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Operating Agreement This Agreement contains the complete terms and conditions
that apply to an individual's or entity's participation in the New Age Retail,
Inc. Associates Program (the "Program"). As used in this Agreement,
"we" means New Age Retail, Inc., and "you" means the
applicant. "Site" means a World Wide Web site and, depending on the
context, refers either to any New Age Retail site, located at the URL
www.handcuffs.net, or to any site that you will link to our site (and which you
will identify in your Program application).
Enrollment in the Program To begin the enrollment process, you will submit a complete
Program application via our site. We will evaluate your application in good
faith and will notify you of your acceptance or rejection. We may reject your
application if we determine (in our sole discretion) that your site is
unsuitable for the Program. Unsuitable sites include those that:
- promote sexually explicit materials
- promote violence
- promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion,
nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age
- promote illegal activities
- include "amazon" or variations or misspellings
thereof in their domain names
- otherwise violate intellectual property rights
If we reject your application, you are welcome to reapply to
the Program at any time. You should also note that if we accept your
application and your site is thereafter determined (in our sole discretion) to
be unsuitable for the Program, we may terminate this Agreement.
Links on Your Site Once you have been notified that your site has been accepted
into the Program, you may provide on your site either your associates code or one
or more of the following types of links to our site:
Product Links: You may select one or more Products to list
on your site. A "Product" is any product listed on our site that is
fulfilled by us;
For each selected Product, you will display on your site a
short description, review, or other reference. You will be responsible for the
content, style, and placement of these references. You will provide a Special
Link (as defined below) from each Product reference on your site to the
corresponding New Age Retail, Inc.online catalog entry. Each such link will
connect directly to a single item in our online catalog. You may add or delete
Products (and related links) from your site at any time without our approval.
Products that are individually listed and linked as described above are
referred to as "Individually Linked Products." You may not use
Special Links to link to our site from references to products on your site that
are not "Products" as defined above.
General Link to New Age Retail, Inc.Home Page: You may
provide a general link on your site to our home page at
http://www.handcuffs.net.
You acknowledge that, by participating in the Associates
Program and placing any of the above links within your site, New Age Retail, Inc.may
receive information from or about visitors to your site or communications
between your site and those visitors. Your participation in the New Age Retail,
Inc. program constitutes your specific and unconditional consent to and
authorization for New Age Retail, Inc. access to, receipt, storage, use, and
disclosure of any and all such information, consistent with the policies and
procedures set forth in New Age Retail, Inc. Privacy Notice.
Order
Processing We will process Product orders placed by customers who
follow Special Links from your site to our site. We reserve the right to reject
orders that do not comply with any requirements that we may establish
periodically. We will be responsible for all aspects of order processing and
fulfillment. Among other things, we will prepare order forms, process payments,
cancellations, and returns, and handle customer service. We will track sales
made to customers who purchase Products by using your Associate code on our
site and will make available to you reports summarizing this sales activity.
The form, content, and frequency of the reports may vary from time to time in
our discretion.
Referral
Fees We will pay you (in accordance with Sections 5 and 6 below)
referral fees on certain Product sales to third parties. For a Product sale to
be eligible to earn a referral fee, the customer must use the Associate code,
and add the Product to his or her shopping cart during a session. The session
ends upon one of the following events: (a) 24 hours elapses from the customer's
initial click-through, (b) the customer orders the Product, or (c) the customer
uses a third party's Associate code. We will only pay referral fees on such
Products after order, payment and shipping have occurred.
We will not, however, pay referral fees on any Products that
are added to a customer's Shopping Cart after the customer has reentered our
site as determined by us, even if the customer previously followed a link from
your site to our site.
You may purchase products during sessions initiated through
the links on your site for your own use, for resale or commercial use of any
kind. This includes orders for customers or on behalf of customers or orders
for products to be used by you or your friends, relatives, or associates in any
manner. Products that are eligible to earn referral fees under the rules set
forth above are referred to as "Qualifying Products."
In addition, you may not: (a) directly or indirectly offer
any person or entity any consideration or incentive (including, without
limitation, payment of money (including any rebate), or granting of any
discount or other benefit) for using Associate code on your to access our site
(e.g., by implementing any "rewards" program for persons or entities
who use Associate codes on your site to access our site); (b) read, intercept,
record, redirect, interpret, or fill in the contents of any electronic form or
other materials submitted to us by any person or entity; (c) in any way modify,
redirect, suppress, or substitute the operation of any button, link, or other
interactive feature of our site; (d) make any orders or subscription requests,
or engage in other transactions of any kind on our site on behalf of any third
party, or authorize, assist, or encourage any other person or entity to do so;
(e) take any action that could reasonably cause any customer confusion as to
our relationship with you, or as to the site on which any functions or
transactions (e.g., search, order, browse, and so on) are occurring; (f) post
or serve any advertisements or promotional content around or in conjunction
with the display of our site (e.g., through any "framing" technique
or technology or pop-up windows), or assist, authorize, or encourage any third
party to take any such action; or (g) attempt to circumvent the referral fee
schedule or artificially increase your referral fees by intentionally
featuring, purchasing or requesting or encouraging any third party to purchase
low-price items offered on our site (as determined by us) for the purpose of
exceeding any referral fee threshold. If we determine, in our sole discretion,
that you have engaged in any of the foregoing activities, we may (without limiting
any other rights or remedies available to us) withhold any referral fees
otherwise payable to you under this Agreement and/or terminate this Agreement.
Referral Fee
Schedule You will earn referral fees based on Qualifying Revenues
according to referral fee schedules to be established by us. "Qualifying
Revenues" are revenues derived by us from our sales of Qualifying
Products, excluding costs for shipping, handling, gift-wrapping, taxes, service
charges, credit card processing fees, returns and bad debt.
