Terms & Conditions

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1. Payment made shall not be construed as the Publisher’s agreement to publish the advertisement(s) and shall not be deemed as a concluded agreement which is binding on the Publisher, but instead it is a booking placed by the Advertiser for the publication of the advertisement(s). The Publisher retains absolute discretion to request any additional supporting document(s) which the Publisher deems fit before publication of any advertisement(s). Only upon first publication of the advertisement(s) will the transaction herein be culminated as a binding Agreement.
2. The Advertiser shall be liable for late payment interest at the rate of 1.5% per month calculated on daily rests from payment due date up to the date the Publisher’s receipt of full payment thereof.
3. The Publisher shall not be responsible for any omission to insert/publish an advertisement and reserve the right at its absolute discretion to reject, suspend, cancel and/or change the position/page/section of any advertisement booked for publication without prior notice or reference to the Advertiser.
4. While every effort shall be made to adhere to the dates of insertion(s) specified by the Advertiser, the Publisher reserves the right to place the advertisement(s) on different date(s) and/or to withhold the advertisement(s) without prior reference to the Advertiser. The Publisher shall not be liable for any loss occasioned by the failure of any advertisement(s) to appear on the date(s) specified by the Advertiser.
5. The Publisher shall not be responsible for unsatisfactory reproduction of any advertisement if the advertising material(s) supplied/ submitted by the Advertiser are not made to its stipulated requirements.
6. The Publisher shall have the right to make any alterations/amendments as it considers necessary or desirable in any advertisement(s), or to require the advertising material(s) to be altered/amended by the Advertiser to meet the Publisher’s requirements. In the event the Advertiser fails and/or refuses to amend the advertising material(s), the Publisher reserves the absolute discretion to reject the advertisement(s) without liability and the fee paid by the Advertiser for such advertisement(s) shall be fully refunded by the Publisher without interest.
7. The Publisher may destroy any and/or all artworks and advertising material(s) (collectively, “Advertising Material”) which have been in the Publisher’s custody for three (3) months or more without giving prior notice to the Advertiser. All risk pertaining to the Advertising Material, which shall include but not limited to theft, destruction and deterioration shall always remain as the Advertiser's risks, and the same shall be insured by the Advertiser against fire or other damages.
8. Sizes of advertisements are governed by the Publisher’s prevailing conditions and shall vary from time to time, and the Advertiser agrees to accept such variations as advised by the Publisher.
9. The Publisher may revise the advertising rates upon giving a thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Advertiser.
10. Complaints for any advertisements published shall be brought to the Publisher’s attention within twenty four (24) hours after publication date, otherwise the complaints shall not be entertained. The complaints shall be in writing. It shall be at the absolute discretion of the Publisher to address the complaints with corrective advertisement(s) to be done at the Publisher’s cost. Where the Publisher agrees to the corrective advertisement(s), it shall be at the absolute discretion of the Publisher as to the size of the corrective advertisement(s). The publication date, nature and wordings of the corrective advertisement(s) and all matters relating thereto shall be determined by the Publisher at its own discretion. The Advertiser shall have no further claims against the Publisher howsoever or whatsoever arising from the corrective advertisement(s).
11. The Advertiser shall indemnify the Publisher and/or its officers, directors, employees, contractors and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, costs, expenses, losses, liabilities or damages (including but not limited to, legal fees on a solicitor and client basis) as a result of the publication of the advertisement(s) placed by the Advertiser under this Agreement.
12. Cancellation or amendment of display advertisement(s) requires a notice of not less than:
    1. five (5) working days before publication date for black and white advertisement(s); and
    2. twelve (12) working days before publication date for full colour / spot colour advertisement(s).
13. Cancellation or amendment of classified advertisement(s) requires a notice of not less than:
    1. three (3) working days before publication date for black and white advertisement(s); and
    2. seven (7) working days before publication date for full colour / spot colour advertisement(s).
14. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Malaysia. The Advertiser agrees to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.
15. No advertisement tear sheet/cutting would be given by the Publisher for any advertisement published.
16. The terms and conditions set out herein shall be deemed to be fully accepted by the Advertiser upon placement of advertisement booking with the Publisher.
17. A digital version of the print display or classified advertisement may be uploaded by the Publisher onto “The Star Online” website.
18. A digital version of the print cherish advertisement may be uploaded by the Publisher onto “starcherish.com” unless the Advertiser has specifically opted not to have the same uploaded when filling in the Advertisement Space Order.
19. The Advertiser acknowledges that all copyright, design rights and any other rights in the product of the advertising services provided by the Publisher excluding any advertising material provided by the Advertiser shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the Publisher, and this Agreement do not purport to grant, assign or transfer any rights to the Advertiser.
20. As far as the Advertiser is aware, none of the Advertiser and its directors, officers, employees, other representatives, or any persons or entities acting on its behalf including but not limited to any contractors or sub-contractors (“Representatives”) has violated any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws (means laws, regulations or orders relating to anti-bribery or anti-corruption (governmental or commercial), which apply to the Advertiser; which may include, without limitation, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, the Malaysian Penal Code and all national and international laws enacted to implement the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Officials in International Business Transactions); and neither the Advertiser nor any of its Representatives has, prior to entering into the contract or any agreement entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated herein, in violation of the applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, offered, paid, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money, or offered, given, promised to give, or authorized the giving of anything of value, to any government official or to any person under circumstances where the Advertiser or any of its Representatives knew or ought reasonably to have known (after due and proper enquiry) that all or a portion of such money or thing of value would be offered, given or promised, directly or indirectly, to a person:
    1. For the purpose of:
       1. influencing any act or decision of a government official in their official capacity;
       2. inducing a government official or any person to do or omit to do any act in violation of their lawful duties;
       3. securing any improper advantage;
       4. inducing a government official to influence or affect any act or decision of any governmental authority; or
       5. assisting the Advertiser or any of its Representatives in obtaining or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, the Advertiser or any of its Representatives; or
    2. In a manner which would constitute or have the purpose or effect of public or commercial bribery, acceptance of or acquiescence in extortion, kickbacks or other unlawful or improper means of obtaining business or any improper advantage.