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Affiliate Program
(a) These Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions ("Affiliate
Program Terms and Conditions") govern the respective rights and obligations
of Web.com Group, Inc. its affiliates, successors and assigns ("Company")
and the program participant (the "Affiliate"). These Terms and
Conditions apply to the Affiliate's participation in the Company Affiliate Program
(the "Affiliate Program") whereby Affiliate will refer to Company
potential customers ("Prospects") through Links featured on the Affiliate's website
or in subscription e-mail newsletters ("Affiliate Site").
(b) Company in its sole discretion may modify the Affiliate Program
Terms and Conditions or the content, terms and conditions of the Affiliate Program
from time to time. Such modifications will be effective upon posting to Company's
website. Should any additional or modified provisions of this Agreement be found
to be unenforceable or unconscionable, it is the express intent of the parties that
the Agreement on the date of Affiliate's registration be binding on both Company
and the Affiliate.
(c) Affiliate acknowledges that Affiliate has read and agrees to
be bound by the following Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions.
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Affiliates
(a) Affiliate shall receive a payment at the then-current payment
rate as outlined in the Offer (the "Payment"). Within thirty (30)
days following the end of each calendar month, Company will issue to Affiliate the
Payment for the previous month, provided Affiliate's balance exceeds the required
minimum account balance as specified in the Affiliate Control Panel ("Minimum
Balance"). All Payments shall be made in US Dollars. The number or
amount of Actions as calculated by Company, shall be final and binding on Affiliate.
(b) If Affiliate's account has not been credited with a valid,
compensable Action that has not been charged-back during any rolling, six consecutive
calendar month period ("Dormant Account"), then each a dormant account fee of one
sixth (1/6) of Affiliate's account balance, or the maximum rate permitted by applicable
law, whichever is less, at Company's then-current rate shall be applied to Publisher's
Account each calendar month that Affiliate's account remains an open yet Dormant
Account or until Affiliate's balance reaches a zero balance, at which time the Account
shall become deactivated. Actions will not be counted if the Actions subsequently
become Chargebacks.
(c) Company may apply, a debit or charge to Affiliate's Account
in an amount equal to a Payment previously credited to Affiliate's account in circumstances
of: (i) product returns; (ii) duplicate entry or other error; (iii) non-bona fide
Actions; (iv) non-receipt of payment from, or refund of payment for the Action;
or (v) Affiliate's failure to comply with the Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions
or other agreement with Affiliate ("Chargeback"). Chargebacks may be made by Company
up to and including the 120th day following the end of the month in which the Payment
was earned except if such Chargebacks for non-bona fide Actions in circumstances
of failure to comply with the Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions, in which case
Chargebacks may be made by Company at any time ("Chargeback Period").
(d) In the event Affiliate's account has a negative balance, Affiliate
must immediately remit payment to Company in an amount sufficient to bring Affiliate's
Account to a zero balance, or Affiliate's Account is subject to 1.5% interest per
month, compounded monthly.
(e) Affiliate shall bear all taxes, duties, levies, and other similar
charges (and any related interest and penalties), however designated or imposed
on it as a result of the existence or operation of the Payments or Affiliate Program
Agreement, including any income, sales, or use tax on profits which may be levied
against it.
(f) Affiliate must be in good standing to receive the Payment;
no Payment will be applied to accounts that are past due or for accounts that are
cancelled before the conditions for payment of the Payment are met. Upon cancellation
of Affiliate's account, any outstanding or previously accrued Payments will be forfeited.
(g) Payments will not be paid for accounts established through
any channels other than as described herein.
