Please read the following agreement and click
on "I Agree" to indicate your acceptance of the terms of the ScreenGardens.com
Affiliate Program.
Affiliate Program Agreement
This Agreement, made and entered by
and between Screengardens.com, and you, the affiliate ("you"
or "Affiliate"), contains the complete terms and conditions that apply
to your participation in the ScreenGardens.com Affiliate Program (the "Affiliate
Program" or "Program")
1. Enrollment in the Program You will submit a complete Affiliate Program application from our site. After we carefully review your application, we will notify you of your acceptance or rejection to the Program. We may reject your application (at our sole discretion) if we feel your site is unsuitable or inconsistent with the mission of Screengardens.com. If your site is accepted, Screengardens.com may terminate this Agreement anytime thereafter if your site is determined (at our sole discretion) to be unsuitable for the Program. The Program is open worldwide. 2. Promotion of Our Affiliate Program
Upon your acceptance as an Affiliate
Site, we will make available to you a variety of graphic and textual links (the
"Links"), which, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, you may
display as often and in as many areas of your site as you desire. The Links
will serve to identify your site as a member of our Affiliate Programand will
establish a link from your site to ours.
Screengardens.com Agrees To:
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Pay Affiliate 15%
per sale for every customer that you refer to our site (calculated
from net sales, less transaction fees and returns).
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Pay Affiliate on a monthly basis
when your account has reached a minimum of $30.00. Accounts with a balance
of less than $30.00 will roll over to the next month, and continue to roll
over until the minimum balance is reached.
Affiliate Agrees To:
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Promote ScreenGardens.com through
their chosen method(s) of advertising.
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Have sole responsibility for the
development, operation, and maintenance of your site and for all the materials
that appear on your site.
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Ensure that all materials posted
on your site are not illegal and do not infringe on the rights of any person
or entity of any kind. We disclaim all liability for all materials on your
site.
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Indemnify, defend, and hold us
harmless from all claims, damages, and expenses relating to the development,
operation, and contents of your site.
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Make sure that
your site does not copy or resemble the look and feel of ScreenGardens.com
or create the impression that your site is our site or a part of our site.
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Submit the URLs for all sites you
plan to use to promote ScreenGardens.com on your application.
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Only use graphics,
marketing, and promotional materials provided by Screengardens.com through our affiliate
user site.
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.
Limitation 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 commissions paid or payable to you under this Agreement.
Limited License
We grant you a nonexclusive, nontransferable,
revocable right to access our site through the Links solely in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement, for the sole purpose of linking your site to our
site, solely for the purpose of identifying your site as a participant in the
Program and assisting in increasing membership in Screengardens.com. You are only entitled
to use the Links to the extent that you are a member in good standing of the
ScreenGardens.com Affiliate Program. Affiliates may use only pre-approved graphics,
links, and promotional material made available on our website without modification.
Disclaimers
We make no express or implied warranties
or representations with respect to the ScreenGardens.com Web site or the ScreenGardens.com
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.
Termination
The terms of this Agreement will begin
upon acceptance of your application. This Agreement shall commence on the date
of approval of your Affiliate Program application and shall continue thereafter
in full force and effect until terminated at any time by either party by giving
the other party written notice of termination. Upon termination of this Agreement
for any reason, you will immediately cease use of, and remove from your site,
all Links to our site, and all ScreenGardens.com trademarks, trade
dress, and logos, and all other materials provided by or on behalf of us to
you pursuant hereto or in connection with the Program.
Modifications
We may modify any of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement at any time. You will be notified by email, and
a change notice will be posted on our site. If the modifications are unacceptable
to you, your only recourse is to terminate this Agreement. Your continued participation
in this Affiliate Program after a change notice has been posted will constitute
binding acceptance of the change. Changes will only be made in 'good faith'
with the affiliate.
Anti-Spam Policy
Affiliates will be removed from the
ScreenGardens.com Affiliate Program and forfeit any pending commissions if they
are caught spamming. Spamming is not allowed and will not be tolerated! People
may think that associate's "spam" email originated from us, damaging
our reputation and causing us substantial financial loss.
Taxes and Tax Law
Affiliate hereby agrees to be responsible
for reporting all taxes on affiliate income to the IRS and/or any appropriate
governmental organizations in your country and locality of residence. Screengardens.com
assumes no liability for any taxes owed by affiliate on income earned through
the Affiliate Program.
Independent Contractors
You and Screengardens.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.
Representations and Warranties
You hereby represent and warrant to
us as follows:
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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.
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The development, operation, and
contents of your site do not infringe upon the copyright, trademark, or
any other right of any person or entity.
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 ScreenGardens.com Affiliate Program
and are not relying on any representation, guarantee, or statement other than
as set forth in this Agreement.
Fraud
If you commit fraud or falsify information
in connection with the registration of members in Screengardens.com through the Links on
your site, this Agreement will be terminated immediately. In addition, you will
be liable to Screengardens.com for any and all damages that Screengardens.com suffers as a result
of such actions. You will also be responsible for returning to Irreverie all commissions
received for fraudulent/falsified members, and we will not hesitate to pursue
all legal causes of action against you to the fullest extent possible under
the law.
Assignment This Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned by you without prior written consent of Irreverie. Reservation of Rights
Irreverie may terminate this Agreement
at any time if your site is determined to be unsuitable for the Program based
on the above rules and regulations. Irreverie also reserves the right to monitor
Affiliate sites at any time to determine whether they are in compliance with
this Agreement.
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. Subject
to that restriction, this Agreement will be binding on, inure to the benefit
of, 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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