DVV Media International Advertising Terms & Conditions 2022
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ADVERTISERS
| 1. | General |
| 1.1 | All Advertisements accepted for publication by DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD in any of its print or online publications are accepted subject to these terms and conditions. Any other conditions proposed by the Buyer shall be void unless accepted by DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD in writing. Advertisers are reminded of their legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010. Further information is available on the Equality and Human Rights Commission site. |
| 1.2 | In these conditions: |
"Advertiser" means the person whose goods or services are advertised;
"Advertisement" means display, recruitment, online, email, mail order and classified advertising and shall include inserts, supplements and re-directed advertisements;
"Buyer" means the person placing the order for the insertion of the Advertisement;
"Medium" means the print or online publication taking the booking;
"DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD Site" means the DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD website(s) onto which an Advertisement is sold.
| 1.3 | All Advertisements are accepted subject to space being available in the Medium. |
| 1.4 | DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD reserves the right to cancel any order without liability in the event of becoming aware of any meetings of creditors, bankruptcy, liquidation proceedings, the appointment of a receiver or administrative receiver over the whole or substantial part of the Buyer's assets, or any indication whatsoever of financial difficulties. |
| 1.5 | These conditions and all other express terms of the contract between DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD and the Buyer shall be governed and construed in accordance with the Laws of England and the parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. |
| 1.6 | The Buyer agrees at all times in its conduct of business with or on behalf of DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD to strictly comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, codes, regulations, standards and judicial and administrative orders (jointly "Applicable Laws") relevant to its duties, obligations and performance including, without limitation, Applicable Laws related to bribery such as the United States Foreign Corrupt Practice Act and the UK Bribery Act and those enforced in the country where the Buyer is resident or conducts its business. |
| 1.7 | The Buyer and its officers, directors, employees and agents shall engage only in legitimate business and ethical practices in commercial operations and in relation to its dealings with any employee or official of a government agency or any other government owned, operated or controlled entity (including, without limitation, state run universities, hospitals and libraries), or political parties or candidates (jointly "Government Official"). Neither the Buyer nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall pay, offer, give, promise or authorize the payment, directly or indirectly, of any monies or anything of value to any commercial contact or Government Official for the purpose or intent to induce such person to use his/her authority to help the Buyer, DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD, and/or any affiliate of DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD for personal gain or for that of the DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD or its affiliates (any such act, a "Prohibited Payment"). A Prohibited Payment does not include a payment of reasonable and bona fide expenditures, such as travel or lodging expenses, which are directly related to the promotion, demonstration or explanation of products or services or the execution or performance of a contract, provided that such payments are permissible under Applicable Laws. |
| 1.8 | The Buyer further agrees not to accept any payment or other benefit in money or in kind from any person as an inducement or reward for any act or forbearance or in connection with any matter or business transacted by or on behalf of DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD. |
| 2. | Buyer to contract as Principal |
The Buyer warrants that the Buyer contracts with DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD as principal notwithstanding that the Buyer may be acting directly or indirectly for the Advertiser as an advertising agent or media buyer or in some other representative capacity. Where the Buyer is the Advertiser's advertising agency, the Buyer warrants that it is authorised by the Advertiser to place the Advertisement with DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
| 3. | Delivery and ownership of materials |
| 3.1 | Materials delivered must conform to DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD's specifications. DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD reserves the right to charge the Buyer for work required to amend materials to conform to its specifications but accepts no liability for such work. |
| 3.2 | Any intellectual property rights in designs prepared by DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD shall remain the property of DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD and Advertisements including such designs may not be reproduced without DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD's consent. |
| 4. | Booking procedures |
If an Advertisement includes a promotion, competition or a special offer of merchandise the Advertiser must provide full details to DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD on request.
