THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN LIVEPERSON, INC. ("LIVEPERSON" OR "WE") AND YOU AS
AN INDIVIDUAL OR THE ENTITY WHICH YOU REPRESENT. BY INSERTING A CHECK NEXT TO
THE BOX WHICH SAYS, "I HAVE READ, AND AGREE TO, THIS MERCHANT’S AFFILIATE
AGREEMENT," AND CLICKING ON THE BOX TO SIGN UP FOR THE LIVEPERSON AFFILIATE
PROGRAM, YOU ARE AGREEING THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THAT YOU AGREE TO BE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
COMPLIANCE WITH EACH AND EVERY TERM AND CONDITION, AND THAT YOU ARE AUTHORIZED
TO BIND THE ENTITY YOU REPRESENT.
This Affiliate Program Agreement ("Agreement") contains the complete terms and
conditions that apply to your participating in the LivePerson Affiliate Program
(the "Program"). The purpose of this Agreement is to allow you to link between
a web site owned and controlled by you (the "Affiliate's Web Site" or "your
site") and the LivePerson.com web site or other web sites operated by LivePerson (the
"LivePerson Site"). This Agreement will become effective upon LivePerson's acceptance
of your completed Affiliate Program Application (the "Effective Date"). LivePerson
reserves the right to accept or reject your application in LivePerson's sole
discretion. 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 pornography and/or sexually explicit materials
promote violence or use of illegal substances
promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability,
sexual orientation or age
promote hate, crime or other illegal activities
include "LivePerson" any other trademark of LivePerson or its affiliates, or
variations or misspellings of any of them, in their URLs to the left of the
top-level domain name (e.g., ".com", ".net", ".uk", etc.) -- for example, a URL
such as "liveperson.mydomain.com", "LivePerson.com" or "livepersonpsychics.net" would
be unsuitable
otherwise violate intellectual property rights.
By participating in the Program you agree that you will not engage in any such
activities. 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 immediately.
Defined terms shall have the meaning set forth herein or in Exhibit A below.
1. Linking to the LivePerson Site
You agree that within 30 days of the Effective Date of this Agreement, you will
include Placements (as defined in Exhibit A below) that link from Affiliate's
Web Site to the LivePerson Site.
Maintenance and Monitoring of Placements
You agree to link only to those specific web pages that LivePerson designates in
the Placements, and to use only the Placements provided for such purpose. You
shall not modify or alter the Placements provided by LivePerson in any way. You
shall not "frame" or "mirror" any part of the LivePerson Site without the prior
written authorization of LivePerson.
LivePerson has the right to monitor the content on Affiliate's Web Site as LivePerson
believes necessary to monitor use of the Placements and for compliance with the
terms of this Agreement. You agree that we may take such actions and that you
will not try to block or otherwise interfere with such monitoring activities.
LivePerson has the right to notify you of any reasonable changes that you need to
make to comply with the LivePerson guidelines for the use of the Placements, and
to otherwise comply with the terms of this Agreement, and you agree to promptly
make such changes.
You shall cooperate with LivePerson in order to establish and maintain any
Placements between the LivePerson Site and Affiliate's Web Site. You shall not
display any link or mark pertaining to LivePerson, for use as a link or otherwise,
other than the Placements that LivePerson provides to you. If LivePerson updates the
Placements, you will replace the old Placements with the new ones within a
24-hour period.
You agree that LivePerson will be allowed to place an identifying tag in each
Placement that will identify the origin of a user that arrives directly at the
LivePerson Site by clicking on the Placement.
You acknowledge that, by participating in the
Program and placing any of the above links within your site, we may receive
information from or about visitors to your site or communications between your
site and those visitors. Your participation in the Program constitutes your
specific and unconditional consent to and authorization for our access to,
receipt, storage, use, and disclosure of any and all such information,
consistent with the policies and procedures set forth in the Privacy Notice on
the LivePerson Site.
