Affiliate Program Operating Agreement
This
Agreement, made and entered by and between FAMILYTIME, Inc.
("FAMILYTIME" or "we"), with its principal place of
business at 285 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT 06880, and you, the affiliate
("you" or "Affiliate"), contains the complete terms and
conditions that apply to your participation in the FAMILYTIME.com Affiliate
Program (the "Affiliate Program" or "Program")
1. Enrollment in the Program
You
will submit a complete Affiliate Program application from our site. After we
carefully review your application, we will notify you of your acceptance or
rejection to the Program. We may reject your application (at our sole
discretion) if we feel your site is unsuitable or inconsistent with the mission
of FAMILYTIME. If your site is accepted, FAMILYTIME may terminate this
Agreement anytime thereafter if your site is determined (at our sole
discretion) to be unsuitable for the Program.
2. Promotion of Our Affiliate Program
Upon
your acceptance as an Affiliate Site, we will make available to you (via
FAMILYTIME’s affiliate.net site) a variety of graphic and textual links (the
"Links"), which, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, you may
display as often and in as many areas of your site as you desire. The Links will
serve to identify your site as a member of our Affiliate Network and will
establish a link from your site to ours.
FAMILYTIME Agrees To:
Affiliate Agrees To:
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 consent.
Confidentiality
Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement or with the consent of the other party
hereto, each of the parties hereto agrees that all information, including,
without limitation, the terms of this Agreement, business and financial
information, customer and vendor lists, and pricing and sales information,
concerning us or you, respectively, or any of our Affiliates provided by or on
behalf of any of them shall remain strictly confidential and secret and shall
not be utilized, directly or indirectly, by such party for its 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 through a source or
sources other than such party hereto or its affiliates.
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 Affiliate Network, 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 Program will not
exceed the total commissions paid or payable to you under this Agreement.
Limited License
We
grant you a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable right to access our site
through the Links solely in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, for
the sole purpose of linking your site to our site, solely for the purpose of
identifying your site as a participant in the Program and assisting in
increasing registration to FAMILYTIME. You may not alter, modify, or change the
Links in any way. You are only entitled to use the Links to the extent that you
are a member in good standing of the FAMILYTIME Affiliate Program. We may
revoke your license anytime by giving you written notice.
Disclaimers
We
make no express or implied warranties or representations with respect to the
FAMILYTIME Web site or the FAMILYTIME Affiliate Program (including, without
limitation, warranties of fitness, merchantability, noninfringement, or any
implied warranties arising out of 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.
Termination
The
terms of this Agreement will begin upon acceptance of your application. This
Agreement shall commence on the date of approval of your Affiliate Program
application and shall continue thereafter in full force and effect until
terminated at any time by either party by giving the other party written notice
of termination. Upon 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 FAMILYTIME.com 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.
Modifications
We
may modify any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time. You
will be notified by email, and a change notice will be posted on our site. If
the modifications are unacceptable to you, your only recourse is to terminate
this Agreement. Your continued participation in this Affiliate Program after a
change notice has been posted will constitute binding acceptance of the change.
Anti-Spam Policy
Affiliates
will be removed from the FAMILYTIME Affiliate Program and forfeit any pending
commissions if they are caught spamming. Spamming is not allowed and will not
be tolerated!
Independent Contractors
You
and FAMILYTIME 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.
Representations and Warranties
You
hereby represent and warrant to us as follows:
a. 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.
b. The development,
operation, and contents of your site do not infringe upon the copyright,
trademark, or any other right of any person or entity.
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 FAMILYTIME Affiliate Program and are not relying on any representation,
guarantee, or statement other than as set forth in this Agreement.
Fraud
If
you commit fraud or falsify information in connection with the registration of
members in FAMILYTIME through the Links on your site, this Agreement will be
terminated immediately. In addition, you will be liable to FAMILYTIME for any
and all damages that FAMILYTIME suffers as a result of such actions. You will
also be responsible for returning to FAMILYTIME all commissions received for
fraudulent/falsified members, and we will not hesitate to pursue all legal
causes of action against you to the fullest extent possible under the law.
Assignment
This
Agreement and the rights and obligations hereunder may not be assigned by you
without prior written consent of FAMILYTIME.
Reservation of Rights
FAMILYTIME
may terminate this Agreement at any time if your site is determined (at our
sole discretion) to be unsuitable for the Program, even if your site has not
changed since the time that your Affiliate Program application was accepted.
FAMILYTIME also reserves the right to monitor Affiliate sites at any time to
determine whether they are in compliance with this Agreement.
Governing Law
This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Connecticut, 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 Connecticut, 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 a provision or any other provision of this Agreement.