| Affiliate
Program
You must agree to the following:
This Affiliate Agreement ("Agreement") contains the complete terms and
conditions between us, AFRISERVER and you, regarding your application
to participate as an affiliate of AFRISERVER ("Affiliate"), and the
establishment of links from your Web site to our Web sites,
"INTELSOFTGROUP.COM" and "AFRISERVER.COM".
BY SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION TO JOIN THE AFRISERVER AFFILIATE
PROGRAM, YOU ARE CONFIRMING THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT
AND AGREED TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. |
- AFRISERVER's Affiliate Agreement Definitions
- "We", "Our", "Us", "Merchant" " - AFRISERVER (collectively, "AFRISERVER")
- "You", "Your" - the business, individual or entity applying for participation in the AFRISERVER Affiliate Program.
- "Affiliate(s)" - the business, individual or entity
that displays the Merchant's products, services and/or promotions on
its internet site and/or through offline representation through the
affiliate tracking code in exchange for receiving remuneration from the
Merchant for sales resulting from such display.
- "Affiliate Site" - the Affiliate's Internet site which displays the Merchants products, services and/or promotions.
- "AFRISERVER Products and Services" - web hosting product and service that are available for purchase through INTELSOFTGROUP.COM.
- Requirements:
- Enrollment in the Affiliate Network
- To begin the enrollment process,
you must submit a completed Affiliate Program Application. The
Application can be found at http://affiliates.afriserver.com. We will
evaluate Your application in good faith and will notify You of Your
acceptance or rejection in a timely manner. We may reject Your
application if We determine (in Our sole discretion) that Your site is
unsuitable for Our Affiliate Program for any reason, including, but not
limited to, inclusion of content that is, in Our opinion, unlawful,
harmful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, harassing, or racially,
ethnically, or otherwise objectionable. If We reject Your application,
for any reason, You may not reapply to the AFRISERVER Affiliate Program
utilizing the same domain name/URL if that domain name/URL has already
been rejected nor may you reapply using a different domain/URL name
then add the previously rejected domain name/URL. AFRISERVER, in its sole
discretion, reserves the right to notify or to not notify any
prospective affiliate of their rejection from the AFRISERVER Affiliate
Program at any time.
- Promotion of Our Affiliate Relationship
- If You qualify and agree to
participate as an Affiliate Site, We will make available to You a
variety of graphic and textual links (each of these links sometimes
being referred to herein as "Links" or, individually, as a "Link"),
which, subject to the terms and conditions hereof. The Links will serve
to identify Your site as a member of the AFRISERVER Affiliate Program and
will establish a link from Your site to Ours. The Links may connect to
any area of Our site. In utilizing the Links, You agree that You will
cooperate fully with Us in order to establish and maintain such Links.
You also agree that You will display on Your site only those graphic or
textual images (indicating a Link) provided by Us or text messages
approved in writing by AFRISERVER. All Affiliate Sites shall display such
graphic and/or textual images prominently in relevant sections of their
site. Any information with respect to Us that is that is going to be
displayed on Your site must be provided by Us or approved by Us in
writing in advance of any display.
All Links may be modified
and/or expanded from time to time throughout the term of this Agreement
pursuant to the mutual agreement of the parties hereto. You are not
allowed to post any coupon information unless We have given You written
permission. Each Link connecting users of Your site to the pertinent
area of Our site will in no way alter the look, feel, or functionality
of Our site. In addition, We encourage (but do not require) You to
include a Link to the home page of Our site. The Links must always link
to a URL that is provided or approved by AFRISERVER.
- Order Processing
- We will process orders placed by
customers who follow the Links from your Web site to the AFRISERVER and
INTELSOFT LIMITED Web sites. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to
reject orders that do not comply with certain requirements that we may
establish from time to time. All aspects of order processing and
fulfillment, including customer service, shipping, cancellation,
processing, returns and payment processing will be our responsibility.
We will track the amount of sales generated by your Web site and will
make this information available to you through our Web site. To permit
accurate tracking, reporting, and fee accrual, you must ensure that the
Links between your Web site and our Web site are properly formatted.
- Commissions
- Commission rates will be paid
to Affiliates based on the sales acquired through the Affiliate Site.
