Skysa Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions
Effective Date: June 2nd,
2010
A Violation of any of the below Terms of Service will result in action
by Skysa up to and possibly including the termination of your affiliate
account(s), with or without
warning.
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
This Affiliate Program Agreement (the "Agreement") is a legal
agreement and contains all of the terms and conditions between Skysa and
you, together with any company or other business entity you are representing, if
any, (collectively, the "Affiliate") who is participating in the Skysa
Affiliate Program (the "Program"). BY REGISTERING FOR THIS PROGRAM THE AFFILIATE
AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. If you do not
agree to the terms of this Agreement do not register for the Program.
By accepting the terms of this Agreement, Affiliate agrees
that Skysa may change the terms of this Agreement in its sole discretion at
any time provided that Skysa provides Affiliate with notice of any such
change. If Affiliate does not agree to the changes proposed by Skysa, or to
any terms in this Agreement, Affiliate's sole and exclusive remedy is to cancel
Affiliate's participation in the Program. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Skysa reserves the right to terminate, cancel, suspend or refuse access to
the Program to anyone in its sole discretion. Unless explicitly stated
otherwise, any new features or products that change, augment or enhance the
current Program shall be subject to this Agreement.
SUBSCRIBER REFERRAL AND REGISTRATION
- Skysa Affiliate Link. Affiliate may
be eligible for certain commissions for every Subscriber Affiliate refers to
Skysa. To be eligible for such commissions, each referral must originate
from a specially-coded Skysa Affiliate Link. For purposes of this
Agreement, "Skysa Affiliate Link" means a visible graphic or textual
indication which, when selected by an end user, directs the end user's
Internet browser connection to a Skysa-specified page or file via a URL
and which establishes a direct connection between the browser and the
Skysa-specified page or file. Affiliate shall place the Skysa Link
on the Affiliate website or otherwise provide the Skysa Affiliate Link
to a respective Subscriber, which will allow Skysa to track any person,
entity or otherwise who clicks through the Skysa Affiliate Link to
register for the Skysa Services.
- Linking to Skysa. The necessary
electronic graphic artwork and corresponding links to Skysa' website and
all HTML thereto for the Skysa Affiliate Link shall be available to
Affiliate via Skysa.com. Such link may only be in the form of text, a
button, a banner or any other format provided by Skysa. Affiliate shall
not modify or alter the Skysa Affiliate Link without prior written
consent of Skysa. The HTML for such link will also include a special
promotion identifier that enables the tracking and reporting of all
Subscribers acquired through the Skysa Affiliate Link. Affiliate is
responsible for integrating the Skysa Affiliate Link into Affiliate's
website properly and for providing the Skysa Affiliate Links to
Subscriber in the proper format, which includes ensuring that, as between
the Skysa Affiliate Links and the Skysa website, each of the
Skysa Affiliate Links properly utilizes the aforementioned special
identifier link formats. Skysa SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO AFFILIATE WITH
RESPECT TO AFFILIATE'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY INTEGRATE THE Skysa AFFILIATE
LINK, INCLUDING TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH FAILURE MAY RESULT IN ANY REDUCTIONS
OF COMMISSION FEES (AS DEFINED BELOW) THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PAYABLE TO
AFFILIATE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
- Tracking and Reporting. For the purposes
of this Agreement, tracking and reporting will be provided by Skysa.
During the term of this Agreement, Affiliate will be provided a unique ID
and password which will permit Affiliate access to password-protected Web
pages located at http://www.Skysa.com so that Affiliate may receive
statistics regarding the number of Subscribers that originated from the
Skysa Links. The reports available on Linkshare will also detail the
Commission Fees that are due to Affiliate in accordance with the Fee
Schedule (as defined below). The form, content and timing of the foregoing
reports may vary from time to time in Skysa' sole discretion. Affiliate
agrees and acknowledges that the statistics and reports provided by
Skysa.com are the official, definitive and final measurements of the
number of Subscribers that have originated from the Skysa Affiliate Link
as well as the fees payable to Affiliate from Skysa pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement.
LICENSE RIGHTS.
- License Grant of Skysa Affiliate Link.
Subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Skysa hereby
grants to Affiliate a restricted, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to
use and publicly display the Skysa Link, solely for their receipt,
access, use and viewing in the manner described herein. Skysa retains
all rights, title, and interest in and to all of the copyrights, patent
rights, trademark rights and other proprietary rights to the Skysa
Affiliate Links pursuant to this Agreement.
- Skysa Affiliate Link License Restrictions.
In addition to any other restrictions herein on the use of the
Skysa Link, Affiliate agrees to the following: (i) Affiliate shall not
access, transmit, display or otherwise make available (or allow end users or
any other third party to transmit or make available) Skysa Link to any
third party, except as explicitly provided herein; (ii) Affiliate shall not
alter, delete or modify any attributions included within the Skysa
Affiliate Link; (iii) Skysa shall have the right, in its reasonable
discretion and upon notice to Affiliate, to require Affiliate to immediately
cease any and all use of any particular Skysa Affiliate Link: and (iv)
Affiliate may not impose any separate charges or fees for use or access to
the Skysa Affiliate Link.
- License Grant of Skysa Logos.
Subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Skysa hereby
grants Affiliate a nonexclusive, non-transferable license to use the
Skysa trademarks, logos, and copyrighted material ("Skysa Marks")
solely on the Affiliate's website and solely in connection with this
Agreement. Affiliate hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Skysa
Logos are owned solely and exclusively by Skysa or its subsidiaries,
(ii) except as set forth herein, Affiliate has no right, title or interest
in or to the Skysa Logos; and (iii) all use of the Skysa Logos by
Affiliate shall inure to the benefit of Skysa and its subsidiaries.
Affiliate agrees that it shall not engage, participate or otherwise become
involved in any activity or course of action that diminishes and/or
tarnishes the image and/or reputation of Skysa or of any Skysa Logo.
- Use and Display of Skysa Logos.
Affiliate acknowledges and agrees that the presentation and image of
Skysa Logos should be uniform and consistent with respect to all
services, activities and products associated with the Skysa Logos.
Accordingly, Affiliate agrees to use the Skysa Logos solely in the
manner in which Skysa shall specify from time to time in Skysa' sole
discretion.
- Marketing Practices. With respect to
soliciting Subscribers and marketing the Skysa Services, all advertising
and promotional materials are subject to the terms of this Agreement.
Skysa may request to review and approve any Affiliate’s marketing
materials, including but not limited to any e-mails or e-mail campaigns.
Affiliate further agrees: (i) to be solely responsible for all expenses and
fees incurred in connection with the participation in the Program; (ii) use
best efforts to successfully market, advertise and sell Skysa Services
during the term of this Agreement; (iii) not engage in any deceptive,
misleading, illegal, or unethical practices that may be detrimental to
Skysa or its products or services; (iv) not make any representations,
warranties, or guarantees on behalf of Skysa, or otherwise concerning
Skysa Services that are inconsistent with or in addition to any such
representations, warranties, or guarantees made by Skysa; and (v) use
the then-current name as used by Skysa (but will not represent or imply
that Affiliate is an employee, part of, or affiliated with Skysa).
- Search Marketing Restrictions. Affiliate
agrees not to bid on words which may include or be related to Skysa
Logos or similar terms, which may include but not be limited to, “Skysa,”
“Skysa.com,” “www.Skysa.com,” or “Skysa Bar".
- Loyalty Program and Incentive Offers
Restrictions. In the event that Affiliate wishes to offer prizes,
points or cash offers as incentives or as part of a loyalty program,
Affiliate shall provide Skysa with written notice of its intent to
implement any such program (“Incentive Program Notice”). Upon receipt of
such Incentive Program Notice, Skysa in its sole discretion shall
provide approval for any such program and may modify the Affiliate’s
commission payment and conditions.
EMAIL RESTRICTIONS
- Affiliate will create a process by which email recipients
may opt-out of receiving future email from Affiliate. Affiliate must have
the necessary processes in place to immediately remove such email address
from its email list. Among other things, Affiliate must maintain a do not
email list and every opt-out request must be placed on this list.
- If Affiliate intends to generate email through a third
party supplier, Affiliate must disclose the identity of that supplier to
Skysa. Affiliate is responsible for all emails generated on Affiliate’s
behalf by a third party and such emails must comply with all requirements
set forth in this Agreement.
