Campaign Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) |
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Company |
LADbible Group Limited of 20 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 1EZ, company registration number: 08018627 (“LADbible”) |
Client |
As prescribed in the IO |
Agency |
As prescribed in the IO |
Parties |
Collectively LADbible, Client and/or Agency (if the Agency is a Party to the IO) will be referred to in this Agreement as the “Parties” and shall each be a “Party”. |
Insertion Order |
A mutually agreed insertion order (“IO”) that incorporates these Terms under which LADbible will deliver Deliverables as prescribed therein for the benefit of the Client and/or Agency (if the Agency is a Party to the IO) as applicable. The IO is incorporated by reference. The IO and the Terms are collectively defined as the “Agreement”. |
Campaign |
As prescribed in the IO |
Deliverables |
As prescribed in the IO Each format referred to in the Deliverables column of the IO is a piece of “Content” and the Content and the delivery of impressions are together the “Deliverables”. The impressions listed next to each piece of Content set out in the IO are target impressions for the Campaign term only. However, LADbible shall deliver the total impressions specified in the IO in relation to the Content over the course of the Campaign term. Therefore, certain Content may outperform or underperform the target impressions specified next to each piece of Content. |
Delivery Dates |
As prescribed in the IO Client and/or Agency (if the Agency is a Party to the IO) understand that the Delivery Dates are estimates only and are subject to change. In the event the Delivery Dates need to change, the Parties shall enter into good faith discussions about the Delivery Dates and shall endeavour to agree new revised Delivery Date(s) in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Parties are unable to agree revised Delivery Dates, LADbible shall determine the Delivery Dates in its sole discretion |
Content labelling |
All content created for the Campaign (including the Content), will include a ‘brand handshake’ or any other branded content tools used by the applicable social media platforms as agreed between the Parties and in accordance with ASA guidelines and other applicable regulations and guidelines. Where LADbible for any reason omits to include appropriate labelling in respect of the Content, the Client and/or Agency (as applicable) shall notify LADbible without delay and the Client and/or Agency’s (as applicable) exclusive remedy for any such omission shall be for LADbible to update the Content to include appropriate labelling as soon as reasonably possible. |
Client Dependencies |
The Client agrees to fulfil the following requirements (together, the “Client Dependencies”), so that LADbible can provide the Deliverables:
The Agency (if the Agency is a Party to the IO) may provide or fulfil any of the Client Dependencies on the Client’s behalf. |
Roles & Responsibilities |
By working in partnership, each Party will handle and contribute to the development of the Campaign and its materials including, but not limited to, the following obligations: Client warrants and agrees to:
The Client may instruct the Agency (if the Agency is a Party to the IO) to fulfil any or all of the above obligations on its behalf. LADbible shall use reasonable endeavours to deliver the Content on the Delivery Dates (subject to the terms of this Agreement). |
Usage Rights |
The Client’s and the Agency’s (if the Agency is a Party to the IO) usage of the Content is prohibited. The Client and Agency (if the Agency is a Party to the IO) shall be permitted to share the Content on its owned and operated social media accounts in accordance with the ‘re-share’ functionality on the respective platform(s) (“Usage Rights”). The Client and the Agency (if the Agency is a Party to the IO), warrant that it shall use the Content strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Usage Rights. Any further usage of the Campaign or the Content by the Client and/or the Agency outside the scope of the Usage Rights shall be subject to LADbible’s written agreement and payment of further appropriate remuneration (as confirmed by LADbible in writing) by the Client or the Agency (as applicable). Should the Client and/or the Agency (if the Agency is a Party to the IO) wish to use the Content on their media channels (internally or externally) outside of the scope of the Usage Rights, the Client and/or the Agency (as applicable) , shall enter into good faith advance negotiations with LADbible and such use shall be subject to additional payment. |
Intellectual Property |
All intellectual property rights in all Content (excluding the Client Materials), (whether video, sponsored, branded or otherwise) and including (without limitation) any other material which originated from LADbible or which have been created by LADbible for the Campaign or the Client shall vest in LADbible or its licensors (as the case may be). The Client warrants that the receipt and use by LADbible of the Client Materials will not:
The Client shall indemnify LADbible from and against all actions proceedings, claims, losses, damages, expenses and liability which may be made or brought against or suffered or incurred by LADbible in consequence of or in connection with any breach of any of the Client’s warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, including, without limitation, any claim or action that LADbible’s use of Client Materials in accordance with this Agreement breaches the intellectual property rights or other similar rights of a third party. |
Non-delivery |
In the event that LADbible is unable to deliver the Campaign due to:
