General business conditions for online advertisements

General business conditions (GBC) provide regulations for our offers and services concerning all online advertisements. By placing an advertisement request, clients consent to GBCs. Changes will either be recorded on the comparis.ch website or clients will be notified directly, whereupon the modified GBCs will be implemented.
The assigning, modification and cancellation of online advertisements must be communicated in writing by the client himself. Written confirmation by email of the assignment leads to the conclusion of a contract. The deadline for accounting entries is four days before the advertisement is due to appear online. comparis.ch does not provide any guarantees for the failure-free functioning of services. If the client wishes to cancel his advertisement, he may do so free of charge until 10 workdays prior to initial online display as agreed upon. If he decides to cancel between 5 and 10 workdays before online display, 50% of costs will be reimbursed. Later cancellations will not be reimbursed.
Formats are generally accepted as stated on the comparis.ch website. Exceptions may only be made in agreement with comparis.ch. Comparis.ch disclaims liability for advertisements unable to be shown properly due to technically unsuitable submissions. Advertisments not obvious as such will be clearly marked.
Clients are solely responsible for all advertisement contents (language, images, sounds and other data). Unethical or immoral information, infringement of others rights and harassment will be rejected. The client must comply with the Swiss Commission for Pure Speech's regulations. Comparis.ch reserves the right to demand modifications of banner contents, delete or reject advertisements at any given time without reason. Rejections will be made known to the client.
comparis.ch is only liable for defects due to gross negligence or intent. comparis.ch will not cover damage due to slight negligence. Pure damage due to pecuniary loss and lost profits and sales will not be covered. This also applies to misuse by third parties, insufficient Internet or long-distance network security and if clients' data is deleted or settings are modified. The client must provide coverage for each case of damage resulting from a breach of contract unless he can prove his innocence.
Should an ordered advertisement not be able to be placed due to technical difficulties, the client will be notified in advance if possible.
There is no guarantee whatsoever for the exclusion of competition.
Prices for banners are as stated on the most current version of the price list published on the comparis.ch web site. Invoices must be settled within 30 days and will be issued as technically recorded by comparis.ch. These also apply if the client objects to imposed charges or information recorded by comparis.ch which do not appear to be incorrect. comparis.ch reserves the right to charge fees in advance.
Zurich is the only place of jurisdiction. These business conditions are subject to Swiss law.

February 2007