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Affiliate's Representations and Warranties. Affiliate hereby represents
and warrants to Company, and agrees that during the Term of the Agreement Affiliate
will ensure that:
(a) the information submitted by Affiliate as part of the Affiliate
Program is true and correct in all material respects and Affiliate will notify Company
of any change in Affiliate's mailing address, telephone, e-mail or other contact
information;
(b) Affiliate shall comply at all times with all local, state and federal
laws, rules and regulations relating or applying to its performance pursuant to
these Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions including without limitation, any laws,
rules or regulations governing the collection and use of data, e-mail marketing
and the use of contextual advertising;
(c) Affiliate will not make any representations
concerning the Services except those that have been approved or published by Company;
(d) Affiliate will not distribute any documents or materials or post any information
on the Affiliate Site describing the Services except those that have been approved
or published by Company;
(e) Affiliate will not cause or enable any Prospects or
other transactions to be made that are not in good faith, including but not limited
to, by means of any device, program, robot, i-frames, hidden frames, JavaScript
popup windows, redirects or clicking on Links that are not provided by Company pursuant
to this Affiliate Program;
(f) Affiliate will not place Links in newsgroups, message
boards, unsolicited e-mail and other types of spam, banner networks, counters, chat
rooms, guest books, IRC channels or through similar Internet resource (unless otherwise
provided for within the Special Terms or Offer);
(g) Affiliate will place Links
such that it is unlikely that they will mislead Prospects and such that it is reasonably
likely that such Links will deliver bona fide Prospects;
(h) Affiliate will not
establish or cause to be established any promotion that provides any rewards, points,
or compensation for Prospects or that allows third parties to place Links on the
third party's website or in its e-mails unless otherwise provided for in the Special
Terms or the Offer;
(i) Affiliate will not use this program to purchase plans for
Affiliate use or resale;
(j) Affiliate shall not authorize or permit any third party
to directly or indirectly generate clicks, orders or other actions through any automated,
deceptive, fraudulent or other invalid means, including without limitation through
repeated manual clicks, the use of robots or other automated query tools and/or
computer generated search requests;
(k) neither Affiliate nor any third party acting
on Affiliate's behalf including without limitation any of Affiliates partners or
affiliates shall modify or supplement such advertisements or the Links without Company's
prior written approval; and
(l) neither Affiliate nor any third party acting on
Affiliate's behalf including without limitation any of Affiliates partners or affiliates,
shall promote the Links in any way that includes or through any medium that constitutes
pornographic or similarly adult-themed material, get rich quick programs, gambling,
pyramid schemes, contains any viruses or other computer programming routines that
are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept
or expropriate any system, data or personal information, unsolicited commercial
e-mail messages, or any goods or services which involve deceptive marketing or commercial
practices misleading, libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive, violent, bigoted,
hate-oriented, illegal, contains content targeted at children, offers any illegal
good or service which is based outside of the United States or links to any website
that does so. In the event of a violation of this provision, Affiliate's participation
in the Affiliate Program will be terminated and Affiliate will forfeit the right
to all commissions payable including any commissions arising as a result of actions
prior to such termination.
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Additional Company Policies. Affiliate will abide by and utilize
the Affiliate Program, Company's other products and services, and the Company Site,
only in accordance with Company's then-current policies as such policies are published
on the Company Site.
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Affiliate's Responsibilities. Affiliate will conduct itself in
a professional manner and will maintain a reputation for fair dealing and exemplary
service among its customers or clients. Affiliate will not make any statement, or
take any action, that could reasonably be expected to reflect poorly on Company
or on the reputation of Company or its products and services. In the event of a
violation of this provision, Affiliate's participation in the Affiliate Program
will be terminated and Affiliate will forfeit the right to all commissions payable
including any commissions arising as a result of actions prior to such termination.
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Company Intellectual Property.
(a) Company's trademarks, tradenames, service marks, logos, other
names and marks, and related product and service names, design marks and slogans
are the sole and exclusive property of Company. Except as otherwise provided in
the Agreement, Referrer may not use any of the foregoing in any advertising, publicity
or in any other commercial manner without the prior written consent of Company.
(b) Any feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions,
ideas or the like which Referrer sends to Company relating to the Services will
be treated as being non-confidential and non-proprietary. Company may use, disclose
or publish any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such information
for any purpose whatsoever.
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Limited Warranty.
