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Last updated: July 1, 2004
This Agreement contains the complete terms and
conditions that apply to an individual's or entity's participation in the
Qurb.com Affiliates Program (the "Program"). As used in this Agreement, "we"
means Qurb, Inc., and "you" means the applicant. "Site" means a World Wide Web
site and, depending on the context, refers either to Qurb's web site, located at
the URL http://www.qurb.com, or to any site that you will link to our site (and
which you will identify in your Program application). "E-mail" refers to electronic communication that you originate to clients, customers, associates, subscribers, visitors to your site and others who have an existing relationship or association with you.
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Enrollment in the Program
To begin the enrollment process, you will submit a complete Program
application via our site. We will evaluate your application in good faith and
will notify you of your acceptance or rejection. We may reject your
application if we determine (in our sole discretion) that your site is
unsuitable for the Program. Unsuitable sites include those that:
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promote sexually explicit
materials
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promote violence
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promote discrimination
based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation,
or age
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promote illegal activities
- spam (i.e., send any form of electronic communication to individuals with whom there is no business relationship or association.)
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include "Qurb," any other
trademark of Qurb.com or its affiliates, or variations or misspellings of
any of them, in their URLs to the left of the top-level domain name (e.g.,
".com", ".net", ".uk", etc.) -- for example, a URL such as "Qurb.mydomain.com",
"qerb.com" or "Qurbauctions.net" would not be acceptable
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otherwise violate
intellectual property rights
By participating in the Program you agree that you will not engage in any such
activities. If we reject your application, you are welcome to reapply to the
Program at any time. You should also note that if we accept your application and
your site is thereafter determined (in our sole discretion) to be unsuitable for
the Program, we may terminate this Agreement.
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Links on Your Site
Once you have been notified that your site has been accepted into the Program,
you may provide on your site, or within e-mail, a link to purchase Qurb software from the Qurb
web site.
We will provide
you with guidelines and graphical artwork to use in linking to our web site. To
permit accurate tracking, reporting, and referral fee accrual, we will provide
you with special "tagged" link formats to be used in all links between your site
and our site. Links to our site placed on your site, or within e-mail, pursuant to this Agreement and which properly utilize such special link formats are referred to as "Special Links." You must ensure that each of the links between your site, or within e-mail, and our site properly utilizes such special link formats. You will earn referral fees
only with respect to activity on our site occurring directly through Special
Links; we will not be liable to you with respect to any failure by you to use
Special Links, including to the extent that such failure may result in any
reduction of amounts that would otherwise be paid to you pursuant to this
Agreement.
You acknowledge
that, by participating in the Affiliates Program and using Special Links, Qurb may receive information from or about visitors to
your site or communications between your site and those visitors. Your
participation in the Qurb Affiliates Program constitutes your specific and
unconditional consent to and authorization for Qurb's access to, receipt,
storage, use, and disclosure of any and all such information, consistent with
the policies and procedures set forth in Qurb's Privacy Policy.
In addition, you
acknowledge that we may crawl or otherwise monitor your site for the purpose of
ensuring the quality and reliability of Special Links on your site (for example,
to detect links that are broken or non-functional, etc.). Therefore, you agree
that we may take such actions and that you will not seek to block or otherwise
interfere with such crawling or monitoring.
Further, you
acknowledge and agree that you will: (a) not, in connection with this Agreement,
display or reference on your site, any trademark or logo of any third party on
the Qurb site; (b) use any data, images, text, or other information obtained by
you from us or our site in connection with this Agreement ("Content") only in a
lawful manner; (c) not modify or alter any Content that consists of a graphic
image, other than to resize it; (d) not sell, redistribute, sublicense or
transfer any Content; (e) not use any Content in a manner intended to send sales
to any site other than the Qurb.com site; and (f) promptly delete any Content
that is no longer displayed on the Qurb site or that we notify you is no longer
available for your use.
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Order Processing
We will process Product orders placed by customers who follow Special Links
to our site. We reserve the right to reject orders that do not
comply with any requirements that we may establish periodically. We will be
responsible for all aspects of order processing and fulfillment. Among other
things, we will prepare order forms, process payments, cancellations, and
returns, and handle customer service. We will track sales made to customers
who purchase Products by using Special Links to our site and
will make available to you reports summarizing this sales activity. The form,
content, and frequency of the reports may vary from time to time in our
discretion.
