Non-Exclusive Online Affiliate Program Agreement
This Agreement contains the complete terms and conditions that apply to an
individual's or entity's participation in the Affiliate Program (the Program ). As used in
this Agreement, we means _____________________________ (Name of Company)
and you 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 from which you will link to the site of ______________________ (Name of
Company) . Customer means an individual or entity other than you.
1. Enrollment in the Program
To begin the enrollment process, you must submit a completed Program
application available on our site. We will evaluate your application and will notify you of
your acceptance or rejection. Among other reasons for rejection, we may reject your
application if we determine, in our sole discretion, that your site is unsuitable for the
Program. Unsuitable sites include, without limitation, those that:
promote sexually explicit materials;
promote violence;
promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability,
sexual orientation, or age;
promote illegal activities; or
violate intellectual property rights.
If we reject your application, you are welcome to reapply to the Program at any time.
2. Links on Your Site
A. Product Lists
You may select one or more of our products to list on your site. For each
selected product, you will display on your site a short description, review, or other
reference (provided that, as set forth in Section 7 herein, you do not include
pricing information, and provided further that you do not make any
representations or warranties regarding the products). You will be responsible for
the content, style, and placement of these references. You will provide a special
link from each product reference on your site to the corresponding online catalog
entry of ______________________ (Name of Company) . Each link will connect
directly to a single item in our online catalog, using a special link format that we
give you. You may add or delete our products (and related links to our
corresponding online catalog entry) on your site at any time without our approval.
You agree to promptly make any changes to your references or links to our
products that we may request.
B. Search Box
You may provide a ______________________ (Name of Company)
search box that will permit site visitors to navigate directly to a page on the
____________________________ (name of company) site that contains the
results of their search queries. We will provide you with technical specifications
describing how to include a _________________________ (Name of
Company) search box on your site.
C. General Link to (Name of Company) Home Page
You may provide a general link on your site to our home page in a format
to be approved by _________________________ (Name of Company) . We will
provide you with guidelines and graphical artwork to use in linking to our home
page.
3. Order Processing
We will process, authenticate and complete product orders placed by customers
who follow special links from your site to the site of __________________________
(Name of Company) . We also reserve the right to reject orders. We will be responsible
for all aspects of order processing and fulfillment for authentic and complete orders.
Among other things, we will prepare order forms; evaluate credit worthiness; process
payments, cancellations, and returns; and handle customer service. We will track sales
made to customers who purchase products using special links from your site to our site
and will send you reports summarizing this aggregate and anonymous sales activity.
The form, content, and frequency of the reports may vary from time to time at our sole
discretion. You agree that we shall own all such information and that you will not rent,
sell, loan, barter, share or otherwise transfer or disclose such information to any third
party without our prior written consent or in violation of any legal requirement. To permit
accurate tracking, reporting, and fee accrual, you must ensure that the special links
between your site and our site are properly formatted and functioning.
4. Referral Fees
We will pay you referral fees on certain product sales to third parties. For a
product sale to generate a referral fee, the purchaser must: follow a special link [in the
format specified by _____________________________ (Name of Company) ] from
your site to the site of _____________________________ (Name of Company) ; after
coming to the site of _________________________ (Name of Company) using a
special link from your site, and before leaving the site of _______________________
(Name of Company) , purchase the product using our automated ordering system;
accept delivery of the product at the shipping destination; and remit full payment to us
(or allow a third party to remit such payment without asserting a chargeback or similar
credit). We will not, however, pay referral fees on any products that are added to a
purchaser's shopping cart after the purchaser has left the site and re-entered the site
(other than through a special link from your site), even if the purchaser previously
followed a special link from your site to our site. In addition, products listed in our
catalog or in search results as "out of print" or "hard to find" are not eligible for any
referral fees. Gift certificates are not eligible to earn referral fees. The Program is
intended for commercial use only, and you may not purchase products through the
Program for your own use or for you to give or sell to others. Such purchases may
result, in our sole discretion, in the withholding of referral fees or the termination of this
Agreement. Products that are entitled to earn referral fees under the rules set forth
above are hereinafter referred to as "Qualifying Products."
5. Fee Schedule
You will earn referral fees based on the sale price of Qualifying Products
according to fee schedules to be established by us. "Sale price" means the sale price
listed in our catalog and excludes costs for shipping, handling, and taxes. The current
fee schedule is 10% of the sale price for sales of all Qualifying Products.
