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Affiliate Network Agreement
This
Affiliate Network Agreement ("Agreement") contains the complete terms
and conditions that apply to your participation as an affiliate (an
"Affiliate") in the Zigback Affiliate Network.
By
submitting an application to become an Affiliate, you warrant that you
have read and understood this Agreement, and you agree to be bound by
it.
To
begin the enrollment process, you must submit a complete Affiliate
Network Application. We will evaluate your application and notify you of
your acceptance or rejection in a timely manner. We reserve the right,
in our sole and absolute discretion, to accept or reject your
application for any or no reason whatsoever.
Upon
notice of acceptance of your application, this Agreement shall be
effective between you and Zigback, Inc. ("Zigback"). If your application
is temporarily rejected, you may reapply after two (2) weeks. If your
application is permanently rejected, which Zigback may do in its sole
and absolute discretion, you will not be able to reapply to the Zigback
Affiliate Network.
1.
Definitions
Throughout this Agreement, capitalized terms shall have the meaning
ascribed to them in quotes. In addition, the following definitions
apply:
1.1.
"Advertising" or "Advertisements" means any and all banner
advertisements, pop-under placements, text links or other solicitations
(including, if approved in advance by Zigback, Zigback Emails) through
the Internet that promote the Zigback Service and contain a Link to the
Zigback Site.
1.2.
"Link" means an embedded graphic, icon or text provided by LinkShare or
Zigback containing a unique hypertext pointer to the URL address for the
Zigback Site embedded in an Advertisement and which identifies the
number of consumers that become Subscribers via the Advertisement.
1.3.
"LinkShare" means the Zigback third party affiliate management system.
1.4.
"Zigback Email" means any material you send by electronic mail that
promotes the Zigback Service. Zigback Emails require advance approval by
Zigback per Section 4.3 and are otherwise prohibited.
1.5.
"Zigback Service" means the DVD rental service currently offered on the
Zigback Site, and the DVD rental service as Zigback may alter and modify
from time to time during the Term.
1.6.
"Zigback Site" means the Zigback Internet site that is currently located
at http://www.zigback.com and any other additional, substitute or
successor site that may be designated by Zigback under this Agreement.
1.7.
"Subscriber" means a person, with a mailing address within the United
States, its territories, or possessions, who (i) subscribes to the
Zigback Service using a Link and through such Link successfully
registers for a free trial of the Zigback Service (i.e., requiring the
entry of name, address, email address, and valid payment information)
via the Zigback Site and (ii) has not previously subscribed to the
Zigback Service.
2.
Term and Termination
2.1.
The term of this Agreement ("Term") will begin upon our acceptance of
your application and will end when terminated by either party.
2.2.
Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without
cause, by giving the other party notice of termination.
2.3.
Upon termination of this Agreement, Affiliate shall immediately cease
serving Advertisements.
2.4.
No Referral Fees or bonuses shall be due with respect to Subscribers who
register after the date of termination. We reserve the right to withhold
your final payment for a reasonable period of time as necessary to
calculate properly any amount due to you.
2.5.
Upon termination of this Agreement, all rights and obligations of the
parties under this Agreement will be extinguished, except for those
rights and obligations that either by their express terms survive or
that are otherwise necessary for the enforcement of the Agreement.
3.
Obligations of Zigback
3.1.
Upon acceptance of your application, you will have the ability to access
performance reports via your account in the LinkShare Affiliate Network
Site. The LinkShare Affiliate Network interface will contain certain
sales reports and traffic information related to your affiliate
relationship with Zigback. These reports will contain estimates of (i)
the number of Internet user click-throughs to the Zigback Site from use
of Advertising; (ii) the Referral Fees payable to you pursuant to
Section 3.3, below, and; (iii) the number of Subscribers generated from
use of Advertising.
3.2.
Zigback shall provide you with all Advertising and you shall use only
Advertising provided by Zigback in promoting the Zigback Service. The
Advertising available for your use will be made available on the
LinkShare Affiliate Network Site. Zigback shall be solely responsible
for creating and modifying all Advertising.
3.3.
