FAFO Awards

Official Rules & Participation Guidelines

FAFO AWARDS — OFFICIAL RULES AND PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES 1. ABOUT THE AWARDS FAFO Awards ("From the Algorithm For the Originals"), presented by Studio Double LL, celebrates independent artists across music and social media. Independent artists supporting independent artists. 2. ELIGIBILITY - Applications and nominations are open to independent artists. - Each artist may enter up to three award categories, with one distinct track, performance, or content item per category. - The same track may only be submitted once. - Artists applying for themselves must confirm they have the right or permission to submit their material and that they consent to public display of their profile if approved. - Anyone may nominate an artist. Nominations are reviewed and the nominated artist may be asked to verify their identity before their profile is activated. 3. REVIEW PROCESS - Every application and nomination is reviewed by FAFO Awards administrators before anything is published. - Approval of an artist profile and approval of each individual category entry are separate decisions. - Administrators may request changes, reject entries, or unpublish entries at their discretion. - Submitting an application or nomination does not guarantee nomination status or placement on any ballot. 4. COMPETITION STAGES AND VOTING - The competition runs in stages: Top 20, Top 15, Top 10, Top 5, and Finals. Dates and advancement counts for each stage are set by the administrators. - Each signed-in voter receives one free vote per category every 24 hours. - Voting limits are enforced by the server, not the browser. Votes outside the rules are rejected. - In the event of a tie at an advancement cutoff, the administrators decide which artists advance. - Live vote totals may be shown while a round is open; final results are published only when the administrators release them. 5. VOTING INTEGRITY - Fraudulent participation — including bots, scripted voting, vote buying or selling, or attempts to bypass limits — may result in votes being revoked and accounts being flagged or suspended. - Revoked votes are removed from totals but the records are retained for audit. 6. PAID VOTES AND DONATIONS - Paid voting and donations are NOT currently enabled. If they are introduced in the future, the pricing, rules, and refund policy will be published here before any payment option goes live, and payments will be verified server-side before any vote is counted. 7. GENERAL - The administrators may update these rules; the current published version always applies. - Questions: contact Studio Double LL through the official FAFO Awards channels.