Running an awards programme means handling a lot of sensitive data - entrant details, judge scores, payment information, sometimes even confidential business documents submitted as evidence. It’s easy to overlook just how much information passes through your process until something goes wrong. That’s why data security should sit near the top of your checklist when choosing an awards management platform.
Spreadsheets, email threads, and shared drives feel convenient, but they’re notoriously hard to secure. Files get forwarded, permissions get muddled, and there’s rarely a clear audit trail if something is accessed by the wrong person. A dedicated awards management platform solves this by design: data lives in one controlled environment, access is limited to the people who actually need it, and everything is backed by infrastructure built for security rather than bolted on as an afterthought.
At AwardStage, we take this seriously - not just as a feature, but as a foundation. Your data is encrypted using industry-standard AES-256 encryption, both in transit and at rest, and hosted on enterprise-grade AWS infrastructure across data centres in the EEA. Access is controlled through a role and permission-based system, so entrants, judges, and admins only ever see what they’re supposed to.
We’re Cyber Essentials certified, fully GDPR compliant, and part of a group independently audited to the ISO 27001 standard - the internationally recognised benchmark for information security management. Payment handling runs through Stripe, so we never touch or store card details directly.
If security credentials matter to your awards programme - and they really should - you can see exactly what stands behind AwardStage here.
If you’d like to find out more about how AwardStage can help your awards run securely and smoothly, just drop us a line - we’d love to chat to you!