During the Term, Zigback shall pay you a fee ("Referral Fee") for each
new Subscriber you deliver as of the last day of the month, as
documented on the reporting system located on the LinkShare Affiliate
Network Site. Zigback reserves the right to adjust the Referral Fee
payable to you to the extent of any reporting errors, fraudulent
Subscriptions or intentional manipulations of the registration process,
all as determined in our reasonable, good faith discretion. In addition
to all other remedies available to it, Zigback shall have the right to
refuse to make any payment to you with respect to any Subscriber that
Zigback, in its reasonable, good faith discretion, determines was
obtained as a result of promotional efforts that were in breach of this
Agreement. The Referral Fees payable shall be in accordance with the
Referral Fee pricing schedule set forth on the
Zigback Payment Schedule. The
Zigback Payment Schedule is located on the Zigback Affiliate Site and is
available through the LinkShare Affiliate Network Site. Zigback reserves
the right to change the Referral Fees payable hereunder by providing
notice to you and reflecting such changes on the Zigback Payment
Schedule. Any changes to the Referral Fees shall become effective upon
notice to you. Such notice may be in the form of an email to you or by
posting on the LinkShare Affiliate Network Site. See Section 12.3 for
information about your obligations regarding notices.
3.4.
Zigback shall provide payment to LinkShare for any such Referral Fees
you are owed within thirty (30) days after the last day of the month
during which they were earned. LinkShare will then disperse payment to
you for such Referral Fees according to your agreement with them.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent that
Referral Fees payable to you for any month total less than US$35,
Zigback may, in its sole discretion, instruct LinkShare to defer payment
of such Referral Fees until such time as such Referral Fees and any
other Referral Fees earned during the subsequent period(s), in the
aggregate, exceed US$35. No interest will accrue on unpaid Referral
Fees.
4.
Obligations of Affiliate
4.1.
As an Affiliate, you are permitted to promote the Zigback Service only
through Advertisements offered through the methods listed below. We
reserve the right, in our sole and absolute discretion, to remove you
from the Zigback Affiliate Network for any or no reason whatsoever.
4.1.1. Links from your website to the Zigback Site, and
4.1.2. Links or pop-under placements on websites for which you have
received express written permission from such sites to serve such links
or placements and as otherwise subject to the limitations set forth in
this Agreement.
4.2.
All promotional activities undertaken by you to promote the Zigback
Service shall be made in accordance with all applicable laws and
regulations. You shall not complete the registration to or otherwise
interact with the Zigback Service on behalf of any third party. You are
only permitted hereunder to link third parties to the Zigback Site. All
information obtained at the Zigback Site from individuals linking to the
Zigback Site shall be the sole and exclusive property of Zigback and,
except as specifically provided herein, you shall neither have access to
such information nor use any device, technique or software to obtain
information from the Zigback Site.
4.3.
If you desire to promote the Zigback Service (i) by purchasing, either
directly or indirectly, search terms from websites, search engines or
other directory or referral services (e.g., Overture, Google, and
Yahoo!), (ii) by incorporating keyword text into meta tags or websites
or by using other search engine optimization techniques, (iii) by
distributing Zigback Emails, or (iv) by offering, either directly or
indirectly, any consideration or incentives to potential Subscribers to
register for the Zigback Service, including without limitation, payment
of money, rebates, discounts or other benefits, you must first get
written permission from us, which may be given or withheld in our sole
and absolute discretion. We reserve the right to revoke such permission
at any time for any or no reason whatsoever.
4.4.
You shall not bid or otherwise purchase, either directly or indirectly,
the search name "Zigback" or any misspelling or variant thereof from
websites, search engines or other directory referral services.
4.5.
You shall not, in any way, utilize pop-over Advertisements or Spyware to
promote the Zigback Service. You shall replace any Advertising displayed
on your site with any new Advertising provided by Zigback within ten
(10) days after receiving notice from us of the new Advertising. You
shall not modify any Advertisement in any way.
4.6.
Your site shall not in any way copy or resemble the look and feel of the
Zigback Site, nor shall you create the impression that your site is the
Zigback Site or a part of the Zigback Site. You shall not use Zigback or
any variation or misspellings thereof in your URL. You shall not frame
or permit the framing of any page of the Zigback Site.
