This Agreement
contains the complete terms and conditions that apply to your participation in
the WorldInternetSummit.com affiliate Program, and the establishment of links from
your Web site to the WorldInternetSummit.com Web site. As used in this agreement,
"you" means (and "your" refers to) the applicant seeking to participate
hereunder in the affiliate Program, "we" means (and "us", "our" and "ours" refer to)
WorldInternetSummit.com, and "Product" means any and all items offered
for sale by us on the WorldInternetSummit.com Web site.
This is a legal agreement between you and WorldInternetSummit.com. By
submitting the application form, you agree that (a) You have read this
agreement and understand all of it's contents and (b) You will be bound by all
of the terms and conditions in this agreement.
1. Enrolment in the Program.
To begin the enrolment process, you will submit a complete affiliate Program
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
Program 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"). WorldInternetSummit.com may
accept or reject any application and is not
required to specify a reason.
2. Promotion of our Affiliate Relationship.
As an Affiliate Site, we will make available to
you banners, button links and/or text links to
our site, containing the
WorldInternetSummit.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 you may display as often
and in as many areas on your site as you desire, subject to the terms and
conditions hereof.
The Links identify your site as a member of our
affiliate Program and establish
a link from your site to ours.
3. Using our Links on Your Site.
You agree that you will cooperate fully with us in
order to establish and maintain such Links. We
recommend that you display the links prominently on all relevant areas of your
site to maximize the traffic through your links to our site.
You shall not alter, modify or expand the
Links in any way without our prior written consent.
No Link from your site to ours may be
constructed so as to alter the look, feel, or functionality of our site.
We may, in our sole discretion, check
your site at any time to determine if you are in compliance with the terms of
this Agreement. We will provide all information necessary to allow you to make
appropriate Links from your site to our site. All such Links must be approved
by us.
4. Order Processing.
We will process orders placed by customers who follow the
Links from your site to the WorldInternetSummit.com site. We reserve the right to
reject orders that do not
comply with any requirements which we may
establish. We will be solely responsible for all aspects of
order processing and fulfillment, including order entry, payment processing,
cancellations, refunds 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.
Referral Payment
a. For every new customer that we track as being referred from your
links or Affiliate ID,
WorldInternetSummit.com will
pay you an 40% referral fee on your first tier and 10% on your second tier.
b. Referral credit is given to Affiliates once the referral
successfully completes our sign up procedure, however payments are made only
for "Qualified Referrals". Payment of the accumulated commission will be
processed approximately 2 weeks after the event of WorldInternetSummit 2004 is
completed. A
"Qualified Referral" is defined as an client attending
WorldInternetSummit 2004, from which account payment has been
received with no billing-related problems.
C.
Self-Referring is strictly prohibited. No one under no circumstances is
allowed to refer themselves, their spouse, business partners. Any
self-referring will automatically disqualify the commission generated by such
attempt. We determine
such activities in our sole discretion.
d. Affiliates commissions will be calculated and paid in Australian
Dollars by cheques sent by (International, when an affiliate is in a Country
other than Australia) air mail.
e. Upon
receiving the commission payment from us, affiliates are required to meet
their own taxation liabilities according to the country/state they are living
in. This includes but not limited to company/personal income tax, G.S.T (Goods
and Services Taxes) wherever applicable.
8. Policies and Pricing.
You may not include price information in your descriptions because price
changes may affect items that you already have listed on your site.
Customers who buy Products through the affiliate Program will be deemed to
be customers of WorldInternetSummit.com. Accordingly, all
WorldInternetSummit.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 Program in
accordance with our own pricing policies. Product prices and availability may
vary from time to time. 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 WorldInternetSummit.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 to use our logos, trade names, trademarks
and similar identifying material (collectively "Licensed Material") solely in
connection with such links to promote WorldInternetSummit.com and our products on
your site.
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 Program.
You shall not make any use of any Licensed Material for purposes
other than selling Products for WorldInternetSummit.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 WorldInternetSummit.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 agreement at
any time by giving you written notice. You shall obtain no rights in and/or to
the Licensed Material. The rights granted
to you pursuant to this section shall terminate at any time at our sole
discretion.
10. Non-exclusive Limited License and Use of Affiliates Logos and
Trademarks.
We intend to promote our Affiliates and
or clients. For that and other promotion that we may provide at
our discretion, you grant to us a non-exclusive license to utilize your names,
titles, logos, and trademarks and you hereby represent and warrant that you
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. Our rights to use these marks will expire when we terminate 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
Program 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 up to three months to allow all
accounting procedures to be finalised.
13. Modification.
We may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement at
any time and in our sole discretion.
Sending an email containing notice of any change or a new agreement to your
email address that is in our records, or posting such notice on our site shall
be sufficient notice to you of such modification to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and you shall be bound from that date to the terms of the
modified agreement.
Modifications may include, but are not limited to, changes in the scope of
available commission fees, commission schedules, payment procedures and
affiliate Program rules. If any modification is unacceptable to you, your sole
recourse is to terminate this Agreement. Your continued participation in the
affiliate Program 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 WorldInternetSummit.com are independent contractors, and nothing in this
Agreement will create any legal 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 might conflict with any of
WorldInternetSummit.com's
stated policies or offers.
15. Disclaimers.
We make no express or implied warranties or representations with respect to
the affiliate Program or any Product or other items sold through the
affiliate Program (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 Program, 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 Program 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
WorldInternetSummit.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, judgments,
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
supplied by 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 sites. You have independently evaluated the desirability
of participating in the resell program 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 Commonwealth of Australia
and the State of Victoria, 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 Victoria Australia 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 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.