2. Payments of Referral Fees from LivePerson to You
Subject to all terms of this Agreement, LivePerson will pay you a one-time referral fee in the amount of $50
(fifty U.S. dollars) for each New Customer in the fields of Spirituality, Professional Counseling, Coaching &
Personal Development, Computers, and Tutoring who initially enters the LivePerson Site directly from Placements on
Affiliate's Web Site or from email newsletters which you send. In addition, if you generate more than 10 New
Customers in any month in the above fields, LivePerson will pay you, for each New Customer, a one-time referral
fee in the amount of $75 (seventy-five U.S. dollars) (that is, the $50 plus an additional $25.) If you are a
high-volume affiliate and you generate more than 100 New Customers in any month in the above fields,
LivePerson will pay you, for each New Customer, a one-time referral fee in the amount of $100
(one hundred U.S. dollars) (that is, the $50 plus an additional $50.) LivePerson may publish additional
special bonuses or promotions from time to time.
Subject to all terms of this Agreement, LivePerson will pay you a one-time
referral fee in the amount of $25 (twenty-five U.S. dollars) for each New
Customer in fields other than Spirituality, Professional Counseling, Coaching &
Personal Development, Computers, and Tutoring who initially enters the LivePerson
Site directly from Placements on Affiliate’s Web Site or from email newsletters
which you send. In addition, if you generate more than 100 New Customers in any
month in fields other than Spirituality, Professional Counseling, Coaching &
Personal Development, Computers and Tutoring, LivePerson will pay you, for each
New Customer after the hundredth New Customer in the month, a one-time referral
fee in the amount of $40 (forty U.S. dollars) (that is, the $25 plus an
additional $15.) LivePerson may publish additional special bonuses or promotions
from time to time.
LivePerson will not pay Referral Fees for the registration of any individuals or
accounts who have previously registered with LivePerson, even if the registration
contains a different email address, credit card number, or other information
different from the user's previous registration. LivePerson will not pay a
Referral Fee for Members who have later re-entered and registered on the
LivePerson Site after previously following a Placement from the Affiliate's Web
Site to the LivePerson Site.
Payment of Referral Fees will be made on a monthly basis, by check, by PayPal
or some other method. It is your responsibility to provide complete and
accurate information and completion of all tax or other applicable forms in
order to receive payment. If this Agreement terminates, any Referral Fees due
at the time of termination will be paid at the end of the month following
termination.
3. Compliance with Applicable Laws
You are solely responsible for the accuracy and appropriateness of all
materials posted on Affiliate's Web Site, and for ensuring that your
activities, including materials posted on Affiliate's Web Site and
communications with LivePerson, Experts, other Members, New Customers, and
potential customers (whether in print, on CD-ROMs, via chat or otherwise) are
not defamatory, in violation of copyright laws or otherwise illegal. You
further agree that your activities, including communications with LivePerson,
Experts, other Members, New Customers and potential customers regarding or
relating to LivePerson in any way, are in full compliance with all applicable laws
in your jurisdiction. You further agree to abide by LivePerson’s Anti-Spam Policy,
below. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold LivePerson harmless for any
violations of the foregoing. LivePerson disclaims all liability for these matters.
Anti-SPAM Policy
We do not and will not tolerate the sending of unsolicited email messages and
will prosecute all offenders to the fullest extent of the law. Advertising
commonly referred to as "spamming" could damage LivePerson's goodwill. You shall
not undertake any spamming referring to the LivePerson Site, or using any
Placements or other LivePerson Marks. You shall not refer to the LivePerson Site, or
use any Placements or other LivePerson Marks in any unsolicited commercial email
(UCE), postings to newsgroups or in cross-posting to multiple newsgroups at
once, without LivePerson’s advance written permission, which may be withheld at
LivePerson’s discretion. In addition, you shall not advertise in any way that
effectively conceals or misrepresents your identity, domain name, or return
email address.
By agreeing to the terms and conditions of this agreement, you also agree to
the following:
e-mails promoting LivePerson shall not contain or include a falsified sender domain
name or falsified IP address.
e-mails promoting the LivePerson advertisements shall not be routed or relayed
through servers that the sender does not have explicit authorization to use.
e-mails promoting the LivePerson advertisements shall not contain or include a
false or misleading subject line that attempts to disguise or conceal the
content of the e-mail.
all e-mails shall contain or include valid and responsive contact information of
the sender, list manager or list owner; this includes your physical address.
no e-mails promoting LivePerson shall be sent for the purpose of harvesting the
e-mail addresses in order to send future unsolicited e-mails.