(a) Company represents and warrants to Affiliate that Company will
provide Services hereunder in the same manner as Company provides Services to other
customers at the same level and type of service.
(b) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, COMPANY MAKES
NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO
THE SERVICES OR ANY SOFTWARE PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT
OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, AND COMPANY HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THE SAME. WITHOUT
LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ANY THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE PROVIDED TO AFFILIATE HEREUNDER
IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY CONDITION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER. COMPANY DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE OR COMPLETELY SECURE.
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Limitation of Liability.
(a) IN NO EVENT WILL COMPANY'S LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SERVICES, ANY SOFTWARE PROVIDED HEREUNDER, OR THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER CAUSED BY
FAILURE TO DELIVER, NON-PERFORMANCE, DEFECTS, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED
THE AGGREGATE DISCOUNT PAID BY COMPANY TO AFFILIATE HEREUNDER DURING THE 12-MONTH
PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
(b) COMPANY CANNOT GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS SERVICE, SERVICE AT ANY
PARTICULAR TIME, INTEGRITY OF DATA, INFORMATION OR CONTENT STORED OR TRANSMITTED
VIA THE INTERNET. COMPANY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR
ANY CORRUPTION, ERASURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION, ALTERATION OR INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE
OF, DATA, INFORMATION OR CONTENT TRANSMITTED, RECEIVED OR STORED ON ITS SYSTEM.
(c) EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED BELOW, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE
LIABLE IN ANY WAY TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR
REVENUES, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA OR COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS,
LICENSES OR SERVICES OR SIMILAR ECONOMIC LOSS, OR FOR ANY PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SIMILAR DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, WHETHER FORESEEABLE
OR NOT, UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR OTHER RIGHT HEREUNDER, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR (EXCEPT AS PROVIDED
IN SECTIONS 10 AND 11) FOR ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE OTHER PARTY BY A THIRD PARTY, REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH CLAIM OR DAMAGES.
(d) The limitations contained in this Section apply to all causes
of action in the aggregate, whether based in contract, tort or any other legal theory
(including strict liability), other than claims based on fraud or willful misconduct.
The limitations contained in Section 9(c) shall not apply to liability arising on
account of a party's breach of Section 11 or to Affiliate's indemnification obligations
under Section 10.
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Indemnification of Company. Affiliate shall defend, indemnify and
hold harmless Company, its affiliates and their respective present, former and future
officers, directors, employees and agents, and their respective heirs, legal representatives,
successors and assigns (collectively the “Company Indemnitees”), from and against
any and all losses, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, without
limitation, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable attorneys' fees) which any
of the Company Indemnitees may suffer, incur or sustain resulting from or arising
out of (i) Affiliate's breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant contained
in this Agreement, (ii) services provided by the Affiliate to any Company customer,
and (iii) claims or actions of third parties alleging unfair or deceptive trade
practices or false advertising in connection with statements or claims made by Affiliate
pertaining to Company's Services.
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Confidentiality
(a) Each party will not, without the prior written consent of the
other party, use or disclose to any Person any Proprietary Information of the other
party disclosed or made available to it, except for use of such Proprietary Information
as required in connection with the performance of its obligations or use of the
Services hereunder. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each party will (i)
treat the Proprietary Information of the other party as secret and confidential,
(ii) limit access to the Proprietary Information of the party to those of its employees
who require it in order to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement, and (iii)
not disclose the Proprietary Information of the other party to any other Person
without the prior written consent of the other party.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
the following shall not be considered Proprietary Information: (i) any information
that the receiving party can demonstrate by written documentation was within its
legitimate possession prior to the time of disclosure by the disclosing party; (ii)
any information that was in the public domain prior to disclosure by the disclosing
party as evidenced by documents that were published prior to such disclosure; (iii)
any information that, after disclosure by the disclosing party, comes into the public
domain through no fault of the receiving party, (iv) any information that is disclosed
to the receiving party without restriction by a third party who has legitimate possession
thereof and the legal right to make such disclosure; or (v) any information that,
two years after expiration or termination of this Agreement, does not constitute
a trade secret under applicable law.
