Official Rules for the Global Business Hall of Fame

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  

For the purposes of these Rules, JA Worldwide is referred to as “Sponsor,” August Leadership is referred to as “JA Worldwide’s Global Integrity Partner.”  Nominee or nominator is referred to as “you” as applicable.

How to Enter 

To submit a nomination entry to the Global Business Hall of Fame (“GBHOF”), complete the application available via the Global Business Hall of Fame presented by JA Worldwide website, administered by August Leadership, JA Worldwide’s Global Process Integrity Partner. Two types of nominations are permitted: 1. nomination of self and 2. nomination of someone else (third party). The application format includes limited personal information, links to social networks, essay questions, and fillable fields. When applying, it is important to emphasize the nominee’s work and contributions relative to the Junior Achievement mission and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. When nominating a third party, please consult/communicate with the third-party nominee to ensure he/she is aware of your intention to nominate him/her and agrees to be nominated. 

After Round 1 of the Nomination Application, if a nominee is identified by the Selection Committee as a finalist, a Representative of the Sponsor will notify the nominee of finalist status, get the nominee’s consent to continue to be considered, and gather any additional personal information necessary for due diligence screening.  

Submissions must comply with the Guidelines and Restrictions defined below.  Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify this Award in the event an insufficient number of entries are received that meet the minimum judging criteria. Limit one (1) nomination per nominee made by the nominator. Nominator may nominate as many unique nominees as applicable with an effort and focus on quality of content. All nominations remain active for three (3) consecutive award cycles unless otherwise advised by the Sponsor or the nominee has withdrawn from the process.   

Submission of Data

Regarding both self and third-party nominations: By virtue of providing a nomination to the Global Business Hall of Fame, nominator or nominee consents to grant Sponsor a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-revocable license to use the nomination form content in connection with the Award, including, without limitation, the rights to distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat such content and to publish your name in connection with such content. You acknowledge and agree that Sponsor may preserve the nomination form content and may also disclose the nomination form content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these terms; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of JA Worldwide, our agents and employees, our users, and the public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the website, including the nomination form content, may involve numerous transmissions over various networks and changes to conform and adapt to the technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.  

Special Admonitions for International Use

Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online contests or competitions and acceptable content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside. 

All nominees must have a valid email address. No automated entry devices and/or programs permitted. All entries, including nomination content, become the sole and exclusive property of the Sponsor, and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, postage-due, misdirected, technically corrupted or garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic. Only fully completed entry forms are eligible. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.   

Start/End Dates:

Nominations open to the public beginning at 12:01pmEDT on April 23, 2026, and end at 11:59:59pmEDT on May 25, 2026. No nominations will be accepted after 11:59:59pmEDT on May 25, 2026. 

Announcement of the 2026 Global Business Hall of Fame Laureates is expected in October/November 2026. 

Eligibility

Nominees must be at least 18 years old at time of nomination. Nominee cannot be a member of the Review Committee, Selection Committee, or Voting Jury in the same year. Nominators cannot be a member of the Voting Jury in the same year. Nominees cannot be a current Junior Achievement (JA) Employee or employed by a JA organization in the last 12 months. 

All applicable laws and regulations apply.  

Submission Guidelines and Content Restrictions

By submitting a nomination, each nominator/nominee agrees that his/her nomination conforms to the Nomination Application, purpose of the Global Business Hall of Fame, and the Submission Guidelines and Content Restrictions as described below (collectively, the “Guidelines and Restrictions”) and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove any nomination and disqualify an nominee from the Global Business Hall of Fame process if it believes, in its sole discretion, that the nominee’s nomination fails to conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions.   

Submission Guidelines

  • Essay portions of the Nomination Application must comply with word limits in as concise a manner as possible.  

  • All entry form fields must be completed to the best of the nominator’s ability. No submission will be accepted without the required fields. 

  • Nominations must be truthful and honestly represent the nominee. 

  • Nominees are potential finalists and laureates and therefore must prepare in accordance with and agree to the commitment of GBHOF finalists and laureates. 

  • Nomination content reflects the nominee’s contributions related to the JA mission and the relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

Content Restrictions

  • The nomination must not contain material that violates or infringes any rights of any other party, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or any other intellectual property rights. 

  • The nomination must not in any way disparage Sponsor or any other person or party. 

  • The nomination must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous, or libelous. 

  • The nomination must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group or individual, or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age; and 

  • The nomination must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of, or contrary to the laws or regulations of the United States or of any jurisdiction where the nomination is created. 

