All Affiliates must read and agree to the following terms...
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This Affiliate Agreement ("Agreement") contains the complete terms and
conditions that apply to an individual's or entity's participation in
the E-Commerce Exchange Affiliate Program (the "Program"). As used in
this Agreement, "we" means E-Commerce Exchange, Inc., ("E-Commerce
Exchange") and "you" means the applicant. "Site" means a World Wide Web
site and, depending on the context, refers either to E-Commerce
Exchange's site or to the site that you will link to our site.
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Enrollment in the Program
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To begin the enrollment process, you will submit a
complete Program application via the http://www.qc123.com site. We will
evaluate your application in good faith and will notify you of your acceptance or rejection. We may reject your
application if we determine (in our sole discretion) that your site is unsuitable for the Program.
SUITABLE SITES INCLUDE THOSE THAT:
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DO NOT promote violence
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DO NOT promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual
orientation, or age
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DO NOT promote illegal activities
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DO NOT violate intellectual property rights
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In this regard, you understand that we reserve the right to conclude that your Site is unsuitable in accordance
with our standards, and we may come to such a conclusion even if it is based upon our opinion or mere suspicion
or belief, without any duty to prove that our opinion or suspicion is well-founded and even if our opinion or
suspicion is proven not to be well-founded or if others' sites have been accepted despite having the same or similar
characteristics as your Site. You also understand that if we accept your application, such acceptance shall not
imply that your Site does not meet one or more of the criteria that would have permitted us to reject your application.
If we reject your application, you are welcome to reapply to the Program at any time.
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2.
Anti-Spam Policy
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By accepting the E-Commerce Exchange Affiliate Agreement
you also agree not to promote your affiliate website through any of the following means.
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Sending unsolicited email for commercial purposes (aka "SPAM")
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Posting a single article or advertisement, about which we receive multiple complaints, to Usenet or other Newsgroups,
forums, email mailing lists or other similar groups or lists
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Posting to any Usenet or other newsgroup, forum, email mailing list or other similar group or list articles which
are off-topic according to the charter or other owner-published FAQ or description of the group or list
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Engaging in any of the foregoing activities using the service of another provider, but channeling such activities
through a service provided by E-Commerce Exchange (such as using an E-Commerce Exchange -supplied mailbox as a
maildrop, or referring to a URL hosted on our server)
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Falsifying user information, including the falsification of e-mail return addresses
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E-Commerce Exchange considers the above practices to constitute abuse of its service and of the recipients of such
unsolicited mailings and/or postings, who often bear the expense. Therefore, these practices are prohibited by the
terms and conditions of the services offered by E-Commerce Exchange. Engaging in one or more of these practices may
result in:
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Termination of the offender's account and/or access to services provided by E-Commerce Exchange
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Dropping of mail messages that do not contain the proper and necessary information
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Informing any or all authorities of offender's actions upon receipt of appropriate subpoena
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Informing any or all recipients of offender's SPAM of the personal and public information of the user
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Forfeiture of any commissions due to you as an E-Commerce Exchange Affiliate
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NOTE: This Anti-Spam Policy is based on the Anti-Spam Policy of our Internet Service Provider. E-Commerce Exchange
will immediately notify authorities of any actions taken in regard to this Anti-Spam Policy. E-Commerce Exchange
reserves the right to implement any and all of the above actions as it may deem appropriate at any time, without
limitation, in regard to upholding this Anti-Spam Policy. However, by not implementing a specific action, E-Commerce
Exchange is not implying consent, lack of wrongdoing by the offender, nor limiting its response in the future.
Nothing contained in this policy shall be construed to limit the actions or remedies of E-Commerce Exchange in any
way concerning the foregoing activities.
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3.
Referral Fees
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Exclusive Provider
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Subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, we
shall be the sole and exclusive provider of products of services the same or similar to the Qualifying Products
appearing on your Site or in any materials to promote your Site. You agree that you will not, directly or indirectly,
promote or sell services or allow any other person or entity to promote or sell services the same as or similar to
the Qualifying Products on your Site or link their web site to yours in connection with the promotion or sale of
services the same or similar to the Qualifying Products.
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Fee Schedule
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You will earn referral fees based on the sale price of Qualifying Products, according to fee schedules
to be established by us. The retail price for E-Commerce Exchange products and services can be up to $3000 or more which
can be financed with flexible terms.
