Terms and conditions

RAPID NEWS GROUP - MEDIA PORTFOLIO TERMS AND CONDITIONS

These legally binding terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) govern all entities that place advertising (“Advertiser” which expression shall include its successors, assignees, executors and personal representatives as the case may be), either directly or through an agent (“Agent”), in print magazines (“Magazines”), websites and mobile sites (collectively, “Websites”), email campaigns (“Newsletters” & “Emails”), broadcast media (“Webinars”, “Podcasts”, “Digital Conferences” ) digital magazine publications (“Digital Editions”), any other applications (collectively, together with Digital Editions, the “Apps”), and any other services published and/or owned, licensed or operated by or on behalf of Rapid News Group (“Publisher” which expression shall include its successors, assignees, sub-contractors or agents) and through the Publisher on any third party Websites, Apps and/or any other platform or service (including, but not limited to, Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.) (collectively, the “Third Party Services”).

1.0. DEFINITIONS

1.1.

“Publisher” means the Rapid News Group of companies including but not limited to Rapid News Publications Limited (CRN 02721194), Rapid Life Sciences Limited (CRN 04327046), Rapid Plastics Media Limited (CRN 06779639), Rapid Medtech Communications Limited (CRN 10463739) Interplas Events Limited (CRN 09153942), Euro Publishing Consultancy Limited (CRN 04494404) and Packaging Europe Limited (CRN 10531302) whose registered offices are at No.3 Office Village, Chester Business Park, Chester, England, CH4 9QP, and any subsidiary or any holding company from time to time of any Group company. A reference to a holding company or a subsidiary means a holding company or a subsidiary (as the case may be) as defined in section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006.

“Advertisement” means any Print Advertisement or Digital Advertisement, submitted to Publisher by or on behalf of a Buyer for insertion in a Magazine or on a Website, Newsletter, in an Email, or for use in or on a Webinar, Podcast or App.

“Buyer” means the person or legal entity making the Booking, whether such person or legal entity is the advertiser of the relevant product or service (the “Advertiser”), or the Advertiser’s advertising agency, media buyer, or (in the case of Job Advertisements) a recruiter representing a prospective employer (in each case the “Agent”). The Buyer is the named entity in the Organisation field on the Media Insertion Order.

“Booking” means the placing by a Buyer of an order with Publisher for the insertion of an Advertisement in a Publisher property; the details of which are confirmed on a Media Insertion Order. When the Media Insertion Order is signed by the Buyer a Contract is made. it is subject to these Terms and Conditions.

“Campaign” means Buyer’s campaign involving the Advertisement(s).

“Campaign Period” the period during which the Bookings are provided subject to the relevant Media Insertion Order are to be provided.

“Contract” means the agreement between Publisher and the Buyer for the Booking consisting of the Media Insertion Order and these Terms and Conditions.

“Digital Advertisements” mean Advertisements for insertion on a Website, a Newsletter, an Email, an App, a Webinar or a Podcast that is operated or published by Publisher or a Third-Party Site.

“Email” means a solus Advertisement built into an email delivered by Publisher.

“Force Majeure Incident” any incident or event affecting the performance of any provision of the Contract arising from or attributable to acts, events, omissions, or accidents which are beyond the reasonable control of a party including any abnormally inclement weather, flood, lightning, storm, epidemic or pandemic, fire, explosion, earthquake, subsidence, structural damage, other natural physical disaster, transport disruptions, failure or shortage of power supplies, war, threat of or preparation for war, military operations, riot, crowd disorder, imposition of sanctions, malicious damage, strike, lock-outs or other industrial action, breakdown of plant or machinery, default of suppliers or sub-contractor, failure of a utility service or transport or telecommunications network, terrorist action, civil commotion and any legislation, regulations, ruling or omission of any relevant government, court, competent national authority or governing body.

“General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR” means the EU law regulation 2016/679 on data protection and privacy in the European Union and the European Economic Area, as may be amended or updated from time to time, in the UK and if GDPR is no longer directly applicable then any successor legislation to the GDPR or the Data Protection Act 2018.

“Magazines” means any or all editions of Publishers publications named in the Media Insertion Order that are operated or published by Publisher. This includes any reprints, supplements, magazines, show guides, buyers guide or other inserts.

“Media Insertion Order” means the contractual document requiring the Buyer’s signature.

