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Affiliate Marketing Program Participation Terms and Conditions
(Version 07033001)
Welcome to NSO Media. Before You can become a participant in the program ("Program") you must first read and agree to all of the following terms and conditions.
Please read the following CAREFULLY. This is a binding legal contract ("Agreement") between NSO Media (hereinafter �Company,� and similar denoting terms, e.g., "we", or "us") and you ("You").
These Terms and Conditions govern Your participation in the Program,
as that term is defined below, including the use of Company�s services
and any materials that the Company may provide to You for use in
association with Your participation in the Program.
By participating in the Program or by using any materials provided
by Company You agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. You
also agree that this Agreement is intended to be governed by the
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign Act)
and any other applicable statutory and common law that best effectuates
Our mutual intent to create an enforceable agreement binding You and
the Company to all the terms, conditions and other provisions set forth
in this Agreement. You further acknowledge and agree that You will
manifest Your agreement to this contract by any act that reasonably
demonstrates Your assent to this Agreement, including, without
limitation, by clicking an acceptance button or any other link in
association with this Agreement in which the words �I agree� or similar
text appears or by obtaining any benefits of participation in the
Program.
You may enter into this Agreement by submitting an executed hard copy of this Agreement to NSO Media, 1412 FM 1960 West, Suite #131, Houston, TX 77090.
and You may print and retain a copy of this Agreement for Your records.
You acknowledge that access to this electronic record requires a simple
browser program such as Internet Explorer�, Firefox�, Safari� or
Netscape�, an Internet connection, and a computer.
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM YOU MUST BE OVER THE AGE OF 18
YEARS AND BE AN ADULT AS THE TERM �ADULT� IS DEFINED WHERE YOU ARE
LOCATED DURING YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM AND YOU MUST AGREE TO
ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT
MODIFICATIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE TIME YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROGRAM.
PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY AND THEN
CLICK THE �I ACCEPT� BUTTON OR CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX MANIFESTING
YOUR INTENT TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OR ARE NOT AN ADULT IN THE
AREA YOU ARE LOCATED, OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU DO NOT HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO ACCESS
ANY PROGRAM MATERIALS OR ANY WEBMASTER OR PROGRAM-RELATED PARTS OF ANY
COMPANY WEBSITE, DATABASE OR COMPUTER SYSTEM. IN SUCH CASE, PLEASE
CLICK THE �BACK� BUTTON ON YOUR BROWSER.
The Company may, in its sole discretion, modify the terms of this
Agreement upon thirty (30) days notice by email, facsimile or by
posting such changes on the website on which this document is
accessible or on any other Program Web Site as that term is defined
below. Your continued participation in the Program, use of Program
Materials, as that term is defined below, or use of any services
provided by Company and/or any Company agent(s) after the effective
date of any such notice shall constitute Your acceptance of all such
changes. You acknowledge and agree that because e-commerce has
traditionally been subject to frequent and substantial technological
and legal changes, You fully acknowledge, understand and accept the
responsibility of keeping abreast of all amendments, modifications and
other changes in and to this Agreement and notices posted on Program
Websites.
You acknowledge and agree that any and all offers to You to
participate in the Program are, and at all times were, subject to all
the terms, conditions, obligations, limitations and waivers below. You
acknowledge and agree that by participating in the Program You will be
bound by all the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and
thereby expressly agree to the foregoing and all of the following:
1. Definitions
1.1 �Adult Persons� shall mean
persons who are over the age of majority in the place in which they are
located at the time their age is of legal consequence in the providing
of goods and/or services such as the allowance or denial of access to a
website. Adult persons shall also mean persons over the age of eighteen
(18) years unless they are located in a jurisdiction wherein the age of
majority is not eighteen (18) years, in which case �Adult Persons�
shall mean persons over the age of twenty-one (21) years.
1.2 �Commission Payout Disclosure�
shall mean the published listing of Referral Fees that are paid to
Program Participants in Good Standing for Referrals that are
compensable in accordance with this Agreement, the Commission Payout
Disclosure and other notices published by the Company. Up-sell and
multi-level referral compensation, if any, that might from time to time
be offered in association with the Program will also be published in
the Commission Payout Disclosure.
1.3 �Program Benefits�
shall mean benefits to which You are entitled during the time that You
are a Program Participant In Good Standing, as set forth in Paragraph 2
below, including, the limited and conditional rights to use Program
Materials and receive payments of Referral Fees. Program Benefits, and
Your entitlement to Program Benefits, are at all times subject to this
Agreement. 1.4 �Program Materials�
shall mean promotional materials and Referral tracking materials, owned
by Company that are supplied to You for the sole purpose of generating
Referrals and otherwise promoting Program Website(s) while You are a
Program Participant In Good Standing. All Program Materials shall at
all times remain the sole and exclusive property of Company. 1.5 �Program Participant In Good Standing�
shall mean You, provided that You are not in breach of any term,
condition, obligation, warranty, indemnification, representation or
other provision of this Agreement, including subsequent modifications
of this Agreement, and You are not in breach or violation of any other
requirement or obligation associated with Your participation in the
Program. 1.6 �Program Website� shall mean each website Company has designated as a website to which You may send Referrals in accordance with this Agreement.
1.7 �Referral� shall mean
an adult person who has been directed to a Program Website through the
use of a hypertext transfer link residing on Your Website(s) that is in
the form of a banner advertisement or other promotional link which
automatically connects any person who clicks on the banner
advertisement or other promotional link to a Program Website. Such
banner advertisement or other promotional link, may include or be
associated with a unique Program participant tracking code supplied to
You by the Company in association with Your participation in Program as
a Program Participant In Good Standing. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
a person directed to a Program Website shall not be deemed to be a
Referral if that person leaves the Program Website without subscribing
to the Program Website after having been initially directed there
through a Program hyperlink banner advertisement or other promotional
link on Your Website(s) supplied by the Company, even if at some later
time that same person returns to the Program Website and subscribes to
the Program Website, provided that such person does not subsequently
return to the Program Website via a banner advertisement or other
promotional link supplied to You as a Program Participant while You are
a Program Participant In Good Standing.
1.8 �Referral Fee� shall
mean a commission or other fee payable to You in accordance with the
Commission Payout Disclosure for lawfully generated bona fide Referrals
by You in accordance with this Agreement.
1.9 �Sexually Explicit Conduct� shall have the same meaning as set forth in the CAN-SPAM Act (See CAN-SPAM Act�, 15 U.S.C. �� 7701-7713).
1.10 �Spam� shall mean
unsolicited bulk email (�UBE�), whereby a typical individual email
message comprising a part of the UBE is a part of a larger collection
of email messages, substantially all of which having the same or
substantively identical content, and one or more such email messages
are sent to a material number of recipients, each of which have not
granted verifiable permission for the email message to be sent to them.
1.11 �The 2257 Regulations�
shall mean all requirements set forth at 18 U.S.C. �2257, 28 CFR 75 et
seq., 18 U.S.C. �2257A and all regulations promulgated in association
therewith. 1.12 �Your Website� shall mean
each website that You own, operate, and control, from which You are
hereby authorized to send Referrals to the Program Website(s) while You
are a Program Participant In Good Standing . Your Website(s) shall be
subject to this Agreement from the time You commence authorized
participation in the Program. 2. Program Benefits.
2.1 Rights Granted To You By Us.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
Company grants to You, the following limited, nonexclusive,
nontransferable and revocable rights during the time You are a Program
Participant In Good Standing:
2.1.1 The limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable and revocable right to participate in the Program;
2.1.2 The limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable and revocable right
to direct and/or refer adult visitors or users of Your Website(s) to
one or more Program Websites;
2.1.2 A limited nonexclusive, nontransferable and revocable license
for You to use Program Materials provided by the Company, such as
promotional banners and other promotional materials, for use on Your
Website(s) for the exclusive purpose of advertising, marketing or
promoting websites owned, controlled and/or operated by Company during
the time You are a Program Participant In Good Standing; and
2.1.3 All licenses and rights granted to You in this Agreement
shall automatically and permanently terminate upon the termination of
Your participation in the Program by any means, Company�s termination
of the Program, Company�s termination of this Agreement or by the
operation of law.
2.2 Referral Fees. Subject to
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, for each person
who becomes a subscriber to a Program Website and who has been tracked
and verified by the Company as a �Referral� to a Program Website from
Your Website(s), You will receive a �Referral Fee� in accordance with
the Commission Payout Disclosure that is in effect at the time the
person became a bona fide Referral.
2.2.1 Notwithstanding the foregoing, You acknowledge and agree that
You shall not be entitled to a Referral Fee from Company for any
Referral or subscription to any Program Website that
2.2.1.1 the Company determines in its sole discretion is the result, or is the likely result of fraudulent activity; or
2.2.1.2 results from any activity by You or any person under
Your direct or indirect control that violates any term, condition,
obligation or other provision set forth in this Agreement.
2.2.2 You acknowledge and agree that Company shall have the right,
in its sole and exclusive discretion, at any time to expand or modify
what it determines to constitute possible fraudulent activity. Without
limiting the foregoing, possible fraudulent activity shall include
without limitation, the following circumstances or activities:
2.2.2.1 Where a subscriber has used or attempts to use a credit card number which is in a negative data base;
2.2.2.2 Where there are multiple subscriptions or attempted
subscriptions originating from a single IP address within a short
period of time; 2.2.2.3 Where there are sequential or multiple subscriptions
under different names, or variations of the same name using the same
credit card number, or sequential names or patterns of names using
different credit card numbers;
2.2.2.4 Where there is a pattern of "bursting subscriptions"
characterized by numerous subscriptions from a website in a relatively
short time span (the "bursting period"), or where there has been
history of few subscriptions from that website before or after the
bursting period;
2.2.2.5 Where there has been an attempt to put through a credit
card with a bin number that is listed in a negative bin number
database; and 2.2.2.6 Where there have been sequential or multiple attempts
to register or subscribe with a credit card using the same bin number
and sequential or multiple number strings to complete the credit card
number.
