CITY Sponsorship Terms, Conditions & Parameters

ZO CITY Sponsorship Terms, Conditions & Parameters

CITY Sponsorship (“Sponsorship”) is ZO Magazine’s unique approach toward reaching a global body of artists, supporters of the arts, and our own viewers. Our Reach the World Sponsorship Campaign (“Campaign”) is linked solely to ZO Magazine and creative events and offerings it may host or e-publish. References to cities, states, countries, and all geographical locations, including our listing for Platinum 365 cities are taken from information gathered at www.worldometers.info, www.worldatlas.com, ec.europa.eu, and www.bestcities.org. Locations are solely for reference in structuring ZO’s own conceptual artistic organization in connecting with its global audience.

All sponsorships need to be renewed on an annual basis (unless otherwise stated through ZO’s special offerings).  We are excited about your participation with us in this and hope that it will increase communication between creative souls around the world.  Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate any refunds after 30 days of sponsorship.  (As noted below, you do have an initial 30 day period from the date you sponsor a city in which to request a refund.)

ZO Magazine is published by ZO International LLC.

Sponsorship.

1. CITY Sponsorship orders are processed through secure pay portals. None of the portals used share your personal financial information with ZO (as noted in their respective policy statements and procedures).
2. ZO’s direct Checkout Form on Product Pages will ask you to fill out all the required fields necessary to process your CITY Sponsorship. Your information must be accurate in order for us to fulfill your Sponsorship order and subscription. CITY Sponsorship details are as follows:
3.  All Sponsorships run for one calendar year from January 1 to December 31 only. We have been adding creative Sponsors since we first published in 2014 and go through a process to add sponsors who have similar goals of generally using the arts to promote peace and better communication among diverse people. All sponsorships must be for at least a consecutive year, so occasionally we offer discounts and specials to take you to the next December 31.
4. Because our Sponsorship Campaign allows sponsors to perpetually keep the city they choose to sponsor on an ongoing level by renewing it each year, it is advantageous to select and sponsor the city you want as soon as it is available and you are able. (e.g., If you really want to sponsor Venice, Italy and it is available, you should sponsor it ASAP, because whoever sponsors it first will have the right to renew it each year and keep it in perpetuity.) If someone sponsors it before you, you may never have the chance to sponsor it. Of course, there are lots of great cities to sponsor, so it may not be a big deal unless you really have a strong preference for a certain city.  You will need to renew your Sponsorship on or before December 31 at 11:59 p.m. EST to keep it. If your sponsorship lapses, the first person to renew that city will become its sponsor.
5. Sponsorship for cities is on a first-come basis. Cities that are already sponsored are designated as “Out of Stock” on our website’s sponsor page.
6. Purchasing a sponsorship to resell it is strictly prohibited. You may not purchase a sponsorship and resell it for any other purpose or price. All sponsorships are direct and between those genuinely interested in forwarding the arts in the city sponsored.

Direct link to Sponsor’s creative web, social media page, or creative cause site.

1. ZO Magazine’s mission is to promote art and artists and to promote better communication between people internationally through the arts. ZO is a meeting place for creative souls and is very aware of the cultural differences and dilemmas that global interaction can present. We have connections from various parts of the world who are deep thinkers and who have interesting, relevant, and educational debates (occasional rants and heated disagreements) flourishing on their own personal web pages. These subjects range from regional politics to world conflicts, religious beliefs, racial and cultural challenges, and a host of other current topics affecting all of us — BUT — for ZO’s purposes, we generally suspend direct commentary, articles, etc. in regard to politics, religious dogma, cultural conflicts and those types of differences. We accept everyone’s art, music, poetry, etc. (even if it is “respectfully” about the subjects we suspend). Our only criteria is subjective — as to what seems to fit ZO’s particular style and concepts.
2. As we encounter a world that we know is extremely complicated, we also limit our subject matters and presentations to material we feel would be appropriate for general audiences. If we were a movie, we would be PG-13. We also do not advertise or link to sponsors that are affiliate advertisers (i.e., a site link just to garner traffic), nor do we link to adult content webpages or those that promote or sell alcohol or other substances for adult-oriented audiences (i.e., over 21). We distinctly require that Sponsors give us a creative web, social media page, or creative cause site to link to if they become a CITY Sponsor. ZO has an advisory board that will make decisions regarding sites we view as not meeting these criteria.  We reserve the right not to accept your sponsorship if we find that the link you have supplied does not meet our criteria. Your link must also be a secure link. If we find that we cannot process your sponsorship, your sponsor fee will be refunded.

Voting privileges in ZO’s Creative Expos.

1. ZO sponsors one or more creative expos each year. Creative Expos are a highlight of ZO’s connection with the artistic world. Starting with our first Poetry Expo, we have developed a unique model for the competitive CREATIVE EXPOs that we sponsor each year. Many of our Expos start with entering through a processing website. We then blind screen entries down to a top 10 in each category, after which winners are chosen. All judging is done by mathematical formula averaging.
2. ZO’s pages are absolutely invigorated by the brilliant entries that we receive in art, photography, poetry. We have been especially impressed with the teen expo submissions that we’ve received. These expos become real “EVENTS” and we can’t wait to expand into “live” and new collaborative artistic disciplines. We term the events expos rather than contests because we are trying to redefine the way that our platform communicates with artists and even among ourselves. We are trying to be supportive rather than competitive — inclusive, rather than strictly building a hierarchy among the many exceptional talents that we find.
3. Sponsors are ineligible to enter the creative expos.

Charter Sponsor designation in perpetuity
(with consecutive annual renewal for your city).

• ZO has a lot of long-range plans, including but not limited to connections to worldwide artists, entertainment, travel and hospitality institutions. ZO Sponsors will have access to discounts and other perks that we set up over the years. We also plan to connect some of the more major cities into an annual event that we plan to orchestrate on a global basis. Sponsors will eventually also have certain VIP access to ZO Sponsored events.

General.

• These Terms and Conditions are subject to change and are governed by law. You hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of United States courts notwithstanding the jurisdiction where you are based. These Terms and Conditions override any contrary terms or conditions published by us in relation to any order placed by you with us.

Cancellations and Refunds.

• If you for any reason would like to cancel your sponsorship within 30 days of sponsoring a City, we will give you a refund. Within this 30 day period, please email [email protected] – put the word “Cancel” and the “name of your sponsored city” in the subject line and we will refund your sponsor fee. No refunds will be made after 30 days from sponsorship, unless we have determined that the link you have given to ZO is not appropriate as stated in the section above.