Terms & Conditions | The Mirfield Word

The Mirfield Word Terms and Conditions

By placing or agreeing to an advert in The Mirfield Word, you agree to be bound by our terms and conditions.
Agreeing to an advert includes verbally or written communication including email.

1. Initial advertisement bookings are for a minimum of a three month period. The three month period will be charged monthly and not upfront unless otherwise discussed with the publisher. Artwork can be changed each and every month at no additional cost to the advertiser.

2. Advertisements must conform to the British Code of Advertising Practice and must accurately reflect the product and or service being advertised. Advertisements are subject to the publisher’s approval and must always be recognisable as such and not resemble editorial matter, unless otherwise agreed with the publisher.

3. All claims made in advertisements must be capable of being supported by appropriate evidence

4. Advertisements should be in line with Word Publication policies and ethos. As such certain types of advert and promotions are not permitted within the magazine.

5. The publication of an advertisement by the publisher does not constitute endorsement of the advertiser, its products or services.

6. Space reserved by an advertiser must be paid in full where the advertisement is not published due to an act or omission by the advertiser. This includes advert copy that arrives after publication deadline date. Should artwork not be received by the deadline date, we reserve the right to print the last known artwork on file.

7. Any changes to your ad must be communicated back to us before the date on the proof.

8. You will receive an invoice 5 working days prior to our print date. This must be paid prior to print unless otherwise agreed with the publisher. We reserve the right to charge a late payment fee of £20.00 should this condition not be met. This will only be waived at the publishers discretion.

9. Cancellation – 7 working days is required to cancelling an advertisement, a charge of 100% of your advert price will be charged for late cancellations. All adverts shall be continuously re-booked month by month on an agreement plan of 3 months or more, unless otherwise cancelled prior to the final insertion via email and confirmed back to you by the publisher via email.. The re- run shall take place after the last insertion and will be charged via your last known payment method.

10. All series bookings where a series discount has been provided must be completed in full. Should this be cancelled before the series booking has been completed, we reserve the right to apply a charge for the difference in cost as per the media pack rate card, along with any additional cost associated with the series booking. Eg: Free of charge editorial pages taken with a series of advertisements taken before the series has been completed will be charged at the rate of the space taken. IE: A full page editorial will be charged at a full page rate.

11. No part of Word Publications may be reproduced without prior permission.

12.The publisher will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by amendment, error, late publication or non-publication from any cause whatsoever.

13.The publisher will not accept liability for any error on the part of third parties or inaccurate copy instructions.

14.Neither the publisher or its contractors and sub-contractors shall be liable for any consequential loss arising from non-publication of advert or from any errors or omissions contained in published copy/advert.

15.Material which in the publisher’s opinion could be considered blasphemous, obscene or offensive to readers will be censored or omitted from the publication. Where possible you will be advised to supply alternative copy. Point 6 shall apply if new copy is not received by copy deadline date.

Artwork and Design Terms and Conditions.

1. Artwork is offered free of charge to any client who wishes to use this service, when advertising in The Mirfield Word Magazine.

2. Artwork designed by The Mirfield Word Magazine remains copyright of The Mirfield Word Magazine and is not owned by the client. Artwork designed by The Mirfield Word Magazine is to be used solely for the purpose of advertising in The Mirfield Word Magazine.

3. Artwork designed by The Mirfield Word Magazine may be used by the client for their social media only. This must be agreed by the publisher in advance.

4. Artwork designed by The Mirfield Word Magazine must not be copied, reproduced, changed or ammended by anyone other than The Mirfield Word Magazine. This is illegal, and we take infringement seriously to protect the copyright of our designs and work.

5. Use of artwork designed by The Mirfield Word Magazine must not be used by anyone else including any companies for advertising purposes, unless agreed formally with the editor of The Mirfield Word Magazine.

6. We reserve the right to charge the client for artwork produced, that breaks any part of our artwork terms and conditions. The charge will reflect the time taken to design the advertisement, number of changes made to the existing artwork, administration time and legal charge for infringement of copyright.