“Newsletter” means the newsletter named in the Media Insertion Order, that is operated or published by the Publisher.

“Personal Data” has the meaning given to it in the General Data Protection Regulation.

“Podcast” means the podcast named in the Media Insertion Order, that is operated or published by the Publisher.

“Print Advertisement” means Advertisements for insertion in any printed publication, product or service that is operated or published by the Publisher.

“Rate Card” means the Publisher’s rate card in effect as at the date of the Media Insertion Order.

“Registrants” means data subjects who have registered to access White Papers, Sponsored Content or who have registered their interest in attending a Webinar via Publisher.

“Registrant Data” means the name, email address and job title of Registrants or such other categories of data set out in the Booking Form.

“Start Date” means the date of first publication for an Advertisement pursuant to a Booking.

“Technical Specifications” means Publisher’s technical specifications for the Advertisement(s) as provided in writing to the Buyer.

“Terms & Conditions” means these Terms and Conditions.

“Third Party Services” means any online or digital product, service or app that is operated or published by an entity that is not Publisher or a member of any other Rapid Group Company and on which Publisher or any other Rapid Group Company has the right to publish Advertisements in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

“Webinar” means the webinar named in the Media Insertion Order, that is operated or published by the Publisher.

“Working Day” means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England, when banks in London are open.

“Website” means the website named in the Media Insertion Order, that is operated or published by the Publisher.

1.2. The terms controller, data subjects and personal data shall have the meanings given to them in Article 4 of the GDPR (https://gdpr-info.eu/)

1.3. Words in the singular include the plural and, in the plural, include the singular. Headings do not affect the interpretation of these Terms.

1.4. A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as amended, extended or re-enacted from time to time and a reference to a statute or statutory provision shall include all subordinate legislation made from time to time under that statute or statutory provision.

1.5. A reference to writing or written includes email.

1.6. A reference to any party shall include that party’s personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.

1.7. Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms.

2.0. CONTRACT, PRICES AND PAYMENT

2.1. These conditions shall: (i) apply to and be incorporated in the Contract; and (ii) prevail over any inconsistent terms or conditions contained in, or referred to in, the Media Insertion Order or specification, or implied by law, trade custom, practice or course of dealing.

2.2. No Booking is binding until the Buyer has signed the Media Insertion Order or Publisher has commenced delivery of the campaign according to the Media Insertion Order, at which point a Contract shall be formed between Publisher and the Buyer for the delivery of the campaign specified in the Media Insertion Order on these Terms & Conditions.

2.3. Bookings are subject to the rates specified in the relevant Media Insertion Order.

2.4. The Media Insertion Order will contain specific details of the Booking, including but not limited to the date and/or edition and timing of each element. It will also contain pricing for each line item of the Campaign. It will carry a Digital Campaign Total relating to Digital Advertisements and a Print Campaign Total relating to Print Advertisements. Special Instructions will detail advert shape, special positions, broadcast package details and additional information.

2.5. Digital Campaigns are invoiced in total, on the date of signature on the Media Insertion Order. Print Campaigns are invoiced on publication of individual adverts.

2.6. Any amount specified in an invoice shall be payable, unless otherwise specified in the Media Insertion Order, upon receipt of the invoice or date of upload to website whichever is the earliest. If any amount payable has not been received by Publisher within 30 days of the date on the invoice and in full and in cleared funds to a bank account specified by Publisher. Publisher reserves the right not to publish and/or to withdraw the Advertisement(s) and/or suspend the Campaign (as applicable) until payment is received.

2.7. Where advertising is booked for or on behalf of an Advertiser by an Agent then the Advertiser as principal is and remains liable for the liability incurred and particularly for any monies still owing in the event of default by the said Agent.

2.8. Where an advertiser has been granted a discount (for example for a series booking) and the advertiser fails to settle within 30 days of the invoice the advertiser will automatically lose the discount for that advertisement series and shall be liable to pay the full rate card price of the advertisement.

2.9. Publisher is entitled to interest on any payment which is not received by due date. This will be calculated on a daily basis at the 4% rate per annum above the prevailing base rate of our bankers from the date upon which payment was due until the date of payment. If the prevailing base rate is below 0% then the interest rate will be 4%.

2.10. Buyer shall pay all amounts due to Publisher free and clear of all deductions or withholdings unless the law requires a deduction or withholding, in which case Buyer shall pay such additional amount as will ensure that the net amount Publisher receives (after account is taken of any such deduction or withholding in respect of the additional amount) equals the full amount Publisher would have received had the deduction or withholding not been required.