all e-mails promoting LivePerson will be sent to individuals who have given you
their "Affirmative Consent" as defined in Sec. 3.1 of the "CAN-SPAM Act of
2003" (viewable at GPOAccess.gov) which by its reference is incorporated into
this document.
every e-mail promoting LivePerson advertisements shall contain a functioning return
electronic mail address or other Internet-based mechanism clearly displayed
that a recipient may use to submit in a manner specified in the message a reply
electronic mail message or other form of Internet-based communication
requesting not to receive future e-mail messages from you.
you shall process any and all opt-out requests within 5 business days, or less
if so requested.
unless otherwise directed by LivePerson in writing, you shall not use LivePerson, or
its represented advertisers’ names (including any abbreviation thereof) or any
trademark, trade name, service mark, logo or other LivePerson identifying
information in the originating or return e-mail address line, header or subject
line of any e-mail transmission and that all e-mail transmissions shall contain
language in the body and both the "from" line as well as the "re:" line that
clearly announces that the offer embedded in the e-mail is being sent by you
for the benefit of your users.
you agree and affirm to comply with all the rules and regulations set forth in
the "CAN-SPAM Act of 2003" as well as all obligations and provisions herein.
you will not bid on LivePerson's trademarked terms, nor any similar name, common
misspelling, or confusingly similar name on any pay-for-placement search
engine.
you will not utilize, advertise or otherwise promote any LivePerson promotional
code or coupon without first obtaining LivePerson's written permission.
you will comply with LivePerson's Privacy Policy.
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SPYWARE AND OTHER PARASITES
Any affiliate suspected of a relationship, formal or informal, with any
provider of spyware or parasitic software (as judged by LivePerson) is subject to
punitive actions by LivePerson, without notice, including but not limited to:
suspension of affiliate account; termination of affiliate account; withholding
of payments to affiliate; and public notification of affiliate's suspected
malfeasance. LivePerson encourages affiliates to report suspicions of such
relationships; and, should substantial proof, as judged by LivePerson, be
provided, LivePerson reserves the right to assign a value equal to unpaid monies
earned by the offending affiliate (or a part thereof) to the reporting
affiliates as a bounty.
4. Press Releases and Other Publicity
You may not create, publish, distribute, or permit any written or electronically
transmitted publicity material (including without limitation, advertisements
and press releases) that makes reference to LivePerson, or the LivePerson Site
without first submitting the material to LivePerson and receiving its consent in
writing. You shall not issue any public statement(s) regarding the relationship
with LivePerson without the prior written approval of LivePerson.
Advertising commonly referred to as "spamming" could damage LivePerson's goodwill.
You shall not undertake any spamming referring to the LivePerson Site, or using
any Placements or other LivePerson Marks. You shall not refer to the LivePerson Site,
or use any Placements or other LivePerson Marks in any unsolicited commercial
email (UCE), postings to newsgroups or in cross-posting to multiple newsgroups
at once, without LivePerson’s advance written permission, which may be withheld at
LivePerson’s discretion. In addition, you shall not advertise in any way that
effectively conceals or misrepresents your identity, domain name, or return
email address.
Although LivePerson always requires that its written consent be given for the uses
above, LivePerson generally approves mailings so long as the recipient is already
a customer or subscriber of your services, and recipients have the option to
remove themselves from future mailings. LivePerson generally approves newsgroup
postings so long as the news group specifically welcomes commercial messages.
In all cases, you must always clearly represent yourself and the Affiliate's
Web Site as independent from LivePerson.
5. Modification
LivePerson may modify any of the terms and conditions in this Agreement, including
terminating this Agreement or the Affiliate Program at any time in its sole
discretion. Modifications may include, but are not limited to, changes in the
scope, percent of Net Revenue paid as a Referral Fee, amount of one-time
Referral Fee, payment procedures, and LivePerson's Affiliate Program rules. IF ANY
MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOU SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THIS
AGREEMENT AS SET FORTH BELOW. YOUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN LIVEPERSON'S
AFFILIATE PROGRAM FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF THE CHANGE NOTICE OR NEW AGREEMENT
ON THE LIVEPERSON SITE WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE CHANGES.
