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Terms & Conditions
This Affiliate Program Agreement (the "Agreement") sets forth
the terms and conditions regarding the Affiliate Program (the "Program")
between What's Your Sign?, Inc., d/b/a AstroToGo.com ("ATG")
and Affiliate (defined below).
BY CLICKING ON THE "SUBMIT APPLICATION" BUTTON AT THE END OF
THE AFFILIATE APPLICATION, YOU (IF YOU ARE ACTING ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF
AS AN INDIVIDUAL) OR YOUR COMPANY (IF YOU ARE ACTING ON BEHALF OF YOUR
COMPANY) (THE "AFFILIATE") AGREE(S) TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY
BEFORE ACCEPTING ITS TERMS.
Once you have agreed to the terms, you will be
linked to our Affiliate Program Application. After you submit a complete
Affiliate Application, we will evaluate it in good faith and notify you
of your acceptance or rejection as an affiliate of ATG. We may reject
your application for any reason or terminate this Agreement at any time
if we determine, in our sole discretion, that Affiliate or any web site
owned or operated by Affiliate (each an "Affiliate Site") is
unsuitable for the Program for any reason, including but not limited to,
if the Affiliate Site contains any harmful, threatening, defamatory, obscene,
sexually explicit, harassing, or racially, ethically, or otherwise objectionable
materials; promotes violence; promotes discrimination based on sex, religion,
nationality, disability, or age; promotes illegal activities; and/or infringes
or otherwise violates any copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark,
or other intellectual property rights.
1. ATG Responsibilities.
As an Affiliate, ATG will make available to Affiliate a variety of graphic
and textual links to establish a connection between the Affiliate Site
and AstroToGo.com (each of these links referred to herein as "Links"
or, individually, as a "Link") which, subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, Affiliate may display on relevant areas of the Affiliate
Site. These Links will serve to identify the Affiliate Site as a member
of the Program.
ATG will be responsible for providing all information necessary to allow
Affiliate to make appropriate Links from the Affiliate Site to AstroToGo.com,
however, all Links must be approved by ATG. ATG will be solely responsible
for processing orders placed on AstroToGo.com by a customer following
a Link from the Affiliate Site, tracking the volume and amount of sales
generated through the Link, and providing information regarding an Affiliate's
sales statistics. ATG reserves the right to reject any order for any reason.
ATG will be responsible for processing order entry, payments, shipping,
cancellations, returns, and customer service related to AstroToGo.com.
At any time ATG may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of an offer
or Link or remove, alter, or modify any tags, text, graphic or banner
ad in connection with a Link. Affiliate agrees to promptly implement any
request from ATG to remove, alter or modify any Link, graphic or banner
ad that is being used by Affiliate as part of this Agreement.
2. Affiliate's Responsibilities.
Affiliate will link the Affiliate Site to areas within AstroToGo.com using
the Links. The position, prominence and nature of Links on the Affiliate
Site shall comply with any requirements specified herein or conveyed to
Affiliate from time to time by ATG.
Affiliate agrees to promptly post at least one Link on an Affiliate Site
in no event later than five (5) business days following the receipt by
Affiliate of a notice of acceptance from ATG.
Affiliate agrees not to make any representations, warranties or other
statements concerning ATG, AstroToGo.com, any of ATG's products or services,
or AstroToGo.com site policies, except as expressly authorized herein.
Affiliate is responsible for notifying ATG of any malfunctioning of the
Links or other problems with Affiliate's participation in the Program.
ATG will respond as soon as commercially practicable to review such concerns
upon notification by Affiliate.
Affiliate will be solely responsible for the development, operation and
maintenance of the Affiliate Site and for all materials that appear on
Affiliate Site, including but not limited to: (a) the accuracy and appropriateness
of materials posted on the Affiliate Site; (b) ensuring that materials
posted on the Affiliate Site do not violate or infringe upon the rights
of any third party; (c) ensuring that the Affiliate Site does not contain
any improper content; and (d) ensuring that the Affiliate Site is at all
times in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.
3. Commissions.
ATG agrees to pay Affiliate a commission on Qualifying Sales from a Customer
if that Customer has accessed AstroToGo.com and purchased the product
or service via the Link and such product or service is not subsequently
returned or cancelled.
ATG will pay Affiliate on a monthly basis for accrued commissions payable
with respect to products or services purchased and not returned or cancelled.
