This Terms of Use Agreement (the “Agreement”) is a legally binding
agreement between you or the entity for which you are accepting this
Agreement (the “Affiliate”) and TSM Technology Management, Inc.
(“Company”) that governs Affiliate’s relationship with the Company and
any Participating Company (as defined hereafter). Affiliate
agrees to read this Agreement carefully before completing Affiliate’s
application for the “Program” (as defined below) and accepting this
Agreement. BY CLICKING ON THE “I AGREE” BUTTON AND
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM, AFFILIATE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT AFFILIATE HAS
READ THIS AGREEMENT, THAT AFFILIATE UNDERSTANDS THE AGREEMENT, AND THAT
AFFILIATE AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS. If Affiliate does
not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement: (i)
do not click the “I agree” button; (ii) Affiliate must leave the
“Company’s Site” (as defined below) immediately; and (iii) Affiliate
cannot access the Company’s Site or participate in the
Program. For Affiliate’s convenience and records, Company
suggests that Affiliate print and keep a copy of this Agreement.
Company reserves the right to change this Agreement at any time, so we
encourage Affiliate to review this web page periodically. The
changes will be effective immediately when posted.
Affiliate’s continued use of the Company’s Site or participation in the
Program following the posting of any changes to this Agreement shall
constitute Affiliate’s acceptance of the changed Agreement.
1. Defined Terms. In addition
to other terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the meanings set opposite such terms as follows:
“Affiliate’s Site”
means a World Wide Web site of Affiliate from which Affiliate will link
to Company’s Site pursuant to this Agreement.
“Company’s Site”
means a World Wide Web site of Company or a “Participating Company” (as
defined below) to which Affiliate’s Site will link pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Customer” means an
individual or entity other than: (i) Affiliate; (ii) any entity which
controls, is under common control with or is controlled by Affiliate;
(iii) Company; or (iv) a Participating
Company.
“Participating
Company” means an entity designated by Company as a Participating
Company from time to time.
“Program” shall mean
Company’s affiliate program which, in general terms, allows certain
third party entities to link to a Company’s Site from the Affiliate’s
Site and pays referral fees to such affiliates for certain customers
who purchase Company’s or a Participating Company’s services through
such links.
2. Enrollment in the Program
(a) The terms of Sections 3-8 of the
Agreement shall only become effective upon Company’s notice to
Affiliate of Company’s acceptance of Affiliate in the Program pursuant
to Section 2(b).
(b) To begin the enrollment process,
Affiliate must submit a completed Program application available on
Company’s Site. Company will evaluate Affiliate’s application
and will notify Affiliate of Affiliate’s acceptance or rejection of
such application. Company may reject Affiliate’s application
for any reason or no reason at all, if Company determines, in Company’s
sole discretion, that Affiliate’s Site is unsuitable for the
Program. Unsuitable sites include, without limitation, those
that:
(i) promote violence;
(ii) promote
discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability,
sexual orientation, or age;
(iii) promote
illegal activities; or
(iv) violate, or
promote or induce the violation of, intellectual property rights.
(c) If Company rejects Affiliate’s
application, this Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the date
the Company sends notification of its rejection of the application to
Affiliate. Upon such termination, Company shall owe no duties
or obligations to Affiliate whatsoever.
3. Links on Affiliate’s Site.
If Company sends a notification to Affiliate of Company’s acceptance of
Affiliate’s application to the Program as set forth in Section 2(b),
Affiliate may display a banner advertisement on the Affiliate’s Site
which links to Company’s Site (the “Banner Ad”), only pursuant to the
guidelines and using the graphical artwork supplied to Affiliate by
Company. Affiliate shall prominently display the Banner Ad on
Affiliate’s Site. Affiliate shall link such Banner Ad so that
a person clicking on the Banner Ad will only link to the url to the
Company’s Site given by Company to Affiliate for such
purpose. Affiliate may not display, use or link the Banner Ad
in any manner not consistent with the terms of this Section
3. Affiliate may not display any link, trademark or other
banner advertisement of, or relating to Company or any Participating
Company, not specifically authorized by the terms of this Section 3.
