SearchGalore.com
Affiliate Agreement
1. AGREEMENT
By completing and sending in the accompanying
registration form you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, and entering into a legal agreement with Elite Concepts.
("Searchgalore.com "), which contains all of the terms and
conditions below and governs your participation in the Searchgalore.com
Web Search (as defined below) Affiliate program.
2. DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms
will have the indicated meanings:
1.Affiliate: The name of the company or individual or
other corporate entity provided in the registration form.
2.Affiliate's Web Site: The web pages of Affiliate,
as indicated in Affiliate's registration form "URL of Site."
3.Click-Through: When a user of Affiliate's Web Site
enters text into the window of the Search Box and then clicks the button
on the Search Box to submit a search request to the Search Engine and a
valid search request is received at the Search Engine.
4. Content Related Link: Words and/or phrases
provided by Searchgalore.com that are hyperlinked to search results from
the Search Engine ("Search Results") that appear in a new
browser window.
5. Searchgalore.com Services:
Includes Web Search only.
6. Licensed Materials: The Search Links and the
software code, functionality and/or URL's that enable a user of Search
Links to access the Searchgalore.com Services.
7.Search Box: The Searchgalore.com graphical element
containing one or more of the Searchgalore.com trademarks, service marks
and/or trade names, where users enter search queries in order to receive
Search Results from the Search Engine.
8.Search Engine: SearchGalore.com’s proprietary
technology for searching for Web sites ("Web Search") on the
World Wide Web for organizing information available through the World Wide
Web, and for providing search results to users who request such
information.
9. Search Links: Refers collectively to Content
Related Links and Search Boxes.
10. Search Box Fill In:
The space in or on the Searchgalore.com Search Box that holds the
search term.
3.GRANT OF LICENSE
1.License: Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, Searchgalore.com grants to Affiliate a limited,
non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable
royalty-free license during the term of this Agreement to display the
Licensed Materials on Affiliate's Web Site, solely in connection with the
exercise of Affiliate's rights under this Agreement.
2.Use: Affiliate shall apply, use, display and
reproduce the Licensed Materials, in the size, place, and manner
Searchgalore.com may indicate from time to time, on Affiliate's Web Site
and related materials. Affiliate shall display such Licensed Materials
only in a manner that complies in all material respects with
SearchGalore.com’s Usage Guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit B, and as
modified from time to time by Searchgalore.com in its sole discretion.
3.Ownership: Affiliate acknowledges that all right,
title and interest in the Licensed Materials are exclusively owned by
Searchgalore.com and/or its licensors, and that no right other than the
limited license granted herein is provided to Affiliate. Affiliate shall
not assert copyright, trademark or other intellectual property ownership
or other proprietary rights in the Licensed Materials or in any element,
derivation, adaptation, variation or name thereof. Without limiting the
foregoing, Affiliate hereby assigns to Searchgalore.com all worldwide
right, title and interest in the Licensed Materials and in any material
objects consisting of the Licensed Materials and/or any Searchgalore.com
trademark, trade name or service mark.
4.Ownership of Goodwill: Affiliate agrees that its
use of the Licensed Materials, including all Searchgalore.com trademarks,
service marks and/or trade names incorporated therein, inures to the
benefit of SearchGalore.com. All goodwill or reputation in the Licensed
Materials shall automatically vest in Searchgalore.com when the Licensed
Materials are used by Affiliate pursuant to this Agreement. Affiliate
shall not contest the validity of any of the Searchgalore.com trademarks,
service marks or trade names or SearchGalore.com’s exclusive ownership
of them. During the term of this Agreement, Affiliate shall not adopt,
use, or register, or apply for registration of, whether as a corporate
name, trademark, service mark or other indication of origin, any of the
Searchgalore.com trademarks, service marks or trade names, or any word or
mark confusingly similar to them in any jurisdiction.
5. . Search Box Fill In:
Affiliate agrees to obtain prior written permission from
Searchgalore.com.com before adding or using a pre-filled search box.
4.SEARCHGALORE.COM'S RIGHTS AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Search Box, Content Related Link: Searchgalore.com
will provide to Affiliate a Search Box or a Content Related Link that will
(i) in the case of a Search Box, enable a user of Affiliate's Web Site to
type in a search query that will enable users of Affiliate's Web Site to
access the Search Engine, or (ii) in the case of a Content Related Link,
enable a user to click on hyperlinked text that will enable such users of
Affiliate's Web Site to access the Search Engine.
2.Searchgalore.com Placement at Affiliate's Site: The
Search Box(es) will be displayed on Affiliate's Web Site, in a form,
manner and presentation in accordance with the Usage Guidelines attached
hereto as Exhibit B and instructions posted by Searchgalore.com, as
modified by Searchgalore.com from time to time.