A "Qualifying Sale" is a sale as a result of the Link, if the
Link is the last link to the ATG's site that the Customer uses during
a Session where a sale of a product or a service to Customer occurs. A
"Session" is the period of time beginning from a Customer's
initial contact with AstroToGo.com via the Link and terminating when the
Customer either returns to AstroToGo.com via a link from a site other
the Affiliate Site or the Link expires or is terminated. A "Customer"
is a U.S. or Canadian citizen over the age of eighteen (18) years old.
ATG shall have the sole right and responsibility for processing all orders
made by Customers. Affiliate acknowledges that all agreements relating
to sales to Customers shall be between ATG and the Customer. Customers
who purchase products or services through the Link shall be deemed to
be customers of ATG. Prices for the products or services will be set solely
by ATG in its discretion which may be changed by ATG at any time in its
discretion.
All determinations of Qualifying Sales and whether a commission is payable
will be made by ATG and will be final and binding on Affiliate.
4. Ownership and Licenses.
Each party owns and shall retain all right, title and interest in its
names, logos, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, copyrights and proprietary
technology, including, without limitation, those names, logos, trademarks,
service marks, trade dress, copyrights and proprietary technology currently
used or which may be developed and/or used by it in the future.
ATG grants Affiliate a revocable, non-exclusive, license to use and transmit
the name, logos, trademarks, service marks and trade dress (collectively,
the "ATG Intellectual Property") on the Affiliate Site solely
for the purpose of using the Link as authorized by this Agreement. Except
as expressly set forth in this Agreement or permitted by applicable law,
Affiliate may not copy, distribute, modify, reverse engineer, or create
derivative works from the ATG Intellectual Property. Affiliate may not
sublicense, assign or transfer any such licenses for the use of the same,
and any attempt at such sublicense, assignment or transfer is void. Affiliate
agrees that by participating in the Program, it acquires no rights in
any ATG Intellectual Property, and that any rights arising from use of
ATG Intellectual Property pursuant to this Agreement inure to ATG's benefit.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Affiliate
will remove any ATG Intellectual Property from its site immediately upon
ATG's request.
Affiliate grants ATG a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license
to use, reproduce and transmit any graphic or banner ad submitted by Affiliate
solely for co-branding purposes or as a return link from AstroToGo.com
to the Affiliate Site. ATG will remove such graphic or banner ad upon
Affiliate's request.
ATG shall have the right, on at least three (3) days prior written
notice and not more than once every six (6) months, to conduct an audit
during Affiliate's normal business hours to verify Affiliate's compliance
with the terms of this Agreement. If any such examination discloses any
material violations of this Agreement by Affiliate, Affiliate agrees to
pay or reimburse ATG for the reasonable and documented auditing expense
upon written request by ATG, in addition to any other payments to which
ATG may be entitled.
5. Termination.
ATG may terminate this Agreement at any time, for any reason,
by terminating the Link and providing notice to Affiliate. Termination
of this Agreement shall also terminate any outstanding offers. Affiliate
may terminate this Agreement at any time by removing all Links from the
Affiliate Site and deleting all ATG Intellectual Property in its possession.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights to accrued payments, causes
of action and any provisions, which by their terms are intended to survive
termination, shall survive termination of this Agreement.
6. Representations.
Affiliate represents to ATG that (a) it has the authority to enter into
this Agreement and doing so will not violate any agreement to which it
is a party or by which it is bound, (b) any material which is provided
or displayed on the Affiliate Site will not (i) infringe on any third
party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary
rights or right of publicity or privacy; (ii) violate any applicable law,
statute, ordinance or regulation; (iii) contain any content which is defamatory,
libelous, lewd, pornographic, obscene, promotes violence or contains hateful
speech; (iv) violate any laws regarding unfair competition, anti-discrimination
or false advertising; or (v) contain viruses, trojan horses, worms, time
bombs, cancelbots or other similar harmful or disabling programming routines
or software code and (c) it shall represent ATG, the Links and participate
in the Program in a first class and professional manner.
ATG represents to Affiliate that it has the authority to enter into this
Agreement and sufficient rights to grant any licenses granted hereby.
EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE REPRESENTATIONS NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS
OR WARRANTIES TO THE OTHER PARTY.
