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Affiliates
Agreement
THIS AGREEMENT and the referred materials contain the complete
terms and conditions that apply to an individual or entity's
participation in the Academex Limited Affiliate Program (the
"Program"). This Agreement is made and entered into
between and among Academex Limited and you. As used in this
Agreement, "we/us/our" means Academex Limited and
"you" means the applicant. "Site" means
a World Wide Web site.
1. ENROLLMENT IN THE PROGRAM
To begin the enrollment process, you need to submit a complete
Program application ("Application"). This Application
can be found on our web site. We will evaluate your application
in good faith and we will notify you of your acceptance or
rejection.
We may reject your application for any reason whatsoever,
including, but not limited to our determination (in our sole
discretion) that your Site is unsuitable for the Program.
Unsuitable Sites include, but are not limited to, those that:
(a) contain or link to nudity or pornography or promote sexually
explicit materials; (b) promote violence; (c) promote discrimination
based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual
orientation, or age; (d) promote illegal activities; (e) infringe
intellectual property rights of ours or any third party or
otherwise violate the rights of any third party: (f) contain
in our sole judgment material that is defamatory, fraudulent,
or harassing to us or any third party; or (g) promote the
use of any pyramid or similar schemes.
Once we accept your application, we will provide you with
access to our affiliate program. If we reject your application,
you are welcome to reapply to the Program at any time.
2. LINKS ON YOUR SITE / NEWSLETTER
PRODUCT GRAPHICS AND HOME PAGE LINKS. You may select any one
or more graphics we offer to feature on your site or newsletter.
You may change the selection of your featured graphic at any
time, without our approval. You can display on your site a
word or words, graphic image(s), or combination of words and
images. The content, style and placement of these words and
images will be your sole responsibility and within your sole
discretion provided that you comply with the terms of this
Agreement. You must ONLY place word(s) or graphic image(s)
links on your site utilizing the code provided. You may NOT
"hard" code image(s) on your site. You may not modify
any of our graphics, content, tools, text, trademarks, logos
or any of our images (collectively "Images") in
any way.
For each selected graphic, we will provide an electronic
link to the Academex Limited Site using an Affiliate URL provided
by us (a "Link"). It is your sole responsibility
to set up and maintain the electronic Links connecting your
Site to the appropriate page on Academex Limited Site designated
for that particular graphic, and ensure that the electronic
Links are in good and working order.
You acknowledge and agree that (i) the Links, Graphics, Images,
or any other material provided to you by us for inclusion
on your Site may include Academex Limited trade name, trademark,
service mark and/or logo (the " Academex Limited Brand
Features"), (ii) you have no right to alter or modify
such Academex Limited Brand Features (iii) you will not use
or display the Academex Limited Brand Features or any of the
other Images in any manner that is defamatory, misleading,
libelous, obscene or otherwise potentially damaging to the
reputation of Academex Limited or the Manager or the goodwill
associated with the Academex Limited Brand Features.
3. ORDER PROCESSING
We will process product orders placed by customers who follow
any Links from your Site to the Academex Limited Site. We
reserve the right to reject orders that do not comply with
any requirements that we periodically may establish. 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 using
Links from your site to our Site and will provide you with
access to reports summarizing this sales activity. The form,
content, and frequency of the reports may vary from time to
time in our discretion but will generally be available on
a continuous basis. You hereby agree not to disclose the information
contain in these reports to any third party without prior
written or electronic consent.
To permit accurate tracking, reporting, and fee accrual, you
must ensure that the Links between your and our Site are properly
formatted. All HTML tags are to be generated using the special
HTML tags provided by us and are not to be altered in any
manner. We will not be responsible for tracking and reporting
sales that were not made through a Link formatted to our specifications.
