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Publisher Terms and Conditions
1)
PARTIES
Pursuant
to this Agreement, iTotalFind.com
("Company") and Publisher shall
agree to the following terms and conditions for
the receipt of advertising materials
("Creative") from advertising
Customers ("Customers") This includes
the serving, tracking and reporting of all
Campaigns in summary made on the Company Network
(the "Network") to Publisher Websites
("Websites").
2) USE POLICY
a)
Membership: Membership in the Network is
subject to prior approval of Company. Company
reserves the right to refuse service to any new
or existing Publisher, in its sole discretion,
with or without cause. Company allows Website
Networks to distribute the "Ads by
iTotalFind" advertising content through out
their network. Company reserves the right
to withhold approval of membership in the
Company Network based on Website primary
language. Company reserves the right, in its
sole discretion and without liability, to
reject, omit or exclude any Publisher or Website
for any reason at any time, with or without
notice to the Publisher and regardless of
whether such Publisher or Website was previously
accepted.
b)
Representation: Publisher represents and
warrants that: (1) it is the owner or is
licensed to use the entire contents and subject
matter contained in the Website; (2) the Website
is free of any "worm",
"virus" or other device that could
impair or injure any person or entity; (3) the
Website does not violate any law or regulation
governing false or deceptive advertising,
sweepstakes, gambling, comparative advertising,
or trade disparagement; (4) the Website does not
contain any misrepresentation, or content that
is defamatory or violates any rights of privacy
or publicity; (5) Publisher is generally
familiar with the nature of the Internet and
will comply with all laws and regulations that
may apply; and (6) the Website does not and will
not infringe any copyright, trademark, patent or
other proprietary right. Publisher grants
Company and the customer the right and license
to transmit the Creative to the Website.
c)
Termination: Company reserves the right to
terminate any Publisher's relationship with the
Company Network at any time, with or without
cause. Termination notice may be provided via
email or any other public means and will be
effective immediately. Upon receipt of such
termination notice, Publisher agrees to
immediately remove from his/her website
Company’s html code for serving Creative from
Company. Publisher will be paid, in the next
scheduled payment cycle, all legitimate earnings
due up to the time of termination. Upon
termination, and in the event that blatant
fraudulent activities have been documented in
the Company server logs, all ties to referrals
will be permanently severed and Publisher will
not receive future referral commissions.
d)
Content: Company reserves the absolute right
to refuse to affiliate with any Publisher.
Company does not accept Websites that produce or
provide adult content. Company does not accept
Websites that engage in, promote or facilitate
illegal or legally questionable activities such
as pirating and hacking. Company does not accept
Websites that are: under construction, hosted by
a free service, personal home pages, or do not
own the domain they are under. Company ad codes
can be used on Webpages that contain forums,
discussion boards, or chat rooms. This
Agreement is voidable by Company immediately if
Publisher fails to disclose, conceals or
misrepresents itself in any way. In addition,
Company may in its complete discretion refuse to
serve any Website that it deems appropriate. To
insure compliance with this Agreement, any
Publishers that change their content after
approval for membership MUST notify Company of
the changes in writing IMMEDIATELY. We prefer
you notify us ahead of time of any major changes
in content or design.
e)
Traffic: Company reserves the right to
terminate Publisher’s relationship with
Company immediately should either (a) the number
of Impressions delivered by Publisher total less
than 2,500 per month, or (b) the unique Click
Through rate equals .1% or less for any fourteen
(14) consecutive calendar day period, or (c)
Publisher’s traffic falls below the threshold
established by Company from time to time.
Company reserves the right to change the minimum
CTR at any time in response to market pressures.
f)
Defaults: Company may not be able to fill
100% of advertising requests sent to its servers
with paying ads. Company provides free
Publisher-defined default redirects expressly
for this reason. If Publisher chooses not to
specify a default redirect, Company will display
so-called 'house' and 'AdCouncil' ads on
Publisher's website when paid advertising is
unavailable. Company may display so-called
'house' and 'AdCouncil' ads on any Publisher's
website when technical difficulties require it.
So-called 'house' and 'AdCouncil' ads are not
paid advertising. Under no circumstances does
Company guarantee to provide any percent fill of
paid advertising to a website.
g)
Placement: Creative may NOT be placed on any
root URL not specifically approved for
membership within the Network. All creative must
be placed within specified areas of the Webpage
(varies by creative type). Company pop-under
windows can not be launched from websites that
launch more than a total of two pop windows. No
member will place ads on blank pages, on pages
with no content, on top of one another, on
non-approved Websites, or in such a fashion that
may be deceptive to the visitor. Creative cannot
be placed in email messages. Creative may NOT be
placed on webpages that contain content that is
not under direct webmaster control.
Modifications can be made to align Creative,
change text color, change text size, or change
text font. In addition, all Creative must be
placed in such a manner that a majority of
visitors will notice the Creative.
h)
Fraud and Deception: Company audits every
Publisher's traffic on a daily basis. Publishers
that commit fraudulent activities, including
false clicks, false impressions, and
incentivised clicks, will have their account
permanently removed from our network and will
not be compensated for fraudulent traffic.
