1. Intro­duc­tion

1.1. Algarve 123 acts as a mediator between readers and advert­isers wishing to buy, sell and exchange goods or make contacts, pub­lishing small clas­si­fied advert­ise­ments free of charge. It is pub­lished weekly, every Thursday, in Por­tuguese, English and German, and dis­trib­uted throughout the Algarve, to other parts of the country, and online. The cost of each copy is decided by the man­age­ment. Advert­ising charges are defined in the current price list.

1.2. Through its cultural sup­ple­ment, viv­al­garve, Algarve 123 provides inform­a­tion about current cinema pro­grammes, theatre, live music, art exhib­i­tions, lit­er­ature, culinary events and markets. Every week there are special reports, inter­views, cultural notices and reviews which are inde­pendent and com­pletely unbiased. This inform­a­tion is not linked to advert­ising in any way.

2. Private Clas­si­fieds

2.1. Private Clas­si­fieds are pub­lished free of charge if the advert­iser wishes to buy, sell or exchange goods privately, or is seeking a service. Five clas­si­fied advert­ise­ments (of up to 25 words in each language) are per­mitted per edition (except houses and cars) and will be pub­lished in two con­sec­utive editions of Algarve 123. Text or images relating to arms, reli­gious sects or por­no­graphy will not be pub­lished. Nor will texts or images of an offensive nature. The press laws cur­rently in force in Portugal will be respected at all times.

3. Pro­duc­tion Dead­lines

3.1. The deadline for inform­a­tion for the cultural sup­ple­ment viv­al­garve is 12 noon on Fridays. For any advert­ise­ments requiring artwork it is 12 noon on Tuesdays. For private clas­si­fieds it is 12 noon on Wed­nes­days.

3.2. We cannot guar­antee to publish inform­a­tion or graphics (manuscripts, pho­to­graphs, logos, etc.) received at our offices after the above dead­lines.

3.3. The pub­lishers are not respons­ible for the content of unso­li­cited manuscripts and texts.

4. Sub­scrip­tions

4.1. A sig­na­ture on the sub­scrip­tion coupon confirms an order for the Algarve 123 news­paper for one year. The sub­scrip­tion will be auto­mat­ic­ally extended if the sub­scriber does NOT notify our office of can­cel­la­tion in writing, at least 30 days prior to the end of the contract.

4.2. Annual sub­scrip­tions must be paid in advance.

4.3. Current sub­scrip­tion charges, within Portugal and else­where, can be found in Algarve 123’s Credits.

5. Dis­claimers

5.1. Printed Version

5.1.1. The pub­lishers take no respons­ib­ility for delays or errors in pub­lic­a­tion caused by unfore­seen cir­cum­stances such as strikes, power failures, mech­an­ical failures, earth­quakes and other natural dis­asters, official seizures, errors by the dis­trib­utors, or others.

5.1.2. The pub­lishers take no respons­ib­ility for pub­lic­a­tion errors or inferior printing quality which may be to the det­ri­ment of advert­isers.

5.1.3. The pub­lishers reserve the right to increase prices at any time, without prior notice.

5.2. Online Version

5.2.1. Access to and use of this site is pro­tected by Author’s Rights and Related Rights according to the Laws of Portugal and the European Union, Inter­na­tional Con­ven­tions and other laws. Use of the site is solely restricted to the con­di­tions stated herein.

5.2.2. The news­paper Algarve123 makes every attempt to maintain this site in an objective and current manner.

5.2.3. The news­paper Algarve123 reserves the right to correct or make alter­a­tions to the content of this site at any time, without giving prior notice.

5.2.4. The news­paper Algarve123 cannot be held respons­ible for any loss, damage or pre­ju­dice (including any loss of money, either direct or indirect, acci­dental or con­sequen­tial) arising from the use of or access to this site.

5.2.5. Any and all texts, images, illus­tra­tions, pho­to­graphs, trade­marks and other elements appearing on the site are pro­tected by law. They may not be copied, repro­duced, broad­cast, used, modified, sold, pub­lished, or other­wise dis­trib­uted, in full or in part, for com­mer­cial or non-com­mer­cial purposes, by any means what­so­ever.

6. General Con­di­tions

6.1.1. On signing an advert­ising contract, the advert­iser pur­chases space(s) in our pub­lic­a­tion(s). The advert­ising contract defines the size, con­fig­ur­a­tion, space and number of inserts, as well as the price - including any sup­ple­ments and dis­counts - and method of payment.

6.1.2. The pub­lishers endeavour to design advert­ise­ments in the best form and take every pre­cau­tion to avoid errors. The pub­lishers reserve the right to edit, comment on or refuse to publish any advert­ise­ment which does not conform to the stand­ards of the pub­lic­a­tion, or is in clear con­tra­ven­tion of the law. The pub­lishers take no respons­ib­ility for the origin, content, quality or truth of messages, services or products offered by an advert­iser. The advert­iser must inform the pub­lishers if the content of an advert­ise­ment needs checking, and must either visit the pub­lisher’s offices in person or be con­tact­able via fax or email before the close of edition.

6.1.3. The advert­iser should indicate on the pub­lishers’ contract, their full name, the company name, the address (a post box is NOT suf­fi­cient) and their fiscal number (NIF).

6.2. Changes cannot be made if com­plaints are not registered in writing within 15 days of pub­lic­a­tion.

6.3.1. The advert­iser may cancel or suspend the advert­ising contract by giving at least 30 days notice in writing. Such can­cel­la­tion or sus­pen­sion will take effect from the 1st issue of the fol­lowing month.

6.3.2. When an advert­ising contract is can­celled or sus­pended, the pub­lishers reserve the right to cancel any dis­counts offered on the original price.

6.3.3. In the event that an instal­ment is not paid within the legal period, all instal­ments still owing will fall due. The pub­lishers will sub­sequently take legal action to recover monies owing.

6.3.4. From the very date that any instal­ment falls due, the pub­lishers reserve the right not to publish any sub­sequent advert­ise­ment(s).

6.4.2. The pub­lishers will invoice the advert­iser on the 5th of each month.

6.4.3. The advert­iser must pay the invoice by the 25th of each month.

6.4.4. The pub­lishers reserve the right to suspend advert­ise­ments for invoices not paid by the 25th of the month, and to refuse to publish other advert­ise­ments, without inval­id­ating the contract.

6.4.5. The advert­iser is respons­ible for all taxes and costs incurred by late payment.

6.5. The number of the current price list is shown in the Credits and on the dated, numbered contract. The price list reg­u­lates prices, formats, dis­counts and sur­charges for advert­ise­ments.

6.6. Graphics prepared by the pub­lishers for the advert­iser must be author­ised in writing. The pub­lishers retain Author’s Rights in accord­ance with the dir­ect­ives of the Por­tuguese Author’s Society and the Author’s Code of Law.

6.7. All agree­ments must be in writing.

6.8. The legal tribunal is in Portimão, Portugal.