Terms & Conditions for Sponsored Posts, Paid Editorial, Advertising Banners, Links, Digital Campaigns and Content Supplied to the Magazine
These Terms & Conditions apply to all advertising, sponsored content, paid editorial, website banner advertising, link placements, digital campaigns, competitions, social media activity and any other promotional bookings placed with Bounce Magazine Ltd, trading as Bounce Magazine.
By confirming a booking, supplying content, approving a proposal, making payment, or instructing Bounce Magazine Ltd to proceed with any promotional activity, the Advertiser agrees to be bound by these Terms & Conditions.
1. Definitions
In these Terms & Conditions:
“The Publisher” refers to Bounce Magazine Ltd, trading as Bounce Magazine.
“The Advertiser” refers to the individual, company, agency, brand, PR representative or third party placing a booking, supplying content, or instructing the Publisher to carry out promotional activity.
“Content” includes but is not limited to copy, images, logos, video, artwork, banners, links, product information, press releases, sponsored articles, affiliate links, discount codes, social media assets and any other material supplied to the Publisher.
“Campaign” refers to any sponsored post, paid editorial, website banner, link placement, social media activity, newsletter inclusion, competition, review, advertorial or other promotional activity agreed between the Publisher and the Advertiser.
2. Bookings and Acceptance
All bookings are subject to acceptance by the Publisher.
A booking is considered confirmed once agreed in writing by email, invoice, order form, booking form, message or any other written confirmation.
The Publisher reserves the right to refuse, amend, pause, remove or cancel any booking or content at its discretion, particularly where the content is deemed unsuitable, misleading, unlawful, offensive, harmful to readers, in breach of advertising standards, or not aligned with the values or editorial style of Bounce Magazine.
3. Sponsored Content and Paid Editorial
Sponsored posts, advertorials, paid editorial and promotional articles are published on the understanding that they are paid commercial content.
The Publisher reserves the right to label paid content clearly and appropriately, including but not limited to terms such as “Sponsored”, “Advertisement Feature”, “Paid Partnership”, “In Collaboration With”, “Advertorial” or similar wording, in line with ASA, CAP Code and consumer protection requirements.
The Advertiser accepts that the Publisher has final editorial control over the wording, formatting, headline, layout, imagery, disclosure wording and presentation of sponsored content published on Bounce Magazine.
The Publisher will make reasonable efforts to follow agreed campaign briefs, key messages and supplied information, but does not guarantee that all supplied wording will be used exactly as provided.
4. Paid Links, SEO Links and Link Placements
Where a campaign includes links to the Advertiser’s website or a third-party website, the Advertiser must ensure that all destination URLs are lawful, safe, appropriate and relevant.
The Publisher reserves the right to refuse or remove links to websites containing offensive, unlawful, misleading, adult, gambling, pharmaceutical, harmful, low-quality, spam, malware, counterfeit, or otherwise unsuitable content.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, paid or sponsored links may be marked with appropriate attributes such as rel=”sponsored”, rel=”nofollow” or other relevant link attributes in accordance with search engine guidelines and advertising best practice.
The Publisher does not guarantee search engine rankings, SEO performance, domain authority impact, traffic results, sales, enquiries or any particular commercial outcome from paid links or sponsored content.
The Publisher reserves the right to amend, update, remove, redirect or alter links where required for technical, editorial, legal, compliance or website maintenance reasons.
5. Advertising Banners and Display Advertising
Website banner advertising is subject to availability and placement is not guaranteed unless agreed in writing.
The Advertiser is responsible for supplying banner artwork in the correct dimensions, format and quality requested by the Publisher.
The Publisher is not responsible for delays caused by late, incorrect or poor-quality artwork supplied by the Advertiser.
The Publisher does not guarantee click-through rates, impressions, sales, enquiries, conversions or any specific level of engagement unless expressly agreed in writing as part of a separate campaign agreement.
Where banner placement, duration or position has been agreed, the Publisher will make reasonable efforts to deliver the agreed campaign. However, website layout, technical updates, seasonal changes or editorial requirements may affect positioning.
6. Supplied Content, Images and Copyright
The Advertiser warrants that all content, copy, images, logos, video, artwork, claims, trademarks, product information and other materials supplied to the Publisher are accurate, lawful and that the Advertiser has full permission, licence and authority to use and supply them.
The Advertiser confirms that supplied content does not infringe copyright, trademark, privacy rights, image rights, intellectual property rights or any other rights of a third party.
