1. Enrollment
To become a participant in the Affiliate Program (hereinafter, an
"Affiliate"), you must properly complete a Program application and submit the
application to Government Liquidation (hereinafter, "GL") via our web site. Your
application will be reviewed and upon approval you will be notified of our
decision in a timely manner.
GL will have the right to accept or reject any application at our sole
discretion, with or without reason, at any time. Applications will not be
accepted from any of our vendors, employees, GL customers*,
nor from any applicant operating a website that contains any of the following:
(a) sexually explicit, obscene or pornographic content (whether in text or
graphics), (b) speech or images that are offensive, profane, hateful, threatening,
harmful, defamatory, libelous, harassing or discriminatory (whether based on
race, ethnicity, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, physical
disability or otherwise), (c) graphic violence (which may include certain
types of game web sites), (d) content related to liquor, tobacco, guns or
firearms, drugs, gambling, crime or death, (e) politically sensitive or
controversial issues (including, among other things, euthanasia, abortion,
capital punishment) or other political content (including, among other things,
lobbyists, PAC web sites, political campaigns), or (f) any unlawful behavior or conduct.
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Companies or individuals who have completed a transaction with
Government Liquidation, LLC.
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2. Commission Determination and Payment
On a monthly basis, each time a referral from an Affiliate's website buys
an item from the GovLiquidation.com marketplace, GL agrees to pay a commission of
1% per sale as well as $1.00 per new lead. Each visitor needs to enter
GovLiquidation.com through a properly coded link from the Affiliate's website.
A properly coded link is a set of HTML code designed to not only display a text
message, button, or banner, but also to assist in the tracking of impressions,
click throughs, and transactions. This HTML code must be generated on and copied
in its entirety from the Commission Junction affiliate account.
GL will pay Affiliate commissions on a monthly basis. Within approximately
30 days following the end of each month, GL will send the Affiliate a
check for the commission earned. If the commissions payable to the Affiliate for
any month are less than $50.00, GL will hold those commissions until
the next month. If a transaction that generated a commission is
cancelled, GL will deduct the corresponding commission from the Affiliate's next
monthly payment or, if there is no subsequent payment, GL will send the
Affiliate a bill for the amount GL overpaid the Affiliate, which will be payable
within 30 days of receipt. GL's determinations of the commissions payable to the
Affiliate will be final and binding.
Commissions earned by Affiliates may not be offered, directly or indirectly,
in whole or in part, to GL members in the form of rebates, coupons, commissions,
refunds or any other manner. Participation in GL's Program and all commissions
earned through the Program are subject to verification of compliance with the
foregoing conditions.
3. Compensation to GovLiquidation.com for Generation of False
Referrals
Affiliate hereby agrees not to generate referrals for persons who are not
bona- fide users of the GL web site, or to generate referrals by a bot (a
program that runs automatically without human intervention) or other automated
method.
Affiliate further agrees to pay GL an amount equal to twice the amount of any
commissions paid by GL for such referrals. In the event that GL discovers the
generation of any such referrals by the Affiliate before any commissions are
paid to the Affiliate, no commissions shall be paid for such requests, and the
Affiliate shall pay GL an amount equal to the commissions that GL would have
paid had such requests not been false.
4. Licenses and Promotion of Affiliate Relationship
During the Term (as defined below) of this Agreement, Affiliate agrees to
place one of the graphic or textual links approved by GL on the Affiliate's
website. These are made available to the Affiliate via the GL Program website
("Links"). Affiliate agrees to code all Links to GoLiquidation.com in the manner
specified by GL. Further, during the Term of this Agreement, GL grants The
Affiliate a non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable license to use (a) the
Links for the sole purpose of displaying the Links on the Affiliate web site
with the URL specified in the Affiliate's application in order to connect that
web site to GovLiquidation.com and (b) solely in connection with such Links,
GL's trademark, logo, and similar identifying material relating to GL (but only
in the form(s) that they are provided by GL) (collectively, the "Licensed
Materials") for the sole purpose of advertising, promoting or marketing your
Affiliate relationship with GL. Affiliate is entitled to use the Links and/or
Licensed Materials only if an Affiliate is in good standing with the Program. GL
reserves all rights to all the Links and Licensed Materials. GL may revoke the
Affiliate's license at any time, with a written notice. If not revoked, this
license shall terminate upon expiration or termination of this Agreement.
Affiliate will use the Links and the Licensed Materials only in the exact
form, style and type provided by GL, and Affiliate will include with the Links
and the Licensed Materials such copyright, trademark or other notices as may be
required by law or requested by GL. GL will have the right to alter, modify or
discontinue the use of any of the Links and/or the Licensed Materials or the
form, style or type thereof at any time at GL's sole discretion. Affiliate
agrees to substitute any such Links and/or Licensed Materials with any new Links
and/or Licensed Materials provided by GL from time to time throughout the Term
of this Agreement.