Additionally, Company reserves the right to
register fraudulent Publishers in a global ad
network fraud database, for usage by other ad
networks. We have several fraud mechanisms at
our disposal that will detect most forms within
a few days of the initial activity. All proceeds
from accounts with fraudulent activity will be
refunded to Advertisers. All Company Creative
must be served from a Company server or serving
location. Stored images that are loaded from a
different location will not count towards any
statistic or payment. Publishers agree to not
artificially inflate traffic counts using a
program (including scripts), device, or other
means. Excessive page reloading or any other
abuse of our system could result in legal
action. No Publisher shall induce visitors to
click on Creatives based on incentives,
provided, however, that, with the prior approval
of Company, certain language may appear above or
below an advertisement served by Company. The
following methods of generating visitor interest
are unacceptable to Company and may be grounds
for dismissal from the Network: use of
unsolicited email or inappropriate newsgroup
postings to promote your Website; auto-spawning
of browsers; automatic redirecting of users;
clicking on your own banners; blind text links;
misleading links; or any other method that may
lead to artificially high numbers of impressions
or clicks.
i)
Code: Company ad codes must be not be
modified from original format without consent
from Company. Publisher agrees to use the ad
code provided for displaying Creative not more
than ONCE per page view. Ad codes cannot be
placed in email messages. Company ad codes can
be used on Web pages that contain forums,
discussion boards, and chat rooms. Publisher
can not alter, copy, modify, take, sell, reuse,
or divulge any Company computer code, except as
is necessary to partake in the Company Network,
provided, however, with the prior approval of
Company, a Publisher may, in certain instances,
modify the Company computer code for purposes of
inserting certain pre-approved language above or
below an advertisement served by Company.
Requests for language approval should be sent to
customerservice (at) itotalfind dot com.
j)
Data Reporting (Stats): Company is the sole
owner of all website, campaign, and aggregate
web user data collected by Company. Publisher
only has access to campaign data that is
collected through the use of their inventory.
Customers only have access to website and web
user data that is collected as part of
Customer's campaign.
k)
Contact Information: To insure timely
payment, Publishers are responsible for
maintaining the correct contact and payment
information associated with their account. Payment
Profile information must be updated by the last
day of the month to be be reflected in the next
payment. This must be done online using the
Publisher's account. Any and all bank/service
fees associated with returned or cancelled
payments due to any error in the Publisher
contact or payment information are Publisher's
responsibility, and will be deducted from
re-payment.
3) PAYMENT
POLICY
Commission
Structure:
| Level |
Month
Commision Earnings |
Commision
Rate |
| 1 |
Under
$50.00 |
40% |
| 2 |
50.01-1000.00 |
45% |
| 3 |
1000.01+ |
50% |
Example:
All sites start as a Level 1 Publisher.
If you earn over $50.00 but less than $1000 in
a single month,
your account will become a Level 2 Publisher
the month following that month's payment.
Should your
account fall below its current Level commision
requirements for two consecutive months, it
will be adjusted
accordingly.
If
your site receives 100,000 or more unique
visitors each month, you can contact
us after creating your account to have
your Commission Rate increased to 50%. Your
site must be ranked in the Top 100,000 sites
according to Alexa.com.
If you own a search engine and you receive
50,000 or more searches a month, you can
contact us after creating your account to have
your Commission Rate increased to 50%. You
must be able to supply us with proof of the
number of searches done on your site monthly.
Actual
campaign rates vary with market conditions.
Gross campaign rates are less any payment
transaction fees, campaign referral fees,
cost-of-money / bad-debt fees, and applicable ad
serving fees. Company reserves the right to set
and negotiate specific payment terms on an
individual basis. Publishers will typically be
paid every 2 Weeks (15 days) according to the payment
schedule. Do not invoice Company; all
Publisher invoices are discarded. Publishers
will be paid at the account level. All accounts
will be settled in US dollars ($US). No checks
will be issued for any amounts less than $50US.
All unpaid earnings will rollover to the next
pay period. Publishers can not refer themselves
as a Publisher or as an Advertiser. Groups of
Publishers can not refer each other. All
payments are based on actuals as defined,
accounted and audited by Company. In no event
will payments be made on accounts that have not
provided proper tax identification information.
Company reserves the absolute right not to pay
any accounts or Publishers that violate any of
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
Company will be responsible for determining, in
its sole and absolute discretion, what acts and
omissions violate this policy, and which acts
include activity that is deceptive or fraudulent
in nature. Examples of such acts may include,
without limitation, clicks without referring
URLs, extraordinary high numbers of repeat
clicks, and clicks from non-approved root URLs.