| 5. | Prices and Payment terms | ||||||||
| 5.1 | Prices published by DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD from time to time are subject to revision at any time and orders are accepted on the condition that the price binds DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD only in respect of the period specified in the applicable rate card. | ||||||||
| 5.2 | Series discounts apply only to orders placed in advance and completed within the agreed period. DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD reserves the right to adjust advance discounts and/or to surcharge in the event of a series of Advertisements not being completed within that period. If the Buyer cancels the balance of a contract to publish a series of Advertisements, except in the circumstances set out in clause 7, it relinquishes any series discount and all Advertisements will be paid for at the appropriate rate card rate. | ||||||||
| 5.3 | Prices are exclusive of applicable Value Added Tax which the Buyer shall additionally be liable to pay to DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD. | ||||||||
| 5.4 | Credit accounts must be settled in accordance with the terms shown on the invoice, which are strictly net. In default, all outstanding transactions will become liable for immediate settlement. Interest will be charged monthly on overdue accounts at the rate of 2% above the HSBC Bank plc Minimum Lending Rate. In the event that legal action is required in order to obtain settlement of an outstanding debt from an Advertiser DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD reserve the right to recover all related costs in addition to the interest payable. | ||||||||
| 6. | Limitations on DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD's liability | ||||||||
| 6.1 | Except to the extent specified in clause 6.2, DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the Buyer as a result of any total or partial failure (howsoever caused) of publication, distribution or availability of any Medium in which any Advertisement is scheduled to be included or for any error, misprint or omission in the printing of any Advertisement. In the event of an error or omission by DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD, which detracts materially from the Advertisement, DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD will either reinsert the Advertisement or relevant part of the Advertisement in a subsequent issue or make a reasonable refund of or adjustment to the price paid by the Buyer. No reinsertion, refund or adjustment will be made for any other error or omission or where the error or omission is the result of delivery of materials which do not comply with DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD's specifications. | ||||||||
| 6.2 | The total liability of DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD to the Buyer for any act or omission of DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD, its servants or agents relating to any Advertisement, shall not exceed the amount of a full refund of any price paid to DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD for the Advertisement or the cost of a reasonably comparable further or corrective Advertisement. Without limiting the foregoing, DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD shall not be liable for any loss of profits or business or for indirect or consequential loss. DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD accepts no liability for the repetition of an error in an Advertisement ordered for more than one insertion unless notified immediately the error occurs. Complaints regarding reproduction of printed Advertisements must be received in writing within one calendar month of the publication date. | ||||||||
| 6.3 | DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD accepts no responsibility for the quality of reproduction of any photograph supplied by the Buyer, its agents or servants. | ||||||||
| 7. | Cancellation or suspension | ||||||||
| 7.1 | Cancellation or suspension of an Advertisement by the Buyer must be received in writing by DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD within the period specified below by the appropriate Medium.
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| 7.2 | DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD reserves the right to omit or suspend an Advertisement at any time for good reason, without liability to the Buyer and shall notify the Buyer as soon as possible. If such omission or suspension is due to the act or default of the Buyer, the Advertiser or their respective servants or agents, then the Buyer shall pay for the Advertisement in full notwithstanding that the Advertisement has not been published. |
| 8. | Buyer's warranties and indemnities |
| 8.1 | The Buyer warrants that the Advertisement does not contravene the British Code of Advertising Practice and is not in breach of any relevant legislation, including the Equality Act 2010, the Obscene Publications Act and any other legislation or regulation, such as those relating to the provision of Financial Services, which apply to specific Advertisers, products or services. |
| 8.2 | If any Advertisement submitted for publication contains the name or pictorial representation (photographic or otherwise) of any living person and/or any part of any living person and/or copy by which any living person is or can be readily identified, the Buyer warrants that the Buyer or the Advertiser has obtained the authority of such living person to make use of such name, representation and/or copy. |
| 8.3 | The Buyer will indemnify and hold harmless DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD from and against any claim that the Advertisement infringes the copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights of any person or that it is defamatory or infringes any other right of any person. DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD reserves the right to withdraw and/or refuse to publish an Advertisement without liability to the Buyer if it reasonably believes that the Advertisement may make DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD or the Advertiser liable to any complaint, claim or proceedings. |
| 8.4 | The Buyer is solely responsible for fulfilling and dealing with any orders or enquiries relating to the goods, services or promotion to which the Advertisement relates and will indemnify and hold DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD harmless accordingly. |
| 9. | Print advertising |
| 9.1 | For print Advertisements, copy must be supplied by the Buyer without application from DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD. If copy instructions are not received by the agreed date, no guarantee can be given that any agreed proofs will be supplied or corrections made and DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD reserves the right to repeat the most appropriate recent copy or omit the Advertisement. Where a layout or proof is submitted to the Buyer, it must be returned on the date specified and DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD reserves the right to publish the Advertisement in the same form as any layout or proof submitted if the layout or proof is not returned on the date specified. In any of these cases, the total price of the order will remain unaltered |
| 9.2 | If, at its discretion, DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD considers it necessary to modify the space or alter the date or position of the Advertisement or make any other alteration to an Advertisement accepted for insertion, the Buyer will have the right to cancel the publication of the Advertisement if the alterations requested are unacceptable. |
| 9.3 | Where an Advertisement has been accepted by DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD and includes inserts DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD reserves the right to charge the full price if the inserts fail to arrive at the agreed time and place for insertion. |
| 9.4 | Charges will be made to the Buyer where printers are involved in extra production work owing to acts or defaults of the Buyer or the Advertiser. |
| 10. | Directory advertising |