2.11. All amounts due to Publisher under the Contract are to be paid free and clear of currency control restrictions, bank charges, fees, duties or other transactional costs, the payment of which shall be the Buyers sole responsibility.

2.12. Rates are quoted exclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT) and any other applicable sales taxes. Any VAT or any other applicable tax due on an Advertisement will be paid by Buyer in addition to the rates shown separately on the invoice.

2.13. Buyer shall pay Publisher in full for all Bookings in the event of non-publication due to Buyer’s failure to supply the Advertisement before the Publication Deadline or Rich Publication Deadline.

2.14. Advertising Agent commission is 10%, for accounts settled within 30 days of invoice date. There will be no variation in this clause.

2.15. Publisher will issue invoices in the currency specified on the Media Insertion Order.

2.16. Publisher will use reasonable endeavours to deliver the Booking and to display/transmit the Advertisements in or on the Media during the Campaign Period in accordance with the terms and the dates specified in the Media Insertion Order.

 

3.0 COPY AND DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS

 

3.1 Buyer shall ensure that all Advertisements submitted comply with Publisher’s specifications (as may be updated from time to time), including formatting specifications and copy delivery lead times. if we do not receive copy instructions by the agreed copy date, we cannot guarantee that proofs will be supplied, nor corrections made, and we reserve the right to repeat the most appropriate copy if we have a previous advertisement.

3.2 The advertiser may incur additional charges where artwork supplied requires changes, amendments or alterations for publication in any and all formats.

3.3 If an Advertisement is submitted after the agreed copy date has passed, it shall be at Publisher’s discretion whether to publish the Advertisement.

3.4 Buyer shall be responsible for checking the accuracy of any proofs and the Advertisement copy submitted. The actual size of the published Advertisement will depend on the size and design of the relevant publication.

3.5 The positioning of an Advertisement is at the discretion of The Publisher except when an Advertiser has paid the preferred position charge and the availability of this position has been confirmed in writing by Publisher on the Media Insertion Order. Preferred and guaranteed positions are sold at an extra premium.

3.6 Any Booking containing digital advertising elements must be executed within 12 months of the contract date. Any elements not executed after twelve months will be declared void and will not be executed by The Publisher. For the avoidance of doubt any elements that are voided will not be refunded. There will be no extensions to contracted advertising time period due to delayed arrival of creative.

3.7 No reference to Publisher shall be made in any Advertisement without Publisher’s prior written consent to the specific form and wording of such reference. Specifically, consent is pre-assigned in the situation where an Advertiser is present at Publisher’s trade shows and wishes to advertise this presence.

 

4.0. DISCOVERABILITY AND VIEWABILITY OF DIGITAL ADVERTISEMENTS

4.1. Impressions. Publisher will track delivery of page impressions on Publisher Websites through its ad server according to IAB standards. If Publisher in its discretion provides written approval of Buyer’s use of a third-party ad server, Buyer will track delivery only through such approved third-party ad server, and Buyer shall procure access for Publisher to that server’s automated reporting interface. If the Third-Party server Measurement is more than 10% lower than the Publisher’s measurement, the parties will work in good faith to reconcile measurements.

4.2. Viewability. Viewability on Publisher Sites will only be measured if agreed on the relevant Media Insertion Order and, in any event, only for desktop display inventory.

 

5.0. CANCELLATION AND POSTPONEMENT

5.1. Buyer must notify Publisher in writing of any cancellations and postponements in accordance with the deadlines set out below, otherwise the Booking will remain in effect and all relevant fees shall remain payable. Publisher will consider such request in good faith but shall have no obligation to consent to such cancellation or postponement.

5.2. Buyer may cancel the Booking without penalty by the submission in writing of a cancellation note no later than 30 days before the print issue reservation closing date or the proposed start of a Digital Campaign. It is the Advertiser’s responsibility to gain acknowledgement of receipt of confirmation of cancellation in writing. Exceptions to this rule are identified in 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5.

5.3. Special Premium advertisements (defined as Front Cover Package, Outside Back Cover, Inside Front Cover, Inside Back Cover) booked to appear Print Editions may only be cancelled by the submission in writing of a cancellation note no later than 120 days before the print issue reservation closing date.

