AFFILIATE PUBLISHER AGREEMENT
This Affiliate Publisher Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is made, entered into, and effective on the day it is
accepted by Affiliate (“Effective
Date”), by and between Web Traffic 2 Go Holdings, L.C., a Utah limited liability company with offices
at 223 West Bulldog Blvd. #115, Provo, UT 84604 (“Company”), and Affiliate
Publisher (“Affiliate”). Company and Affiliate may also be individually referred to herein
as “Party” and collectively as “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Affiliate
desires to generate customer leads and/or procure sales for offers
and/or campaigns available through Company by traffic generated by Affiliate
and/or Affiliate’s Network of Independent Affiliate Publishers; and
WHEREAS, Affiliate
desires to have access to Company’s Lead
Tracking Software; and
WHEREAS, upon certain terms and conditions, Company
is willing to allow Affiliate to generate customer leads and/or procure
sales for offers and/or campaigns available through Company through traffic
generated by Affiliate and/or Affiliate’s Network of Independent Affiliate
Publishers; and
WHEREAS, upon
certain terms and conditions, Company is willing to allow Affiliate to have
access to Company’s Lead Tracking Software; and
WHERAS, Company is not an Advertiser, does
not procure its own leads, does not have direct contact with consumers, does
not have control or responsibility over Advertiser’s content, Advertiser’s
conduct, or Affiliate’s conduct, does not quality check leads, is not
responsible for the methods in which leads are generated, and is acting in its
capacity as merely a broker between the Advertiser and the Affiliate;
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, the parties
hereby agree as follows:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.
Definitions.
1.1.
“Advertiser” means the company, including its officers,
directors, employees, agents, representatives, contractors, suppliers, and/or
predecessors and successors in interest that owns the campaign and its related
Ads, Creatives, and websites, has direct interaction
with the consumer, and develops and markets the products or services sold to
the consumer.
1.2.
“Campaign” means
the Advertiser’s offers and their associated Creatives
and websites.
1.3.
“Company” means the Company referenced above, including
its officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, contractors,
suppliers, and/or predecessors and successors in interest, which purchases
media on behalf of Advertisers for the purpose of generating consumer traffic
that results in Leads or Sales.
1.4.
“Company’s Lead Tracking Software” shall mean all web pages and applications
that Company leases, owns, operates or hosts for the purpose of tracking
traffic, sales, and leads.
1.5.
“Copy” shall mean any text used in and Ad or Creative.
1.6.
“Creative” shall mean all Advertiser-approved artwork,
text, audio, video, and the like distributed to consumers to encourage the
purchase of offers available through Company.
1.7.
“IO” means any Insertion Orders submitted by Affiliate,
which will set forth specific details pertaining to each specific Campaign,
including but not limited to compensation to Affiliate, Creatives,
etc.
1.8.
“Affiliate’s Network of Independent Affiliate
Publishers” means the independent publishers through
which Affiliate generates traffic and leads.
1.9.
“Offer” means the products or services marketed or
produced by Advertiser that is being sold as part of this agreement.
1.10.
“Service” means the business methods, practices,
processes, Creatives, technologies, Independent
Publishing Network systems and venue Company uses to provide to Affiliates
advertising opportunities for the sale of Advertiser’s goods or services.
2.
Advertiser Creative
and Advertiser Website.
2.1.
Creative. Company will provide Affiliate with all Creative
materials for the Campaigns, including product/service descriptions, graphic
images, logos, and Copy for Affiliate’s use.
Only approved Creative materials may be used by Affiliate. Affiliate shall not edit Creative in any way. Should Affiliate desire to propose changes to
Creative, a written request must be submitted to Company outlining Affiliate’s
specific proposed changes to Creative. Company
must provide its express written consent of proposed changes before proposed
revisions to Creative may be used.
2.1.1.
To the extent the
Campaign involves emails, the Copy shall also include approved subject and from
lines, offer description (in text and HTML formats), terms and conditions (if
applicable), and any other information necessary to comply with applicable state
and federal laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the CAN-SPAM
Act of 2003 (the “Act”).
2.2.