4.7.
During the Term, you will not disparage Zigback, the Zigback Site or the
Zigback Service, or portray these in a derogatory or negative manner.
The content of your website will, at all times, be in good taste. You
are solely responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of
your website and will indemnify, defend and hold Zigback harmless from
any claims arising out of or related to your website.
5.
Subaffiliates and Agents
If
you operate subaffiliate networks, work with Agents or conduct reward
programs with users, you agree to the following:
5.1.
Any relationships you enter into with third parties, subaffiliates, or
agents ("Agents") in connection with your promotion of the Zigback
Service are at your sole discretion. Zigback shall not be a party to any
agreement that you have with an Agent and you are not authorized to make
any commitments on behalf of Zigback to such Agents, including
commitments regarding payment of fees to the Agents by Zigback or
commitments for licenses to Zigback's name, logo(s), any provided
images, or other intellectual property. Agents are not third party
beneficiaries of this Agreement with Zigback. Any breach by your Agents
of the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed a breach
of this Agreement by you and Zigback shall have full recourse against
you with respect to such breach. In the event Zigback has approved your
use of Zigback Emails, as required under this Agreement, that approval
is personal to you only and may not be transferred to an Agent. An Agent
may not send any Zigback Emails without separate approval from Zigback
in each instance.
5.2.
You will provide Zigback with an up-to-date list of your Agents (site
name and url) upon request.
5.3.
You agree to terminate your relationship with an Agent as it pertains to
the Zigback Affiliate Network if an Agent engages in any activity that
is prohibited as provided by this Agreement or if requested by Zigback,
and if you do not terminate such Agent within five (5) business days
from Zigback's request, Zigback reserves the right to withdraw you and
all your Agents from the Affiliate Network and to refuse payment of any
monies owing to you hereunder.
5.4.
You agree not to use any of the information provided via LinkShare's
SignatureID tracking technology to identify unique individual customer
activity conducted by Zigback, nor to allow others to use the technology
to identify such unique customer activity, nor to access such unique
customer activity or data. You further agree not to transfer or reuse
any data generated by SignatureID.
5.5.
You are solely responsible for technical implementation and maintenance
of any linking technology or tracking parameters necessary to utilize
the SignatureID technology. You are responsible for conducting
appropriate testing and verification of the SignatureID tracking
parameters including link creation, click through, ordering, and
reporting as necessary to insure correct and dependable operation of the
SignatureID tracking feature. You understand and agree that your failure
to properly implement the SignatureID technology feature can and will
result in an inability of Zigback to pay you Referral Fees, for which
Zigback has no obligation.
6.
Modification
We
may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement
at any time in our sole and absolute discretion. Modifications may
include, but are not limited to, changes in Referral Fees, payment
procedures, and permitted promotional activities. If any modification is
unacceptable to you, your only recourse is to terminate this Agreement.
Your continued participation in the Affiliate Network following our
posting of a change notice or new agreement on our site will constitute
binding acceptance of change.
7.
Ownership of Advertising and Indemnification
7.1.
Zigback represents that it is the owner of the Advertising and has all
ownership or license rights with respect to the contents thereof.
Zigback and Affiliate hereby acknowledge and agree that Affiliate shall
have no responsibility with respect to the content of the Advertising
supplied by Zigback hereunder. Any modifications to the Advertising made
by Affiliate without the written consent of Zigback shall void the
forgoing and Affiliate shall be liable for any damages arising
therefrom.
7.2.
Zigback shall defend, indemnify and hold Affiliate, its directors,
officers, employees, agents, affiliates, successors and assigns harmless
from and against any and all third party claims, liabilities, damages,
losses, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) to the
extent arising out of or related to any actual or alleged breach of this
Agreement by Zigback, including without limitation any infringement of
any copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right of any
third party by the Advertising.
7.3.
