These terms govern your use of the South South Media & Entertainment Awards platform, operated by Oga Sammy Media Productions (“SSMEA”, “we”). By using this site or casting a vote, you agree to them.

Voting Rules

• How often you may vote. Each category sets its own rule, shown on that category’s ballot before you vote. A category is either one vote per voter per day, in which case you may return each day while voting is open, or one vote per voter for the whole voting period, in which case your vote cannot be changed or repeated. Additional attempts are not counted.
• Verification required. Votes must be confirmed by a one-time passcode sent to the email address you provide. Unverified votes are discarded.
• Your vote may be published. In categories where the public voter roll is switched on, we publish your first name only and the date and time of your vote, listed under the nominee you chose. We never publish your surname, email address or phone number. This is a transparency measure so that results can be independently scrutinised — if you would rather not appear, do not vote in that category.
• One identity per voter. Creating multiple identities, using multiple phone numbers, SIM farms, automated scripts, bots, VPN rotation or any other means of multiplying votes is prohibited.
• No vote buying. Offering or accepting payment or other inducements for votes is prohibited and may lead to nominee disqualification.

Anti-Abuse & Disqualification

We monitor voting patterns for fraud. Votes we determine to be fraudulent, automated or otherwise in breach of these rules will be disqualified and removed from the tally, without notice. Where fraud is carried out for the benefit of a nominee — with or without their knowledge — SSMEA reserves the right to disqualify the affected votes and, in serious cases, the nominee. All such decisions are final.

Nominations & Awards

Nomination lists, category criteria and the conduct of the ceremony are determined by SSMEA and its jury. SSMEA may add, merge, or withdraw categories, and may amend nomination lists to correct errors. Award decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Acceptable Use

• Do not attempt to breach, probe or overload the platform.
• Do not scrape or harvest data about voters or nominees.
• Do not impersonate SSMEA, a nominee, or another person.

Content & Brand

All site content, the SSMEA name, crest, trophy design and award materials are the property of Oga Sammy Media Productions or its licensors. Nominee names and institutional marks belong to their respective owners and appear for the purpose of the awards.

Liability

The platform is provided “as is” during the 2026 pilot season. To the fullest extent permitted by Nigerian law, SSMEA is not liable for indirect or consequential loss arising from use of the platform or from voting outcomes.

Privacy

Personal data is handled as described in our Privacy Policy.

Contact

Questions about these terms: hello@ssmeawards.com. These draft terms will be finalised after legal review and before public voting opens.