Licenses. Company grants Affiliate
a revocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, publicly and digitally
display and perform, transmit and broadcast Offer name, logos, trademarks,
trade names, service marks, URLs and slogans to display, market, promote and
publicize Campaigns on the Service. Company further grants to Affiliate a
personal, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable, limited license to all
intellectual property rights owned or controlled by Company specific to the
Offer (including but not limited to copyrights, trademarks, and service marks)
solely to the extent that such license is required for performance of the
Service in accordance with this Agreement. Such License shall terminate
immediately upon termination, for any reason, of any IOs then in effect. Company
grants Affiliate a non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable, limited license
to use Company’s Lead Tracking Software, systems, and processes during the term
of this Agreement.
2.3.
CPA Tracking. With
respect to all cost per acquisition ("CPA") campaigns, Affiliate will
provide Company with unique tracking links that will record the origin of each
user action including clicks and sales by unique tracking link. Company will
allow Affiliate online access to the statistics regarding such user actions
ordered and aggregated by unique tracking link.
Company will provide access to records as they become available that
will allow Affiliate to monitor the volume of User Actions Affiliates have
generated.
2.4.
CPM and CPC Tracking. With respect to all other
Campaigns, including cost per impression ("CPM"), cost per click
("CPC") and co-registration campaigns, Affiliate shall be responsible
for calculating the User Actions that comply with the terms of the applicable IO.
3.
Company
Service. Company agrees to provide
the Service whereby Affiliate is provided access to Campaigns.
4.
Term and
Termination.
4.1.
Term. This
Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and remain in effect for an initial
term of one (1) year. Unless terminated
by Affiliate upon thirty (30) days’ written notice prior to the end of the
initial term or any renewal term, the Agreement shall automatically renew for
successive one (1) year terms.
4.2.
Company may terminate this Agreement, or any Campaigns, without notice
or liability, for any reason or for no reason, at any time. This Agreement may also be terminated at any
time by either party, effective immediately upon written notice, if the other
party: (a) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy; (b) makes an
assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (c) breaches any of the
material terms of this Agreement, if the breach is not remedied within thirty
(30) days from receipt of written notice of such breach.
4.3.
In the event of termination of this Agreement, Sections
4, 5, and 9 through12, together with any payment obligations incurred, shall
survive.
4.4.
In the event of written termination and/or if this
Agreement expires by its own terms, Affiliate will immediately discontinue use
of the Service.
5.
Confidential
Information.
5.1.
The Parties agree that they may exchange confidential, proprietary information
related to the provision and use of the Files in accordance with this
Agreement, including email addresses, trade secrets, know-how and confidential
information (collectively “Confidential Information”). Each Party agrees to use the other Party’s
Confidential Information solely for the purposes contemplated by this
Agreement, including the IO. Confidential
Information shall include the terms and existence of this Agreement. During the Term of this Agreement and at all
times after its termination, each Party and its employees and agents shall
maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information of the other Party
and not sell, license, publish, display, distribute, disclose or otherwise make
available such Confidential Information to any third party nor use such
Confidential Information except as authorized by this Agreement. Neither Party shall disclose any such
Confidential Information other than to employees, agents and permitted
contractors of such party who reasonably need to know such Confidential Information
in connection with the exercise of rights or the performance of obligations
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party. For purposes of this Agreement, the identity
of Company’s Advertisers, service providers, affiliates, business partners, and
relationships is Company’s Confidential Information and shall be treated in
accordance with this section.
5.2.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided that the receiving Party uses
reasonable efforts to give the disclosing Party reasonable advance notice
thereof so as to afford the disclosing party an opportunity to intervene and
seek an order or other appropriate relief for the protection of its
Confidential Information from any unauthorized use or disclosure, either Party
may disclose Confidential Information: (a) as required by a properly authorized
and authenticated governmental request; (b) in response to a subpoena or court
order; (c) to comply with applicable laws, rules or regulations; or (d) in
response to an investigation of fraud regarding a specific consumer. The obligations of the Parties set forth
herein shall not apply to any information that: (a) is in the public domain at
or after the time it was disclosed by the disclosing Party to the receiving
Party through no fault of the receiving Party; (b) was rightfully in the receiving
Party’s possession free of any obligation of confidentiality at or after the
time it was communicated to by the disclosing Party; (c) is disclosed with the
prior written approval of the disclosing Party; (d) is independently developed
by the receiving Party without reference to or use of the Confidential
Information; (e) is or becomes available to the receiving Party from a person
other than the disclosing Party or any of its Representatives who is not bound
by an obligation to maintain the confidentiality of such information; (f) is
necessary to disclose in order to establish the rights of either Party under
this Agreement; or (g) is required to be disclosed pursuant to an order or
requirement of a court, administrative agency or governmental body, provided
that the receiving Party shall promptly notify the disclosing Party of the
facts thereof to enable the disclosing Party to seek a protective order or
otherwise prevent or restrict disclosure of such information, and upon request
of the disclosing Party, shall reasonably cooperate with the disclosing Party
(at the disclosing Party’s sole cost and expense) to obtain such protective
order or other appropriate remedy. In
the event that no such protective order or other remedy is obtained, or the disclosing
Party waives compliance (in whole or in part) with the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the receiving Party shall disclose only that portion of the
Confidential Information that is required to be disclosed and shall use all
reasonable efforts to ensure that all Confidential Information that is
disclosed, shall be accorded confidential treatment.