The current referral fee schedule is:
(a) 15% of Qualifying Revenues from the sale of each item
that, on the date of order, is listed in our catalog at and that is added to
the customer's Shopping Cart.
The specific referral fees payable for the Specified
Qualifying Products depends upon the total number of Qualifying Products (i.e.,
including the products described in (a)-(c) above) sold during sessions
initiated through Special Links on your site during each calendar quarter, in
accordance with the following schedule:
Referral Fee Payment We will pay you referral fees on a monthly basis.
Approximately 30 days following the end of each calendar quarter, we will send
you either (a) a check for the referral fees earned, or (b) a gift certificate good
for purchases of Products through the New Age Retail, Inc.site, subject to our
standard terms and conditions. You will choose your preferred payment method on
your application. However, if the referral fees payable to you for any calendar
month are less than $20, we will hold payment until the total amount due is at
least $20 or (if earlier) until this Agreement is terminated. In calculating
referral fees, we will deduct the corresponding referral fee from your next
monthly payment if a Product that generated a referral fee is returned by the
customer. If there is no subsequent payment, we will send you a bill for the
referral fee.
Policies and Pricing Customers who buy products through this Program will be
deemed to be customers of New Age Retail, Inc. Accordingly, all New Age Retail,
Inc.rules, policies, and operating procedures concerning customer orders,
customer service, and product 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 products sold under this Program in
accordance with our own pricing policies. Product prices and availability may
vary from time to time. You may not otherwise 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.
Identifying Yourself as an
Associate You may issue a press release with respect to this Agreement
or your participation in the Program; such action may result in your
termination from the Program. We will make available to you a small graphic
image that identifies your site as a Program participant. You must display this
logo or the phrase "In association with HandCuffs.net" somewhere on
your site. We may modify the text or graphic image of this notice from time to
time. In addition, you may not in any manner misrepresent or embellish the
relationship between us and you, or express or imply any relationship or
affiliation between us and you or any other person or entity except as
expressly permitted by this Agreement (including by expressing or implying that
New Age Retail, Inc. supports, sponsors, endorses, or contributes money to any
charity or other cause).
Limited License We grant you a nonexclusive, revocable right to use the
graphic image and text described in Section 8 and such other text or images for
which we grant express permission, solely for the purpose of identifying your
site as a Program participant and to assist in generating Product sales. You
may not modify the graphic image or text, or any other of our images, in any
way. We reserve all of our rights in the graphic image and text, any other
images, our trade names and trademarks, and all other intellectual property
rights. You agree to follow our Trademark Guidelines, as those guidelines may
change from time to time. We may revoke your license at any time by giving you
written notice.
Responsibility for 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. For example, you will be solely responsible for:
- the technical operation of your site and all related
equipment
- creating and posting Product descriptions on your site and
linking those descriptions to our catalog
- the accuracy and appropriateness of materials posted on
your site (including, among other things, all Product-related materials)
- ensuring that materials posted on your site do not violate
or infringe upon the rights of any third party (including, for example,
copyrights, trademarks, privacy, or other personal or proprietary rights)
- ensuring that materials posted on your site are not
libelous or otherwise illegal
- ensuring that your site accurately and adequately
discloses, either through a privacy policy or otherwise, how you collect,
use, store, and disclose data collected from visitors, including, where
applicable, that third parties (including advertisers) may serve content
and/or advertisements and collect information directly from visitors and
may place or recognize cookies on visitors' browsers.
- We disclaim all liability for these matters. Further, you
will indemnify and hold us harmless from all claims, damages, and expenses
(including, without limitation, attorneys' fees) relating to the
development, operation, maintenance, and contents of your site.
Term of the Agreement The term of this Agreement will begin upon our acceptance of
your 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. Upon the 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 New Age Retail, Inc. 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. You are eligible to
earn referral fees only on our sales of Qualifying Products that occur during
the term, and referral fees earned through the date of termination will remain
payable only if the related orders are not canceled or returned. We may
withhold your final payment for a reasonable time to ensure that the correct
amount is paid.
Modification We may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in
this Agreement, at any time and in our sole discretion, by posting a change
notice or a new agreement on our site. Modifications may include, for example,
changes in the scope of available referral fees, referral fee schedules,
payment procedures, and Program rules. IF ANY MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO
YOU, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT. YOUR CONTINUED
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM FOLLOWING OUR POSTING OF A CHANGE NOTICE OR NEW
AGREEMENT ON OUR SITE WILL CONSTITUTE BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGE.
Relationship of Parties You and we 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.
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 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 Program will not exceed the total referral
fees paid or payable to you under this Agreement.
Disclaimers We make no express or implied warranties or representations
with respect to the Program or any products sold through the Program
(including, without limitation, warranties of fitness, merchantability, noninfringement,
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
site will be uninterrupted or error-free, and we will not be liable for the
consequences of any interruptions or errors.
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 PROGRAM AND ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY
REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE, OR STATEMENT OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS
AGREEMENT.
Arbitration Any dispute relating in any way to this Agreement (including
any actual or alleged breach hereof), any transactions or activities under this
Agreement or your relationship with us or any of our affiliates shall be
submitted to confidential arbitration in Los Angeles California, except that,
to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate our
intellectual property rights, we may seek injunctive or other appropriate
relief in any state or federal court in the state of California (and you
consent to non-exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts) or any other
court of competent jurisdiction. Arbitration under this agreement shall be
conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration
Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a
judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be
joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement,
whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.
Miscellaneous This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the United
States and the state of California, without reference to rules governing
choice of laws. 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 provision or any
other provision of this Agreement.
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