This Agreement contains the terms and conditions that shall apply
to an individual's or an entity's participation in the
Gelluminations.com affiliate program (the "Program"). As used
in this Agreement, "Gelluminations.com," "we",
"us" or "our" refers to Gelluminations.com; "you" or "your" refers to the
applicant; "Participant" shall mean an applicant which has been
approved by Gelluminations.com to be a participant of the Program;
"Sponsoring Web Site" shall mean the World Wide Web site from
which you will link to the Gelluminations.com web site
web sites (the "Gelluminations.com Site"); "Product"
refers to any item or service listed on the Gelluminations.com or
Gelluminations.com site, and all dollars ($) shall mean United States
dollars.
1. Enrollment in the Network.
To
begin the enrollment process, you will submit a complete Affiliate Network
Application via our web site. We will notify you of your acceptance or
rejection. We may reject your site, at any time, if we determine (at our
sole discretion) that it is unsuitable for the Affiliate Network for any
reason. As the owner/Operator of a site participating in the
Gelluminations.com Affiliate Network you agree not
to incorporate any images or content in said site including, but not
limited to, images or content that is in any way unlawful, harmful,
threatening, defamatory, obscene, harassing or racially, ethically or
otherwise objectionable, such as sites that facilitate illegal activity,
depict sexually explicit images; are a credit repair site; are bail bond
companies; are investigative companies (i.e., private investigators); are
Attorneys (other than attorneys whose sole and exclusive practice is
collections); are News agencies or journalists; is any company or
individual who is known to have been involved in credit fraud or other
unethical business practices; promote violence; promote discrimination
based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation,
or age; promote illegal activities or incorporates any materials which
infringe or assist others to infringe on any copyright, trademark or other
intellectual property rights (collectively "Content
Restrictions"). If we reject your application for any of the
above-mentioned reasons, you have the right to reapply to the Affiliate
Network at any time thereafter, if you have remedied the
problem.
2. Utilizing Our Links on Your Site.
As
an affiliate site ("Affiliate Site"), we will make available to
you banner advertisements for our site, button links to our site and/or
text links to our site, which may contain Gelluminations.com or
Gelluminations.com logos and identifying words (these links sometimes
being referred to herein collectively as "Links", or individually
as a Link"), which, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, you
may display on your site. In utilizing the Links, you agree that you will
cooperate fully with us in order to establish and maintain such Links. All
Affiliate Sites shall display such graphic images prominently throughout
your site as you see fit and with our consent. You shall not alter, modify
or expand the links in any way; however, a Link may be modified and/or
expanded with our written consent. Each Link connecting users of your site
to our site will in no way alter the look, feel or functionality of our
site. We have the right at our sole discretion to monitor your site at any
time and from time to time to determine if you are in compliance with the
terms of this Agreement.
3. Order Processing.
We will be
responsible for providing all information necessary to allow you to make
appropriate Links from your site to our site. However, we must approve all
Links. We will process orders placed by customers who follow the Links from
your site to the Gelluminations.com or Gelluminations.com sites. We
reserve the right to reject orders that do not comply with certain
requirements that we periodically may establish. We will be solely
responsible for all aspects of order processing and fulfillment, including
order entry, payment processing, shipping, cancellations, returns and
related customer service. We will track the volume and amount of sales
generated by your site and will make unaudited reports, summarizing this
sales activity, available to you through our site. The form, content, and
frequency of the reports may vary from time to time in our discretion. To
permit accurate tracking, reporting, and fee accrual, you must ensure that
the Links between your site and our site are properly formatted.
4. Commissions.
We will pay you a commission up to 15% for every qualified order you refer to us, placed at Gelluminations.com. You will earn 15%
on all products with the exception of Wicks, and Labels. On those you will earn 10% per sale. We are sorry,
but at this time we are unable to offer any commission on Gel or Soy, our profit margin is just too slim on these products.
5. Commission Payment.
We
will pay you commissions on a monthly basis. For all commissions generated that month,
less any taxes that we are required by law to
withhold. However, if the commissions payable to you for any month are less
than $50.00 (the "Commission Payment Floor"), we will hold those
commissions until the total amount due is at least equal to the Commission
Payment Floor. The Commission Payment Floor is subject to change at any
time or from time to time, in our sole and absolute discretion. You will be
notified of any change in the Commission Payment Floor.
