Terms & Conditions Of Business
1. Advertisements are accepted
upon the representation that the advertiser and their agencies are
authorized to publish the contents thereof.
2. Conditions, other than
rates, are subject to change without notice.
3. All contents of
advertisements are subject to publisher's approval. Publisher reserves
the right to cancel advertisements, insertion orders, space
reservations or position commitment at any time.
4. The positioning of
advertisements is at the discretion of the publisher, except where a
specifically requested, preferred position is acknowledged by the
publisher in writing on a signed insertion order.
5. The publisher shall have no
liability for errors in the Advertisers' Index.
6. Cancellations or changes
cannot be made after the closing date. All insertion orders are
accepted subject to provisions of our current ad-rate card. Rate cards
are subject to change upon notice from the publisher.
7. The publisher shall not be
liable for any cost or damages if for any reason the advertisement is
not published.
8. The publisher shall have
the right to hold any advertiser and/or its advertising agency jointly
and severally liable for money due and payable to the publisher for
advertising that the advertiser or its agency ordered and that was
published.
9. No variation of these terms
and conditions shall be binding unless specifically agreed in writing
by the publisher. No conditions printed or appearing elsewhere that
conflict with its provisions will be binding on the publisher.
10. The publisher is not
liable for delay in delivery and/or non-delivery in the event of an
act of God, action of government entity, fire, flood, insurrection,
riot, explosion, embargo, strikes either legal or illegal, labor or
material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work
slowdown or any condition beyond the control of the publisher
affecting production or delivery in any manner. It shall be the
right of the publisher to reschedule any advertising or event at any time.
11. The agency and the
advertiser will indemnify and save the publisher harmless from and
against any loss or expense arising out of publication from such
advertisements, including, without limitation, those resulting from
claims or suite for libel, violations or rights of privacy, plagiarism
and copyright infringement.
12. Cancellation of
advertising or exhibit space must be made in writing, 30 days prior to the
space closing date.
13. Ad cancellations will not
be accepted after the space closing date.
14. Contracts for 1-year
premium positions are non-cancellable
15. Discounts are subject to
the payment of invoices in accordance with the terms shown thereon, and
invoices not paid within the terms stated shall result in a forfeit of all discounts and other bonuses listed in the contract.
16. All reprint fees must be paid electronically in advance. Accounts must be paid on
the terms indicated on the invoice. Interest will be charged monthly
on overdue accounts at the rate of 2% per month on any sum not paid in
full by the due date. GM Media Worldwide reserves the right to pass
overdue accounts to a third party for collection and to recover the
collection costs from the reprint buyer.
16a. Upon payment of appropriate fee,
GM Media Worldwide will grant the buyer the right to display specific
material on their web site and use in their marketing materials. All such
licenses shall be for the period of time paid for as specified in the order form.
17. Cancellation of any promotional rate
contract will result in all advertising ran under that contract being billed
at the full open rate for the advertising which has ran, including e-print
ads (PDF format), banner ads, opt-in email lists or any other type of
advertising media offered by GM Media Worldwide Any bonus or free ads in the contract
are subject to the full rate. The prevailing rate card
shall be the applicable rate.
18. Frequency discounts are for consecutive insertions ONLY . Failure to order and insert the required number of ads
in a one-year period will result in a short-rate charge on the current rate card in force.
Advertisers will receive a credit rebate if the space they place during the contract
period warrants a lower rate than that at which they have been billed.
20. In the event that an advertiser fails to submit advertising copy or payment in accordance with our deadlines, the Publisher shall
have the right to run a non-revenue public interest ad, and the advertiser shall be responsible for the cost of the space as though their ad had ran, and all monies due under the terms of the contract
shall become due and payable as liquidated damages.
21. All online electronic advertising requires pre-payment of the entire campaign prior to commencement and payment
must be received 15 days prior to the start of campaign. In the event that payment is not received by the due date, advertiser agrees that the full amount
due under the contract shall be due and payable as liquidated damages.
22. All reprint business and advertising with GM Media Worldwide, shall be goverened by the laws of the State of Florida, Miami-Dade County, and
venue shall be proper exclusively in Miami-Dade county, Florida.
23. Reprint Buyers and Advertisers agrees that they will be responsible for any attorney's fees with regard to collection action required on any
advertising contract with GM Media Worldwide. or enforcement of any such contract.
24. Linking to our sites: We do not permit anyone to link to copies of our publications under any circumstances. This is theft of our computer services and bandwidth.
We do permit linking to the home page of any of our magazines, no other links are permitted.