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This Agreement contains the complete terms and
conditions that apply to your participation in
the gifts.com Affiliates Network, and the establishment
of links from your Web site to the gifts.com Web
site. As used in this agreement, "you"
means (and "your" refers to) the applicant
seeking to participate hereunder in the Affiliate
Network, "we" means (and "us",
"our" and "ours" refer to)
gifts.com, a division of gifts.com, Inc., and
"Product" means any and all items offered
for sale by us on the gifts.com Web site.
THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND GIFTS.COM.
BY CLICKING ON THE "APPLY" BUTTON AT
THE END OF THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT, YOU AGREE
THAT (a) YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND UNDERSTAND
ALL OF ITS CONTENTS AND (b) YOU WILL BE BOUND
BY ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT.
1 Enrollment in the Network
To begin the enrollment process, you will submit
a complete Affiliate Network Application via our
Web site. We will evaluate your application in
good faith and will notify you of your acceptance
or rejection. We may reject your application if
we determine, in our sole discretion, that your
site is unsuitable for the Affiliate Network for
any reason, including, but not limited to, if
your site: incorporates images or content that
is in any way unlawful, harmful, threatening,
defamatory, obscene, harassing or racially, ethically
or otherwise objectionable such as sites that:
depict sexually explicit images; promote violence;
promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion,
nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or
age; promote illegal activities or incorporates
any materials which infringe or assist others
to infringe on any copyright, trademark or other
intellectual property rights (collectively "Content
Restrictions").
2 Promotion of our Affiliate Relationship
As an Affiliate Site, we will make available to
you (via gifts.reporting.net) banner advertisements,
button links to our site and/or text links to
our site, containing, the gifts.com logo and words
identifying the products or promotions on our
site (each of these links sometimes being referred
to herein as "Links" or, individually,
as a "Link"), which, subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, you may display as
often and in as many areas on your site as you
desire. The Links will serve to identify your
site as a member of our Affiliate Network and
will establish a link from your site to ours.
3 Utilizing our Links on Your Site
In utilizing the Links, you agree that you will
cooperate fully with us in order to establish
and maintain such Links. All Affiliate Sites shall
display such graphic images prominently throughout
your site as you see fit and with our consent.
You shall not alter, modify or expand the Links
in any way; however, a Link may be modified and/or
expanded with our written consent. Each Link connecting
users of your site to our site will in no way
alter the look, feel, or functionality of our
site. We have the right, in our sole discretion,
to monitor your site at any time and from time
to time to determine if you are in compliance
with the terms of this Agreement.
4 Order Processing
We will be responsible for providing all information
necessary to allow you to make appropriate Links
from your site to our site; however, all Links
must be approved by us. We will process orders
placed by customers who follow the Links from
your site to the gifts.com site. We reserve the
right to reject orders that do not comply with
certain requirements, which we periodically may
establish. We will be solely responsible for all
aspects of order processing and fulfillment, including
order entry, payment processing, shipping, cancellations,
returns and related customer service. We will
track the volume and amount of sales generated
by your site and will make unaudited reports summarizing
this sales activity available to you through our
site. The form, content, and frequency of the
reports may vary from time to time at 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.
5 Commission Determination
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
we will pay you referral fees on all product sales
to third parties. For a product sale to generate
a commission, the customer must follow a link
from your Web site to the gifts.com Web site,
purchase a product using our automated ordering
system, accept delivery of the product at the
shipping destination, and remit full payment to
us. Commission on returned products and refunds
will be deducted from your next quarterly payment.
6 Commission Rates
Commission rates will be based on the amount actually
paid to us for purchases, excluding amounts collected
by us for sales taxes shipping, handling and similar
charges, amounts due to credit card fraud and
bad debt, and credits for returned goods ("Net
Sales"). The Commisions Rate is subject to
change at any time or from time to time, in our
sole and absolute discretion. You will be notified
of any change in the Commission Rate.
7 Commission Payment
We will pay your commissions on a calendar month
basis. Approximately 30 days following the end
of each calendar month, we will send you a check
for the commissions earned on Net Sales of Product
that we shipped during that quarter, less any
taxes that we are required by law to withhold.
However, if the commissions payable to you for
any quarter are less than $50.00, we will hold
those commissions until the total amount due is
at least equal to $50.00.
8 Policies and Pricing
Customers who buy Products through the Affiliate
Network will be deemed to be customers of gifts.com.
Accordingly, all gifts.com rules, policies, and
operating procedures concerning customer orders,
customer service, and 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
the Affiliate Network in accordance with our own
pricing policies. Product prices and availability
may vary from time to time. Because price changes
may affect items that you already have listed
on your site, you may not include price information
in your descriptions. We will use commercially
reasonable efforts to present accurate information,
but we cannot guarantee the availability or price
of any particular Product.
9 Non-Exclusive Limited License and Use of gifts.com
Logos and Trademarks
We grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
revocable right to access our site through links
solely in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
and solely in connection with such links, to use
our logos, trade names, trademarks and similar
identifying material (collectively "Licensed
Material") solely for the purpose of selling
Products on your site for gifts.com. You may not
alter, modify or change the Licensed Material
in any way. You are only entitled to use the Licensed
Material to the extent you are a member, in good
standing, of the Affiliate Network.
