1. Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. reserves the right to edit, revise or reject any advertising.
2. Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. shall be under no liability whatsoever by reason of error for which it may be responsible in any advertisement beyond liability to give the advertiser or advertising agency credit for as much of the space occupied by the advertisement as is materially affected by the error; and its obligation to give such credit shall not apply to more than one incorrect insertion under any contract or order unless it is notified of the inaccuracy prior to the deadline for repetition of the insertion.
3. Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. does not guarantee any given level of circulation or readership for an advertisement.
4. The advertiser and advertising agency assume liability for all content (including text representation and illustrations) of advertisements published and also assume responsibility for any claims arising therefrom made against Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd., including costs associated with defending against such a claim.
5. All advertising copy that might be mistaken by a reader as news, feature or other non advertising materials must be clearly marked 'advertisement'. In the event such copy is not clearly marked, the 'advertisement' notation will be added by Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd.
6. All positions are at the option of Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. In no event will adjustments, reinstatements or refunds be made because of the position and/or section in which an advertisement has been published. Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. will seek to comply with position requests and other stipulations that appear on insertion orders, but cannot guarantee that they will be followed. Payment of a premium position fee does not guarantee positioning. In the event that Miles 33 News Ltd. is unable to provide the requested positioning, the premium position fee will be refunded. Customer service representatives and sales representatives are not authorised to modify this provision or to guarantee positioning on behalf of Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. Misclassification of classified ads is not permitted.
7. Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. shall be under no liability for its failure for any cause to insert an advertisement.
8. Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. reserves the right to convert all advertisements published in its titles into digital and audio-text formats within other Observer Standard Newspapers products, including the right to publish such advertisements electronically on the internet.
9. Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. will not be responsible for errors appearing in advertisements which are placed too late for proofs to be submitted or for errors due to late delivery of printing material from the advertiser or advertising agency or from a third party designated by the advertiser or advertising agency as a source for printing material.
10. Cancellations, changes of insertion dates and/or corrections must conform to published deadlines.
11. Cancellations or changes cannot be guaranteed in classified advertising between the time the ad is ordered and the initial publication.
12. Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. does not assume any liability for the return of printing material in connection with advertising unless a specific written request is received to hold such material subject to order for a period not exceeding 30 days.
13. Claims for errors must be made within 30 days following publication date.
14. All referral ads must be complete ads with point of contact clearly indicated.
15. On advertising where credit is allowed, monthly accounts are due and payable on or before the fifteenth (15th) of the month following publication, and in the case of weekly accounts, payments are due and payable net fourteen (14) days from the statement date. When any part of an account for advertising becomes delinquent, then the entire amount owed shall become due and payable and Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. may refuse to publish further advertising. In this event, the advertiser or agency shall pay for advertising space actually used according to the rate earned at the time of the delinquency.
16. Extension of credit to advertising agencies is based on the agency's acceptance of sole liability for all advertising placed by them and billed to their account. No endorsement, statement or disclaimer on any insertion order, cheque or letter shall act as an accord or satisfaction, or as a waiver of this condition unless and until it is accepted by Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. by a separate written agreement signed by a duly authorised representative of Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. In the event of nonpayment of any agency account, prior to referring said account for third party collections, Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. reserves the right to contact the agency's client(s), as disclosed principal(s), for payment. If the outstanding balance is still not satisfied, Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. may proceed with collections against both the agency and its client(s). No such action on the part of Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. shall relieve the agency of liability for the debt.
17. There will be a £25.00 charge for any cheque not honored by the bank. Returned cheques must be replaced with certified/cashier/wire transfer funds within 48 hours of notification. Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. reserves the right to withhold further advertising pending receipt of replacement funds.
18. In the event an account is referred to a third party for collection, advertiser agrees to pay collection and/or legal fees, as well as court costs incurred to effect collection.
19. Incorrect rates on insertion orders which do not correspond to the rate card will be regarded as clerical errors and the advertisements will be published and charged at the applicable rates in effect at time of publication.
20. Insertion orders are accepted by Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. subject to the foregoing terms and conditions. Terms, conditions, rates or agreements not set forth herein or in then-current rate schedules are not binding on Observer Standard Newspapers Ltd. Customer service representatives and sales representatives are not authorised to modify these terms and conditions.