Advertising terms and conditions
1. Terms and Conditions
The following terms and conditions apply to all advertising services provided by JGP Resourcing, unless otherwise agreed by JGP Resourcing in writing. These terms shall take precedence over any terms and conditions of the Client whether attached to, enclosed with or referred to in any purchase order or e-mail of the Client or any agent acting on behalf of the Client or elsewhere. These terms may not be varied except by written agreement of JGP Resourcing.
Please note: These terms and conditions have been amended with the new purchase of the website and it's assets by JGP Resourcing Ltd dated 18th September 2011.
2. Definitions
2.1. In these terms and conditions the following expressions shall have the following meanings unless the context otherwise requires:
"the Client"
means the person, firm or company placing an Insertion Order;
"Agreed Duration"
means the period of time an advertisement is to be displayed as agreed between the Client and JGP Resourcing and set out in an Insertion Order;
"Insertion Order"
means either an advertising order form specified by JGP or the Client or its agent’s purchase order ]or an e-mail from the Client or its agent instructing JGP to place advertising on the Client’s behalf;
"JGP"
means JGP Resourcing Limited whose registered office is at 154-160 Fleet Street, London EC4A 2DQ;
"Websites"
means the JGP Resourcing websites and any other websites controlled by JGP Resourcing;
3. Insertion Orders and Advertising Rates
3.1 Acceptance of advertising is subject to receipt by JGP of an Insertion Order.
3.2 Unless otherwise agreed in writing the Client and JGP agree to be bound by Insertion Orders entered into electronically (including via email and/or agreed digital signature software) and the Adverting Agency waives any right to contest the validity of an electronically submitted Insertion Order (and associated communications )which shall be admissible in court. The Client and JGP shall use appropriate security measures to guard against unauthorised access, alteration or destruction of Insertion Orders (and/ or associated communications.)
3.3 Insertion Orders are accepted by JGP subject to JGP’s rate card that is current at the time of acceptance of an Insertion Order. Rates are subject to change upon written notice from JGP. In the event of any rate increase during the period of an Insertion Order, the Client will have the option to either
3.3.1 cancel the remaining period of the Insertion Order on one month's notice or if the rate increase is due to occur within the period of one month to cancel the remaining period of the Insertion Order on the date of the rate increase, whichever period is the shorter, without penalty ;or
3.3.2 continue with the Insertion Order at the revised rate.
4. Cancellation
Subject to the provisions of clause 3.3, an Insertion Order cannot be cancelled unless agreed in writing by JGP.
5. Provision of Advertising Materials
5.1 The Client will provide all materials for an advertisement (including GIF or JPEG files), in accordance with JGP’s requirements as set out in an Insertion Order, including (without limitation) the manner of transmission to JGP, the lead-time prior to publication of the advertisement and such technical specifications as JGP may require from time to time.
5.2 JGP will not be required to publish any advertisement that has not been received in accordance with the requirements of clause 5.1 and reserves the right to charge the Client (at JGP’s current rate) for inventory held by JGP pending receipt of acceptable materials from the Client which are past due.
6. Advertising Content
6.1 The content of advertisements are subject to JGP’s approval. JGP reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertisement, Insertion Order, space reservation or position commitment at any time, or remove any advertisement from Websites, or reject any URL link embodied within any advertisement.
6.2 The Client shall notify JGP as soon as is reasonably practicable by email or fax of any inaccuracy or changes that need to be made to any advertisement.
6.3 Where the Client uses a third party to serve advertisements to JGP ("third party provider"), JGP
6.3.1 reserves the right to terminate in its sole discretion the right of the third party provider to serve the Client’s advertisements to the Websites and in the event of such termination JGP may serve the advertisements instead; and
6.3.2 will have no liability for any failure to publish any advertisement or for any loss of any kind which may be suffered by the Client where those failures or losses are due to or arise out of or in connection with any act or omission of a third party provider.
6.4 The content of all advertising incorporating data provided by a third party is not subject to the Client’s prior approval but no warranty is given by JGP with relation to the accuracy of such advertisements. JGP does not undertake to review the content of any advertisements and any such review of, and approval by, JGP shall not be deemed to constitute an acceptance by JGP that such advertisement is provided in accordance with these terms and conditions nor shall it constitute a waiver of JGP's rights hereunder.
6.5 JGP gives no warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of any advertisement. In the event that any advertisement is inaccurate as a result of the actions of JGP, the Client’s sole remedy shall be for JGP to remedy such inaccuracy within 2 working days of the inaccuracy being notified to it by the Advertising Agency.
7. Positioning of Advertisements
7.1 JGP reserves the right (a) to re-design the Websites and (b) subject to clause 7.2, to re-position advertising and sponsorship accordingly without prior notice.
7.2 Positioning of advertisements is at the sole discretion of JGP except where a request for a specific preferred position is acknowledged by JGP in writing. Advertising material must be received by JGP by the agreed date, otherwise position may be lost, reduced or, in the case of directory listings or fixed position advertisements, the insertion term may be reduced.
7.3 JGP will notify the Client by email that an advertisement has been added to the Website and the Agreed Duration will begin from the date of such email notification by JGP.
7.4 The Client acknowledges that Websites on which advertisements are displayed are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without any representation or endorsement. JGP makes no warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, in relation to any Websites, including but not limited to, implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security, accuracy, condition or completeness, or any implied warranty arising from any course of dealing or usage or that Websites will meet any requirements or will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Websites or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs or are fully functional, accurate, or reliable.
7.5 The Client acknowledges that optimised web pages containing the Client’s name and information may be submitted to search engines at the expense of JGP
8. Usage Statistics
8.1 The Client acknowledges that usage statistics provided by JGP are the official, definitive measurements of JGP’s performance on any delivery obligations provided in any Insertion Order.