2.3 Excessive Chargebacks. You
acknowledge and agree that Company shall have the right to deny or
withhold any and all payments otherwise due You pursuant to Your
participation in the Program, and to terminate Your rights to
participate in the Program if there has been an abnormal number of
chargebacks or cancellations of memberships or subscriptions that have
been referred to Company from Your Website(s). You further acknowledge
and agree that Company shall have the right, in its sole and exclusive
judgment, to determine what constitutes and �excessive� or �abnormal�
number of chargebacks or cancellations of memberships or subscriptions.
2.4 U.S. Dollars. All Referral Fees payable hereunder shall be paid in United States Dollars.
2.5 Modification Of Benefits.
Company reserves the right, in its sole and exclusive discretion, at
any time to alter or modify the method and terms of payment benefits to
Participants and the duration of the Program. Upon notice of any change
in benefits under the Program, You shall have the right to withdraw or
terminate Your participation in the Program. 3. General Provisions Governing Your Participation In The Program.
You acknowledge and agree that Your participation in the Program, Your
right to receive Program Benefits, including Your right to receive
Referral Fees, and Your use of Program Materials are all subject to the
following limitations:
3.1 Adults Only Program Participation.
Only Adult Persons over the age of eighteen (18) years of age or
twenty-one (21) years of age in places where the age of majority is not
eighteen (18) years, may apply to participate in, or participate in the
Program. If You are not an Adult Person, You are not authorized to
access the Company�s databases or computers beyond the splash page.
This �Adults-only� prohibition, including without limitation, any
�Adults-only� parts of any Program Websites, Company Websites, or any
Program Materials. Please be advised that any accessing of Company
computers or databases, including any �Adult�s-only� parts of any
Company Websites, or any Program Materials in excess of the
authorization given to You comprises a violation of federal and state
law and infringes the Company�s copyrights and other proprietary
rights. 3.2 You Must Provide Truthful And Accurate Information.
You must truthfully complete all the required fields of requested data
during the sign-up process to participate in the Program. You must
provide Us with Your full legal name and valid contact information
including email and mailing addresses (P.O. box addresses will not
satisfy this requirement). Please be advised that any information
fraudulently provided to the Company via the Internet or other wire
means comprises a violation of federal and state laws. You hereby
authorize the Company, its agents and contractors to email You notices
about the Program and Your account to email addresses You provided to
Us, and otherwise communicate with You based on other information that
You provide to Us.
3.3 Lawful Referral Generation.
You are free to generate Referrals by any lawful methods that are not
in violation of any terms, conditions, obligations, duties, warranties,
indemnifications or any other parts of this Agreement. You may not
direct Referrals or any other traffic to a Program Web Site, any other
website owned by Company, or to any of the Company�s affiliates, in any
manner that violates any law, rule, regulation or custom, or which
violates or infringes the rights of any person or entity. 3.4 Company Rights To Terminate Program Participation And Benefits.
The Company shall at all times have the right, in its sole and
exclusive discretion, to terminate, suspend or modify Yours and any
other person�s participation in the Program at any time and Company may
do so with or without prior notice or cause. Company shall at all times
also have the unlimited and unqualified right to modify, suspend or
terminate any and all Program Benefits, the entire Program or any
part(s) thereof, without prior notice, justification or explanation. 3.5 Program Modifications.
The Company, in its sole and exclusive discretion, shall have the right
at any time to change or modify any Program, including without
limitation, the right to change the basis for calculating and the
method of paying compensation, including Referral Fees, to Program
Participants, including, without limitation, the right to change the
basis for entitlement for payment of a Referral Fee from a commission
for the sale of a subscription or membership resulting from a Referral,
to a payment for the generation of a �click through� Referral. If at
any time Company materially changes the Program, You shall have the
right to withdraw and terminate Your participation in the Program at
any time by providing written notice to the Company of such termination
of participation in accordance with the Notice provisions set forth in
Paragraph 18 below. If You terminate Your participation in the Program,
You shall have no other rights or remedies regarding any Program
changes by the Company or any modification of any person�s, including
Yours and Your affilliates�, participation in any Program, and You
hereby agree not to bring any claim or action against the Company or
any Indemnified Parties, as that term is defined herein, regarding any
modification, suspension or termination of the Program or any person or
entity�s participation in the Program.
3.6 Program Benefits Are Not Transferable.
Program Benefits are not transferable by You and may only be used by
You in association with Your Website(s) while You are participating in
the Program and are a Participant In Good Standing.
3.7 Prohibited Activities.
You agree that You will not use the Program, Program Benefits or any
materials or rights provided to You in direct or indirect association
with any activity that is prohibited by any law, regulation or rule.
Without limiting the foregoing, You agree that you will not engage in
any of the following prohibited activities and if any such action
described below is engaged in by You or anyone under Your control, You
expressly agree that Company shall be entitled, at Company�s election
and discretion, to terminate Your participation in the Program, with
forfeiture of all of Your unpaid Referral Fees, recover all damages
resulting from any and all such actions, report such actions to other
affiliate marketing program companies, and permanently preclude You
from ever participating in any Company Program again:
3.7.1 Engaging in any illegal activity, including, without
limitation, disseminating or otherwise using unlawful Spam , unlawful
Instant Messages, Chatroom, Newsgroup, ICQ or IRC postings, or using
any other forms of unlawful unsolicited electronic advertisements or
other communications;
3.7.2 Promoting, publishing, distributing or otherwise using,
in any manner, any illegal or unlawful content, including, without
limitation, child pornography, content that is not in compliance with
The 2257 Regulations, material advocating or providing assistance to
terrorists, and content comprising infringing works, defamatory
material, or stolen passwords;
3.7.3 Engaging in any activity that Company in its sole discretion determines is offensive or inappropriate;
3.7.4 Including on, in or in association with Your Website(s) any depiction of
3.7.4.1 children;
3.7.4.2 adults, animated characters, synthespians or avatars portrayed as, or
reasonably appearing to be, children;
3.7.4.3 incest;
3.7.4.4 torture, genital mutilation, rape or other violent sexual acts;
3.7.4.5 bestiality;
3.7.4.6 necrophilia
3.7.4.7 menstruation, urination or defecation; or
3.7.4.8 any other depiction deemed illegal by any governmental authority.
3.7.5 Using prohibited content in hidden meta tags, text, links, graphic(s) or any HTML;
3.7.6 Misleading or defrauding the Company or consumers or attempting to do so, in any way;
3.7.7 Generating Referrals directly or indirectly or otherwise
directing traffic by using a misleading domain name on the Internet
that may either deceive a person into viewing material that is obscene
in nature or deceive a minor into viewing material that is harmful to
minors on the Internet;
3.7.8 Hijacking traffic;
3.7.9 Providing incorrect or incomplete account information;
3.7.10 Generating hits or signups as a requirement to enter or
obtain access to goods or services on Your Website(s) or another
party�s website; 3.7.11 Engaging any means or mechanisms that falsely generates
hits or signups by any person or entity (Note: If You wish to perform a
test signup, You must first email the Company at support@nsomedia.com to arrange such a test);
3.7.12 Cheating or defrauding any other Program participant,
other company operating an affiliate program or any of Company�s
sponsors, contractors, or other related parties; 3.7.13 Violating or infringing any rights of any person or
entity, including without limitation, any copyrights, trademark rights,
patent rights, rights of publicity, privacy rights or any other
intellectual, personal, property or contract right violation,
infringement or misappropriation;
3.7.14 Hosting Your Website(s) with or through a web hosting
entity that does not permit adult content, including, but not limited
to, Geocities, Angefire, Tripod, Xoom, CJB.net, and Hypermart;
3.7.15 Misrepresenting any Program Website in any manner,
including but not limited to, misrepresenting the cost of membership,
terms of membership, or content contained within a Program Website;
3.7.16 Any unfair or deceptive advertising, including any such
activity prohibited by Section 5 of the FTC Act, such as any
representation, omission, or practice that is likely to mislead
consumers and improperly affect consumer�s behavior or decisions about
a product or service;
3.7.17 Misusing the Program or this Agreement in any manner,
including but not limited to, instructing a prospective member to sign
up and cancel; 3.7.18 Engaging in any unauthorized modification, alteration
or other unauthorized use of Program Materials or any other materials
provided to You by, through or in association with the Program by
Company or any of its agents; or
3.8 Full Compliance With FTC Regulations.
You and all persons under Your control or authority shall at all times
fully comply with all United States Federal Trade Commission (�FTC�)
statutes, regulations, rules, policies, and advisory opinions. You
expressly agree that You and Your Website(s) will fully, fairly and
accurately describe the products and services that are offered and/or
sold on, at, in or through Your Website(s). You also expressly agree
that You will fully, fairly and accurately disclose the costs and all
associated terms and conditions, procedures for purchasing goods and/or
services available on, at, in or through Your Website(s) as well as all
procedures for obtaining refunds and/or credits and otherwise resolving
disputes regarding such goods and services and the operation of Your
Website(s). 3.9 Use of the Word �Free�.
You expressly agree that any and all use of the word "free" on or in
association with Your Website(s) or otherwise in association with Your
participation in the Program must comply with the FTC rules and
regulations. If You use the word "free" in association with an offer
that is subject to certain terms and conditions, You agree that those
terms shall be disclosed in a clear and conspicuous manner. Additional
information regarding the use of the word �free� in association with
offers is available in a guide entitled �FTC GUIDE CONCERNING USE OF
THE WORD "FREE" AND SIMILAR REPRESENTATIONS." A copy of the
aforementioned guide may be obtained from the FTC. (See also http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/guides/free.htm.)
