- Plymouth Office
- Pushed Ltd
43 Merafield Road
Plympton
Plymouth
PL7 1TL
Terms and Conditions for Media Buying – These Terms apply to the media buying and planning, data, creative, search engine optimisation and other advertising and marketing related services to be provided by PUSHED LIMITED, a company with its address at 43 Merafield Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1TL, company number 5320516 (“Pushed”) to the Client, as detailed in the insertion order or other document (the “Booking Form”) to which these Terms relate. These Terms and the Booking Form(s) together constitute the “Agreement” between the parties.
1. Services To Be Provided
1.1 The Client
appoints Pushed to provide the Services described in the Booking Form (the
“Services”). The Services shall be performed subject to and in accordance with
the provisions of these Terms.
1.2 Pushed agrees to act as a principal and not as an agent in respect of all
of their dealings with the media and other suppliers in respect of the Client’s
advertising, save where the parties agree that the Client will contract
directly with such suppliers.
2. Pushed Remuneration And Media Charges
2.1 In
consideration of the performance of the Services, Client shall pay Pushed the
fees detailed in the Booking Form (the “Fees”). Unless otherwise stated the
fees are payable in GBP.
2.2 The Client will pay Pushed for all charges levied by:
(a) media owners for the placement of advertising as approved in advance by the
Client, in accordance with any media plan provided by Pushed;
(b) advertising exchanges, trading platforms or other third party
intermediaries (“Digital Intermediaries”) involved in the placement or delivery
of Client’s digital advertisements pursuant to a Booking Form.
2.3 The remuneration includes all travel, subsistence and despatch costs within
the Plymouth area which are incurred by Pushed in the course of providing the
Services. All other travel, despatch, subsistence and other extraordinary
costs, properly and reasonably incurred in providing the Services, will be
chargeable to the Client at net cost to Pushed, provided each such expenditure
has been approved in advance by the Client or pursuant to a budget approved in
advance by the Client.
3. Term
3.1 The Agreement
shall apply from the date specified in the Booking Form and, subject to earlier
termination in accordance with this Agreement, continue in full force and
effect for the term specified in the Booking Form (the “Initial Term”), and
thereafter unless and until terminated by either party giving the other not
less than 30 days written notice, such notice not to expire before the expiry
of the Initial Term.
3.2 Where no term is specified in the Booking Form, either party may terminate
the Agreement by giving not less than 30 days written notice to the other
party.
3.3 Upon termination of the Agreement, the Client shall promptly reimburse
Pushed for any costs properly incurred by Pushed in the course of performing
the Services and to which it is committed at the time of termination.
3.4 Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice
to the other party:
(a) in the event of any material breach of this Agreement by the other party
which breach is not remediable or, if remediable, is not remedied within thirty
(30) days after the service by the party not in default of a written notice on
the other party, specifying the nature of the breach and requiring that the
same be remedied; or
(b) if the other party shall cease carrying on business in the normal course,
or shall call a meeting of its creditors or make a proposal for a voluntary
arrangement within Part I of the Insolvency Act 1986 or for any other
composition or scheme of arrangement with (or assignment for the benefit of)
its creditors, or shall be unable to pay its debts within the meaning of
section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986, or if a trustee, receiver,
administrative receiver or other similar officer is appointed in respect of all
or any part of its business or assets, or if a petition is presented or a
meeting is convened for the purpose of considering a resolution for its winding
up (otherwise than for the purpose of a bona fide scheme of solvent
amalgamation or reconstruction) or it is the subject of an administration
order.
3.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, Pushed may
immediately suspend or terminate the Services if any of its suppliers
(including without limitation media or Online Intermediaries) suspend or
terminate the services being supplied to Pushed, provided always that Pushed
will only suspend or terminate that part of the Services affected by the
actions (or inaction) of any third party supplier.
4. Approvals & Authority
4.1 After obtaining
the Client’s general approval of campaigns, Pushed will submit to the Client
for specific approval estimates or quotations of the costs of the various items
of advertising or digital services (whether in an insertion order or
otherwise).
