AFFILIATE AGREEMENT
This Agreement contains the complete terms and conditions that apply to
an individual's or entity's participation in the Motormint Affiliates
Program (the "Program"). As used in this Agreement, "we" means Motormint,
and "you" means the applicant. "Site" means a World Wide Web site and, depending
on the context, refers to any site that you will link to our site (and which
you will identify in your Program application).
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Enrollment in the Program
To begin the enrollment process, you will submit a complete Program application
via our site. We will evaluate your application in good faith and will notify
you of your acceptance or rejection. We may reject your application if we
determine (in our sole discretion) that your site is unsuitable for the Program.
Unsuitable sites include those that:
- promote sexually explicit materials
- promote violence
- promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability,
sexual orientation, or age
- promote illegal activities
- include "Motormint" or variations or misspellings thereof in
their domain names
- otherwise violate intellectual property rights
If we reject your application, you are welcome to reapply to the Program
at any time. You should also note that if we accept your application and your
site is thereafter determined (in our sole discretion) to be unsuitable for
the Program, we may terminate this Agreement.
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Links on Your Site
Once you have been notified that your site has been accepted into the Program,
you may provide on your site one or more of the following types of links to
our site:
- Product Links: You may select one or more Products to list on your site.
A "Product" is any product listed on our site that is fulfilled by us,
or any product sold by a third party seller on our site; but excluding
any product offered through our site not sold and fulfilled by us, such
as a product sold by a third party through a site linked to from our site.
For each selected Product, you will display on your site a short description,
review, or other reference. You will be responsible for the content, style,
and placement of these references. You will provide a Special Link (as
defined below) from each Product reference on your site to the corresponding
Motormint website. Each such link will connect to our web site.
You may add or delete Products (and related links) from your site at any
time without our approval.
- General Link to Motormint Home Page: You may provide a general
link on your site to our home page at http://www.Motormint.com .
- Motormint Recommend Link: If your site qualifies (as determined
by us in our sole discretion), you may place a Motormint Recommends
link on your site to enable Motormint to serve recommended content
based on your site's specialty or sales history directly to visitors to
your site.
We will provide you with guidelines and graphical artwork to use in linking
to our home page. To permit accurate tracking, reporting, and referral fee
accrual, we will provide you with special "tagged" link formats to be used
in all links between your site and our site. You must ensure that each of
the links between your site and our site properly utilizes such special link
formats. Links to our site placed on your site pursuant to this Agreement
and which properly utilize such special link formats are referred to as "Special
Links." You will earn referral fees only with respect to activity on our site
occurring directly through Special Links; we will not be liable to you with
respect to any failure by you to use Special Links, including to the extent
that such failure may result in any reduction of amounts that would otherwise
be paid to you pursuant to this Agreement.
You acknowledge that, by participating in the Affiliates Program and placing
any of the above links within your site, Motormint may receive information
from or about visitors to your site or communications between your site and
those visitors. Your participation in the Motormint program constitutes
your specific and unconditional consent to and authorization for Motormint
access to, receipt, storage, use, and disclosure of any and all such information,
consistent with the policies and procedures set forth in the Motormint
Privacy Notices.
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Order Processing
We will process Product orders placed by customers who follow Special Links
from your site to our site. We reserve the right to reject orders that do
not comply with any requirements that we may establish periodically. We will
be responsible for all aspects of order processing and fulfillment. Among
other things, we will prepare order forms, process payments, cancellations,
and returns, and handle customer service. We will track sales made to customers
who purchase Products by using Special Links from your site to our site and
will make available to you reports summarizing this sales activity. The form,
content, and frequency of the reports may vary from time to time in our discretion.
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Referral Fees
We will pay you (in accordance with Sections 5 and 8 below) referral fees
on certain Product sales to third parties. For a Product sale to be eligible
to earn a referral fee, the customer must click-through a Special Link from
your site to our site, and add the Product to his or her shopping cart.
You may not purchase products during sessions initiated through the links
on your site for your own use, for resale or commercial use of any kind. This
includes orders for customers or on behalf of customers or orders for products
to be used by you or your friends, relatives, or Affiliates in any manner.
Such purchases may result (in our sole discretion) in the withholding of referral
fees or the termination of this Agreement. Products that are eligible to earn
referral fees under the rules set forth above are referred to as "Qualifying
Products."
In addition, you may not: (a) directly or indirectly offer any person or
entity any consideration or incentive (including, without limitation, payment
of money (including any rebate), or granting of any discount or other benefit)
for using Special Links on your site to access our site (e.g., by implementing
any "rewards" program for persons or entities who use Special Links on your
site to access our site); (b) read, intercept, record, redirect, interpret,
or fill in the contents of any electronic form or other materials submitted
to us by any person or entity; (c) in any way modify, redirect, suppress,
or substitute the operation of any button, link, or other interactive feature
of our site; (d) make any orders or subscription requests, or engage in other
transactions of any kind on our site on behalf of any third party, or authorize,
assist, or encourage any other person or entity to do so; (e) take any action
that could reasonably cause any customer confusion as to our relationship
with you, or as to the site on which any functions or transactions (e.g.,
search, order, browse, and so on) are occurring; or (f) post or serve any
advertisements or promotional content around or in conjunction with the display
of our site (e.g., through any "framing" technique or technology or pop-up
windows), or assist, authorize, or encourage any third party to take any such
action. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have engaged in
any of the foregoing activities, we may (without limiting any other rights
or remedies available to us) withhold any referral fees otherwise payable
to you under this Agreement and/or terminate this Agreement.
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Referral Fee Schedule
You will earn referral fees based on Qualifying Revenues according to referral
fee schedules to be established by us. "Qualifying Revenues" are revenues
derived by us from our sales of Qualifying Products, excluding costs for shipping,
handling, , taxes, service charges, credit card processing fees, returns and
bad debt. The current referral fee schedule is 20% of Qualifying Revenues
from each sale of Motormint's products.
