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Classified Advertising – Terms and Conditions
1. Approval and License
(a) All advertising subject to approval and acceptance at METRO’s option. METRO reserves the right to reject, remove or cancel any advertising space reservation or position commitment at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion. METRO reserves the right to limit, omit, or reject advertising or designate the classification and the rate applicable thereto. All copy must be a minimum of 4 lines unless otherwise indicated. METRO and any third party network on which advertising will be displayed (collectively, the “Publishing Party”) shall be entitled to reproduce, display, republish and distribute the advertising in any medium, and as part of any service, in which the website(s), properties, applications and/or devices described on the insertion order (the “Distribution Network”) are published or made available under license from the Publishing Party. The Publishing Party shall have the right to modify, copy, reformat, transmit and otherwise manipulate any advertising provided in connection with such reproduction, display and/or distribution.
(b) If any advertiser or agency engages METRO to provide, and METRO agrees to provide, advertising design services, METRO will design the advertisements using text, photographs, trademarks, trade dress elements, and other intellectual property provided by advertiser or agency (“Advertising Materials”). By providing such materials to METRO, advertiser and, if provided by an agency, agency represent that it/they has/ have the right to provide such materials, and have the Publishing Party distribute, reproduce, display, and republish such materials, without violating the rights of any third party. Such Advertising Materials must be provided in a form and format prescribed by METRO and within the deadlines prescribed by METRO. METRO shall have no liability for delays in performance, or failure to provide deliverables, resulting from any delays caused by advertiser or agency, and METRO shall have no liability for the content of any advertisement. Advertiser’s and agency’s sole remedy for any failure of METRO to provide the services described herein shall be to receive replacement design services. Advertising design services are provided on “as is” basis with no warranties whatsoever.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, METRO DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH DESIGN SERVICES.
2. Payments
Payment of accounts having monthly credit terms is due 30 days following the invoice date. Continuation of credit privileges is dependent upon prompt payment. Payment must accompany all orders from accounts which have not established credit with METRO. Credit terms applicable to any advertiser are solely within the discretion of METRO and may be changed or discontinued by METRO at any time. If METRO exercises its option to terminate any advertising contract with an advertiser by reason of such advertiser’s default, the account of such advertiser shall become immediately due and payable in full regardless of any credit terms that may have been applicable to such advertiser.
3. Non-contract rates
3(a) Frequency (i). No change in classification or size. (ii). Copy must appear for the length of the order in the section in which it was originally ordered. (iii). When order is cancelled prior to completion of original order, advertising will be charged for the number of days published at the rate earned.
3(b) Rateholder Rate — 30 Consecutive Days
(i). No change in size – copy may be changed once every seven Consecutive Days. (ii). Copy must appear for the length of the 30 Consecutive Days in the same section and classification in which it is originally ordered.(iii). Associated rateholder ads may be placed in other zones and classifications and receive the appropriate Rateholder Rate for that zone only so long as the associated ad runs in conjunction with (simultaneous to) the original rateholder. An ad running after the rateholder expires will be billed at the earned rate, and will not qualify for the 30 Consecutive Day rate. (iv). When a rateholder order is cancelled prior to the completion
of the 30 Consecutive Day schedule all advertising, including associated rateholder ads, will be billed at the appropriate earned rate for each applicable zone.(v).The rateholder ad must be placed prior to any associated rateholder ads in order to get the earned rate. No associated rateholder ads can begin prior to insertion of the original rateholder ad.
4. Contract rates
4(a) Contracts must be signed to obtain contract rates. If lower rates are earned, rebates and future billing must be requested. They are not automatic. Earned rates and rebates are only applied toward current contract year. Rebates are not given for non-contract rates. An advertiser must have a current signed contract in order to earn a rebate. Insertion and linage rates apply only if space is used within one year. First insertion must run within 30 days of contract or contract becomes void. All contracts are subject to the necessity of occasional omission of copy when space is limited. All contracts are self renewing upon completion. Contracts are not permitted for advertisers in the Classified Section who utilize or are associated with pay per minute/call exchanges. Please note: these ads are only accepted in Employment Services – class 800. Contracts are not permitted for immigration/labor certification ads. Both agate and display linage in any Classified Advertising Section will count toward fulfillment of a Classified contract. However, such linage or insertions will not count toward fulfillment of a display contract in any other part of the paper, unless otherwise specified. Neither will display linage or insertions run outside any Classified Advertising Section count toward fulfillment of a Classified contract, unless otherwise specified. All Classified contracts must specify starting date, and contracts cannot be backdated more than 30 days. Backdating of contracts is not allowed for advertisers that have previously paid by credit card. It is the responsibility of the advertiser or their agent to monitor contract fulfillment. No advertiser or their agent may transfer or extend METRO contract privileges to any other advertiser. Noncompliance with this policy could result in contract cancellation, shortrate of
all advertising to open rates and, if applicable, revocation of remote entry privileges.