4.2 The Client’s written approval (which shall include email) of such estimates
and quotations will be Pushed’s authority to make reservations and contracts
for space, time and other facilities.
5. Amendments
5.1 The Client may
request in writing that Pushed changes, rejects, cancels or stops all plans,
schedules, insertion orders or work-in-progress and Pushed shall take
reasonable steps to comply, provided that Pushed can do so within Pushed’s
contractual obligations to suppliers.
5.2 In the event of any cancellations or amendment as aforesaid, the Client
agrees to reimburse Pushed for any charges or expenses which Pushed has
incurred or to which Pushed is contractually committed.
6. Payment Terms
6.1 The payment
terms are based upon the principle that the Client will ensure that Pushed is
paid in time to meet the liabilities which arise from orders placed by Pushed
with media owners and Digital Intermediaries in respect of the Client’s
advertisements.
6.2 All pro forma invoices in accordance with a Booking Form approved by the
Client, will be presented to the Client allowing sufficient time for the Client
to make full payment to Pushed, with Pushed receiving cleared funds no later
than 17 working days prior to the transmission date, unless specified
otherwise.
6.3 Some media contractors and Digital Intermediaries require payment of their
accounts to be in their hands by specified dates, otherwise a surcharge is
incurred. The Client agrees to pay Pushed this surcharge if the Client
fails to pay by the due dates.
6.4 All invoices presented to the Client by the due date and not subject to
dispute which are not paid by the due date shall be subject to an interest
charge at the statutory rate specified in the Late Payment of Commercial Debts
(Interest) Act 1998.
6.5 The Client will promptly provide Pushed with purchase order numbers in
respect of all approved media and Digital Intermediary charges and the Client
will use such purchase order numbers on all relevant invoices. The absence of a
purchase order number on an invoice will not constitute a valid reason for
withholding payment.
6.6 Pushed is insured against credit risks and all clients of Pushed must be
acceptable to Pushed’s insurers. In the event therefore of the insurers
revising or withdrawing cover for the Client, Pushed shall revise its terms of
payment and if necessary ask for payment in advance. Should the aforementioned
occur and a suitable agreement cannot be reached between the Client and Pushed
within 14 days of such request, Pushed shall be entitled forthwith to terminate
the Agreement by written notice to the Client.
7. Legal Liability And Other Claims
7.1 Nothing in the
Agreement shall exclude liability for fraud or death or personal injury caused
by negligence or any other type of liability to the extent it may not be
excluded by law. Subject to this:
(a) Pushed’s maximum aggregate liability to the Client for losses or damages
suffered for any single event or series of related events and whether in
contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise will in no circumstances
exceed the greater of: (i) £25,000; and (ii) the Fees payable by Client under
the Letter giving rise to the liability; and
(b) Pushed will not be liable under the Agreement for any loss of actual or
anticipated income or profits, loss of contracts or for any special, indirect
or consequential loss or damage of any kind howsoever arising and whether
caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, whether
or not such loss or damage is foreseeable, foreseen or known.
7.2 Pushed shall not be liable for any delay in or omission of publication,
transmission or delivery or any error in any advertisement or its placement in
the absence of default and neglect on Pushed’s part.
7.3 Pushed shall not be in any way responsible for the preparation, content,
production, supplying or copy of advertisements supplied or to be supplied by
the Client or its agents, subcontractors or other representatives.
7.4 If due to war, strikes, industrial action short of a strike, lockouts,
accidents, fire, blockade, import or export embargo, ice obstruction, natural
catastrophes or other act, event, non-happening, omission or accident over
which Pushed has no control, Pushed fails to complete their assignment or
deliver the Services in the manner and within the time required by the terms of
the Agreement Pushed will not be responsible for any loss or damage which may
be incurred by the Client as a result of such failure.
8. Clients And Warranties
8.1 Client will
give Pushed clear briefings and will make available to Pushed all relevant
information required for its performance of the Services. Client shall provide
any data, documents or other materials to be supplied by the Client to Pushed
under the Agreement (“Client Materials”) promptly so that Pushed is able to
comply with its obligations under the Agreement.
