Affiliate Program Terms of Service
yeah...it
is an obnoxious bunch of legal shit...
To be
an authorized affiliate of bOffenive, you agree to abide by
the following terms.
THIS
IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND BOFFENSIVE. BY CLICKING
ON THE APPLY BUTTON AT THE END OF THE AFFILIATE ONLINE APPLICATION,
YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE
ACCEPTING ITS TERMS.
This agreement
contains the complete terms and conditions between bOffensive
and you, the applicant, regarding your application to participate
in the bOffensive Affiliate Program (the Affiliate Program).
Upon acceptance of your application and execution of this
agreement by you, or a duly authorized representative of yours,
in the place provided below, this will be a legally binding
agreement between you and bOffensive.
1.
Enrolling in the Affiliate Program.
To apply for participation in the Affiliate Program, You must
properly complete an Affiliate Program application and submit
the Application to bOffensive via our web site. bOffensive
automatically accepts all applications, however, bOffensive
reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to terminate this
agreement at any time and for any reason.
2.
Links to Our Web Site(s).
After Your acceptance as an Affiliate, You will provide one
or more links from your site(s) to our site(s). We will provide
You with instructions and special link formats (Link Formats)
designed to accurately track and report for all links between
your site and our site(s). You will be solely responsible
for properly utilizing the Link Formats. Once established,
the links utilizing the Link Formats (Special Links) will
be used to determine any fees that may be paid. Failure by
You to maintain the Special Links or use the Link Formats
as instructed may result in a loss to you of fees.
We will process
orders that are placed on our site by customers who follow
the Special Links directly from your site(s) to our site(s)
(the Referred Orders), and will record those orders as being
associated with a referral through the Special Links from
your site(s). Our affiliate control panel will make available
to You a report summarizing that sales activity.
3.
Affiliate Referral Fees.
On a MONTHLY basis, we will pay a fee to you, in accordance
with the Affiliate Referral Fee Schedule (the Affiliate Referral
Fee), based on the Shipped Referred Orders that have been
recorded. For a Referred Order to generate a fee, the order
must meet the following conditions (the Qualified Referral
Order):
* A customer must
have followed the Special Links from your site(s) to our
site(s).
* A customer must have chosen one or more products.
* A customer must have ordered the products through our automated
ordering system (Shopping Cart) within 30 days of first visiting
our site through your link.
* That customer must have accepted delivery of and paid Us
in full for that order.
Orders that are
placed after a customer enters our site through a link other
than the Special Links or by a means not through a link are
not eligible for the Affiliate Referral Fee. Orders placed
subsequent to the Referred Order other than through a Special
Link as a Referred Order are not eligible for the Affiliate
Referral Fee.
All customers who
purchase product from Us under the Affiliate Program shall
be deemed customers of bOffensive. Accordingly, those customers
and their transactions with Us shall be governed by all the
policies, terms and conditions that customers of bOffensive.
are subject to.
4.
Affiliate Referral Fee Schedule.
You will earn an Affiliate Referral Fee based on the gross
sales revenue of Shipped Qualified Referral Orders less shipping
and handling charges, taxes collected, gift certificate purchases,
coupons, and any other non-product charges on that order (the
Referral Order Revenue) as follows:
Commisions
for all referral sales are a flat $5 USD per t-shirt sold.
5.
Affiliate Referral Fee Payment.
Within approximately 30 days following the end of each month,
we will send You a check or PayPal for the Affiliate Referral
Fee earned on the Referral Shipped Order Revenue for products
that were shipped during that calendar month. If the fees
payable to You for any month are less than $100.00, we will
hold payment until the next month in which the accumulated
$100.00 minimum is met.
If a Qualified
Referral Order is returned by a customer, the associated Affiliate
Referral Fee will be deducted from the fees to be paid to
You. In the case that the fees for returned products exceed
the balance of fees to be paid to You, You may be billed for
that excess.
6.
Limited Licenses.