3.10 Cooperation With Investigations.
The Company reserves the right to cooperate in any investigation
relating to activities involving any violation of this Agreement, any
violation of any law, rule or regulation and any allegation of any
violation or infringement of any right of any person or entity,
including any intellectual property, privacy or contractual right. Such
cooperation shall include, without limitation, disclosure of any and
all information provided to Us by You, to third parties, including but
not limited to law enforcement, administrative agencies and courts. 3.11 Program Materials Are Company Property.
All Program Materials and other materials provided to You in
association with the Program, including, without limitation, any and
all advertising banners, photographic materials, video, audio and
audio-video recordings, software, scripts, code and text, are and shall
remain the property of Company and shall not be copied or reproduced,
altered, modified or changed, broadcast, distributed, transmitted or
disseminated, sold or offered for sale in any manner, except as
previously expressly authorized by the Company for use by You in
association with Your participation in the Program as set forth in this
Agreement. 3.12 Company Trademarks.
You acknowledge and agree that all trademarks and services marks used
in or in association with the Program, the Program Websites, other
Company websites and/or other Company products and services including,
without limitation, nsomedia.com and wildxxxfantasies.com
(�Company Trademarks�), constitute valuable Company property in which
Company reserves all rights and in which You shall not, at any time,
obtain any proprietary rights whatsoever. You also acknowledge and
agree that all Company copyrights and other intellectual property
rights owned by Company or any associated entity that are used or
embodied in or in connection with the Program, Program Website(s),
other Company websites and/or other Company products and services shall
be and remain at all times the Company�s sole property. You expressly
agree that You shall not during, or at any time after You cease
participation in the Program, in any way question or dispute the
Company�s ownership of any such rights or any Program Materials or
other materials provided to You in association with Your participation
in the Program. Nothing herein shall be construed as a grant or
assignment of any rights in or to any Program Materials or any
intellectual property owned by Company or any other person or entity.
In the event that new trademarks, trade names, copyrightable material
and/or other intellectual property is created, adopted or developed
during the time You are a Program Participant, You hereby expressly
acknowledge that the same shall be and at all times remain the
Company�s property. All good will generated by the use of Company
Trademarks by You pursuant to Your participation in the Program shall
inure to the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company. 3.13 No Similar Domain Name Registration or Use.
You may not register or use any domain name that includes or is similar
to any Company Trademarks or any trademarks, service marks or trade
names appearing in any Program Materials or other materials provided to
You pursuant to this Agreement. 3.14 Seek Legal Advice.
It is strongly suggested that You have this Agreement reviewed by
competent counsel and seek appropriate legal advice and counseling
regarding compliance with all the laws that may pertain to Your online
business, including, without limitation, the obscenity laws, The 2257
Regulations, laws governing the distribution of harmful matter to
minors, deceptive domain name regulations, child pornography laws, the
FTC Act and other laws prohibiting false, unfair or deceptive
advertising, the CAN-SPAM Act, state �do not email� registry laws such
those that are currently in effect in Utah (Utah Child Protection
Registry Act) and Michigan, laws pertaining to intellectual property
rights, including copyrights, trademark rights, service mark rights,
patent rights, rights of publicity, laws pertaining to online privacy,
laws pertaining to computer and database security, including The
Electronic Communications Privacy Act (18 U.S.C. �� 2701-2710), The
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. � 1030) and The California
Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act (Cal. Penal Code
�502), laws pertaining to online or other assistance to terrorists, The
PROTECT Act, laws pertaining to pimping, pandering and prostitution,
tax laws, laws pertaining to sexual harassment, and laws pertaining to
libel, trade libel and defamation. 3.15 Company Does Not Provide Legal Advice.
You acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement, any future
modifications of this Agreement or any other communication by Company
or any of its principals, officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys, contractors or any other person directly affiliated with
Company shall at any time be construed, or relied upon, by You or any
person under Your control as legal advice or legal counsel of any kind.
Please do not ask Company or any of its employees to provide You with
legal advice. Referrals to competent legal counsel familiar with adult
entertainment law are available from the Free Speech Coalition (www.freespeechcoalition.com).
3.16 NO UNLAWFUL SPAMMING.
NOTE: WE HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR UNLAWFUL TRANSMISSION OF BULK
UNSOLICITED EMAIL (I.E., ILLEGAL SPAMMING). IF COMPANY DISCOVERS THAT
YOU HAVE ENGAGED IN UNLAWFUL SPAMMING DURING THE TIME YOU ARE A PROGRAM
PARTICIPANT, YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM WILL BE TERMINATED, YOU
WILL BE BARRED FROM FUTURE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM AND ALL FUNDS
OTHERWISE DUE TO YOU WILL BE FORFEITED TO THE COMPANY.
3.17 Full Compliance With CAN-SPAM Act.
You expressly agree that at all times that You are a Program
Participant, You will not use any form of unlawful or illegal Spam,
newsgroup postings, IRC posting or any other form of unlawful
unpermissioned electronic solicitation in direct or indirect
association with Your Website(s), any Program Website, any Company
Website, or use of Program Materials or any intellectual property owned
or licensed by the Company, for the purpose of directing or Referring
users, or for any other reason. If You choose to generate Referrals via
the use of email, You must, and hereby expressly agree, at all times to
fully comply with the United States CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (�CAN-SPAM
Act�, 15 U.S.C. �� 7701-7713 and 18 U.S.C. � 1037. See also http://www.spamlaws.com/federal/can-spam.shtml), all regulations promulgated thereunder, including those set forth at 16 C.F.R. Part 316.
3.18 Violations of CAN-SPAM Act.
You acknowledge that any violation of the CAN-SPAM Act by You or any
party under Your control may result in substantial civil liability and
serious criminal penalties. We strongly suggest that You seek proper
advice from a qualified legal specialist familiar with the requirements
for compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act prior to Your use of unsolicited
bulk email for any commercial purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
You acknowledge and agree that any violations of the CAN-SPAM Act or
any other email regulation by You or any person(s) under Your control
in association with Your participation in the Program might expose
Company to substantial civil liability. As such You hereby agree to
fully indemnify Company and all persons and entities associated
therewith for all liability, costs and damages resulting from any and
all violations of the CAN-SPAM Act by You and/or any person(s) under
Your control. All Program Participants discovered to be in violation of
the CAN-SPAM Act will be terminated from the Program and We reserve the
right to report any and all discovered violations of the CAN-SPAM Act.
3.19 Program Email Promotion Requirements.
All email used by You or any person(s) under Your control to directly
or indirectly generate Referrals shall comply with all of the following
requirements:
3.19.1 The exact phrase �SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT:� must be contained in
capital letters as the first 19 characters at the beginning of the
subject line (counting the dash, colon and space). This phrase in the
subject line must be in ASCII format.
3.19.2 The same exact phrase �SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT:� must be in
capital letters as the first 19 characters in the main body, i.e., the
�Brown Paper Wrapper� area of the email message. The Brown Paper
Wrapper refers to the opening portion of the email that is immediately
visible to the recipient, without scrolling down or taking any other
affirmative steps to view the message. Sexually explicit material can
be displayed beneath the 'Brown Paper Wrapper' area of the email
message or accessible by clicking on a link, but must be accompanied by
any reasonably required instructions on how to access, or activate a
mechanism to access, the sexually explicit material and must be
preceded by a clear and conspicuous statement that to avoid viewing the
sexually explicit material, the recipient should delete the email
message without following such instructions. 3.19.3 The �Brown Paper Wrapper� area must clearly and
conspicuously indicate that the message itself is an advertisement or
solicitation, display a valid physical postal address of the sender,
and contain an email address, or other Internet-based mechanism, that
remains capable of receiving replies for no less than thirty (30) days
after the transmission of the original message. The area must also
contain information advising the recipient that he or she can reply to
decline any further commercial email messages from the sender. 3.19.4 The subject line must not contain text with written
descriptions of Sexually Explicit Conduct. Also, the �Brown Paper
Wrapper� area of the email message must not contain materials with
Sexually Explicit Conduct. Sexually Explicit Conduct, including any
materials that constitute actual or simulated sexual intercourse
(including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal,
whether heterosexual or homosexual); masturbation; sadistic or
masochistic abuse; or lascivious exhibition of the genitals or pubic
area of a human being. 3.19.5 The header information of each email and other
electronic message, including, without limitation, all mobile telephone
messages, shall be truthful and accurate, shall not be forged or
missing, and shall not misrepresent or disguise the sender or origin of
any communication or the path of the message from sender to intended
recipient.
3.19.6 No email messages shall directly or indirectly contain,
comprise, facilitate or assist any �chain letters�, �pyramid schemes�
or similar processes of any type.
3.19.7 Each email message shall contain the Universal Resource
Locator (�URL�) of Your website and a valid email address at which the
recipient may use to reach You. Each email must contain a statement
informing the email recipient that the recipient may contact You to
instruct You to remove the recipient from Your mailing list and to send
no further messages to the recipient�s email address.
3.20 You agree that You will inform
Company within twenty-four (24) hours of Your receipt of any and all
complaints regarding Your use of email communication directly or
indirectly in association with Your participation in the Program at: support@nsomedia.com.
3.21 Domain Names. You agree that you will not use any domain name in association with the Program
3.21.1 that is not registered with a reputable domain registration company;
3.21.2 that comprises, in whole or in part, harmful matter to minors;
3.21.3 that violates the Protect Act;
3.21.4 that is registered to or otherwise belongs to any party
other than You, unless you have the registrant�s or owner�s express
written permission to use the domain name in association with the
Program and You have provided the Company with a copy of such express
written permission prior to such use in association with the Program;
or 3.21.5 that in any manner misrepresents or disguises the point
of origin of any communication, including email and mobile telephone
messages.
3.22 Termination For Unlawful Electronic Communications.
You acknowledge and agree that We have the right to immediately, and
without notice, terminate Your participation in the Program if We, in
Our sole and exclusive judgment, conclude that You have engaged in the
use of any form of unlawful UBE, newsgroup postings, password selling
or trading, warez, IRC posting or any other form of Spamming.
