Affiliate Program Agreement
Please read this Agreement carefully. You will be assigned an Affiliate ID once you have clicked "Accept" on the registration page.
PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right to reject or cancel your application if your Website discriminates against others, advocates illegal activities, or otherwise violates the terms of the following Agreement.
This Agreement contains the complete terms and conditions that apply to your participation as an affiliate with the BookBox Affiliate Marketing Program and the establishment of links from your Web site to BookBox. As used in this Agreement, "we," "us" or “BookBox" means BookBox Inc. and "you," "your" or "Affiliate," means the affiliate. |
1. Term and Termination
The term of this Agreement (the "Term") will begin upon our acceptance of your site in the BookBox Affiliate Marketing Program and your acceptance of this Agreement. Either you or we may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by giving the other at least five (5) days written notice of termination. The termination can also be sent electronically via email. You are only eligible to earn commissions on sales occurring during the Term, and commissions earned through the date of termination will remain payable only if the product orders are not cancelled. BookBox may withhold final payment for a reasonable time to ensure against cancellations.
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2. Promotion
a. BookBox will make available to you, or you will create, subject to our approval, a variety of graphic and textual links (the "Links" collectively, or "Link" individually) in order to link to BookBox. You and we will cooperate in good faith to develop and implement such Links. Each Link will permit recipients to navigate directly to a page on the BookBox web site designated by us via a special tagged link format. No link will be placed on any page or screen that contains content that: advocates discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age; promotes or engages in illegal activities, violates intellectual property rights of third parties; or contains or promotes deceptive information or pornography.
b. You will be responsible for integrating the links into your site to properly enable tracking sales, and we will not be responsible for your failure to do so, including to the extent that such failure may result in any reductions of amounts that would otherwise be paid to you under this Agreement. |
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3. Payment and payment schedule
a. You will be paid a commission of 15% (fifteen percent) of the total revenue generated on BookBox through your website. Please note that BookBox reserves the right to revise the commission rates.
b. Affiliate revenue will be payable within fifteen (15) days from the end of each calendar quarter. If during any calendar quarter of the term your referral fees do not exceed $50 (Fifty US dollars), then you will not receive payments until following the calendar quarter during which your aggregate referrals fees equal or exceed said amount. |
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4. Representations warranties; limitation of liability
a. Each of us hereby represents and warrants that:
i. It has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
ii. It has obtained all permits, licenses, and other governmental authorizations and approvals required for its performance under this Agreement;
iii. The services to be rendered by each of us under this Agreement neither infringe nor violate any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, or other proprietary right of any third party.
b. BookBox will remain solely responsible for the operation of the BookBox web site, and you will remain solely responsible for the operation of your site.
i. Each party acknowledges that their respective sites may be subject to temporary downtime due to causes beyond their reasonable control.
ii. Subject to the specific terms of this Agreement, retains sole right and control over the programming, content and conduct of transactions over its respective site or service.
c. EACH PARTY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING
(i) THE AMOUNT OF SALES THAT BOOKBOX MAY GENERATE DURING THE TERM, AND
(ii) ANY ECONOMIC OR OTHER BENEFIT THAT THE OTHER PARTY MIGHT OBTAIN THROUGH ITS PARTICIPATION IN THIS AGREEMENT.
d. NEITHER BOOKBOX NOR AFFILIATE WILL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT. BOOKBOX'S ENTIRE LIABILITY ARISING FROM THIS AGREEMENT WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAYABLE TO AFFILIATE HEREUNDER. |
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5. Fulfillment and Policy
As between you and us, BookBox will be solely responsible for fulfilling all orders for its products and payment processing and customers who buy products through the affiliate marketing program will be deemed customers of BookBox. Accordingly, all rules, policies, operating procedures and information concerning customer orders and sales will apply to those customers, including our rules of privacy and confidentiality. We may change our policies and operating procedures at any time, without notice. |
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6. Intellectual Property Rights
a. BookBox hereby grants to you during the Term a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license to establish hyperlinks between yours and our Web sites and to use BookBox's trade names, logos, trademarks and service marks (the "BookBox Marks") on your site solely as is reasonably necessary to establish and promote such hyperlinks and to otherwise perform your obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that any other promotional materials or usages containing any of the BookBox Marks will be subject to BookBox's prior written approval.
b. You hereby grant to BookBox during the Term, a non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license to establish hyperlinks between yours and our Web sites and to use your trade names, logos, trademarks and service marks (the "Affiliate Marks") solely as is reasonably necessary to establish and promote such hyperlinks and to otherwise perform our obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that any other promotional materials or usages containing any of the Affiliate Marks will be subject to your prior written approval.
c. Except as set forth above, you and we each reserve all right, title and interest in respective intellectual property rights (e.g., patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other intellectual property rights). Use of the other's marks except as set forth herein is strictly prohibited. |
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7. Indemnification
a. We agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless you and your affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents, from and against any and all liability, claims, losses, damages, injuries or expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) relating to the operation of our site, a breach of our obligations under this Agreement, or the violation of any third party intellectual property rights of editorial content or other materials provided by us for display on your site.
b. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless us and our affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents, and partners from and against any and all liability, claims, losses, damages, injuries or expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) relating to the operation of your site, a breach of your obligations under this Agreement, or the violation of any third party intellectual property rights of editorial content or other materials of your site. |
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8. General Provisions
a. You and we will each monitor and periodically test the general availability and operation of our respective Web site.
b. You and we are entering this Agreement as independent contractors, and nothing will be construed to create a partnership, agency, joint venture or employment relationship between you and us.
c. In its performance of this Agreement and in the operation each party's respective Web sites, you and we each will comply with all applicable laws, regulations, orders and other requirements, now or hereafter in effect, of governmental authorities having jurisdiction. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you and we each will pay, collect and remit such taxes as may be imposed with respect to any compensation, royalties or transactions under this Agreement.
d.Neither you or we will be considered to be in breach of or default under this Agreement on account of any delay or failure to perform as a result of any causes or conditions that are beyond our respective reasonable control. If any force majeure event occurs, the affected party will give prompt written to the other and will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the impact of the event.
e. This Agreement has been made in and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of CALIFORNIA. Any action to arising hereunder will be brought in the federal or state courts, located in CALIFORNIA.
f. Any notices under this agreement will be given in writing. Notices may be given by electronic mail and will be deemed delivered and given for all purposes on the sent date, but only if the receiving party has confirmed its receipt by return electronic mail. Notices sent via traditional means will be sent via certified mail, return receipt requested. Notices to BookBox will be sent to:
BookBox Affiliate
BookBox Inc.
26, Manor Drive,
Piedmont, CA 94611
USA.
g. You may not assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, 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.
h. The failure of either you or us to enforce any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of the right to subsequently enforce the provision. Any remedies specified in this Agreement are in addition to any other remedies that may be available at law or in equity.
i. This Agreement represents the entire Agreement between you and us with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any other oral or written agreements regarding such subject matter, and may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by a duly authorized agent of each party.
j. If any provision of this Agreement will be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, all other provisions of this Agreement will not be affected and will remain in full force and effect. |
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