Sales generated through the Affiliate link entitle the Affiliate to
earn a cash commission based on the following structure:
INTELSOFT LIMITED - a one-time fee of One Hundred United States
Dollars ($100.00) for each 1-year web hosting Qualifying Purchase (as
defined herein).
AFRISERVER - One Hundred United States Dollars ($100.00) for 1-year web
hosting packages. One Hundred United States Dollars ($100.00) for
virtual and dedicated servers, One United States Dollars ($1.00) for
domain registrations. *See Paragraph 6 for restrictions.
- Commission Determination
- Only INTELSOFT
LIMITED Products and
Services that are (i) sold by Us, (ii) purchased by Customers linking
to Our site from Your site pursuant to a Link, (iii) shipped and/or
supplied by Us, and (iv) fully paid for will qualify for a commission
(each, a "Qualifying Purchase"). AFRISERVER, in its sole discretion,
reserves the right to withhold indefinitely or reject any affiliate
commission for any account/sale which has not been in an approved
status as an account of AFRISERVER for a period of at least thirty (30)
days. AFRISERVER also retains the right to review all commissions for
possible fraud, including but not limited to the use of software that
generates real and fictitious information. Any incidence of fraud
constitutes a breach of this Agreement, and AFRISERVER retains full
authority to terminate this Agreement immediately.
- Commission Payment
- When commissions are due to You
(based on Section 4 above), we will send a commission check for the
applicable commission (less any taxes required to be withheld under
applicable law) and a statement of activity to You. Such commission
checks and statements of activity will be sent approximately 35-55 days
after the end of the month in which a valid sale was properly completed.
Commission payments shall be paid by check or Paypal based on the
current information in Your profile. AFRISERVER will not reimburse nor
compensate You for any commission or other consideration other than for
an approved valid sale, made solely by You, and in which Your sale was
in approved status for a period of at least thirty (30) days. There is
a $25 minimum threshold for payments. Affiliates must complete the
online W8/W9 form to receive payment. If W8/W9 form is not completed
within 120 days from the end of the month in which the Commission has
been earned, said payment will be forfeited.
In the case of a lost e check or stop-payment request, Payment checks
(or Paypal) will only be reissued within 120 days of original issue
date.
AFRISERVER, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to modify the terms of this commission payment method or schedule.
- Reports of Sales
- You will be given a password and
have the ability to enter a password-protected site to receive Your
sales statistics on a daily basis.
- Obligations Regarding 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. Such
responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the technical
operation of Your site and all related equipment; creating and posting
product reviews, descriptions, and references on Your site and linking
those descriptions to Our catalogue; the accuracy and propriety of
materials posted on Your site (including, but not limited to, all
AFRISERVER Product and Services - related materials); ensuring that
materials posted on Your site do not violate or infringe upon the
rights of any third party and are not libelous or otherwise illegal. We
disclaim all liability and responsibility for such matters.
- We have the right in Our sole discretion to
monitor Your site at any time and from time to time to determine if You
are in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. If You are not in
compliance We may terminate this Agreement immediately.
- AFRISERVER Responsibilities
- We will be responsible for
providing all information necessary to allow You to make appropriate
Links from Your site to Our site. AFRISERVER will solely be responsible for
order processing for orders/sales placed by a customer following a
special Link from Your site, for tracking the volume and amount of
sales generated by Your site, and for providing information to
Affiliate Sites regarding sales statistics. AFRISERVER will be solely
responsible for all order processing, including but not limited to
payment processing, shipping, cancellations, returns and related
customer service. Any determination made by AFRISERVER regarding the
foregoing shall be binding absent manifest error.
- Policies and Pricing
- Customers who buy AFRISERVER
Products through the Affiliate network will be deemed to be Our
customers. Accordingly, all of Our rules, policies, and operating
procedures concerning customer orders, customer service, and AFRISERVER
Product and Services 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 AFRISERVER Products sold under the
Affiliate Network in accordance with Our Own pricing policies. Prices
and availability of AFRISERVER Products may vary from time to time and
region to region. Because price changes may affect products that You
have listed on Your site, You may or may not be able to include price
information in Your product descriptions. We will use commercially
reasonable efforts to present accurate information, but We cannot
guarantee the availability or price of any particular product.
