Terms & Conditions
Terms for RevenueAds.com
THIS AFFILIATE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), together
with any amendments, are entered into by and between Qualfon Data Services
Group, LLC DBA RevenueAds ("RevenueAds"), and the applying party
submitting the Application For Affiliate Status (the "Affiliate"),
also referred to herein jointly as the parties ("Parties", each a
"Party"). This Affiliate Agreement is supplemented by all other
Campaign Terms subsequently agreed to by the Affiliate which are incorporated
herein by reference.
WHEREAS, RevenueAds and Affiliate desire to provide for the
terms and conditions of this Affiliate Agreement as more specifically set forth
herein;
THEREFORE, the Parties agree to be legally bound as follows:
1. Definitions.
1.1. "Opt-in" or "Opted-in" means that
the consumer has made an informed, active, affirmative, unambiguous choice to
receive Ads from the Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt and not limitation,
failing to take an action (e.g., not unchecking a box, not opting-out) or
taking an ambiguous action (e.g., hovering over, scrolling) is not considered
an Opt-in.
1.2. "User" means any person using the Internet.
1.3. "Action" means a User's completion of an
action (such as a click, sale, lead, or call) defined by the Advertiser or
RevenueAds.
1.4. "Network" means the advertising network
operated by RevenueAds, which is made up of Affiliates and Advertisers.
1.5. "Advertiser" means the advertiser, merchant
or advertising agency providing advertisements to RevenueAds for use by the
Affiliate.
1.6. "Ad" means the advertisement in the form of
graphics and/or text supplied to RevenueAds for inclusion in the RevenueAds
Network and to be made available for Affiliate use.
1.7. "Spam" means unsolicited bulk email where
recipients have not agreed in advance to receive Ads.
1.8. "Campaign Terms" means the specific
guidelines for each Advertiser campaign as listed in the RevenueAds Network at
the point of enrollment to participate in a particular campaign. and such
Campaign Terms are incorporated herein by reference.
2. Amendments.
2.1. From time to time, RevenueAds may amend, replace or
supplement the Agreement, including but not limited to changing Advertiser
payouts, by posting an updated Agreement or Campaign Terms on the RevenueAds
website, and it shall be deemed effective immediately unless otherwise noted. Affiliate
will be deemed to have consented to, and agreed to be bound by, the updated
Agreement or Campaign Terms by not terminating its relationship with RevenueAds
in writing immediately upon posting of such changed Agreement or Campaign Terms.
It is the responsibility of the Affiliate to read and keep up to date with the
Agreement and Campaign Terms with or without notice of change from RevenueAds.
3. Affiliate Requirements.
3.1. Affiliate is subject to review and may be rejected for
any reason, and at any time, by RevenueAds in its sole discretion.
3.2. Affiliate must submit to RevenueAds valid and correct
contact information, including but not limited to name, e-mail address, street
address, and telephone number, and all other information requested by
RevenueAds from time to time. Affiliate must ensure this information remains
up-to-date at all times within the RevenueAds Network. Affiliate must
accurately, clearly and completely describe all promotional methods in their
descriptions and provide additional information when necessary or requested.
3.3. Affiliate
may not place any Ads on websites, in connection with social media posts, or in
emails that contain, promote, reference, or have links to (i) profanity,
sexually-explicit material, hate material, material that promotes violence,
discrimination, or illegal activities, or any other material deemed unsuitable
by RevenueAds; (ii) webpages with no content; (iii) piracy, hacking, cracking,
emulators, or other violations of the intellectual property or privacy rights
of others; (iv) misleading or deceptive advertising; (v) personal webpages
(except for paid influencers or endorsers approved in writing by RevenueAds);
or (vi) activities generally understood as abusive such as sending spam and
using spyware or malware.
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3.4. Affiliate websites must not contain any mechanisms or
code that could be downloaded on to a User’s computer without the User’s
explicit knowledge and consent.
3.5. In its sole discretion, if at any time RevenueAds
deems the Affiliate’s website or advertising activities are contrary to the
terms set out in the Agreement, the Affiliate may be terminated from the
Network and shall forfeit any and all commissions and earnings.
