Terms & Conditions

1. All orders are accepted and executed on the understanding that THE ADVERTISER is bound by these Terms and Conditions of Business. THE PUBLISHER shall not be bound by any conditions THE ADVERTISER seeks to impose unless expressly agreed in writing by the PUBLISHER. No representation or warranty is given by THE PUBLISHER or on his behalf shall be incorporated into the contract unless expressly incorporated therein in writing.

2. THE PUBLISHER reserves the right to refuse, amend, withdraw or otherwise deal with all advertisements submitted to him at his absolute discretion and without explanation. THE PUBLISHER is under no obligation to carry out any work in connection with THE ADVERTISER’S order until THE ADVERTISER has signed and returned the order Confirmation Acknowledgement to THE PUBLISHER.

3. THE ADVERTISER warrants that his advertisements comply with the British Code of Advertising practice and do not contravene any of the provisions of the Trade Description Act 1968.

4. THE PUBLISHER will not be liable for any loss or damage consequential to or otherwise occasioned by error, late publication or the failure of any advertisement to appear from any cause whatsoever.

5. THE ADVERTISER will indemnify THE PUBLISHER against any damage and/or loss and/or expense which THE PUBLISHER may incur as a direct or indirect consequence of THE ADVERTISER’S announcement.

6. Series discounts apply only to orders placed in advance and completed within one year of date of first insertion.

7. In no circumstances does the placing of an order confer the right to renew on similar terms.

8. THE PUBLISHER reserves the right to increase advertisement rates at any time or to amend the terms of THE ADVERTISER’S order as regards size of space or frequency of insertion. In such an event THE ADVERTISER has the option of cancelling the balance of the contract without surcharge.

9. If THE ADVERTISER cancels the balance of the contract, except in the circumstances stated in paragraph 7 above, all unearthed series discounts will be surcharged. THE PUBLISHER reserves the right to surcharge in the event of insertions not completed without the contracted period.

10. THE PUBLISHER cannot accept stop-orders, cancellations or transfers unless they are received not less than three days before the date of insertion of advertisements.

11. Where THE ADVERTISER has undertaken to supply inserts which have been accepted and approved by THE PUBLISHER, THE PUBLISHER reserves the right to charge at the rate agreed if they fail to arrive at the agreed time and place for insertion.

12. Credit accounts are strictly net and must be settled within 30 days of invoice date. If an account is overdue THE PUBLISHER reserves the right to suspend insertions.

13. Copy must be supplied without application from THE PUBLISHER. In the event of copy instructions not being received by the copy date THE PUBLISHER reserves the right to repeat standing copy.

14. THE PUBLISHER cannot accept responsibility for changes in dates of insertion and copy unless these are confirmed in writing and in time for the changes to be made. THE PUBLISHER reserves the right to charge for any additional expense involved in such changes.

15. Copy matter must conform to THE PUBLISHER’S requirements and any additional work involved may be charged for. Thus the cost of making duplicate blocks or films, any necessary reprographic or origination work on material which is not supplied in strict accordance with the copy requirement will be charged to THE ADVERTISER.

16. Provided copy is received by the stipulated copy date, in the case of new material only, THE PUBLISHER will provide a proof if requested and if it is practical to do so.

17. One voucher copy will be sent to either THE ADVERTISER or his client for each display advertisement published.

18. THE PUBLISHER reserves the right to destroy all film, artwork and other material which have been in his or his printer’s custody for one year from the last date of use. THE PUBLISHER may exercise this right without giving further notice to THE ADVERTISER.

19. Any extra costs incurred by THE PUBLISHER as a result of late copy will be passed on to THE ADVERTISER.

20. THE PUBLISHER shall not be required to publish any matter which in his opinion is or may be of an illegal or libellous nature or an infringement of the property or other rights of any third party.

21. THE ADVERTISER shall indemnify THE PUBLISHER in respect of any claims costs and expenses arising out of any libellous matter or any other infringement of copyright, patent, design, confidence or of any proprietory or personal rights contained in any material published for THE ADVERTISER. The indemnity shall extend to the amounts paid on a lawyer’s advice in settlement of any claim.

22. THE ADVERTISER warrants that any product forming the subject matter of this order is a ‘safe product’ as defined by Regulation 2 of the General product Safety Regulations 1994.

23. In this conditions ‘THE ADVERTISER’ means the party who books the space and is responsible for payment. ‘PUBLISHER’ means ‘Ridings Publishing Company Ltd’ or ‘Lancashire Magazine’. ‘ORDER’ means the Advertiser’s order for advertisement copy details in the Order Confirmation. ‘Acknowledgement’ means the form of acknowledgement printed on the Order Confirmation.