- Emails and Publicity
- You shall not create, publish,
transmit or distribute, under any circumstances, any bulk electronic
mail messages (also known as "SPAM") without prior written consent from
AFRISERVER for each and every day when any bulk mailing will occur. AFRISERVER,
in its sole discretion, reserves the right to reject each and every
email mailing. Additionally, You may only send emails containing an
AFRISERVER affiliate link and or a message regarding AFRISERVER or AFRISERVER's
affiliate program to person(s) who have been previously contacted and
whom consented to the fact that the affiliate will be sending an email
containing AFRISERVER information or information about the AFRISERVER affiliate
program. Failure by You to abide by this section, in any manner, will
be deemed a material breach of this Agreement by You and foreclose any
and all rights you may have to any commissions.
- Licenses and Use of the AFRISERVER.COM and INTELSOFTGROUP.COM Logos and Trademarks.
- WE GRANT YOU A
NON-EXCLUSIVE, NON-TRANSFERABLE, REVOCABLE RIGHT TO (i) ACCESS OUR SITE
THROUGH THE LINKS SOLELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT
AND (ii) SOLELY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH LINKS, TO USE THE AFRISERVER.COM
and INTELSOFTGROUP.COM TRADEMARK AND LOGO AND SIMILAR IDENTIFYING MATERIAL
RELATING TO US (BUT ONLY IN THE FORM(S) THAT THEY ARE PROVIDED BY US)
(COLLECTIVELY, THE "LICENSED MATERIALS"), FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF
SELLING AFRISERVER PRODUCTS ON YOUR SITE. YOU MAY NOT ALTER, MODIFY, OR
CHANGE THE LICENSED MATERIALS IN ANY WAY. YOU ARE ONLY ENTITLED TO USE
THE LICENSED MATERIALS TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU ARE A MEMBER IN GOOD
STANDING OF THE AFRISERVER AFFILIATE PROGRAM.
- You shall not make any specific use of any
Licensed Materials for purposes other than selling AFRISERVER Products,
without first submitting a sample to Us and obtaining the prior written
consent of Your AFRISERVER account executive, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. You agree not to use the Licensed Materials in
any manner that is disparaging or that otherwise portrays AFRISERVER, any
hosted member of AFRISERVER or any AFRISERVER employee or representative in a
negative light. We reserve all of Our rights in the Licensed Materials
and of Our other proprietary rights. We may revoke Your license at any
time, by giving You written notice. If not revoked, this license shall
terminate upon expiration or termination of this Agreement.
- You
grant to Us a non-exclusive license to utilize Your names, titles, and
logos, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Affiliate
Trademarks"), to advertise, market, promote, and publicize in any
manner Our rights hereunder; provided, however, that We shall not be
required to so advertise, market, promote, or publicize the Affiliate
Trademarks. This license shall terminate upon the expiration or
termination of this Agreement.
- Term of the Agreement
- The term of this Agreement will
begin upon Our acceptance of Your Affiliate 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. You are only eligible to
earn commission on sales occurring during the term, and commissions
earned through the date of termination will remain payable only if the
related AFRISERVER Products orders are not cancelled or returned. We may
withhold Your final payment for a reasonable time to ensure that no
overpayment is made.
- Modification
- We may modify any of the terms
and conditions contained in this Agreement at any time in Our sole
discretion. You will be notified by email and a change notice will be
posted on Our site. AFRISERVER, in its sole discretion, reserves the right
to notify You by email and further reserves the right to withhold
notification of any changes made to this Agreement. Modifications may
include, but are not limited to, changes in the scope of available
commissions, commission schedules, payment procedures, and Affiliate
Program rules. If any modification is unacceptable to You, Your only
recourse is to terminate this agreement. Your continued participation
in the Affiliate Program following Our posting of a change notice or
new agreement on Our site will constitute binding acceptance of the
change.
- Disclaimers
- We make no express or implied
warranties or representations with respect to the Affiliate Program or
any AFRISERVER Products sold through the Affiliate Program (including,
without limitation, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS, MERCHANTABILITY,
NON-INFRINGEMENT, 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.
- Relationship of Parties
- You and AFRISERVER 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.