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Number of Sales Per Month
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Commission % Per Sale
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| 1-10 |
Sales Level |
10% |
| 11-25 |
Sales Level |
15% |
| 26-50 |
Sales Level |
20% |
| 51+ |
Sales Level |
25% |
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EXAMPLE:
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Product
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Price
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10% Commission
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25% Commission
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| QuickCommerce |
$1495.00 |
$149.50 |
$373.75 |
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In addition, you earn referral fees for each qualifying product sold by any affiliate that became
an affiliate as a result of signing up for the affiliate program directly through the qualified link on
your QuickCommerce Affiliate website. If a new affiliate signs up through your site for the affiliate
program, then for each qualifying product sold by that affiliate you will recieve a one-time payment
of $50.00. This payment applies only to each qualifying product sold from affiliates that sign up
directly through your site. This fee does not apply to any of the qualifying product sold by
affiliates that sign up through an affiliate that signed up through your site.
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Fee Payment
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We will pay you referral fees on a bi-monthly basis.
We will send you a check for the referral fees earned on products that were funded during that pay period, less
any taxes that we are required by law to withhold. If a product that generated a referral fee is returned by the
customer, we will deduct the corresponding fee from your next payment. If there is no subsequent payment, we will
send you a bill for the fee. The Program is intended for commercial use only, and you may not purchase services
through the Program for your own use. Such purchases may result, in our sole discretion, in the withholding of
referral fees or the termination of this Agreement. You agree not to utilize spam (unsolicited e-mail) to advertise
our services. If we believe that you are spamming and we may come to such a conclusion even if it is based upon our
opinion or mere suspicion or belief, without any duty to prove that our opinion or suspicion is well-founded and
even if our opinion or suspicion is proven not to be well-founded, we can terminate this Agreement immediately and
you will forfeit all pending referral fees. Payments made to you will be reported on Form 1099 as required by law.
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Policies and Pricing
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Customers who buy products
through this Program will be deemed to be customers of E-Commerce Exchange. Accordingly,
all E-Commerce Exchange rules, policies, and operating procedures concerning customer
orders, customer service, and product sales will apply to those customers. We may change
our policies and operating procedures at any time. For example, we will determine the
prices to be charged for products sold under this Program in accordance with our own
pricing policies. Product prices and availability may vary from time to time. Because
price changes may affect products that you already have listed on your site, you may not
include price information in your product descriptions. We will use commercially
reasonable efforts to present accurate information, but we cannot guarantee the
availability or price of any particular product.
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Identifying Yourself as an Associate
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We will make available to you a
banner image that identifies your site as a Program participant. You must display this
logo or the phrase "In association with E-Commerce Exchange" somewhere on your
site.
We may modify the text or graphic image of this notice from time to time. In addition, we
encourage (but do not require) you to include a link to your E-Commerce Exchange affiliate
site located at:
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http://www.qc123.com/qc/your name or
http://www.qc123.com/qc/your name/index.html
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Limited License
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We grant you a nonexclusive,
revocable right to use the icon and message described in Section 7 and such other images
for which we grant express permission, solely for the purpose of identifying your site as
a Program participant and to assist in generating product sales. You may not modify the
icon, the message, or any of our images in any way. We reserve all of our rights in the
icon, the message, any other images, our trade names and trademarks, and all other
intellectual property rights. You agree to follow our Trademark
Guidelines, as those may change from time to time. We may revoke your license at any
time by giving you written notice.
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Responsibility for Your Site
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You will be solely responsible
for the development, operation, and maintenance of your site and for all materials that
appear on your site. For example, you will be solely responsible for:
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the technical operation of your site and all related equipment
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creating and posting product descriptions on your site and linking those descriptions to our catalog
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the accuracy and appropriateness of materials posted on your site (including, among other things, all product-related materials)
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ensuring that materials posted on your site do not violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party (including,
for example, copyrights, trademarks, privacy, or other personal or proprietary rights)
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ensuring that materials posted on your site are not libelous or otherwise illegal
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We disclaim all liability for these matters. Further, you will indemnify and hold us
harmless from all claims, damages, and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys'
fees) relating to the development, operation, maintenance, and contents of your site.