In addition to the foregoing control measures, GL may implement additional
control measures to protect GL's intellectual property rights in the Links and
the Licensed Materials, and the Affiliate agrees to cooperate with GL to protect
such intellectual property rights. Affiliate further agrees to maintain a level
of quality in connection with the use of the Links and the Licensed Materials
that is consistent with general industry standards, and Affiliate acknowledges
that GL will periodically monitor Affiliate's use of the Links and the Licensed
Materials to confirm maintenance of such quality levels.
Affiliate acknowledges that, except for the license expressly granted in this
Agreement, Affiliate has not acquired and will not acquire any right, interest
or title to the Links or the Licensed Materials by reason of this Agreement or
through the exercise of any rights with respect to the Links and/or the Licensed
Materials granted to the Affiliate hereunder. Affiliate further acknowledges
that all proprietary rights in the Links and the Licensed Materials and the
goodwill associated therewith are solely owned by and belong to GL, and that all
additional goodwill associated with the Links and the Licensed Materials created
through their use by the Affiliate will inure to our sole benefit. As between
the Affiliate and GL, GL will be considered the creator of the Links and the
Licensed Materials, and all rights in the Links and the Licensed Materials will
be GL's property. In addition, the Affiliate hereby grants, assigns and conveys
to GL any and all rights the Affiliate may now have or may be deemed to have in
the future with respect to the Links and the Licensed Materials or any portion
of them. Affiliate agrees not to register or attempt to register any brands,
names, marks, or other elements of the Links and/or the Licensed Materials as a
trademark, service mark, Internet domain name, trade name, or any similar
trademarks or name, with any domestic or foreign governmental or quasi
governmental authority which would be likely to cause confusion with any of the
Links and/or the Licensed Materials. Affiliate agrees not to commit any act that
would cause any of the Links and/or the Licensed Materials to vest in the public
domain anywhere in the United States or Canada. Other than as set forth in this
Agreement, the Affiliate shall make no use of the Links and/or the Licensed
Materials or of any designation confusingly similar to any of the Links and/or
the Licensed Materials without GL's prior written consent.
Affiliate further agrees to waive the right to (a) use any method other than
the Links for the purpose of identifying your web site as an Affiliate of the
Program and establishing a link from your web site to GovLiquidation.com; (b)
use the Links and/or the Licensed Materials in any manner that suggests an
endorsement or validation of any product or service other than
GovLiquidation.com; (c) use the Links and/or the Licensed Materials in any
manner that is disparaging or that otherwise portrays us in a negative light, as
solely determined by us; (d) use the Links and/or the Licensed Materials in
connection or association with any matter that falls within any of the
following: (1) sexually explicit, obscene or pornographic content (whether in
text or graphics), (2) speech or images that are offensive, profane, hateful,
threatening, harmful, defamatory, libelous, harassing or discriminatory (whether
based on race, ethnicity, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, physical
disability or otherwise), (3) graphic violence (which may include certain types
of game web sites), (4) content related to liquor, tobacco, guns or firearms,
drugs, gambling, crime or death, (5) politically sensitive or controversial
issues (including, among other things, euthanasia, abortion, capital punishment)
or other political content (including, among other things, lobbyists, PAC web
sites, political campaigns), or (6) any unlawful behavior or conduct; (e) use
the Links and/or the Licensed Materials or any other names, marks, symbols,
copyrights, logos, fanciful or other characters, designs, representations,
figures, drawings, photographs, ideas or other proprietary designations or
properties owned, developed, licensed or created by GL, except as expressly
permitted by this Agreement; (f) use the Links and/or the Licensed Materials as
your own property; or (g) use the Links and/or the Licensed Materials in
connection with, in any manner or form, the names, marks, signs, symbols,
products, services, logos or other proprietary designations or properties of any
third parties. Affiliate further agrees not to post, mail or distribute GL
coupons, gift certificates or other discount mechanisms in any way without first
obtaining GL's written consent, nor will Affiliate in any way misrepresent GL's
offers, policies or product availability.
Affiliate shall promptly report to GL if aware of (a) any infringement of
GL's intellectual property rights relating to the Links and/or the Licensed
Materials by any third party, (b) any infringement by any such third party of
any right granted under this Agreement, and (c) any unauthorized copying or
distribution of the Links and/or the Licensed Materials or any component thereof
by any third party.
