Terms and Conditions

Centaur Communications Limited
Standard Terms and Conditions

In these conditions the term ‘Company’ means Centaur Communications Limited or any of its subsidiaries and the term ‘Sponsor’ means the party who places an order for sponsorship.

All sponsorship orders accepted by the Company are subject to the following conditions.  No other conditions will be binding unless agreed in writing by the Company and the Sponsor.  The placing of any order by a Sponsor will be deemed to be an acceptance of these conditions.

1. CREDIT ACCOUNTS ARE STRICTLY NET AND MUST BE SETTLED 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT DATE, ON RECEIPT OF AN INVOICE.  EACH SPONSOR UNDERTAKES TO ENSURE THAT PAYMENT IS MADE IN FULL BY THE DUE DATE.  ANY BOOKINGS MADE LESS THAN 35 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT ARE DUE FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT ON RECEIPT OF AN INVOICE.
2. IF AN INVOICE IS OVERDUE THE SPONSOR SHALL PAY ON DEMAND INTEREST ON ALL OVERDUE AMOUNTS FROM THE DATE ANY PAYMENT FELL DUE, TO THE DATE OF ACTUAL PAYMENT, AT A DAILY RATE OF 5% ABOVE THE BASE LENDING RATE OF NATWEST PLC FROM TIME TO TIME.
3. THE COMPANY MAY AT ANY ONE TIME INSTRUCT A DEBT COLLECTION AGENCY TO RECOVER ANY SUM DUE.  ANY COSTS OR CHARGES INCURRED BY THE COMPANY AS A RESULT OF SUCH INSTRUCTION WILL BE PAYABLE BY THE SPONSOR TO THE COMPANY ON DEMAND.
4. IN THE EVENT OF A SPONSOR BECOMING BANKRUPT OR MAKING A COMPOSITION WITH HIS CREDITORS OR GOING INTO LIQUIDATION OR BEING UNDER THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER, THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL ANY SPONSORSHIIP WITHOUT BEING UNDER ANY LIABILITY TO REFUND OR ABATE ANY CHARGES PAID OR DUE HEREUNDER.
5. The Company reserves the right to refuse, withdraw or cancel advertisements & sponsorship at its absolute discretion. In the event that the withdrawal or cancellation is the fault of the Company other than through the operation of clause 23, a refund will be given.  This refund is without prejudice to any claim made by the Company under these Terms and Conditions.
6. In no circumstances does the placing of an order confer the right to renew on similar terms.
7. Copy for advertisements and logos must be supplied without application from the Company by the copy deadlines specified for the sponsorship.  In the event of copy instructions not being received by the copy deadline the Company reserves the right (a) to repeat standing copy or otherwise to determine the copy to be published, (b) to charge the Sponsor the full amount due for the space booked, (c) to charge the Sponsor for any extra costs directly incurred by the Company as a result of late copy and (d) to exclude the Sponsor’s logo from printed material.
8. Proofs sent to the Sponsor for corrections that are not received back by the Company by the relevant copy deadline will be assumed to be correct.
9. Copy matter must conform strictly to the Company’s requirements and any additional work involved will be charged for, including the cost of making duplicate films or any necessary reprographic, origination or colour processing work.
10. The Sponsor shall be responsible for the insurance of all artwork and other advertisement and publicity material delivered by it to the Company and the Company cannot accept any liability for any loss or damage.  The Company reserves the right to destroy all film, artwork and other materials which have been in its or its printers’ custody for six months from the last date of use without giving further notice to the Sponsor.
11. All advertisement material originated by the Company remains the Company’s copyright.
12. The Sponsor warrants that its advertisements will comply with the British Code of Advertising and Sales Promotion and all relevant legislation and industry guidelines and do not breach any 3rd party rights or be otherwise unlawful.
13. The Company will not be liable for any loss, costs, expenses or damage (whether direct or consequential) resulting from the delay or the failure of an advertisement to appear on the date(s) specified in the order, from the failure of an advertisement to appear in a specified position in the publication, from the delay or failure of any issue of the publication to appear, or from the discontinuance of the publication.
14. The Sponsor will indemnify the Company against all losses, costs, expenses and damages (whether direct or consequential) including without limitation any economic loss or other loss of profits or goodwill incurred by the Company in connection with the advertisement as a result of a breach or alleged breach of any warranty hereunder
15. The Company reserves the right to increase rates at any time save in respect of orders already confirmed.
16. The Sponsor shall at once comply with any requirements imposed on the Company by the proprietors or managers of the Venue or any Municipal or other competent authority on written notice of such being given to the Sponsor by the Company. 
17. Sponsor Give-Away's:
All inflammable materials shall be fireproofed or other wise processed against fire in accordance with the regulations for the time being in force and any statutory or local regulations or requirements to which the Event may be subject.
18. If it appears to the Company that a Sponsor, or guest of the Sponsor, may be engaged in activities which are deemed to be contrary to the best interests of the Event, or which appear unethical or to be in breach of the law, the Company reserves the right to exclude or eject any persons from the Event.  The Sponsor will be liable for any liabilities arising thereby, save where the Sponsor establishes negligence or bad faith by the Company. The Company will not be liable for any loss resulting from an exclusion of this nature.
19. The Company, its employees or agents shall not be responsible for any loss, theft or damage to the property of the Sponsor, his employees, representatives or guests.  Sponsors are advised to carry special insurance to cover sponsorship material against damage or loss.
20. Subject to clause 25, the Company, its agents and employees will not be liable for damage or injury to persons or property during the term of this Event from any cause whatsoever by reason of the use or occupancy of the venue by the Sponsor or his employees or agents or guests.
21. The Sponsor shall indemnify the Company in respect of all or any liability, loss, cost or expenses which might ensue from any cause whatsoever relating to the Event and the Sponsor’s participation in it except where incurred or sustained by the Company as a result of any damage or injury caused by the Company or by the official contractors appointed by the Company.
22. In the event that the premises where the Event is to be held shall, in the sole determination of the Company, become unfit or unavailable for occupancy, or shall be substantially interfered with, by reason of fire, flood, tempest or any other such cause or as a result of government intervention, malicious damage, acts of war, strike, lock-out, labour dispute, riot or any other cause or agency over which the Company has no control or should the Company decide that owing to any such cause or agency it is necessary or advisable to cancel, postpone or re-site the Event or reduce the planned period for preparation, display or dismantling the Company shall not be liable to indemnify or reimburse the Sponsor in respect of any damage or loss direct or indirect as a result thereof.
23. In the event that the Company decides to re-site the Event to another venue and/or change the Event date for reasons other than already stated herein before, the sponsorship agreement will still apply.  The Company shall not be liable for any consequential or indirect loss however so arising.
24. Notice of termination or cancellation of this contract by the Sponsor must be delivered in writing to the Company.  In the event of cancellation the total value of the contract is non-refundable unless cancellation is the fault of the Company. 
25. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions excludes the Company’s liability for death or personal injury caused by the Company’s negligence.
26. Failure by the Company to insist upon strict performance by the Sponsor of any of these Terms and Conditions shall not operate as a waiver or otherwise release or in any way affect the liability of the Sponsor under these Terms and Conditions.
27. These Terms and Conditions shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of England and the Company and Sponsor hereby agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts regarding matters in relation to these Terms and Conditions.

The Company may at any time modify these terms and conditions. Any modifications will become effective on notification.