4. Order Processing. Company
will process, authenticate and complete product orders placed by
Customers who follow the link from the Banner Ad on Affiliate’s Site to
the Company’s Site. Company reserves the right to reject orders in its
sole and absolute discretion without any fee, payment, penalty or other
amounts paid to Affiliate. Company will track “Qualified
Sales” (as defined hereafter) and will send to Affiliate reports
summarizing the aggregate and anonymous sales activity generated by the
Qualified Sales. The form, content, and frequency of the
reports may vary from time to time at Company’s sole discretion.
Affiliate agrees that Company shall own all such reports and
information contained in the reports, and that Affiliate will not rent,
sell, loan, barter, share or otherwise transfer or disclose such
information to any third party without Company’s prior written consent.
To permit accurate tracking, reporting, and fee accrual, Affiliate must
ensure that the link on the Banner Ad between Affiliate’s Site and
Company’s Site is properly formatted and functioning. Company
shall not be responsible for any failures to accurately report
Qualified Sales due to any failure of the Banner Ad or link.
5. Qualified Sale. A
“Qualified Sale” shall mean a Company sale which occurs when a
Customer: (a) follows the link in the Banner Ad on Affiliate’s Site to
the Company’s Site; (b) after coming to the Company’s Site using the
link described in subsection 5(a), and before leaving the Company’s
Site during that visit, purchases services using Company’s automated
ordering system; and (c) remits full payment to Company (or allows a
third party to remit such payment without asserting a chargeback or
similar credit). Company will not, however, pay referral fees
on any services that are purchased after the Customer has left the
Company Site and re-entered the Company Site (other than through the
link set forth in subsection 5(a)), even if the Customer previously
followed the link in subsection 5(a) from Affiliate’s Site to Company’s
Site. The Program is intended for commercial use only, and
Affiliate may not purchase services through the Program for Affiliate’s
own use or for Affiliate to give or sell to others. In
addition to any other remedies Company may have against Affiliate, the
foregoing purchases or activity may result, in Company’s sole
discretion, in the withholding of referral fees or the termination of
this Agreement.
6. Referral Fees and Payment to
Affiliate. For each Qualified Sale whose account stays active
for sixty (60) days, Company will pay Affiliate 100% of the
subscription revenue actually received by Company from such Qualified
Sale that is attributable to the first month of Qualified Sale’s
subscription, to a maximum of $25.00 (the “Referral Fees”).
The Referral Fees earned each month will be calculated by Company at
the end of each month, taking into account the first sixty (60) days of
the Qualified Sale as described in the preceding sentence.
Company will pay Affiliate the Referral Fees, less any taxes that
Company is required by law to withhold. However, if the
Referral Fees payable to Affiliate for any calendar quarter are less
than $100.00 (USD), Company will hold those Referral Fees until the
total amount due is at least $100.00 (USD) or (if earlier) until this
Agreement is terminated. If there is any type of chargeback
for a Qualified Sale, Company will deduct the corresponding fee from
Affiliate’s next quarterly payment of Referral Fees.
7. Policies and Pricing.
Customers who buy services from Company through this Program will be
deemed to be customers of Company. Accordingly, all Company
rules, policies, and operating procedures concerning customer orders,
customer service, and sales will apply to those Customers. Company may
change Company’s policies and operating procedures at any time. For
example, Company will determine the prices to be charged for services
sold under this Program in accordance with Company’s own pricing
policies. Service prices and availability may vary from time to
time. Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to
present accurate information, but Company cannot guarantee the
availability or price of any particular service. Affiliate
acknowledges that no privacy policy governs this Program and Company
shall be entitled to use the information obtained by Company from
Affiliate pursuant to this Agreement without restriction.
8. Limited License. Company
grants Affiliate a non-exclusive, revocable right to use the images
contained in any Banner Ad graphics supplied by Company solely for the
purpose of displaying the Banner Ad on Affiliate’s Site.