  • The nomination cannot promote illegal drugs or firearms (or the use of any of the foregoing), or any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message; and 

  • The nomination must be consistent with the image and values of Sponsor and be consistent with and satisfy the purpose of the Global Business Hall of Fame. 

  • If in the form of videos, nominations cannot violate any applicable Terms of Service (or Terms of Use) of Instagram, YouTube, Vimeo, Weibo, Dropbox, LinkedIn, etc., or any other sharing platform the Sponsor may use. 

Each nominee acknowledges that other nominees may have used ideas and/or concepts in their nomination that may be similar in idea or concept to what is included in the nominee’s nomination. Each nominee understands and agrees that he/she shall not have any claim against any other nominee or Sponsor arising out of any such similarity or be entitled to any compensation because of any such similarity.  Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to the Global Business Hall of Fame, including, but not limited to, interpretation and application of these Official Rules. By nominating for the Global Business Hall of Fame, nominators and nominees fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges. 

Judging/Judging Criteria

Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify any nominations that are inappropriate for any reason, including, without limitation, for depicting or mentioning sex, violence, drugs, alcohol, and/or inappropriate language. Sponsor reserves the right to, in its sole discretion, remove any nomination at any point in the nomination process or remove laureates which represent any risk to the Sponsor, no longer aligns with the Sponsor’s mission or values or violates the above Content Restrictions. The nominee, nominator, or laureate may or may not be informed of these decisions made by the Sponsor. The Review Committee reviews all submitted nominations in accordance with the judging criteria to select the top nominees. The Selection Committee reviews the top nominations in accordance with the judging criteria to select the finalists (plus two alternates). The Voting Jury members are allotted four votes each to submit in accordance with the judging criteria to select the Laureates of the Global Business Hall of Fame. The screening process is vetted and supported by August Leadership, Global Process Integrity Partner. 

By submitting a nomination(s), nominator/nominee fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the Global Business Hall of Fame.   

Notification

If the nominee is selected as a finalist, the nominee will be contacted by an official representative of the Sponsor for screening after Round 1 of the Nomination Application. This screening is an opportunity for the nominee to better understand participation, expectation, and commitment between the nominee and the Sponsor as a finalist and as a laureate candidate. At this stage, the nominee will opt in or opt out of consideration for the Global Business Hall of Fame. Upon opt-in, the finalist candidate will be contacted by email. Both finalists and those selected as laureates may be required to sign and return, where legal, an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within five (5) days of notification. If the nominee cannot be contacted within five (5) calendar days of the first notification attempt, if any notification is returned as undeliverable, if the nominee opts out, or in the event of noncompliance with the stated rules and requirements, such nominations will be forfeited. 

Conditions 

Nominations may be cut, edited, reformatted, rearranged, combined with other materials, and/or otherwise modified, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Participation in the Global Business Hall of Fame and/or acceptance of laureate recognition constitutes each nominee’s permission for Sponsor to use his/her name, general address (country, city, state), likeness, photograph, picture, portrait, voice, biographical information, nomination and/or any statements made by each laureate regarding the Global Business Hall of Fame or Sponsor for advertising and promotional purposes without notice or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.  

By participating in the Global Business Hall of Fame, nominators, nominees, finalists, and laureates agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor and its subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from such nominees participation. Neither any participation in the Global Business Hall of Fame nor anything in the rules of the Global Business Hall of Fame shall create or imply a legal partnership or joint venture between the nominee and Sponsor. In addition, no portion of the work product produced by the nominee involves any projects on a “work-made-for-hire” basis, and no licenses are granted to Sponsor in any intellectual property owned by such nominee. Each nominee shall be free to use and employ general skills, know-how, methodologies, algorithms, techniques, and expertise (the “Nomination IP”) in performing any activity the nominee undertakes as a part of the Global Business Hall of Fame. Each nominee shall retain all right, title, and interest in and to his/her Nomination IP, and nothing in these rules shall grant to Sponsor any rights in or to the Nomination IP.  

Additional Terms 

Any attempted form of entry other than as set forth in Section 1 above is prohibited; no automatic, programmed, robotic, or similar means of entry are permitted. Sponsor, its affiliates, partners and promotion and advertising agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, website, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one’s ability to enter the Global Business Hall of Fame, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in the Global Business Hall of Fame or downloading any materials in the Global Business Hall of Fame. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend the Global Business Hall of Fame should (in its sole discretion) any virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, or other causes beyond its control, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Global Business Hall of Fame. In such a case, Sponsor will select the winners from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Global Business Hall of Fame or website. Sponsor may prohibit a nominee from participating in the Global Business Hall of Fame in its sole discretion, if it determines that said nominee is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Global Business Hall of Fame by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other nominees or Sponsor representatives.  