6.
Representations,
Warranties and Indemnification.
6.1.
Affiliate warrants and represents at all times that: (a) Affiliate has all necessary rights and
authority to enter into this Agreement, and (b) the execution of this Agreement
by Affiliate, and the performance of its obligations and duties hereunder, does
not and will not violate any agreement to which Affiliate is a party or by
which it is otherwise bound.
6.2.
With respect to a Campaign involving emails, Affiliate further
represents and warrants, that Affiliate has the power and authority to bind
itself and any Agency to these representations and warranties, that Affiliate
will comply with all aspects of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, and Affiliate will
not submit a Campaign for transmission through email: (a) with misleading or
fraudulent header information or with a “from line” that is materially false or
misleading and does not accurately identify the person sending the email; (b)
with a subject line that is misleading, false or misrepresentative or is likely
to mislead the recipient about the content of the email; (c) that does not
include a functioning return email address, clearly and conspicuously
displayed, that can be used to submit a reply email message requesting not to
receive future commercial electronic mail messages from the sender at the email
address where the message was received and that also remains capable of
receiving such messages for no less than 30 days after the transmission of such
message; (d) that does not include a clear and conspicuous identification that
the email is an advertisement or solicitation, a clear and conspicuous notice
of the opportunity to decline to receive further communications, and a valid
physical postal address of the Advertiser and Affiliate’s Network of
Independent Affiliate Publishers; or (e) with any content that: (i) infringes or violates any intellectual, proprietary or
privacy rights; or (ii) is misrepresentative, defamatory or violates any
applicable law or regulation. Affiliate also represents and warrants that it
will not transmit a Campaign including an email to any individual that has
requested not to receive any emails more than ten (10) days after receipt of
such request, provided that the email falls within the scope of the
request. To the extent of any duties
arising under, but strictly limited to, the Services as defined herein, Affiliate
agrees to comply with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and contractually to bind its publishers
in Affiliate’s Network of Independent Affiliate Publishers to terms at least as
restrictive as those contained therein concerning their email practices and
modification of Advertiser-approved Creatives.
6.3.
Affiliate agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Company, the
Advertiser and their respective subsidiaries, agents, affiliates, partners,
officers, directors and employees from and against any third party’s loss,
cost, claim, injury or damage (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) resulting
from claims or actions arising out of or in connection with the Affiliate’s
breach of this Agreement. Affiliate acknowledges that each indemnifies Party
listed above is an intended third party beneficiary of these indemnities, and Affiliate
agrees that it will not assert a defense based upon lack of privities against
any indemnified party listed above seeking to enforce this section. Affiliate shall not settle any such claim in
any manner having a material, detrimental effect on the indemnified parties without
that party’s prior written consent. The indemnified Parties shall have the
right to participate in any such claim with counsel of its own selection at the
indemnified Parties’ own expense.
7.
Traffic
Quality.
7.1.
Fraud. Advertiser actively monitors traffic for fraud. In the event potential fraud is detected, Affiliate’s
account or the account of the offending Independent Affiliate may be made
inactive pending further investigation. In
the event Advertiser determines that fraud has taken place, Affiliate and/or
the offending Independent affiliate publisher shall forfeit all commissions
payable, and shall also be required to reimburse Company for past fraudulent
activities.
8.
Commission
Payment.
8.1.
Unless otherwise specified in the IO, Affiliate’s aggregation of
billing activity is based on a calendar month payable net 15. Company does not
guarantee payment to Affiliate if Company is not paid by the Advertiser.
8.2.
Minimum
Payments. Commission payment totals must exceed $100.00 to be valid
commissions. Payment shall be withheld
until Affiliate meets the required $100.00 minimum.