3.23 �Do Not Email� Registry Law and Other Email Law Compliance.
You also agree to comply with all state laws regulating email, such as
the �do not email� registry laws, such as the Utah Child Protection
Registry Act. You also agree to comply with all foreign laws regulating
the use of unsolicited bulk email message transmissions as they apply
to any subject email transmissions You generate. You expressly hereby
agree that failure to comply with all applicable laws pertaining to
email transmission may, at Company�s sole election result in immediate
termination of Your participation in the Program and forfeiture of any
Referral Fees payable to You.
3.24 Program Websites Are For Adults Only; Unauthorized Access is Prohibited By Law.
You acknowledge that persons under the age of majority in the
jurisdiction in which they are located (e.g. persons under the age of
eighteen (18) years in the United States), are not authorized to access
any part of the Program Websites beyond the first page, and that any
such access in excess of authority given by Us constitutes a violation
of federal and state laws and unauthorized copying of Our intellectual
property in violation of United States copyright laws. Accessing any
adult�s only parts of any Program Website(s), other Company Websites or
any parts thereof without Company authorization comprises intentional
unauthorized access of Company computers and data in Our databases. Any
such access to Our computers and Our data in excess of the permission
granted by the Company, including any access to any online tools,
webmaster statistics or other resources only available to Program
Participants in Good Standing, by any person who is not an adult or is
not a Program Participant in Good Standing, may violate state, federal
and foreign laws, including, without limitation, The Electronic
Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. �� 2701-2710, The Computer Fraud
and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. � 1030 and The California Comprehensive
Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, Cal. Penal Code �502. You also
acknowledge and agree that any unauthorized access to any Program
Website or Company content database also constitutes one or more
intentional infringements of Our copyrights in the materials depicted
thereon.
3.25 Disclaimers and Age Verification.
With respect to any website or web page or any other electronic
presentation of material which is sexual in nature that You use in
direct or indirect association with the Program to generate Referrals,
You agree to present to a potential viewer of such material appropriate
disclaimers and a means of exit for the viewer before granting access
to any material that is sexually explicit or otherwise unsuitable or
inappropriate for minors. In addition, You agree that with regard to
exhibition of such sexual materials You will implement an appropriate
age verification mechanism or procedure that complies with all laws to
which such sexual materials are subject. 3.26 Copy of 2257 Regulation Records.
You agree that the company may, at its election, at any time, require
You to provide a copy of all documentation required by The 2257
Regulations as partial evidence of Your compliance with The 2257
Regulations without obligation and without assuming any duties
associated wherewith. 3.27 Best Efforts To Keep Informed.
You agree that You will use best efforts to become and stay informed of
all laws that are directly or indirectly applicable to the use of Your
website, especially as such use relates to Your participation in the
Program.
3.28 Software Export Restrictions.
You acknowledge that some elements of Your Website(s) may be subject to
regulation by agencies of the United States Government, including the
United States Department of Commerce, which prohibits export or
diversion of software to certain countries and third parties. You
hereby represent and warrant that You will not assist or participate in
any such prohibited exporting or diversion and that You will not
license or otherwise permit anyone to receive any materials controlled
under any United States laws and regulations in violation of the law.
3.29 Tax Identification Information.
If You are residing in the United States, only citizens or resident
aliens of the United States may participate in the Program and You must
supply Company with a Federal Tax ID or Social Security Number that is
representative of, and exactly matches the payee name You provide to
the Company. Your failure to supply that information will constitute a
basis for terminating this Agreement and for forfeiting any commissions
or fees to which You would otherwise be entitled under this Agreement.
To comply with IRS reporting requirements, Company may use a credit
agency to verify and/or modify payee name information as warranted.
3.30 Unauthorized Access To Company Computers and/or Databases Prohibited By Law.
You acknowledge and agree that You shall not access, or attempt to
access any Program Materials and/or the Company website(s) in a manner
not expressly authorized by the Company. Any and all unauthorized
access to Company�s computers and/or databases, including for the
purpose of unauthorized viewing, downloading, receipt, duplication or
other use of Program Materials or any Company website, regarding which
You are directly or indirectly involved, shall constitute intentional
infringement(s) of the Company�s and potentially others� intellectual
property rights by You, and other rights, and may also violate state
and federal anti-hacking and computer privacy laws, including The
Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. �� 2701-2710, The
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. � 1030 and The California
Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, Cal. Penal Code �502.
Any unauthorized use or any intrusion of Company�s or any other Program
Participant�s computer systems or networks is strictly prohibited. You
agree not to engage or attempt to engage in such activity or to attempt
to access any of Company�s servers or other computers for the purpose
of altering or manipulating Company hardware or software. If it is
discovered that You are involved in any breach of Company computer or
network security or the breach of any other party�s computer or network
security you acknowledge and agree that Company shall have the
unlimited right to notify law enforcement agency(ies) for the purposes
of investigating and potentially prosecuting criminal violation(s) of
Company�s system or network security and You hereby authorize Company
to release information about You to third party system administrators
associated with other affiliate marketing programs, and others, in
order to assist in resolving security incidents and preventing future
incidents. 3.31 No Authorization To Access Program Materials or Company Websites From Prohibited Locations.
You hereby acknowledge that You understand that the Company does not
authorize the accessing, viewing, downloading, duplication, receiving,
transmission, broadcasting or other use of the Program Materials,
Program Websites and other Company websites by any person, INCLUDING
YOU, who is in a prohibited area.
3.32 All Program Participants Must Remain In Good Standing.
You must be a Program Participant In Good Standing to participate in
the Program. You hereby acknowledge and agree that You shall cease to
be a Participant In Good Standing and shall be subject to immediate
termination of all Program Benefits without prior notice if You fail to
perform under, or breach, any part(s) of this Agreement. 4. Your Warranties To Us.
In consideration of Company providing You with Program Benefits and as
a material inducement for Company to enter into this Agreement with
You, You hereby expressly warrant all of the following:
4.1 That You are over the
age of eighteen (18) years or, if the age of majority in the place that
You are located is not eighteen (18) years, You warrant that You are
currently over the age of twenty-one (21) years and are legally an
adult in the place where You are located, and You further warrant that
You have not participated in any Company Program or accessed any
�adult�s only materials� at any Program Website or any other Company
Website prior to the time You became an adult as defined under the
applicable law of the state or locality where You reside; 4.2 That You are the
person who owns or is otherwise entitled to contract on behalf of the
entity that owns the rights to Your Website(s); 4.3 That You have full
authority, all necessary rights and sufficient capabilities to enter
into this Agreement and perform all the duties, obligations,
warranties, indemnifications and other requirements set forth in this
Agreement;
4.4 That You will at all
times only provide accurate and complete information to Company
concerning Your identity, bank account, address and/or other required
information;
4.5 That at all times You
are a Program Participant, You will not use any form of unlawful or
illegal Spam, newsgroup postings, IRC posting or any other form of
unlawful unpermissioned electronic solicitation in direct or indirect
association with Your Website(s), any Program Website, any Company
Website, or use any Program Materials or any intellectual property
owned by the Company, for the purpose of directing or Referring users
or for any other reason;
4.6 That if You elect, in
Your sole discretion, to generate Referrals via the use of email, You
must, and hereby expressly agree at all times, to fully comply with the
CAN-SPAM Act and all foreign laws regulating the use of unsolicited
bulk email message transmissions as they apply to email transmitted by
You or any person(s) under Your control;
4.7 That You will at no
time while You are participating in the Program, or using any Program
Materials or other materials provided to You by Us, directly or
indirectly display on, or otherwise include or use in, on or in
association with, Your Website(s) any advertising or advertising links
of any kind which promote Company Websites, other than through the use
of specific advertisements, advertisement links, banners and other
materials that have been supplied by the Company or its agent(s)
pursuant to this Agreement for use in association with Your Program
Participation while You are a Program Participant In Good Standing;
4.8 That You will not
copy or reproduce, alter, modify or change, broadcast, distribute,
transmit, disseminate or otherwise use any banners or other Program
Materials, use any Program Benefits or use or exploit the Program, in
any manner, at any time anywhere in the World except as authorized by
this Agreement or in a separate written agreement with the Company; 4.9 That You will ONLY
use Program Materials, such as promotional pictures and images provided
by Company, on Your Website(s) to generate Referrals;
4.10 That You will not
conduct Your business or manage Your Website(s) in any manner that
violates any law, regulation or rule, including, without limitation,
The 2257 Regulations, The CAN-SPAM Act, The Adam Walsh Child Protection
Act of 2006 , any other child pornography laws, The Child Online
Privacy Protection Act, The Protect Act (prohibiting deceptive adult
website domain names), any FTC rule or regulation, or any foreign law
applicable to Your Website(s);
4.11 That neither You nor
any person under Your control will include in Your Website(s) or
promotional materials, or link Your Website(s) or promotional materials
to, or otherwise use, any of the following types of content or
materials while You are a Program Participant, and neither You nor any
person under Your control will directly or indirectly, link any of the
following content or materials to any Program Website or other Company
website or any of Company�s intellectual property by any means:
4.11.1 Obscene material, including without limitation any material depicting bestiality, rape or torture;
4.11.2 Any material which is displayed or transmitted in a way
as to constitute harmful matter or indecent communications to minors;
4.11.3 Any material in which persons under the age of eighteen
are depicted in actual, simulated or suggestive sexual situations;
4.11.4 Any material not fully in compliance with The 2257 Regulations;
4.11.5 Any material which constitutes child pornography or
matter which involves depictions of nudity or sexuality by an age
inappropriate-looking performer (i.e. someone who looks younger than 18
years of age), or by a performer who is portrayed or made to appear to
be a person under the age of 18 years of age by virtue of the script,