5.4 Webinar orders may only be cancelled by the submission in writing of a cancellation note no later than 150 days before the scheduled webinar date.

5.5. Digital orders may not be cancelled after campaign execution has commenced. Buyer will be liable to pay the full rate for the campaign as per the invoice.

5.6. Buyer may request to revise a Booking by providing a written request 30 days prior to the intended date of the requested revision. If Publisher accepts such a request (which we may accept or reject in our absolute discretion), pricing will automatically revert to the appropriate Rate Card pricing for the revised campaign.

 

6.0. BOOKINGS

6.1. Acceptance of Bookings. Only Publisher employees and authorised representatives are authorised to accept Bookings on behalf of Publisher.

6.2. Publisher discretion. Publisher may, at its absolute discretion, without any responsibility to the Buyer: (a) reject, refuse, omit, postpone, cancel, or require changes to the whole or part of any Advertisement submitted for insertion at any time; (b) amend, postpone or cancel the Start Date or positioning of the Advertisement; (c) make acceptance of the Booking subject to certain specified conditions; (d) remove from publication without notice any Advertisement Publisher reasonably believes is unlawful or damaging to the reputation of Publisher or the relevant Publisher Publication. (e) insert the words “advertisement” or “sponsored content” alongside any Advertisement.

6.3. Deemed Cancellation. Publisher may, at its sole discretion, deem a Booking cancelled or postponed where: (a) Buyer is in breach of any of these Terms and Conditions; or (b) Buyer (or any of its shareholders or directors) becomes subject to any Sanction, or continuation of these Terms and Conditions would (in the reasonable opinion of Publisher) expose Publisher or any of its affiliated companies to any Sanction, where “Sanction” means any sanction, prohibition or restriction under United Nations resolutions or the trade or economic sanctions, laws or regulations of the European Union, United Kingdom, Hong Kong or United States of America. For the avoidance of doubt specific situations may include administration, liquidation or cessation of trading. Where Publisher deems a Booking cancelled or postponed, Buyer will not be entitled to recover any payments already made and will remain liable for all payments owing in respect of such Bookings.

6.4. Licence to publish. Buyer grants Publisher and any Rapid Group Company (as relevant) an irrevocable, world-wide, royalty-free licence to reproduce, publish and republish the Advertisement within the relevant Publisher title (irrespective of the medium or platform in or on which it is published) and/or Third-Party Site in accordance with the details of the Booking.

6.5. Any Booking accepted for Show Guides or advertising based on Trade Show features will remain a binding agreement if the related trade show is postponed. The Contract will remain in place until which time as the event takes place and the Advertisement can be delivered.

 

7.0 CAMPAIGN SPECIFIC TERMS

7.1 Data Protection. Neither party will make available to the other, or any third party, any Personal Data relating to recipients or intended recipients of any digital campaign unless a separate agreement is entered into by Publisher and Buyer under which Buyer provides certain assurances as to its use of such personal data and data protection compliance. This provision specifically relates to webinars, white paper and other sponsored content elements of campaigns. Publisher will not intentionally send Advertisements to users of a Publisher Site who have informed Publisher that they do not wish to receive such Advertisements.

7.2. E-mail Campaigns. Buyer agrees that the charge made for an Email Campaign shall be based on the number of Emails sent by Publisher and acknowledges that Publisher cannot provide any guarantees as to the number of Emails that will be opened by recipients. Creative for use in an Email Campaign may be subject to additional restrictions as to size, format and content.

7.3. Cookies and similar technologies. Buyer represents and warrants that it shall only drop or use a Cookie on the device of any user to whom their Advertisement is served, provided that: (a) Buyer complies with all applicable laws and regulations and all user preferences (including all user consents required under GDPR, PECR and all other applicable laws) and shall not cause Publisher to be in breach of any applicable laws, regulations and preferences; (b) the Cookie is dropped or used only for the purposes of (i) displaying advertising or analysing impressions, campaign performances and click-through rates; or (ii) for targeting or retargeting users on Publisher Sites only to the extent that Buyer has obtained the prior specific, informed, unambiguous consent of the user given by a clear affirmative action, and which has not subsequently been withdrawn by the user, as required under GDPR, PECR and all other applicable laws; and (iii) Buyer will not disclose the data collected through any such Cookie to any third parties, or combine it with any information collected by itself or from other sources (including for the purpose of building user profiles).