8.2 The Client hereby warrants and undertakes that:
(a) it has full power and authority to enter into the Agreement and that by
doing so it will not be in breach of any obligation to a third party;
(b) it shall in connection with this Agreement, and the Client Materials shall,
comply with all applicable laws and any applicable codes of practice, and it
shall take appropriate steps to verify such compliance;
(c) Client Materials will not infringe any third party intellectual property
right anywhere in the world;
(d) Client Materials will not be obscene or discriminatory and will not defame
or breach the privacy rights of any third party;
(e) Client Materials (including, without limitation, instructions in any
insertion order or similar document) are accurate in all material respects;
(f) Client Materials will not contain any executable code, virus or malicious
code;
(g) it shall comply with any third party policies applicable to the Services
that Pushed notifies to Client from time to time;
(h) it shall not set, place, read, write, access, delete or otherwise use any
cookies or similar technology in connection with the Services;
8.3 The Client hereby indemnifies and keeps Pushed indemnified against all
losses, claims, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses suffered by Pushed as
a result of any breach of the above warranties and undertakings.
8.4 The Client agrees to inform Pushed without delay if it considers that any
claim or trade description in any Client Materials placed by Pushed on behalf
of the Client is false or misleading in any way.
9. Warranties Of Pushed
9.1 Pushed warrants that: (i) the individual signing this Agreement (and each Booking Form) on behalf of Pushed has (and shall have) the full authority to legally bind Pushed; and (ii) it will perform the Services in a workmanlike manner and with reasonable skill and care.
10. Terms of Business With Media and Digital Intermediaries
10.1 Unless otherwise stated, Pushed’s contracts with media, Digital Intermediaries and suppliers for the Client’s advertising are made in accordance with media rate cards and/or other standard or individual conditions and contracts. The rights and liabilities between the Client and Pushed shall correspond to those between Pushed and the various media, Digital Intermediaries and suppliers under such conditions, and the Client hereby indemnifies and keeps indemnified Pushed against all losses, claims, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses suffered as a result of any breach by the Client of any third party terms and conditions which Pushed has entered into on the Client’s behalf.
11. Confidential Information
11.1 It is recognised that during the course of business certain confidential
information concerning marketing, sales, new products, media buying rates,
media plans, and the like, will be communicated to Pushed by the Client and
visa versa. Each party undertakes to maintain the confidentiality of the other
party’s confidential information and only use such confidential information in
the performance of its obligations under this agreement. Both parties shall
instruct all employees that they have an obligation to ensure confidentiality
of such information at all times. It is agreed that this obligation of
confidentiality shall continue after termination.
12. Intellectual Property
12.1 Definitions
(a) “Background Materials” means Creative Material in existence prior to the
date on which it is intended to use them in connection with the Services and in
relation to which the Intellectual Property Rights are owned by Pushed;
(b) “Creative Material(s)” means the advertising copy and other creative
materials described in a Booking Form that are to be provided by Pushed under
this Agreement, but excluding any Client Materials;
(c) “Intellectual Property Rights” means all copyright, patents, database
rights, trademarks, design rights and any other proprietary right, now known or
hereinafter created, together with all extensions and renewals of such rights;
(d) “Third Party Materials” means Creative Materials in which the Intellectual
Property Rights are owned by a third party and which the applicable third party
owner.
12.2 Client hereby grants Pushed a non-exclusive, non-transferable royalty-free
licence during the term of the Agreement to use the Client Materials in
connection with the Agreement.
12.3 Client acknowledges and agrees that all Intellectual Property Rights in
the Creative Materials shall immediately upon creation shall be and remain the
exclusive property of Pushed.
12.4 Subject to the remaining provisions of this Clause 12, upon payment of all
Fees due for the Creative Material intended to be assigned, Pushed hereby
assigns the Intellectual Property Rights in that Creative Material to
Client. At Client’s cost and expense, Pushed agrees to execute and
deliver, promptly upon request, any documents, or do all such further acts,
which Client may reasonably request to evidence, obtain or perfect or protect
the assignment of rights to Client set out in this Clause 12.