You shall not make any specific use of any Licensed
Material for purposes other than selling Products
for gifts.com, without first submitting a sample
of such use to us and obtaining our prior written
consent. You agree not to use the Licensed Material
in any manner that is disparaging or that otherwise
portrays gifts.com in a negative light. We reserve
all of our rights in the Licensed Material, and
all other intellectual property rights. We may
revoke the rights granted to you pursuant to this
section at any time by giving you written notice.
You shall obtain no rights in and to the Licensed
Material. The rights granted to you pursuant to
this section shall terminate upon the effective
date of the expiration or termination of this
Agreement.
10 Non-Exclusive Limited License and Use of Affiliates
Logos and Trademarks
You grant to us a non-exclusive license to utilize
your names, titles, logos, and trademarks (collectively
the "Affiliate Marks"), and to advertise,
market, promote, and publicize in any manner our
rights hereunder; provided, that we shall not
be required to so advertise, market, promote,
or publicize. You hereby represent and warrant
that you are the sole and exclusive owner of the
Affiliate Marks and have the right and power to
grant to us the license to use same in the manner
contemplated herein, and such grant does not or
will not breach, conflict with, or constitute
a default under any agreement or other instrument
applicable to you or binding upon you; or infringe
upon any trademark, trade name, service mark,
copyright, or other proprietary right of any other
person or entity. This license shall terminate
upon the effective date of the expiration or termination
of this Agreement.
11 Obligations Regarding 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. You hereby
represent and warrant to us that materials posted
on your site do not violate or infringe upon the
rights of any third party, and that materials
posted on your site are not libelous or otherwise
illegal. We disclaim all liability for all such
matters. Further, you will indemnify and hold
us harmless from all claims, damages, and expenses
relating to the development, operation, maintenance,
and contents of your site.
12 Term of the Agreement
The term of this Agreement will begin upon our
acceptance of your Affiliate Network 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 notice of termination. 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 cancelled or
returned. We reserve the right to withhold your
final payment for a reasonable time to ensure
that the correct amount is paid.
13 Modification
We may modify any of the terms and conditions
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 or a new agreement,
is considered sufficient notice to 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 Network rules. If any modification
is unacceptable to you, your recourse is to terminate
this Agreement. Your continued participation in
the Affiliate Network following our posting of
a change notice or a new agreement on our site
will constitute binding acceptance of the change.
Except for any such modifications, this agreement
constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the
parties.
14 Relationship of Parties
You and gifts.com 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.
15 Disclaimers
We make no express or implied warranties or representations
with respect to the Affiliate Network or any Product
or other items sold through the Affiliate Network
(including, without limitation, warranties of
fitness, merchantability, non-infringement, or
any implied warranties arising out of 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.
16 Representations and Warranties You hereby
represent and warrant to us as follows:
a. 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. b. The execution,
delivery, and performance by you of this Agreement
and the consummation by you of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not, with or without
the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both,
conflict with or violate: any provision of law,
rule, or regulation to which you are subject;
any order, judgment, or decree applicable to you
or binding upon your assets or properties; any
provision of your by-laws or certificate of incorporation,
or any agreement or other instrument applicable
to you or binding upon your assets or properties.
c. No consent, approval, or authorization of,
or exemption by, or filing with, any governmental
authority or any third party is required to be
obtained or made by you in connection with the
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement
or the taking by you of any other action discussed
herein. d. There is no pending or, to the best
of your knowledge, threatened claim, action, or
proceeding against you, or any affiliate of yours,
with respect to the execution, delivery, or consummation
of this Agreement, or with respect to your trademarks,
and, to the best of your knowledge, there is no
basis for any such claim, action or proceeding.
17 Confidentiality
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement
or with the consent of the other party hereto,
each of the parties hereto agrees that all information
including, without limitation, the terms of this
Agreement, business and financial information,
customer and vendor lists, and pricing and sales
information, concerning us or you, respectively,
or any of our affiliates provided by or on behalf
of any of them shall remain strictly confidential
and secret and 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 (a) to any person pursuant
to a subpoena issued by any court or administrative
agency, (b) to its accountants, attorneys, or
other agents on a confidential basis, and (c)
otherwise as required by applicable law, rule,
regulation, or legal process including, without
limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
18 Limitations 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 Network, 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 Network
will not exceed the total commission fees paid
or payable to you under this Agreement.
19 Indemnification
You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless gifts.com and its subsidiaries and affiliates,
and their directors, officers, employees, agents,
shareholders, partners, members, and other owners,
against any and all claims, actions, demands,
liabilities, losses, damages, judgements, settlements,
costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys'
fees) (any or all of the foregoing hereinafter
referred to as "Losses") insofar as
such Losses (or actions in respect thereof) arise
out of or are based on (a) any claim that our
use of the Affiliate Marks infringes on any trademark,
trade name, service mark, copyright, license,
intellectual property, or another proprietary
right of any third party, (b) any misrepresentation
or alleged breach of a representation or warranty
or alleged breach of a covenant and agreement
made by you herein, or (c) any claim related to
your site including, without limitation, content
therein not attributable to us.
20 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 AFFILIATE
NETWORK AND ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY REPRESENTATION,
GUARANTEE, OR STATEMENT OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH
IN THIS AGREEMENT.
21 Governing Law
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of
the United States and the state of New York, 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 New
York and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction
of such courts. You may not assign this Agreement,
by operation of law or otherwise, without our
prior written consent. Any purported assignment
in violation hereof shall be null and void. Subject
to that restriction, this Agreement will be binding
on 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 a provision
or any other provision of this Agreement.
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