 

8.0 BUYER WARRANTIES

8.1 Buyer warrants and represents that:

(a) it is contracting with Publisher as a principal, it has the authority to do so and if it is an Agent, it is authorised to make Bookings on behalf of its Advertisers.

(b) it shall not represent to any third party that Publisher in any way endorses Buyer, the Advertisement and/or Buyer’s products or services.

(c) it shall ensure that all Advertisements submitted for publication are clearly recognisable as marketing communications and do not resemble editorial content; and

(d) all Advertisements submitted for publication and any website to which such an Advertisement links, and any competition, prize draw or similar promotion included in an Advertisement, shall:

(i) comply with all applicable laws, regulations, codes of practice or similar in countries where the relevant Publication and/or Third Party Site (as applicable) is available, including without limitation, the United Kingdom financial services legislation both as to content and authorisation such as the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as may be amended from time to time), and with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations of the United States of America relating to the offer or sale of securities; and all specific legislation pertaining to the subject matter (for example, gambling or tobacco advertising);

(ii) not contain any libellous, fraudulent, misleading or false statement, and shall not give cause, directly or indirectly, for any action to be brought against Publisher for libel, fraud or publication of a false or misleading statement.

(iii) not infringe the intellectual property rights, rights in confidential information, rights of privacy or any other rights whatsoever of any third party or unfairly prejudice the legitimate interest of any third party by implication or otherwise, and it has obtained the consent of any living person whose name or image (in whole or in part) is contained in the Advertisement.

(iv) comply with the Committee of Advertising Practice’s British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing and all other codes under the general supervision of the Advertising Standards Authority or any successor body and that, without limitation, all material included within an Advertisement is accurate, legal, decent, honest and truthful and will not breach any contract or violate or infringe any copyright.

(v) not discriminate or indicate an intention to discriminate on grounds of sex, race, religion or belief, disability, ethnic origin, age or sexual orientation (unless such an Advertisement is exempted from any statutory requirements relating to such forms of discrimination and Buyer notifies Publisher of the applicability of such an exemption at the time when the Advertisement is booked);

(vi) not cause disruption to any computer, computer system, network or any Publisher Site or Third-Party Site, and shall be free from viruses, adware, malware, bit torrents or malicious code; and

(vii) not be prejudicial or damaging to the reputation of Publisher or contain anything which Publisher in good faith considers to be offensive or otherwise inappropriate.

 

9.0. INDEMINITIES

9.1. Buyer shall fully indemnify Publisher, the Rapid News Group companies, its directors, agents and employees and keep it indemnified against any and all losses, liabilities, costs, claims, damages, demands, expenses and fees (including without limitation reasonable legal and other professional fees) arising out of or in connection with any breach by Buyer of these Terms and Conditions and/or the publication of an Advertisement in any product in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

9.2. Publisher warrants and represents to Buyer that it shall use reasonable care and skill in carrying out its obligations under these Terms and Conditions.

10.0. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

10.1. Neither party shall limit or exclude their liability for death of personal injury caused by it its negligence or fraud or for any other liability that cannot be excluded.

10.2. Other than as expressly provided for in these Terms and Conditions, Publisher disclaims for its own benefit all warranties, conditions, representations, terms or undertakings, express or implied, statutory or otherwise. In particular, Publisher makes no representation or warranty as to:

(a) whether any publication of any Advertisement will be confined to persons resident in any particular legal jurisdiction(s);

(b) the exact number of page impressions that will be delivered on specific dates during an online campaign; guarantees concerning reach of our publications, site or target audience. Any statistics related to the site provided to you are provided as an estimate based on prevailing available research only and may not be relied on by you as a representation or otherwise.

(c) the quality of reproduction of Advertisements; created by us for and on your behalf will be entirely consistent with designs previously approved by you as a result of factors that are not within our reasonable control (including, without limitation the image setter, the type of printer, the monitor used, the particular colours selected).

(d) the exact layout and format of any Publisher Publication or Third-Party Site which shall be in the discretion of Publisher or owner of such Third-Party Site.

(e) the accuracy or completeness of its database of users.

(f) the availability of any Publisher Site or Third-Party Site; and in each case Publisher accepts no liability to Buyer in respect of the same; or

(g) the accuracy or completeness of any materials or information provided by Publisher to Buyer about the effectiveness of a Buyer’s Advertisement on any reader or user of any Publisher Publication.