make-up, demeanor, costuming, setting, etc., or any material that
includes or is associated with any of the following terms: �Lolita�,
�Pre-Teens�, �Young Teens�, �Kids� and �Kiddy� for any purpose in any
fashion including, but not limited to, within meta-based tags;
4.11.6 Any material that is threatening, abusive, hateful,
defamatory, libelous, slanderous, scandalous or injurious to the
reputation of any person or entity;
4.11.7 Any content or other material that promotes
discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, religion,
nationality, ethnicity, disability, age, or any content or other
material that comprises hateful or offensive material directed toward a
particular person or a specific race, sex, sexual orientation,
religion, nationality, ethnicity, disability or age;
4.11.8 Any material that constitutes an infringement,
misappropriation or violation of any person's or entity�s intellectual
property rights such as copyrights, trademark rights, rights of
publicity, patent rights, or any person or entity�s private property
rights, privacy rights, contract rights or other rights; 4.11.9 Any program, file, data stream or other material that
contains viruses, worms, "Trojan horses" or any other destructive
feature which may cause damage to any computer equipment, loss or
corruption of data or programs or inconvenience to any person or
entity, regardless of whether damage is intended or unintended;
4.11.10 Any communications of any kind with a terrorist or a terrorist organization;
4.11.11 Any functionality of any kind that provides any form of
assistance to any terrorist, terrorist organization or act of terror;
or 4.11.12 Any illegal matter whatsoever;
4.12 That if Your Website does
business in California or any other jurisdiction that requires websites
to post a privacy policy, You will at all times post and comply with
the provisions of the privacy policy posted on Your Website;
4.13 That You will not
unlawfully harvest or otherwise collect data from persons visiting Your
Website, including, but not limited to, email addresses, except as
expressly disclosed in Your Website�s(s�) published privacy policy; 4.14 That You will not
falsify or delete any attributions of authorship of content depicted on
Your Website(s) if to do so would violate the rights of any person or
entity;
4.15 That You will not
restrict or inhibit any other Program Participant from fully
participating in the Program and fully enjoying all Program Benefits;
4.16 That You will not
violate any code of conduct or other guidelines posted by Company in
association with the Program; 4.17 That You will not
create a false identity for the purpose of misleading Company or any
other person or entity;
4.18 That all materials
of every kind, including all photographic, videographic, audio and
textual materials used in direct or indirect association with materials
provided through the Program shall only be transmitted, distributed,
broadcast or otherwise disseminated by You to willing adults and all
such materials shall at all times comply with contemporary community
standards in the communities into which they are so disseminated;
4.19 That unless Your
participation in the Program is terminated by the Company, You agree to
be deemed a Program Participant until You terminate participation in
the program by notifying Company by email at support@nsomedia.com of Your intent to terminate Your participation in the Program;
4.20 That You will remain
a Program Participant in good standing at all times You are receiving
benefits or are otherwise participating in the Program;
4.21 That if Your
participation in the Program is terminated for any reason, You cease to
be a Program Participant in good standing, You change Your
Website's(s�) URL(s) or You cease to offer services on the Internet,
You shall immediately and permanently cease all use of all Program
Materials provided to You, immediately cease use of all Company
Trademarks, and immediately remove from Your Website(s) all files
containing any other materials provided to You by the Company and/or
the Company�s agent(s) for use in association with Your Participation
in the Program;
4.22 That You agree that
You shall at all times maintain a designated employee of Your company
to act as the Custodian of the Records for all records that are
required to be maintained pursuant to The 2257 Regulations in relation
to depictions on Your Website(s) and other depictions used by You or
persons under Your control in relation to the generation of Referrals,
and that You shall immediately provide to Us as requested, in Our sole
discretion, evidence that You are in compliance with all of The 2257
Regulations;
4.23 That You shall
properly (and continuously) post the statements in the manner (and the
locations) required by The 2257 Regulations on Your Website(s) or other
Internet areas You employ for the promotion or marketing of our
Program;
4.24 That any information
in the nature of the legal names, dates of birth, addresses, and other
personal information of actors and models, together with any and all
information that is derived therefrom, which You may receive from Us
for purposes of assisting You in complying with The 2257 Regulations,
shall be treated by You as "Confidential 2257 Information;" that all of
this Confidential Information is the sole and exclusive property of the
Company and that You shall use the Confidential Information solely for
the purpose of compliance with The 2257 Regulations and for no other
purpose whatsoever;
4.25 That You shall
protect all Confidential 2257 Information by using the same degree of
care to prevent the unauthorized use or dissemination or publication of
the Confidential 2257 Information as You would use to protect Your own
confidential and/or proprietary information, and that You will comply
with any and all laws governing the safekeeping or protection of such
personal information, and, without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, You warrant that You shall not
4.25.1 copy, reproduce, distribute, loan, sell or disclose to any
person, firm or corporation any of the Confidential 2257 Information
disclosed to You by Us in any matter whatsoever;
4.25.2 permit any third party to have access to such Confidential 2257 Information; or
4.25.3 use such Confidential 2257 Information for any purpose other than for compliance with The 2257 Regulations;
4.26 That You shall hold
harmless and indemnify Company against any claim for damages,
attorney�s fees, costs, fines, financial penalties, and assessments
resulting from Your failure to use a reasonable degree of care to
prevent the unauthorized use or dissemination of the Confidential 2257
Information or resulting from Your failure to comply with any law
governing the safekeeping or protection of such Confidential 2257
Information, including any violations of Cal. Civ. Code ��
1798.80-1798.84; 4.27 That You will keep
such Confidential 2257 Information only so long as You are required to
do so by The 2257 Requirements, and that such Confidential 2257
Information will thereafter be promptly destroyed in a manner that will
not permit its dissemination to any other person, firm, or corporation;
4.28 That You are, and
will at all times you are a Program Participant remain, in full
compliance with all federal and state labor laws; 4.29 That You will not
include any Company Trademarks or variations or misspellings thereof,
in any of Your domain names or try to register any domain names that
include or are confusingly similar to any Company Trademarks or
variations or misspellings thereof.
4.30 That all obligations
owed to third parties with respect to any and all activities
contemplated to be undertaken by You pursuant to this Agreement are or
will be fully satisfied by You, and that Company will have no
obligations with respect thereto; 4.31 That each Referral
and each email address submitted by You was generated by a real person
and neither such Referral nor email address has been created by a third
party or was obtained fraudulently or in violation of any term or
condition of this Agreement;
4.32 That You shall at no
time access, view, download, receive or otherwise use, or cause or
enable others to access, view, download, receive or otherwise use
Program Materials and/or any Company website directly or indirectly in
places which the Company does not authorize such access, viewing,
downloading, receipt or other use;
4.33 That Your Website(s)
shall post on all entry pages an advisory that the material in Your
Website(s) is(are) for �adults only� and that any access to Your
Website(s) by a minor constitutes computer trespass, violations of Your
copyrights and other intellectual and proprietary rights, and
unauthorized access to computers and databases in excess of authority
granted in violation of federal and state laws; 4.34 That you will not engage in
4.34.1 the introduction of any malicious program(s), such as viruses
or worms, into any computer, mobile telephone, server or network,
including any mobile telephone network;
4.34.2 the interference with service provided by any computer,
mobile telephone device, server or computer network, including mobile
telephone networks; ?
4.34.3 any circumventing of user authentication or security of any host, network or account;
4.34.4 use of an account with another affiliate program provider to promote Your Website(s) in an unlawful or abusive manner;
4.34.5 any form of unauthorized access to or use of data,
systems or networks belonging to the Company or any Program
participants;
4.34.6 unauthorized monitoring of data or traffic on any
computer network or system without express authorization of the owner
of the system or network; ?
4.34.7 any use of the Program, Program Materials or any other
materials or service provided by Company for the purpose of
compromising the security of any Company computer, server or computer
network; 4.34.8 alteration or modification of any Company accounts,
records or other data, including, without limitation any data
pertaining to You or any person(s) under Your control; or 4.34.9 attempt to change, modify or destroy the identity of
any Company computer system or change files on, or partitioning of, any
of Company�s computer or server drives;
4.35 That You are sufficiently
fluent in the English language to fully understand all the terms,
conditions, duties, obligations, warranties, indemnifications and other
provisions set forth in this Agreement;
4.36 That You have made a copy of this Agreement for your records;
4.37 That You will
indemnify, defend and hold the Company, its principals, officers,
directors, shareholders, employees, agents, attorneys, assigns and
successors harmless from any and all damages, losses and costs,
including attorneys� fees, resulting from any act taken by You in
violation of any term or condition of this Agreement, including but not
limited to any breach of any warranty in this Agreement, or any failure
to act when required to act under any terms or conditions of this
Agreement; and
4.38 That You acknowledge
and agree that all Your warranties, indemnities and obligations, are
expressly designed and intended by You and the Company to survive the
termination of this Agreement and Your termination of participation in
the Program for any reason.
5. No Joint Or Collaborative Venture; No Monitoring Or Control Of Your Content.Nothing
in this Agreement is intended by Us or You to create or constitute a
joint or collaborative venture or partnership of any kind between You
and Us, nor shall anything in this Agreement be construed as
constituting or creating any agency, employment relationship, joint or
collaborative venture or partnership between You and Company or any of
Company�s employees, agents, contractors, affiliates or assigns.
5.1 You acknowledge and
agree that We shall have no control, nor ownership interests of any
kind in Your business or Your Website(s), and that You have full
responsibility for the content and operation of Your Website(s),
including, without limitation, the payment of all taxes.
5.2 You acknowledge and
agree that You shall have no financial or other interest in Company or
any property owned by Company, any related entity or any of Company�s
contractors, affiliates, agents, successors or assigns.
5.3 You acknowledge and
agree that Your relationship with the Company shall be restricted to
matters pertaining to the Program exclusively and shall be governed
entirely by this Agreement.
5.4 You acknowledge and
agree that the Company has no direct or indirect control over the
content distributed by You or persons under Your control on, at, or in
association with Your Website(s)(s).