6. Term and Termination
The term of this Agreement will begin on the Effective Date and will end when
terminated by either party. Either LivePerson or you 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, all
licenses granted hereunder shall immediately terminate and you will immediately
cease use of, and remove from Affiliate's Web Site, all links to the LivePerson
Site, and all LivePerson trademarks and logos, other LivePerson Marks and all other
materials provided in connection with this Agreement. LivePerson will, however,
continue to pay you under Section 2(a)(i) for New Customers for a certain
period following termination. LivePerson’s current policy is to pay for three
months following termination.
7. Grant of Licenses
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, you have the non-exclusive,
non-transferable and nonsublicensable right to use and display LivePerson Marks,
only to refer specifically to LivePerson services and products in connection with
the Placements, and only in the form which LivePerson provides you for such
limited purposes. Such usage must be truthful, fair and not misleading or
disparaging. LivePerson Marks must be used with a minimum spacing surrounding them
and not be incorporated into your own product names, trademarks, service names,
logos, company names or dba's. You shall not adopt marks or logos that are
confusingly similar to LivePerson's Marks.
You grant to LivePerson a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to
utilize your name, title, and logo in the advertising, marketing, promoting,
and publicizing, in any manner, related to LivePerson's rights under this
Agreement. LivePerson is not under any obligation to so advertise, market,
promote, or publicize your participation in the Affiliate Program.
You agree not to use LivePerson’s proprietary materials, marks or other
intellectual property in any manner that is disparaging or that otherwise
portrays LivePerson in a negative light. Each party reserves all of its respective
rights in the proprietary materials and intellectual property covered by this
license. Other than the license granted in this Agreement, each party retains
all right, title, and interest to its respective rights and no right, title, or
interest is transferred to the other.
8. DISCLAIMER
LIVEPERSON PROVIDES THE LIVEPERSON SITE AND ALL CONTENT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES
AVAILABLE THEREIN, "AS IS" AND MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES REGARDING LIVEPERSON OR ANY SERVICES OR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ANY
MEMBER OR EXPERT OF LIVEPERSON. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED AND
EXCLUDED. IN ADDITION, LIVEPERSON MAKES NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE OPERATION OF
THE LIVEPERSON SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, AND LIVEPERSON WILL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY INTERRUPTIONS, DOWNTIME OR ERRORS.
9. Representations, Warranties and Covenants
You represent, warrant and covenant that 1) you have full right, power, and
authority to enter into and be bound by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and to perform your obligations under this Agreement, without the
approval or consent of any other party; 2) you have sufficient right, title,
and interest in and to the rights granted to LivePerson in this Agreement; 3) the
material posted on Affiliate's Web Site does not defame any third party or
violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party or any applicable
copyright and other laws that pertain to it; 4) you shall not make any
representations or warranties regarding the services provided by LivePerson; and
5) you shall not make or publicize any statements that are disparaging of
LivePerson or that otherwise portray LivePerson in a negative light.
10. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, LIVEPERSON
WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT
UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER LEGAL OR
EQUITABLE THEORY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE
OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF GOODWILL OR ACTUAL
OR ANTICIPATED REVENUE, PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS), EVEN IF LIVEPERSON HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. FURTHER, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING
TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, IN NO EVENT SHALL LIVEPERSON'S
CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT,
WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION NEGLIGENCE AND
STRICT LIABILITY) BREACH OF WARRANTY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, EXCEED
THE TOTAL REFERRAL FEES PAYABLE TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
11. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless LivePerson and its employees,
directors, representatives, agents, and affiliates (collectively, "Indemnified
Parties"), against any and all claims, suits, actions, or other proceedings
brought against LivePerson based on or arising from any claim resulting from your
breach of the warranties and covenants in Section 9. You agree to pay any and
all costs, damages, and expenses, including, but not limited to, reasonable
attorneys' fees and costs awarded against or otherwise incurred by the
Indemnified Party in connection with or arising from any such claim, suit,
action, or proceeding.
12. Confidentiality
In connection with the activities contemplated by this Agreement, you may
acquire confidential technical or business information of LivePerson which is not
generally known to the public, including without limitation (i) proposals,
ideas or research related to possible new products or services; (ii) financial
statements and other financial information; (iii) any reporting information
required by the Agreement; and (iv) the terms of this Agreement and the
relationship between the parties (collectively, "Confidential Information").