Affiliate may not modify any images, trademark, message, embedded
programming or any of Company’s or a Participating Company’s graphics
provided to Affiliate by Company in any way. Company reserves
all of Company’s rights in and to any graphics, icons, messages,
images, programming, Company’s and Participating Company’s trade names
and trademarks, and all other intellectual property rights of Company
and Participating Company(-ies). Affiliate agrees to follow
Company’s Trademark Guidelines, as those may change from time to time,
and Company has the right to require Affiliate to cease any actions
inconsistent with or contradictory to such guidelines. If in
the sole opinion and discretion of Company, Affiliate’s Site does not
meet the quality commensurate with Company’s or any Participating
Company’s trademarks, tradenames and Company’s or Participating
Company’s (as the case may be) goodwill associated therewith, Company
may immediately terminate the license granted hereunder. In
addition to the foregoing, Company may revoke Affiliate’s license at
any time, for any reason or no reason at all, by giving Affiliate
written notice.
10. Responsibility for Affiliate’s Site. Affiliate will be
solely responsible for the development, operation, and maintenance of
Affiliate’s Site and for all materials that appear on Affiliate’s Site.
For example, Affiliate will be solely responsible for:
(a) the technical operation of Affiliate’s Site and all related
equipment;
(b) the accuracy and appropriateness of materials posted on Affiliate’s
Site;
(c) ensuring that materials posted on Affiliate’s Site do not violate
or infringe upon the rights of any third party (including, for example,
copyrights, trademarks, privacy, or other personal or proprietary
rights);
(d) ensuring that materials posted on Affiliate’s Site are not libelous
or otherwise illegal; and
(e) ensuring that the Affiliate’s Site link to the Company Site is in
the format specified by Company.
Company disclaims any and all liability for these matters.
Further, Affiliate will defend, indemnify and hold Company, any
Participating Company, and its and their affiliates, officers,
directors, shareholders, agents and employees harmless from any and all
claims, damages, loss, costs, and expenses (including, without
limitation, attorneys' fees) relating to Affiliate’s Site, including
without limitation the development, operation, maintenance, use and
contents of Affiliate’s Site, and any representations or warranties
made on Affiliate’s Site.
11. Terms of the Agreement. The
terms of Sections 1-2 and 9-17 of the Agreement shall become effective
upon Affiliate’s acceptance of this Agreement. THE TERMS OF
SECTIONS 3-8 OF THE AGREEMENT SHALL ONLY BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON
COMPANY’S NOTICE TO AFFILIATE OF COMPANY’S ACCEPTANCE OF AFFILIATE IN
THE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION 2(B). The term of this
Agreement shall end when terminated by either party or as otherwise set
forth in this Agreement. Either Affiliate or Company may
terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by giving
the other party written notice of termination. Affiliate is
only eligible to earn referral fees on Qualified Sales occurring during
the term. Fees earned through the date of termination will
remain payable only if the related Qualified Sales are not canceled or
returned or if payment for such Qualified Sales are not charged
back. Company may withhold Affiliate’s final payment for a
reasonable time to ensure that the correct amount is paid.
Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary herein, no Referral
Fees shall be due or owing to Affiliate for any reason more than twelve
months after the termination of this Agreement.
12. Modification. Company
reserves the right to change this Agreement at any time, so Company
encourages Affiliate to review this web page periodically.
The changes will be effective immediately when posted.
Affiliate’s continued use of the Company’s Site or participation in the
Program following the posting of any changes to this Agreement shall
constitute Affiliate’s acceptance of the changed Agreement.
Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 12, any other
modifications must be made with the written approval of each party.
13. Relationship of Parties.
Affiliate and Company are independent contractors, and nothing in this
Agreement will create any partnership, joint venture, agency,
franchise, sales representative, or employment relationship between the
parties. Affiliate will have no authority to make or accept
any offers or representations on Company’s or any Participating
Company’s behalf. Affiliate will not make any statement,
whether on Affiliate’s Site or otherwise, that reasonably would
contradict anything in this Section.
