Contributor

Commissions / Contributor Terms & Conditions

The terms and conditions herein apply to all  contributions / commissions provided to Business Link Magazine Group for use, publication and transmission in any or all its publications and future editions.

Commissions

All commissions are welcome and are licensed under the same terms and conditions as commissioned work, with the exception of a fee.

At the time of commission you and the editor agree the fee to be paid, any allowable expenses and the deadline. The main points to be covered in your contribution, and any special requirements will be agreed at the outset.

Only written agreements by the editor for paid for commissions will be deemed acceptable.

All copyright and intellectual property is assigned to the publisher once material is paid for.

The contributor agrees to indemnify Business Link Magazine Group against all expenses, damages, claims and legal costs arising out of failure to obtain clearances in respect of third party copyright or other intellectual property.

Contribution

At the time of a contribution all copyright and intellectual property is assigned to the publisher.

The contributor agrees to indemnify Business Link Magazine Group against all expenses, damages, claims and legal costs arising out of failure to obtain clearances in respect of third party copyright or other intellectual property.

Rejections

If your contribution is rejected you will be told as quickly as possible. If you don’t hear anything, feel free to ask.

Where a fee has been agreed it will only be paid after publication of the material. if for any reason it is not used, usually  where it fails to meet our requirements the fee will not be paid.

Fees

Fees are quoted in GBP and apply to all of the groups  publications including the BLMGroup network of websites. All material and/or images submitted to us for publication may be reprinted/reproduced in additional publications at no extra charge.

Bylines – Credit

We shall only credit pictures of a size of two (2) columns or more.
We shall credit one picture only for any one article. When an article features more than one picture, then we shall only credit the main picture (whether or not this is your picture or one from another photographer or agency) as follows:
‘Photos’ or  ’Photographs‚’    ‘… courtesy of…’

For editorial, journalists will be accredited as follows:
‘Words’ or  Words courtesy of…’

These terms and conditions supersede all copyright, licenses or intellectual property rights and shall not be varied except by agreement in writing.