Affiliate Terms
This Affiliate Agreement (“Agreement”) contains the terms and conditions
that apply to participation in the MeetPositives Affiliate Program (“Program”)
as operated by Positive Group LLC (“Company”, “we”, “our”). The Program involves our Affiliates providing
a referral web link (“Affiliate Web Link”) on their website(s) (collectively,
“Affiliate Site”) to our website (“Website”). We then track referrals from
our Affiliates and pay them a commission for completed subscriptions to our
Website (“Subscriptions”). When referring to you in this
Agreement, we may use the terms, “you” and “your”, as well as make references
to you as an Affiliate, your Affiliate Web Link, and Affiliate Site.
- Appointment
and Acceptance. With regards to your appointment and acceptance as
an Affiliate under this Agreement, you agree as follows:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->A.
<!--[endif]-->You must
complete our online registration as found on our Website.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->B.
<!--[endif]-->You shall
wholly abide by the terms of this Agreement.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->C.
<!--[endif]-->You
understand that your relationship with Company is non-exclusive in nature and
that Company may engage other such Affiliates at Company’s sole discretion.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->D.
<!--[endif]-->This
Agreement only becomes effective upon notice to you from Company that Company
has accepted you as an Affiliate.
- Responsibilities
and Limits of Affiliate Authority. As an Affiliate, you shall satisfy the following
responsibilities and obey the following limits at all times in respect to
this Agreement:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->A.
<!--[endif]-->You must
have an Affiliate Site from which traffic can be referred to our Website.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->B.
<!--[endif]-->Your
Affiliate Site shall not contain references, links or advertisements to any of
the following: pornography, gambling, racially degrading or hate based
materials, or any content which may be illegal or encourage illegal activities.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->C.
<!--[endif]-->You shall
exhibit and conduct behavior in a manner consistent with the high image, reputation and credibility of Company
and its Subscriptions, and shall engage in no activities that reflect adversely
on Company or its Subscriptions.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->D.
<!--[endif]-->You shall
not represent to any party that you are a sales representative of Company or
that you have any authority to bind the Company in any fashion, including
obligating Company to sell its Subscriptions to any customer.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->E.
<!--[endif]-->You shall
strictly follow all guidelines for the Affiliate Web Link as provided by
Company.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->F.
<!--[endif]-->Affiliate
shall at all times honor the patents, trade names, trademarks, and copyrights
of Company (“Company IP”) and shall take no action that would infringe or
otherwise inhibit Company IP.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->G.
<!--[endif]-->You have no
authority to accept orders on behalf of Company.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->H.
<!--[endif]-->You have no
authority to discuss or otherwise modify any prices, credit terms, sales
programs or other terms or conditions of sale, to authorize any customer to
receive a refund.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->I.
<!--[endif]-->You shall
never make any warranty on behalf of Company or its Subscriptions. You shall not engage in any unfair trade
practices with respect to Company or its Subscriptions. You shall not make any false or misleading
representations with respect to Company or its Subscriptions.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->J.
<!--[endif]-->You shall
never attempt to receive payments or otherwise make collections from any
customer for Company’s Subscriptions.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->K.
<!--[endif]-->You will
comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws in performance of
your duties under this Agreement.
- Affiliate
Web Link. You agree to the following with regards to the
scope and limitations of the Affiliate Web Link:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->A.
<!--[endif]-->The Company will provide you with an
Affiliate ID, technical specifications (i.e. proper URLs), and banner logos
necessary to establish the Affiliate Web Link on the Affiliate Site. You shall implement the Affiliate Web Link
only as provide by Company. You shall
prominently display any banner logos provided by Company, shall in no way
modify such banner logos, and shall only use banner logos as provided by
Company. Company reserves the right to modify any banner logos as it
sees fit.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->B.
<!--[endif]-->It is your
sole responsibility to make sure that your Affiliate Web Link is properly
configured and working properly. Company
is not responsible for commissions on sales from an Affiliate Site unless the
Affiliate Web Link is functional and received by Company with the correct
Affiliate ID.
- Compensation. You will receive commissions under this
Agreement as follows:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->A.
<!--[endif]-->The sole and
exclusive compensation to be paid by Company to any Affiliate us in the form of
commissions for each completed subscription that arrives through an Affiliate
Web Link. You understand that the
commissions received are as specified within the Program description as found
on the Company Website. The Program
description is considered part of and subject to this Agreement, and is the
sole determination of any percentages, minimum payment amounts, and payment
schedules dates with respect to any commissions you will receive. Company shall have the right, from time to
time, at its sole discretion, to modify the Program, including, but not limited
to commission percentages and dates of payment.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->B.
<!--[endif]-->You shall
receive no commissions under any circumstances with respect to any sale that is
not completed, is not approved by Company, or is received after termination of
this Agreement.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->C.
<!--[endif]-->Company
reserves the right to offset refunds and credit card charge-backs against
future commissions for those orders on which you have already been paid a
commission.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->D.
<!--[endif]-->Company
shall periodically furnish you with statements reflecting the status of your
commissions. If you have objections with
respect to any such statement, whether regarding its accuracy, completeness or
any other matter, you must make any such objection(s) known to Company in
writing within thirty (30) days after the date of such statement. IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE SUCH OBJECTION WITHIN
THE THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, YOU SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE WAIVED AND ABANDONED
SUCH OBJECTIONS.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->E.
