Advertising Policy

Biolife Publisher accepts commercial advertising for its periodicals, web site, and other forms of communication.

Guidelines:

  1. The Advertiser will be responsible for the ad material/advertising (“Advertisement”) and warrants that:
    • it is authorized to sell all products and/or services advertised and to use any information or depiction in the Advertisement;
    • it has the right to use any trademarks, service marks or trade names depicted in the Advertisement;
    • The Advertised products are compliant with the regulations in the country where the advertisement will be seen.
  2. Biolife Publisher, in collaboration with an association or society (collectively an “Association”), and its editors associated with the Biolife Publisher Product, explicitly retain the right to reject and/or request modifications to the In the event the Advertisement is rejected, Biolife Publisher will use reasonable efforts to provide the Advertiser with notification to allow the Advertiser to modify or supply a substitute Advertisement. The advertiser is not entitled to any compensation for rejected advertisements.
  3. Statements in Advertisements should be ethical and carry no direct or implied disparagement of another There should be no statements that are misleading, exaggerated, or contrary to proven facts.
  4. The Advertiser will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Biolife Publisher from and against any expenses arising from any claims, losses, or damages arising from the Advertisement including, but not limited to, third party claims alleging trademark or copyright infringement.
  5. Placement of the Advertisement is at the discretion of Biolife Publisher, its editors, and the editorial staff.
  6. All Advertisements must clearly and prominently identify the Advertiser by trademark or signature.
  7. Advertisements for recruitment or employment purposes must be nondiscriminatory and comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Advertisements of this nature that discriminate against applicants based on sex, age, race, religion, marital status, or physical handicap will not be accepted.
  8. Advertising interests will not influence editorial decisions or editorial policies.
  9. Advertisements that appear on a publication’s website adjacent to articles must display randomly and cannot display based on the subject matter of the article's content.
  10. The appearance of an advertisement in the journal is neither a guarantee nor an endorsement of the given product, service, company, or of the claims made in such advertising by the journal, society, or editorial partner.
  11. In consideration of the publication of an advertisement, the advertiser and the agency, jointly and severally, agree to indemnify and hold harmless the journal, its officers, agents, and employees against expenses (including legal fees) and losses resulting from the publication of the contents of the advertisement, including, without limitation, claims or suits for libel, violation of privacy, copyright infringement, or plagiarism.
  12. Biolife Publisher will not be liable for any failure to publish an Advertisement accepted, however shall use reasonable efforts to place such Advertisement in subsequent available space.
  13. If the Advertisement supplied by Advertiser is not compliant with Biolife Publisher’s requirements as set forth herein and/or in its current rate card, Biolife Publisher will not be liable for any errors in reproduction of the Advertisement. In the event Biolife Publisher is responsible for any reproduction errors in an Advertisement, Biolife Publisher’s liability will not exceed a republication of the Advertisement in a subsequent issue of the journal publication.
  14. Copyright and other intellectual property rights to all Biolife Publisher proposals, publications and other products shall remain with Biolife Publisher unless agreed otherwise in writing signed by both parties. The Advertiser shall not acquire any intellectual property rights in the products. No part of the Biolife Publisher proposals, publications or products may be stored in any automated data file and/or reproduced, whether electronically, mechanically, by photocopying, recording or in any other manner or form, without the specific prior written permission of Biolife Publisher.
  15. In addition, Biolife Publisher shall have the right, at any time, to remove any Advertisement and/or terminate this Agreement if Biolife Publisher determines, in its sole discretion, that the Advertisement or any portion thereof:
    • violates Biolife Publisher‘s and/or the Association’s policies;
    • violates any law, rule or regulation or industry code or if Biolife Publisher is directed to do so by any law enforcement agency, court or government agency;
    • is the subject of a claim asserted by an entity with respect to its trademarks, trade names, service marks or other proprietary rights;
    • is otherwise objectionable to Biolife Publisher.
  16. The journal does not release personally identifiable data on the users of our websites or email service to advertisers.