April 1, 2005

NHTC publishes the monthly magazine The Communicator, with two primary goals in mind:

1)      Keeping our members informed about news and events affecting their Cooperative, while passing along information about NHTC’s services; and

2)      Providing our service area with a means of circulating community news and features among the Cooperative’s membership.

By opening the magazine to advertising, both goals are advanced:

1)      Revenue from advertising sales helps fund NHTC’s efforts to keep its members informed; and

2)      Members are presented with information on local purchasing opportunities, while member merchants are given access to cost-effective advertising opportunities to sustain and grow their business. 

In an effort to ensure a sound, fair and reasonable execution of our advertising program, the following guidelines will apply to all advertising in The Communicator.

1)      Ads will be accepted from members of NHTC only. At this time, advertising opportunities are not available to anyone who is not a member of NHTC.

2)      All ads submitted for publication must be professionally designed and appealing; NHTC staff and representatives will assist with ad development at no additional cost to members.

3)      No ad will be accepted for publication that contains vulgar, lewd, obscene or otherwise inappropriate or objectionable text or images.

4)      NHTC reserves the right to refuse to publish any ad for any reason, based on the best interest of the magazine and its service to the public.

5)      Advertising in The Communicator will be open to all members as space is available, on a first-come first-serve basis. Each issue of the magazine will feature a limited amount of advertising space; as a result, there is a possibility that some advertisers may not be able to place their ads in the desired issue. NHTC will make every reasonable effort to accommodate all appropriate ads.

6)      Types of advertising accepted for publication in The Communicator (provided they meet the guidelines mentioned above) include, but are not limited to:
   A) Promotions
   B) Product and service sales
   C) General business information
   D) Political (with proper disclaimers as required by law)

7)      At this time, advertising opportunities are not open to classified ads and personal listings, or to anyone who is not a member of NHTC.

8)      In regard to advertising opportunities, NHTC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender or national origin.

9)      While requests will be considered, NHTC cannot guarantee that ads will be placed on a particular page or in a particular order. Placement is at the sole discretion of NHTC staff and representatives.

10)  NHTC reserves the right to revise these guidelines at any time. Members will be notified, either by mail or through the pages of The Communicator, in the event such revisions are made.