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Referral Fees
We will pay you (in accordance with Sections 5 and 6 below) referral fees on
certain Product sales to third parties. For a Product sale to be eligible to
earn a referral fee, the customer must click-through a Special Link to our
site, and purchase the Product during a session. The session ends
upon one of the following events: (a) 14 days elapses from the customer's
initial click-through, (b) the customer orders the Product, or (c) the
customer clears all cookies from their web browser. We will only pay referral
fees on such Products after order and payment have occurred.
We will not,
however, pay referral fees on any Products that are purchased after the customer
has reentered our site (other than through a Special Link or within 14 days of
initial click-through on a Special Link), as determined by us, even if the
customer previously followed a link to our site.
You may not
purchase products during sessions initiated through the links on your site for
your own use, for resale or commercial use of any kind. This includes orders for
customers or on behalf of customers or orders for products to be used by you or
your friends, relatives, or Affiliates in any manner. Such purchases may result
(in our sole discretion) in the withholding of referral fees or the termination
of this Agreement. Products that are eligible to earn referral fees under the
rules set forth above are referred to as "Qualifying Products."
You may not include Special Links, graphical artwork, trademarks or other content provided to you by Qurb, in any form of electronic communication that is transmitted to individuals with whom you have no business relationship or association.
In addition, you
may not: (a) directly or indirectly offer any person or entity any consideration
or incentive (including, without limitation, payment of money (including any
rebate), or granting of any discount or other benefit) for using Special Links
on your site to access our site (e.g., by implementing any "rewards" program for
persons or entities who use Special Links on your site to access our site); (b)
read, intercept, record, redirect, interpret, or fill in the contents of any
electronic form or other materials submitted to us by any person or entity; (c)
in any way modify, redirect, suppress, or substitute the operation of any
button, link, or other interactive feature of our site; (d) make any orders or
subscription requests, or engage in other transactions of any kind on our site
on behalf of any third party, or authorize, assist, or encourage any other
person or entity to do so; (e) take any action that could reasonably cause any
customer confusion as to our relationship with you, or as to the site on which
any functions or transactions (e.g., search, order, browse, and so on) are
occurring; (f) post or serve any advertisements or promotional content around or
in conjunction with the display of our site (e.g., through any "framing"
technique or technology or pop-up windows), or assist, authorize, or encourage
any third party to take any such action; or (g) attempt to intercept or
re-direct (including, without limitation, via user-installed software) traffic
from or on, or divert referral fees from, any web site that participates in the
Program; or (h) seek to purchase or register any keywords, search terms or other
identifiers that include the word "Qurb" or variations thereof (for example "Qurbe",
"Qerb", etc.) for use in any search engine, portal, sponsored advertising
service or other search or referral service. If we determine, in our sole
discretion, that you have engaged in any of the foregoing activities, we may
(without limiting any other rights or remedies available to us) withhold any
referral fees otherwise payable to you under this Agreement and/or terminate
this Agreement.
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Referral Fee Schedule
You will earn referral fees based on Qualifying Revenues according to referral
fee schedules to be established by us from time to time. "Qualifying Revenues"
are revenues derived by us from our sales of Qualifying Products, excluding
costs for shipping, handling, taxes, service charges, credit card processing
fees, returns and bad debt.
For Products sold
during sessions initiated through Special Links on your site, you will earn
(subject to the other terms of the Agreement) referral fees in accordance with
the following referral fee schedule:
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Tier |
Total Qualifying Product licenses sold in a calendar quarter |
Referral fees for sales of Specified Qualifying Products in
that calendar quarter |
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1 |
1-25
licenses |
20.0%
of Qualifying Revenues |
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2 |
26-75
licenses |
25.0%
of Qualifying Revenues |
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3 |
76-250
licenses |
30.0%
of Qualifying Revenues |
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4 |
251-3500 licenses |
35.0%
of Qualifying Revenues |
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5 |
3,501-10,000 licenses |
40.0%
of Qualifying Revenues |
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6 |
10,001-75,000 licenses |
45.0%
of Qualifying Revenues |
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7 |
75,001-175,000 licenses |
50.0%
of Qualifying Revenues |
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8 |
175,001+ licenses |
55.0%
of Qualifying Revenues |
By way of example
only, if for the first calendar quarter of 2003, 2000 Qualifying Products were
sold during sessions initiated through Special Links from your site in that
quarter, you would be entitled to the referral fee specified for Tier 4 (i.e.,
35.0% of Qualifying Revenues from the sale of Specified Qualifying Products).
Once a higher tier
is achieved, the higher referral fee rate will apply to all Specified Qualifying
Product units sold by us during sessions initiated through Special Links on your
site during that calendar quarter, including units sold before the new threshold
was reached.
