Affiliate Program Operating Agreement
This Agreement contains the complete terms and conditions that apply to an
individual’s or entity’s participation in the ____________________ (Name of
Company) Affiliate Program (the Program ) which is administered by
_______________________ (Name of Company) . As used in this Agreement,
we means the Company, and you or Affiliate means the Applicant. Site means a
World Wide Web site and, depending on the context refers either to the site of
____________________ (Name of Company) or to the site(s) or e-mail
messages that you will link to our site.
1. Enrollment in the Program
To begin the enrollment process, you will submit a complete
_______________________ (Name of Company) Application to participate in
the Program via our site, and will receive immediate conditional acceptance and
a unique Agent Code. We will then evaluate your application in good faith and will
notify you if there is need for rejection. We may reject your application at any
time if we determine (at our sole discretion) that your site is unsuitable for the
Program for any reason, including, but not limited to, if your site includes images
or content that promotes sexually obscene materials, promotes violence,
promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual
orientation, or age, promotes illegal activities, or violates intellectual property
rights and/or copyrights or trademarks.
If we reject your application, you are welcome to reapply to the Program at
any time. If we accept your application and your site is later determined (at our
sole discretion) to be unsuitable for the Program based on, but not limited to the
same criteria listed above, we may terminate this Agreement.
2. Links on Your Web Site or E-mail Messages
Upon acceptance of your Affiliate Application, we will provide you with
guidelines and graphical artwork, including banner advertisements, button links
to our site and/or a textlink to our site to use in linking to our site, which will
include the logo of _______________________ (Name of Company) and words
identifying ______________________ (Name of Company) . Each of these
graphic and text links will herein be referred to as Links or individually as a Link
and are subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In utilizing the
Links, you agree that you will cooperate fully with us in order to establish and
maintain such Links. A Link may only be modified with our consent and will in no
way alter the look, feel, or functionality of our site. We have the right to monitor
your site at any time to determine if you are in compliance with the terms of this
Agreement. In addition, spamming or other improper use of Links to our site in
your e-mail messages to sell our (type of product) _______________________
_____________________ is not acceptable and may result in termination of this
Agreement.
3. Order Processing
We will process all (type of product) _________________________
orders placed by customers who follow the Links from your site to the
___________________ (Name of Company) site. We reserve the right to reject
orders that do not comply with any requirements that we periodically may
establish (such as, but not limited to, false names and/or addresses, prank
orders, etc.). We will be responsible for all aspects of order processing and
fulfillment, including, among other things, order entry, processing payments,
cancellations, and customer service requests. We will track sales made to
customers who purchase (type of product) ___________________________
using Links from your site to our site and will send you reports summarizing this
sales activity. The form, content, and frequency of the reports may vary from time
to time in our discretion. To permit accurate tracking, reporting, and fee accrual,
you must ensure that the Links between your site and our site are properly
formatted with your unique Agent Code.
4. Commissions
We will pay you the Affiliate Agent Commission Rate (defined in 4-C ) on all
Qualifying (type of product) ____________________________ sales (defined
in 4-A ).
A. Qualifying (type of product) ____________________ for the Affiliate
Agent Commission Rate: For a (type of product) _____________________
_____________ sale to generate a commission at the Affiliate Agent Commission
Rate, the customer must follow an Affiliate Link [in the format specified by
_____________________ (Name of Company) ] from your site to the xxxx.com
site; purchase the (type of product) _____________________ ____________
via our site; and remit full payment to us. Any additional (type of product)
___________________________ that are added to a customer’s Shopping Cart
after the customer has reentered our site directly (and not via your Affiliate Link),
will not qualify for the Affiliate Agent Commission Rate.
B. Exclusive Multi- (type of product) Link: You agree that you will
not (directly or indirectly) allow any other person or entity to sell multi- (type of
product) _________________________ or multi-national (type of product)
________________________ subscriptions on your site or link their site to yours
in connection with the sale of multi- (type of product) _____________________
or multi-national (type of product) _________________________ subscriptions.
Multi- (type of product) ____________________________ and multi- (type of
product) ___________________________ national (type of product)
_____________________________ subscriptions are defined as any offer or link
to a website that offers more than one (type of product) ___________________
______________ subscription.
C. Affiliate Agent Commission Rate: You will earn the Affiliate Agent
Commission Rate based on the sale price of Qualifying (type of product)
______________________________ (as defined above), at the commission rate
established by ________________________ (Name of Company) . Sale price
means the sale price listed on our xxxx.com site. The Affiliate Agent Commission
Rate is ____% on all paid Qualifying (type of product) ____________________
Sales for affiliates maintaining ___________________________ (Name of
Company) as the Exclusive (type of product) _______________________ Link
on their web site.