The Publisher accepts content in good faith and is not responsible for any copyright, licensing or permission issues relating to materials supplied by the Advertiser.
The Advertiser agrees to indemnify the Publisher against any claims, losses, damages, legal costs, complaints or expenses arising from the use of content supplied by the Advertiser.
7. Accuracy, Claims and Legal Compliance
The Advertiser is responsible for ensuring that all claims made in supplied content are truthful, accurate, substantiated and compliant with all relevant laws, regulations, advertising codes and industry standards.
This includes, but is not limited to, pricing claims, product claims, health claims, environmental claims, sustainability claims, awards, testimonials, availability, discounts, results, qualifications and comparisons with competitors.
The Advertiser warrants that the content does not breach any Act of Parliament, the CAP Code, ASA guidance, consumer protection law, intellectual property law, privacy law, data protection law, or any other applicable regulation.
The Publisher reserves the right to request evidence for claims or to remove, amend or refuse content where claims appear misleading, unsubstantiated or unsuitable.
8. Approval of Proofs and Amendments
Where proofs, drafts or previews are supplied to the Advertiser for approval, the Advertiser is responsible for checking all details carefully before approval.
Once content has been approved, the Publisher is not liable for errors, omissions, inaccuracies or issues that were present in the approved version.
Amendments must be supplied in writing and within any agreed deadline.
The Publisher cannot guarantee that amendments requested after publication or after the agreed deadline will be made immediately or without additional charge.
The Publisher reserves the right to charge for additional work where changes are excessive, outside the original brief, requested after approval, or require significant editing, formatting, design or administrative time.
9. Deadlines and Late Supply of Materials
The Advertiser must supply all required content, images, links, artwork, product information, approval notes and campaign assets by the agreed deadline.
If content or materials are not supplied on time, the Publisher reserves the right to delay publication, reschedule the campaign, publish using previously supplied information, or cancel the booking.
Late supply of materials does not automatically entitle the Advertiser to a refund, discount or extension of the campaign.
If a campaign is delayed due to the Advertiser failing to provide materials or approvals on time, the full agreed fee remains payable.
10. Publication Dates and Campaign Timing
The Publisher will make reasonable efforts to publish content or begin advertising campaigns within the agreed timeframe.
However, publication dates may be affected by editorial schedules, technical issues, website maintenance, illness, staff availability, third-party delays, platform issues or circumstances beyond the Publisher’s control.
The Publisher shall not be liable for any loss, damage, delay or consequential loss arising from late publication, temporary website downtime, technical issues, or failure of an advertisement or sponsored post to appear at a particular time.
11. Content Duration and Archiving
Sponsored posts and paid editorial will remain live on the Bounce Magazine website for a reasonable period unless otherwise agreed in writing.
The Publisher reserves the right to archive, update, amend, move, remove or no-index content at its discretion, particularly where content becomes outdated, inaccurate, legally problematic, technically unsuitable, harmful to the website, or no longer aligned with editorial standards.
Unless a specific duration has been agreed in writing, the Publisher does not guarantee that any sponsored post, link, banner, article or digital content will remain live indefinitely.
Banner advertising, homepage placements, newsletter inclusions and other time-limited campaigns will run for the agreed campaign period only.
12. Social Media and Third-Party Platforms
Where a campaign includes social media activity, the Publisher will make reasonable efforts to deliver the agreed content on the relevant platform.
The Publisher is not responsible for reduced reach, algorithm changes, platform restrictions, account issues, content removal, outages, shadow banning, loss of engagement, changes to platform functionality, or any action taken by third-party platforms.
The Publisher does not guarantee views, likes, shares, comments, saves, clicks, followers, sales or other engagement results unless expressly agreed in writing.
Paid usage, whitelisting, Spark Codes, boosted content, Meta advertising usage, social media licensing and any paid media rights must be agreed separately in writing and may be subject to additional fees.
13. Competitions and Giveaways
Where a campaign includes a competition or giveaway, the Advertiser is responsible for supplying prizes as agreed and ensuring prizes are delivered to winners in a timely manner.
The Advertiser must ensure that prizes are accurately described and suitable for promotion.
The Publisher is not responsible for prize fulfilment unless expressly agreed in writing.
The Publisher reserves the right to withdraw, amend or cancel a competition where the prize is not supplied, the Advertiser fails to respond, or legal, platform or practical issues arise.
14. Payment Terms
Invoices are payable within 14 days of the invoice date unless otherwise agreed in writing.
The Publisher reserves the right to request payment in advance before any campaign, sponsored post, banner, link placement or promotional activity goes live.
