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Program Terms & Conditions
BABY GIFT IDEA.COM AFFILIATE PROGRAM AGREEMENT: This Affiliate
Program Agreement (the "Agreement") sets forth the
terms and conditions regarding the Affiliate Program (the
"Program") of Baby Gift Idea.com.
BY
REGISTERING FOR OUR AFFILIATE PROGRAM, 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.
1.
Definitions. Capitalized terms in this Agreement will
have the meanings set forth below or attributed to them in
various sections of the Agreement. "Affiliate-Driven
Visitor" means a unique end-user who accesses the BGI
Store through an Affiliate Link on the Affiliate Site. "BGI"
means the online store owned and operated by Baby Gift
Idea.com, which markets products for expectant and new
parents, and which is located at http://www.babygiftidea.com
and any successors thereto. "Intellectual Property
Rights" means all rights in and to trade secrets,
patents, copyrights, trademarks, know-how, as well as moral
rights and similar rights of any type under the laws of any
governmental authority, domestic or foreign, including rights
in and to all applications and registrations relating to any
of the foregoing. "Link" means a URL hidden behind a
formatting option that may take the form of a colored item of
text (such as a URL description), logo or image,
"button" or graphic box, and which allows a user to
automatically move to or between WWW pages, WWW sites or
within a WWW document. "Net Revenues" means revenues
actually received by BGI as a result of product sales at the
BabyGiftIdea.com Store, less discounts, returns, credit card
fees, allowances for bad debt, taxes, and shipping &
handling charges.
2.
Links. Affiliate agrees to promptly post at least one
Link (the "Affiliate Link(s)") to BGI's store at one
(or more) web sites owned or operated by Affiliate (the
"Affiliate Site(s)") in no event later than twenty (20)
business days following the receipt by Affiliate of an
Acceptance Notice (as defined in Section 3 below). BGI will
make available to Affiliate the Affiliate Link. Affiliate
acknowledges that the Affiliate Link provided by BGI for
inclusion in the Affiliate Site will include the
BabyGiftIdea.com trade name, trademark, service mark and/or
logo (the "BabyGiftIdea.com Brand Features", and
Affiliate has no right to alter, remove, or customize the BGI
Brand Features. Affiliate will not use or display the
Affiliate Link(s) or the BGI Brand Features in a manner that
is defamatory, misleading, libelous, obscene or otherwise
potentially damaging to the reputation of BGI.
3.
No Obligation to Accept; Effectiveness of Agreement.
BGI may refuse to enter into this Agreement for any reason,
including, without limitation (a) if Affiliate Site promotes a
product or service competitive to the BGI Store; (b) if
Affiliate Site (i) contains or links to any pornographic
material, (ii) encourages illegal activity or discrimination,
(iii) is regarded by BGI as inappropriate, or (iv) could
result in liability or adverse publicity to BGI (collectively,
"Improper Content"); or (c) if to do so would
violate any applicable law, regulation or third party right.
This Agreement will only become effective upon receipt by
Affiliate of email confirmation from BGI that BGI has accepted
Affiliate into the Program (the "Acceptance
Notice"). Following acceptance, BGI reserves the right to
terminate this Agreement immediately upon notice to Affiliate
if Affiliate Site contains any Improper Content or Improper
Promotions.
4.
Affiliate Obligations. Affiliate will be solely
responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of
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 Affiliate Site; (b)
ensuring that materials posted on 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 does not
engage in any Improper Promotion. Affiliate hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold BGI harmless from any and all claims,
damages and expenses (including, without limitation,
attorneys' fees) arising from the development, operation,
maintenance and contents of Affiliate Site.
5.
Payments. BGI will pay to Affiliate 10% of Net Revenues
derived from Affiliate-Driven Visitors (the "Fees").
No Fees shall be payable if an Affiliate-Driven Visitor leaves
the BGI Store without making a purchase and later returns to
the BGI Store to make a purchase via any method other than
through an Affiliate Link.
6.
License Grant. BGI hereby grants to Affiliate a
limited, nonexclusive, royalty-free, nontransferable,
worldwide license, without the right to sublicense, to use,
reproduce, publicly perform, distribute and display the BGI
Brand Features at the Affiliate Site, solely as incorporated
into the Affiliate Link(s) and solely in the form delivered by
BGI.