(c) Each party acknowledges that disclosure of any aspect of the
Proprietary Information of the other party shall immediately give rise to continuing
irreparable injury to the other party inadequately compensable in damages at law,
and, without prejudice to any other remedy available to the other party, shall entitle
the other party to injunctive or other equitable relief. Upon expiration or termination
of this Agreement for any reason, each party shall promptly return to the other
party all Proprietary Information of the other party (including all copies thereof)
in its possession or control.
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Miscellaneous.
(a) Termination. Affiliate may terminate Affiliate's participation
in the Affiliate Program or Affiliate's participation in any Offer at any time by
using the cancellation function within the Affiliate Control Panel. Such cancellation
will be effective one (1) business day following Affiliate's submission of such
cancellation through the Affiliate Control Panel. Company may terminate any Offer,
the Affiliate Program or Affiliate's participation in the Affiliate Program (i)
immediately by giving notice to Affiliate, if Company determines in good faith that
Affiliate is in breach of these Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions; (ii) by
giving Affiliate one (1) business day's notice; or (iii) as otherwise outlined in
these Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions. Upon termination of this Affiliate
Program Terms and Conditions for any cause or reason whatsoever, neither party shall
have any further rights or obligations under this Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions,
except for as outlined in those provisions intended to survive termination. Upon
termination, Affiliate will immediately discontinue the use of all Links, Offers
and promotion of the Services or Qualifying Products.
(b) Independent Contractor. Company and Affiliate are independent
contractors and nothing contained in this Agreement places Company and Affiliate
in the relationship of principal and agent, master and servant, partners or joint
venturers. Neither party has, expressly or by implication, or may represent itself
as having, any authority to make contracts or enter into any agreements in the name
of the other party, or to obligate or bind the other party in any manner whatsoever.
(c) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. The validity and effect of this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its conflicts of laws principles.
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and
the Uniform Computer Transactions Act do not apply to this Agreement. ANY SUIT,
ACTION OR PROCEEDING CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE BROUGHT IN A GEORGIA STATE
OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS (AND OF THE APPROPRIATE
APPELLATE COURTS THEREFROM) IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT
MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR
PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING WHICH IS
BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
(d) Mandatory Arbitration. Notwithstanding Section 12(b) above,
each party agrees that any dispute between the parties arising out of this Agreement
or in any manner relating to the Affiliate Program or the Services must be submitted
by the parties to arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules
of the American Arbitration Association, as administered by Resolutions Resources
Corp. of Atlanta, Georgia (or such other recognized provider of arbitration services
agreed upon by both parties) before a single arbitrator, appointed in accordance
with such rules. Any such arbitrator must render a reasoned opinion in writing only
where the amount in dispute exceeds $100,000. Judgment upon the award may be entered
in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any such arbitration will be held in Atlanta,
Georgia. Any action filed by either party in any court in violation of this Section
should be dismissed pursuant to this Section.
(e) Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only and
are not part of this Agreement.
(f) Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement, including documents
incorporated herein by reference, supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations
and agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
this Agreement and the Publisher Service Agreement constitute the sole and entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby. In case
of a conflict between this Agreement and any purchase order, service order, work
order, confirmation, correspondence or other communication of Affiliate or Company,
the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. No additional terms or
conditions relating to the subject matter of this Agreement shall be effective unless
approved in writing by any authorized representative of Affiliate and Company. This
Agreement may not be modified or amended except by another agreement in writing
executed by the parties hereto; provided, however, that these Terms and Conditions
may be modified from time to time by Company in its sole discretion, which modifications
will be effective upon the eighth (8th) day after seven (7) days prior notice has
been provided to Affiliate.