5.5 You further
acknowledge that neither Company nor any employee, associate, agent,
assign or successor of Company shall exert or provide any direct or
indirect control over, the monitoring of, supervision of, prior
approval of, or review of the content appearing or otherwise
distributed on, at, or in association with Your Website(s), and that
You shall be solely responsible for any legal liabilities or
consequences resulting from the dissemination of that content on or
through Your Website(s).
6. No Guarantees Or Warranties Of Any Kind.
You acknowledge and agree that Company makes no guaranties or
warranties of any kind with respect to the Program, Program Materials,
or Program Benefits provided by, through or in association with the
Program. You acknowledge and agree that all materials provided to You
by the Company or its agent(s) are provided to You �as is�, and that
participation in the Program and use of Program Materials and any other
materials provided to You by Company and/or its agent(s) are solely at
Your risk. Company disclaims all warranties, either express or implied
including, but not limited to, express or implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with regard to
the Program, Program Materials and any and all other materials and
services of every kind provided You.
7. Company Limited
Liability and Liquidated Damages. You acknowledge and agree that under
no circumstances shall Company, its directors, officers, other
principals, shareholders, employees, independent contractors, authors,
agents, attorneys representatives, assigns or successors be liable to
You, or any other person or entity, for any direct or indirect losses,
injuries or incidental or consequential damages of any kind (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) directly or
indirectly arising from, associated with or otherwise regarding Your
participation in the Program, including, without limitation, regarding
any link to any Program Website or other Company website, any use of
Program Materials or any other materials provided by Company and/or its
agent(s), any mistakes, omissions, delays, errors, interruptions in the
transmission, or receipt of Company's services, content or Program
Materials, including without limitation any losses due to server
problems or due to incorrect placement of HTML, any affiliate Referral
tracking code errors, any failure(s) of Company and/or its agent(s) to
comply with The 2257 Regulations, any errors or omissions, any action
resulting in copyright, trademark or patent infringement, or any other
claim or cause of action, whether based upon breach of contract,
negligence, or otherwise. In the event of any network downtime,
computer or technical error, Company will not be held responsible for
any lost hits, signups, traffic, revenue or income. 7.1 YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE
THAT YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM AND YOUR USE OF ALL PROGRAM
MATERIALS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY
ARE AT YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE RISK. ALL MATERIALS AND SERVICES ARE
PROVIDED ON AN �AS IS, WITH ALL FAULTS� AND �AS AVAILABLE� BASIS. 7.2 THE COMPANY
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. COMPANY MAKES NO
WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICES WILL MEET ANY PROGRAM PARTICIPANT�S OR YOUR
REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT ANY SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE, NOR DOES COMPANY MAKE ANY
WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM YOUR PARTICIPATION
IN THE PROGRAM OR ANY PARTICIPANT�S USE OF ANY PROGRAM MATERIALS OR ANY
OTHER MATERIALS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENTS. 7.3 YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY USE YOU MAKE OF ANY PROGRAM MATERIALS
IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT
RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOADING OF ANY AND ALL PROGRAM MATERIAL AND/OR
OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED TO YOU BY THE COMPANY.
7.4 COMPANY MAY MAKE
THIRD-PARTY GOODS, SERVICES AND/OR SOFTWARE AVAILABLE TO YOU. COMPANY
HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE CONTENT OF THIRD-PARTY SERVICES. USE OF ANY
THIRD-PARTY CONTENT OR SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
7.5 NO ADVICE OR
INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU OR ANY PERSON(S)
UNDER YOUR CONTROL FROM COMPANY OR ITS EMPLOYEE(S), CONTRACTOR(S),
AGENT(S), ATTORNEY(S), AFFILIATE(S) OR ANY OTHER PARTY ASSOCIATED WITH
THE COMPANY, OR THROUGH THE PROGRAM, SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY, WHETHER
BY IMPLICATION, ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY
MARKETING OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS DESCRIBING THE SERVICES ASSOCIATED
WITH THE PROGRAM.
7.6 YOU ARE SOLELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPER OPERATION OF YOUR WEBSITE(S) AND ALL OTHER
MATTERS UNDER YOUR CONTROL. IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE TO YOU
OR ANY USERS OF YOUR WEBSITE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO
YOUR OPERATION OF YOUR WEBSITE(S) AND RELATED BUSINESS(ES) OR FAILURE
TO OPERATE YOUR WEBSITE(S) OR BUSINESS(ES).
7.7 PARAGARAPH 7 AND ALL
SUBPARAGRAPHS HEREOF APPLY TO ALL CLAIMS BY YOU, BY ANY PARTIES UNDER
YOUR CONTROL AND BY ANY CUSTOMERS OR USERS OF YOUR WEBSITE(S)
REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION UNDERLYING THE CLAIM, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR TORT, ACTIONS FOR NEGLIGENCE OR
STRICT LIABILITY. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR OBLIGATION TO INDEMNIFY
COMPANY REGARDING ANY CLAIMS BROUGHT AGAINST COMPANY BY SUCH PARTIES,
CUSTOMERS AND USERS OF YOUR WEBSITE(S). 7.8 NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING EXPRESS LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE
THAT SHOULD COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AGENT(S),
ATTORNEYS, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, OR ASSIGNS BE HELD LIABLE TO YOU FOR
ANY CLAIMS, DAMAGES, INJURIES, COSTS OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY RESULTING FROM YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM OR USE OF
ANY PROGRAM MATERIALS OR OTHER MATRIALS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE
COMPANY AND/OR COMPANY�S AGENT(S), THAT YOUR DAMAGES SHALL BE LIMITED
TO LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND THAT THE TOTAL AGGREGATED DOLLAR AMOUNT OF
SUCH LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FOR ANY AND ALL SUCH CLAIMS, DAMAGES, INJURIES,
COSTS AND LOSSES SHALL NOT EXCEED A TOTAL OF TEN DOLLARS ($10.00). 8. No Representations Of Success Or Profitability.
You hereby confirm and acknowledge that You have unilaterally decided
to enter an Internet service business and acknowledge that it is a high
risk business. You further confirm, acknowledge and expressly agree
that neither Company, any agent or representative of Company, nor any
other person has at any time in the past, represented to You or has
otherwise directly or indirectly communicated in any manner to You any
guarantee, reassurance, or any other communication of any kind
regarding:
8.1 the potential
profitability or likelihood of success of Your participation in the
Program as set forth in this Agreement or otherwise;
8.2 the possibility or
likelihood that use of any products and/or services provided pursuant
to this Agreement can or will result in the recoupment of any funds
expended by You for the promotion of Your Website(s) or any other
purpose; or
8.3 the existence,
nonexistence, size or any other characteristics of any market for any
products or services which involve Your participation in the Program
pursuant to this Agreement.
8.4 You expressly
acknowledge and agree that the success of any business endeavor,
including Your participation in the Program pursuant to this Agreement,
is subject to numerous factors, such as the effectiveness of
advertising and promotion, Your administrative capabilities, etc., and
that the ultimate success or failure of Your business rests with You
and not Company. You further expressly agree not to raise any claim of
any kind against Company, and You agree to hold Company harmless from
any claim of loss to You, directly or indirectly resulting from Your
decision to participate in the Program.
9. No Monitoring Or Supervision Provided By Us.
We shall not monitor, supervise or review, nor shall Company be
responsible for any content appearing or otherwise distributed on, at
or in association with, Your Website(s), including, any Program
Materials provided to You by, through or in association with the
Program or content which You have otherwise received from Company. You
assume the entire and exclusive responsibility and liability for all
decisions to display and/or include any and all content on Your
Website(s), to distribute or make the content available to the viewers
of Your Website(s) in various geographical areas, for all decisions
relating to the manner in which You permit or restrict access to Your
Website(s), and for all the consequences resulting therefrom.
10. Copyright Policy Claims of Infringement; Designated Agent/DMCA Notice.
You may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted
material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without
obtaining appropriate and sufficient prior consent of the owner of such
proprietary rights. Without limiting the foregoing, if You believe that
Your work has been copied and has been posted or is being displayed on
any Company website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement,
please provide Our Copyright Agent with the following information
consistent with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA): 10.1 an electronic or
physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of the copyright interest; 10.2 a description of the copyrighted work that You claim has been infringed;
10.3 a description of
where the material that You claim is infringing is located on Our
website or in Our electronic messages including if feasible the URLs of
web pages and all associated links; 10.4 Your address, telephone number, and email address;
10.5 a written statement
by You that You have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not
authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and 10.6 a statement by You,
made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in Your
Notice is accurate and that You are the copyright owner or authorized
to act on the copyright owner's behalf. 10.7 Company's United
States Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement
can be reached as follows:
ATTN: Copyright Complaints, NSO Media, 1412 FM 1960 West, Suite #131, Houston, TX 77090.
Please do not contact our designated DMCA Agent for any other matters.
10.8 Intent To Comply With DMCA.
It is the intention of Company to fully comply with the DMCA, including
the Notice and �take down� provisions and to benefit from the safe
harbors immunizing it from liability to the fullest extent provided by
law, and to the extent the Notice and �take down� requirements above
deviate from the requirements under the DMCA then the Notice
requirements as provided by the DMCA shall control and are herein
incorporated by reference. 11. Term And Termination Of Agreement.
You acknowledge and agree that the term of this Agreement is at will,
and that this Agreement and Program may be terminated, in whole or in
part, by Company in its sole and exclusive discretion, at any time,
without any advance notice. Termination notice by email, to the email
address We have on file for You, or to a mailing address We have on
file for You, or otherwise as provided in Paragraph 18 herein, shall
constitute sufficient notice to terminate this Agreement.