During the Term (as defined below) of this agreement, we grant
to You a nonexclusive, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable
right and license to use (a) the Special Links for the sole
purpose of displaying the Special Links on your website with
the URL specified in your Application in order to connect
your site to our site and (b) our other names, marks or symbols
(the Licensed Materials) for the sole purpose of advertising,
promoting or marketing your affiliate relationship with Us.
You will use the
Special Links and the Licensed Materials only to promote bOffensive
and our products and site(s). We will have the right to alter,
modify or discontinue the use of any of the Special Links
or the Licensed Materials or the form, style or type thereof
at any time in our sole discretion.
In addition to
the foregoing control measures, we may implement additional
control measures to protect our intellectual property rights
in the Links and the Licensed Materials, and You agree to
cooperate with Us in our efforts to protect such intellectual
property rights. You further agree to maintain a level of
quality in connection with your use of the Links and the Licensed
Materials that is consistent with general industry standards,
and You acknowledge that we will periodically monitor your
use of the Special Links and the Licensed Materials to confirm
your maintenance of such quality levels.
You acknowledge
that, except for the license expressly granted in this agreement,
You have not acquired and will not acquire any right, interest
or title to the Special Links or the Licensed Materials by
reason of this agreement or through the exercise of any rights
in the Special Links or the Licensed Materials granted to
You hereunder. You further acknowledge that all proprietary
rights in the Special Links and the Licensed Materials and
the goodwill associated therewith are solely owned by and
belong to Us, and that all additional goodwill associated
with the Special Links and the Licensed Materials created
through their use by You will inure to our sole benefit.
As between You
and Us, we will be considered the creator of the Special Links
and the Licensed Materials, and all rights in the Special
Links and the Licensed Materials will be our property. In
addition, You hereby grant, assign and convey to Us any and
all rights You may now have or may be deemed to have in the
future with respect to the Special Links and the Licensed
Materials or any portion of them. You agree not to register
or attempt to register any brand, names, marks, or other elements
of the Special Links or the Licensed Materials as a trademark,
service mark, Internet domain name, trade name, or any similar
trademarks or name, with any domestic or foreign governmental
or quasi-governmental authority which would be likely to cause
confusion with any of the Special Links or the Licensed Materials.
You agree not to commit any act that would cause any of the
Special Links or the Licensed Materials to vest in the public
domain anywhere in the world.
7. Indemnification.
You agree that You will be solely responsible for, and that
You will defend, indemnify and hold Us, parents, affiliates
and the respective officers, directors, agents, employees
and representatives harmless from and against, any and all
claims, suits, damages, losses, liabilities, obligations,
penalties and expenses, including legal fees and expenses,
relating to or based on the development, operation and maintenance
of your site, including all materials that appear on your
site; the technical operation of your site(s) and all related
equipment; creating and posting product reviews, descriptions
and references on your site and linking those descriptions
to our site; the accuracy and propriety of materials posted
on your site(s); the sale or offering for sale, use or consumption
of any products on your site; and ensuring that materials
posted on your site do not violate or infringe upon the rights
of any third party and are not libelous or otherwise illegal.
8.
Term.
The Term of this agreement will begin upon submission of your
application and will end on the date this agreement is terminated
by either party. Either You or we may terminate this agreement
at any time, with or without cause, for any reason whatsoever,
by giving the other party written notice of termination. Written
notice will be considered given at the time of mailing when
letter is deposited at a US Postal Mail drop off location
via certified mail with return receipt requested. Upon the
termination of this agreement for any reason, You will immediately
cease use of, and remove from your site, all Links and Licensed
Materials and any other names, marks, symbols, copyrights,
logos, fanciful or other characters, designs, representations,
figures, drawings, photographs, ideas or other proprietary
designations or properties owned, developed, licensed or created
by Us and/or provided by or on behalf of Us to You pursuant
to this agreement or in connection with the Program. You will
not receive any fees on product sales occurring following
the end of the Term, and fees earned through the end of the
Term will remain payable only if the related orders are not
canceled or returned. We may withhold your final payment for
a reasonable time to ensure that the correct amount is paid.