Affiliate grants GL a non-exclusive license to utilize Affiliate's names,
titles, and logos, as the same may be amended from time to time (the "Affiliate
Trademarks"), to advertise, market, promote, and publicize in any manner GL's
rights hereunder; provided, however, that GL shall not be required to so
advertise, market, promote, or publicize the Affiliate Trademarks. This license
shall terminate upon the termination of this Agreement.
Affiliate hereby represents and warrants to be the sole and exclusive owner
of the Affiliate Trademarks and have the right and power to grant to GL the
license to use your trademarks in the manner contemplated herein, and such grant
does not and will not (a) breach, conflict with, or constitute a default under
any agreement or other instrument applicable to Affiliate or binding upon
Affiliate's assets or properties, or (b) infringe upon any trademark, trade
name, service mark, copyright, or other proprietary right of any other person or
entity.
5. Obligations of Affiliate
Affiliate agrees to be solely responsible for, and to defend, indemnify and
hold GL and GL officers, directors, agents, employees and representatives
harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, demands, suits, damages,
losses, liabilities, judgments, settlements, obligations, costs, penalties and
expenses, including legal fees and expenses, relating to or based upon, the
development, operation and maintenance of your website, including, among other
things, (a) all materials that appear on your website; (b) the technical
operation of your website and all related equipment; (c) creating and posting
product reviews, descriptions and references on your web site and linking those
descriptions to GovLiquidation.com; (d) the accuracy and propriety of materials
posted on your web site; (e) the sale or offering for sale, use or consumption
of any products on your website; (f) ensuring that materials posted on your web
site do not violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party and are not
libelous or otherwise illegal; and (g) ensuring that our use of the Affiliate
Trademarks does not infringe on any trademark, trade name, service mark,
copyright, license, intellectual property, or other proprietary right of any
third party. GL expressly disclaims all liability and responsibility for any and
all such matters.
6. Term of the Agreement
The "Term" of this Agreement will begin upon GL's acceptance of your
Affiliate Program application and will end on the date this Agreement is
terminated by either party. Either the Affiliate or GL may terminate this
Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by giving the other party two days
written notice of termination. If and when the Agreement is terminated, the
Affiliate will lose access to reporting.net, will not receive any compensation
for that period, and will have one week to remove GovLiquidaiton.com links.
Any Affiliate wishing to terminate this Agreement shall provide notice to GL via
electronic mail at the following address: cjaffiliates@govliquidation.com.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, GL may terminate the Agreement, immediately
without notice, (a) if GL determines at our sole discretion that the Affiliate's
web site contains any of the following: (1) sexually explicit, obscene or
pornographic content (whether in text or graphics), (2) speech or images that
are offensive, profane, hateful, threatening, harmful, defamatory, libelous,
harassing or discriminatory (whether based on race, ethnicity, creed, religion,
gender, sexual orientation, physical disability or otherwise), (3) graphic
violence (which may include certain types of game web sites), (4) content
related to liquor, tobacco, guns or firearms, drugs, gambling, crime or death,
(5) politically sensitive or controversial issues (including, among other
things, euthanasia, abortion, capital punishment) or other political content
(including, among other things, lobbyists, PAC web sites, political campaigns),
or (6) any unlawful behavior or conduct, or (c) upon any breach of Section 1, 2,
3 or 4 above, as solely determined by us. Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 and
13 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
Upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Affiliate will
immediately cease use of, and remove the Affiliate website, all Links and
Licensed Materials and any other names, marks, symbols, copyrights, logos,
fanciful or other characters, designs, representations, figures, drawings,
photographs, ideas or other proprietary designations or properties owned,
developed, licensed or created by us and/or provided by or on behalf of GL to
the Affiliate pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the Program. The
Affiliate will not receive any commissions on any referrals occurring following
the end of the Term, and commissions earned through the end of the Term will
remain payable only with respect to those transactions that are not cancelled.
GL may withhold Affiliate's final payment for a reasonable time to ensure that
the correct amount is paid. In addition, in the event that this Agreement is
terminated by GL as a result of the Affiliate's breach of Section 1, 2 or 4
above, GL may withhold any or all commissions that would have been earned by the
affiliate before such breach, and Affiliate shall reimburse GL for any and all
such commissions that may have been paid to the Affiliate.
7. Modification
GL may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, at
any time and at our sole discretion, by posting a change notice or a new
Agreement on our website. Modifications may include, but are not limited to,
changes in the commission schedule, payment procedures and Program rules. IF ANY
MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO THE AFFILIATE, THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TERMINATE
THIS AGREEMENT. THE AFFILIATE'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM FOLLOWING
GL's POSTING OF A CHANGE NOTICE OR NEW AGREEMENT ON GovLiquidation.com WILL
CONSTITUTE BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGE.