the Fees remain payable in full unless otherwise agreed in writing by LADbible. In the event that LADbible fails to deliver the Campaign for any other reason, technical or otherwise but which is not a Force Majeure Event, the sole liability of LADbible shall be limited to, at LADbible’s sole option: (a) a pro-rated refund of the Fees paid (if any) to the Client (or the Agency on behalf of the Client, if applicable); or (b) placement of the Campaign at a later time across comparable media platforms. |
Termination |
Without prejudice to any remedy a Party may have against the other this Agreement may be terminated forthwith without notice by one Party at any time if another Party:
A material breach of this Agreement shall include any failure by the Client (or the Agency on the Client’s behalf, if a Party to the IO) to pay the Fees in accordance with the Payment Terms. Without prejudice to any remedy LADbible may have, this Agreement may be terminated by LADbible on written notice to Client and/or Agency (if the Agency is a Party to the IO) at any time, if:
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Conflict |
To the extent of any conflict between this Agreement and any insertion orders and/or terms and conditions of the Agency (if the Agency is a Party to the IO) and/or the Client, this Agreement shall prevail. |
Advertising Standards |
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Awards |
All award entries entered into by Client, Agency (if the Agency is a Party to the IO) or LADbible affiliates (production houses/producers) must be brought to the attention of LADbible in advance of submission for sign-off of content usage. The Parties shall mutually agree cross-promotion of their partnership in respect of the Campaign. |
Data Protection |
For the purposes of this section:
Independent Controllers
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Liability |
Nothing in this Agreement shall exclude or limit any Party’s liability for death, personal injury, negligence or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited by law. Save for in relation to any indemnity obligations contained herein, the maximum aggregate liability of each Party, in relation to all claims made pursuant to its terms or relating to its subject matter, whether such liability arises in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, shall not exceed the Fees paid or payable under this Agreement. |
Force Majeure |
“Force Majeure Event” means: an event beyond the reasonable control of any Party including, without limitation, strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving the workforce of LADbible or any other party), failure of a utility service or transport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, outbreak of a disease (including but not limited to Coronavirus), breakdown of plant or machinery or ICT infrastructure, fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or subcontractors. No Party shall be liable to another Party as a result of any delay or failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement as a result of a Force Majeure Event. If a Force Majeure Event prevents any Party from performing its obligations under this Agreement for more than 10 business days, the non-affected Party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately by giving written notice to the Party affected by a Force Majeure Event. In the event this Agreement is terminated due to a Force Majeure Event, the Client shall pay (or shall procure that the Agency makes payment of) the Fees attributable to the period up to termination (calculated on a pro- rata basis) to LADbible. For the avoidance of doubt, any costs already incurred by LADbible and/or any Fees already paid in relation to the Campaign up to termination shall be non-refundable. |
Confidential Information |
“Confidential Information” means: any information disclosed or made available by a disclosing Party (including its affiliates) to another Party which is either designated as “Confidential” or which would reasonably be deemed to be confidential or proprietary to the disclosing party. Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, no Party shall use or disclose any Confidential Information of any other Party without the written consent of the disclosing Party, or for any other purpose than to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under or in connection with this Agreement. Each Party may only disclose another Party’s Confidential Information:
Each Party agrees in relation to the Confidential Information relating to the other Party to use reasonable care (and in any event not less than the care which it uses to protect its own Confidential Information) to keep, and to ensure that its employees, officers, representatives, contractors, subcontractors and advisers keep, all Confidential Information confidential. |
General |
This Agreement is the entire agreement between the Parties relating to its subject matter and it supersedes all previous agreements and understandings, both oral and written. Any variations to its terms must be agreed in writing and signed by each of the Parties. Each Party represents and warrants to the other Parties that it is fully and duly authorised to enter into this Agreement and that there is no legal, commercial, contractual or other restriction, which precludes or might preclude it from fully performing its obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Each Party agrees that it shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes, regulations, and codes relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption including, but not limited to, the Bribery Act 2010. No one other than a Party to this Agreement shall have any right to enforce any of its terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise. The IO may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed shall constitute a duplicate original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute the one agreement. This Agreement (and any contractual or non-contractual disputes arising from or in connection with it) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the Parties hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. |