5. Commission Payment
__________________________ (Name of Company) will pay you
commissions on a monthly basis. Approximately _______ days following the end
of each month, we will send you a check for the commissions earned on
Qualifying (type of product) ______________________ subscriptions that were
purchased during that quarter (less any taxes that we are required by law to
withhold). However, if the commissions payable to you for any calendar quarter
are less than $____________, we reserve the right to hold those fees until the
total amount due is at least $____________ or (if earlier) until this Agreement is
terminated. If a Qualifying (type of product) __________________________
subscription that generated a commission is canceled by the customer, we will
deduct the corresponding fee from your next quarterly payment. If there is no
subsequent payment, ____________________________ (Name of Company)
will send you a bill for the cancelled commission amount and you will reimburse
________________________ (Name of Company) promptly for that amount.
6. Policies and Pricing
Customers who buy (type of product) ___________________________
through this Program will be deemed to be customers of ___________________
(Name of Company) . Accordingly, all _________________________ (Name of
Company) rules, policies, and operating procedures concerning customer
orders, customer service, and (type of product) _________________________
sales will apply to those customers. We may change our policies and operating
procedures at any time and without notice. We will determine the prices to be
charged for (type of product) ___________________________ sold under this
Program in accordance with our own pricing policies. (Type of product)
________________________ prices and availability may vary from time to time.
Because price changes may affect (type of product) _____________________
that you already have listed on your site, you may not include price information in
your (type of product) __________________________ descriptions without our
prior authorization. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to present
accurate information, but we cannot guarantee the availability or price of any
particular (type of product) _______________________________.
7. Non-Exclusive Limited License
All images, trademarks, service marks, product names, company names,
or logos appearing on the __________________________ (Name of Company)
web site, other than the Licensed Materials owned by _____________________
(Name of Company) , are the property of their respective owners. Any use of
such images, trademarks, service marks, product names, company names, or
logos, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication of
same, without the prior written permission of the owner of same, is strictly
prohibited.
We grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to use the
approved _____________________ (Name of Company) images and graphics,
solely for the purpose of selling (type of product) ____________________ on
your site for _________________________ (Name of Company) in accordance
with our Affiliate Program. Pursuant to this license, you may not reproduce,
modify, distribute, or republish any of the approved images and graphics, except
as permitted pursuant to this Affiliate Operating Agreement. The license shall
terminate upon the effective date of the expiration or termination of this
Agreement.
8. Responsibility for Your Site
You will be solely responsible for the development, operation, and
maintenance of your site and for all materials that appear on your site, including,
but not limited to, the technical operation of your site and all related equipment,
creating and maintaining links to _____________________ (Name of
Company) on your site, and the accuracy and appropriateness of materials
posted on your site (including, among other things, all (type of product)
________________ -related materials), ensuring that materials posted on your
site do not violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party (including, for
example, copyrights, trademarks, privacy, or other personal or proprietary rights),
and ensuring that materials posted on your site are not libelous or otherwise
illegal. We disclaim all liability for these matters. Further, you will indemnify and
hold us harmless from all claims, damages, and expenses (including, without
limitation, attorneys’ fees) relating to the development, operation, maintenance,
and contents of your site.
9. Term of the Agreements
The term of this Agreement will begin upon our acceptance of your
Program application and will end when terminated by either party. Either party
may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by giving the
other party written notice of termination. You are only eligible to earn
commissions on sales of Qualifying (type of product) _____________________
occurring during the term of this Agreement, and fees earned through the date of
termination will remain payable only if the related orders are not canceled or
returned. We may withhold your final payment for a reasonable time to ensure
that the correct amount is paid.
10. Modification
We may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement, at any time, without prior notice and in our sole discretion, by posting
a change notice or a new agreement on our site. Modifications may include, for
example, changes in the scope of available commissions, payment schedules,
payment procedures, and Program rules . IF ANY MODIFICATION IS
UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TERMINATE THIS
AGREEMENT. YOUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM FOLLOWING
OUR POSTING OF A CHANGE NOTICE OR NEW AGREEMENT ON OUR SITE WILL
CONSTITUTE BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGE.
11. Relationship of Parties
You and we are independent contractors, and nothing in this Agreement
will create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative,
or employment relationship between the parties. You will have no authority to
make or accept any offers or representations on our behalf. You will not make
any statement, whether on your site or otherwise, that reasonably would
contradict anything in this Section.
12. Limitation of Liability
We will not be liable for indirect, special, or consequential damages (or
any loss of revenue, profits, or data) arising in connection with this Agreement or
the Program, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Further, our aggregate liability arising with respect to this Agreement and the
Program will not exceed the total commissions paid or payable to you under this
Agreement.
13. Disclaimers
We make no express or implied warranties or representations with respect
to the Program or any (type of product) _____________________ sold through
the Program (including, without limitation, warranties of fitness, merchantability,
non-infringement, or any implied warranties arising out of a course of
performance, dealing, or trade usage). In addition, we make no representation
that the operation of our site will be uninterrupted or error-free, and we will not be
liable for the consequences of any interruptions or errors.
14. Independent Investigation
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND
AGREE TO ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE MAY
AT ANY TIME (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) SOLICIT CUSTOMER REFERRALS ON
TERMS THAT MAY DIFFER FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR
OPERATE WEB SITES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO OR COMPETE WITH YOUR WEB
SITE. YOU HAVE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE DESIRABILITY OF
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM AND ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY
REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE, OR STATEMENT OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH
IN THIS AGREEMENT.
15. Miscellaneous
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the United States and the
State of ______________, without reference to rules governing choice of laws.
You may not assign this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without our
prior written consent. Subject to that restriction, this Agreement will be binding
on, inure to the benefit of, and enforceable against the parties and their
respective successors and assigns. Our failure to enforce your strict performance
of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of our right to
subsequently enforce such provision or any other provision of this Agreement
_________________________ ____________________________
(Name of Company) (Name of Applicant)
By:_________________________ By:__________________________
____________________________ _____________________________
(P rinted Name & Office in Corporation) (P rinted Name & Office in Corporation)
____________________________ ______________________________
(Signature of Officer) (Signature of Officer)
Date: _________________________ Date: _________________________