STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS - ONLINE SALES
NOTTING HILL MEDIA LIMITED (including its division SOURCESECURITY.COM)
The following terms and conditions (the "Standard Terms") shall be deemed to be incorporated into your online purchase (the "Purchase"). By making your Purchase with us online you signify your agreement to be bound by these terms.
1. | DEFINITIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.1 | In this Contract (except where the context otherwise requires) the following words shall have the following meanings:
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1.2 | In this Contract (except where the context otherwise requires): a) the clause headings are included for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Contract; b) any reference to "persons" includes individuals, firms, partnerships, companies, corporations, associations, organisations, foundations and trusts (in each case whether or not having separate legal personality); c) use of any gender includes the other genders; and d) any reference in this Contract to any Law shall be construed as referring to such Law as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, extended, varied, superseded, replaced, substituted or consolidated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. | Acceptance of Materials | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.1 | By making a Purchase with the Company the Customer accepts in full the Contract. The Contract is non-cancellable by the Customer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.2 | Materials will only be published on the Website if they are approved by the Company and comply with all applicable Law. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.3 | If the ASA or any other independent reputable industry body sets up a pre-clearance procedure for Internet advertising, then the Customer agrees (at the Company's request) to submit all Materials to such organisation for pre-clearance (at its sole cost) and the Customer shall provide satisfactory written confirmation of such clearance to the Company as soon as possible; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.4 | The Customer will provide all content, text, logo’s, pictures and illustrations for the Materials through the online procedure and in accordance with the Company's policies in effect from time to time, including without limitation such technical specifications and format guidelines as to content of Materials as the Company may specify from time to time. The Company reserves the right to edit and/or modify all or any part of the Materials made available by the Customer and to reformat the Materials into the format of the Website prior to publication and the Customer hereby expressly authorises the Company to make such changes as it deems necessary. If the Customer provides such content in a form different from that specified by the Company then the Customer will be responsible for any extra costs before the Material is published or issued and will not affect the Customer’s obligation to pay in accordance with paragraph 4 below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.5 | The Company reserves the right at any time, in its sole discretion and without liability to the Customer, to reject, cancel or decline any Material or the Purchase or remove any Material. Where the Purchase has been declined by the Company then the Customer shall be notified by the Company and the Company shall have no liability to the Customer for such rejection. Where the Material has been rejected then in such circumstances the Company shall notify the Customer who shall supply alternative Material in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 2 (but the Company is not under an obligation to accept such replacement Material). Any acceptance by the Company of Material shall not be deemed to constitute an acceptance by the Company that such Material is provided in accordance with the Contract nor shall it constitute a waiver of the Company's rights hereunder. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.6 | The Company shall not be held responsible for any addition to, changes in, deletions from, delay in publication or withdrawal of any Material required by any competent authority having jurisdiction over or responsibility for the regulation of electronic and on-line advertising on the Internet (including without limitation the ASA). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.7 | The Company reserves the right in its absolute discretion to do any act or thing in respect of the publication of any Material (including without limitation the editing or cutting, non-publication, delayed publication or issue or removal from the Website) without liability to the Customer who shall have no claim for damages or otherwise as a result thereof but the Customer shall remain liable to the Company for the charges payable under this Contract for such Material. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.8 | All Purchases are accepted on the understanding that they will be paid for at the rates in force on the due date for payment subject to paragraph 5 below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. | Publication of Materials | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.1 | The content, layout and format of the Website shall be subject to variation at the sole discretion of the Company. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.2 | The Company does not guarantee that the time, dates or positions agreed for publication of Materials on the Website will be adhered to and all such decisions shall be at the sole discretion of the Company. If Material is not published at all and such non-publication is solely the fault of the Company, the Company will endeavour to offer an alternative publication date. If any such alternative date is not accepted, the original booking shall be cancelled and the Customer shall have no claim against the Company in respect of non-publication or for any expenses or damage incurred as a result thereof. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.3 | Save as otherwise expressly agreed by the Company in writing, no protection against proximity of competitive product on the Website is given by the Company. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.4 | In the event of the Company's publication of the Website being restricted, curtailed or prevented by any Law or any other act or thing beyond the Company's control, the Company may at any time, notwithstanding anything contained in these Standard Terms, forthwith terminate this Contract in whole or in part without prejudice to the Company's right to be paid by the Customer any monies due at the date of termination. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.5 | The Customer grants the Company a royalty free non-exclusive license to use certain of its names, trade marks and/or logos for the purpose of enabling the Company to perform its obligations under this Contract. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Terms of Payment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.1 | The Customer will be invoiced by the Company or the Company's appointed agent for this purpose on the date that the Customer makes a Purchase online (unless the Purchase is cancelled pursuant to paragraph 2.5 above in which event no invoice will be issued). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.2 | Payment shall be remitted in full in immediately available cleared sterling funds without deduction or withholding of any kind other than as required by Law within 30 days from the date of invoice and in accordance with its terms. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.3 | All payments referred to in this Contract are stated exclusive of value added tax and all other similar taxes and duties payable in respect of such payments. The Customer shall pay to the Company at the time that the payment becomes due an amount equal to the value added tax, properly chargeable upon such payment. The Company shall provide the Customer with a value added tax invoice in respect of the payment. Reference in this paragraph 4.3 to "payments" include non-cash consideration and expressions bearing the same meaning shall be construed accordingly. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.4 | If the Customer fails to pay the full amount due pursuant to this Contract by the due date the Company shall be entitled to charge interest on the overdue amount payable by the Customer immediately on demand from the due date up to the date of actual payment after as well as before judgment at the rate of 8 per cent per annum above the base rate for the time being of HSBC PLC, and fixed sum compensation under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2002. Such interest shall accrue on a daily basis and be compounded quarterly. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.5 | In the event of any failure by the Customer to make payment, the Customer will be responsible for all expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Company or its agents in collecting such amounts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5. | Change of conditions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5.1 | The Company shall endeavour to give a minimum of four (4) weeks' notice in respect of changes to these Standard Terms, but reserves the right to make such changes at shorter notice. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5.2 | Special conditions may be announced from time to time. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6. | Limitation of Liability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6.1 | The Company does not accept liability for any delay in delivery, loss or damage to copy. Unless otherwise instructed in writing, copy will be destroyed by the Company or its agents if not published for a period of three months without further reference to the Customer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6.2 | The Company shall not be liable in contract, tort (including negligence) or for breach of statutory duty or in any other way for: a) any loss arising from or in connection with loss of revenues, profits, contracts, or business or failure to realise anticipated savings; b) any loss of goodwill or reputation; or c) any indirect or consequential losses, in each case suffered or incurred by the Customer arising out of or in connection with any matter under this Contract. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6.3 | Nothing in this paragraph 6 shall limit the Company's liability for death or personal injury resulting from the Company's negligence or for fraud. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7. | Customer's Representations; Indemnification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7.1 | The Customer represents, warrants and undertakes to the Company that: a) it has the power and authority to enter into the Contract and grant all rights granted or purported to be granted and fully perform its obligations hereunder; b) neither the Material(s), the permitted use thereof by the Company nor the Customer's Website where linked to the Website will: I) infringe the rights of any third party (including without limitation any intellectual property rights) or any other agreements; II) be defamatory of any third party or offensive in any way; or III) be prejudicial to the image of the Website or to the reputation of the Company; c) all Materials will comply with all applicable Law and any guidelines issued by the Company from time to time and notified to the Customer; d) all Materials shall be free of any Viruses; e) no Material shall cause an adverse affect on the operation of the Website such that a substantial part of the Website is wholly or partially unavailable to customers; f) it has or will have obtained prior to transmission all necessary rights, consents, licenses, clearances and waivers in relation to the Materials (and all content including without limitation any musical recordings and compositions contained therein) to enable the Company to publish the Materials on the Website and the Customer shall be solely responsible for any and all payments due to third parties as a result of such publication; g) no Material will constitute an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; h) it shall not send directly or indirectly, a Cookie to the device of any user of the Website who accesses the Material, irrespective of whether any such device has been enabled by such user to receive Cookies; and i) it has notified the Information Commissioner under, and has and will comply with all relevant requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998, and has and will comply with all relevant requirements of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and any guidance issued by the Information Commissioner in relation to obtaining, storing and use of personal data derived from viewers of Material(s) or otherwise in connection with this Contract. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7.2 | The Customer shall indemnify on demand and hold harmless the Company from and against any and all losses, demands, claims, damages, costs, expenses (including consequential losses and loss of profit and legal costs and expenses and value added tax thereon) and liabilities suffered or incurred, directly or indirectly, by the Company in consequence of: (a) any breach, non-performance or non-observance by the Customer of any of its agreements, obligations, warranties, representations and undertakings contained in this Contract; and/or (b) the use, publication, reproduction or transmission of the Material(s) on the Website. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7.3 | Paragraph 7 shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any suspension or termination of this Contract. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8. | Publicity and information concerning Materials | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Customer shall not without the prior consent of the Company claim any association with the Company or use the Company's name, mark or logo or otherwise refer to the Company or its services or publish any information in connection with any Material which has been published or is scheduled for publication. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9. | Termination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9.1 | The Company may bring this Contract to an end and/or require payment of any amounts due under this Contract (without prejudice to its other rights and remedies) with immediate effect by written notice to the Customer if: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9.1.1 | the Customer commits a breach of its obligations under this Contract (including, without limitation to the foregoing, a failure to make payment on the due date) and if the breach is capable of remedy, fails to remedy it during the period of seven (7) days starting on the date of receipt of notice from the Company requiring it to be remedied; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9.1.2 | the Customer becomes insolvent (including being unable to pay its debts as they fall due and/or that the value of its assets is less than the amount of its liabilities taking into account its contingent and prospective liabilities), proposes an individual, company or partnership voluntary arrangement, has a receiver, administrator or manager appointed over the whole or any part of its business or assets; if any petition shall be presented, Purchase shall be made or resolution passed for its winding up (except for the purpose of a bona fide amalgamation or reconstruction), bankruptcy or dissolution (including the appointment of provisional liquidators/interim receivers or special managers); if it shall otherwise propose or enter into any composition or arrangement with its creditors or any class of them, if it ceases or threatens to cease to carry on business or if it claims the benefit of any statutory moratorium; or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9.1.3 | the Customer suffers or there occurs in relation to the Customer, any event which in the reasonable opinion of the Company is analogous to any of the events referred to in clause 9.1.2 in any part of the world; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9.2 | The Customer shall immediately give notice in writing to the Company of any event within paragraphs 9.1.2 and 9.1.3 which occurs which would entitle the Company to bring this Contract to an end. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.1 | The Company shall have no liability for any delay in or failure to perform any or all of its obligations under this Agreement if the delay or failure is due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, industrial disputes, nuclear accident, war or terrorist activity, acts of God, civil commotion, compliance with any law or governmental order or regulation, failure of technical facilities, or default of suppliers or sub-contractors. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.2 | Any notice given under this Contract shall be in writing and served by hand, prepaid, recorded or special delivery post or prepaid international recorded airmail or by fax or by email to the relevant addressee in the case of the Company to Notting Hill Media Limited, Park House, 206-208 Latimer Road, London W10 6QY, UK, fax to +44 (0)20 7183 0790 or email to editor@sourcesecurity.com and in the case of the Customer at the address given at the time the Purchase was made online or such other address as the relevant party may designate to the other in writing from time to time. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been served at the time of delivery. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.3 | Except insofar as this Contract expressly provides that a third party may in his own right enforce a term of this Contract, a person who is not a party to this Contract has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to rely upon or enforce any term of this Contract but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is available apart from that Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.4 | Nothing in this Contract is intended to or shall operate to create a partnership or joint venture of any kind between the parties or to authorise either party to act as agent for the other and no party shall have authority to act in the name or on behalf of or otherwise to bind the other in any way or to hold itself out in its advertising or otherwise in any manner which would indicate or imply any such relationship with the other unless expressly provided otherwise in this Contract. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.5 | This Contract constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties and supersedes any previous agreement or arrangement between the parties relating to the subject matter of this Contract. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that in entering into this Contract, the parties have not relied on, and shall have no remedy in respect of, any statement, representation, warranty, understanding, promise or assurance (whether negligently or innocently made) of any person (whether party to this Contract or not) other than as expressly set out in this Contract. Nothing in this paragraph 10.5 shall operate to limit or exclude any liability for fraud. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.6 | Each party undertakes that it will not at any time hereafter use or disclose to any person, except to its professional representatives or as may be required by law or any legal or regulatory authority, the terms and conditions of this Contract or any confidential information concerning the business or affairs of the other party which may have or may in the future come to its knowledge. Neither party shall use any such confidential information except for the performance of this Contract or make any announcement relating to this Contract or its subject matter without the prior written approval of the other party. This paragraph 10.6 shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any suspension or termination of this Contract. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.7 | If any provision of this Contract shall be found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other provisions of this Contract which shall remain in full force and effect. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.8 | In no event will any delay, failure or omission (in whole or in part) in enforcing, exercising or pursuing any right, power, privilege, claim or remedy conferred by or arising under this Contract or by law, be deemed to be or construed as a waiver of that or any other right, power, privilege, claim or remedy in respect of the circumstances in question, or operate so as to bar the enforcement of that, or any other right, power, privilege, claim or remedy, in any other instance at any time or times subsequently. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.9 | The validity, construction and performance of this Contract (and any claim, dispute or matter arising under or in connection with it or its enforceability) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England. Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts over any claim, dispute or matter arising under or in connection with this Contract or its enforceability or the legal relationships established by this Contract. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.10 | In the event of any inconsistency between the Purchase and these Standard Terms, these Standard Terms shall prevail. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.11 | The Customer may not resell, assign at law or in equity (including by way of a charge or declaration of trust), sub-license or deal in any other manner with this Contract or any rights under this Contract or sub-contract any or all of its obligations under it or purport to do any of the same. |
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