4(b) 52 Days and 156 Days (must run one ad
per week) or 365 Days Contract Rates
(i) Valid signed contract must be on file at the METRO. (ii) Advertisements may be ordered in zones available and will earn the applicable contract rate for the zone in which it appears.(iii) Copy and size changes may be made at advertiser’s option. iv) Contracts which are not fulfilled will be charged at the earned rate for the number of days published. (v) Multiple ads on same day count as
one insertion toward contract fulfillment.
4(c) Annual Bulk Contract Rates
(i) Valid signed contract must be on file at METRO. (ii) Advertisements may be ordered in zones available and will earn the applicable contract rate for the zone in which it appears. (iii) Copy and size changes at advertiser’s option. (iv) All Classified
in-column and Classified Display linage applies toward fulfillment of contract. (v) Minimum yearly contract of 5,000 lines (unless otherwise noted). (vi) If minimum contract is not fulfilled in 12 month contract period, advertising will be charged for the number of days published at the earned rate.
5. Private party
Private party rates may be offered at METRO’s sole discretion in selected classifications and may be altered or withdrawn at any time. If offered, these are available only to private individuals (non-commercial), and limited to 5 advertisements in any 12 month period. Rates are subject to METRO rules and regulations and no refunds are allowed for early cancellation.
6. Errors
It is the responsibility of the advertiser to check correctness of each insertion of an advertisement. METRO assumes no responsibility for repetition of errors in advertisements ordered for more than one insertion unless notified in advance of next closing date before advertisement is to appear. Receipt of all faxed or e-mailed reservations, insertions or cancellations, must be confirmed with your sales representative. METRO’s liability for an error, or for any damages resulting from an error, will not exceed cost of space occupied by the error even if the error is due to the gross negligence or fault of METRO or any other cause.
7. Liability
Each agency and advertiser jointly and severally guarantees to METRO the payment of all charges. Any terms in insertion orders that are inconsistent with these terms and conditions, such as disclaimers, including sequential liability disclaimers, are of no force and effect. Each advertiser is jointly and severally responsible for the payment of all invoices for advertising placed by it, on its own account, or on its behalf. Each agency is jointly and severally responsible for the payment of all invoices for advertising placed by
it, on its own account, or on behalf of its clients. All advertising is accepted and published by the Publishing Party entirely on the representation that the agency and advertiser are duly authorized to reproduce, distribute, republish and display the entire contents and subject matter, without violation of any third party rights, including intellectual property rights, and shall be jointly and severally responsible for payment thereof. In consideration of the publication of advertising, the advertiser and agency, jointly and severally, will indemnify and save harmless the Publishing Party, any other entities that own or operate any of the Distribution Network, and their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and the partners, directors, officers, agents, employees of each of them, and any third-party service providers and third-parties distributing the advertising via the Distribution Network, from and against any and all loss, damage, liability, or expense of any kind (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with any claims of any kind that arise out of or in connection with the advertisement, the advertising, or any website(s) or material(s) that can be linked to through an advertisement. The indemnifying party may not agree to any settlement that imposes any obligation or liability on an indemnified entity without that entity/party’s prior express written consent. The Publishing Party shall have no liability for any omission of any advertising or portion of advertising. In the event of any error in a published advertisement for which the Publishing Party may be held legally responsible, the Publishing Party’s sole responsibility shall be to insert a corrected advertisement at no additional expense to agency or advertiser for the period of time the advertisement was published with the error, up to a maximum of ten days. In the event an advertising campaign is not run as scheduled, the Publishing Party’s sole responsibility shall be, in its discretion, to (a) provide the advertiser a refund for advertising not run; (b) run the advertiser’s campaign at a later date; or (c) run the advertiser’s advertising in a different position of the Publishing Party’s choice. The Publishing Party will not, in any event, be liable for any general, consequential or special damages, including, but not limited to, lost income or profits. In no event will the Publishing Party’s liability to the agency or advertiser exceed the amounts paid or payable by the advertiser under the applicable insertion order. The Publishing Party shall not be subject to any liability whatsoever for any failure occasioned because of accidents, fires, strikes, work stoppages, system outages, other circumstances beyond the Publishing Party’s control, or extraordinary new events that preclude the Publishing Party from fulfilling any insertion order. In such an event, the effected insertion order will be suspended during the period of inability to perform and the terms extended for a like period. Neither party will have any liability to the other because of such suspension. Unintentional or inadvertent failure of the Publishing Party to fulfill advertising shall not operate as a breach of the insertion order.
8. Key numbers
Key numbers are used at the advertiser’s risk.
