Advertiser Terms And Conditions
Advertiser accepts to be bound by this Contract, as defined below,
by placing an Advertisement on Pixel-Draws.com. Once Advertiser
accepts this Contract, as defined below, a legally binding agreement
on these terms and conditions is concluded between, (1) Company
and (2) Advertiser. The following terms and conditions (the "Contract")
shall apply:
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 In this Contract (except where the context otherwise requires)
the following words shall have the following meanings:
"Advertiser": a person making a booking
whether directly or indirectly with the Company and any advertising
agency making such a booking on a third party's behalf;
"Advertisement(s)": any advertising
material intended for publication by the Company in an Advertising
Space;
"Advertiser's Website": any worldwide
Internet website of the Advertiser;
"Advertising Space": as defined in clause
2.1;
"ASA": the Advertising Standards Authority
or any replacement body;
"Cars and Motors Grid": as defined in
clause 2.5;
"Company": Full Circle Initiatives Limited,
a company registered in England and Wales under registration number
06216238, and includes its agent(s), successors in title or assigns
as the case may be;
"Cookie": a packet or piece of data
or other information sent by a web server to a client device, to
be stored on that client device and which is sent back to that web
server each time the client device makes additional requests from
that web server;
"Commencement Date": the date notified
to the Advertiser by the Company as the commencement date for a
given Grid (as defined below) during the order process;
"Duration": from the Publication Date
to one Week after the Trigger Date;
"Fashion Grid": as defined in clause
2.5;
“Free Advertising Space”: as defined
in clause 2.4;
"Internet": the global collection of
interconnected computer networks including without limitation the
world wide web, and any subset of it, accessible to users by any
means whether now known or invented in the future;
"Law": any law, statute, statutory provision,
subordinate legislation, rule, regulation, direction, guideline,
code (whether having the force of law or not) of any governmental
or regulatory authority or agency (including without limitation
the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing
and other codes of practice written by the Committee of Advertising
Practice and enforced by the ASA);
"Month": means a calendar month;
"Order": as defined in clause 2.4;
"Pixels": as defined in clause 2.1;
“Premium Advertising Space”: as defined
in clause 2.3;
"Premium Charge": as defined in clause
2.3;
"Prize Competitions, Games and Free Draws Grid":
as defined in clause 2.5;
"Publication Date": the date on which
the Advertisement is published for the first time on the Website;
"Round": the period starting on the
Commencement Date and ending one Month following the Trigger Date;
“Standard Advertising Space”: as defined
in clause 2.2;
"Standard Charge": as defined in clause
2.2;
"Term": as defined in clause 12.1;
"Travel and Lifestyle Grid": as defined
in clause 2.5;
"Trigger Date": means September 30 2010;
"Web and Technology Grid": as defined
in clause 2.5;
"Website": the worldwide Internet website
of the Company identified by the URL www.Pixel-Draws.com;
“Week”: means a calendar week;
“Year”: means a calendar year.
1.2 In this Contract (except where the context otherwise requires):
1.2.1 The clause headings are included for convenience only and
shall not affect the interpretation of this Contract;
1.2.2 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);
1.2.3 Use of any gender includes the other genders; and
1.2.4 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. PURCHASING ADVERTISEMENTS
2.1 For each Round and on each grid, the Company will make available
five hundred and three thousand two hundred (503,200) pixels (the
“Pixels”). The Pixels will be made
available in blocks of four hundred (400) Pixels each (the "Advertising
Spaces"). Each Advertising Space will measure twenty
Pixels by twenty Pixels (20x20).
2.2 Each standard Advertising Space (the “Standard
Advertising Spaces”) is made available, subject to
clause 6, at a cost of one hundred US dollars (US$100) per Advertising
Space (the “Standard Charge”).
2.3 Each premium Advertising Space (the “Premium
Advertising Spaces”) is made available, subject to
clause 6, at a cost of one hundred and fifty US dollars (US$150)
per Advertising Space (the “Premium Charge”).
2.4 Each free Advertising Space (the “Free Advertising
Spaces”) is made available, subject to clause 6,
at no cost per Advertising Space.
2.5 For each Round, the Company will make available Pixels on five
(5) different grids, each defined by a different product and/or
activity: “Prize Competitions, Games and Free Draws”
(the "Prize Competitions, Games and Free Draws Grid"),
“Cars and Motors” (the “Cars and Motors
Grid”), “Travel and Lifestyle” (the “Travel
and Lifestyle Grid”), “Fashion” (the
“Fashion Grid”) and “Web and
Technology” (the “Web and Technology Grid”).