7. Indemnification.
Affiliate hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless ATG and
its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents, contractors, shareholders, partners, members, and other
owners, against any and all claims, actions, demands, liabilities, losses,
damages, judgments, settlements, costs, and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees) insofar as such losses, or actions in respect thereof,
arise out of or are based on (i) any failure or breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant, or agreement made by Affiliate herein, (ii) any misuse
by Affiliate, or by a party under the reasonable control of Affiliate,
of the ATG name or trademarks, or (iii) any claim related to the Affiliate
Site, including, without limitation, content therein not attributable
to ATG.
8. Limitation of Liability.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ATG BE LIABLE FOR ANY UNAVAILABILITY OR INOPERABILITY
OF THE SERVICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS OR THE INTERNET, TECHNICAL
MALFUNCTION, COMPUTER ERROR, CORRUPTION OR LOSS OF INFORMATION, OR OTHER
INJURY, DAMAGE OR DISRUPTION OF ANY KIND BEYOND THE REASONABLE CONTROL
OF ATG. IN NO EVENT WILL ATG BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
PERSONAL INJURY / WRONGFUL DEATH, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY,
EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT ATG HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. ATG'S CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO AFFILIATE, FROM
ALL CAUSES OF ACTION AND ALL THEORIES OF LIABILITY, WILL BE LIMITED TO
AND WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID TO AFFILIATE BY ATG IN COMMISSIONS
PURSUANT TO THE TRANSACTION GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM.
9. Publicity.
Affiliate may not create, publish, distribute, or permit any material
that makes reference to ATG or uses ATG's name or trademarks without first
submitting such material to ATG and receiving ATG's written consent.
ATG may reference Affiliate by name, its trademarks and/or links to the
Affiliate Site as an affiliate of ATG.
10. Modification.
At any time and in ATG's sole discretion, ATG may modify any of the terms
and conditions contained in this Agreement by (i) posting a change notice
or a new agreement on AstroToGo.com, and/or (ii) emailing a revised agreement
to Affiliate. Such modifications shall take effect thirty (30) days following
the posting of a change notice or new agreement on AstroToGo.com or Affiliates'
receipt of a revised agreement via email, whichever occurs first (the
"Notice Period"). IF ANY MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO AFFILIATE,
AFFILIATE'S ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT WITHIN THE NOTICE
PERIOD. AFFILIATE'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM FOLLOWING THE
END OF THE NOTICE PERIOD WILL CONSTITUTE BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFICATION.
11. Disclaimer.
THE PROGRAM AND THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
ARE PROVIDED TO AFFILIATE AND CUSTOMERS "AS IS". EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY
SET FORTH HEREIN, ATG EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED
OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES
ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE. ATG DOES NOT WARRANT
THAT THE PROGRAM OR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WILL MEET AFFILIATES' OR CUSTOMERS'
REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR
UNINTERRUPTED. ALL ATG PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES
ONLY.
12. Confidentiality.
Each of the parties hereto agrees that all information including, without
limitation, the terms of this Agreement, business and financial information,
product designs, customer and vendor lists; and pricing and sales information,
concerning ATG, Affiliate, or any of ATG's affiliates shall remain strictly
confidential and secret. Such information shall not be utilized, directly
or indirectly, by such party for its 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 through a source or sources
other than such party hereto or its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
each party is hereby authorized to deliver a copy of any such information
(i) to any person pursuant to a subpoena issued by any court or administrative
agency, (ii) to its accountants, attorney, or other agents on a confidential
basis, and (iii) otherwise as required by applicable law, rule, regulation,
or legal process.
13. Miscellaneous.
Both parties hereby submit to exclusive venue and jurisdiction in the
Federal and State courts in New York County, New York. This Agreement
shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
without reference to conflicts of laws provisions. This Agreement will
be binding on and will inure to the benefit of the legal representatives,
successors and valid assigns of the parties hereto. This Agreement contains
the entire agreement between ATG and Affiliate with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and/or contemporaneous agreements
or understandings, written or oral, between ATG and Affiliate. Affiliate
may not assign all or any part of this Agreement without ATG's prior written
consent. Except as set forth in Section 10, this Agreement may not be
modified without the prior written consent of both parties. If one or
more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable
law, then such provision(s) shall be excluded from this Agreement, and
the balance of the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its
terms. Each party to this Agreement is an independent contractor in relation
to the other party with respect to all matters arising under this Agreement.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to establish a partnership, joint venture,
association or employment relationship between the parties. No course
of dealing nor any delay in exercising any rights hereunder shall operate
as a waiver of any such rights. No waiver of any default or breach shall
be deemed a continuing waiver or a waiver of any other breach or default.
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