10.3. If Publisher fails to publish an Advertisement on an agreed date pursuant to a Booking solely due to the fault of Publisher, Buyer may require Publisher to either publish the Advertisement on a revised mutually agreed date at no additional cost or require Publisher to refund any fees paid in advance by Buyer for such Advertisement, and such publication or refund shall be Buyer’s sole remedy for such failure.

10.4. Save to the extent caused by its negligence, Publisher will not be responsible for any error or omission in the insertion of any Advertisement, or for any damage or loss of any copy, electronic files, data, drawings or other materials supplied for the purpose of an Advertisement or any shrinkage that may occur during the normal course of production.

10.5. Publisher shall not be liable for any claims for refunds or compensation on the basis that a printed Advertisement is not the same size as quoted in a Booking.

10.6. Publisher shall not be responsible, under any circumstances, for: (a) any indirect, special, incidental, consequential or pure economic loss or damage or for any punitive damages; (b) any loss of profits, loss of business, loss of contract, loss of revenues, loss of goods, loss or corruption of data, loss of goodwill or anticipated savings, in each case (whether such loss or damage was reasonably foreseeable or actually foreseen). (c) Publisher’s maximum aggregate liability arising out of or in relation to any Advertisement, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, shall not exceed the price paid by Buyer for the relevant Advertisement.

10.7. Buyer must notify Publisher in writing within 30 Working Days of the Booking date or if later the Start Date of any complaints it may have in relation to the relevant Advertisement. If Buyer fails make such a complaint within 30 Working Days, then Publisher shall have no liability to Buyer in respect of such complaint and the advertiser shall lose the right to any compensation for any deficiency of whatever nature in The Publisher’s service in respect of any edition. This clause applies retrospectively to all past editions and the advertiser explicitly accepts its retrospective effect.

10.8. Any information received by Buyer from Publisher in relation to an Advertisement under these Terms and Conditions is intended on an “as is” basis only and may not be reproduced without Publisher’s permission.

10.9. Publisher shall not be liable for any failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions as a result of any event beyond its reasonable control.

 

11.0. FORCE MAJEURE

11.1. Any party that is subject to a Force Majeure Incident shall not be in breach of the Contract and shall be excused from performance under the Contract while and to the extent they are unable to perform due to any Force Majeure Incident.

11.2. If the circumstance of a Force Majeure Incident continues for a period of six months or longer, the party not affected by the Force Majeure Incident shall have the right to terminate the Contract upon written notice to the other. Excuse from performance does not extend the Term of the Contract. This termination shall be without prejudice to the rights of the parties in respect of any breach of the Contract occurring before termination.

 

12.0 GENERAL

12.1. The Buyer may not assign or transfer any of its rights under these Terms and Conditions to any third party.

12.2. Publisher may assign or transfer any or all of its rights and obligations under the Terms and Conditions to another organisation.

12.3. If any provision or part-provision of these Terms and Conditions becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall not affect any other provision, which shall remain in full force and effect.

12.4. Any notice or other communication given to a party under or in connection with the Contract shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been received:

(a) if delivered by hand, on signature of a delivery receipt or at the time the notice is left at the proper address.

(b) if sent by pre-paid first-class post or other next working day delivery service, at 9.00 am on the second Business Day after posting or, if later, at the time recorded by the delivery service.

(c) if sent by email, at 9.00 am on the next Business Day after transmission.

This condition does not apply to the service of any proceedings or other documents in any legal action or, where applicable, any arbitration or other method of dispute resolution.

12.5. No third party (including any Advertiser where an Agency has made a Booking on behalf of an Advertiser) shall have any rights to enforce these Terms and Conditions against Publisher. However, Publisher reserves the right to provide information on pricing and bookings to the relevant Advertisers on request.

12.6. The publication of any Advertisement by Publisher does not mean that Publisher accepts the Advertisement has been provided in accordance with these Terms and Conditions or that Publisher has waived its rights under these Terms and Conditions.

12.7. These Terms and Conditions, together with any Media Insertion Order or term sheet agreed by the parties, constitute the entire agreement between the parties with regard to its subject matter and shall supersede all prior understandings, commitments and undertakings that either party may have given. Without limitation to the foregoing, any additional terms Buyer may seek to impose (including without limitation by way of any insertion or purchase order, email, acknowledgement or click-through agreement) shall be void and/or unenforceable.