8.3.
Non-viable
Leads. Company shall not be required to pay
commissions on non-viable leads. Company
shall determine in its sole discretion what constitutes a non-viable lead. Company may dispute a payment obligation for
reason of fraud or other alleged wrongdoing, traffic quality, incentivized
traffic, late payments, credit card refusals, expirations, charge backs, duplicate transactions, and/OR any and all other disputes in connection with User
Actions. In no event shall Company be
liable for any lost profits, lost revenues or for any indirect, incidental,
consequential, special or exemplary damages arising out of or related to any
credit card refunds, penalties, fees, chargeback costs AND/or
the like.
8.4.
Payment Records. Company shall insert a tracking
pixel in its tracking system for each Ad to be delivered hereunder. Company
will provide Affiliate with a link to the confirmation page where Affiliate can
view the pixel for approval prior to initiating the advertising campaign.
Payment will be made based on Company’s count of viable leads or Affiliate's count
of viable leads, whichever is greater. All such records provided by Company shall
be the sole property of Company. In the event that the tracking methods
employed malfunction or the Advertiser’s website is inoperable, for the period
in question, Company will determine invoicing in its sole discretion.
8.5.
Unless otherwise provided in the IO or approved in writing by Company, Affiliate
is expressly forbidden from offering incentivizes, offer points, rewards, cash
or prizes of any kind in order to induce a User Action (hereinafter,
“Incentivized Traffic”).
9.
Approval of Affiliate’s
Independent Affiliate Publishers. Company
reserves the right to withhold or
refuse approval of Affiliate’s independent affiliate publishers, their websites,
and newsletters for any reason, in its sole discretion. Affiliate’s independent affiliate publishers must
be at least 18 years of age. In order to
be eligible for approval, all of Affiliate’s Network of Independent
Affiliate Publishers’ websites and/or
newsletters must meet the following criteria:
9.1.
Be written in English
9.2.
Receive a
minimum of 100 unique page views per month.
9.3.
Cannot offer
incentives to users to click on advertisements, including, but not limited to,
awarding them cash, points, prizes, contest entries, etc.
9.4.
Be fully
functional at all levels; no "under construction" sites or
sections
9.5.
Spawning
process pop-ups and exit pop-ups are prohibited
9.6.
The content of
the website and/or newsletter cannot contain any adult content or link from or
to any adult materials, including, but not limited to:
9.6.1. Explicit, vulgar or obscene language
9.6.2. Posting or referencing of sexually explicit
images or other offensive content
9.6.3. Promotion of adult services, such as phone
sex or escort services
9.7.
The content of
the website and/or newsletter cannot infringe on any personal, intellectual
property or copyrights, including, but not limited to:
9.7.1. Racial, ethnic, political, hate-mongering or
otherwise objectionable content.
9.7.2. Investment, money-making opportunities or
advice not permitted under law.
9.7.3. Gratuitous violence or profanity
9.7.4. Material that defames, abuses, or threatens
physical harm
9.7.5. Promotion of illegal substances or activities
such as illegal online gambling, how to build a bomb, counterfeiting
money, etc.
9.7.6. Software Pirating (e.g., Warez, Hotline)
9.7.7. Hacking
or Phreaking
9.7.8. Any illegal activity whatsoever
9.7.9. Any questionable or controversial
subject matter
9.7.10. Any spoofing, redirecting, or trafficking
from adult-related websites in an effort to gain traffic
10.
Proprietary
Rights. Affiliate agrees that it
does not have, nor will it claim, any right, title or interest in the Service,
the Creatives or any underlying technology, software,
applications, data, methods of doing business or any elements thereof, or any
content provided Company. In addition, Affiliate
acknowledges that all information, data and reports received from Company as
part of the Service are proprietary to and owned by Company. If instructed to do so by Company, Affiliate
will immediately discontinue the use of any such reports or data.
11.
Privacy. Affiliate agrees to comply with all
applicable privacy laws. Affiliate further agrees to post conspicuously on each
of its websites a Privacy Policy, linked, at a minimum, from the website’s home
page, that: (a) discloses its privacy practices, including its use of a third
party for its ad serving activities; (b) identifies the collection and use of
information gathered in connection with both ad serving activities and delivery
of its content; and (c) provides the user with instructions as to opting-out
from such collection. Company shall have
no liability, to any third party or to Affiliate, in the event that Affiliate
does not comply with any provision of this Agreement including, but not limited
to, the provisions in this Section.