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Terms of the Agreements
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The terms of this Agreement
will begin upon our acceptance of your Program application and will end when terminated by
either party. Either you or we may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without
cause, by giving the other party written notice of termination. You are only eligible to
earn referral fees on sales of Qualifying Products occurring during the term, 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.
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Confidentiality
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Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or with the consent of the other party hereto, each of the parties
hereto agrees that all information including, without limitation, the terms of this Agreement, business and financial
information, customer and vendor lists, and pricing and sales information, concerning us or you, respectively, or
any of our affiliates provided by or on behalf of any of them shall remain strictly confidential and secret and shall
not be utilized, directly or indirectly, by such party for its own business purposes or for any other purpose except
and solely to the extent that any such information is generally known or available to the public or through a
source or sources other than such party hereto or its affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party is hereby
authorized to deliver a copy of any such information (a) to any person pursuant to a subpoena issued by any court or
administrative agency, (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.
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Indemnity
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You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless E-Commerce Exchange, LLC, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their
directors, officers, employees, agents, shareholders, partners, members and other owners, against any and all claims,
actions, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, settlements, expenses (including reasonable attorneys'
fees), and costs (any or all of the foregoing hereinafter referred to as "Losses") insofar as such Losses (or actions
in respect thereof) arise out of or are based on (i) any claim that our use of the your trademark(s) infringe on any
trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright, license, intellectual property, or other proprietary right of any
third party, (ii) any misrepresentation of a representation or warranty or breach of a covenant and agreement made by
you herein, (iii) the development, operation, maintenance and content of your Site and products and services offered
from your Site, or (iv) any claim related to your Site, including, without limitation, content therein not attributable
to us.
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Modification
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We may modify any of the terms
and conditions contained in this Agreement, at any time and in our sole discretion, by
posting a change notice or a new agreement on our site. Modifications may include, for
example, changes in the scope of available referral fees, fee schedules, payment
procedures, and Program rules.
IF ANY MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TERMINATE THIS
AGREEMENT. YOUR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM FOLLOWING OUR POSTING OF A CHANGE
NOTICE OR NEW AGREEMENT ON OUR SITE WILL CONSTITUTE BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGE.
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Relationship of Parties
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You and we are independent
contractors, and nothing in this Agreement will create any partnership, joint venture,
agency, franchise, sales representative, or employment relationship between the parties.
You will have no authority to make or accept any offers or representations on our behalf.
You will not make any statement, whether on your site or otherwise, that reasonably would
contradict anything in this Section.
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Limitation of Liability
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We will not be liable for
indirect, special, or consequential damages (or any loss of revenue, profits, or data)
arising in connection with this Agreement or the Program, even if we have been advised of
the possibility of such damages. Further, our aggregate liability arising with respect to
this Agreement and the Program will not exceed the total referral fees paid or payable to
you under this Agreement.
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Disclaimers
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We make no express or implied
warranties or representations with respect to the Program or any products sold through the
Program (including, without limitation, warranties of fitness, merchantability,
noninfringement, or any implied warranties arising out of a course of performance,
dealing, or trade usage). In addition, we make no representation that the operation of our
site will be uninterrupted or error-free, and we will not be liable for the consequences
of any interruptions or errors.
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Independent Investigation
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YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU
HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE
MAY AT ANY TIME (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) SOLICIT CUSTOMER REFERRALS ON TERMS THAT MAY
DIFFER FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR OPERATE WEB SITES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO OR
COMPETE WITH YOUR WEB SITE. YOU HAVE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE DESIRABILITY OF
PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM AND ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE, OR
STATEMENT OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
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Privacy of Information
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You agree not to distribute or
sell customer personal information (name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.)
from individuals who visit your QuickCommerce Affiliate website. All information generated
from QuickCommerce Affiliate sites is the exclusive property of E-Commerce Exchange.
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Miscellaneous
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This Agreement will be governed
by the laws of the United States and the state of California, without reference to rules
governing choice of laws. Any action relating to this Agreement must be brought in the
federal or state courts located in Orange County, California, and you irrevocably consent
to the jurisdiction of such courts. 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 enforceable against the parties
and their respective successors and assigns. Our failure to enforce your strict
performance of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of our right
to subsequently enforce such provision or any other provision of this Agreement.
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Entire Agreement
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This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior and contemporaneous communications.
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