4) LIABILITY
POLICY
a)
Indemnification: Publisher is solely
responsible for any legal liability arising out
of or relating to (i) the content and other
material set forth on the Publisher Websites
and/or (ii) any content or material to which
users can link through the Publisher Websites
(other than through an advertisement supplied by
Company). Publisher hereby agrees to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless Company and its
officers, directors, agents, affiliates and
employees from and against all claims, actions,
liabilities, losses, expenses, damages, and
costs (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees) that may at any time be
incurred by any of them by reason of any claims,
suits or proceedings (a) for libel, defamation,
violation of right of privacy or publicity,
copyright infringement, trademark infringement
or other infringement of any third party right,
fraud, false advertising, misrepresentation,
product liability or violation of any law,
statute, ordinance, rule or regulation
throughout the world in connection with the
Publisher Websites (except for advertisements
supplied by Company); (b) arising out of any
material breach by Publisher of any duty,
representation or warranty under any agreement
with Company; or (c) relating to a contaminated
file, virus, worm, or Trojan horse originating
from the Publisher Websites (other than through
an advertisement supplied by Company).
b)
Damages: In no event shall either party be
liable for special, indirect, incidental, or
consequential damages, including, but not
limited to, loss of data, loss of use, or loss
of profits arising thereunder or from the
provision of services.
c)
Warranty Disclaimer: Company and its
Customers do not make and hereby expressly
disclaim all warranties, express or implied,
with respect to any matter whatsoever,
including, without limitation, the performance
of any software programs incidental to services
rendered by Company, services provided
thereunder, or any output or results thereof.
Company and its Customers specifically disclaim
any implied warranty of merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose.
d)
Limitation of Liability: Neither Company nor
its Customers will be subject to any liability
whatsoever for (a) any failure to provide
reference or access to all or any part of the
Website due to systems failures or other
technological failures of Company or of the
Internet; (b) delays in delivery and/or
non-delivery of Creative, including, without
limitation, difficulties with a Customer or
Creative, difficulties with a third-party
server, or electronic malfunction; and (c)
errors in content or omissions in any Creative.
5) GENERAL
a)
Applicability: In This Agreement, including
all attachments which are incorporated herein by
reference, constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and supersedes and replaces all
prior and contemporaneous understandings or
agreements, written or oral, regarding such
subject matter. Applicable sections shall
survive expiration or early termination of this
Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
deemed to create a partnership or joint venture
between the parties and neither Company nor
Publisher shall hold itself out as the agent of
the other, except for that specified in this
Agreement. Neither party shall be liable to the
other for delays or failures in performance
resulting from causes beyond the reasonable
control of that party, including, but not
limited to, acts of God, labor disputes or
disturbances, material shortages or rationing,
riots, acts of war, governmental regulations,
communication or utility failures, or
casualties. Failure by either party to enforce
any provision of this Agreement shall not be
deemed a waiver of future enforcement of that or
any other provision. Any waiver, amendment or
other modification of any provision of this
Agreement shall be effective only if in writing
and signed by the parties. If for any reason a
court of competent jurisdiction finds any
provision of this Agreement to be unenforceable,
that provision of the Agreement shall be
enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as
to effect the intent of the parties, and the
remainder of this Agreement shall continue in
full force and effect. Headings used in this
Agreement are for ease of reference only and
shall not be used to interpret any aspect of
this Agreement. In addition to terms that are
negotiated and documented separately from this
Agreement, terms that are automatically
generated through the interactive use of the
Company website Publisher interface are
explicitly bound by this Agreement.
b)
Public Release: Publisher shall not release
any information regarding Campaigns, Creatives,
or Publishers relationship with Company or its
customers, including, without limitation, in
press releases or promotional or merchandising
materials, without the prior written consent of
Company. Company shall have the right to
reference and refer to its work for, and
relationship with, Publisher for marketing and
promotional purposes. No press releases or
general public announcements shall be made
without the mutual consent of Company and
Publisher.
c)
Remedy: If any Publisher violates or refuses
to partake in their responsibilities, or commits
fraudulent activity against us, Company reserves
the right to withhold payment and take
appropriate legal action to cover its damages.
d)
Audit: Company shall have the sole
responsibility for calculation of Publisher
earnings, including Impressions and click
through numbers. In the event Publisher
disagrees with any such calculation, a written
request should be sent immediately to Company.
Company will provide Publisher with an
explanation or adjustment of the numbers which
shall be final and binding.
e)
Modifications: Company reserves the right to
change any conditions of this contract at any
time. Members are responsible for complying with
any changes to the Company Publisher Agreement
within 10 business days from the date of change.
Company will post any changes to this Agreement
in the Publisher area of the Company Website..
f)
Privacy: Publisher shall support Company’s
commitment to protect the privacy of the online
community; such commitment is set forth in
Company’s Privacy Statement, which is hereby
incorporated into this Agreement.
g)
Assignment: Customer may not assign this
Agreement, in whole or in part, without written
consent from Company. Any attempt to assign this
Agreement without such consent will be null and
void.
h)
Governing Law: This Agreement will be
governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Michigan.
i)
Ability to Enter into Agreement: By
executing this Agreement, Publisher warrants
that Publisher (or Authorized Representative of
Publisher) is at least 18 years of age, and that
there is no legal reason that Publisher cannot
enter into a binding contract
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