12.5 Client acknowledges that all Intellectual Property Rights in the
Background Materials shall be owned by and remain the property of and vested in
Pushed. Subject to Pushed receiving payment of all Fees attributable to the
Background Materials licensed under this clause, Pushed hereby grants to Client
a world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use the
Background Materials in connection with the Creative Materials.
12.6 If and to the extent that any of the Creative Materials comprise or
include any Third Party Materials, Pushed shall procure a licence for Client to
use such work on such terms as may be agreed between Pushed and the relevant
third party.
13. Data Protection
13.1 Where Pushed
processes personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”)) on
behalf of Client, then Pushed shall:
(a) process such data solely in Accordance with Client’s instructions from time
to time (consistent with its duties under the DPA);
(b) adopt and maintain appropriate security measures for processing data, both
in terms of the technology used and how it is managed.
14. Campaign Reporting
14.1 Where the
Services include Pushed’s reporting platform (as described in the Booking
Form), at Client’s request Pushed will issue Client with a single login to
allow Client to track its campaign and for Client to access certain other
information and documents.
14.2 The login credentials are personal to Client and Client may not share them
with any third party. Pushed shall be entitled to treat all access using
Client’s login credentials as access by Client. If Client believes that its
login credentials have been compromised Client must inform Pushed immediately
and Pushed will take steps to issue fresh credentials.
14.3 Pushed may make available certain reports for download from and/or viewing
in the reporting platform, and Pushed may also from time to time prepare other
reports for Client, for billing or other purposes as agreed. Without
prejudice to the confidentiality of Pushed’s pricing under this Agreement,
Client may use any aggregated performance data that is contained in these.
15. Entire Agreement
15.1 The Agreement
contains all the terms agreed between the parties regarding its subject matter
and supersedes any prior agreement, understanding or arrangement between the
parties, whether oral or in writing. Each of the parties acknowledges and
agrees that:
(a) in entering into the Agreement it has not relied on, and shall have no remedy
in respect of, any statement, representation, warranty or understanding other
than the statements, representations, warranties and understandings expressly
set out in the Agreement; and
(b) its only remedies in connection with any statements, representations,
warranties and understandings expressly set out in the Agreement shall be for
breach of contract as provided in the Agreement. Nothing in this clause
shall, however, operate to limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
15.2 The Agreement states the full extent of Pushed’s obligations and
liabilities in respect of the performance of the Services and the parties agree
that any condition, warranty, representation or other term concerning the
performance of the Service which might otherwise be implied into or
incorporated in the Agreement, whether by statue, common law or otherwise, is
excluded to the maximum extent permitted by law.
16. General
16.1 Client shall not be entitled to assign, sub-license or otherwise transfer the benefit or burden of the Agreement to any person without the prior written agreement of Pushed.
16.2 In the event of any conflict between the provisions set out in the Booking Form and the Terms, the Booking Form shall take precedence in relation to that matter.
16.3 If any term of the Agreement is found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any applicable law, such term shall, insofar as it is severable from the remaining terms, be deemed omitted from the Agreement and shall in no way affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining terms provided that if any provision of the Agreement is so found to be invalid or unenforceable but would be valid or enforceable if some part of the provision were deleted, the provision in question shall apply with such modification(s) as may be necessary to make it valid.
16.4 The failure of either party to enforce or to exercise at any time or for any period of time any term of or any right pursuant to the Agreement does not constitute, and shall not be construed as, a waiver of such term or right and shall in no way affect that party’s right later to enforce or to exercise it.
16.5 All notices, which are required to be given hereunder, shall be in writing and shall be sent to the address of the recipient set out in the Booking Form. Any such notice may be delivered by hand or by first class post and shall be deemed to have been served by hand when delivered if by first class post, 48 hours after posting when delivery confirmation is received.