These conditions are prescribed for the sake of understanding between Waterford Press Ltd and its clients.
1. Payment Terms
- Due Date: Accounts for advertising are due for payment within seven (7) days of the publication of the newspaper.
- Late Payment: Accounts not paid within this time frame may incur a penalty until the account is paid in full.
- Collection Costs: Any debt collection costs incurred by Waterford Press Ltd. in the recovery of overdue accounts will be added to the account of the Client/Debtor.
2. Advertising Specifications
- Charging Basis: Advertising is charged for on the basis of space taken up using a standard tabloid page.
- Printing Process: Actual space may be reduced slightly during the printing process. This affects all advertisers equally; therefore, no credit will be given for any reduction in size due to standard processing.
3. Editorial Discretion & Content Standards
- Right to Refuse: Waterford Press Ltd reserves the right to alter, change, or omit entirely any advertisement or article that it considers to be objectionable or which may contravene any law.
- Placement: Every care shall be taken to publish the advertisement/article in accordance with the client’s instructions regarding page and position. However, Waterford Press Ltd. reserves the right, for whatever reason, to place advertising/articles in a different position and, in doing so, shall incur no liability whatsoever.
- Supplied Images: Where images are supplied by the client for use, Waterford Press Ltd withholds the right to choose the quantity and selection of images used, at the Editor’s discretion.
- Freelance Contributions: Waterford Press Ltd. welcomes contributions from freelance writers and journalists. All articles are published at the Editor’s discretion.
4. Errors, Omissions, and Corrections
- Client Responsibility: Clients must advise Waterford Press Ltd. immediately of any error or omission in advertisements and shall work constructively to remedy the situation.
- Remedy: In the first instance, the remedy shall be a rerun of the corrected advertisement in the next available edition, where possible.
- Phone Corrections: Corrections made by telephone shall be accepted by Waterford Press Ltd., but the right to decide whether a further proof should be supplied to the client is discretionary.
- Liability: Waterford Press Ltd. accepts no responsibility for any Errors or Omissions within any articles where the client approved the content prior to the print date.
5. Post-Print Adjustments
Any post-print date advertisement and/or editorial adjustments are made at Waterford Press’s discretion and may incur additional costs to the client.
6. Failure to Publish
In the event of a failure on the part of Waterford Press Ltd. to insert advertising as instructed by the Client, it may publish the advertisement at the first available subsequent reasonable date, unless the advertisement features date-sensitive material.
7. Disclaimer
Views and opinions expressed in our publications are not necessarily those of the editors, staff, Waterford Press Ltd., or the publisher.
8. Engagement & Cost Recovery
Where a client (whether a Feature Holder or Advertiser) has engaged the services of Waterford Press Ltd, Waterford Press Ltd reserves the right to publish the agreed material to ensure that costs for work undertaken can be recuperated.