6. Fee Payment
We will pay you referral fees on a quarterly basis. Approximately following the
end of each calendar quarter, we will send you a check for the referral fees earned on
our products that were shipped during that quarter, less any taxes that we are required
by law to withhold. However, if the fees payable to you for any calendar quarter are less
than $100.00, we will hold those fees until the total amount due is at least $100.00 or (if
earlier) until this Agreement is terminated. If a product that generated a referral fee is
returned by the purchaser, or if there is any type of chargeback for such product, we will
deduct the corresponding fee from your next quarterly payment. If there is no
subsequent payment, we will retain such amount in reserve and apply it against your
next subsequent payment.
7. Policies and Pricing
Customers who buy products 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 product sales will apply
to those customers. We may change our policies and operating procedures at any time.
For example, we will determine the prices to be charged for products sold under this
Program in accordance with our own pricing policies. Product prices and availability
may vary from time to time. Because price changes may affect products that you
already have listed on your site, you may not include price information in your product
descriptions. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to present accurate
information, but we cannot guarantee the availability or price of any particular product.
8. Identifying Yourself as an Affiliate
We will make available to you a small graphic image that identifies your site as a
Program participant. You must display this logo or the phrase "In association with
__________________________ (Name of Company) " somewhere on your site. The
logo or phrase may be linked to the following message, at your option:
____________________________ (Name of Company) is pleased to have
(sponsoring Web site name) in the family of _______________________ (Name
of Company) Affiliates. We've agreed to ship products and provide customer
service for orders we receive through special links on _____________________
(sponsoring Web site name) .
__________________________ (Name of Company) Affiliates list selected
products with editorial comment that helps you choose the right ones. We
encourage you to visit ________________________ (sponsoring Web site
name) often to see what new products they've selected for you.
Thank you for shopping with a _______________________ (Name of
Company) Affiliate.
Sincerely,
__________________________
__________________________
(Name of Company)
P.S. We guarantee you the same high level of customer service you would
receive at __________________________ (Name of Company) . If you have a
question about an order you've placed, please don't hesitate to contact us.
We may modify the text or graphic image of this notice from time to time. In addition, we
encourage you to include a link to the ________________________ (Name of
Company) home page at http://www.xxxxxxx.com.
9. Limited License
We grant you a non-exclusive, revocable right to use the icon and message
described in Section 8 above solely for the purpose of identifying your site as a
Program participant and to assist in generating product sales. You may not modify the
icon, the message, or any of our images in any way. We reserve all of our rights in the
icon, the message, any other images, our trade names and trademarks, and all other
intellectual property rights. You agree to follow our Trademark Guidelines, (available at
http://www. Xxxxxxx.com/tmguidelines.html) as those may change from time to time,
and we have the right to require you to stop doing anything inconsistent with or
contradictory to such guidelines. We may revoke your license at any time by giving you
written notice.
10. 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. For example, you will be solely
responsible for:
the technical operation of your site and all related equipment;
creating and posting product descriptions on your site and linking those
descriptions to our catalog;
the accuracy and appropriateness of materials posted on your site (including,
among other things, all 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);
ensuring that materials posted on your site are not libelous or otherwise
illegal; and
ensuring that you link to _________________________ (Name of
Company) in the format specified by us.
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, use and contents
of your site.
11. Terms of the Agreements
The terms of this Agreement will begin upon our acceptance of your Program
application and will end when terminated by either party. Either you or we 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 referral fees on sales of
Qualifying Products occurring during the term, and fees earned through the date of
termination, which will occur upon the giving of notice, will remain payable only if the
related orders are not canceled or returned or if payment for such orders is not charged
back. We may withhold your final payment for a reasonable time to ensure that the
correct amount is paid.
12. Modification
We may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, at
any time and in our sole discretion. Modifications may include, for example, changes in
the scope of available referral fees, fee schedules, payment procedures, and Program
rules.
13. 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.
14. 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 referral fees payable to you under this Agreement.
15. Disclaimers
WE MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WITH
RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM OR ANY PRODUCTS SOLD THROUGH THE PROGRAM
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS, MERCHANTABILITY,
NONINFRINGEMENT, 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
ERRORFREE, AND WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY
INTERRUPTIONS OR ERRORS.
16. 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.
17. Miscellaneous
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the United States and the state
of __________________ (name of state) , 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 be 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: _________________________