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Want to pay ad processing fees offline, by check or money order? Get details here...

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Do You Accept Offline Payments?

What Offline Payment Methods Do You Accept?

Are Processing Fees the Same if Paid Offline?

Are Some Processing Fees Ineligible For Offline Payment?

How Do Offline Payments Work?

Who is Responsible For Paying the Correct Amount?

If Tax is Due, Where Can I Find the Applicable Sales Tax Rate?

How Can I Pay Offline?

Can I Submit Ad Content Offline?

Other Important Information

Do You Accept Offline Payments?

We may accept - but we do not promise to accept - offline payments. See below for additional details.

What Offline Payment Methods Do You Accept?

When offline payments are accepted, they may be made by check or money order only. We do not accept credit card payments or cash payments offline. 

Are Processing Fees the Same if Paid Offline?

Processing fees may be at least 50% higher when paid offline (as applicable). Tax and other charge(s) may also be added.

Are Some Processing Fees Ineligible For Offline Payment?

Due to the potentially long delay in processing, we cannot accept offline payments for renewal requests. Other items may also be ineligible for offline payment (e.g. Sponsorship gift notifications)

How Do Offline Payments Work?

To pay processing fees offline [e.g. for the MCS Directory, 'Sales & Specials', Classified Ads (not banner ads!)], the advertiser must complete an offline payment request form, providing all required data. As applicable, if we are accepting offline payments, the advertiser may receive an e-mail within 90 days containing a submission number (which may be valid for only 10 days). You may then print, complete, and mail the applicable offline payment submission form on our site (in .pdf format) and mail it along with your payment. After mailing the payment, the advertiser should submit ad content using the standard ad content submission form for the type of ad requested (use the submission number indicated above as an order number). [Note: See question below for applicable links to the offline payment request form, online payment submission forms, and content submission forms, as well as information regarding offline payment procedures for banner ads.] Note that if all steps are not completed properly, in a timely fashion, and according to our instructions we may not consider your request or we may process but not schedule your ad. If so, you may pay a processing fee even though your ad does not appear on the site. Note that those who submit incomplete / inappropriate requests may be banned from future advertising on this site. [Note: For offline payment information for Sponsorships, click here. For MCS Marketplace options, also refer to the MCS Marketplace.]

Who is Responsible For Paying the Correct Amount?

The advertiser is solely responsible for paying the correct amount. Note that if an incorrect amount is submitted, we may not consider your ad request or we may process but not schedule your ad. If so, you may pay a processing fee even though your ad does not appear on the site. Note that those who pay incorrect amounts with their submissions may be banned from future advertising on this site.

If Tax is Due, Where Can I Find the Applicable Sales Tax Rate?

Should sales tax be due, please use the sales tax rate stated on bfsnet.com (click here). 

How Can I Pay Offline?

After you have read all items herein (including all linked pages referred to above and all items below), you may click here to submit the online payment request form [for MCS Directory, 'Sales & Specials', and Classified Ads (not banner ads!)]. If you receive a submission number back from us, complete the applicable offline payment submission form (.pdf format) for the type of ad you requested and submit it with your payment. [Note: For offline payment submission form for the MCS Directory, click here. For offline payment submission form for 'Sales & Specials', click here. For offline payment submission form for Classified Ads, click here.] Then, complete the applicable ad content submission form within 48 hours of mailing your payment. [Note: For ad content submission form for the MCS Directory, click here. For ad content submission form for 'Sales & Specials', click here. For ad content submission form for Classified Ads, click here.] Notice: For banner ads, rather than submit the offline payment request form, complete the banner ads interest form (click here). If we provide you with a submission number, you may click here for the offline payment submission form (.pdf format). Submit this form along with your payment and graphic in the required format / size on CD-ROM (unless we are providing your graphic).

Can I Submit Ad Content Offline?

Sorry, no. Although we may accept offline payments, ad content must be submitted online. [Note: This may not apply to banner ads.]

Other Important Information

Note the following important information regarding offline payments:

* Offline payments in U.S. currency drawn on U.S. banks (or other applicable U.S. financial institutions) only.

* No third party checks.

* Checks must be pre-printed with name, address and phone number.

* No post-dated checks.

* Checks must be written for exact amount (not more or less).

* We may wait until check clears before proceeding with processing.

* You must submit a separate offline payment request for each ad. Do not submit more than one offline payment request per week, up to the maximum number of allowed ads. 

* Do not submit duplicate offline payment requests! If you do not hear back from us within 90 days regarding your offline payment request, you may try again. If you do not hear back from us a second time (after waiting an additional 90 days), do not submit any more offline payment requests for at least 6 more months.

