Terms and Conditions
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ADVERTISERS
General
1. All Advertisements accepted for publication by Public Sector Information Limited ('PSI') 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 PSI in writing.
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.
"PSI Site" means the PSI website(s) onto which an Advertisement is sold.
3. All Advertisements are accepted subject to space being available in the Medium.
4. PSI 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.
5. These conditions and all other express terms of the contract between PSI 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.
Delivery and Ownership of materials
7. Materials delivered must conform to PSI's specifications. PSI reserves the right to charge the Buyer for work it required to amend materials to conform to its specifications but accepts no liability for such work.
8. Any intellectual property rights in designs prepared by PSI shall remain the property of PSI and Advertisements including such designs may not be reproduced without PSI's consent.
Prices and Payment terms
9. ACCOUNTS ARE STRICTLY NET UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED AND ARE SUBJECT TO SETTLEMENT ON PUBLICATION.
10. Prices published by PSI from time to time are subject to revision at any time and orders are accepted on the condition that the price binds PSI only in respect of the period specified in the applicable rate card.
11. Series discounts apply only to orders placed in advance and completed within the agreed period. PSI 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.
12. Prices are exclusive of applicable Value Added Tax which the Buyer shall additionally be liable to pay to PSI.
13. 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 National Westminster Bank Minimum Lending Rate.
Limitations on PSI's Liability
14. PSI 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 PSI, which detracts materially from the Advertisement. 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 PSI’s specifications.
15. PSI accepts no responsibility for the quality of reproduction of any photograph supplied by the Buyer, its agents or servants.
Cancellation or suspension
16. A Cancellation Fee is payable at the time of cancellation. This fee is equal to 50% of the advertisement cost plus VAT. Cancellation must be notified to the Publisher by the latest copy date above, in writing and sent Recorded Delivery to the Publisher. Failure to do so will result in the Publisher publishing the advertisement as originally offered and the Advertiser will become liable for the full rate per insertion plus VAT.
17. PSI 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.
Buyer's Warranties and Indemnities
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. The Buyer will indemnify and hold harmless PSI 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. PSI 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 PSI or the Advertiser liable to any complaint, claim or proceedings.
21. 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 PSI harmless accordingly.
PRINT ADVERTISING
22. Copy must be supplied by the Buyer without application from PSI. 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 PSI reserves the right to repeat the most appropriate recent copy or omit the Advertisement then the Buyer shall pay for the Advertisement in full notwithstanding that the Advertisement has not been published. Where a layout or proof is submitted to the Buyer, it must be returned on the date specified and PSI 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.
23. If, at its discretion, PSI 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.
24. Where an Advertisement has been accepted by PSI and includes inserts PSI reserves the right to charge the full price if the inserts fail to arrive at the agreed time and place for insertion.
25. 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.
ONLINE ADVERTISING
26. The Buyer must deliver complete creative content to PSI at least 2 working days before 9am on the go-live date in a format which complies with PSI's online ad formats for such content. To cancel or alter an order the Buyer must inform PSI by e-mail or fax to the number or address on the order, at least 2 working days before 9am on the go-live date Otherwise, PSI 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.
27. 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 PSI in advance.
28. If an Advertisement links to another site, the Buyer is responsible for maintaining the link and for the content of the linked site. PSI may remove any Advertisement which contains content or links to a site which, in PSI's opinion, is defamatory or objectionable or will bring PSI into disrepute. The Buyer will indemnify PSI from and against any claims or liability arising from links contained in an Advertisement.
29. Advertisements may contain only such information and code as is necessary to run the Advertisement effectively on the relevant PSI Site. Advertisements may not contain tags, cookies, beacons or similar technology which identifies users of any PSI Site or enables the Buyer or any third party to serve such users with any advertising other than the Advertisement.
30. If an Advertisement is supplied which does not comply with these terms and conditions or PSI receives complaints regarding an Advertisement, PSI may, at its discretion, remove the Advertisement from display without reference or liability to the Buyer.