- 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 execution, delivery, and performance by You of this
Agreement and the consummation by You of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not, with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of
time, or both, conflict with or violate (i) any provision of law, rule,
or regulation to which You are subject, (ii) any order, judgment, or
decree applicable to You or binding upon Your assets or properties,
(iii) any provision of Your by-laws or certificate of incorporation, or
(iv) any agreement or other instrument applicable to You or binding
upon Your assets or properties. c. You are the sole and exclusive owner
of the Affiliate Trademarks and have the right and power to grant to Us
the license to use Your trademarks in the manner contemplated herein,
and such grant does not and will not (i) breach, conflict with, or
constitute a default under any agreement or other instrument applicable
to You or binding upon Your assets or properties, or (ii) infringe upon
any trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright, or other
proprietary right of any other person or entity. d. No consent,
approval, or authorization of, or exemption by, or filing with, any
governmental authority or any third party is required to be obtained or
made by You in connection with the execution, delivery, and performance
of this Agreement or the taking by You of any other action contemplated
hereby. e. There is no pending or, to the best of Your knowledge,
threatened claim, action, or proceeding against You, or any Affiliate
of Yours, with respect to the execution, delivery, or consummation of
this Agreement, or with respect to Your trademarks, and, to the best of
Your knowledge, there is no basis for any such claim, action, or
proceeding. f. During the term of the Agreement, You will not include
in Your site content that is, in Our opinion, unlawful, harmful,
threatening, defamatory, obscene, harassing, racially, ethically, or
otherwise objectionable. g. You are at least sixteen (16) years of age.
- Disclaimers
- We make no express or implied
warranties or representations with respect to the Affiliate Program or
any products or services or other items sold through the Affiliate
Program (including without limitation warranties of fitness,
merchantability, non-infringement, 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 Web site will be
uninterrupted or error-free, and will not be liable for the
consequences of any interruptions or errors.
- Limitation of Liability
- WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF
REVENUE, PROFITS, OR DATA, ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR
THE AFFILIATE 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 AFFILIATE PROGRAM WILL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL
COMMISSIONS PAID OR PAYABLE TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
- Indemnification
- You hereby agree to indemnify
and hold harmless Us and Our subsidiaries and Affiliates, and their
directors, officers, employees, agents, shareholders, partners,
members, and other owners, against any and all claims, actions,
demands, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, settlements, costs,
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) (any or all of the
foregoing hereinafter referred to as "Losses") insofar as such Losses
(or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based on (i) any
claim that Our use of the Affiliate Trademarks infringes on any
trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright, license, intellectual
property, or other proprietary right of any third party, (ii) any
misrepresentation of a representation or warranty or breach of a
covenant and agreement made by You herein, or (iii) any claim related
to Your site, including, without limitation, it's development,
operation, maintenance and content therein not attributable to Us.
- Confidentiality
- Each of the parties here to
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, shall remain strictly
confidential and shall not be utilized for any purpose outside the
terms of this Agreement except and solely to the extent that any such
information is (a) already lawfully known to or independently developed
by the receiving party, (b) disclosed in published materials, (c)
generally known to the public, or (d) lawfully obtained from any third
party any obligation of confidentiality to the discloser hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party is hereby authorized to
deliver the copy of any such information (a) to any person pursuant to
a valid subpoena or order issued by any court or administrative agency
of competent jurisdiction, (b) to its accountants, attorneys, or other
agents on a confidential basis, and (c) otherwise as required by
applicable law, rule, regulation, or legal process including, without
limitation, the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
- Independent Investigation
- YOUR APPLICATION SUBMISSION
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY
ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
- Governing Law
- The laws of the Rupublic
Of Kenya and United States
and the State of California will govern this Agreement, without
reference to rules governing choice of laws. Any action relating to
this Agreement must be brought in the Kenya High Court or federal or state courts located
in Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California 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 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 a
provision or any other provision of this Agreement.
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I INDICATE MY APPROVAL OF THIS AGREEMENT AND DESIRE TO BECOME AN
AFFILIATE UNDER THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BY FILLING OUT AND
SUBMITTING THE AFFILIATE ENROLLMENT FORM.
Revised: October 2007
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