Effective December 1, 2003, the referral fees for sales of qualifying products will be 35% of Qualifying Revenues. However, the five (5) affiliates generating the highest levels of Qualifying revenues each calendar quarter will be paid 50% of Qualifying Revenues in that calendar quarter.
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Referral Fee Payment
We will pay you referral fees on a quarterly basis. Approximately 30 days
following the end of each calendar quarter, we will either (a) send you a
check for the referral fees earned, or (b) pay you through a PayPal account
that you designate. If you select payment via Paypal, we will accrue and
withhold referral fees until the total amount due is at least $35.00. If
you select payment via check, we will accrue and withhold referral fees
until the total amount due is at least $100.00.
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Policies and Pricing
Customers who buy products through this Program will be deemed to be customers
of Qurb. Accordingly, all Qurb rules, policies, and operating procedures
concerning customer orders, customer service, and product 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 products
sold under this Program in accordance with our own pricing policies. Product
prices and availability may vary from time to time. Because price changes may
affect Products that you have listed on your site, prices may only be shown
when we serve those prices through our website.
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Identifying Yourself as an
Affiliate
You may not issue any press release with respect to this Agreement or your
participation in the Program; such action may result in your termination from
the Program. We will make available to you a small graphic image that
identifies your site as a Program participant. You must display this logo or
the phrase "In association with Qurb" somewhere on your site. We may modify
the text or graphic image of this notice from time to time. In addition, you
may not in any manner misrepresent or embellish the relationship between us
and you, or express or imply any relationship or affiliation between us and
you or any other person or entity except as expressly permitted by this
Agreement (including by expressing or implying that Qurb supports, sponsors,
endorses, or contributes money to any charity or other cause).
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Limited License
We grant you a nonexclusive, revocable right to use the graphic image and text
described in Section 8 and such other text or images for which we grant
express permission, solely for the purpose of identifying your site as a
Program participant and to assist in generating Product sales. You may not
modify the graphic image or text, or any other of our images, in any way. We
reserve all of our rights in the graphic image and text, any other images, our
trade names and trademarks, and all other intellectual property rights. You
agree to follow our Trademark Guidelines, as those guidelines may change from
time to time. We may revoke your license at any time by giving you written
notice.
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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:
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the technical operation of
your site and all related equipment
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creating and posting
Product descriptions on your site and linking those descriptions to our
catalog
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the accuracy and
appropriateness of materials posted on your site (including, among other
things, all Product-related materials)
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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)
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ensuring that materials
posted on your site are not libelous or otherwise illegal
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ensuring that your site
accurately and adequately discloses, either through a privacy policy or
otherwise, how you collect, use, store, and disclose data collected from
visitors, including, where applicable, that third parties (including
advertisers) may serve content and/or advertisements and collect information
directly from visitors and may place or recognize cookies on visitors'
browsers.
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.
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Term of the Agreement
The term of this Agreement will begin upon our acceptance of your Program
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. Upon the termination of this
Agreement for any reason, you will immediately cease use of, and remove from
your site, all links to our site, and all Qurb trademarks, trade dress, and
logos, and all other materials provided by or on behalf of us to you pursuant
hereto or in connection with the Program. You are eligible to earn referral
fees only on our sales of Qualifying Products that occur during the term, and
referral fees earned through the date of termination will remain payable only
if the related orders are not canceled or returned. We may withhold your final
payment for a reasonable time to ensure that the correct amount is paid.
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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 our site. Modifications may include, for example, changes in the
scope of available referral fees, referral 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.
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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.
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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 this Agreement.
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Disclaimers
We make no express or implied warranties or representations with respect to
the Program or any products sold through the Program (including, without
limitation, warranties of fitness, merchantability, noninfringement, or any
implied warranties arising out of a course of performance, dealing, or trade
usage). 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.
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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.
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Arbitration
Any dispute relating in any way to this Agreement (including any actual or
alleged breach hereof), any transactions or activities under this Agreement or
your relationship with us or any of our affiliates shall be submitted to
confidential arbitration in Santa Clara, CA, except that, to the extent you
have in any manner violated or threatened to violate our intellectual property
rights, we may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or
federal court in the state of California (and you consent to non-exclusive
jurisdiction and venue in such courts) or any other court of competent
jurisdiction. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the
rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The
arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any
court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration
involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class
arbitration proceedings or otherwise.
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Miscellaneous
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the United States and the state
of California, without reference to rules governing choice of laws. 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.
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