12.
Limitation
of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranty.
Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, Company makes no
warranties and expressly disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to
the subject matter of this Agreement, including implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Company shall not be liable for any Campaign
or email, including but not limited to the content thereof, any unavailability
or inoperability of the Internet, unavailability or consequences of any
Campaign, the Creatives, Services, or any technical
malfunction, computer error, corruption or loss of information related to or
arising out of the Services, the Creatives or any Campaign.
COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS
PROVIDE THE CREATIVES, SYSTEMS, AND SERVICE “AS IS” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR
CONDITION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY.
COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS AND
SUPPLIERS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE,
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Some states do not allow the disclaimer of
implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to Affiliate. This warranty gives Company specific legal
rights and you may also have other legal rights that vary from state to state.
IN ADDITION, COMPANY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICE
WILL MEET AFFILIATE’S REQUIREMENTS, WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE,
UPDATED, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR OPERATE WITHOUT ERROR, DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES THAT ANY FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE INTERNET WILL BE FREE
OF VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER CODE THAT MAY MANIFEST CONTAMINATING
OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES (COMPANY DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR RISK
FOR AFFILIATE’S OR CUSTOMERS’ USE OF THE INTERNET), DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE, AND DISCLAIMS ANY
OBLIGATION, LIABILITY, RIGHT, CLAIM OR REMEDY IN TORT, WHETHER OR NOT ARISING
FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF COMPANY. COMPANY MAKES
NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE THE SERVICE. COMPANY
MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH
THE SERVICE OR ANY TRANSACTION ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE SERVICE, AND IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY USE OF CONFIDENTIAL OR PRIVATE INFORMATION BY THIRD
PARTIES. AFFILIATE AGREES THAT IT IS
SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO ITS COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT
RESULTS FROM ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED OR
ACCESSED THROUGH THE USE OF THE COMPANY SITE OR SERVICE.
COMPANY
MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS THAT THE SERVICES OR ANY OF ITS MATERIALS ARE
APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN ALL LOCATIONS. NO USERS MAY ACCESS THE SERVICE FROM
TERRITORIES WHERE THE CONTENT OR THE BUSINESS OF THE SERVICE MAY BE ILLEGAL.
IN
NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS
AND SUPPLIERS, BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS OR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY CLAIM ARISING
OUT OF, OR RELATED TO, THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR USE OF THE COMPANY SITE INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE. COMPANY’S
LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE LESSER OF (A) THE PAYMENTS MADE BY COMPANY TO AFFILIATE
IN THE 6 MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM OR (B) ONE-THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($1,000.00).
13.
Non-Solicitation,
Non-Circumvention with Advertisers. Affiliate will not knowingly
participate in any performance-based advertising relationship with any Advertisers
using Company’s service for a period of twelve (12) months following the
termination of this Agreement, unless a previously existing business
relationship between Advertiser and Affiliate can be demonstrated to the
reasonable satisfaction of Company. In
this connection, both Parties agree and acknowledge that if Affiliate violates
its obligations hereunder, Company will be entitled to damages in the amount of
twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross revenues resulting from sales conducted
by Affiliate through the advertising or marketing efforts of Company’s
Advertisers during the twelve (12) month period following the termination of
this Agreement.
14.
Non-Solicitation,
Non-Circumvention of Protected Worker.
Affiliate recognizes that Company has proprietary relationships
with skilled employees and contractors. Affiliate shall not directly or indirectly solicit or
hire any Protected Worker to perform services for Affiliate or to perform
services for any other person, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation,
or other entity for the eighteen (18) month period following termination
or expiration of this Agreement.
“Protected Worker” means any (i) contractor of Company,
(ii) employee or ex-employee of Company, or (iii) employee or ex-employee of
any contractor of Company.
15.
Miscellaneous.
15.1.
Relationship Between the Parties. This Agreement does not create an agency,
joint venture, partnership, fiduciary relationship, or any similar relationship
between the parties, and neither party has the right or authority to act for,
or on behalf of, the other party.
15.2.
Third Parties. The
provisions of this Agreement are not for the benefit of any third party.
15.3.
Notices. Without precluding any other sufficient form of
notice, all notices, demands, or other communications under this Agreement
shall be deemed given if sent by email to the email addresses specified of the
parties as set out in the Insertion Order and directed to the attention of the
individuals signing this Agreement on behalf of the parties or to another
address or individual specified by the party.