| 10.1 | DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD cannot guarantee the position of any printed Advertisement. Directory Advertisements will be placed as near as possible to the selected position as the page make-up permits. DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD reserves the right to modify the wording of any classification or trade heading in the Medium or the Advertisement. |
| 10.2 | Requests for reduction of an order may be considered but only if received in writing by DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD within 28 (twenty eight) days from signing the order providing that such notification is made at least 28 (twenty eight) days prior to the final copy date. |
| 10.3 | Changes in printed copy must be confirmed in writing and prior the final copy date by the Buyer in time for the changes to be made to the Advertisement by DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD. DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD reserves the right to charge for any additional expenses involved in such changes. |
| 11. | Online advertising |
| 11.1 | For online Advertisements, the Buyer must deliver complete creative content to DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD at least two (2) working days before 9am on the go-live date in a format which complies with DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD's online ad formats for such content. To cancel or alter an order the Buyer must inform DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD by e-mail to the address on the order, at least 5 (five) working days before 9am on the go-live date. Otherwise, DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD may not be able to achieve the specified go-live date but the Buyer must pay the full amount irrespective of whether any delivery target for impressions have been met. |
| 11.2 | If the Buyer is supplying creative content or change of creative to be used in rotations, in the form of a redirected Advertisement, the Buyer must inform DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD in advance. |
| 11.3 | If an Advertisement links to another site, the Buyer is responsible for maintaining the link and for the content of the linked site. DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD may remove any Advertisement which contains content or links to a site which, in DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD's opinion, is defamatory or objectionable or will bring DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD into disrepute. The Buyer will indemnify DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD from and against any claims or liability arising from links contained in an Advertisement. |
| 11.4 | Advertisements may contain only such information and code as is necessary to run the Advertisement effectively on the relevant DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD Site. Advertisements may not contain tags, cookies, beacons or similar technology which identifies users of any DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD Site or enables the Buyer or any third party to serve such users with any advertising other than the Advertisement. |
| 11.5 | If an Advertisement is supplied which does not comply with these terms and conditions or DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD receives complaints regarding an Advertisement, DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD may, at its discretion, remove the Advertisement from display without reference or liability to the Buyer. |
| 11.6 | Where an Advertisement is sold on a CPM basis, DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD will provide the Buyer with delivery statistics and campaign reports on a regular basis throughout the campaign period. The statistics and other reports provided by DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD shall, in the absence of manifest error, be binding on the Buyer and are in lieu of any other right of audit. |
| 11.7 | The Buyer's sole remedy if DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD, or its third party subcontractors who may host and serve Advertisements from time to time, make an error in displaying any Advertisement is the cost of re-running the relevant Advertisement. Neither DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD nor its subcontractors shall be liable for failure to display the Advertisement caused by circumstances outside their control. |
| 11.8 | If DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD is sending the Buyer leads, then the legal basis for processing the data is the Buyer’s legitimate interest and the Buyer can communicate to the leads only in relation to the webinar or the content of the Advertisement. |
| 12. | Recruitment advertising |
| 12.1 | Any Buyer or Advertiser who is either an employment agency or an employment business (as defined by the Employment Agencies Act 1973 ('the Act')) must ensure that Advertisements comply with their obligations under the Act and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2004. |
| 12.2 | Buyers and Advertisers agree to deal fairly and professionally with individuals who may respond to a recruitment related Advertisement and to indemnify DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD from and against any claim brought by an individual against DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD arising from a breach of this obligation or any other of these terms and conditions. |
| 12.3 | DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD does not guarantee any response to recruitment related Advertisements or that responses will be from individuals suitable for the job advertised. It is the Advertisers responsibility to carry out such checks and procedures as are necessary to ensure that candidates are suitable for the job advertised and have the required qualifications and personal characteristics. |
| 13. | General Data Protection Regulations |
| 13.1 | In all instances of data usage, DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD will comply with the processing of data as permitted under the GDPR and its own policy as set out in the DVV Media International Privacy Policy which can be found at: https://dvvpolicy.com/ |
| 13.2 | Each party agrees to comply with the provisions of the GDPR for the time being in force so far as it applies to databases and other personal information held by the parties in connection with this agreement, to include without limitation keeping the data secure, not transferring the data outside the European Economic Area and not processing the data without consent or as otherwise permitted under the GDPR. |
| 13.3 | Either party may request of the other party at reasonable intervals, a written description of any of the technical and organisational methods employed by that party and any sub-contractors to keep personal data secure and to ensure compliance with the GDPR and all other relevant data protection legislation from time to time. |
| 13.4 | If one of the parties suffers any loss, claim, damage, liability, costs, expenses (including reasonable legal costs) as a result of breach of this clause by the other party that party shall be indemnified by the breaching party. |
| 13.5 | If DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LTD is sending you leads as a result of a lead generation project (sponsored content, webinar, white paper) then the legal basis for processing the data is your company’s legitimate interest and you can communicate to the leads only in relation to the topic covered by the project. |
| 14. | Severance |
| 14.1 | If any provision or part-provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision under this clause 14 shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of this Agreement. |
| 14.2 | If any provision or part-provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to amend such provision so that, as amended, it is legal, valid and enforceable, and, to the greatest extent possible, achieves the intended commercial result of the original provision. |
| 15. | Governing law |
This Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.
| 16. | Jurisdiction |
Each Party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).