TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. This application is subject to credit clearance and orders acceptance by the publisher Big5 Media / TA Medical SA

2. All sums payable to Big5 Media/Medical SA should be made in accordance with the Financial Terms & Conditions. All advertisements are accepted on the basis that they will be paid for at the prevailing rates set out herein by no later than the date of publishing online.

2.1. The agreement entails a minimum 2 year subscription,
payments for both subscriptions should be made upfront. Payment is required within 7 days upon receipt of invoice. The subscription automatically renews each year if not terminated in writing before the agreement end date, A 50% cancellation fee is required upon cancelling.

2.2 The client has 5 business days to cancel from and including the sign date on the agreement.

2.3 Any unauthorized person that signs the agreement will be liable for the payment in full.

3. Home page subscriptions duration is a 6 month term, therefore each year requires both payments. Materials for any advertisement must adhere to Medical SA technical specifications and be delivered to us within the applicable timeframes

4. We may, without any responsibility to the advertiser, reject, cancel or require any advertisement to be amended that it considers unsuitable or contrary to these terms and remove, not print, suspend or change the position of any such advertisement.

5. All advertising amounts are excluding VAT

6. The publisher shall be under no liability whatsoever by reason of error, including any translation 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.

7. The publisher does not guarantee any given level of circulation or readership for an advertisement.
8. The advertiser or its agency assume liability for all content including text representation and illustrations of advertisements published and also assume responsibility for any claims arising thereof made against the publisher, including costs associated with defending against such a claim.
9. All positions are at the option of the publisher. In no event will adjustments, reinstatements or refunds be made because of the position and/or section in which an advertisement has been published. The Publisher 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 The publisher is unable to provide the requested positioning. Customer service representatives and account managers are not authorized to modify this provision or to guarantee positioning on behalf of the publisher. Misclassification of classified ads is not permitted.
10. The publisher shall be under no liability for its failure for any cause to insert an advertisement.
11. The publisher reserves the right to convert all advertisements published in print, digital and audio-text formats, including the right to publish such advertisements electronically on the internet and other alternate publications.
12. The advertiser or advertising agency shall pay the cost of composition of advertisements set but not used.
13. This contract takes effect as of the signing of this contract and will remain in effect for a minimum of 24 months & cannot be cancelled after the 1st term.
14. The advertiser and its agency may not resell any advertising or advertising space unless authorized to do so in writing.
15. No charges for changes & corrections from original layout and copy will be based on current composition rates.
16. Clients have 5 business days to cancel from and including the sign date. Thereafter a 50% cancellation fee is required if agreed upon within the 1st subscription only.
17. The publisher will not be responsible for errors appearing in advertisements that are placed too late for proofs to be submitted or for errors due to delivery of printing materials past publishing deadlines from the advertiser or advertising agency or from a third party designated by the advertiser or advertising agency as a source for printing material.
18. Advertisers are responsible for checking the accuracy of the proofs they request. The advertiser should carefully check the entire ad proof, including areas in which changes or corrections were not requested.
19. All orders are firm and are not subject to cancellation unless agreed upon by both parties.
20. The signatory declares that he/she has the authorization to sign for and place advertisements on behalf of the client and is aware of the costs for such advertisements.
21. All advertising contracts are automatically renewed and must be cancelled in writing before the term ends.
22. Cancellations or changes cannot be guaranteed in classified advertising between the time the ad is ordered and the initial publication.
23. Multi-insertion orders will be accepted only when in writing. Cancellation of multi-insertion orders must be confirmed in writing.
24. Big5 Media 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.
25. Claims for errors must be made within 30 days following publication date.
26. Extension of credit to advertising agencies is based on the agency’s acceptance of sole liability for all advertising placed by it and billed to its account. No endorsement, statement or disclaimer on any insertion order, check or letter shall act as an accord or satisfaction, or as a waiver of this condition unless and until it is accepted by The Publisher by a separate written agreement signed by a duly authorized representative of The Publisher. In the event of non-payment of any agency account, prior to referring said account for third party collections, The Publisher reserves the right to contact the agency’s client(s), as disclosed principal(s), for payment. If the outstanding balance is still not satisfied, The Publisher may proceed with collections against both the agency and its client(s). No such actions on the part of the publisher shall relieve the agency of liability for the debt.
27. Payment of all undisputed invoices must be made within Big5 Media’s terms. All outstanding accounts will attract an interest fee of not less than 1% per month and is usually calculated at the prime lending rate plus 3% per annum.
28. In the event an account is referred to a third party for collection, advertiser agrees to pay collection and/or attorney fees, as well as court costs incurred to effect collection.
29. Payment of account is not dependent upon receipt of invoices, either physical or electronic. .