8.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of any Insertion Order, the Client acknowledges that JGP does not guarantee any usage statistics, which include, without limitation, levels of view or application click-throughs for any advertisement or for any banner or button specified for each advertisement.
8.3 JGP provides the Client with usage statistics only as a courtesy to the Client and JGP will not be held liable for any claims relating to any usage statistics however supplied.
9. Client Representations and Acknowledgements
9.1 The Client warrants and represents to JGP that:
9.1.1 it has the right to publish and/or otherwise transmit all of the contents of the advertisements, and can grant to JGP such right, and that such publication will not, including in the jurisdiction in which it is published and/or transmitted: (a) infringe any rights of any third party including, without limitation, intellectual property rights and rights of privacy; and (b) violate any applicable law, regulation, contract or JGP policy;
9.1.2 the advertisements do not contain anything that is defamatory, obscene, false or misleading; and
9.1.3 it has complied with all relevant advertising laws and industry codes of practice including (without limitation) those issued by the Committee of Advertising Practice in the UK or the Advertising Standards Authority as applicable.
9.2 The Client acknowledges that its is solely responsible for the acquisition of all third party clearances, permissions and licences which are necessary in connection with the publication/transmission of any advertisements in the relevant jurisdiction, and for the payment of all applicable royalty fees and for all payments or royalties, if any, payable to any collecting society or under any collective bargaining agreement or otherwise
9.3 The Client agrees to indemnify and keep JGP indemnified and hold JGP harmless against any and all expenses, damages costs (including reasonable legal fees and costs) and losses of any kind incurred as a result of any breach of the warranties or acknowledgements set out in clauses 9.1 and 9.2 or otherwise in connection with any claims actual or threatened, of any kind (including, without limitation, any claim of trademark or copyright infringement, libel, defamation, breach of confidentiality, breach of any statutory or regulatory duty, false or misleading advertising or breach of any industry advertising codes) arising from the advertisement and /or any material (of the Client or otherwise) to which users can link through the advertisement/banner and/or button
9.4 The Client will defend or settle at its own expense any action or other proceedings brought against JGP that relates to the advertisement and/or any material of the Client to which users can link through the advertisement. JGP shall notify the Client promptly of any such claim and shall permit the Client to assume and control the defence of such action with Counsel chosen by the Client (who shall be reasonably acceptable to JGP) and shall not enter into any settlement or compromise of any such claim without the Client’s prior written consent. The Client shall pay any and all proper costs, damages and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable legal fees and costs) awarded against or incurred by JGP in any such action or proceedings.
10. Invoices and terms of payment
10.1 Invoices shall be rendered by JGP upon acceptance of an Insertion Order .
10.2 JGP shall have the right to hold the Client responsible for the payment of all monies due and payable for advertising which the Client ordered and which advertising was published and displayed.
10.3 Payment of an invoice shall be made in full to JGP no later than fourteen days of the date of invoice ("the due date"). All payments hereunder shall be made in pounds sterling.
10.4 Amounts paid after the due date shall bear interest at the rate of 2% per month above the base lending rate of Barclays Bank plc from time to time from the due date until the date of actual payment, whether before or after judgment.
10.5 In the event of any failure by the Client to make payment:
10.5.1 the Client will be responsible for all expenses (including legal fees) incurred by JGP in collecting any unpaid amounts; and
10.5.2 JGP reserves the right to suspend any advertisements posted on the Websites.
10.6 The Company/JGP reserves the right to charge the Client for any advertisements posted outside of any contractual agreement period. Any advertisements posted will be charged individually at the current published rate card cost. The Company also reserves the right to remove any advertisement posted outside of any contractual agreement period without notice. Contract renewals not renewed with 5 working days of the expiry date carry an penalty administration fee of 12.5% of the renewal value.
11. Liability
11.1 Nothing in these terms and conditions shall exclude or limit JGP's liability for death or personal injury resulting from its negligence, liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under English Law. Subject to this :
11.1.1 JGP’s total liability to the Client in contract law or tort or otherwise howsoever arising shall be limited to the cost of placing the relevant advertisement ;
11.1.2 JGP shall not be liable in any way in respect of any failure or delay or defect in the supply of any advertisements caused by the supply of unsuitable material or content of by the Client or any third party provider ; and
11.1.3 JGP shall not be liable for any economic losses (including without limitation loss of revenues, profits, contracts, business or anticipated savings),any loss of goodwill or reputation or any special or indirect or consequential losses howsoever caused and even if foreseeable by JGP.
11.2 All warranties, conditions and other terms implied by statute, common law or otherwise are hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
12. Matters beyond the reasonable control of JGP
JGP shall not be liable for any breach of these terms and conditions caused by matters beyond its reasonable control including acts of God, fire, lightning, explosion, war, disorder, flood, industrial disputes ( whether or not involving JGP’s employees) weather of exceptional severity, unavoidable hardware or software failures, or acts of local or central government or other authorities.
13. Miscellaneous
13.1 The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision in these terms and conditions shall not affect or impact the continuation in force of the remainder of these terms and conditions.
13.2 In the event of any inconsistency between an Insertion Order and these terms and conditions, these terms and conditions will prevail.
13.3 Nothing in these terms and conditions shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture of any kind between the parties or as constituting either party as the agent of the other party for any purpose whatsoever and neither party shall have the authority or power to bind the other party or to contract in the name of or create a liability against the other party in any way or for any purpose.
13.4 These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and the parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in respect of any dispute or matter arising out of or connected with these terms and conditions.
