit a Privacy Request

Send privacy requests to help@globeeawards.com using the same email address associated with your account, entry, judging application, order, or prior correspondence. Judge-related requests should ordinarily come from the current work or business email used for participation.

Describe the request and identify the relevant program, year, account, entry, judging participation, or transaction. We may request additional information reasonably necessary to verify your identity, authority, and the scope of the request. Do not send copies of government identification or sensitive documents unless specifically requested through an appropriate method.

We will respond within the period required by applicable law. We may deny or limit a request where an exception applies, the request cannot be verified, the information concerns another person, or retention is legally permitted or required. If applicable law provides a right to appeal a decision, our response will explain how to submit an appeal.

An authorized agent may submit a request where permitted by law, but we may require evidence of the agent’s authority and direct verification with the individual concerned.

Adults Only

Globee® Awards accounts, entries, judge applications, and program participation are intended only for people aged 18 or older. We do not knowingly accept applications from or collect personal information directly from children.

If you believe a person under 18 has submitted personal information, contact help@globeeawards.com so we can review the matter and take appropriate action.

Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may link to or embed services operated by third parties. Their privacy practices are governed by their own notices, not this policy. Review those notices before providing information or using their services.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in our services, systems, vendors, practices, or legal obligations. The revised policy will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date. Where required by law, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent for material changes.

Contact Us

For questions, concerns, privacy requests, or reports of suspected misuse or security incidents, contact:

Email: help@globeeawards.com
Mail: Globee® Awards, c/o Silicon Valley Communications, LLC, 84 W Santa Clara St, Ste 700, San Jose, CA 95113, United States