8. Limitation of Liability
GL WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS OR DATA, WHETHER CAUSED
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE
PROGRAM, WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS ASSERTED ON THE BASIS OF CONTRACT, TORT
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Further, our aggregate liability,
whether in contract, tort (including negligence or strict liability) or
otherwise, for any loss or damages incurred by the Affiliate arising with
respect to this Agreement and/or the Program shall in no event exceed an amount
equal to the total commissions paid or payable to the Affiliate under this
Agreement.
9. Disclaimers
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN, GL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES,
WHETHER WRITTEN OR VERBAL, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY ASPECT OF THE
PROGRAM. FURTHER, EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES IMPLIED IN LAW OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. In addition,
GL makes no representation that the operation of GovLiquidation.com will be
uninterrupted or error-free, and GL shall not be liable for the consequences of
any interruptions or errors.
10. Relationship of Parties
GL and the Affiliate are independent contractors, and nothing in this
Agreement will create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales
representative, or employment relationship between the parties. The Affiliate
will have no authority to make or accept any offers or representations on GL's
behalf. The Affiliate will not make any statement, whether on your website or
otherwise, that reasonably would contradict anything in this Section.
11. Confidentiality
Each party to this Agreement agrees that all information, including, among
other things, the terms of this Agreement, business and financial information,
and member and vendor lists, shall remain strictly confidential and shall not be
utilized for any purpose outside the terms of this Agreement except and solely
to the extent that any such information is (a) already lawfully known to or
independently developed by the receiving party, (b) disclosed in published
materials, (c) generally known to the public, or (d) lawfully obtained from any
third party not having any obligation of confidentiality to the discloser
hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party is hereby authorized to
deliver the copy of any such information (a) to any person pursuant to a valid
subpoena or order issued by any court or administrative agency of competent
jurisdiction, (b) to its accountants, attorneys, or other agents on a
confidential basis, and (c) otherwise as required by applicable law, rule,
regulation, or legal process, including, without limitation, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
12. Independent Investigation
THE Affiliate's APPLICATION SUBMISSION ACKNOWLEDGES THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS
AGREEMENT, HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH YOUR OWN LEGAL ADVISORS IF
YOU SO DESIRED, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU AGREE
THAT, IN INTERPRETING THIS AGREEMENT, NO WEIGHT SHALL BE PLACED UPON THE FACT
THAT THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN DRAFTED BY US, AND YOU SHALL NOT ASSERT THAT THIS
AGREEMENT IS UNENFORCEABLE OR INVALID ON THE GROUNDS THAT IT IS A CONTRACT OF
ADHESION, THAT IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE, OR ANY SIMILAR THEORY. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
GL MAY AT ANY TIME (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) SOLICIT REFERRALS ON TERMS THAT MAY
DIFFER FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. GL MAY ALSO SOLICIT AFFILIATE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH ENTITIES THAT OPERATE WEBSITES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO OR COMPETE
WITH YOUR WEBSITE. YOU FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT GL MAY AT ANY TIME OPERATE
WEBSITES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO OR COMPETE WITH YOUR WEBSITE. 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.
13. Governing Law and Consent to Jurisdiction
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the United States and the District of Columbia, without reference to
rules governing choice of laws. Any legal proceeding of any nature brought by
either party against the other to enforce any right or obligation under this
Agreement, or arising out of any matter pertaining to this Agreement, must be
brought in the federal or state courts located in District of Columbia and you
irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.
14. Miscellaneous
The provisions contained in this Agreement constitute the entire Agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and no
statement or inducement with respect to such subject matter by any party that is
not contained in this Agreement shall be valid or binding between the
parties.
The Affiliate may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any interest
herein, nor shall the same be assignable by operation of law, without our prior
written consent. For this purpose, "assignment" shall include any sale of a
majority of the voting power of the Affiliate's capital stock or any merger,
consolidation or other comparable transaction following which you are not the
surviving corporation.
No release, discharge or waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be
enforceable against or binding upon either party unless in writing and executed
by the party granting such release, discharge or waiver. Neither the failure to
insist upon strict performance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of
this Agreement, nor the acceptance of monies due hereunder with knowledge of a
breach of this Agreement, shall be deemed a waiver of any rights or remedies
that either party may have or a waiver of any rights or remedies with respect to
any subsequent breach or default with respect to this Agreement.
If any term or provision of this Agreement shall be found to be void or
contrary to law, such term or provision shall, but only to the extent necessary
to bring this Agreement within the requirements of law, be deemed to be
severable from the other terms and provisions hereof, and the remainder of this
Agreement shall be given effect as if the parties had not included the severed
term herein. As used in this Agreement, "dollars" or "$" refers to United
States dollars.