4. Affiliate Rules.
4.1. Affiliate will display the Ads, conduct its business,
and in all other respects operate at all times in compliance with all
applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations including, without
limitation, the
Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003,
California
Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act,
Connecticut’s Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring,
Colorado Privacy Act, Utah Consumer Privacy Act (effective December 31, 2023),
Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, prohibitions against the use of unfair,
deceptive, or abusive acts and practices, and guidance and enforcement policy
statements issued by the FTC and other regulatory agencies relevant to
Affiliate’s conduct (collectively, “Applicable Laws”).
4.2. Affiliate must not load Advertiser’s website within a
frameset or iframe unless prior written approval is obtained from RevenueAds.
4.3. Affiliate must not modify the Ads supplied by
RevenueAds in any way unless prior written approval is obtained from
RevenueAds.
4.4. Affiliate must notify RevenueAds in writing whether it
uses incentive traffic, and only offer incentives to Users to respond to Ads
with permission from RevenueAds and the Advertiser as indicated on the Campaign
Terms, or in writing. RevenueAds reserves the right to define the term
incentive and RevenueAds or the Advertiser may revoke authorization to use the
incentive at any time.
4.5. Affiliate must not make misleading or disparaging
statements, oral or written, about any Ad, Advertiser or RevenueAds.
4.6. Affiliate agrees to receive periodic communications
from RevenueAds regarding this Agreement, its relationship with RevenueAds or
an Advertiser, or other matters relating to the services provided by Affiliate
at any and all contact methods provided by Affiliate to RevenueAds or an
Advertiser. These communications could be in the form of e-mail, instant
message, postal mail, telephone or fax, and may involve the use of an automatic
telephone dialing system, automated system for the selection or dialing of
telephone numbers, prerecorded messages, and/or artificial/synthetic voice
systems. This consent is an essential term of this Agreement and may not be
revoked by Affiliate.
4.7. Affiliate must not display any Ad in third-party
newsgroups, social networks, message boards, blogs, link farms, counters,
chatrooms or guestbooks without the consent of such third-party entity and
providing proof of such consent to RevenueAds prior to Ad placement.
4.8. Affiliate must comply with all applicable Campaign
Terms.
4.9. Affiliates must not use SMS/text messages to deliver
Ads to Users. Affiliates may not engage in any form of telemarketing, use
automated or pre-recorded telephone calls, or deliver any Ads to Users via
telephone in any manner.
4.10. Affiliate must not generate any Actions in bad faith
or through fraudulent mechanisms. This includes, but is not limited to,
generating own Actions using manual or automated processes, misrepresenting
product or service offered by Advertisers, deceiving Users into obtaining
product or service offered by Advertisers, and encouraging or educating Users to
cancel any product purchase or service provided by Advertisers.
4.11. Affiliate must not share, lend, lease, sell, assign,
or transfer their account, this Agreement, or any of their rights or
obligations hereunder to any third Party unless prior written approval is
obtained from RevenueAds.
4.12. Any Affiliate engaged in the distribution of Ads via
email must comply with all of the following rules:
4.12.1. Affiliate must distribute Ads only to those
recipients who have Opted-in to receive such email from the Affiliate.
RevenueAds prohibits the use of Spam. Any use of Spam whatsoever by Affiliate
will be considered a breach of this Agreement and, in addition to all other
rights and remedies available to RevenueAds under this Agreement or applicable
laws, result in the forfeiture of Affiliate’s entire commission for all
campaigns, and the termination of the Affiliate’s account. Affiliate will also
be held liable for any and all damages resulting from a violation of this
provision including reasonable court costs.
4.12.2. If requested by RevenueAds, Affiliate must be able
within 24 hours of such request, to supply the name, date, time, IP address and
URL where the User gave permission to the Affiliate to receive such Ads through
e-mail.
4.12.3. Affiliate must ensure each email recipient is
provided with a valid opt-out mechanism within each email delivered in order
for the recipients to “opt-out” of future e-mailings from Affiliate.
