Affiliate AgreementTHIS AFFILIATE AGREEMENT current as of 15 August 2001BETWEEN SERVER101 PTY LTD, ACN 084 840 451 of Level 12, 301 Coronation Drive Milton, Queensland, 4065, Australia AND AFFILIATE known as applicant applying for "AFFILIATE" status through the Server101 website (http://www.server101.com/join/affiliate/register-form.php3) 1.0 Recitals (a) Server101 PTY LTD provides web-hosting and ecommerce services; and (b) Affiliate and Server101 desire to enter into an arrangement whereby Affiliate will refer clients to Server101 for the purpose of web-hosting and ecommerce. 2.0 Provision of Services 2.1 The Offer Server101 agrees to pay a percentage of monies obtained from a new account to the affiliate where:
The Affiliate program covers the Basic, Premium, Gold, Platinum and Enterprise web-hosting accounts. The Affiliate is paid a percentage of the initial setup fee and the web-hosting fee. Payments are recurring on renewed accounts that remain active. In addition, the Affiliate program is two tiered and the Affiliate earns a percentage on any sales made by Affiliate members the Affiliate refers. On the second tier the Affiliate is paid 5% of the total sale (not commission) made by Affiliate members referred by the Affiliate.
2.2 Payment Frequency
Payments will be made at Server101 head office in Brisbane, Australia. Server101 will strive to minimize the impact of global currency fluctuations, but cannot be held accountable for differences in amounts paid due to changes in a fluctuating currency. Payments will be credited as is and as accurate as Server101 deems reasonable. Payment is always at the discretion of Server101 and it's staff. 2.4 Program Participation Affiliate is granted non-exclusive rights to the Affiliate program and agrees to abide by all terms and conditions of this agreement. This agreement is not exclusive to Affiliate and Server101 reserves the right to sell, license, market and distribute the affiliate program, or to grant to others the right to participate in the Affiliate program or to sell, license, market and distribute the affiliate program. You may not modify the banners, trademarks, logos, messages, or any of our images in any way. We reserve all of our rights in the banners, trademarks, logos, messages, and all other intellectual property rights. We may revoke your license at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement without notice. Upon the termination of this Agreement, your license shall expire and you shall no longer use the banners, trademarks, logos, messages or any such other images for which we have granted express permission. Each individual is limited to one Server101 affiliate account. Affiliate cannot participate in the Affiliate program at the same time as participating in Server101's Reseller program. Affiliate must be eighteen (18) years or older to participate in the affiliate program. 3.0 Term and Termination 3.1 Term of Agreement This Agreement shall be effective for one year from the date first set forth herein, and shall automatically be extended for successive thirty (30) day periods until the end of the term or extension period, as the case may be, which terminates at least sixty (60) days after the date that either party gives written notice of termination to the other party. 3.2 Termination for Cause In addition to all other remedies, which may be available to the party, either party may, upon seven-(7) days' written notice to the other party, terminate this Agreement for any material breach of the terms hereof. 3.3 Termination for Other Specified Reasons In the event either party ceases conducting business in the ordinary course; becomes insolvent; makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; files a petition seeking or acquiescing in any relief for itself under any present or future federal, state or other statute or law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or other relief for debtors; seeks or consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of any trustee, receiver or liquidator of all or any part of its business or property; or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, this Agreement shall be automatically and immediately terminated. We reserve the right to terminate your account without warning if your site is unsuitable for our service. "Unsuitable" sites include, without limitation, those sites brought to our attention that :
Affiliate and Server101 are each independent contractors, and nothing herein contained shall be construed to imply the existence of a partnership or joint venture between them, nor to make either one an agent of the other. The use of the term "affiliate" is not intended in any way to constitute any type of legal partnership whatsoever between Server101 and affiliate. The relationship between Server101 and Affiliate is that of independent parties contractor only, and is NOT employer-employee, partner, principal-agent or joint venture. 5.0 Law Governing This Agreement shall in all respects be interpreted, governed, construed and enforced by and under the laws of the State of Queensland, Australia. 6.0 Entire Agreement; Modification; Waiver This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter contained in it and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, and understandings of the parties. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both parties. No waiver of any of the provisions of the Agreement shall be deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. No waiver shall be binding unless executed, in writing by the party making the waiver. 7.0 Miscellaneous - NO SPAM Activities used to refer clients as part of the affiliate program must be acted in accordance with all laws and statutes applicable. Misuse of the Server101 affiliate program in a manner other than intended will result in loss of credit and/or termination of your account. The Affiliate's personal information will be forwarded to the police for prosecution to the fullest extent of the law. Due to the nature of our service, you may be tempted to seek to profit from mass e-mails (SPAM). Sending junk e-mail from a Server101 account, or ANY other mail account to a recipient who has not requested the message is classed as SPAMMING and is cause for that account's immediate and permanent termination, including any and all revenue-sharing bonuses. SPAM includes, but is not limited to, unsolicited emails and/or postings in discussion groups, bulletin boards, public domain groups, IRC, ICQ, and chat groups. SPAM messages are generally prohibited by most network providers and certain jurisdictions, and Affiliates employing spamming methods may be subject to fines and/or imprisonment. The only acceptable methods of referring someone through Server101's affiliate program are through communication with family, friends and business contacts , as well as through establishing a link to Server101's web site on the Affiliate's web site. We accept and log spamming complaints at our head office. The accumulation of 2 or more complaints to any single affiliate account is grounds for termination. If the Affiliate violates this policy and it causes damage or loss to Server101's servers, or causes one (or more) of our web sites to be interrupted from normal service, the Affilate will be held liable for damages and loss of business. 8.0 Force Majeure Neither party is responsible for failure or delay in performance caused by acts of God, strikes, floods, fire, war, public enemy, electrical or equipment failure, failure of third parties or any event beyond its reasonable control. 9.0 Liability and Guarantee The Affiliate agrees that the use of the Site and Affiliate program is entirely at the Affiliate's own risk. The Site and Affiliate program is provided on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, constructive, or statutory, including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability, non-infringement or fitness for a particular purpose.
Server101 makes no guarantee of availability of service and reserves the right to change,
withdraw, suspend, or discontinue any functionality or feature of the Server101 service.
In no event will Server101 be liable for any damages, including, without limitation,
direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of
the use of or inability to use Server101's services or any content thereon. This disclaimer
applies, without limitation, to any damages or injury, whether for breach of contract, tort,
or otherwise, caused by any failure of performance; error; omission; interruption; deletion;
defect; delay in operation or transmission; computer virus; file corruption; communication-line
failure; network or system outage; or theft, destruction, unauthorized access to, alteration
of, or use of any record.
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