Terms & Conditions

All orders in respect of Sync Magazine (“SYNC”) are subject to and governed by the following terms and conditions.

Advertisements

1. SYNC reserves the right at its absolute discretion, and at any time, to cancel any advertising order or reject any advertisement, whether or not the same has already been acknowledged and/or previously published. In the event of such cancellation or rejection by SYNC, advertising already run shall be paid for at the rate that would apply if the entire order were published. In the event of your cancellation of any portion of any advertising order not in compliance with the terms hereof or failure to have published the specified number of advertisements, or if at any time SYNC in its reasonable judgment determines that you are not likely to publish the total amount of advertising specified in the applicable advertising order, any rate discount will be retroactively nullified and result in the standard rate. In such event, you must pay SYNC the difference between the discounted rate provided to you and the standard rate within 30 days of invoice therefore and you will thereafter pay for advertising based on the standard rates of SYNC as set forth in the then current media kit. Any merchandising program executed by SYNC in reliance on advertising that is cancelled will be paid for by you at the fair market rate for such program (including all costs and expenses incurred by SYNC).

2. Advertising orders that contain rates that vary from the standard rates of SYNC shall not be binding on SYNC unless approved in writing by an authorized officer of SYNC. In the event any discount rates are not approved in writing by an authorized officer of SYNC, the standard rates shall apply to such order at the discretion of SYNC.

3. Advertisements that simulate editorial content must be clearly defined and labeled “ADVERTISEMENT” and SYNC may, in its discretion, so label such copy.

4. Orders for advertising containing restrictions or specifying positions, facings, editorial adjacencies or other requirements may be accepted and inserted, but such restrictions or specifications are at SYNC’s sole discretion.

5. The following items apply to furnished inserts: (i) an accurate facsimile or electronic version of any furnished insert must be submitted to SYNC for review on or prior to the dates established by SYNC for the applicable publication; (ii) SYNC is not responsible for errors or omissions in, or the production quality of, furnished inserts; and (iii) you shall be responsible for any additional costs or expenses incurred by SYNC arising out of your failure to deliver furnished inserts pursuant to SYNC’s specifications or time requirements.

6. Banner advertisements must be submitted in a format and with dimensions required by SYNC. If you do not have a banner advertisement prepared, SYNC will create one for you and may charge you an additional fee. Each banner advertisement will be displayed as determined by SYNC. SYNC may have banner advertisements from several parties. When more than one banner advertisement is under contract, banners will be evenly and fairly positioned from time to time as determined by SYNC.

7. You shall remain liable for the full advertising rate in each of the following instances: (i) SYNC is unable to publish an advertisement as a result of your failure to comply with SYNC’s specifications or time requirements (in which case, SYNC shall not be required to run any generic or other advertisement); (ii) your failure to cancel the applicable order in accordance with the cancellation requirements contained herein (in which case, SYNC shall not be required to run any generic or other advertisement); and (iii) the cancellation or termination of the applicable feature story.

8.  In the event an order is placed by an agency on your behalf, such agency warrants and represents that it has full right and authority to place such order on your behalf and that all legal obligations arising out of the placement of the advertisement will be binding on both you and the applicable agency. Any agreement made by an agency on your behalf will be binding on you and such agency.

9. You may not use any advertising space either directly or indirectly for any business, organization, enterprise, product, or service other than that for which the advertising space is provided by SYNC, nor may you authorize any others to use any advertising space in such manner.

10. You agree that any advertisements published may, at SYNC’s sole option, be included in all forms of media, whether now in existence or hereafter developed, in which the article, feature, issue or other writing (regardless of the form of such media) containing the advertisement is published, reproduced, distributed, displayed, performed, or transmitted, in whole or in part; provided, however, SYNC shall not be required to include (i) any advertisement originally published in one form of media in any other form of media regardless of any additional publication, reproduction, distribution, display, performance or transmission of the original article, feature, title, issue or other writing containing or otherwise related to such advertisement, or (ii) any advertisement originally published with or in connection with any article, feature, issue or other writing in any additional publication, reproduction, distribution, display, performance or transmission of such article, feature, issue or other writing. The copyright in any advertisement created by SYNC is owned by SYNC, and may not be otherwise used by Advertiser or third parties without SYNC’s prior written consent.

Other Media

1. In the event your order includes a photoshoot, you agree to appear at the agreed upon place and time for the photoshoot and to otherwise adhere to the instructions and requirements for the photoshoot. If you are having a location shoot, please be aware that arrangements may have to be changed at the last minute due to weather conditions (should this happen we will either move to another agreed location on that day, or rebook for another time). In the event you fail to appear for the photoshoot on time or otherwise fail to adhere to the instructions and requirements for the photoshoot, you will remain responsible for the full price of the photoshoot. SYNC will endeavor to reschedule your photoshoot in the event you provide SYNC at least three business days’ advance written notice of the need to reschedule, but no guaranty is made by SYNC regarding its ability to reschedule your photoshoot and you remain responsible for the full price of the photoshoot. In the event SYNC is able to reschedule your photoshoot at your request, SYNC may assess a rescheduling fee. All photos taken by our photographers (including by any of our affiliates) remain the copyright of SYNC and as such reproduction of photographs by scanning, photographing or other methods of copying are illegal. If you purchase a high resolution digital image from us, then we will grant you re-production rights for your own use. SYNC, including its affiliates and all staff and representatives related to photoshoots, is not liable or responsible in any way should you be injured while at your photoshoot.

