Affiliate Partner TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Term of the Agreement: The term of this Agreement
will begin upon acceptance by SpecificMEDIA, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as
"SpecificMEDIA"), of the application of Affiliate (as defined below)
and will end when terminated by either party to this Agreement. All websites,
newsletters, companies, or individuals must obtain official approval from
SpecificMEDIA before any of the foregoing can become an affiliate partner
("Affiliate"). Only approved Affiliates are permitted to use the
programs and services of SpecificMEDIA; SpecificMEDIA reserves the right to
withhold or refuse approval on any Website, newsletter, company, or individual
for any reason, whatsoever. Either Affiliate or SpecificMEDIA may terminate
this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by giving the other party
written notice of termination (such notice may be in the form of electronic
notification). Affiliate is only eligible to earn referral fees on leads,
clicks and impressions generated during the term of this Agreement. Eligibility: All potential
Affiliates that apply for any of the products and services of SpecificMEDIA
must meet minimum requirements. SpecificMEDIA carefully evaluates potential
Affiliate sites and these sites must pre-qualify for eligibility. These
qualifications include without limitation the following: (a) Sites must have a minimum of 2,000 unique
visitors per day; (SpecificMEDIA will consider sites that contain 1,000-2,000
unique visitors per day, provided they have substantially qualified content and
appeal to a niche targeted audience); (b) Sites must be, in SpecificMEDIA’s sole
opinion, professionally designed, with substantial content, and must not have
broken links or pages under construction; (c) Unless otherwise approved by SpecificMEDIA,
sites must be located in the (d) Sites must be written primarily in the
English language; (e) Sites must not contain content or links to
any material that SpecificMEDIA in its sole and absolute discretion finds
objectionable (See Affiliate Site Content Restrictions below); (f) Unless otherwise approved by SpecificMEDIA,
sites must not provide any program or mechanism that rewards their visitors for
clicking on or visiting advertisements; (g) Unless otherwise approved by SpecificMEDIA,
sites must be hosted on a U.S. Top-Level Domain. Limitation of
Liability: SPECIFICMEDIA 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 PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF SPECIFICMEDIA,
EVEN IF SPECIFICMEDIA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
FURTHER, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF SPECIFICMEDIA ARISING OUT OF OR WITH
RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL SUCH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WILL NOT EXCEED
THE TOTAL REFERRAL FEES PAID TO AFFILIATE UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS
AGREEMENT. Disclaimer: All GOODS AND SERVICES
PROVIDED BY SPECIFICMEDIA ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY AND ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED; THIS INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
WARRANTY FOR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND THE WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY. Violation of this
Agreement: If SpecificMEDIA, in its sole and absolute discretion, finds that
Affiliate has violated this Agreement, committed fraud or any another illegal
activity (whether or not related to this Agreement), Affiliate's account will
be terminated and any and all fees payable or owed to Affiliate by
SpecificMEDIA will be forfeited. SpecificMEDIA takes fraud seriously and is
committed to working with the appropriate local, federal and international
agencies to see that it is prevented and terminated. If Affiliate fraudulently
adds leads or clicks or inflates leads or clicks by any fraudulent traffic
generation, Affiliate will forfeit its entire commission for all programs and
services and Affiliate’s account will be terminated. SpecificMEDIA reserves the
exclusive right in its sole and absolute discretion to determine if and when
such fraud exists. SpecificMEDIA closely monitors Affiliate sites which: (a) Have click-through rates that are much higher than
industry averages and where solid justification is not evident; (b) Have only click programs generating clicks with no
indication by site traffic that Affiliate can sustain the clicks reported; (c) Have shown fraudulent activity as determined by
SpecificMEDIA or its clients and; (d) Use redirects, automated software, and/or fraud to
generate clicks or leads from SpecificMEDIA’s programs and services. (e) Modify, change or use unapproved creative.
(a) Content or links to pornography, explicit sexual
images, or nudity; (b) Content that promotes hate, abuse or destructive
actions; (c) Content that is or promotes illegal activities; (d) Content that promotes business opportunities or
investments which are not permitted under law; (e) Unless otherwise approved by SpecificMEDIA, programs
that are incentivized or provide rewards to their users for viewing
advertisements (‘incentivized’ refers to any mechanism that awards site users
with cash, prizes, awards, points, contest entries, etc.); (f) Pirated software or other Website property (see
Scumware.com); (g) Programs that engage in spamming, indiscriminate
advertising or unsolicited commercial e-mail. Affiliate is granted a non-exclusive, limited,
revocable right to use the trademarks, banners, links, images and other
material (“Material”) provided by SpecificMEDIA and its third-party advertisers
to Affiliate. Affiliate may not modify the Material in any way without the
prior written consent of SpecificMEDIA or such third-party advertisers. Without
limiting any other provision of this Agreement, Affiliate agrees that failure
to strictly abide by the terms of this paragraph would result in significant
damages to SpecificMEDIA or such third-party advertisers and Affiliate agrees
to compensate SpecificMEDIA or such third-party advertisers for any such
damages. Anti SPAM Policy: In an effort to protect
affiliates and advertisers alike, SpecificMEDIA has setup the following
policies pertaining to SPAM and the sending of unsolicited commercial emails: (a) SpecificMEDIA has a zero-tolerance policy
towards spam and the sending of unsolicited commercial emails. Affiliates who
engage in spamming and/or sending of unsolicited commercial email will have their
accounts terminated. (b) SpecificMEDIA demands all affiliates to be
current and in compliance of all Federal, State, and Local laws applicable to
email marketing and web publishing. Failure to comply with the current laws
will result in account termination. (c) Should a spam complaint arise from a user
against an affiliate, we require that the affiliate be able to furnish the date