12.8. No amendment or variation to these Terms and Conditions shall be effective unless in writing and signed by each party. Any agreement must be signed by a competent Executive Team member of Publisher.

12.9. Publisher may from time to time modify these Terms and Conditions by publishing any changes online at https://www.rapidnews.com/terms-and-conditions/

12.10. Nothing in the Booking, Media Insertion Order, Terms and Conditions or resultant Contract is intended to or shall operate to create a partnership between the parties, or to authorise either party to act as agent for the other, and neither party shall have authority to act in the name or on behalf of or otherwise to bind the other in any way (including without limitation the making of any representation or warranty, the assumption of any obligation or liability and the exercise of any right or power).

12.11. No failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under these Terms & Conditions or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

12.12. Each party agrees that it shall have no remedies in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in the Contract. Each party agrees that it shall have no claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation based on any statement in the Contract or Terms & Conditions.

12.13. The rights and remedies provided under these Terms & Conditions are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law.

12.14. These Terms and Conditions are governed by English Law. The parties agree that the English courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of these Terms and Conditions and submit all disputes to the jurisdiction of those courts.

These Terms and Conditions were published on 21 September 2022 and replace with immediate effect the terms and conditions previously published.

13.0 ORDERS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

13.1 Should it be relevant, upon filling out and submitting an order form on www.packagingeurope.com for the purchase of any product (“Product”), or for subscribing to this Website, a magazine, or any other periodic publication (“Subscription”), you will receive an email from us acknowledging we have received your order along with the details of your order. Your order is essentially a proposal to us to buy the Product, Tickets, or to start a Subscription, whichever applies. This proposal is only deemed accepted by us when you receive an email from us informing you that your Subscription has been initiated (“Order Acceptance”). A legally binding agreement for the provision of the Product, Tickets, or Subscription comes into existence only after Packaging Europe issues an Order Acceptance for the respective Product or Subscription.

13.2 It is crucial that the order form is filled out accurately by you. Packaging Europe will not be held accountable for any errors made during this process.

13.3 The procurement of each Product or Subscription constitutes an individual transaction, even if multiple Products or Subscriptions are ordered simultaneously.

13.4 The amount due for your purchase will be charged to your credit or debit card (“Account”) at the moment the Order Acceptance is dispatched to you, unless stated otherwise by us.

13.5 In the event that your order is not approved, you will be informed via email, and your order will be nullified. Should your order be cancelled, no charges will be applied to your Account. If payment has already been processed, a full refund will be issued promptly.

13.6 Following the Order Acceptance you are permitted to access it.

13.7 You are responsible for securing the necessary software and hardware to access any Product or Tickets available in the Download Area.

13.8 Packaging Europe guarantees that any Product and Subscription will: a) match the description provided on the Site; b) not violate the intellectual property rights of any third party; and c) adhere to all applicable laws.

13.9 No assurance is given that any Product or Subscription purchased is accurate, complete, current, of satisfactory quality, or suitable for a particular purpose.

13.10 Packaging Europe bears no responsibility for how you utilize any Product or Subscription. It is your obligation to comply with all relevant laws concerning data protection, copyright, and other regulations.

13.11 Any Product or Subscription provided by Packaging Europe is intended solely for your personal use or, where applicable, for the internal operational use of the purchasing entity. It must not be used for any commercial purposes, altered, copied, distributed, transmitted, displayed, performed, reproduced, published, licensed, transferred, nor can derivative works be created from it, nor can it be sold or any derived information sold.

13.12 Refunds for Subscriptions are only possible if requested within thirty days of subscription or renewal, and must be requested in writing. Continuous subscriptions are non-refundable.

13.13 Subscription prices listed on the Site are definitive. Prices shown include all applicable delivery charges and taxes, unless stated otherwise.

13.14 The minimum duration for any subscription is one year unless a longer period has been arranged.

13.15 Subscriptions for a fixed term must be paid in full in advance by credit/debit/charge card. Upon order and payment acceptance, the commencement date of your subscription will be communicated to you.

13.16 Continuous subscriptions can be established through debit or credit card payments. Upon accepting your order, we will inform you of the start date of your subscription and the billing intervals. Should there be any changes to the payment amounts or schedule, you will be notified at least 40 working days before your account is debited or as per the agreement. Continuous subscriptions can be cancelled by providing 30 days written notice.

© Rapid News Group 2023.