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:

  • Pay Affiliate 15% per sale for every customer that you refer to our site (calculated from net sales, less transaction fees and returns).

  • 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:

  • Promote ScreenGardens.com through their chosen method(s) of advertising.

  • Have sole responsibility for the development, operation, and maintenance of your site and for all the materials that appear on your site.

  • 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.

  • Indemnify, defend, and hold us harmless from all claims, damages, and expenses relating to the development, operation, and contents of your site.

  • 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.

  • Submit the URLs for all sites you plan to use to promote ScreenGardens.com on your application.

  • 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:

  1. 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.

  2. 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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