and IP address in which the user subscribed to their list. We also require that
the user be removed from the affiliate's database prior to any further
promotion of our offers. (d) Affiliate also agrees that any email lists
used to promote our offers are in full compliance with the Federal Can Spam
Act. Indemnification: Affiliate agrees to indemnify, defend and
hold harmless SpecificMEDIA Inc and its officers, directors, agents,
affiliates, employees, and third party advertisers from and against all claims,
actions, liabilities, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) that may at any time be
incurred by any of them by reason of any claims, suits or proceedings arising
out of any material breach by Affiliate of any duty, representation or warranty
under this Agreement. This indemnification provision shall survive completion,
cancellation or termination of the Agreement. Payment Terms: Publisher will be paid
per the terms of each Program. SpecificMEDIA shall pay any amounts due
approximately thirty (30) days after the end of each month, provided that
SpecificMEDIA may, in its discretion, withhold payments until such time as the
Advertiser has paid SpecificMEDIA for any Program. SpecificMEDIA reserves the
right to reduce any payments owed to Publisher as a consequence of any offsets
taken by Advertisers for invalid Events, technical errors, tracking
discrepancies and the like. SpecificMEDIA shall compile, calculate and
electronically deliver data required to determine Publisher’s billing and
compensation. Any questions regarding the data provided by SpecificMEDIA need
to be submitted in writing within ten (10) business days of receipt, otherwise
the information will be deemed accurate and accepted as such by Publisher. All
amounts will be paid in US dollars. No checks will be issued for any amounts
less than fifty (50) US Dollars (the “Payment Threshold”). All such amounts
below the Payment Threshold shall be aggregated and paid when the Payment
Threshold has been met. SpecificMEDIA will not pay for any Events that occur
before a Program is initiated, or after a Program terminates. Invoices
submitted to SpecificMEDIA and payments made to Publisher shall be based on the
Events as reported by SpecificMEDIA. SpecificMEDIA will not be responsible to
compensate Publisher for Events that are not recorded due to Publisher’s error.
SpecificMEDIA may require a Publisher to provide a W-9, and similar such
information, as a condition to payment. Modification: SpecificMEDIA may
modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, at any time
and in its sole discretion, by posting a change notice or a new agreement on
this site or otherwise notifying Affiliate. Modifications may include, for
example, changes in the scope of available referral fees, fee schedules, payment
procedures and program rules. If any modification is unacceptable to Affiliate,
Affiliate’s sole recourse is to terminate this agreement by notifying
SpecificMEDIA in writing. Affiliate’s continued participation in the programs
and services of SpecificMEDIA following the posting of a change notice or new
agreement on this site constitutes binding acceptance of such change. Non-Competition: SpecificMEDIA has proprietary relationships with the clients that advertise on the SpecificMEDIA Network. During the term of the Publisher's inclusion in the SpecificMEDIA Network and for a period of twelve (12) months after cancellation of Publisher's account, Publisher agrees not to solicit, induce, recruit or encourage, directly or indirectly, any client that the Publisher knows, or has reason to know, is a current advertiser on the SpecificMEDIA Network, or has advertised on the Publisher's Web site through the SpecificMEDIA Network during the twelve (12)-month period prior to the acceptance of the Publisher to the SpecificMEDIA Network, for the purpose of offering to such advertiser products or services that compete with those of SpecificMEDIA, including, without limitation, the placement or publishing of advertising, with the exception of reasonably documented, preexisting relationships with advertisers (clients) or relationships entered into in the ordinary course of Publisher's business. Furthermore, during the term of the Publisher's inclusion in the SpecificMEDIA Network and for a period of twelve (12) months after cancellation of Publisher's account, Publisher agrees that in the event it (the Publisher) is approached, solicited, induced, recruited or encouraged, directly or indirectly, by any client that the Publisher knows, or has reason to know, is a current advertiser on the SpecificMEDIA Network, or has advertised through the SpecificMEDIA Network during the previous twelve (12) months period prior to being approached, for the purpose of offering to such Publisher products or services that compete with those of SpecificMEDIA, including, without limitation, the placement or publishing of advertising, the Publisher will notify SpecificMEDIA immediately and the Publisher agrees not to conduct or enter into any business relationship with such client. The Publisher understands that in the event of a breach of the forgoing representations by Publisher, SpecificMEDIA shall be entitled to injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy therefore, without the necessity of posting a bond with respect thereto. Any such relief awarded shall be in addition to any appropriate relief which may be awarded in the form of monetary damages, and SpecificMEDIA shall be entitled to monetary damages to the fullest permitted under applicable law. The foregoing remedy is a material, bargained for basis of this agreement and has been taken into account in each party's decision to enter into this Agreement Miscellaneous: This Agreement is
governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California
without reference to rules governing choice of laws. Any action relating to
this Agreement must be brought in the federal or state courts located in Orange County, California, and Affiliate irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in its exclusive sole and absolute discretion, SpecificMEDIA may require any dispute hereunder to be settled by binding arbitration using the services of any established and recognized arbitration
service or tribunal, such service or tribunal to be selected in good faith in
the sole and absolute discretion of SpecificMEDIA. Affiliate may not assign
this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written
consent of SpecificMEDIA. Subject to the foregoing restriction, this Agreement
will be binding on, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable against the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. SpecificMEDIA’s
failure to strictly enforce performance of any provision of this Agreement will
not constitute a waiver of any right to subsequently enforce such provision or
any other provision of this Agreement. |