2.  In the event your order includes a feature story of a particular length and/or a follow up story, you agree to provide information and resources to SYNC on a timely basis in order to permit SYNC to prepare the particular article in accordance with the order. The preparation and final approval of each article will be in the sole discretion of SYNC, and excessive revisions or rewrites of your article will not be permitted. Articles published may, at SYNC’s sole option, be included in other publications and in any form of media, in each case, whether now in existence or hereafter developed. The copyright in each article is owned by SYNC, and such article may not be used by you or third parties without SYNC’s prior written consent. SYNC reserves the right at its absolute discretion, and at any time, to cancel or reject any article, whether or not the same has already been acknowledged and/or previously published. You shall remain liable for the full price of your order in each of the following instances: (i) SYNC is unable to prepare or publish your article as a result of your failure to comply with SYNC’s specifications or time requirements, including any of the timing or other requirements with respect to a scheduled follow up story; (ii) your failure to cancel the applicable order in accordance with the cancellation requirements contained herein; and (iii) any delay with respect to the particular issue.
3. In the event your order includes a web exclusive with respect to your article, SYNC will prepare the web exclusive in its sole discretion and place it on the SYNC website for a period of at least one month prior to the applicable issue release date. The placement of the web exclusive will be at the sole discretion of SYNC.

4. In the event your order includes an e-print of your article, a digital copy of such article will be prepared by SYNC and provided to you in digital format no later than one month after the original publication date. The digital format for such article will be as determined by SYNC, and such article will remain “locked,” so any printing or reproduction rights with respect to such article will remain with SYNC.

5. In the event your order includes prominent placement or accelerated release of your article, you agree to work with SYNC in good faith to establish the placement and release date of your article. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the ultimate decision with respect to all content, placement and release matters will be made by SYNC.

General

1. An order will be deemed accepted by SYNC once SYNC commences performance of such order or otherwise indicates in writing its acceptance of such order.

2. In no event shall SYNC’s liability with respect to any order exceed the total amount paid to SYNC for such order, including any liability resulting from the errors or omissions of SYNC. In no event shall SYNC be liable for special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages.

3. All matters with respect to any order will be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois applicable to contracts to be performed entirely therein. Any action brought by you against SYNC or any of its affiliates must be brought in the state or federal courts in Chicago, Illinois; the parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.

4. You and your applicable representatives represent to SYNC that all materials, information, examples or samples submitted to SYNC comply with all applicable laws and regulations and do not violate the rights of, and are not harmful to, any person, corporation or other entity. As part of the consideration to induce SYNC to undertake its obligations and perform its services with respect to your order, you and your applicable representatives each agree jointly and severally to indemnify and save harmless SYNC, and its affiliates, employees, owners and representatives, against all liability, loss, damage, and expense of any nature, including attorneys’ fees and court costs, arising out of any actual or potential claims for libel, invasion of privacy, copyright or trademark infringement and/or any other actual or potential claims or suits that may arise out of SYNC’s obligations and/or services with respect to your order.

5. You and your representatives agree to be jointly and severally liable for the payment of all amounts in respect of your order. You authorize SYNC, at its election, to tender any invoice to you or your representatives, and such tender shall constitute due notice to you of the invoice and such manner of billing shall in no way impair or limit the joint and several liability of you and your representatives. Payment by you to your representative(s) shall not discharge your liability to SYNC. The rights of SYNC shall in no way be affected by any dispute or claim between you and your representative(s).

6. An order may be cancelled by you or your representatives providing written notice of such cancellation to SYNC no later than the 3rd day after your order is received by SYNC. In the event of any order cancellation, you and your representatives shall remain liable for the cost of any work performed or materials purchased in respect of your order, including the cost of services, paper and/or printing.

7. You and your representatives agree to reimburse SYNC for its attorneys’ fees and costs in collecting any unpaid amounts in respect of your order.

8. Except for rates agreed to in writing by you and SYNC, rates and units of space for each order shall be at the standard rates set forth in the media kit on the date the applicable insertion order is received by SYNC.

9. Any commissions charged by your representative are your sole obligation and liability.

10. Except as provided below with respect to tangible products, payment is due by the earlier of (i) the listed due date in the applicable order and (ii) 45 days from the date your order is received by SYNC. With respect to those orders requiring delivery by SYNC of a tangible product (such as follow up stories, photoshoots, e-prints and additional copies of SYNC), SYNC must receive payment in full prior to delivering any such tangible products to you. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or the applicable order, in the event full payment is not received by SYNC on or prior to the due date as provided in this subsection, the rates for the applicable order shall increase to the standard rates set forth in the then current media kit and full payment of such amount shall be immediately due and owing; provided, however, in the event the rates for the applicable order are already based on the standard rates set forth in the then current media kit or the rates for the applicable order are not set forth in the then current media kit, interest will be charged on the outstanding balance at 2.0% per month.

11. SYNC has not made any representations to you or your representative(s) that are not contained herein. No addition or alteration to these terms and conditions shall be valid or enforceable unless expressly agreed to in writing by SYNC. Unless expressly agreed to in writing by SYNC, no other terms or conditions in contracts, orders, copy, instruction, or other documents furnished by or on behalf of you or your representative(s) (regardless of when received by SYNC) will be binding on SYNC.

12. You agree not to hold SYNC or its affiliates responsible for any liability, loss, cost, claim, damage or causes of action of any kind that you may suffer as a result of the transactions contemplated by your order, including, but not limited to, loss resulting from service delays and incomplete or interrupted service, regardless of cause or fault.