Advertising Terms and Conditions
- Acceptance of Advertisements
1.1 These Terms and Conditions (the “Conditions”) apply to all Advertisements submitted to the Publisher for print or web publication in accordance with the Publisher’s advertisement confirmation order (“Advertisement Confirmation Order”).
1.2 “Advertisement” means any promotional material provided by or on behalf of the Advertiser.
1.3 The “Buyer” is the person placing the order with the Publisher for the publication of the Advertisement and agrees to be bound by these Conditions.
1.4 All Advertisements will be paid for at the Publisher’s standard rate card, which may change in accordance with Condition 7.4. All Advertisements are accepted on the condition that the price only binds the Publisher for the next issue or feature published.
1.5 The Buyer must deliver all copy for the Advertisement in accordance with the Publisher’s technical specification and no later than the specified Copy Deadline. The Buyer’s obligation to pay for any Advertisement with effect from the first scheduled publication date shall not be affected if, due to its failure to meet the Copy Deadline, the actual first date of publication is later.
- Obligations of the Buyer
2.1 The Buyer contracts with the Publisher as principal and, if an agency, warrants that it is authorized to place the Advertisement with the Publisher and will indemnify the Publisher against any claims arising from its publication.
2.2 The Buyer must give written notice to the Publisher within 5 working days if any details in its Account Application Form change and complete a new form with the updated information.
2.3 The Buyer must arrange a Mail Order Advertiser’s Undertaking if requested by the Publisher.
2.4 The Buyer warrants that all copyright material contained in the Advertisement is cleared and paid for, does not infringe any intellectual property rights or other rights, is not defamatory or indecent, and has obtained all usage rights for names and images.
2.5 The Buyer warrants that the Advertisement complies with all Applicable Law, including UK and international laws and regulations and industry standards. The Publisher shall not be liable for loss of any Advertisement copy.
2.6 The Buyer acknowledges that the information contained in the Advertisement is accurate, complete and true.
2.7 The Buyer agrees that the Publisher’s Campaign Report is final and the sole report used in assessing or validating any advertisement or campaign. If the performance of an advertisement campaign falls below the expected CPM, the Publisher may choose to either extend the period of the advertisement campaign or charge the Buyer on a pro-rata basis.
2.8 In respect of loose and bound inserts, the Publisher may destroy any inserts that have not been inserted after 14 days of publication. The Publisher will notify the Buyer and the Buyer will be liable for the cost of publishing such inserts unless the printer failed to insert the agreed number of inserts or the number printed is less than the number ordered.
- Indemnification
3.1 The Buyer shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Publisher against all claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses, and any other liability arising from the publication or broadcast of the Advertisement or from any breach of these Conditions or Applicable Law.
3.2 If the Buyer is an agency, it will indemnify the Publisher against any claims made by its principal(s).
- Right to Require Amendment or Refuse Publication
The Publisher shall be entitled to require the Buyer to amend any Advertisement or refuse to publish any Advertisement in its reasonable discretion.