(g) Severability. All rights and restrictions contained in this
Agreement may be exercised and shall be applicable and binding only to the extent
that they do not violate any applicable laws and are intended to be limited to the
extent necessary so that they will not render this Agreement illegal, invalid or
unenforceable. If any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall
be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction,
it is the intention of the parties that the remaining provisions or portions thereof
shall constitute their agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
all such remaining provisions or portions thereof shall remain in full force and
effect.
(h) Notices. All notices and demands required or contemplated hereunder
by Affiliate to Company shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly
made and given upon date of delivery if delivered in person or by an overnight delivery,
or upon the expiration of five days after the date of posting if mailed by certified
mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses as designated on Company's website for the
giving of notice. All notices and demands required or contemplated hereunder by
Company to Affiliate shall be in writing via overnight delivery, postal mail, facsimile
or e-mail to the address, e-mail address, or facsimile number as designated in the
Affiliate Control Panel or to any address as registered in any jurisdiction in which
Affiliate is qualified and/or registered to do business. In the latter case, such
notices and/or demands shall be deemed to have been duly made and given upon date
of delivery if delivered in person, by an overnight delivery or postal service or
via e-mail, upon receipt if delivered by facsimile the receipt of which is confirmed
by Affiliate, or upon the expiration of five days after the date of posting if mailed
by certified mail, postage prepaid.
(i) Waiver. No failure or delay by any party hereto to exercise
any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single
or partial exercise of any right or remedy by any party preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No express waiver
or assent by any party hereto to any breach of or default in any term or condition
of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of or an assent to any succeeding breach
of or default in the same or any other term or condition hereof.
(j) Assignment; Successors. Affiliate may not assign or transfer
this Agreement, or any of its rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior
written consent of Company. Any attempted assignment in violation of the foregoing
provision shall be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever. Company may
assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, and may engage subcontractors
or agents in performing its duties and exercising its rights hereunder, without
the consent of Affiliate. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
(k) Limitation of Actions. No action, regardless of form, arising
by reason of or in connection with this Agreement may be brought by either party
more than two years after the cause of action has arisen.
(l) Electronic Execution. This Agreement is being signed electronically,
and the records kept by Company of such execution shall be presumed accurate unless
proven otherwise.
(m) Force Majeure. Neither party is liable for any default or delay
in the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement if such default
or delay is caused, directly or indirectly, by forces beyond such party's reasonable
control, including, without limitation, fire, flood, acts of God, labor disputes,
accidents, interruptions of transportation or communications, supply shortages or
the failure of any third party to perform any commitment relative to the production
or delivery of any equipment or material required for such party to perform its
obligations hereunder.
(n) No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement is intended, nor shall anything
herein be construed to confer any rights, legal or equitable, in any Person other
than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Affiliate acknowledges and agrees that Microsoft, and any supplier
of third party products or software that is identified as a third-party beneficiary
in the Service Description, is an intended third-party beneficiary of the provisions
set forth in this Agreement as they relate specifically to its products or services
and shall have the right to enforce directly the terms and conditions of this Agreement
with respect to its products or services against Affiliate as if it were a party
to this Agreement.
(o) Government Regulations. Affiliate may not export, re-export,
transfer or make available, whether directly or indirectly, any regulated item or
information to anyone outside the United States in connection with this Agreement
without first complying with all export control laws and regulations which may be
imposed by the United States government and any country or organization of nations
within whose jurisdiction Affiliate operates or does business.
(p) Marketing. Affiliate agrees that during the term of this Agreement
Company may publicly refer to Affiliate, orally and in writing, as an Affiliate
partner of Company. Any other public reference to Affiliate by Company requires
the written consent of Affiliate.
(q) Telephone Monitoring. To ensure Company's customers receive
quality service, Company randomly selects phone calls for monitoring. These calls,
between Company's customers and employees, are evaluated by supervisors. This is
to guarantee that prompt, consistent assistance and accurate information is delivered
in a professional manner. Company has been properly licensed by the Georgia Public
Service Commission to use such service observing equipment.