2.6 For each Round on each of the five (5) different grids, the
Company will make available five hundred and three thousand two
hundred (503,200) Pixels in the form of Advertising Spaces for the
hosting of Advertisements for the Duration. On each grid:
2.6.1 the Company will make available eight hundred and fifty one
(851) Standard Advertising Spaces, representing three hundred and
forty thousand four hundred (340,400) Pixels;
2.6.2 the Company will make available one hundred and eighty five
(185) Premium Advertising Spaces, representing seventy-four thousand
(74,000) Pixels;
2.6.3 the Company will make available two hundred and twenty-two
(222) Free Advertising Spaces, representing eighty-eight thousand
eight hundred (88,800) Pixels.
2.7 The maximum number of Advertising Spaces that may be ordered
or purchased by the Advertiser is one hundred (100) in any grid.
2.8 the Advertiser may purchase a Standard Advertising Space or
a Premium Advertising Space on a desired grid by following the relevant
instructions as described on the Website. Each purchase of an Advertising
Space will be completed where the Advertiser selects the relevant
Advertising Space to be purchased on the relevant Grid and makes
payment of the relevant Charge via the Website, or as otherwise
agreed between the parties (an "Order").
The Advertiser may also order a Free Advertising Space on a first
come, first served basis by following the relevant instructions
as described on the Website, up to a maximum of four (4) blocks
of four hundred (400) pixels each, or one thousand six hundred (1600)
pixels per grid.
2.9 Subject to clause 2.10, an Order may only be placed by the
Advertiser for Advertising Space in the current Round on a given
Grid, provided that the necessary Advertising Space is available.
2.10 Where the Trigger Date has been reached in respect of the
current Round on a given Grid:
2.10.1 No further Orders may be placed with regard to the current
Round; and
2.10.2 The Advertiser may place Orders for Advertising Spaces with
regard to the following Round, subject to availability.
2.11 Subject to clause 2.10, Advertisers may purchase any number
of Advertising Spaces from the Company in any formation, subject
to availability. In addition, Advertisers may purchase any number
of Advertising Spaces on any grids, subject to clause 3.
2.12 There will be no refunds of any Charge paid by the Advertiser.
2.13 At the end of each Round on a given Grid the Company may elect
at its sole discretion to remove all Advertisements from the said
Grid and commence the next Round on that Grid.
2.14 By placing an Order with the Company the Advertiser accepts
and agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of the Contract.
3. ACCEPTANCE AND REMOVAL OF ADVERTISEMENTS
3.1 Following the placing of an Order and the commencement of the
Round relevant to which such Order has been placed, the Advertiser
may upload an Advertisement onto the relevant Advertising Space
on the relevant grid by following the relevant instructions as described
on the Website.
3.2 Advertisements will only be published on the Website and in
the relevant Advertising Space if they are delivered in accordance
with this clause 3, are approved by the Company and comply with
all applicable Law.
3.3 If any independent reputable industry body establishes a pre-clearance
procedure for Internet advertising, and such pre-clearance procedure
is a regulatory requirement, then the Advertiser agrees (at the
Company's request) to submit all Advertisements to such organisation
for pre-clearance (at its cost).
3.4 Unless otherwise agreed between the parties, the Advertiser
will provide all materials for the Advertisements 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 Advertisements as the Company may specify from
time to time.
3.5 The Company reserves the right at any time, in its sole discretion
and without liability to the Advertiser, to reject or cancel any
Advertisement or Order or remove any Advertisement from the Website.
Any acceptance by the Company of an Advertisement shall not be deemed
to constitute an acceptance by the Company that such Advertisement
is provided in accordance with the Contract nor shall it constitute
a waiver of the Company's rights.
3.6 The Company shall not be held responsible for any addition
to, changes in, deletions from, delay in publication or withdrawal
of any Advertisement required by any competent authority having
jurisdiction over or responsibility for the regulation of electronic
and online advertising on the Internet (including without limitation
the ASA).
3.7 Notwithstanding clause 3.8, the Company reserves the right
in its absolute discretion to do any act or thing in respect of
the publication of any Advertisement (including without limitation
the editing or cutting, non-publication, delayed publication or
removal from the Website) which is found to contain unsuitable material
for a given Grid without liability to the Advertiser who shall have
no claim for damages or otherwise as a result of any such action.
The Advertiser shall remain liable to the Company for the charges
payable under this Contract for such Advertisement.
3.8 If the Company decides to reject any Advertisement or remove
any Advertisement from a specific grid on the Website pursuant to
clauses 3.5 and 3.7 then the Company shall notify the relevant Advertiser
and the relevant Advertiser shall supply an alternative Advertisement
in accordance with the provisions of this clause 3 at its own cost
as soon as reasonably practical. Irrespective of whether any alternative
Advertisement is supplied or accepted, the Company shall be entitled
to be paid in full for the Advertising Space booked via the relevant
Order.
