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Terms & Conditions:

Standard conditions relating to the placing of advertising in any magazine published by Zine Media Publishing Ltd


1. The term 'publisher' shall mean 'Zine Media Publishing Ltd'.

2. The acceptance of advertisments for publication by the publisher is upon the basis of these conditions and no modifications or amendment thereto shall bind the publisher unless agreen in the writing by the publisher.

3. The publisher shall have at its absolute discretion, the right to omit, suspend or change the position of any advertisment for insertion and whether or not a series order has been accepted and party executed.

4. The publisher shall have at its absolute discretion, the right to make any alteration they consider necessary or desirable in any advertisment or to require any artwork or copy to be amended to meet their approval and whether or not a series order has been accepted and partly executed.

5. The publisher shall not be responsible or have any liability for error in the insertion of (or omission to insert) any advertisment or for any danger or loss of any drawings, photographs or other materials supplied for any purpose.

6. Advertisment instructions are only accpeted by the publisher on the clear understanding the unless specific written instructions are given layouts will be at the discretion of the publisher. All copy must be supplied clearly typed or written. The pubisher shall not be held responsible for any errors arising out of ambiguities, Similarly the publisher shall not be held responsible for ambigious or unclear instructions written on any artwork supplied. Where preparation of advertisments are undertaken by the publisher, then the publisher reserves the right to make an additional charge at the appropriate rate and payment shall be conditional to the publisher's normal payment terms.

7. A single 'Laser Copy PDF' proof shall be supplied as text proof. The publisher shall not be held responsible for any correction to the text proof that are supplied in writing. Changes on the text proof that are not corrections but afterthoughts will only be implemented if the schedule allows and may be subject to charge (see section 4).

8. All advertisment instructions shall be delivered to the publisher by the sealed copy deadline date printed in the respective magazine acknowledgement section. Such copy shall be subject to the publisher's approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). If such copy is not delivered within the agreed time or the publisher reasonably withholds approval the publisher shall have the right to produce the advertisment to the best of his abilities and a text proof will be provided.

9. The publisher shall not be bound by notice of stop orders, cancellations or transfer advertisments recieved outside of the stated cancellation time. To cancel or suspend an advertisment of any kind, four weeks written notice is required prior to publication date. The advertiser may cancel within seven calender days of the date of acknowledgement of order (see section 15)

10. Any cancellation or contract series bookings or thereof will deem the advertiser the advertiser or their agency liable to payment of the difference in the contract and standard rates as appropriate.

11. Control of quality is solely at the discretion of the publisher. The publisher undertakes to reproduce all artwork, transparencies, photographs and monotones supplied by advertisers to obtain the possible results within the limitations of the printing process and equipment used by the publisher.

12. The advertiser or the advertiser's agent submitting artwork or advertisment instructions to the publisher shall idemnify the publisher in respect of costs, damages or other charges falling upon any of them as a result or legal action to publisher by the agency or the advertiser. In any case where a claim is made against the publisher, the advertiser and/or agent may ultimately be liable under the terms of this condition. Notice in writing shall be given in order that consultations may proceed before any expense is incurred or the expense is settled, defended or otherwise disposed of to his/her detriment.

13. The publisher shall have the right at any time to change in whole or in part their conditions of acceptance of advertisments and their scale of advertisment rates, and to apply such changes and increased rates to advertisments (series or otherwise) accepted and not wholly executed at the time of any such change.

14. Payment of accounts shall be made within 14 days of tax point. Failure to comply in accordance with this will render the advertiser or their agent liable to interest of 8% per annum pursuant to the Supreme Court Act 1981 section 35a.

15. The publisher will not be liable for any damage or loss caused or in any way arising out of late production, non-publication or error in the publication of any advertisment.

16. Every effort will be made to publish at the time specified, however, the publication date of an issue is subject to amendment/cancellation by the publisher or to such variation as they may find necessary without notice.

17. If no written correspondence is recieved within seven calender days of Acknowledgement Date, the Acknowledgement and its Conditions of Acceptance herein will be deemed accepted. Any conditions stipulated in an advertisers order form or elsewhere by any agency of advertiser shall be void insofar as they are in conflict with the above conditions.

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