Affiliate Agreement
To be an authorized affiliate of WebCheap , you agree to abide by the terms and conditions contained in this agreement.
Please read this agreement carefully before registering and using
the WebCheap service as an affiliate. By signing up for the
WebCheap affiliate program, you indicate your acceptance of this
agreement and its terms and conditions.
This Agreement contains the complete terms and conditions that apply
to your participation as a member of the WebCheap Affiliate
Program.
THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND WebCheap . YOU CANNOT
BECOME A MEMBER OF THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM UNLESS YOU HAVE ACCEPTED EACH
AND EVERY TERM HEREOF.
1. Enrollment in this Program. To begin the
enrollment process, you will submit a completed Program Application
through our website. Your account will be instantly active in our
program. We will evaluate your account in good faith to ensure you
comply with all our rules and agreements. We may reject your account if
we determine that your site is unsuitable for the Program for any
reason, including, but not limited to, if your site incorporates images
or content that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, harassing or
otherwise objectionable, such as sites that facilitate illegal activity
or promote violence or promote or assist others in promoting copyright
infringement (collectively, "Content Restrictions").
2. Utilizing Links on Your Site. As an affiliate
website of WebCheap , you may use any form of promotion you choose,
consistent with the terms of this Agreement. You may use banner
advertisements, button links and/or text links to our site (the
"Links"), however, you CANNOT SPAM. Any activity by you or on your
behalf that we determine or reasonably suspect to be the result of an
unsolicited bulk e-mail program will result in your immediate
termination from the Program and your forfeiting of monies otherwise
due you hereunder. Allowable promotional links may contain WebCheap 's
trade names, service marks, and/or logos for display on your Affiliate
Site. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, you are granted a
limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and download
such Links and other designated promotional materials for placement on
your Affiliate Site for the sole and exclusive purpose of promoting
websites owned, operated or controlled by WebCheap . In utilizing the
Links, you agree that you will cooperate fully with us in order to
establish and maintain such Link or Links. A Link may only be visually
modified with our consent.
3. Commissions. Please refer to our commission payout rate on our affiliate page. The Commission Rate is subject to change from time to time.
4. Commission Payment. Commissions due and owing to
you under the Program will be paid to you directly by WebCheap
one time per month: on the 15th day of the month. Payments will be in
the form of PayPal. There will be a 90 day hold from the time you
generate a signup, and the time you are eligible to be paid on that
signup. If during the 90 day hold the Referral takes advantage of our
60 day money back guarantee your commission will be forfeited. No
commission will be paid for signups by you or anyone within your
organization. New signups must stay a minimum of 90 days for you to
have full claim to the affiliate payout. We have the right to subtract
the payout fee if a customer requests a refund within this 90 day
period.
5. 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. We shall have no
responsibility for the development, operation and maintenance of your
site and for all materials that appear on your site. You shall also be
responsible for ensuring that materials posted on your site do not
violate or infringe upon any laws, including but not limited to 18
U.S.C. Section 2257, or 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. You must have express permission
to use another party's copyrighted or other proprietary material. We
will not be responsible if you use another party's copyrighted or other
proprietary material in violation of the law. In addition to the
foregoing, we will immediately terminate your participation in the
Program if we believe you have engaged in any of the following:
- Unsolicited mass e-mail solicitations, IRC postings or any other
form of spamming, including but not limited to, newsgroups or AOL
customers or otherwise violate the anti-spamming policies of WebCheap
or state law;
- Provide inaccurate or incomplete information to WebCheap concerning your identity, address or other required information;
- Attempt to cheat, defraud or mislead us in any way;
- Misrepresent to the public the terms and conditions of our sites or your sites;
6. Term of the Agreements. The term of this
Agreement will begin upon our acceptance of your Affiliate 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 notice of termination. Notice by e-mail, to your
e-mail address on our records, is considered sufficient notice for to
terminate this Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated because you
have violated the terms of this Agreement you are not eligible to
receive any commissions payments, even for commissions earned prior to
the date of termination. If this Agreement is terminated for any other
reason, you are only eligible to earn a commission on sales occurring
during the term of the Agreement, and commissions earned through the
date of termination will remain payable only if the related orders are
not canceled or returned. We reserve the right to withhold your final
payment for a reasonable time to ensure that the correct amount is paid.