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Referral Fee Payment
We will pay you referral fees on a monthly basis. Approximately 15 days
following the end of each calendar month, we will send you a check for the
referral fees accrued 60 days or more prior to that month, however, if the referral fees payable to you for any calendar
month are less than $10, we will hold payment until the total amount due is
at least $10 or (if earlier) until this Agreement is terminated. In calculating
referral fees, we will deduct the corresponding referral fee from your next
monthly payment if a Product that generated a referral fee is returned by
the customer. If there is no subsequent payment, we will send you a bill for
the referral fee. We will also deduct a $2.00 check fee from each check as
a processing fee.
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Policies and Pricing
Customers who buy products through this Program will be deemed to be customers
of Motormint rules, policies, and operating procedures concerning
customer orders, customer service, and product sales will apply to those customers.
We may change our policies and operating procedures at any time. For example,
we will determine the prices to be charged for products sold under this Program
in accordance with our own pricing policies. Product prices and availability
may vary from time to time. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to
present accurate information, but we cannot guarantee the availability or
price of any particular product.
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Identifying Yourself as an Affiliate
You may not issue any press release with respect to this Agreement or
your participation in the Program; such action may result in your termination
from the Program. In addition, you may not in any manner misrepresent or embellish
the relationship between us and you, or express or imply any relationship
or affiliation between us and you or any other person or entity except as
expressly permitted by this Agreement (including by expressing or implying
that Motormint supports, sponsors, endorses, or contributes money
to any charity or other cause).
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Limited License
We grant you a nonexclusive, revocable right to use the graphic image and
text described in Section 8 and such other text or images for which we grant
express permission, solely for the purpose of identifying your site as a Program
participant and to assist in generating Product sales. You may not modify
the graphic image or text, or any other of our images, in any way. We reserve
all of our rights in the graphic image and text, any other images, our trade
names and trademarks, and all other intellectual property rights. You agree
to follow our Trademark Guidelines, as those guidelines may change from time
to time. We may revoke your license at any time by giving you written notice.
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Responsibility for Your Site
You will be solely responsible for the development, operation, and maintenance
of your site and for all materials that appear on your site. For example,
you will be solely responsible for:
- the technical operation of your site and all related equipment
- creating and posting Product descriptions on your site and linking
those descriptions to our catalog
- the accuracy and appropriateness of materials posted on your site (including,
among other things, all Product-related materials)
- ensuring that materials posted on your 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)
- ensuring that materials posted on your site are not libelous or otherwise
illegal
- ensuring that your site accurately and adequately discloses, either
through a privacy policy or otherwise, how you collect, use, store, and
disclose data collected from visitors, including, where applicable, that
third parties (including advertisers) may serve content and/or advertisements
and collect information directly from visitors and may place or recognize
cookies on visitors' browsers.
We disclaim all liability for these matters. Further, you will indemnify
and hold us harmless from all claims, damages, and expenses (including, without
limitation, attorneys' fees) relating to the development, operation, maintenance,
and contents of your site.
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Term of the Agreement
The term of this Agreement will begin upon our acceptance of your Program
application and will end when terminated by either party. Either you or we
may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by giving
the other party written notice of termination. Upon the termination of this
Agreement for any reason, you will immediately cease use of, and remove from
your site, all links to our site, and all Motormint trademarks,
trade dress, and logos, and all other materials provided by or on behalf of
us to you pursuant hereto or in connection with the Program. You are eligible
to earn referral fees only on our sales of Qualifying Products that occur
during the term, and referral fees earned through the date of termination
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.
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Modification
We may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement,
at any time and in our sole discretion, by posting a change notice or a new
agreement on our site. Modifications may include, for example, changes in
the scope of available referral fees, referral fee schedules, payment procedures,
and Program rules. 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.
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Relationship of Parties
You and we are independent contractors, and nothing in this Agreement will
create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative,
or employment relationship between the parties. You will have no authority
to make or accept any offers or representations on our behalf. You will not
make any statement, whether on your site or otherwise, that reasonably would
contradict anything in this Section.
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Limitation of Liability
We will not be liable for indirect, special, or consequential damages (or
any loss of revenue, profits, or data) arising in connection with this Agreement
or the 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 Program will not exceed the total referral fees paid or payable to you
under this Agreement.
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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.
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Independent Investigation
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL ITS TERMS
AND CONDITIONS. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE MAY AT ANY TIME (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY)
SOLICIT CUSTOMER REFERRALS ON TERMS THAT MAY DIFFER FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN
THIS AGREEMENT OR OPERATE WEB SITES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO OR COMPETE WITH YOUR
WEB SITE. YOU HAVE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE DESIRABILITY OF PARTICIPATING
IN THE PROGRAM AND ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE, OR STATEMENT
OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
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Arbitration
Any dispute relating in any way to this Agreement (including any actual
or alleged breach hereof), any transactions or activities under this Agreement
or your relationship with us or any of our affiliates shall be submitted to
confidential arbitration in Connecticut, except that, to the extent you
have in any manner violated or threatened to violate our intellectual property
rights, we may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or
federal court in the state of Connecticut (and you consent to non-exclusive jurisdiction
and venue in such courts) or any other court of competent jurisdiction. Arbitration
under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of
the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding
and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this
Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject
to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.
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Miscellaneous
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the United States and the
state of Connecticut, without reference to rules governing choice of laws. You
may not assign this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without our
prior written consent. Subject to that restriction, this Agreement will be
binding on, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable against the parties
and their respective successors and assigns. Our failure to enforce your strict
performance of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver
of our right to subsequently enforce such provision or any other provision
of this Agreement.
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