4. REFERRAL FEES
We will pay you Referral Fees on certain product sales to
certain Customers as defined below. For a product sale to
generate a Referral Fee, a Customer must follow a Link (in
the format specified by us) from your Site to the Academex
Limited Site, purchase one or more of the Eligible Products
using our automated ordering system, and remit full credit
card approved payment to Academex Limited. We will not, however,
pay Referral or other fees on any products that are subsequently
purchased or added to a Customer's Shopping Cart after the
Customer has reentered the Academex Limited Site (other than
through a Link from your Site), even if the customer previously
followed a Link from your Site to the Academex Limited Site.
Products that are entitled to earn Referral Fees under the
rules set forth above are hereinafter referred to as "Eligible
Products."
You will earn Referral Fees based on the Sale Price of Eligible
Products (as defined above), according to fee schedules to
be established by us (and which we retain the absolute right
to modify at any time) "Sale Price" means the sale
price listed in our catalog for each product that we sell.
The Sales Price shall not include costs for shipping, handling,
gift-wrapping (where and when applicable), and taxes.
5. FEE AMOUNT
Referral fees earned pursuant to Section 4 shall equal 20%
for each order in accordance with the provisions and procedures
of this Agreement ("Referral Fees). In our sole discretion,
we may establish other special commission rates with respect
to certain promotions.
6. FEE SCHEDULE
We will pay you Referral Fees on a monthly basis. Within fourteen
(14) days following the end of each calendar month, we will
send you a check for the Referral Fees earned on Eligible
Products that were shipped during that month, less any taxes
that we are required by law to withhold. However, if the fees
payable to you for any calendar month are less than one hundred
United states dollars (US$100), we may withhold those fees
until the total amount due is at least one hundred United
states dollars (US$100), or (if earlier) until this Agreement
is terminated. If an Eligible Product that generated a Referral
Fee is returned or canceled, we will deduct the corresponding
fee from your next monthly payment. If there is no subsequent
payment, we will send you an invoice due in ten (10) days
for the canceled Referral Fee.
7. POLICIES AND PRICING
Third parties who buy products through this Program will be
deemed to be customers of Academex Limited ("Customers").
Accordingly all Academex Limited 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 and for
any reason. 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.
Because price changes may affect Products that you already
have listed on your Site, you may not include price information
in your product descriptions or otherwise on your Site. We
will use commercially reasonable efforts to present accurate
information, but we cannot guarantee the availability or price
of any particular product.
8. LIMITED LICENSE
Academex Limited grants you a limited, nonexclusive, non-transferable,
world-wide revocable right to use the Graphic and message
described in Section 8 and such other Graphics and Images
for which Academex Limited grants express written permission,
solely for the purpose of identifying your Site as a Program
participant and to assist in generating product sales. You
may not modify any graphic, content, tool, text, trademark,
or any of our images in any way. Academex Limited reserves
all rights in the graphics, the messages, any other images,
trade names and trademarks, and all other intellectual property
rights. Academex Limited may immediately revoke your license
at any time and for any reason upon giving you oral, written
or electronic notice.
You hereby acknowledge and agree that Academex Limited will
own all right title and interest in and to all information
that is created or collected in connection with this Agreement,
including, without limitation, (i) any contact information
collected from any Academex Limited Customer who enters Academex
Limited Site from a link from your ("Affiliate Customers")
and (ii) any information regarding click-through rates or
product purchase by Affiliate Customers ("Sales Information").
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Academex
Limited grants you a limited worldwide, non-exclusive royalty-free
license to use the Sales Information to the extent necessary
to fulfill your obligations under this Agreement or for your
internal research purposes. You agree not to disclose any
Sales Information or Affiliate Customer contact information
to any third party without Academex Limited prior written
approval.
9. 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, including, but not limited to the technical
operation of your Site and all related equipment; posting
Graphics on your Site and linking those Graphics to our Site;
the accuracy and appropriateness of materials posted on your
Site (including but not limited to all product-related materials);
ensuring that materials posted on your Site do not violate
or infringe upon the rights of any third party (including,
but not limited to, copyrights, trademarks, privacy, or other
personal or proprietary rights) ensuring that materials posted
on your Site are not libelous, violate any provision of this
Agreement or otherwise illegal or unlawful.
