WEB ADVERTISING
INTRODUCTION
This advertising policy (‘Policy’) is intended to provide guidelines as to the type of advertising that may be permitted and the technical standards associated with the display of those advertisements.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Any advertising must comply with all relevant legislation, this Policy and any relevant regulations.
The appearance of an advertisement on SPC’s website is not an endorsement or recommendation by SPC of that company, product or service.
SPC reserves the right to refuse or remove any individual advertisement that in its sole and absolute discretion considers inappropriate or in breach of this Policy.
SPC is not responsible for the quality or reliability of the product or services offered within any advertisement.
All adverts must adhere to the codes of conduct laid down by the Advertising Standards Authority and must not conflict with SPC’s aims and priorities.
SPC does not accept responsibility for errors, omissions or for any consequences arising when visiting third party websites when following an advertising link.
Advertising which is not appropriate to display or which in some way touched on socially contentious issues or contained messages that could be regarded as contentious or discriminatory will not be permitted. SPC has sole and absolute discretion to determine whether an issue is or is not contentious and if an advert will or will not be displayed.
PROHIBITING ADVERTISING
SPC actively encourages the engagement of residents and community groups and other democratic processes, but it does not encourage advertising from what might broadly be called lobbying or campaigning groups. This applies to lobby groups which may be very local and temporary in nature, perhaps centred on a particular planning decision, or national or international and more permanent.
Advertising for gambling or betting services is not permitted.
Any content or advertising which has an overtly sexual 'tone', which features partial or complete nudity or which appears to promote or give undue publicity to illegal or inappropriate behaviour or lifestyles will be excluded. The Council has sole and absolute discretion to determine what behaviour it considers inappropriate.
Advertisements that SPC considers mocking of groups of residents or that contains innuendo or subtext which could cause offence will not be accepted, regardless of tone.
Advertising that may bring SPC into disrepute is not permitted.
In addition to the categories listed immediately below, there may also be some specific controls and policies associated with individual placements. These are available on request.
The specific categories of organisations, products or services which may not advertise or be advertised on SPC’s website are as follows:
Types of organisations:
- Political organisations Lobby groups
- Manufacturers and distributors of weaponry and related products
- Organisations in financial or legal conflict with SPC
- Manufacturers and distributors of tobacco and alcohol products
- Payday lenders
Products and services:
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Pornography and adult content
- Gambling and betting services
- Fast food that is considered unhealthy
- High interest / Payday loans
- Weaponry or violence
SPONSORED LINKS
SPC does not endorse any external linked sites contained on the website and is not responsible for their content. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and have no control over the availability of the linked pages.
SPC does not accept responsibility for errors, omissions or for any consequences arising when visiting third party websites when following an advertising link.
DISCLAIMER
SPC makes every effort to provide up-to-date and accurate information on this website. However, SPC and other parties involved in creating and delivering this website's contents give no warranty as to the accuracy of the information and do not accept any liability for any loss, damage, or inconvenience arising in any way whatsoever from the use of information on this website.