4. PUBLICATION OF ADVERTISEMENTS
4.1 Subject to clauses 2, 3, 4 and 12 of this Contract, the Company
will publish the relevant Advertisement on the Website as soon as
reasonably possible and for the Duration following commencement
of the relevant Round, approval by the Company's moderation system.
4.2 The content, layout and format of the Website shall be subject
to variation at the sole discretion of the Company.
4.3 The Company does not guarantee that the positions agreed for
publication of Advertisements on the Website will be adhered to
and all such decisions shall be at the sole discretion of the Company.
If a booked Advertisement is not published at all and such non-publication
is solely the fault of the Company, the Company will use its reasonable
endeavours to offer an alternative publication date. If any such
alternative date is not accepted, the original booking shall be
cancelled and the Advertiser shall have no claim against the Company
in respect of non-publication or for any expenses or damage incurred
as a result of such non-publication.
4.4 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.
4.5 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 this Contract, forthwith terminate
this Contract in whole or in part without prejudice to the Company's
right to be paid by the Advertiser any monies due at the date of
termination.
4.6 The Advertiser grants the Company a royalty free, non-exclusive
licence to use such of its names, trade marks and/or logos as are
reasonably necessary for the purpose of enabling the Company to
perform its obligations under this Contract.
4.7 The Advertiser grants the Company the right to use any of the
individual Grids on other websites managed by the Company and relevant
to that Grid (or other websites that may be relevant to promotion
of the Website) in order to increase the potential audience of users
and marketability of the Website. The current terms and conditions
of the Website will remain in place in such circumstances.
5. TERMS OF PAYMENT
5.1 The Advertiser will make payment to the Company of the amounts
owed pursuant to any Order in such currency as may be agreed between
the parties without deduction or withholding of any kind other than
as required by Law as soon as reasonably possible following the
placing of the relevant Order but in any event no later than the
Publication Date.
5.2 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 Advertiser shall pay to the Company
at the time that any payment becomes due an amount equal to the
value added tax, properly chargeable upon such payment.
6. CHANGE OF RATES AND CONDITIONS
6.1 The Company shall use reasonable endeavours to give a minimum
of four (4) weeks' notice in respect of any change to the rates
and/or to this Contract, but reserves the right to make such changes
at shorter notice.
6.2 Special rates and conditions may be announced from time to
time for particular pages, positions or times.
7. NO ASSIGNMENT OR RESALE
The Advertiser 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. Any attempt to do any of the foregoing
shall result in immediate termination of this Contract, and payment
of any and all amounts due hereunder without liability to the Company
and without prejudice to its other rights and remedies. Any purported
assignment in breach of this clause shall confer no rights on the
purported assignee.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
8.1 The Company does not accept liability for any delay in delivery,
loss or damage to Advertisement copy. Unless otherwise instructed
in writing, Advertisement copy will be destroyed by the Company
or its agents if not published for a period of three Months without
further reference to the Advertiser.
8.2 The Company shall not be liable in contract, tort (including
negligence) or for breach of statutory duty or in any other way
for:
8.2.1 any loss arising from or in connection with loss of revenues,
profits, contracts, or business or failure to realise anticipated
savings;
8.2.2 any loss of goodwill or reputation; or
8.2.3 any indirect or consequential losses,suffered or incurred
by the Advertiser arising out of or in connection with any matter
under this Contract.
8.3 The Company's maximum liability in respect of any loss or damage
suffered by the Advertiser and arising out of or in connection with
this Contract, whether in contract, tort (including negligence)
or for breach of statutory duty or in any other way, shall not exceed
the value of the sums paid by the Advertiser to the Company in relation
to the Order or Orders pursuant to which the relevant loss or damage
has arisen.
8.4 Nothing in this clause 8 shall limit the Company's liability
for death or personal injury resulting from the Company's negligence
or for fraud.
9. ADVERTISER'S REPRESENTATIONS; INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 The Advertiser represents and warrants to the Company that:
9.1.1 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 under it;
9.1.2 neither the Advertisement(s), the permitted use of them by
the Company nor the Advertiser's Website where linked to the Website
will:
9.1.2.1 infringe the rights of any third party (including without
limitation any intellectual property rights) or any other agreements;
9.1.2.2 be defamatory of any third party or offensive in any way;
or
9.1.2.3 be prejudicial to the image of the Website or to the reputation
of the Company;
9.1.3 all Advertisements will comply with all applicable Law and
any guidelines issued by the Company from time to time and notified
to the Advertiser;
9.1.4 it has or will have obtained prior to the publication of
any Advertisement all necessary rights, consents, licences, clearances
and waivers in relation to the relevant Advertisement to enable
the Company to publish such Advertisement on the Website and the
Advertiser shall be solely responsible for any and all payments
due to third parties as a result of such publication;
9.1.5 neither the Advertiser nor any of its employees shall attempt
to participate in any scheme or competition offered to the general
public by the Website where its own Advertisements are included
as part of such scheme or competition.