If a Customer disputes or rejects a purchased Product, and
Gelluminations.com has already paid Affiliate Commission Fees based on
the sale of that Product ("Disputed Commission"),
Gelluminations.com will deduct the amount of the Disputed Commission
from Affiliate's next monthly Commission Fees payment. If there are no
subsequent Commission Fees due Affiliate, Gelluminations.com will send
Affiliate a bill for the amount of the Disputed Commission, and Affiliate
agrees to pay such bill no later than thirty days after its
receipt
6. Reports of Sales.
You will be
given a password and have the ability to enter a password protected site to
receive your sales statistics on a daily basis.
7. Policies and Pricing.
Customers who buy Product through the Affiliate Network will be
deemed to be customers of Gelluminations.com web site.
Accordingly, all Gelluminations.com web site rules,
policies, and operating procedures concerning customer orders, customer
service, and 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 Product sold under the Affiliate
Network in accordance with our own pricing policies. Product prices and
availability may vary from time to time. Because price changes may affect
items that you already have listed on your site, you may not include price
information in your descriptions. We will use commercially reasonable
efforts to present accurate information, but we cannot guarantee the
availability or price of any particular Product.
8. Non-Exclusive Limited License and Use of
Gelluminations.com web site Logos and Trademarks.
We
grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to (i) access
our site through links solely in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, and (ii) solely in connection with such links, to use our logos,
trade names, trademarks and similar identifying material (collectively
"Gelluminations.com or Gelluminations.com Marks"), solely
for the purpose of selling Product on your site for Gelluminations.com
or Gelluminations.com. You may not alter, modify or change the
Gelluminations.com or Gelluminations.com Marks in any way. You are
only entitled to use the Gelluminations.com web site
Marks to the extent you are a member, in good standing, of the Affiliate
Network.
You shall not make any specific use of any
Gelluminations.com or Gelluminations.com Marks for purposes other than
selling Product, without first submitting a sample of such use to us and
obtaining our prior written consent. You agree not to use the
Gelluminations.com web site Marks in any manner that is
disparaging or that otherwise portrays Gelluminations.com or
Gelluminations.com in an negative light. We reserve all of our rights in
the Gelluminations.com and or Gelluminations.com Marks, and all other
intellectual property rights. We may revoke the rights granted to you
pursuant to this section at any time by giving you written notice. You
shall obtain no rights in and to the Gelluminations.com or
Gelluminations.com Marks.
The rights granted to you pursuant to this section shall
terminate upon the effective date of the expiration or termination of this
Agreement.
9. Non-Exclusive Limited License and Use of
Affiliates Logos and Trademarks.
You grant us a non-exclusive license to utilize your names,
titles, logos, and trademarks (collectively the "Affiliate
Marks"), and to advertise, market, promote and publicize in any manner
our rights hereunder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, we
shall not be required to so advertise, market, promote or publicize. You
hereby represent and warrant that you are the sole and exclusive owner of
the Affiliate Trademarks and have the right and power to grant to us the
license to use same in the manner contemplated herein, and such grant does
not or will not (i) breach, conflict with or constitute a default under any
agreement or other instrument applicable to you or binding upon you, or
(ii) infringe upon any trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright, or
other proprietary right of any other person or entity.
This license shall terminate upon the effective date of the
expiration or termination of this Agreement.
10. Publicity.
You shall not
create, publish, distribute or permit any written material that makes
reference to us, without first submitting such material to us and receiving
our written consent.
11. 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. We
shall have no responsibility for the development, operation and maintenance
of your site and for all materials that appear on your site. You hereby
represent and warrant to us 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), and that materials posted on your site are not libelous or
otherwise illegal. You must have express permission to use another party's
copyrighted or other proprietary material. We will not be responsible if
you use another party's copyrighted or other proprietary material in
violation of the law.
12. Term of the Agreements.
The term of
this Agreement will begin upon our acceptance of your Affiliate Network
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 notice of termination. Notice by e-mail, to your address on
our records, is considered sufficient notice for to terminate this
Agreement. Upon such notice, you agree to promptly destroy or return to
Gelluminations.com all artwork pertaining to Gelluminations.com or
Gelluminations.com in your possession or control and you shall immediately remove from your site any or all Gelluminations.com or Gelluminations.com Marks, links to
the Gelluminations.com or Gelluminations.com site, and all
references to Gelluminations.com, Gelluminations.com and their
respective sites. If this Agreement is terminated because you have violated
the terms of this Agreement or if this Agreement is terminated because your
site becomes subject to the Content Restrictions set forth in Section 1,
you are not eligible to receive any commission payments, even for
commissions earned prior to the date of termination. If this Agreement is
terminated for any other reason, you are only eligible to earn a commission
on sales occurring during the term of the Agreement, and commissions earned
through the date of termination will remain payable only if the related
orders are not canceled or returned. We reserve the right to withhold your
final payment for a reasonable time to ensure that the correct amount is
paid.