9.
Modification.
We may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in
this Affiliate Referral Agreement, at any time and at our
sole discretion, by posting a change notice or a new agreement
on our site. Modifications may include, for example, changes
in the fee schedule, payment procedures and Program rules.<b>
IF ANY MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE
IS TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT. YOUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION
IN THE PROGRAM FOLLOWING OUR POSTING OF A CHANGE NOTICE OR
NEW AGREEMENT ON OUR SITE WILL CONSTITUTE BINDING ACCEPTANCE
OF THE CHANGE.
10.
Limitation of Liability.
WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES (OR LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS OR DATA) ARISING IN CONNECTION
WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE AFFILIATE REFERRAL PROGRAM, EVEN
IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Further, our aggregate liability arising with respect to this
agreement and the Affiliate Referral Program will not exceed
the total Affiliate Referral Fees paid or payable to You under
this agreement.
11.
Disclaimers.
We make no express or implied warranties or representations
with respect to the Program or any products 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. In addition, we make no representation that the operation
of our site will be uninterrupted or error-free, and we will
not be liable for the consequences of any interruptions or
errors
12.
Independent Investigation.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT, HAVE HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH YOUR OWN LEGAL ADVISORS IF
YOU SO DESIRED, AND AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
SET FORTH HEREIN. YOU AGREE THAT, IN INTERPRETING THIS AGREEMENT,
NO WEIGHT SHALL BE PLACED UPON THE FACT THAT THIS AGREEMENT
HAS BEEN DRAFTED BY US, AND YOU SHALL NOT ASSERT THAT THIS
AGREEMENT IS UNENFORCEABLE OR INVALID ON THE GROUNDS THAT
IT IS A CONTRACT OF ADHESION, THAT IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE OR
ANY SIMILAR THEORY. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE MAY AT ANY TIME,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, SOLICIT CUSTOMER REFERRALS ON TERMS
THAT MAY DIFFER FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR
OPERATE WEB SITES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO OR COMPETE WITH YOUR
WEB SITE. YOU HAVE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE DESIRABILITY
OF PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM AND ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY
REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE OR STATEMENT OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH
IN THIS AGREEMENT.
13.
Entire Agreement.
The provisions contained in this agreement constitute the
entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter of this agreement, and no statement or inducement with
respect to such subject matter by any party which is not contained
in this agreement shall be valid or binding between the parties.
14.
Assignment
You may not assign or transfer this agreement or any interest
herein, nor shall the same be assignable by operation of law,
without our prior written consent.
15.
Governing Law
This agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of Nevada. Any legal proceeding
of any nature brought by either party against the other to
enforce any right or obligation under this agreement, or arising
out of any matter pertaining to this agreement, shall be submitted
for trial, without jury, before the federal or state courts
located in the State of Nevada. The parties consent and submit
to the jurisdiction of any such court and agree to accept
service of process inside or outside the State of Nevada in
any matter to be submitted to any such court pursuant hereto.
16.
Miscellaneous.
No release, discharge or waiver of any provision of this agreement
will be enforceable against or binding upon either party unless
in writing and executed by the party granting such release,
discharge or waiver. Neither the failure to insist upon strict
performance of any of the agreements, terms, covenants or
conditions hereof, nor the acceptance of monies due hereunder
with knowledge of a breach of this agreement, shall be deemed
a waiver of any rights or remedies that either party may have
or a waiver of any subsequent breach or default in any of
such agreements, terms, covenants and conditions.
If any term or
provision of this agreement shall be found to be void or contrary
to law, such term or provision shall, but only to the extent
necessary to bring this agreement within the requirements
of law, be deemed to be severable from the other terms and
provisions hereof, and the remainder of this agreement shall
be given effect as if the parties had not included the severed
term herein.
THIS
IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND BOFFENSIVE. BY CLICKING
ON THE APPLY BUTTON AT THE END OF THE AFFILIATE ONLINE APPLICATION,
YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE
ACCEPTING ITS TERMS.
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