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A NOMINEE TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GBHOF MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.  

In the event of a dispute as to any nomination, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the nominee and must comply with these Official Rules. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Each nominee may be required to show proof of being an authorized account holder.  

A.    Agreement to Conduct Transactions Electronically. You agree that all transactions regarding the Global Business Hall of Fame may, at our option, be conducted electronically from start to finish. If Sponsor decides to proceed non-electronically, those transactions will still be governed by the remainder of these terms unless you enter into different terms on a form provided by Sponsor. If the law allows you to withdraw this consent or if Sponsor is ever required to deal with you non-electronically, Sponsor reserves the right to charge or increase fees, and you agree to print or make an electronic copy of the terms and any other contract or disclosure that Sponsor is required to provide to you.  

B.    Compliance with Laws. You are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws, keeping in mind that contests of this nature by certain persons or in certain countries may not be legal.  

C.     No Agency; No Third-Party Beneficiary. No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer, lessor-lessee, or franchisor-franchisee relationship is intended or created by these terms. Neither you nor Sponsor intends that any third party will be a beneficiary of or entitled to rely on any part of these terms.  

D.     Severance. If any part of the terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalid or unenforceable part will be given effect to the greatest extent possible and the remainder will remain in full force and effect, provided that the allocation of risks described herein is given effect to the fullest extent possible.  

E.      No Assignment. These terms are personal to you and you may not transfer, assign, or delegate these terms to anyone without our express written permission. Any attempt by you to assign, transfer, or delegate these terms without our express written permission will be null and void. Sponsor shall have the right to transfer, assign, and/or delegate these terms to one or more third parties without your permission.  

F.     Jurisdiction; Choice of Law; Export Limitations. The website is controlled and operated by Sponsor from offices within the United States of America. You are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You may not use or export anything from the website in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations, other applicable laws or regulations, or the terms. These terms and all performances and claims of every nature (including without limitation, contract, tort, and strict liability) relating in any way to any aspect of the website will be governed by the laws of the state of Delaware, USA, without regard to any conflicts of laws principles that would result in the application of the law of a different jurisdiction. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the state of Delaware, USA.  

G.     Limitations on Actions. Any action concerning any dispute you may have with respect to the website must be commenced within one year after the dispute arises, or the cause of action is barred.  

H.    Paragraph Headings. The paragraph headings in these terms are included to help make these terms easier to read and have no binding effect.  

I.       Entire Agreement. These terms (including terms incorporated into them, such as the privacy policy), as well as any additional terms or conditions contained on the website for particular activities, and disclosures provided by Sponsor and consents provided by you on the website comprise the entire agreement (the "Entire Agreement") between you and Sponsor with respect to the use of your Submission and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein, and neither party has relied on any representations made by the other that are not expressly set forth in the entire agreement.  

J.      No Waiver. Our failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these terms, including any failure to act with respect to a breach, will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision or our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. Sponsor suggests that you print out a copy of these terms for your records. 

K.      Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer of Warranties: IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASED ENTITIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICE AND/OR THE AWARD, DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM ANY WEBSITES ASSOCIATES WITH THE AWARD. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THIS AWARD AND ALL PRIZES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.  

L.      Use of Personal Data: Sponsor will be collecting personal data about nominees online, in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy. By participating in the GBHOF, nominees hereby agree to Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s privacy policy. Sponsor will retain nominee data in accordance with its data retention policies. Global Business Hall of Fame Laureates’ data will be retained for as long as they continue to be a laureate. Sponsor’s Global Process Integrity Partner  (August Leadership) will be processing nominees’ personal data collected on their platform in accordance with August Leadership Privacy Notice. All nominations will remain active in August Leadership’s platform for three (3) consecutive award cycles unless a new nomination is received for the same nominee (in which case a new three-cycle period will begin) or the nominee has withdrawn consent. 

By participating in the Global Business Hall of Fame, the nominee agrees to be fully unconditionally bound by these rules and regulations. In addition, the nominee agrees to accept the decisions of the Sponsor as final and binding as it relates to the contest.  

ANY VIOLATION OF THESE RULES BY NOMINEE (AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF SPONSOR) WILL RESULT IN SUCH NOMINEE’S DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE CONTEST AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS NOMINEE OR WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.