9.2 The Advertiser 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, legal costs and expenses and value added tax thereon)
and liabilities suffered or incurred, directly or indirectly, by
the Company in consequence of:
9.2.1 any breach, non-performance or non-observance by the Advertiser
of any of its agreements, obligations, warranties, representations
and undertakings contained in this Contract; and/or
9.2.2 the use, publication, reproduction or transmission of the
Advertisement(s) on the Website or on the Advertiser's Website as
linked to the Website.
9.3 This clause 9 shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding
any suspension or termination of this Contract.
10. DATA PROVISION
10.1 The Company shall not be obliged to provide to the Advertiser
with any data which might enable the Advertiser or any third party
to identify any individual or individuals using or who have used
the Website.
10.2 The Company may from time to time at its sole discretion provide
to the Advertiser anonymous aggregated statistics relating to the
performance of the Website or the relevant Advertiser's Advertisement
as published on the Website.
11. PUBLICITY AND INFORMATION CONCERNING ADVERTISEMENTS
11.1 The Advertiser 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 Advertisement
which has been published or is scheduled for publication.
12. TERMINATION
12.1 The Term of this Contract shall commence with the placing
of an Order by the Advertiser and shall terminate automatically
without notice one Week and one day after the Trigger Date, subject
always to earlier termination pursuant to clauses 4.5, 7 or 12 (the
"Term").
12.2 Either party (the "Non-Defaulting Party")
may terminate this Contract 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 other party
(the "Defaulting Party") if:
12.2.1 the Defaulting Party commits a breach of any of its material
obligations under this Contract, and if the breach is capable of
remedy, fails to remedy it during the period of fifteen (15) days
starting on the date of receipt of notice from the Non-Defaulting
Party specifying the breach and requiring it to be remedied;
12.2.2 the Defaulting Party 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,
order 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
12.2.3 the Defaulting Party suffers or there occurs in relation
to that party, any event which in the reasonable opinion of the
Non-Defaulting Party is analogous to any of the events referred
to in clause 12.2.2 in any part of the world.
12.3 Each party shall immediately give notice in writing to the
other party of any event within clauses 12.2.2 and 12.2.3 which
occurs during the Term and would entitle the other party to terminate
this Contract.
12.4 The Company may terminate immediately via written notice if
at any time it reasonably suspects the Advertiser of fraudulent
payment, including use of stolen credit cards, or any other fraudulent
activity (including but not limited to any chargeback or other reversal
of a payment).
12.5 The parties shall have no further obligations or rights under
this Contract after the end of the Term, without prejudice to those
which have accrued to either party prior to termination or expiry
save that clauses 8, 9, 11, 12, 13.6, 13.7 and 13.8 together with
those other clauses the survival of which is necessary for the interpretation
or enforcement of this Contract, shall continue to have effect after
the end of the Term.
13. MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 The Company shall have no liability for any delay in or failure
to perform any or all of its obligations under this Contract if
the delay or failure arises from or is attributable to acts, events,
omissions or accidents beyond its reasonable control including,
without limitation, industrial disputes, nuclear accident, war or
terrorist activity, acts of God, civil commotion, compliance with
any law, governmental order, rule, regulation, or direction, failure
of technical facilities, accident, fire, flood, storm or default
of suppliers or sub-contractors.
13.2 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 to the relevant addressee at the
address referred to in the Order 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.
For the avoidance of doubt, notice given under this Contract shall
not be validly served if sent by email.
13.3 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.
13.4 Nothing in this Contract shall create or be deemed to create
a partnership, joint venture or principal-agent relationship between
the parties and neither party shall have authority to bind the other
in any way unless expressly provided otherwise in this Contract.
13.5 This Contract constitutes the entire agreement and understanding
of the parties relating to the subject matter of this Contract and
supersedes any previous agreement or understanding between the parties
in relation to such subject matter. In entering into the Contract,
the parties have not relied on any statement, representation, warranty,
understanding, undertaking, promise or assurance (whether negligently
or innocently made) of any person (whether party to the Contract
or not) other than as expressly set out in the Contract. Each party
irrevocably and unconditionally waives all claims, rights and remedies
which but for this clause it might otherwise have had in relation
to any of the foregoing. Nothing in this clause 13.5 shall limit
or exclude any liability for fraud.
13.6 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 clause 13.6 shall continue in full force and effect
notwithstanding any suspension or termination of this Contract.
13.7 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.
13.8 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 law 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.
Last update on 15th August 2007
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