- Affiliate must comply in all respects with the CAN-SPAM
Act of 2003. Among other things, Affiliate must have all lists scrubbed
against its do not email list before any email campaign begins and at least
every 10 days during each campaign.
- Skysa may request that Affiliate immediately stop any
email campaign containing Skysa Content or Skysa Logos, for any
reason, in its sole discretion.
AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Affiliate represents and warrants that:
- Affiliate has the full and legal power and authority to
enter into this Agreement, and/or to perform its obligations hereunder.
- By entering into this Agreement, Affiliate does not
violate any other agreement by which Affiliate is bound.
- With respect to any performance hereunder, Affiliate
shall comply with good business practices and all applicable laws,
regulations and rules of any government body or agency or other competent
authority.
- Affiliate will comply with the applicable then-current
Member Agreement.
- Any website created or built by Affiliate shall not
include (i) pornography or obscene content, (ii) illegal content, or
(iii) any other inappropriate materials.
PAYMENT TERMS
- Payment Terms. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement,
Affiliate will be paid a Commission Fee ("Commission Fee") of
residual of 20% of Skysa Pro upgrades ("Subscriber"). For Affiliate to earn a Commission Fee for a
Referral, the Referral must have i) followed the Skysa Link that is provided
to Referral by Affiliate or is otherwise located on the Affiliate's website
to the Skysa website; ii) the Referral must have successfully registered a
Skysa Bar Account; and iii)
The referral must complete the embed process to add the Skysa bar to the
Referrals website. Referral credits will accrual in an account on the Skysa
Website and may be withdrawn in increments of $100 or more.
Skysa shall have no obligation to pay Commission Fees per any promotion,
promotion code, coupon or coupon promotional opportunity that is not
specifically authorized for the Affiliate Program. Referral credits are
applied to the Affiliates account up to 7 days from the date of an referred
bar activation.
- Payment Options. The Affiliate may
withdraw funds from their Skysa Affiliate account in increments of one
hundred dollars $100. Payment requests are processed and paid to the
Affiliate's PayPal email address within 7 days of the payment request.
Payment requests are restricted to 1 payment request every 30 days. The Affiliate will be
required to provide their Tax ID number before the first payment is issued,
Skysa is not responsible for payment delays due to incomplete, or inaccurate
information provided by the Affiliate.
- Taxes. Excluding any taxes based on
Skysa' income, Affiliate shall be solely responsible for all tax returns
and payments required to be filed with or made to any federal, state or
local tax authority based on Affiliate's revenue or income under this
Agreement or any Client Agreement.
- Fraud and Fraudulent Activity. Skysa
shall have no obligation to pay Commission Fees to Affiliate for Referrals
or Subscribers
if it is determined in good faith by Skysa that there has been
fraudulent activity through the Affiliate's links or on the Affiliate's website. For exemplary purposes only
without limitations, if an unreasonable number of Subscribers have
originated from the Skysa Affiliate Links on Affiliate's website during
any period of time, then Skysa shall have the right to examine
Affiliate's records to the extent necessary to determine whether any
fraudulent activity has occurred involving the Skysa Links on
Affiliate's website and/or Affiliate's account at the Reporting Site.
Furthermore, Skysa shall have no obligation to pay commission fees to
Affiliate in the event of Subscriber obtaining a charge back or refund or if
Skysa determines in good faith that Subscribers created their accounts
solely for the purpose of aiding and abetting Affiliate to increase
commission amounts without the intent of being a long term Skysa
Subscriber.
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Each party agrees that it may have access to confidential or
proprietary, technical or business information of the other party and/or its
suppliers, including but not limited to, the content of this Agreement
(collectively, "Confidential Information"). Each party will maintain the strict
confidentiality of the Confidential Information of the other party and will not
disclose the Confidential Information to any third party and shall exercise at
least the same degree of care in safeguarding the Confidential Information as it
would with its own Confidential Information (in no event less than reasonable
care). Furthermore, neither party will use the Confidential Information for any
purpose except those contemplated by this Agreement.
NO DISPARAGEMENT
Affiliate shall not disparage Skysa, or any Skysa Logo
and/or Skysa products or services thereof, or place any disparaging content
on the Affiliate's or Clients website(s).
NON-COMPETITION
Affiliate acknowledges and agrees that it shall not attempt to
switch, divert, or convert a Subscriber from the Skysa Services to any
product or service that is competitive to Skysa' products or services.