7. Modification. We may modify any of the terms and
conditions and commission payout rates contained in this Agreement, at
any time and in our sole discretion. Notice of any change by e-mail, to
your address on our records, or the posting on our site of a change
notice of a new agreement, is considered sufficient notice for
notifying you of a modification to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Modifications may include, but are not limited to, changes
in the scope of available commission fees, commission schedules,
payment procedures, and Affiliate Program rules. All such modifications
shall take effect 48 hours after we serve notice as provided above,
unless we indicate otherwise. If any modification is unacceptable to
you, your only recourse is to terminate this Agreement. Your continued
participation in the Affiliate Program, following our posting of a
change notice or new agreement on our site, will constitute binding
acceptance of the change.
8. Relationship of Parties. You and WebCheap 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. You are not an
agent of the WebCheap and WebCheap expressly disclaims
responsibility for any conduct by you in violation of our terms of
agreement.
9. 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 Affiliate 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 Affiliate Program will not exceed the total
commissions paid or payable to you under this Agreement.
10. Disclaimers. We make no express or implied
warranties or representations with respect to the Affiliate Program or
any COMPANY services or other items 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.
11. Representations and Warranties. You hereby
represent and warrant to us that this Agreement has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by you and constitutes your legal, valid
and binding obligation, enforceable against you in accordance with its
terms; and that the execution, delivery and performance by you of this
Agreement are within your legal capacity and power; have been duly
authorized by all requisite action on your part; require the approval
or consent of no other persons; and neither violate nor constitute a
default under the (i) provision of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree to which you are subject or which is binding upon
you, or (ii) the terms of any other agreement, document or instrument
applicable to you or binding upon you. Should any law enforcement
agency or internet service provider provide WebCheap with notice that
you have engaged in transmission of unsolicited bulk e-mails or have
otherwise engaged in unlawful conduct or conduct in violation of said
service provider's terms of service, we reserve the right to cooperate
in any investigation relating to your activities including disclosure
of your account information in connection therewith.
12. Confidentiality. We may disclose to you certain
information as a result of your participation as part of the Program,
which information we consider to be confidential (herein referred to as
"Confidential Information"). For purpose of this Agreement, the term
"Confidential Information" shall include, but not be limited to, any
modifications to the terms and provisions of this Affiliate Program
Agreement made specifically for your site and not generally available
to other members of the Affiliate Program, website, business and
financial information relating to WebCheap , customer and vendor lists
relating to WebCheap and any members of the Affiliate Program, other
than you. Confidential Information shall also include any information
that we designate as confidential during the term of this Agreement.
You agree not to disclose any Confidential Information and that such
Confidential Information shall also include any information that we
designate as confidential during the term of this Agreement. You agree
not to disclose any Confidential Information and that such Confidential
Information shall remain strictly confidential and secret and shall not
be utilized, directly or indirectly, by you for your own business
purposes or for any other purpose except and solely to the extent that
any such information is generally known or available to the public or
if same is required by law or legal process. We make no warranty,
expressed or implied, with respect to any information delivered
hereunder, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for
a particular purpose or freedom from patent, trademark or copyright
infringements, whether arising by law, custom or conduct, or as to the
accuracy or completeness of the information and we shall not have any
liability to you or to any other person resulting from your or such
third person's use of the information.
13. Indemnification. You hereby agree to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless WebCheap , officers, directors, employees,
agents, affiliates, successors and assigns, from and against any and
all claims, losses, liabilities, damages or expense (including
attorneys' fees and costs) of any nature whatsoever incurred or
suffered by us (collectively the "Losses"), in so far as such Losses
(or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based on (i) any
claim or threatened claim that our use of the Affiliate Trademarks
infringes on the rights of any third party; (ii) the breach of any
promise, covenant, representation or warranty made by you herein; or
(iii) or any claim related to your site.
14. Miscellaneous. Terminated accounts cannot later
apply to the Program without our express written consent. This
Agreement will be governed by the laws of Australia and the State of
Queensland, 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.
15. You are not permitted to self refer yourself.
For instance, if you join our affiliate program and use the link code
to signup for your own personal account, you will not receive your
affiliate commission.
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