4.12.4. Affiliate must not use the Advertiser or RevenueAds
name (including any abbreviation thereof) in the originating email address line
(“From” line) or subject line of any email transmission, unless specific written
permission is given by the Advertiser or RevenueAds, as applicable.
4.12.5. Affiliate must not use falsified sender information
or falsified IP addresses.
4.12.6. Affiliate must use only pre-approved Advertiser
subject lines and “from” lines as set out in Campaign Terms.
4.12.7. Affiliate must use only legitimate routing
information.
4.12.8. Affiliate must use their own tracking links that
redirect to the tracking links supplied by RevenueAds.
4.12.9. Affiliate must ensure each email contains
Advertiser’s unsubscribe mechanism as set out in Campaign Terms.
4.12.10. Affiliate must not send email to any email address
or domain contained in an Advertiser’s suppression list as set out in Campaign
Terms.
4.12.11. Affiliate must ensure each email clearly contains
the Affiliate’s physical address, which cannot be a PO BOX.
4.13. Affiliate must have a clear and conspicuously
disclosed privacy policy on their website that is in compliance with all Applicable
Laws, and provide evidence of same upon RevenueAds’ request.
4.14. Affiliate must comply with all campaign instructions
from RevenueAds and Advertiser as set out in Campaign Terms.
4.15. Affiliate must not use Ads in connection with
websites available to, or otherwise cause data to be provided to RevenueAds or
Advertiser from, data subjects located outside the United States of America.
5. Advertising Services and
Warranties.
5.1. Provided that Affiliate complies with all provisions
of this Agreement and Campaign Terms, RevenueAds hereby grants to Affiliate a
non-exclusive, limited, revocable license to market, display, perform, copy,
transmit, and promote the Ad in connection with its obligations hereunder; and
market display, perform, copy, transmit, and promote the Ad to third parties in
connection with its obligations hereunder. Affiliate’s use of Ads or
copyrighted materials in violation of this Agreement is strictly forbidden.
5.2. RevenueAds’ sole obligation to the Affiliate under
this Agreement with respect to Ads shall be to provide such Ads for use in
their advertising efforts. The Ads and advertising services provided by
RevenueAds are provided “as is”. RevenueAds makes no warranties, guaranties,
promises, or estimates, expressed or implied, oral, written or otherwise except
as specifically set forth herein, and does not guarantee, including but not
limited to, demographic profiling of Users, click to Action conversion rates,
response rates or conversion rates from Action to sale.
5.3. No additional warranties are provided by RevenueAds.
6. Commission Earnings and
Payments.
6.1. RevenueAds shall send Affiliate’s commission payment
approximately fifteen (15) days from the last business day of each month in
which earnings are accrued if the amount due to Affiliate exceeds either fifty
(50) dollars USD or the minimum payment amount agreed in writing between
RevenueAds and Affiliate, whichever is higher. Commissions will only be earned
on Actions reported by the Advertiser, and only after RevenueAds receives full
payment from the Advertiser. RevenueAds will have discretion, acting in good
faith, to determine the appropriate system of record for determining
Commissions. RevenueAds is under no obligation to pay Affiliates for Actions
which are not paid by the Advertiser.
6.2. RevenueAds shall increase the payment frequency for
Affiliate to weekly, provided Affiliate has received one previous payment from
RevenueAds and is setup to receive payments electronically. All other
conditions and restrictions for payment as outlined in item 6.1 remain in force
for weekly payments. RevenueAds in its sole discretion may disqualify any
Affiliate from being eligible for weekly payments.
6.3. In the event of non-payment by an Advertiser, and If
RevenueAds elects in its own discretion not to make payment to Affiliate, an
Affiliate’s recourse for any earned commissions not paid shall be to make a
claim against the relevant Advertiser(s), and RevenueAds disclaims any and all
liability for such payment.
