This
Operating Contract contains the entire terms and conditions
that apply to the applicant’s
participation (“you”) in the Dogwise™ Affiliate
Network (the “DAN”) from, Direct Book Service
Incorporated (“DBS”) with regard to the establishment
of links from your web site to our web site.
Contact
information for DBS: “Dogwise,” Direct
Book Service, Inc., 403 S. Mission St., Wenatchee, WA 98807, phone
800-776-2665, fax 509-662-7233
We
(“you” and “DBS”)
agree:
1) Enrollment in the DAN:
To begin the enrollment process, you will submit a completed
DAN application via our on-line application. We will evaluate
your application and notify you of your acceptance or rejection
in a timely manner. If your site is accepted, we will notify
you by e-mail. We may reject your application, or terminate
this contract, because we may determine, at our exclusive
discretion, that your site is unsuitable for the DAN for any
reason, including, but not limited to, inclusion of content
that is in any way unlawful, obscene, threatening, racially,
or otherwise inappropriate. If we reject your application,
you are welcome to reapply to the DAN at any time.
2) Linking to the DAN:
You will identify yourself as a DAN participant on your web
site. For the titles that you have listed on your site, you
may want to display the title, DBS Item #, picture, short
description, or other references. You will be responsible
for the style, contents, and placement of these references.
You will provide a link from each title on your site to our
DBS secured homepage or directly to the title detail purchasing
page. You may add or delete titles from your site at any time
without our approval. Maintenance of your page with links
to DBS is your responsibility. We reserve the right to monitor
your web site, as we deem necessary, to determine that you
are continually in compliance with this operating contract.
3) Resources provided by DBS:
a. We will be responsible for providing you the link format
with the information necessary to allow you to make the appropriate
links from your web site to the DBS site and in most cases,
a graphic image for each title.
b. We will be responsible for processing every order placed
by a customer following the link from your site.
c. We will track and provide sales statistics to each DAN
participate on a quarterly basis.
4) Referral Fee:
DBS shall pay a referral fee of 8% on all sales on the DAN
through your site during each quarter. "Sales" include
titles that have been sold, paid in full and shipped to the
visitor of your site, but does not include amounts collected
for sales taxes, duties, shipping and handling fees, or credit
for returned goods and similar charges. Affiliate Commissions
will be paid on the 15th of the month following the end of
each quarter.
5) 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. This includes the equipment, the operation of
your site, creating and posting product descriptions, linking
those descriptions to our catalog, and the accuracy of materials
and title information. You are responsible for ensuring that
materials posted on your site do not violate or infringe upon
the rights of any third party (i.e. any copyrights, trademarks,
privacy, or
other personal or proprietary rights). We disclaim all responsiblility
and liablility for the content of your site. Further, you
will indemnify and hold us harmless from all claims, expenses,
damages, and attorney’s fees relating to the operation
and contents of your site.
6) Policies and Pricing:
Customers who buy titles through the DAN will be deemed to
be customers of DBS. Accordingly, all of our rules, policies,
and procedures concerning customer orders, customer service,
and 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 titles under
the DAN in accordance with our own pricing policies. Title
prices and availability may vary from time to time. Because
price changes shall affect titles that you already have listed
on your site, you may not want to include price information
in your title descriptions. We will use commercially reasonable
efforts to present accurate information, but we cannot guarantee
the availability or price of any particular title.
7) Limited License to use Logos and Trademarks:
We grant you a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable right
to access our DBS site through links in accordance with this
contract. In connection with such links, you have our permission,
to use our graphic images of our titles, graphics logo images,
trade names, and trademarks of DBS for the purpose of identifying
your site as a DAN participate and generating sales of DBS
titles. You may not alter or change the graphic or text within
the graphic in any way. At any time, we reserve the right
to suspend/terminate your use of our DBS logo and graphics.
Your limited license will be immediately revoked at the time
of the termination of this contract or by written notice as
a DAN participant.
You grant to DBS a non-exclusive license to utilize your names
and logos from time to time to advertise, and promote the
DAN. However, we are not required to advertise or promote
your names or logos in any way. This license shall terminate
upon the effective date of the termination of this Contract.
8) Term of the DAN Contract:
The term of this contract begins upon your acceptance of your
DAN application and will end when terminated by either party.
Either you or we may terminate this contract at any time,
with or without cause, by giving the other party written notice.
You are only eligible to earn referral fees on sales during
the term of this contract.
9) Modification:
We may modify terms and conditions contained in this contract
at any time. Modifications to this contract will be posted
on our site. Modifications may include, but are not limited
to, DAN rules, changes to the referral fee structure, schedule,
and payment procedures. If any modification is unacceptable
to you for any reason your only recourse is to terminate this
contract. Your continued participation in the DAN following
a posting of a change will constitute binding acceptance of
the
change.
10) Relationship of Parties:
You and DBS have an independent contractor relationship and
nothing in this contract will create any partnership, joint
venture, agency, or employment relationship between us. You
will have no authority to make or accept any offers, make
agreements or representations on our behalf. You will not
make any statement on your site or otherwise that would contradict
our relationship.
11) Disclaimers:
We make no express or implied warranties or representations
with respect to the DAN or any titles sold through the DAN
(including, without limitation, warranties of fitness, merchantability,
noninfringement, or any implied warranties arising out of
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.
12) Confidentiality:
Each of the parties agree that all information including (without
limitation) this contract, DBS financial information, customer
and vendor lists, pricing and sales information, or any DAN
information shall remain strictly confidential and shall not
be utilized, directly or indirectly, by such party for its
own purposes.
13) Limited Liability and Indemnification:
We will not be held liable for any damages, loss of revenue,
profits, or data arising in connection with this contract
and/or the DAN. Further, our aggregate liability arising with
respect to this contract and the DAN will not exceed the total
referral fees paid to you under this contract. You agree to
hold DBS and its owners, DAN participants, and employees harmless
of any claims, damages, judgments, settlements, costs, and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees).
14)
Governing Law & Juristiction:
This contract will be governed by the laws of the United States
and the State of Washington, without reference to rules governing
choice of laws. Any action relating to this contract shall
be brought in Chelan County, Washington Superior Court, or
the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Washington,
and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and venue
of such courts. The prevailing party in any suit or action
in such court shall be entitled to be reimbursed their attorney's
fees and
costs actually incurred. In the event any provision of this
contract shall be determined to be unenforceable by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions of this
contract not so affected shall continue in full force and
effect.
15) Miscellaneous:
You may not assign this contract, by operation of law or otherwise,
without our prior written consent. Subject to that restriction,
this contract 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 contract will not constitute a waiver
of our right to subsequently enforce such a provision or any
other provision of this contract.
16) DAN Participant Investigation and Execution of Contract:
You represent and warrant as follows: You have read, executed,
and delivered this contract to DBS and agree to all its terms
and conditions; you understand that this contract constitutes
your acceptance of this legal and binding obligation in accordance
with 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 contract
or operate web sites that are similar to or compete with your
web site. You have independently evaluated the desirability
of participating in the DAN and are not relying on any representation,
guarantee, or statement other than as set forth in this contract.
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