11.1 Right to Refuse Referrals.
Company reserves the absolute right to deny any prospective Referral
and any person or entity participation in the Program. Company shall
not be required to provide any reason or justification for denial of
processing of a Referral or denial of participation in the Program to
any person or entity. 11.2 Earned Referral Fees.
In the event that this Agreement or the Program is terminated by
Company, You shall be entitled to all unpaid commissions or referral
fees earned by You prior to the date and time of termination, provided
that at the time the Program is terminated You are a Program
Participant In Good Standing. However, You shall not be entitled to
receive any Referral Fees or for any Referrals sent to Company after
the date and time of termination of the Agreement or Program.
11.3 Right to Retain or Destroy Files.
Upon termination of this Agreement, Company reserves the unlimited
right, without obligation, to maintain copies of Your files, records,
and data You have provided to us and all data associated with Your
participation in the Program for archival and other purposes. Any and
all such records and files may be destroyed at any time Company desires
at Company�s sole election.
12. Entire Agreement; Modification; Assignment.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between You and Company
with respect to all matters pertaining to Program, Program Materials,
Your Participation in the Program and all other subject matter hereof.
This Agreement replaces, supersedes and cancels all prior and
contemporaneous understandings, agreements, discussions, and
representations, whether written or oral regarding such subject matter,
including without limitation any marketing or promotional materials
located on any and all Program Websites and/or Company Websites. No
amendment to or modification of this Agreement by You will be valid or
binding unless it is in writing and signed by a duly authorized
representative of each party. Company may modify this Agreement as set
forth in Paragraphs 3.6 and 12.1 of this Agreement.
12.1 Modification By Notice From Company.
You agree that Company may from time to time, in its sole and exclusive
discretion, modify this Agreement, including any terms regarding the
type and quality of benefits provided to You hereunder. Any and all
terms and conditions may be modified by Us at any time upon email
notice to You or by posting at one or more Program web address
location(s), such as this page.
You agree that each time You send Referrals to or regarding a Program
Website, otherwise participate in the Program or use any Program
Benefits or other services offered in, through or in association with
the Program, that by doing so You are also reaffirming the then current
version of this Agreement and reaffirming Your agreement to be bound by
all the terms, conditions, duties, obligations, warranties,
indemnifications and other provisions of the then current version of
this Agreement. You also agree that the aforesaid methods of
affirmation, agreement, acceptance and acknowledgment set forth in this
Paragraph 12.1 shall be valid and binding with respect to this
Agreement and any and all subsequent modifications of this Agreement. 12.2 No Modification By You Unless We Agree In Writing.
You agree that no modification of this Agreement by You, Your
principals, officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents,
attorneys, affiliates, assigns or successors shall be enforceable or
have any effect unless first reduced to writing and signed by a duly
authorized representative of Company.
12.3 No Reliance On Other Representations.
You agree that none of Your principals, officers, directors, employees,
representatives, agents, attorneys, affiliates, assigns or successors
have any authority to make any representations or promises in
connection with this Agreement or the subject matter thereof that are
not expressly set forth in this Agreement, and You acknowledge and
agree that You have not executed this Agreement in reliance upon any
representation or promise by any of Company�s principals, officers,
directors, other principals, shareholders, employees, representatives,
agents, attorneys, affiliates, assigns or successors that is not
expressly set forth in this Agreement
12.4 No Waiver. You
acknowledge and agree that the failure of Company to enforce any
specific provision(s) of this Agreement shall not preclude the
enforcement of any other provisions, any further enforcement of such
provision(s) or the exercise of any right hereunder by the Company, or
be deemed a waiver of any right, remedy or prerogative. No waiver of
one breach of this Agreement will constitute a waiver of subsequent
breaches of the same or of a different nature.
12.5 Personal Agreement.
You agree that all promises, obligations, duties and warranties made by
You in this Agreement are personal to You and that neither they nor any
Program Benefits or any other benefits hereunder may be assigned by You
to any other person or entity.
12.6 Assignment. The
rights and liabilities of the parties to this Agreement will bind and
inure to the benefit of their respective assignees, successors,
executors, and administrators. You agree that Company may at any time
in its sole discretion, and without prior notice to You, freely assign,
in whole or in part, this Agreement, the Program, Program Benefits, and
all or part of Company�s duties, obligations and/or performance
associated therewith. Neither this Agreement nor any rights granted
hereunder may be sold, leased, assigned or otherwise transferred, in
whole or in part, by You.
13. Indemnification. You
agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Company and its officers,
directors, other principals, shareholders, contractors, agents,
attorneys, successors and assigns, harmless from and against any and
all claims and liabilities, including attorneys� fees, experts� fees,
and all other litigation costs related to, arising from or arising
under each and every breach of any of Your representations, duties,
warranties, obligations, including indemnification obligations, or any
other provision of this Agreement, including, without limitation, any
and all claims related to any use or misuse of the Program, Program
Materials or any other materials or services provided to You, any
illegal, unlawful, infringing, defamatory or libelous activity by You
or any person under Your control, any content or other material
contained or depicted on, in or in association with Your Website, any
claim or contention that Your Website(s) contains any content,
materials or processes that infringes any third party�s copyrights,
trademark rights, patent rights, rights of publicity or any other
intellectual property rights or violates any third party�s rights of
privacy or contract rights, any claim relating to any third party
access or use of data You have obtained from third parties, including,
without limitation any data associated with 2257 Regulation compliance,
or any other breach of this Agreement by You or any person under Your
control. Company reserves the right, at its own expense, at its
election, but without obligation, to participate in the defense of any
matter otherwise subject to the indemnification provisions set forth in
this Paragraph. You agree that You shall not settle any claim or
liability subject to Your duty of indemnification set forth herein
without the prior written consent of Company.
14. Arbitration; Choice of Law.
14.1 Binding Arbitration.
Any and all disputes as to the interpretation of, or any performance
under, this Agreement that are not first resolved informally, shall be
determined by binding arbitration in Los Angeles, California, before a
single arbiter knowledgeable in Internet and e-Commerce matters, in
accordance with the Rules for Commercial Arbitration of the American
Arbitration Association (�AAA�). The appointing agency for the arbiter
shall be the AAA. The final award in any such arbitration proceeding
shall be subject to entry as a judgment by any court of competent
jurisdiction, provided that such judgment does not conflict with any
parts of this Agreement.
14.2 Arbitrator. The
jurisdiction of the arbiter with respect to legal matters shall be
limited only by the statutory and common law of the State of California
and the United States of America and the limitations set forth in this
Agreement. The arbitrator shall have no authority to award any punitive
or exemplary damages; certify a class action; add any parties; ignore
or depart from strict interpretation and adherence to the provisions of
this Agreement, and shall be bound by governing and applicable law and
substantive and procedural limitations set forth in this Agreement. The
arbitrator shall render a written opinion setting forth all material
facts and the basis of his or her decision within thirty (30) days of
the conclusion of the arbitration proceeding. Except as provided below,
the party bringing the action shall be responsible for paying all costs
for arbitration, including the arbitrator�s fees unless the matter
involves alleged infringement of Company�s intellectual property, in
which case the prevailing party shall be awarded its attorneys fees,
all arbitration costs and arbitrator fees, in addition to all other
applicable remedies.
14.3 Discovery. The
parties may conduct discovery prior to the arbitration hearing as
provided for in the California Code of Civil Procedure with respect to
discovery in arbitration matters. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each
party shall have the right to take no more than two (2) depositions of
potential witnesses, and each shall have the right to serve no more
than two (2) sets of interrogatories, none of which shall include more
than twenty (20) Interrogatories. Additional discovery shall be in the
discretion of the arbitrator. All discovery shall be completed within
three (3) months after the selection of the arbitrator, unless this
period of time is extended by the arbitrator for good cause. 14.4 Arbitration Is At Company�s Election For Disputes Regarding Its Intellectual Property.
This provision mandating arbitration for the resolution of disputes
does not apply to any dispute involving any of the Company�s
intellectual property or any intellectual property licensed to the
Company, in which case, resolution of all such disputes via arbitration
shall be at Company�s sole discretion and election and Company shall at
all times reserve all rights to, and be entitled to, freely litigate
any dispute involving Company�s intellectual property in state or
federal court in Los Angeles, California. If Company elects to litigate
an intellectual property dispute in court and thereby forego the
arbitration provisions of this Agreement for such dispute, the parties
shall be required to join all other then current claims with the
intellectual property claim before the court, and the prevailing party
shall be awarded its reasonable attorneys fees and all costs, including
expert fees, in addition to all other applicable remedies. The fact
that Company elects or does not elect to bring a particular
intellectual property dispute in court shall not affect Company�s
option to do so or not do so regarding any and all subsequent
intellectual property disputes. 14.5 Disputes Regarding Whether Arbitration Is Proper.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, You and the Company hereby expressly
agree that any and all disputes regarding the scope of jurisdiction of
any arbitrator or whether a matter is properly the subject this
arbitration provision (for example, a dispute whether the matter arises
out of or relates to this Agreement) that are not informally resolved
within five (5) business days, shall be resolved, either by a panel of
three (3) arbitrators, not including the original arbitrator, or by a
state or federal court of competent jurisdiction in Los Angeles,
California. You and the Company hereby agree to stipulate to the
jurisdiction of such court for the limited purpose of resolving such
disputes over the jurisdiction of the arbitrator or scope of matters
subject to this arbitration provision.