7.
Reservation of Rights. BGI reserves all rights other
than those expressly granted in this Agreement, and no
licenses are granted except as expressly set forth herein. BGI
retains all right, title and interest in and to the BGI Brand
Features and the BGI Store, together with all Intellectual
Property Rights thereto.
8.
Program Information. BGI will own all rights, title and
interest in and to all information that is created or
collected in the operation of the BGI Store including, without
limitation: (i) any contact information collected from any
Affiliate-Driven Visitors, (the "Contact
Information"); and (ii) any information collected about
click-through rates and product sales at the BGI Store
generated through the Affiliate Link(s), (the "Sales
Information"). BGI will make certain Sales Information
available online to Affiliate from time to time. Affiliate
will not disclose any Sales Information to any third party
without BGI's prior approval. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, BGI grants to Affiliate a
worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use Sales
Information solely in the manner and subject to the
restrictions set forth in this Section.
9.
Termination. This Agreement will become effective on
the Effective Date and remain in effect unless sooner
terminated as provided below for a period of one year by
mutual agreement of the parties. Notwithstanding the above,
this Agreement may be terminated by either party (i) upon
thirty (30) days written notice to the other party, or (ii)
upon a breach of this Agreement by the other party which
remains uncured for a period of ten (10) days following
receipt of notice of the breach from the non-breaching party.
Upon termination or expiration of the Agreement: (i) all
licenses granted herein shall terminate; (ii) Affiliate shall
immediately remove any Affiliate Link(s) from Affiliate Site;
(iii) BGI will pay Affiliate any accrued and unpaid Fees; and
(iv) Sections 11, 12, 14, and 15, and this sentence will
survive.
10.
Modification. At any time and in BGI's sole discretion,
BGI may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in
this Agreement by (i) posting a change notice or a new
agreement on the password-protected site, and/or (ii) emailing
a revised agreement to Affiliate. IF ANY MODIFICATION IS
UNACCEPTABLE TO AFFILIATE, AFFILIATE'S ONLY RECOURSE IS TO
TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT. AFFILIATE'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION
IN THE PROGRAM FOLLOWING BGI'S POSTING OF A CHANGE NOTICE OR
NEW AGREEMENT ON THE PASSWORD-PROTECTED SITE AND/OR
AFFILIATE'S RECEIPT OF A REVISED AGREEMENT WILL CONSTITUTE
BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFICATION.
11.
Disclaimer. THE BGI STORE AND RELATED SERVICES ARE
PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY, AND BGI EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE BGI
STORE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT AND
IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF
PERFORMANCE.
12.
Limitation of Liability. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL
BGI BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL
OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY PROVISION OF THIS
AGREEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, BGI'S AGGREGATE
LIABILITY ARISING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT
EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES PAID OR PAYABLE TO AFFILIATE UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT.
13.
Authority. If the person entering into this Agreement
is acting on behalf of his or her company, such person
represents to BGI that he or she has all requisite corporate
power and authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of
Affiliate, that this Agreement has been duly authorized by
Affiliate and that this Agreement will constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligation of Affiliate. Such person hereby
agrees to indemnify and hold BGI harmless from any and all
claims, damages and expenses (including, without limitation,
attorneys' fees) arising from any breach of this Section.
14.
Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of South Carolina without
reference to conflicts of laws provisions, and any legal
proceeding arising out this Agreement will occur in
Aiken, South Carolina. 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 BGI and
Affiliate with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
supersedes all prior and/or contemporaneous agreements or
understandings, written or oral, between BGI and Affiliate
with respect to the subject matter hereof. Affiliate may not
assign all or any part of this Agreement without BGI'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.
15.
Notice. Any notice or other communication to be given
hereunder will be in writing and given by facsimile, postpaid
registered or certified mail return receipt requested, or
electronic mail. The date of receipt shall be deemed the date
on which such notice is given. Notice hereunder will be
directed to the parties at their respective addresses set
forth below or at any other address designated by a party in
accordance with this Section. |