THE ACCURACY AND LEGALITY OF ALL PRODUCT EFFICACY CLAIMS:
YOU MAY NOT MAKE SPECIFIC CLAIMS REGARDING THE EFFICACY OF
ANY PRODUCT. IF YOU MAKE UNSUBSTANTIATED PRODUCT CLAIMS WITH
RESPECT TO PRODUCTS WE SELL, YOUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE Academex
Limited AFFILIATE NETWORK MAY BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY UPON
NOTICE.
We disclaim all liability for the matters stated in this
Section 10. Further, you will indemnify and hold us harmless
from all claims, damages, and expenses (including, without
limitation, attorneys' fees) relating to the content development,
operation, maintenance, and contents of your Site or any breach
of your obligations under this agreement.
10. 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 Academex Limited may terminate
this Agreement at any time and for any reason, with or without
cause, by giving the other party written or electronic notice
of termination.
You are only eligible to earn Referral Fees on sales occurring
during the term of this Agreement, and 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. Upon termination of this Agreement, (i) all
licenses hereunder shall terminate, (ii) you shall immediately
remove any links, graphics, or any other Academex Limited
intellectual property or Academex Limited brand features from
your Site and (iii) section 14, 15, and 20 and this section
will survive such termination.
11. 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 web site.
Modifications may include, but are not limited to, changes
in Referral Fees, 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 WEB SITE WILL CONSTITUTE BINDING ACCEPTANCE
OF THE CHANGE.
12. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
You and Academex Limited 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.
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Academex Limited will not be liable to you or any other person
or entity for any special, indirect, consequential or exemplary
damages (including, without limitation any loss of revenue,
profits, or data) arising in connection with this Agreement
or the Program, even if we or any of our representatives 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. All claims made hereunder
by you against us shall be made within ninety (90) days of
the act or omission, which forms the basis of such claims.
14. 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, non-infringement, 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 the Academex Limited Site or any other Site sponsored by
us in connection with this Agreement will be uninterrupted
or error-free, and we will not be liable for the consequences
of any interruptions or errors or termination of any services,
products or this Agreement.
15. 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 EXPLICITLY
SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
16. IDENTIFICATION OF AFFILIATES
We may identify you or your Site as a participant in the Program
without providing you prior notice or obtaining your specific
written consent. Such identification may be oral, written,
or electronic, and may include, but is not limited to, public
announcements, promotional materials, internal and external
reports, and public filings.
17. NON-ASSIGNMENT AND SUCCESSORS
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.
18. SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous written
or oral agreements or representations between the parties.
19. MISCELLANEOUS
The laws of Hong Kong govern this Agreement. Any action relating
to this Agreement must be brought in the federal or state
courts located in Hong Kong, and you irrevocably consent to
the jurisdiction of such courts. 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.
As used herein, certain capitalized words (or any variation
thereof) shall have the meaning as herein provided. Any conflict
between said capitalized words and any other meaning shall
be resolved as herein provided. Unless otherwise stated above,
all notices and other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally
or transmitted by email to Academex Limited at info@academex.com.hk
or by mail to Academex Limited, Academex Limited, 2311 Miramar
Tower, 1 Kimberly Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, or
if to you at the Email address designated on your Application.
If the person entering into this Agreement is acting on behalf
of his or her company or organization, such person hereby
represents to Academex Limited that he or she has all requisite
power and authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf
of such company or organization, that this Agreement has been
duly authorized by such company or organization and that this
Agreement will constitute a legal, valid, an binding obligation
of such company or organization. Such person hereby agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless Academex Limited from any and
all claims, damages and expense (including without limitation
attorney's fees) arising from any breach of this section.
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