14.6 Governing Law. This
Agreement and all matters arising out of or otherwise relating to this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws and judicial decisions of the
State of California, excluding its conflict of law provisions, and the
laws and judicial decisions of United States of America. NOTICE: YOU ARE AGREEING TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF
THE MATTERS INVOLVING THIS AGREEMENT TO BE DECIDED BY NEUTRAL
ARBITRATION IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A., AS PROVIDED BY
CALIFORNIA LAW AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND YOU ARE
GIVING UP ANY AND ALL RIGHTS YOU MAY POSSESS TO HAVE THE DISPUTE
LITIGATED IN A COURT OR TO HAVE THE MATTER RESOLVED BY A JURY TRIAL. IN
SO AGREEING YOU ARE ALSO GIVING UP YOUR JUDICIAL RIGHTS TO DISCOVERY
AND APPEAL. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOREGOING AND THAT YOU ARE ALSO
RELINQUISHING ANY RIGHTS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES IN ANY VENUE OUTSIDE OF
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. IF YOU REFUSE TO SUBMIT TO ARBITRATION
AFTER AGREEING TO THIS PROVISION, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU
MAY BE COMPELLED TO ARBITRATE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE CALIFORNIA
CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE (FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING CALIFORNIA
CIVIL CODE PLEASE CONSULT YOUR ATTORNEY AND SEE, FOR EXAMPLE,
WWW.FINDLAW.COM). NEVERTHELESS AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, YOU
HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE
ARBITRATION PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT IS KNOWING AND
ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY.
15. Severability; All
Provisions Of This Agreement Not Deemed Unenforceable Shall Survive Any
Unenforceable Provisions. In case any one or more of the provisions
contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, for any reason, such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any and all
other provisions hereof, and such provision(s) shall be enforced to the
maximum extent possible and the remainder of this Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect and shall be construed, interpreted,
applied and enforced as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provision(s) or part(s) thereof had never been included in this
Agreement. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any
provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any and all other provisions. Unless otherwise
specifically provided, all provisions of this Agreement regarding Your
warranties to the Company shall survive its termination regardless of
the cause thereof. 16. This Agreement Shall Be Deemed To Be Mutually Drafted; Headings.
For purposes of construction and interpretation of this Agreement, both
Company and You shall be deemed to have mutually drafted this Agreement
and all parts thereof. If You would like to negotiate other terms or
otherwise modify this Agreement before providing your assent and
agreement, please contact the Company at support@nsomedia.com.
You hereby acknowledge and agree that this is not a contract of
adhesion and that You shall not raise any claim to the effect that this
Agreement constitutes a contract of adhesion or is unconscionable in
any way. Paragraph and subparagraph headings of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute a
part hereof nor to affect the meaning thereof.
17. Review By Your Attorney.
We strongly suggest that You review this Agreement with Your attorney
prior to its execution. You acknowledge and agree that nothing herein
and no statement by the Company or any of Company�s principals,
officers, directors, shareholders, employees, representatives, agents,
attorneys, affiliates, assigns or successors or other person associated
with Company has in any way prevented or inhibited You in any way from
freely seeking such advice prior to entering into this Agreement. You
hereby acknowledge and agree that you are not under any specific time
constraint to agree to this Agreement or to participate in the Program,
and you may leave the Company�s website without completing the Program
participation application process without any obligation or sanction
for having done so. You hereby acknowledge and agree that the terms of
this Agreement are reasonable and fair, all material and other terms
have been fully disclosed in writing, and that You have been given a
reasonable chance to seek advice of independent counsel with respect to
this Agreement and all transactions contemplated that might be
associated herewith. You acknowledge that You have had competent
counsel review this Agreement and provide You with legal consultation
regarding the same. Notwithstanding the foregoing, You hereby
acknowledge and agree that if You have not had competent counsel review
this Agreement prior to Your assent to enter into this Agreement by any
means, You hereby acknowledge that You have expressly, knowingly and
voluntarily decided not to do so and that You shall not at any time
raise the fact that You have not had an attorney review this Agreement
or claim You were not provided an opportunity to have an attorney
review this Agreement before entering into this Agreement and assenting
to all its provisions.
18. Notices. All notices permitted or required under this Agreement may be sent
18.1 if by the Company to You,
via email, standard mail, registered mail, or Federal Express, as
appropriate, to the email address, facsimile number, or street address
most recently provided by You or publicly obtainable by the Company
and/or Company�s agents; and 18. 2 if by You to the Company, via email to support@nsomedia.com.
18.3 All notices sent in
accordance with the Paragraph shall be effective upon receipt and shall
be deemed to be received unless such notice is returned to the sender
marked as �undeliverable� or similarly noted, or such notice is
determined to be undeliverable due to a delivery or transmission
failure.
19. English. You hereby
acknowledge that you are sufficiently fluent in the English language to
fully understand all the provisions of this Agreement. 20. Force Majeure.
Either party to this Agreement shall be excused from delays in
performing and from failure to perform hereunder to the extent that
such delays or failures result from causes beyond the reasonable
control of such party, including but not limited to unforeseen
circumstances, acts of God or nature, such as fire, flood, earthquakes,
hurricanes, storms or other natural disasters, war, riot, arson,
embargoes, civil disturbance, acts of civil or military authority,
terrorism, organized labor disputes, electrical or mechanical
breakdowns, inability or refusal of a common carrier to provide
communications capabilities, widespread or generalized failure of a
telecommunications or information services infrastructure, hacking,
denial of service attacks, or any other cause beyond either party�s
direct control, including but not limited to, the issuance of an order
by any regulatory, administrative, judicial or legislative authority or
other governmental agency prohibiting or interfering with either party
from carrying on its day-to-day operations as contemplated under this
Agreement.
21. Government Notice.
Some scripts and other programming and software elements associated
with Program and/or Program Materials have been developed at private
expense and constitute �restricted computer software� or �commercial
computer software� within the meaning of United States Federal
Acquisition Regulations or United States Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulations, and similar regulations relating to government acquisition
of computer software. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or
be deemed to license or grant any government agency any rights greater
than are mandated by statute or regulation for commercial computer
software developed entirely at private expense, or restrict any
government rights in any materials that may be provided hereunder that
are developed at government expense. 22. Acceptance And Execution Of This Agreement.
22.1 Your Assent and Valid Execution By Any Reasonable Means Is The Intent By The Parties.
You agree that You and Company expressly intend that You shall be
deemed to have agreed to have provided your assent and agreement to
enter into this Agreement, to have validly executed this Agreement, and
to be bound by all its terms, conditions, duties, obligations,
warranties, indemnifications and other provisions at the moment You
provide Your assent to this Agreement by any reasonable means,
including, without limitation, by clicking or otherwise engaging an
acceptance button, icon, link, or any other communication in
association with this Agreement in which the words �I agree�, �I accept
. . .� , �submit� or any similar terms or language appears or is
otherwise associated. By providing such assent or other agreement to
this Agreement or by supplying Company with information to enroll you
into the Program, You are also acknowledging that You have completely
read and understand this in its entirety and that You agree to and
accept all of the terms, conditions, promises, warranties, duties,
obligations and other provisions set forth in this Agreement. 22.2 Broad Interpretation of Reasonably Means of Providing Assent.
You also agree that You shall be deemed to have acknowledged, affirmed
and agreed to all the provisions of this agreement by using any means
that may broadly be interpreted as an act of affirmation, agreement,
acceptance or acknowledgement of this Agreement or any part thereof,
including, without limitation:
22.2.1 by any means set forth in Paragraph 22.1 above, including, for example, by clicking the button that is posted here indicating that You have read and agree to these Terms and Conditions;
22.2.2 by not opting out of an assent to this Agreement, for
example by not un-checking or deactivating a checked box indicating
that You accept or agree to these Terms and Conditions;
22.2.3 by using any Program Materials in any manner, regardless
of whether such use is by You directly or indirectly through a person
or entity under Your control;
22.2.4 by participating in the Program in any manner, including by causing the sending of any Referral;
22.2.5 by causing the sending to You or the receiving by You of one or more payments from Company or its agent(s);
22.2.6 by causing the sending to any person or entity under our
direct or indirect control one or more payments from Company or its
agent(s);
22.2.7 by subsequently accessing any �webmaster� area
associated with the Program or other area of any Company website
associated with the Program; or
22.2.8 by engaging in any other action that reasonably
indicates Your intention to participate in the Program or Your actual
participation in the Program.
22.3 Reaffirmation of the Agreement and Privacy Policy.
You also agree that each time You or any person or entity under Your
direct or indirect control accesses or otherwise uses or receives any
services or materials offered in, through or in association with the
Program, that You are re-agreeing and reaffirming that You are bound by
this Agreement and You are re-acknowledging and reaffirming this
Agreement in its entirety, with respect to the latest form and version
of this that are published, posted or otherwise available at or through
a Program Website contemporaneously with Your subsequent aforementioned
access, use or receipt of services or materials. 22.4 Reaffirmation of Then-Current Version of This Agreement and Privacy Policy.
You further agree that each time You receive a Program Benefit,
including, without limitation, using any Program Materials or receiving
a commission or referral payment from Us, You are reaffirming and
re-acknowledging that You have read, understand and fully agree to the
version of this that is current at the time You receive the Program
Benefit.
22.5 Right Not To Use E-Sign
Act; Limited Use of E-Sign Act; Right to Access E-Sign Record; Right to
Obtain Hard Copy. You acknowledge that You have the right not to
agree to have this Agreement governed by the E-Sign Act and You have a
right to withdraw consent to use the E-Sign Act to enter into this
Agreement by emailing Us at support@nsomedia.com.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, You agree that if You do not want this
Agreement to be governed by the E-Sign Act or if You withdraw consent
to use the E-Sign Act to enter into this Agreement, You will be
providing Your assent and agreement to this Agreement and the Privacy
Policy, and all subsequently modified versions of this Agreement and
Privacy Policy, by any other means set forth above, including, without
limitation, by clicking the button associated with this Agreement
containing the words �I agree� (or similar text), or by accessing the
webmaster or Program area(s) of a Company website, by using any Program
materials provided to You, by sending traffic or sales referral(s) in
association with the Program or by receiving payment of any kind in
association with the Program. Your acknowledge and agree that Your
consent to use the E-Sign Act is limited to this Agreement and the
subject matter set forth herein, including your assent to and execution
of, this Agreement, as well as your Program application and sign-up
forms.
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