6.4. RevenueAds or the Advertiser may reverse any Action
generated by the Affiliate. Circumstances for Action reversals include, but are
not limited to, duplicate Actions, fraudulently generated Actions, non-payment,
Affiliate’s failure to comply with the Agreement, invalid or incomplete data,
or product returns. Reversals may be applied at any time, including for Actions
during a period where payment has already been issued to the Affiliate.
6.5. In the event reversals are applied to Actions for
which an Affiliate has already been paid, Affiliate is required to return
payment for these Actions to RevenueAds within thirty (30) days of RevenueAds’
request.
7. Referral Program.
7.1. Affiliate shall earn a 1% referral fee on the
commission payments made to any other new Affiliates (excluding bonuses,
rewards, additional payouts, Affiliate earnings where the Affiliate is an
advertising network, and referral income) who have been referred to RevenueAds
using the specified link code. Affiliate shall earn this fee on the commission
payments of a referred Affiliate for a period of twelve (12) months after the
referred Affiliate joins the RevenueAds Network. Secondary accounts held by Affiliate
are excluded from the referral program. RevenueAds reserves the right to
terminate its Affiliate referral program, in whole or in part, at any time for
any reason, including but not limited to, fraud, questionable activity or
breach of the terms set out in the Agreement or Campaign Terms.
8. Representations and Warranties.
8.1. Each Party represents and warrants it has full
corporate right, power, and authority to enter into this Agreement, to grant
the rights and licenses granted, and to perform the acts required of it.
8.2. Each Party acknowledges that the other Party makes no
representations, warranties, or agreements related to the subject matter hereof
that are not expressly provided for in this Agreement.
9. Non-Circumvention.
9.1. Affiliate shall not solicit or recruit, directly or
indirectly, any Advertiser that is known to Affiliate to be an Advertiser of
RevenueAds, for purposes of offering products or services that are competitive
with RevenueAds, nor contact such Advertisers for any purpose, during the term
of Affiliate’s membership in the RevenueAds Network and for the twelve (12)
month period following termination of Affiliate’s membership in the RevenueAds
Network.
10. Limitation of Liability.
10.1. Except with
regard to Affiliate’s indemnification obligations, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL
EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR COSTS, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, (EVEN
IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING
FROM AFFILIATE PARTICIPATION IN RevenueAds’ NETWORK. RevenueAds SHALL NOT IN
ANY EVENT BE LIABLE TO AFFILIATE FOR MORE THAN THE AMOUNT IT PAID TO AFFILIATE
HEREUNDER in the six (6) months preceding the facts giving rise to the
liability. NO ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT AGAINST RevenueAds
MORE THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE the facts giving rise to the claim occurred.
10.2. Affiliate agrees to not to hold RevenueAds or
Advertisers liable for any of the consequences of interruption or service.
11. Indemnification.
11.1. Affiliate will defend, indemnify, and hold RevenueAds
and its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assignees, owners, directors,
officers, employees, contractors, representatives, and agents harmless from and
against any and all claims, governmental investigations, demands, actions, and
proceedings, real or threatened, and all losses, judgments, awards,
settlements, damages, fines, injuries, penalties, and costs (including, without
limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising out of or related
to (i) any breach or alleged breach of this Agreement by Affiliate, (ii) Affiliate’s
gross negligence or willful misconduct, or (iii) Affiliate’s website,
materials, or communications with consumers or other third parties. Party’’
12. Confidentiality.
12.1. “Confidential Information” means information, including
trade secrets, know-how, proprietary information, formulae, processes,
techniques and information concerning past, present and future marketing,
financial, research, and development activities, that may be disclosed, whether
orally, electronically, or in writing, from one Party to the other Party, or
that may be otherwise received or accessed by a Party in connection with this
Agreement, whether transmitted prior to or after the date on which this
Agreement became effective, and including all copies thereof. By way of example
and not limitation, Confidential Information includes copyrights, trademarks,
service marks, and other intellectual property rights of RevenueAds and its
Advertisers, customer data, Advertiser lists, pricing policies, service
information, market analyses, market projections, sales methods, product
development plans, internal controls, and security procedures.