Affiliate shall defend, indemnify and hold Zigback, its directors,
officers, employees, agents, affiliates, successors and assigns harmless
from and against any and all third party claims, liabilities, damages,
losses, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) to the
extent arising out of or related to any breach or alleged breach of this
Agreement by Affiliate, including without limitation any breach of
Affiliate's obligations under Section 4 above, and the confidentiality
obligations outlined in Section 11 below.
7.4.
Any party seeking indemnification under this Section 7 shall promptly
notify the indemnifying party in writing of the claim and shall
reasonably cooperate with the indemnifying party with respect to such
claim. The indemnifying party will be entitled to control the defense
and settlement of any claim against which the other party seeks
indemnification with counsel of its own choosing and at its own expense;
provided, that the indemnified party will be entitled to approve any
non-monetary settlement.
7.5.
The indemnity obligations under this Section 7 shall survive termination
of this Agreement.
8.
Warranty Disclaimer
Except as expressly set forth herein, neither party makes any
representations or warranties, express or implied, including any express
or implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, or non-infringement, or any representation or warranty as to
any revenues or other economic or non-economic benefit that may accrue
to the other party by reason of its participation in this Agreement.
Furthermore, Zigback specifically makes no representation or warranty
relative to the performance levels or continuous operation of the
Zigback Site or the LinkShare Affiliate Network Site.
9.
Limitation of Liability
NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN RELATED
TO THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION SHALL SURVIVE TERMINATION OF THIS
AGREEMENT.
10.
Public Announcements
Neither party may make any public announcement about the terms of the
Agreement without the other party's prior written approval and consent.
The parties agree that there will be no press releases issued in
connection with this Agreement and you may not identify or list Zigback
as a provider of Advertising to you without prior written approval from
Zigback.
11.
Confidentiality
Each
party acknowledges that by reason of its relationship to the other party
hereunder it will have access to certain information and materials
concerning the other's business, plans, customers, technology, products
and services that are confidential and of substantial value to the other
party, which value would be impaired if such information were disclosed
to third parties. In particular, the parties hereto acknowledge that the
information regarding Subscribers obtained during the Term and the
effectiveness of Advertising hereunder are highly confidential and
valuable to Zigback. Each party agrees that it shall not use in any way
for its own account or the account of any third party, nor disclose to
any third party, any such information revealed to it as a result of or
arising out of the relationship hereunder (other than to fulfill its
obligations under this Agreement). Each party shall take every
reasonable precaution to protect the confidentiality of such
information. This Section shall survive termination of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, any
information (i) required by legal process to be disclosed, (ii) already
in the public domain or (iii) released through no fault of the parties
will not be considered confidential information hereunder.
12.
General Provisions
12.1.
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the state of California,
without reference to its choice of law rules.
12.2.
No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a
continuing waiver, and no waiver shall be effective unless made in a
signed writing.
12.3.
Notices and other communications to you, as required or permitted to be
given hereunder, shall be posted on the LinkShare Affiliate Network Site
and/or otherwise e-mailed to the e-mail address provided in your
application and shall be deemed effective upon posting or e-mailing, as
applicable. You are responsible for updating your contact information
within the Zigback Affiliate Network, and Zigback has no responsibility
for any inability to contact you due to obsolete or incorrect contact
information or due to any spam filters or other communication blocking
devices you may employ. Notice or other communications to Zigback shall
be sent by e-mail to
affiliates@zigback.com
and shall be deemed effective one business day after e-mailing.
12.4.
This Agreement may not be assigned or otherwise transferred by you
without the express written consent of Zigback.
12.5.
The division of this Agreement into separate sections, subsections
and/or exhibits and the insertion of titles or headings is for
convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or
interpretation of this Agreement.
12.6.
You and Zigback are independent contractors and nothing in this
Agreement will create any partnership, joint venture or agency
relationship. You'll have no authority to make or accept any offers,
warranties, or representations on our behalf. You will not make any
statement, whether on your site or otherwise, that would cause confusion
as to our relationship with you or otherwise contradict anything in this
Section.
12.7.
Each party hereby represents that it has the authority and capacity to
enter into this Agreement, including that all individuals executing this
Agreement are 18 years of age or older.
The
submission of your application shall constitute your agreement to be
bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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