The Publisher reserves the right to withhold publication, pause a campaign, remove content or decline further bookings where payment has not been received or payment terms have not been agreed.
All prices are exclusive of VAT unless otherwise stated.
15. Late Payment
If an invoice is not paid within the agreed payment period, the Publisher reserves the right to charge interest and compensation on overdue invoices in accordance with the Late Payment of Commercial Debts legislation.
The Publisher also reserves the right to recover any reasonable costs incurred in pursuing overdue payments, including administrative, legal or debt recovery costs.
16. Cancellations
Cancellation or reduction of any confirmed booking must be made in writing.
Where a campaign is cancelled less than 21 days before the scheduled publication or campaign start date, the full fee remains payable.
Where work has already commenced, including but not limited to writing, editing, design, planning, correspondence, uploading, scheduling, photography, filming or administration, the Publisher reserves the right to charge for work completed even if the campaign is cancelled.
Once a sponsored post, paid editorial, link placement, banner campaign, newsletter feature or social media post has gone live, no refund will be due.
17. Refunds
Refunds are not provided for campaigns that have been delivered, partially delivered, delayed due to the Advertiser, cancelled after work has commenced, or affected by factors outside the Publisher’s reasonable control.
The Publisher does not offer refunds on the basis of traffic, engagement, SEO performance, click-through rate, sales, enquiries, conversions or subjective dissatisfaction where the agreed service has been provided.
Any refund or credit offered by the Publisher will be at the Publisher’s sole discretion.
18. Liability
The Publisher will not be liable for any loss, damage, expense, claim, loss of profit, loss of business, loss of opportunity, reputational damage, consequential loss or indirect loss arising from error, delay, non-publication, website downtime, technical failure, third-party platform issue, campaign performance, or the publication or removal of any advertisement or sponsored content.
The Publisher’s total liability in relation to any campaign shall not exceed the amount paid by the Advertiser for the relevant booking.
Nothing in these Terms & Conditions limits liability where it cannot legally be limited.
19. Indemnity
The Advertiser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Publisher against any claims, losses, damages, complaints, legal costs, regulatory action, expenses or liabilities arising directly or indirectly from:
supplied content;
advertising claims;
copyright or intellectual property infringement;
misleading or unlawful content;
breach of advertising standards;
breach of data protection or privacy laws;
third-party complaints;
unsafe, unsuitable or unlawful products or services;
or any breach of these Terms & Conditions by the Advertiser.
20. Intellectual Property
Copyright in all original text, layouts, designs, creative concepts, photography, video, graphics and other materials created by the Publisher remains the property of the Publisher unless otherwise agreed in writing.
The Advertiser may not reproduce, republish, edit, copy, distribute, use in paid advertising, place on another website, use in marketing materials, or otherwise exploit content created by the Publisher without written permission.
Any additional usage rights, including paid social usage, whitelisting, advertising usage, website reproduction, print use or extended licensing, must be agreed separately and may be subject to additional fees.
21. Data Protection
Both parties agree to comply with applicable data protection laws.
Where personal data is shared for the purposes of a campaign, competition, enquiry or collaboration, both parties must ensure that such data is handled lawfully, securely and only for the agreed purpose.
The Advertiser must not add users, entrants, readers or contacts to mailing lists or marketing databases unless appropriate consent has been obtained.
22. Editorial Independence
Bounce Magazine maintains editorial independence.
The Publisher reserves the right to refuse campaigns, amend wording, include appropriate disclosures, decline claims, reject links, remove unsuitable content, and make editorial decisions that protect the quality, trust and reputation of the magazine.
Payment for a campaign does not guarantee a positive review, endorsement, recommendation, ranking, award, or specific editorial opinion unless the content is clearly agreed as promotional or advertiser-supplied.
23. Force Majeure
The Publisher will not be liable for any delay or failure to perform obligations caused by events outside its reasonable control, including but not limited to illness, bereavement, technical failure, website outage, cyber attack, hosting issue, platform outage, power failure, industrial action, fire, flood, severe weather, changes in law, supplier failure, or other unexpected disruption.
24. Governing Law
These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
Any disputes shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
25. Acceptance of Terms
Confirmation of a booking, written instruction to proceed, supply of content, approval of a campaign, payment of an invoice, or publication of any sponsored content or advertising shall amount to acceptance of these Terms & Conditions.
Thank you,
The Bounce Magazine Team
Rachel Ducker Ltd trading as Bounce Magazine