12.2
Confidential Information will not include information: (i) previously known to
the receiving Party without an obligation of confidentiality; (ii)
independently developed by or for the receiving Party or the receiving Party’s
employees, consultants, or agents without reference to or use of Confidential
Information; (iii) lawfully acquired by the receiving Party from a third Party
who is not under an obligation of confidentiality with respect to such
information; or (iv) which is or becomes publicly available through no fault of
the receiving Party or not as a result of a breach of this Agreement.
12.3 The
receiving Party will hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence and
will take reasonable care, but in no instance less than the degree of care it
uses to protect and maintain its own information that it considers to be
confidential, to assure that Confidential Information will not be disclosed to
others, in whole or in part, except as otherwise provided herein. The
disclosing Party retains all ownership rights in and to its Confidential
Information (regardless of the form in which it is disclosed) and all
intellectual property rights associated with such Confidential Information.
The receiving Party will not use, disclose, duplicate, or distribute any
Confidential Information except as necessary to perform its obligations under
this Agreement. Further, with respect to any such necessary disclosure or
distribution, the receiving Party will limit such disclosure or distribution to
those of its and its affiliates’ employees, officers, agents, and contractors
who have a need to know the Confidential Information for purposes of the
receiving Party’s performance of its obligations, and the receiving Party will
limit such disclosure or distribution so as to only disclose or distribute
those applicable portions of the Confidential Information that such employee,
officer, agent, or contractor needs to know. To the extent that the receiving
Party determines that it needs to disclose or distribute any Confidential
Information to a third Party (i.e., someone other than an employee,
officer, agent, or contractor of it or its affiliates) to perform its
obligations under this Agreement, the receiving Party will obtain from said
third Party their prior written agreement to comply with the terms of this
section, and will not disclose any Confidential Information prior to doing so.
12.4 Upon
termination of this Agreement, the receiving Party will, unless
otherwise provided herein, (i) return all Confidential Information to the
disclosing Party or, if requested by the disclosing Party or return is
impractical, (ii) destroy all Confidential Information and certify to such destruction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the receiving Party may retain (i) such
Confidential Information that it is required by law to retain or (ii) which is
stored in an archive or back up system (so long as such Confidential
Information is not accessed from such syste); however, the receiving Party’s
obligations under this Agreement related to Confidential Information will
continue for so long as the receiving Party retains such Confidential
Information.
12.5 If
the receiving Party is compelled by law to disclose Confidential Information,
it will provide the disclosing Party with at least five (5) business days’
prior written notice of such disclosure (to the extent legally permitted) and
any assistance the disclosing Party requests to contest or limit the disclosure
at the disclosing Party’s reasonable cost.
12.6 If
the receiving Party discloses or uses (or threatens to disclose or use) any
Confidential Information in contravention of this Agreement, the disclosing
Party will have the right, in addition to any other remedies available to it
under this Agreement, to seek injunctive relief to enjoin such acts, it being
specifically acknowledged by the Parties that other available legal remedies
are inadequate.
13. Force Majeure.
13.1. Neither Party shall be deemed in default of this
Agreement to the extent that performance of its obligations or attempts to cure
any breach are delayed or prevented by reason of any act of God, fire, natural
disaster, accident, terrorism, riots, acts of government, shortage of materials
or supplies, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of such Party;
provided, that the Party whose performance is affected by any such event gives
the other Party written notice thereof within three (3) business days of such
event or occurrence.
14. Relationship.
14.1. The Parties to the Agreement are independent
non-exclusive contractors. Neither Party will have any right, or authority to
enter into any agreement on behalf of, or incur any obligation or liability of,
or to otherwise bind the other Party, nor is either Party an agent,
representative, partner, employee, or joint venture of the other Party.
15. Remedies.
15.1. Without limiting its rights and remedies under this
Agreement or applicable laws, RevenueAds reserves the right to withhold payment
and take appropriate legal action to cover its damages against any Affiliate
that violates the terms of this Agreement or breaches the representations and
warranties set forth in this Agreement, or commits fraudulent activity against
RevenueAds. Except as otherwise specified, the rights and remedies granted to a
Party under the Agreement are cumulative and in addition to, not in lieu of,
any other rights and remedies which the Party may possess at law or in equity.
