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IMPORTANT-READ CAREFULLY: THIS AFFILIATES PROGRAM AGREEMENT,
INCLUDING APPLICABLE OFFERS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "AGREEMENT"), IS A LEGAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND ARCH MEMORY ("ARCH MEMORY ") FOR PARTICIPATION IN ARCH
MEMORY’S AFFILIATES PROGRAM ("PROGRAM").
BY REGISTERING FOR AND PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, YOU AGREE
TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF
THIS AGREEMENT,DO NOT REGISTER FOR
OR PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO AND ACCEPT THE TERMS OF
THIS AGREEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY AND YOU ARE ALREADY ARCH MEMORY AFFILIATE,
IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE ALL USES OF ARCH MEMORY’S MARKS AND ANY LINKS TO ARCH
MEMORY’S WEBSITE(S). AS USED IN THIS AGREEMENT "WE" MEANS ARCH MEMORY ("ARCH
MEMORY ") AND "YOU" MEANS THE PARTICIPATING WEB AFFILIATE ("AFFILIATE" OR
"YOU").
MASTER AGREEMENT
This Master Agreement ("Agreement") is made between ARCH
MEMORY] ("Merchant") and ("Partner").
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
In consideration of the promises set forth below, we agree as
follows:
1. Offers and Engagements.
1.1. From time to time, Merchant offers to pay to other
participants a specified commission in return for certain advertising services
leading to a Qualifying Link (defined below). If such offers receive an
identification number from ARCH MEMORY they shall be deemed to be an "Offer" for
purposes of this Agreement. The term "Offer" shall also include any
counter-offers resulting from an Offer.
1.2. If an Offer made by one party is accepted by the other
party in accordance this agreement, an "Engagement" will have been formed. Each
Engagement shall have the same identification number as the original Offer that
lead to the Engagement and shall be governed by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. However, in the event of any inconsistency between the terms of the
specific Engagement and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Engagement
shall govern.
1.3. At any time prior to Partner providing a Qualifying Link,
Merchant may with or without notice (a) change, suspend or discontinue any
aspect of an Offer or an Engagement or (b) remove, alter, or modify any graphic
or banner ad submitted by Merchant for an Offer or an Engagement. Partner agrees
to promptly implement any request from Merchant to remove, alter or modify any
graphic or banner ad submitted by Merchant that is being used by Partner as part
of an Engagement.
2. Partner's Responsibilities.
2.1. Partner will link its site to areas within Merchant's
site using special URLs specified in the Engagement (the "Required URLs").
Partner may post as many links to the Required URLs and the rest of Merchant's
site as it likes on Partner's site. The position, prominence and nature of links
on the Partner's site shall comply with any requirements specified in the
Engagement, but otherwise will be in the discretion of Partner.
2.2. Partner agrees not to make any representations,
warranties or other statements concerning Merchant, Merchant's site, any of
Merchant's products or services, or Merchant's site policies, except as
expressly authorized by the Engagement.
2.3. Partner is responsible for notifying of any
malfunctioning of the Required URLs or other problems with Partner's
participation in the Engagement. Merchant will respond promptly to all concerns
upon notification by Partner.
3. Commissions.
3.1. Merchant agrees to pay Partner the commission specified
in the Engagement if Merchant sells to a visitor to Merchant's site (a
"Customer") a product or service that is the subject of the Engagement and if
that Customer has accessed Merchant's site and purchased the product or service
via a Qualifying Link.
3.2. A "Qualifying Link" is a link from Partner's site to
Merchant's using one of the Required URLs or any other URL provided by Merchant
for if it is the last link to the Merchant'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
Merchant's site via a link from the Partner's site and terminating when the
Customer either returns to the Merchant's site via a link from a site other than
Partner's site or the Engagement expires or is terminated.
3.3. Merchant shall have the sole right and responsibility for
processing all orders made by Customers. Partner acknowledges that all
agreements relating to sales to Customers shall be between Merchant and the
Customer.
3.4. All determinations of Qualifying Links and whether a
commission is payable will be made by ARCH MEMORY and will be final and binding
on both Merchant and Partner. Prices for the products will be set solely by
Merchant in its discretion.
3.5. All commissions are paid through PAYPAL (PAYPAL.COM)
only. No checks or bank transfers will be issued.
4. Ownership and Licenses.
4.1. 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.
4.2. Merchant grants Partner a revocable, non-exclusive,
worldwide license to use, reproduce and transmit the name, logos, trademarks,
service marks, trade dress and proprietary technology, as designated in the
Engagement or during the registration process on Partner's site solely for the
purpose of creating links from Partner's site to Merchant's site during
Engagements. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or permitted by
applicable law, Partner may not copy, distribute, modify, reverse engineer, or
create derivative works from the same. Partner 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.
4.3. Partner grants Merchant a non-exclusive, worldwide,
royalty-free license to use, reproduce and transmit any graphic or banner ad
submitted by Partner solely for co-branding purposes or as a return link from
Merchant's site to Partner's site. Merchant will remove such graphic or banner
ad upon Partner's request.
5. Termination.
5.1. Either party may terminate any Engagement at any time by
deleting their acceptance of the Engagement by notifying ARCH MEMORY.
Termination of an Engagement shall not terminate this Agreement or any other
Engagement.
5.2. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time,
for any reason, provided that they provide at least five day's prior written
notice of such termination to the other party. Termination of this Agreement
shall also terminate any outstanding Engagements. However, all rights to
payment, causes of action and any provisions which by their terms are intended
to survive termination, shall survive termination of this Agreement.
6. Representations.
6.1. Each party represents to the other that (a) it has the
authority to enter into this Agreement and sufficient rights to grant any
licenses granted hereby, and (b) any material which is provided to the other
party and displayed on the other party's 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) be defamatory or libelous; (iv) be lewd,
pornographic or obscene; (v) violate any laws regarding unfair competition,
antidiscrimination or false advertising; (vi) promote violence or contain hate
speech; or (vii) contain viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots
or other similar harmful or deleterious programming routines.
6.2. EXCEPT FOR THE ABOVE REPRESENTATIONS NEITHER PARTY MAKES
ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES TO THE OTHER PARTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
7. Cross-Indemnification.
7.1. Each party hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the other party and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and
agents, from and against any and all liability, claims, losses, damages,
injuries or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) brought by a third
party, arising out of a breach, or alleged breach, of any of its representations
or obligations herein.
8. Limitation of Liability.
8.1. In no event shall either party be liable to the other
party for any direct, indirect, special, exemplary, consequential or incidental
damages, even if informed of the possibility of such damages.
9. General.
9.1. Each party shall act as an independent contractor and
shall have no authority to obligate or bind the other in any respect.
9.2. This Agreement has been made in and shall be construed
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of Merchant's
headquarters. Any action to enforce this Agreement shall be brought in the
federal or state courts located in that state. If you need to send official
correspondence, send it via registered mail to Merchant's headquarters to the
attention of Merchant's legal department.
9.3. This Agreement may be agreed to in more than one
counterpart, each of which together shall form one and the same instrument. The
parties agree that execution may be achieved in any format convenient to the
parties.
9.4. The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and
separable from each other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered
invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason any other or
others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part.
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