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International Provisions. If Affiliate maintains an office outside
the United States, conducts business with Persons other than U.S. citizens, or at
any time offers to resell Services to any Person that is not a U.S. citizen, the
following provisions will apply:
(a) Affiliate will comply with all laws relating to the conduct
of business practices that prohibit any gratuities or inducements. Affiliate acknowledges
that Company is subject to certain United States laws, including but not limited
to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and any amendments thereto, which apply
to activities carried out on Company's behalf outside the United States. Affiliate
agrees neither to take nor omit to take any action if such act or omission might
cause Company to be in violation of any such laws. Upon written notice from Company,
Affiliate shall provide such information as Company may reasonably consider necessary
to verify compliance by Affiliate with the provisions of this Section
(b) The Services may require a license for export from the U.S.
Government that requires advance disclosure of the ultimate consignee and all parties
to the sale, and prohibits diversion, transshipment, or re-exportation out of the
United States contrary to U.S. law and regulations by any party. Affiliate agrees
to furnish all documentation required by the U.S. Government in connection with
obtaining any required export license, and agrees that unauthorized diversion, transshipment
or re-exportation of the Company's Services in violation of the export license or
any applicable law shall not be permitted.
(c) The parties hereby exclude any application of the United Nations
Convention on Contracts in the International Sale of Goods, the 1974 Convention
on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods, and the Protocol amending
the 1974 Convention, done at Vienna April 11, 1980.
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Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms
have the meanings specified below:
(a) "Action" means a Prospect's completion of an action requested
by Company through the Affiliate Control Panel, including without limitation, Conversions,
Clicks, Leads and Impressions.
(b) "Affiliate Control Panel" means the control panel through which
Company presents Offers for Affiliates and the Action Affiliate or Affiliate's Prospects
must complete in order for Affiliate to earn the Payment.
(c) "CPC" means the amount payable for each Click.
(d) "CPM" means the amount payable for each thousand Clicks.
(e) "Click" means each time a Prospect, as a result of clicking
on the Link, is redirected to the website as specified in the Offer.
(f) "Qualifying Products" means those products or services for
which the Offer has designated as being eligible for payment of the Payment pursuant
to this Agreement. Except as may be otherwise specified in the Offer, Qualifying
Products shall not include add-on services or optional services.
(g) "Conversion" means, unless otherwise specified in the Offer,
an order submitted by a Prospect for the Qualifying Products provided: (i) the Service
is ordered in the Prospect's name and contains complete, accurate and current billing
and contact information specific to the Prospect; (ii) the Prospect maintains the
Qualified Product for a minimum of thirty-one (31) consecutive calendar days and/or
pays for one (1) full month of service; (iv) the Prospect has not cleared his or
her "cookies" or clicked on a Link other than the Link on Affiliate's site prior
to ordering the Qualifying Product; and (iii) the Prospect has not previously purchased
the Qualifying Product and been terminated or had the right to use the Qualifying
Product revoked for non-payment or other violation of standard terms and conditions.
(h) "Impression" means the number of times a Link is requested
and seen by Prospects.
(i) "Lead" means the clicking of a Link and completion of information,
as outlined in the Offer, by a Prospect who has not previously purchased services
from Company
(j) "Links" as used herein means those banner advertisements, text
links or other material, as provided by Company to Affiliate.
(k) "Offer" means an offer described in the program description
or campaign information section of Affiliate Control Panel which, if the Action
as outlined therein is completed, will qualify Affiliate for the Payment.
(l) "Person" means any individual, partnership, joint venture,
corporation, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association or organization,
or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
(m) "Proprietary Information" means all technical, business and
other information of a party (i) that is not generally known to the public, (ii)
that derives value, economic or otherwise, from not being generally known to the
public or to other Persons who can obtain value from its disclosure or use, and
(iii) which information is subject to efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances
to maintain the secrecy thereof.
(n) "Services" means the web hosting service or other Company products
provided by Company as specified in the Company Terms of Service and applicable
Service Description.
(o) "Service Description" means the applicable documents made available
by Company to describe the applicable Services at the time the order is accepted
by Company.