General Policies
All orders must be paid in advance. Cash, check, VISA or money order is accepted. All orders must be accompanied by a signed Ad Space Agreement and Order. All invoiced advertisements are to be paid within 30 days of the publication date. Any advertisement requiring collection procedures shall incur up to a 30% surcharge, no exceptions. Overdue accounts (60 days +) must be paid in full before the advertiser can resume advertising. Overpayments are nonrefundable and must be used within 90 days of most recent advertisement.
The Spectator reserves the right to reject any copy deemed unacceptable for publication by decision of the advertising manager and editor-in-chief, for any reason. Any advertisement resembling editorial or religious material must and will be clearly marked “Paid Advertisement.” The Spectator will not reserve space after the deadlines published in this Spectator rate card. In the event that a special request is made to the Spectator to reserve space after the deadlines set forth in this rate card, and material or information is not supplied within 24 hours of the deadline, the requestor shall pay the price of the space reserved as set forth in this Spectator rate card. The Spectator reserves the right to revise publication, deadline and fee schedule at any time. Revisions will be announced 30 days before the effective date. The Spectator reserves the right to use color purchased by the advertiser on other applicable pages of the same issue. Specific page placement is not guaranteed. Advertisements are placed on a “First come – first serve basis.”
Advertisers agree to release the Spectator from any and all liability regarding content of advertising copy printed. Any misprints due to error by the Spectator will be corrected either through a credit to the appropriate account of not more than the price paid for the advertisement and not less than 5 percent of the price paid for the advertisement or through a reprint if necessary. Reprints will only be made if the error significantly alters the advertisement in such a manner that the entire advertisement is made false. Requests for correction, via a credit to an account or a reprint, must be made in writing to the Spectator within 7 days of publication of the advertisement containing the error. Correction via a credit or reprint will be determined by the advertising manager after receiving a written request from the advertiser. The Spectator’s liability shall be limited to the portion of the advertisement affected by the error. Should the Spectator fail to publish an advertisement on the requested publication date, the next available publication date will be substituted, or at the advertiser’s request. The Spectator is not responsible for any losses or damages that may occur if an advertisement is not printed as scheduled.