13. Modification.
We may modify
any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, at any time
and at our sole discretion. Notice of any change by the e-mail address you
provided, to your address on our records, or the posting on our site of a
change notice or a new agreement, is considered sufficient notice for
notifying you of a modification to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Modifications may include, but are not limited to, changes in
the scope of available commission fees, commission schedules, payment
procedures, and Affiliate Network rules. All such modifications shall take
effect 48 hours after we serve notice as provided above, unless we indicate
otherwise. If any modification is unacceptable to you, your only recourse
is to terminate this Agreement. Your continued participation in the
Affiliate Network, following our posting of a change notice or new
agreement on our site, will constitute binding acceptance of the change.
14. Relationship of Parties.
You and Gelluminations.com 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.
15. Limitation of Liability.
We will not be
liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential punitive or
multiple damages, including without limitation any damages resulting from
loss of use, loss of business, loss of revenue, loss of profits, or loss of
data, arising in connection with this Agreement, the Affiliate Network,
Gelluminations.com's performance, or Gelluminations.com's performance
of services or of any other obligations relating to the Agreement, 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 Network will not exceed the total commissions paid or payable to
you under this Agreement.
The foregoing limitation of liability shall apply regardless of the cause
of action under which such damages are sought.
16. Disclaimers.
We make no
express or implied warranties or representations with respect to the
Affiliate Network or any Product or other items sold through the Affiliate
Network. 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.
17. Representations and Warranties.
You hereby
represent and warrant to us that this Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by you and constitutes your legal, valid and binding
obligation, enforceable against you in accordance with its terms; and that
the execution, delivery and performance by you of this Agreement are within
your legal capacity and power; have been duly authorized by all requisite
action on your part; require the approval or consent of no other persons;
and neither violate nor constitute a default under the (i) provision of any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgement or decree to which you are subject
or which is binding upon you, or (ii) the terms of any other agreement,
document or instrument applicable to you or binding upon you.
18. Confidentiality.
We may disclose
to you certain information as a result of your participation as part of the
Affiliate Network, which information we consider to be confidential (herein
referred to as "Confidential Information"). For purposes of this
Agreement, the term "Confidential Information" shall include, but
not be limited to, any modifications to the terms and provisions of this
Affiliate Network Agreement made specifically for your site and not
generally available to other members of the Affiliate Network, website,
business and financial information relating to Gelluminations.com or
Gelluminations.com, customer and
vendor lists relating to Gelluminations.com or Gelluminations.com, and pricing
and sales information for Gelluminations.com or Gelluminations.com and any members
of the Affiliate Network, other than you. Confidential Information shall
also include any information that we designate as confidential during the
term of this Agreement.
You agree not to disclose any Confidential Information and
that such Confidential Information shall remain strictly confidential and
secret and shall not be utilized, directly or indirectly, by you for your
own business purposes or for any other purpose except and solely to the
extent that any such information is generally known or available to the
public or if same is required by law or legal process. We make no warranty,
expressed or implied, with respect to any information delivered hereunder,
including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose or freedom from patent, trademark or copyright infringements,
whether arising by law, customer conduct, or as to the accuracy or
completeness of the information and we shall not have any liability to you
or to any other person resulting from your or such third person's use of
the information.
19. Indemnification.
You
hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Gelluminations.com
and Gelluminations.com, whose credit
services are provided by Gelluminations.com, its shareholders, officers,
directors, employees, agents, affiliates, successors and assigns, from and
against any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, damages or
expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs) of any nature whatsoever
incurred or suffered by us (collectively the "Losses"), in so far
as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of, are related
to, or are based on (i) any claim or threatened claim that our use of the
Affiliate Trademarks infringes on the rights of any third party; (ii) the
breach of any representation or warranty made by you herein; or (iii) or
any claim related to your site.
20. 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 COMPETITIVE
WITH YOUR WEB SITE. YOU HAVE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE DESIRABILITY OF
PARTICIPATING IN THE AFFILIATE NETWORK AND ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY
REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE, OR STATEMENT OTHER THAN AS
SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
21. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the United States
and the State of Iowa, 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 Spirit Lake, Iowa 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 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.
THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND Gelluminations.com.
BY CLICKING ON THE "I AGREE" BUTTON AT THE END OF THIS AFFILIATE
NETWORK AGREEMENT, YOU ARE AFFIRMATIVELY STATING THAT YOU HAVE READ AND
UNDERSTAND THE TERMS SET FORTH HEREIN AND ARE AFFIRMATIVELY INDICATING YOUR
ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AFFILIATE NETWORK AGREEMENT AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY
THE TERMS HEREOF.
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