Emails shall be deemed delivered five (5) business hours after such
email is sent.
15.4.
Amendment and Modifications. No supplement, modifications, or amendment of
this Agreement by Affiliate shall be binding unless executed in writing by both
parties. The terms and conditions of an
IO specific to a campaign shall prevail over this agreement or other written
instrument submitted by Affiliate.
15.5.
Waiver. Neither Party’s
failure to insist on strict performance of any provision of this Agreement
shall be deemed a waiver of any of its rights or remedies, nor shall it relieve
the other Party from performing any subsequent obligation strictly in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
No waiver shall be limited to provisions of this Agreement specifically
referred to herein and shall not be deemed a waiver of any other provision or
subsequent breach. No waiver shall
constitute a continuing waiver unless the writing states otherwise.
15.6.
Assignment. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, any successor to
all or substantially all of the business and assets of either Party, whether by
merger, sale of assets, or other agreements or operation of law. Neither Party shall assign this Agreement or
any right or interest under this Agreement, nor delegate any work or obligation
to be performed under this Agreement, without the other Party’s prior written
consent. Any attempted assignment or
delegation in contravention of this provision shall be void and ineffective and
shall be deemed to be a material breach hereof.
Notwithstanding the above, the Parties may assign, in full or in part,
the payment obligations arising under this Agreement.
15.7.
Choice of Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement is governed by, and to be
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Utah without regard to
that state’s conflict of law provisions.
Both parties expressly consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction
and venue for any claim relating to or arising out of this Agreement in the
state and federal courts of competent jurisdiction in Utah.
15.8.
Specific Enforcement and Attorneys’ Fees. Affiliate acknowledges that Company will be
irreparably injured if the provisions of this Agreement are not specifically
enforced. If Affiliate commits, or in
the belief of Company, threatens to commit a breach of any of the provisions of
this Agreement, Company and each of its subsidiaries shall have the right and
remedy, in addition to any other remedy that may be available at law or in
equity, to have the provisions of this Agreement specifically enforced by any
court having equity jurisdiction, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such
breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury to Company and its
subsidiaries, and that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy there
for. Such injunction shall be available
without the posting of any bond or other security, and you hereby consent to
the issuance of such injunction. If this
Agreement is breached by Affiliate, Company will be entitled to recover its
legal fees and costs incurred in the enforcement of this Agreement.
15.9.
Headings and Inclusiveness of Terms and Pronouns. Headings are for the convenience of reference
only and do not alter the rights and obligations of the parties. Wherever from the context it appears
appropriate, each Term stated in either the singular or the plural shall
include the singular and the plural, and pronouns stated in either the
masculine, feminine, or neuter shall include the masculine, feminine and
neuter.
15.10. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held
invalid, such provision shall be restated to reflect, as nearly as possible,
the original intention of the parties in accordance with applicable law, and
the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in force.
15.11. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, together with the attachments
hereto, contains the entire understanding of the agreement between the parties
and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between them, oral or
written, relating to the subject matter hereof.
15.12. Advice of
Counsel.
The parties each acknowledge and agree that they have reviewed this Agreement
in its entirety, and every part thereof, that they understand same, that they
have had the opportunity to review this Agreement and to consult with their
independent counsel as to the Agreement to the extent they desire, and that the
terms and conditions hereof adequately and correctly reflect their respective
understandings of the subject matter hereof.
15.13. Force
Majeure.
Neither Party shall be liable to the other for any delay or failure due to:
acts of God, war, transportation difficulties, labor strikes, natural
disasters, riots, telecommunications or information services infrastructure,
hacking, spam, any failure of a computer, server, or software, or acts or
omissions of vendors or suppliers beyond the control of the Parties.
15.14. Construction. This Agreement has been mutually drafted and
no presumption relating to ambiguities in favor of one interpretation over
another due to the identity of the drafting Party shall arise.
15.15. Counterparts. This Agreement shall become effective upon
the execution by each of the Parties hereto and may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument. Additionally, signed copies of this Agreement
may be delivered by “.pdf”, “.jpg”, or fax and will
be accepted as originals.
15.16. Authority
to Execute. Each individual signing below swears and
affirms that he or she has authority to sign on behalf of the Party to this
Agreement for which he or she signs.