14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
COMPANY AND ANY PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (OR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE,
PROFITS, OR DATA) ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
PROGRAM, EVEN IF COMPANY OR SUCH PARTICIPATING COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. FURTHER, COMPANY’S AND ANY
PARTICIPATING COMPANY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING WITH RESPECT TO
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PROGRAM WILL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL REFERRAL FEES
PAYABLE TO AFFILIATE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
15. DISCLAIMERS. COMPANY AND
ALL PARTICIPATING COMPANIES MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR
REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM OR ANY SERVICES SOLD
THROUGH THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF
FITNESS, MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES
ARISING OUT OF A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, DEALING, OR TRADE
USAGE). WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING
DISCLAIMERS, NEITHER COMPANY NOR ANY PARTICIPATING COMPANIES MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT: (I) THE OPERATION OF COMPANY’S SITE
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE AND COMPANY AND ANY PARTICIPATING
SITES WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY INTERRUPTIONS OR
ERRORS; OR (II) AFFILIATE WILL RECEIVE ANY VOLUME OF REFERRAL FEES OR
THAT ANY QUALIFIED SALES WILL OCCUR.
16. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.
AFFILIATE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT AFFILIATE HAS READ THIS AGREEMENT AND
AGREES TO ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. AFFILIATE UNDERSTANDS THAT
COMPANY MAY AT ANY TIME (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) SOLICIT CUSTOMER
REFERRALS ON TERMS THAT MAY DIFFER FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS
AGREEMENT OR OPERATE WEB SITES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO OR COMPETE WITH
AFFILIATE’S SITE. AFFILIATE HAS INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE
DESIRABILITY OF PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM AND IS NOT RELYING ON ANY
REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE, OR STATEMENT OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS
AGREEMENT.
17. Miscellaneous. This Agreement will be governed by the
laws of the United States and the state of Georgia without reference to
rules governing choice of laws. Any action relating to this Agreement
must be brought in the federal or state courts located in or having
jurisdiction over Gwinnett County, Georgia and Affiliate irrevocably
consents to the jurisdiction of such courts. Any cause of action
Affiliate may have with respect to the Program or this Agreement must
be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action
arises. The parties hereby agree that the United Nations
Convention on the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this
transaction. English shall be the controlling language of
this Agreement. All monetary amounts specified hereunder or
in any invoice shall be read to be in United States’ dollars.
Except as provided in the “Disclaimers” and “Limitations of Liability”
sections, the parties’ rights and remedies under this Agreement are
cumulative. If Company is forced to bring legal action to
enforce this Agreement, Company will be entitled to receive its
attorneys’ fees, court costs and other collection expenses, in addition
to any other relief it may receive if it is the prevailing
party. All waivers must be in writing. Should any
provision of this Agreement require judicial interpretation, it is
agreed that the court interpreting or construing the same shall not
apply a presumption that the terms hereof shall be more strictly
construed against one party by reason of the rule of construction that
a document is to be construed more strictly against the party who
itself or through its agent prepared same, it being agreed that the
agents of all parties have participated in the preparation
hereof. Affiliate may not assign this Agreement, by operation
of law or otherwise, without Company’s prior written consent and any
attempt to do so will be void and of no effect. Company may
assign or delegate its rights and/or obligations, in whole or in part,
without the consent of Affiliate. A party’s failure to
enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement will not
constitute a waiver of such party’s right to subsequently enforce such
provision or any other provision of this Agreement. Sections
1, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 13-16 shall survive any termination of this
Agreement. The headings of Sections of this Agreement are for
convenience and are not to be used in interpreting this
Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the word “including”
means “including but not limited to”. This Agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning the
subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior agreements, oral
or written, between the parties prior to this Agreement.
Consent to Electronic Commerce Transactions. By accepting
this Agreement, Affiliate hereby authorizes and consents to transacting
business electronically both for the purposes of this Agreement and for
future business transactions with Company.