* Do not submit offline payments without following the required procedure. If you do, we may not consider your submission or we may process but not schedule your ad. If so, you may pay a processing fee even though your ad does not appear on the site. Note that those who do not follow required procedures regarding offline payments may be banned from future advertising on this site.

* If you submit a payment without a submission number (or if you include an invalid or expired number or a number already used), we may not consider your ad request or we may process but not schedule your ad. If so, you may pay a processing fee even though your ad does not appear on the site. 

* Do not correspond with us regarding your offline payment. Any such correspondence may be ignored.

* Do not request correspondence from us regarding your offline payment.  

* You must use our offline payment form when submitting an offline payment.

* Offline payment forms must be printed on clean white paper (size 8.5" x 11"), completed in black or dark blue ink, printed (no handwriting), and must be legible. Do not print in small text. Do not submit dirty / stained / torn items. Do not fold excessively, tape, staple, paperclip, etc. your offline payment form. Illegible forms or forms not submitted according to instructions may be subject to auto rejection.

* Do not modify any offline payment forms. Do not add additional information to offline payment forms. If you do, you agree that we may simply ignore modifications/additional information.

* A separate online payment form and submission number is required for each ad. Do not combine payments in a single mailing.

* Checks not paid when first presented may be subject to a minimum $50 fee.

* We must receive both your offline payment and your ad content submission within 1 week of each other. If not, we may not consider your ad request or we may process but not schedule your ad. If so, you may pay a processing fee even though your ad does not appear on the site. Note that those who do not follow required procedures (including the timely submission of ad content) may be banned from future advertising on this site. [Note: This does not apply to banner ads. Content provided for banner ads must be received at the same time the offline payment is received.]

* Do not include credit card numbers, social security numbers, driver's license numbers, or other sensitive information with your offline payment.

* Mail payments by standard postal mail only. Use a plain envelope only (regular sized, no boxes, no other materials). Do not request a signature. [Note, however, that it is acceptable to use a large envelope or small box with appropriate packaging when submitting banner ad content on CD-ROM.]

* We do not acknowledge correspondence. We do not provide receipts.

* We do not promise to consider all offline payment requests.

* We do not guarantee that offline payment requests will be honored.

* We are not responsible for lost / misdirected / etc. mail.

* No changes allowed once request has been submitted. [Note: For banner ads, no changes once payment has been submitted.]

* Even if processing fees are paid, we do not guarantee that any ad whatsoever will appear on the site, how long any ad may appear, or that the appearance of any ad will be continuous, etc.

* Do not re-use submission numbers.

* We cannot assist you with offline payments.

* We do not accept offline credit card payments. If you want to pay by credit card, consider paying online (as applicable).

* It may take a long time to process offline payments.

* We may limit the number of offline payments allowed in any given day / period / section / etc. or in total. Note that if we receive a large number of offline payment requests in any given period (as determined by us), we may ignore them individually or in total.

* We may give preference to offline payment requests regarding ads in various section(s) of our choosing.

* We may reject any offline payment request(s) for any reason whatsoever.

* We do not promise to consider any / all offline payment requests.

* Those who submit excess requests regarding offline payments may be banned from future advertising on this site.

* We may discard payments / requests if not fully paid at time of receipt or if information is missing or unclear or if all material is not received together.

* Any items that do not meet our guidelines may be automatically rejected. Note that if items are rejected, we may discard your payment. Also note that those who submit offline payments not in accordance with our instructions may be banned from future advertising on this site.

* If we pre-process your item and it does not move forward to processing, we may discard your payment.

* If we discard your payment for any reason, you agree that we do not need to notify you. [Note: Our policy is to tear up or shred or mark void discarded payments, but we make no guarantee regarding the actual condition of any payment upon our discarding of it.]

* Do not submit additional items with your payment. You agree that any additional item(s) sent become our property that we may use / transfer / dispose of / etc. any item(s) as we deem convenient / necessary / helpful / etc., with no recourse. [Note: Media containing banner ad content (e.g. CD's) also become our property that we may use / transfer / dispose of / etc. as we deem convenient / necessary / helpful / etc., with no recourse by you.] You also agree that we do not need to notify you regarding the receipt of or disposition of any item(s). 

* Offline payments are subject to our terms. Remember that by submitting your offline payment request (or by submitting an offline payment or by submitting ad content, etc.) you agree to our terms.

* We may discontinue / limit / change / etc. our policies regarding offline payments at any time without notice.

Note: Other conditions apply. Above is not comprehensive. 

We make no guarantees regarding any item herein. By using this site you indicate agreement to all terms. For terms information, see "Important Notice" above and click here.

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