5. AFFILIATE'S RESPONSIBILITIES
1.Affiliate's Implementation Responsibilities:
Affiliate shall enable users of Affiliate's Web Site to enter search
queries at a Search Link and access Web Search.
2.Changes: Affiliate shall not change the Licensed
Materials or any other material that may be licensed to Affiliate.
3.Affiliate's Site: Affiliate agrees that it is
solely responsible for the development, maintenance and operation of
Affiliate's Web Site and for all materials and content that appear on
Affiliate's Web Site.
4.Publicity: Affiliate may not create, publish, or
distribute any item that references Searchgalore.com without first
submitting those items to Searchgalore.com and receiving
Searchgalore.com's written consent. Affiliate
may not issue any press release or other public statements regarding this
Agreement without Searchgalore.com's prior written approval.
The failure to obtain the prior written approval of
Searchgalore.com shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement.
6. CONSIDERATION
1.Consideration: Searchgalore.com will pay Affiliate
a commission of from $0.03 to
$0.05 per Click-Through for Web Search.
This commission shall be paid in either cash or credit to
Affiliates account with Searchgalore.com
The amount and manner of payment will be a the sole discretion fo
Searchgalore.com. Searchgalore.com
has no obligation to pay Affiliate for commissions for any search queries
from the Search Box or Content Related Link that were not generated by
means of a valid search request or do not otherwise fit the definition of
a Click-Through.
2. Payments made to affiliates located outside the
United States of America.
All payments are by check drawn on a bank located in
the United States of America.
All payments are in US currency.
All payments are send via the U.S. Postal Service, normal delivery.
Affiliates located outside the United States of America understand
that it may take considerable time for their payment to arrive.
Any payment that has cleared Searchgalore’s checking account with
a period of 180, after being sent to Affiliate, may be cancelled at the
sole discretion of Searchgalore.com
3.Terms: Searchgalore.com will pay Affiliate
forty-five days (45) after the end of each calendar quarter for all
commissions earned under Section 6.1 during the prior quarter, less any
taxes Searchgalore.com may be required to withhold, and less any amount
Searchgalore.com determines, in its sole discretion, was not validly
earned from proper use of the Licensed Materials on Affiliate's Web Site.
If commissions earned during any calendar quarter are less than $25, then
Searchgalore.com, in its sole discretion, may hold those commissions until
the quarter in which the total amount due is at least $25 or (if earlier)
until this Agreement is terminated.
3.Reporting: Searchgalore.com will provide Affiliate
with the ability to obtain a password that will enable Affiliate to enter
a password-protected site or an area of a site communicated to Affiliate
by Searchgalore.com. Affiliate may use the password to log in to that site
solely to access information about the number of times the Search Box on
Affiliate's Web Site has generated a search request to the Search Engine.
Affiliate understands and agrees that Searchgalore.com pays commissions
based only on Click-Throughs and that the number of search requests
generated may not be the same as the number of Click-Throughs.
7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
1.Searchgalore.com Warranties: Searchgalore.com
represents and warrants that it has full power and authority to enter into
this Agreement. Searchgalore.com does not warrant that the Search Engine
or the Licensed Materials will meet all of Affiliate's requirements or
that performance of the Search Engine or Licensed Materials will be
uninterrupted or error-free. SEARCHGALORE.COM IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
CONTENT PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES (INCLUDING ADVERTISERS), OR FOR ANY
THIRD PARTY SITES THAT CAN BE LINKED TO FROM THE SEARCH RESULTS.
SEARCHGALORE.COM AND ITS LICENSORS MAKE NO OTHER WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE,
AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
2.Affiliate Warranties: Affiliate represents and
warrants that: (i) it has full power and authority to enter into this
Agreement, (ii) the content on Affiliate's Web Site, and/or the technology
used by Affiliate in connection with Affiliate's Web Site and/or the means
by which users access Affiliate's Web Site (a) are owned, validly licensed
for use by Affiliate or in the public domain; (b) do not constitute
defamation, libel, obscenity; (c) do not violate applicable law or
regulations; (d) do not
infringe or violate any copyright, patent, trademark or other similar
intellectual property right, or otherwise violate or breach any duty
toward, or rights of any person or entity, including without limitation,
rights of privacy and publicity; and (e) do not result in any consumer
fraud, product liability, breach of contract to which Affiliate is a party
or cause injury to any third party.
8. CONFIDENTIALITY
1.During the term of this Agreement, Affiliate may
have access to certain non-public information of Searchgalore.com, which
information a reasonable person would consider confidential or which is
marked as "confidential" or "proprietary" by
Searchgalore.com ("Confidential Information"). Confidential
Information does not include information that is generally known and
available, or in the public domain through no fault of Affiliate's.
