UK Escape Room Awards
UK Escape Room Awards

UK Escape Room Awards: Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

1. About the UK Escape Room Awards

The UK Escape Room Awards is an independent awards programme celebrating excellence in the UK escape room industry. The UK Escape Room Awards portal at portal.ukescaperoomawards.org is operated by the UK Escape Room Awards team.

By registering for and using the UK Escape Room Awards portal, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the portal.

2. Eligibility

To participate in the UK Escape Room Awards, you must:

  • Be 18 years of age or older
  • Have personally played the escape rooms you nominate or vote for
  • Declare any commercial affiliations with escape room companies
  • Provide accurate information during registration

We reserve the right to reject or remove any application or account at our discretion, including where we suspect fraudulent, duplicate, or misleading activity.

3. Nominations & Voting

Nominees and voters must have personally played any room they nominate or vote for. Nominations and votes submitted on behalf of rooms or companies you are affiliated with are not permitted and will be removed.

The UK Escape Room Awards reserves the right to disqualify nominations or votes that appear to be fraudulent, coordinated, or in breach of these terms. All decisions by the UK Escape Room Awards team are final.

4. Affiliations

If you have a commercial relationship with an escape room company (including as an owner, employee, investor, or paid partner) you must declare this during registration or via your profile settings.

You will not be able to nominate or vote for rooms operated by companies you are affiliated with. We may also flag nominations or votes for rooms operated by companies with similar names to declared affiliations for manual review.

5. Your Account

You are responsible for keeping your login credentials secure. You must not share your account with others or create multiple accounts. We may suspend or remove accounts that violate these terms.

6. Privacy & Data

We collect the following personal data when you register:

  • Your name and email address
  • Your home region and escape room experience
  • Your IP address at signup and login (used for fraud detection)
  • Any affiliation information you declare
  • Your nominations and votes

We use this data solely to operate the UK Escape Room Awards programme. We do not sell your data to third parties or use it for advertising purposes.

Your email address is used to send you transactional emails related to your account and participation in the UK Escape Room Awards (e.g. application confirmation, approval notification, nomination confirmation). You may also receive broadcast emails when key phases open (nominations, voting). You can contact us to opt out of broadcast emails.

We use Supabase to store data securely and Resend to send emails. Both services are GDPR-compliant. Data is stored within the EU/EEA.

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your account and data
  • Object to processing of your data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@ukescaperoomawards.org.

8. Cookies

The UK Escape Room Awards portal uses essential cookies only. Specifically, a session cookie to keep you logged in. We do not use tracking, advertising, or analytics cookies.

9. Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. We will notify registered users of significant changes by email. Continued use of the portal after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

10. Contact

If you have any questions about these terms or your data, please contact us at hello@ukescaperoomawards.org.