16. Entire Agreement.
16.1. This Agreement constitutes the entire and only
agreement and supersedes any and all prior agreements, whether written, oral,
express, or implied, of the Parties with respect to the transactions set forth
herein.
17. Governing Law and Venue.
17.1. The rights and obligations of the Parties under this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Michigan
without reference to its conflict of laws principles. The venue for all
disputes arising in connection with this Agreement will be the state or federal
courts of Oakland County, Michigan, and the parties consent to the jurisdiction
thereof.
18. Termination.
18.1. This Agreement may be terminated by either Party at
any time upon written notice. If RevenueAds terminates this Agreement due to
Affiliate’s actual or reasonably suspected breach, in addition to but not lieu
of any other rights or remedies available to RevenueAds under this Agreement or
applicable laws, Affiliate will forefeit all earned but unpaid commissions.
18.2. An Advertiser may terminate Affiliate from the
Advertiser’s program for any or no reason, at any time with or without notice.
18.3. Upon termination of this Agreement,
any permissions granted under this Agreement will terminate, and
Affiliate must immediately remove all Ads and links to Advertiser(s).
19. Notice.
19.1 Any
written notice to be provided in accordance with this Agreement must be
provided by (i) nationally recognized overnight courier (e.g., Federal
Express, United Parcel Service, DHL), (ii) United States certified/registered
mail, postage prepaid, or (iii) to the email address identified for the
applicable Party below (“Notice Address”). Notices by courier or mail will be
deemed effective upon delivery or refused delivery. Notices by email will be
deemed effective upon acknowledgement of receipt. A Party may update its Notice
Address by providing written notice to the other party at least seven (7) days
prior to the new Notice Address becoming effective.
19.2 The
Notice Address for RevenueAds is:
Qualfon
Data Services Group, LLC
Attn:
Legal Department
13700
Oakland Avenue
Highland
Park, MI 48203
Email: legal@qualfon.com
19.3 The
Notice Address for Affiliate is the mailing address and email address
associated with Affiliate’s account at the time notice is dispatched.
20. Miscellaneous.
20.1
Record Retention.
Affiliate will retain all records related to the provision of services under
this Agreement for at least five (5) years from each record’s creation or any retention
period prescribed by Applicable Laws.
20.2
Waiver.
No term or provision of this Agreement will be deemed waived and no breach
excused, unless such waiver or consent is in writing and signed on behalf of
the Party against whom it is asserted. Any consent by any Party to, or waiver
of, a breach of another, whether express or implied, will not constitute
consent to, waiver of, or excuse for any different or subsequent breach of this
Agreement by such Party.
20.3 Severability.
If any of the provisions of this Agreement are declared to be invalid or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provisions will be
ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability while the
other provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.
20.4 Survivability. Provisions which by
their nature would survive termination of this Agreement, including without
limitation Affiliate’s indemnification obligations and each Party’s limitations
on liability, will be deemed to survive.
20.5
Headings & Units.
The section headings in this Agreement are for reference and convenience only
and do not explain, modify, interpret, or expand the provisions of this
Agreement. All dollar values in this
Agreement are expressed in United States Dollars
20.6 Controlling
Document. Notwithstanding any inconsistent or additional terms and
conditions which may be contained in a purchase order, invoice, voucher, or
other similar document issued by either Party, such document will be for the issuing
Party’s internal purposes only and the terms and conditions of this Agreement
will prevail. Therefore, even if such document is acknowledged or accepted by
the receiving Party and regardless of any statement to the contrary which may
be contained therein, the inconsistent or additional terms and conditions of
such purchase order, invoice, voucher or other similar document will have no
force or effect on this Agreement.
20.7 Interpretation;
Construction. This Agreement is the result of careful negotiations between
sophisticated parties and thus any principle of construction or rule of law
that provides that an agreement will be construed against the drafter of the
agreement in the event of any inconsistency or ambiguity in such agreement will
not apply to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.