Affiliate agrees (i) not to disclose any Confidential Information to any
third parties, (ii) not to use any Confidential Information for any
purposes except to carry out its rights and responsibilities under this
Agreement and (iii) to keep the Confidential Information confidential
using the same degree of care Affiliate uses to protect its own
confidential information, as long as it uses at least reasonable care.
Each party acknowledges and agrees that due to the unique nature of the
Confidential Information, there can be no adequate remedy at law for any
breach of its obligations hereunder, that any such breach may allow one
party or third parties to unfairly compete with the other party resulting
in irreparable harm to non-breaching party and, therefore, that upon any
such breach or threat thereof, the non-breaching party shall be entitled
to injunctions and other appropriate equitable relief in addition to
whatever remedies it may have at law. In addition, if the non-breaching
party prevails in any legal dispute hereunder, it shall be entitled to
collect its reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses. The sole jurisdiction
and venue for actions related to the subject matter hereof shall be the
California state and U.S. federal courts having within their jurisdiction
the location of Searchgalore.com's principal place of business. Each party
consents to the jurisdiction of such courts. All obligations under this
Section 8 survive for 3 years after termination of the Agreement.
9. INDEMNIFICATION
1.Searchgalore.com Indemnification: Searchgalore.com
shall defend and/or settle, and pay damages awarded pursuant to, any third
party claim brought against Affiliate, which alleges facts that would
constitute a breach of any warranty or representation made by
Searchgalore.com under this Agreement; provided that Affiliate promptly
notifies Searchgalore.com in writing of any such claim, promptly tenders
the control of the defense and settlement of any such claim to
Searchgalore.com (at Searchgalore.com's expense and with
Searchgalore.com's choice of counsel), and cooperates fully with
Searchgalore.com (at Searchgalore.com's request and expense) in defending
or settling such claim, including but not limited to providing any
information or materials necessary for Searchgalore.com to perform the
foregoing.
2.Affiliate Indemnification: Affiliate shall defend
and/or settle, and pay damages awarded pursuant to, any third party claim
brought against Searchgalore.com, which would constitute a breach of any
warranty, representation or covenant made by Affiliate under this
Agreement; provided that Searchgalore.com promptly notifies Affiliate in
writing of any such claim and promptly tenders the control of the defense
and settlement of any such claim to Affiliate at Affiliate's expense and
with Affiliate's choice of counsel. Searchgalore.com shall cooperate with
Affiliate, at Affiliate's expense, in defending or settling such claim.
Affiliate will not enter into any settlement or compromise of any such
claim without Searchgalore.com's prior consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld.
3.Limitation of Liability: EXCEPT FOR LIABILITY
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO BREACH OF THE CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISIONS
HEREIN OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 9, NEITHER PARTY OR ANY OF
SEARCHGALORE.COM'S LICENSORS WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR COSTS
OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOST
DATA, HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO CONTRACT, PRODUCTS LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY AND NEGLIGENCE,
AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY WAS OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OR ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. IN NO EVENT WILL SEARCHGALORE.COM'S
LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE NET AMOUNT PAYABLE TO
AFFILIATE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DATE
THE CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE.
10. TERM
1.Term: The term of this Agreement (the
"Term") shall commence on the date Affiliate agrees to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement and shall continue in force thereafter,
unless earlier terminated as provided herein.
2.Termination for Breach: If Affiliate breaches any
covenant, representation and/or warranty of this Agreement, or if
Affiliate engages in any action that, in Searchgalore.com's sole
discretion, reflects poorly on Searchgalore.com or otherwise disparages or
devalues Searchgalore.com's trademarks, service marks, tradename,
reputation or goodwill, Searchgalore.com may terminate the Agreement
immediately upon notice to Affiliate.
3.Termination for Convenience: Either party may
terminate this Agreement on five days written notice to the other party
for any reason.
4.Termination Due to Insolvency: Either party may
suspend performance and/or terminate this Agreement if the other party
makes any assignment for the benefit of creditors or has any petition
under bankruptcy law filed against it, which petition is not dismissed
within 60 days of such filing, or has a trustee or receiver appointed for
its business or assets or any party thereof.
5.Effect of Termination: Upon the termination of this
Agreement for any reason (i) all license rights granted herein shall
terminate immediately, and Affiliate shall immediately cease use of the
Licensed Materials and of all Searchgalore.com trademarks, service marks
and tradenames incorporated in the Licensed Materials.
11.MISCELLANEOUS
1.Survival. In the event of any termination or
expiration of this Agreement for any reason, Sections 3.3, 3.4, 7, 8, 9,
10.5 and 11 shall survive termination.
