ItsHot.com Affiliate Program Agreement
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.
Our
Responsibilities
We will be responsible
for providing all information necessary to allow you to make appropriate
Links from Your Site to Our Site. We will be solely responsible for processing
every application placed by a customer following a Link from Your Site,
for tracking the number and amount of sales generated by the Link from
Your Site, and for providing information to you regarding sales statistics.
Also, we will be responsible for credit card authorizations, payment processing,
cancellations, returns, and related customer service, it being understood
that such activities shall be for our account.
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
- 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.
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.
Linking
As an Affiliate, we will make available to you a variety of graphic and
textual links (each of these links sometimes being referred to herein
as "Links" or, individually, as a "Link"), which,
subject to the terms and conditions hereof, you may display as often and
in as many areas on your site as you desire. The Links will serve to identify
your site as a member of our Affiliate Program and will establish a link
from your site to ours.
a. Agreements Regarding
Links: In utilizing the Links, you agree that you will cooperate fully
with us in order to establish and maintain such Links. You also agree
that you will display in your site only those graphic or textual images
(indicating a Link) that are provided by us, and you will substitute
such images with any new images provided by us from time to time throughout
the term of this Agreement. All Affiliate Sites shall display such graphic
and/or textual images prominently in relevant sections of their site.
All Links may be modified and/or expanded from time to time throughout
the term of this Agreement pursuant to the mutual agreement of the parties
hereto. Each Link connecting users of your site to our site will in
no way alter the look, feel, or functionality of our site.
b. We will refuse
all applications or signups from affiliates which we believe participate
in spyware, adware or parasiteware techniques for driving traffic. We
reserve the right to research and investigate affiliates and their activities
and, at our own discretion, determine whether or not these practices
are in place. Affiliates found in violation of this policy will be immediately
terminated from the program and will forfeit all commissions.
Commission
Payment
We offer 6% Commissions on All Jewelry Items (8% if monthly sales are over $10,000), Excluding Loose Diamonds & Configured Rings, Earrings and Diamonds where we Offer 4%. Average order is $650.00. .
30-Day Cookie — A 30-Day cookie is created and can be stored on each visitor's PC that comes from your site, ensuring that you will be properly rewarded for purchases made after his or her initial visit.
Compensation — Fees and commissions are paid monthly. Payments are net of any customer returns, all shipping and handling fees, and taxes and duties. Commission payments for items that have been returned 90 days from purchase will be deducted in the month that the items are returned. Total monthly commissions less than $150 will be rolled over and added to the following month's affiliate commission total. Checks will be issued once $150 total commissions earned.
Commission
Eligibility
Affiliates are not eligible to earn commissions on their purchases of
any ItsHot.com products.
Tax
Reporting Requirement
United States Affiliates (individual/resident/corporation/business) must
provide us with a completed W-9 Federal Tax form before we will issue
a check to the Affiliate. We agree to issue a 1099 to Affiliates only
if they reach the maximum payout allowed under Federal tax law (currently
$600 - 3/30/01). We will provide you with the necessary form.
Anti-SPAM
Policy
We
do not and will not tolerate the sending of unsolicited email messages
and will prosecute all offenders to the fullest extent of the law. By
agreeing to the terms and conditions of this agreement, you also agree
to the following.
a) e-mails promoting
ItsHot.com shall not contain or include
a falsified sender domain name or falsified IP address;
b) e-mails promoting
the ItsHot.com advertisements shall not
be routed or relayed through servers that the sender does not have explicit
authorization to use;
c) e-mails promoting
the ItsHot.com advertisements shall not
contain or include a false or misleading subject line that attempts to
disguise or conceal the content of the e-mail;
d) all e-mails shall
contain or include valid and responsive contact information of the sender,
list manager or list owner; This includes your physical address.
e) no e-mails promoting
ItsHot.com shall be sent for the purpose
of harvesting the e-mail addresses in order to send future unsolicited
e-mails;
f) all e-mails promoting
ItsHot.com will be sent to individuals
who have given you their “Affirmative Consent” as defined
in Sec. 3.1 of the “CAN-SPAM Act of 2003” (viewable at GPOAccess.gov)
which by its reference is incorporated into this document.
g) every e-mail promoting
ItsHot.com advertisements shall contain
a functioning return electronic mail address or other Internet-based mechanism
clearly displayed that a recipient may use to submit in a manner specified
in the message a reply electronic mail message or other form of Internet-based
communication requesting not to receive future e-mail messages from you
h) you shall process
any and all opt-out requests within 5 business days, or less of the request.
i) unless otherwise
directed by ItsHot.com in writing, you
shall not use ItsHot.com, or it's represented
advertisers names (including any abbreviation thereof) or any trademark,
trade name, service mark, logo or other ItsHot.com identifying
information in the originating or return e-mail address line, header or
subject line of any e-mail transmission and that all e-mail transmissions
shall contain language in the body and both the "from" line
as well as the "re:" line that clearly announces that the offer
embedded in the e-mail is being sent by you for the benefit of your users.
j) you agree and affirm
to comply with all the rules and regulations set forth in the “CAN-SPAM
Act of 2003” as well as all obligations and provisions herein.
Term
of the Agreement
The term of this Agreement will begin upon our acceptance of your Affiliate
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. You are only eligible
to earn referral fees on sales occurring during the term.
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 this site. Modifications may include, for example,
changes in the scope of available referral fees, 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.
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 to this Agreement.
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.
Miscellaneous
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the United States and the
State of NY ,
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 New York, NY, and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction
of such courts. 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.
I agree to the terms
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