STANDARD PUBLICATION CONDITIONS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRINT AND ONLINE EDITIONS OF LOUWERS MEDIAGROEP

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 on 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 Mediagroep

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

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

The contribution is 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 notification to the author. The publisher is then not obliged to pay any fee associated with the (intended) publication.

Copyrights and exploitation
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the author, by submitting his contribution, grants the publisher a general and perpetual licence to publish the contribution in printed or electronic form in editions of Louwers Mediagroep 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 agreed otherwise in writing, the exclusive licence for the contribution also entitles the publisher to grant third parties permission to reproduce or publish all or part of an edition of the contribution, including reproduction and making it available to third parties, for compilations such as readers and cuttings, hereinafter referred to as secondary rights.

The author warrants to the publisher that he owns the full copyright to the contribution and that his contribution does not infringe any third-party rights. 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 on or before submission of the relevant illustration(s).

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

For attribution, the rules and/or practices of the relevant publication apply.
If the author wishes to republish all or part of his contribution, this is permitted as long as the exploitation interests of Louwers Mediagroep are not harmed thereby. The author shall refrain from participating in publications or reproductions of his contribution that compete with the publication of his work, unless the publisher has given its written consent.

Fee
Any fee for the contribution will be determined by the publisher. The publisher will notify the author of any fees and the method of payment in good time. For both exploitation rights and ancillary rights, the income the publisher receives 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.

At the publisher's request, the author shall complete the declaration of self-employment or a comparable declaration to be issued by the competent social security authority and/or the Tax and Customs Administration at least annually to establish whether the publisher is required 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 by the author or has not been completed properly. If any changes occur in the context of the aforementioned declaration, the author is obliged to inform the publisher immediately in writing. The publisher shall be obliged to report to the Social Security Administration and the Tax Office 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 take due care of 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 on request.

The legal relationship
The publisher shall be entitled to transfer its exploitation rights in respect of the contribution to a third party, provided such third party fulfils the obligations entered into by the publisher towards the author.

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

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 publication conditions 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 are governed by Dutch law. Any disputes shall be settled by the competent court in The Hague.