<!--[endif]-->Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Section, any commissions otherwise becoming earned
and due to you as of the termination of this Agreement, or thereafter, will be
withheld by Company until sixty (60) days after the termination date of this
Agreement ("Reconciliation Date") in the advent that there are any
losses due to refunds or credit card charge-backs for orders on which you are
receiving a commission. After the
Reconciliation Date, Company shall release any outstanding commissions due to
you, less any proportionate reductions due to refunds or credit card
charge-backs for orders on which you are receiving a commission.
- Indemnification. You hereby agree to
indemnify Company, it’s officers, and employees for any liability,
including, but not limited to, damages, court costs, and attorneys fees,
that Company may incur as a result of your breach of this Agreement. The terms of this Section shall survive
the termination of this Agreement.
- Taxes. You are solely responsible for payment of all income taxes
relating to your services under this Agreement. Should Company have to make any such
payment of income taxes on your behalf, you shall repay such amounts to
Company including any interest and penalties assessed to Company by taxing
entities.
<!--[if !supportLists]-->7.
<!--[endif]-->Limitation
of Liability and Exclusion of Certain Remedies. You understand that Company
provides this Agreement to you on an “as-is” basis and makes no warranty with
regards to the amount of income that you will receive. Under no circumstance, regardless of the
basis of the claim, shall the total liability of Company to you exceed the
commission due to you for your completed sales within the last calendar
month. In no event shall Company be
liable to you for consequential, special, incidental, or punitive damages
(including, but not limited to, legal costs and fees) from any claim asserted
against Company or by any third party.
The terms and provisions of this section shall survive the termination
of this Agreement.
- Confidentiality. During the period in which Affiliate is providing services for
Company and indefinitely thereafter, Affiliate shall keep secret and
retain in strictest confidence, and shall not, without the prior consent
of Company, furnish, make available or disclose to any third party or use
for the benefit of itself (except as necessary to fulfill the purposes of
this Agreement), any Confidential Information of Company. As used herein, “Confidential
Information” shall mean any information relating to business or affairs of
Company, including but not limited to, the Company, its Subscriptions, the
details of the Program, information relating to financial statements,
business strategies and plans, customer identities, customer accounts,
potential customers, employees, suppliers, servicing methods, equipment,
programs, style and design strategies and information, analyses, profit
margins, or other proprietary information used by Company in connection
with its business. Affiliate’s
obligations pursuant to this section shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
- Termination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, either you or Company may terminate this Agreement with
thirty (30) days prior written notice, without any further obligation
other than as mentioned in this Agreement.
Upon such notice of termination, Affiliate shall immediately remove
the Affiliate Web Link from the Affiliate Site and cease further use of
any Company IP. Affiliate’s obligations
pursuant to this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
- Non-Solicitation. During
the term for this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years after
termination of this Agreement, Affiliate shall not induce, directly or
through use of any third party, any employee or Affiliate of Company to leave his or her employ
with Company, as applicable.
- Publicity. You shall not create, publish, distribute, or permit any written or
electronic material that makes reference to Company or the Program without
first submitting such material to Company in writing for approval.
- No
Other Relationship or Interest. You understand that at all times,
you are considered an independent contractor and that nothing in this
Agreement creates any other relationship or legal interest between the you
and the Company, including, but not limited to, employer/employee relationship,
license, title, guarantee of work, or right to use any Confidential
Information, except as specified by this Agreement.
- Disputes
and Governing Law. The laws of
the State of Florida in the United States, without regard to any conflict
of law principles, govern this Agreement.
No action, arising out of the transactions under this Agreement may
be brought by either Party more than one (1) year after the cause of
action has accrued.
- Arbitration. In the event that you and Company cannot
amicably resolve a dispute or damage claim resulting from this Agreement,
the Parties agree to resolve any such dispute or damage claim by
arbitration. The arbitration proceeding
shall be conducted in Miami,
Florida, in the
United States in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association then in effect with one (1) arbitrator to be selected by our
mutual agreement. If we cannot
agree on an arbitrator, then the American Arbitration Association shall
select an arbitrator from the National Panel of Arbitrators. We both agree that the arbitrator cannot
award punitive damages to either and agree to be bound by the arbitrator’s
findings. Judgment upon the award
rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
- Limitations
on Assignment. You may not assign, transfer or sell all or
any of its rights under this Agreement or delegate all or any of its
obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of Company. Company may assign this Agreement to a
parent, subsidiary or affiliated firm or to another entity in connection
with the sale or other transfer of all or substantially all of its
business assets. Subject to these restrictions, the provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Company,
its successors and permitted assigns.
- General. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and
Company in connection with the subject matter hereof and supersedes all
agreements, proposals, representations and other understandings, oral or
written. No alteration or
modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing by
Company. The waiver by Company of your breach of any provision of the
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent
breach and any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorized
officer of the Company. If any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the
remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect. Any terms of this Agreement which by
their nature extend beyond its termination remain in effect until
fulfilled, and apply to respective successors and rightful assignees.
- Digital
Signature. You digitally agree to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement when you check the “I Agree” box. By doing so, you are waiving any
signature-based defenses.
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