You agree not to disclose the Confidential Information or use the Confidential
Information for your own benefit or for the benefit of any third party. Your
obligations in this Section shall not apply to any information that you can
prove: (i) was in the public domain at or subsequent to the time it was
communicated to you through no fault of yours; (ii) was rightfully in your
possession free of any obligation of confidence owed to LivePerson at or
subsequent to the time it was communicated to you by LivePerson; (iii) was in
response to a valid order by a court or other governmental body or was
otherwise required by law. Upon the termination or expiration of this
Agreement, you shall return upon LivePerson's request or otherwise destroy all
Confidential Information of LivePerson in your possession.
13. Miscellaneous
Entire Agreement.
This Agreement constitutes and contains the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes any prior oral or written agreements. This Agreement may not be
amended except in writing signed by the parties. Each party acknowledges and
agrees that the other has not made any representations, warranties or
agreements of any kind, except as expressly set forth herein. All exhibits
attached to this Agreement are incorporated hereby and shall be treated as if
set forth herein.
Relationship of Parties.
You understand that all rights you have received
hereunder from LivePerson are non-exclusive. The parties shall be deemed to be
independent parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and
nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed in any manner
as creating any partnership, joint venture, employment, contractor, agency,
fiduciary, or other similar relationship. You shall be solely responsible for
all taxes due on Referral Fees or other payments paid to you under this
Agreement.
Assignment.
You may not assign your rights or obligations under this
Agreement to any party.
Applicable Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without regard to the
conflicts of laws, rules and principles thereof.
Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable, that provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum
extent necessary such that the intent of the parties is effectuated, and the
remainder of this agreement shall have full force and effect.
Survival.
Sections 6 and 8-13 shall survive termination of this
Agreement.
Notices.
Any notice required under this Agreement may be given by email,
fax or written letter to the number or address you provide.
14. General Conditions
LivePerson reserves the right, at its full discretion, to disqualify any individual
it suspects of undermining or manipulating the registration and/or qualifying
process, the operation of the Affiliate Program by attempting to circumvent the
referral fee schedule or artificially increasing your fees or by referring
low-value New Customers or by other fraudulent methods or results, or to be
acting in violation of this Agreement. LivePerson may, at its sole discretion,
cancel the Affiliate Program. In the event of your non-compliance with any
requirement stated herein, or to the extent that you are referring low-value
New Customers, LivePerson may withhold or reduce any payments due to you until
resolution of all disputes.
YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY AND UNDERSTAND, HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL AND ACCEPT THE OBLIGATIONS, WHICH IT IMPOSES UPON YOU
WITHOUT RESERVATION. YOU HAVE ALSO TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT THE LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY AND WARRANTY DISCLAIMER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO
ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT. NO PROMISES OR REPRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO YOU
TO INDUCE YOU TO SIGN THIS AGREEMENT. YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT
VOLUNTARILY AND FREELY.
Exhibit A - Definitions
As used in this Agreement, the terms set forth below shall have the following
meanings:
"Expert"
means an individual registered as an expert through the LivePerson
service.
"LivePerson Marks"
means the trademarks, trade names, service marks and
logos of LivePerson that may be made available to you hereunder.
"Member"
means a user of the LivePerson Site who has completed LivePerson's
registration process in order to use the LivePerson Service.
"LivePerson Service"
means a personal information exchange service where
Members receive personalized advice and answers to their questions from Experts
either in real-time or through asynchronous means, either free or for a fee.
"Placements"
means (i) graphical links, text links, logos and other
promotions that are offered by LivePerson now or in the future that link directly
from the Affiliate's Web Site to the LivePerson Site and (ii) other email and
other promotions that are offered by you now or in the future and link directly
to the LivePerson Site.
"Net Revenues"
means actual collections from the LivePerson Service given to
New Customers who initially enter the LivePerson Site directly from Placements on
Affiliate's Web Site.
"New Customer"
means a user that registers as a Member for the first time
within 60 days of the user's visit to the LivePerson Site, who is over 18 years
old, enters a valid credit card or valid PayPal account details, and sends at
least one paid email or engages in at least one live paid session with an Expert through
the LivePerson Site. A New Customer may not have any other accounts
registered on LivePerson under a different name, email address, or phone number.
"Referral Fee"
means fees paid to you for each New Customer who comes to
the LivePerson Site by way of a Placement on the Affiliate's Web Site who is not
already a Member.
Last Updated: January 15, 2007