9. Agency and advertiser orders
Advertisements from advertisers and agencies which contain incorrect rates or conditions will be inserted and charged at the scheduled rates. No cancellations unless METRO furnishes advertiser with a METRO kill number. Insertion order required.
10. Commission & cash discounts
An allowance of 15% for agency commission will be made, provided the advertising agency is recognized by METRO. Net rates are noncommissionable. No allowance for commission on past due accounts. Rates listed in this rate card are 30 days net..
11. Increased rates
With respect to all advertisers who have contracts, METRO reserves the right from time to time, in the event of increased costs, to increase the advertising rates stipulated herein. METRO will endeavor to give all such advertisers 30 days notice in advance of a rate increase. However, METRO reserves the right to supply specific rates not less than seven days prior to such rate increases, when, in the METRO’s opinion, circumstances warrant. If no linage or insertions are used after the effective date of such increase, no short rate will be charged on linage used prior to such increase. However, if after the effective date of such increase (whether during the remainder of contract period or after its expiration) any linage or insertions are ordered, any short rate previously waived shall become due and payable. The contract period shall expire as provided in the contract, and the linage used after the increase will be added to the linage used prior to the increase in order to fix the applicable new rate level for the period after the increase. With respect to all other advertisers, METRO reserves the right to increase the advertising rates stipulated herein without notice.
12. Miscellaneous
12(a) Rates on this card apply only to classified advertising. For other rates see General and Local rate cards.
12(b) METRO does not guarantee positioning. Capacity limitations can affect make up of individual sections and zones.
12(c) METRO reserves the right to charge a premium for certain categories of business and for special positioning.
12.(d) METRO does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the federal, state or local laws regarding employment, housing or lending.
12(e) Submission of advertising for display on the METRO website and submission of advertising for display on the METRO website and in the METRO newspaper through metro.us are subject to the METRO Terms and Conditions of Use for classified advertising.
12(f) Contracts are made under, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard for conflicts of laws principles. Any disputes arising out of or related to advertising shall be brought only in a state or federal court in New York County, and each of the parties hereto accepts the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for such disputes.
12 (g) No failure or delay by METRO in exercising any of its rights, powers or privileges hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise thereof shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof.
Call Classified Advertising at (877) 8METRO1
GROSS RATES (per agate line) DAILY SUNDAY
Effective 10/1/2009
NEW YORK METRO
Classified Advertising – 2010 RATE CARD
ASSIFIED RATES (Gross ILY-NDM (CS)
Classified Display Rates (Rates are net, commissionable to recognized agencies)
14 lines to a column inch
1x $3.50 per line per day
3x $3.15 per line per day
5x $2.75 per line per day
Deadlines
Ad publishing Wednesday, Thursday and/or Friday:
Deadline is NOON 2 days prior to publishing
Ad publishing Monday and/or Tuesday:
Deadline is NOON on Friday
Materials deadline: Camera ready ads, same deadline as above. Allow additional 24 hours for ads that need to be created.
Mechanical Sizes
1 column =97.5pts = 1.354"
2 columns = 201.25 pts = 2.795"
3 columns = 305 pts = 4.236"
4 columns = 408.75 pts = 5.45"
5 columns = 512.5 pts = 7.118"
6 columns = 616.25 pts = 8.559"
7 columns = 720 pts = 10“
SUNDAY-NDM (CS)
Classified Agate - 4 lines*
1 day $39; 3 days $59; 5 days $69
Additional lines, $3 per line per day
Photo charge: additional $20 per day
* 4 line minimum ad size
Effective 10/1/2009
Company Logos
Company logos are charged at a pre-set line rate (5 line minimum) as established by METRO. Creative must supplied as a B&W 300dpi EPS file as Vector art. METRO will not be responsible for reproduction quality if logos do not meet the above specifications.
Attention Getters
Attention getters are charged at a pre-set line rate as established by the METRO with an assortment available in color.
Bold print
Charges on a per day basis for each line of bold
Cost per agate line. (GROSS): $1.00
Bold print is available throughout the entire text of the ad.
Color 1.5” Photos*
Any 1 day within an order - $79 additional
Any 2 days within an order - $99 additional
Any 3 days within an order - $129 additional
B&W shading and border options*
B1 - 1 point rule, 2 line charge
B2 - 3 point rule, 4 line charge
B3 - Gray shaded box, 2 line charge
B4 - 2pt rule plus gray shaded box, 4 line charge
Color shading and border options*
C1 - Yellow shaded box, 2 line charge plus 17.5% premium
C2 - Yellow shaded box plus 2 point rule, 4 line charge plus 17.5% premium
Color Classified Display ads
20% premium
Highlighted Text
20% premium per line
Call Classified Advertising at (877) 8METRO1
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