STANDARD CONDITIONS OF PUBLICATION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRINT AND ONLINE PUBLICATIONS OF LOUWERS MEDIA GROUP

Definitions 
Contribution: the text submitted by the author, including any photographs, drawings or other illustrations supplied by the author with the contribution, unless the copyright to the illustrations is expressly reserved by the author at the time of delivery

Author: the person who submitted the contribution to the publisher for publication, whether or not at the request of the publisher

Publisher: Louwers Media Group

Issue: edition of a professional journal, electronic or otherwise, or similar publication;
This equates to a website that or electronic platform that may or may not be
is related to a trade journal

The contribution 
The author shall adhere to the schedule, author guidelines and further directions of the publisher or the person acting on its behalf.

The contribution will be considered accepted if, in the opinion of the editor appointed by the publisher, it meets the set or usual quality and conditions.

If the contribution is not submitted on time or is not accepted and not published, the publisher may suffice with a notice to the author. The publisher is then not liable to pay any fee associated with the (intended) publication.

Copyrights and exploitation
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, by submitting their contribution, the author grants the publisher a general and perpetual license to publish the contribution in print or electronic form in Louwers Media Group publications In addition, the publisher has the right to exploit the contribution in whole or in part or to have it exploited in print and/or in digital form, whether or not in combination with works of third parties, for example by means of a database, online or offline for use made available to third parties, hereinafter referred to as the exploitation rights.

Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the exclusive license with respect to the contribution also gives the publisher the right to grant third parties permission to reproduce or disclose an edition of the contribution in whole or in part, including reproduction and making it available to third parties, for compilation works such as readers and clippings, hereinafter referred to as ancillary rights.

The author guarantees to the publisher that he owns the full copyright to the contribution and that he does not violate any rights of third parties with his contribution. The author indemnifies the publisher against all claims by third parties due to the publication of the contribution. In the case of illustrations, this guarantee and indemnification also includes any works or persons depicted that are protected by the Copyright Act, unless otherwise agreed in writing at or before the submission of the relevant illustration(s).

The publisher is entitled to use portions of the contribution reasonably for purposes of promotion for the publication.

For attribution, the rules and/or customs of the respective publication apply.
If the author wishes to republish all or part of his contribution, this is permitted as long as it does not harm the exploitation interests of Louwers Mediagroep. The author shall refrain from cooperating in publications or reproductions of his contribution that compete with the publication of his work, unless the publisher has given written permission.

Fee
Any fee for the contribution will be determined by the publisher. The publisher shall notify the author of any fees and the method of payment thereof in a timely manner. For both exploitation rights and ancillary rights, the income received by the publisher from these forms of exploitation is included in the fee.

The author is entitled to a presentation copy of the publication in which his contribution is initially included.

The author shall, if requested by the publisher, complete the declaration of self-employment or a comparable declaration to be issued by the competent social security authority and/or the Tax Office at least annually for the purpose of determining whether the publisher is liable to withhold social security contributions and/or payroll tax from the agreed fee. The publisher shall be entitled to suspend payment of the fee as long as such statement has not been completed or not properly completed by the author. If any changes occur in the context of the aforementioned statement, the author shall be obliged to notify the publisher immediately in writing. The publisher shall be required to declare to the Social Security Administration and the Tax Administration any fees paid to the author.

If the author has used work of third parties, for which the publisher has to make payments to third parties, these costs shall be borne by the author, unless the publisher was (was) aware of this in advance and other written agreements have been made.

Material 
The publisher undertakes to exercise due care with respect to the material made available to him by the author. The author undertakes to keep a duplicate of the original and, if necessary, to send it to the publisher upon request.

The legal relationship
The publisher is authorized to transfer its exploitation rights with respect to the contribution to a third party, provided that such third party fulfills the obligations entered into by the publisher towards the author.

Deviations from these general publication terms and conditions are valid only if previously agreed in writing and apply only to the contribution in question.

Any general terms and conditions of the author shall not apply unless and to the extent they are expressly declared applicable by the parties in writing.

These conditions of publication shall continue to govern the legal relationship between the parties insofar as the settlement thereof reasonably entails, such as in the case of rights validly granted to third parties, being able to continue the exploitation of historical (archival) material on a non-exclusive basis as part of the publication of which the contribution formed part, and in the case of reproduction and/or publication by third parties using the publication validly put into circulation by the publisher.

All agreements between author and publisher regarding the contribution shall be governed by Dutch law. Any disputes shall be settled by the competent court in The Hague.