2. Notice. Any
notice required for or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed delivered if delivered as indicated: (i) by personal
delivery when delivered personally, (ii) by overnight courier upon written
verification of receipt, (iii) by telecopy or facsimile transmission when
confirmed by telecopier or facsimile transmission report, (iv) by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification
of receipt; or (v) by the same day, when delivered by email. All notices
must be sent to the addresses first described above, or to such other
address that the receiving party may have provided for the purpose of
notice in accordance with this Section.
3. Assignment. Neither
party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this
Agreement without the other party's prior written consent, except to the
surviving entity in a merger or consolidation in which it participates or
to a purchaser of all or substantially all of its assets, so long as such
surviving entity or purchaser shall expressly assume in writing the
performance of all of the terms of this Agreement.
4. No Third Party Beneficiaries.
All rights and obligations of the parties hereunder are personal to
them. This Agreement is not
intended to benefit, nor shall it be deemed to give rise to, any rights in
any third party.
5. Governing Law.
This Agreement will be governed and construed, to the extent
applicable, in accordance with United States law, and otherwise, in
accordance with California law, without regard to conflict of law
principles. Except for
requests for injunctive relief, any dispute or claim arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement shall be finally settled by binding
arbitration in Los Angeles County, California under the Commercial Rules
of the American Arbitration Association by one arbitrator appointed in
accordance with said rules. Judgment
on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof.
6. Independent Contractors. The parties are
independent contractors. This Agreement shall not be construed to create a
joint venture or partnership between the parties.
Neither party shall be deemed to be an employee, agent, partner or
legal representative of the other for any purpose and neither shall have
any right, power or authority to create any obligation or responsibility
on behalf of the other.
7. Force Majeure. Neither party shall be liable
hereunder by reason of any failure or delay in the performance of its
obligations (except for the payment of money) on account of strikes,
shortages, riots, insurrection, fires, flood, storm, explosions,
earthquakes, Internet outages, acts of God, war, governmental action, or
any other cause that is beyond the reasonable control of such party.
8. Compliance with Law.
Each party shall be responsible for compliance with all applicable
laws, rules and regulations, if any, related to the performance of its
obligations under this Agreement.
9. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement (including the Agreement, these Terms and Conditions
and all exhibits, riders and mock ups attached thereto) constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This Agreement
supersedes, and the terms of this Agreement govern, any other prior or
collateral agreements (including without limitation, any warranties) with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
Any amendments to this Agreement must be in writing and executed by
an officer of the parties.
10. Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is held or made invalid or
unenforceable for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect the
remainder of this Agreement, and the invalid or unenforceable provisions
shall be replaced by a mutually acceptable provision, which being valid,
legal and enforceable comes closest to the original intentions of the
parties hereto and has like economic effect.
11. Waiver. The
terms or covenants of this Agreement may be waived only by a written
instrument executed by the party waiving compliance.
The failure of either party at any time or times to require
performance of any provision hereof shall in no manner affect the right at
a later time to enforce the same. No
waiver by either party of the breach of any term or covenant contained in
this Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more
instances, shall be deemed to be, or construed as, a further or continuing
waiver of any such breach or a waiver of the breach of any other term or
covenant contained in this Agreement.
12. Section Headings. The section headings contained
herein are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
EXHIBIT A
The Licensed Materials
For the display of the Licensed Materials provided as
part of this Agreement, please see http://www.searchgalore.com/affiliates.html
which is incorporated into and made part of this Agreement.
EXHIBIT B
SEARCHGALORE.COM USAGE GUIDELINES
1.You may use the Licensed Materials solely for the
purpose authorized herein by Searchgalore.com and only in compliance with
the specifications, directions, information and standards supplied by
Searchgalore.com and modified by Searchgalore.com from time to time.
2.You agree to comply with any requirements
established by Searchgalore.com concerning the style, design, display and
use of the Licensed Materials; to correctly use the trademark symbol ™
or registration symbol ® with every use of the trademarks, service marks
and/or tradenames as part of the Licensed Materials as instructed by
Searchgalore.com; to use the registration symbol ® upon receiving notice
from Searchgalore.com of registration of any trademarks, service marks
and/or tradenames that are part of the Licensed Materials.
3.You may not alter the Licensed Materials in any
manner, or use the Licensed Materials in any manner that may dilute,
diminish, or otherwise damage Searchgalore.com's rights and goodwill in
any Searchgalore.com trademark, tradename and/or service mark that are
part of the Licensed Materials.
4.You may not use the Licensed Materials in any
manner that implies sponsorship or endorsement by Searchgalore.com of
services and products other than those provided by Searchgalore.com.
5. It is understood that SearchGalore.com a wholly
owned Subsidiary of:
Elite Concepts
Mailing address:
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