MODIFICATION
Skysa reserves the right at anytime and from time to time
to modify, discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Program (or any part
thereof) with or without notice. Affiliate agrees that Skysa shall not be
liable to Affiliate or to any third party for any modification, suspension or
discontinuance of the Program. In the event that Affiliate does not agree with
any such modification, Affiliate shall terminate its participation in the
Program, which shall be Affiliate's sole and exclusive remedy.
TERMINATION
- Term and Termination. Unless terminated
earlier as provided herein, this Agreement shall remain in full force unless
otherwise terminated by Skysa. Either party may terminate this Agreement
at any time upon providing notice to the other party.
- Effect of Termination. In the event that
this Agreement is terminated for any reason, Affiliate will only be eligible
for Commission Fees earned as a result of Subscribers who were acquired up
to the date of termination or expiration. Upon termination or expiration of
this Agreement, all licenses granted under this Agreement shall terminate
and Affiliate will immediately cease use of, and remove from the Affiliate's
website, all Skysa Logos, Skysa Materials, and Skysa Affiliate
Links. Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall have no effect with
respect to any rights or obligations existing under a Client Agreement.
Except to the extent expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement,
any rights to Commission Fees earned, any right of action for breach of the
Agreement prior to termination, and the following provisions shall survive
the termination of this Agreement: Sections 6,7,8,11,13,14. Furthermore,
upon termination or expiration of this Agreement and upon Skysa'
request, Affiliate shall either return or destroy any Materials or other
Confidential Information provided to Affiliate by Skysa.
INDEMNIFICATION
Affiliate shall defend and indemnify at its expense, and hold
Skysa and each of its affiliates, directors, officers, agents, employees and
sublicensees harmless from losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses,
including without limitation, any proceeding, investigation or claim, to the
fullest extent permitted by law arising out of or in connection with: (a)
Affiliate's performance under this Agreement or any Client Agreement; (b) an
assertion that the information, content or other materials or services provided
or made available by Affiliate infringe any copyright, patent, trademark or
other property right of any third party; (c) any breach by Affiliate of its
obligations, representations and warranties under this Agreement; or (d) any
claim related to the content on Affiliate's website or content provided by
Affiliate to a Client for a Client Site. Affiliate shall notify Skysa
promptly in writing of any claim or proceeding involving Skysa.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
Skysa SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR OBLIGATED UNDER ANY SECTION
OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR UNDER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER
LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF WBSTARTS
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL Skysa
BE LIABLE TO AFFILIATE OR ANY THIRD PARTY IN AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT GREATER THAN
THE AMOUNT PAID TO AFFILIATE BY Skysa HEREUNDER.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
SKYSA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR OBLIGATED UNDER ANY SECTION
OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR UNDER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER
LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF
Skysa HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL
Skysa BE LIABLE TO AFFILIATE OR ANY THIRD PARTY IN AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT
GREATER THAN THE AMOUNT PAID TO AFFILIATE BY Skysa HEREUNDER.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
The parties are independent contractors and no agency,
partnership, franchise, joint venture or employment relationship is intended or
created by this Agreement. Neither party has the power or authority as agent,
employee or any other capacity to represent, act for, bind or otherwise create
or assume any obligation on behalf of the other party for any purpose
whatsoever. Affiliate is solely responsible for all of its employees or agents
and its labor costs and expenses arising therewith. Skysa will not furnish
or otherwise reimburse Affiliate for any office space, office or business
equipment, clerical support, telephone, travel, or any other expense which
Affiliate may incur as a result its performance under this Agreement.
GENERAL
This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the
prior written consent of the non-assigning party. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Skysa may assign this Agreement to any acquirer of all or of substantially all
of its equity securities, assets or business related to the subject matter of
this Agreement. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Agreement shall be
null and void and without effect. This Agreement sets forth the entire
understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes all any and all oral or written agreements or
understandings between the parties as to the subject matter of this Agreement
and may be changed only by a writing signed by both parties. In the event that
any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held by a court or other
tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provisions shall be
limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement
shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. Headings and
captions are for convenience only and are not to be used in the interpretation
of this Agreement. The parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement may be
entered into electronically, and without the necessity of written signatures.
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