AFFILIATE AGREEMENT
This Agreement contains the terms and conditions that apply to a
participant in the USJT.com affiliate program (the "Program"). As used in this
agreement, "we"/"our/"us", means USJT.com and "you"/"your" means the
"affiliate/applicant", "site" refers to a World Wide Web site.
To begin the enrollment process, you will submit a complete
Affiliate Application form. We will evaluate your application in good faith and
will notify you of your acceptance or rejection, usually within 24 hours. (you
can re-apply at any time).We may reject your application if we determine, in
our sole discretion, that your site is unsuitable for the Program. Unsuitable
sites include, for example, sites that:
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promote sexually explicit materials
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promote violence
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promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability,
sexual orientation or age
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promote illegal activities or violate intellectual property rights
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or from applicants who we prefer not to be associated with
We grant you a non-exclusive, revocable right to use our present
banners and other such images for which we grant express permission, for the
purpose of identifying your site as a program participant and linking to our
site. You may not modify the banners or any of our images in any way without
our express permission.
We reserve all of our rights to our trade names and trademarks and
all other intellectual property rights.
SPAM (unsolicited email)
We will not tolerate the sending of unsolicited bulk emails which
promote, or make reference to Health Communications, Inc. (HCI), U.S. Journal
Training (USJT), USJT.com or any of its associated companies, Partners, or
employees. Other prohibited forms of advertising include postings to
non-commercial newsgroups and cross-posting to multiple newsgroups at once. In
addition, Affiliates may not advertise in any way that effectively conceals or
misrepresents their identity, their domain name or their return email address.
Any Affiliate who, in our opinion, breaches this ruling will have
their Affiliate status cancelled immediately and any and all outstanding
commissions WILL BE FORFEITED.
Stay Safe, Don't SPAM.
We will NOT revoke affiliate status to avoid payment of owed or
future commissions.
UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
HCI, USJT, USJT.com and its associated companies operate with the
strictest codes of professional conduct. Any Affiliate who brings HCI, USJT,
USJT.com or its associates into disrepute, or who promotes any form of slander,
racism, or unfair business practices, will have their Affiliate status
cancelled and any outstanding commissions WILL be forfeited.
We reserve the right to reject any affiliate application if in our
opinion, that person or company violates established laws or commonly held
standards of decency.
An affiliate who ignores warnings to cease and desist any
activities we deem negligent, inappropriate, or harmful to USJT.com and or
other affiliates will be terminated.
ORDER PROCESSING
We will be solely responsible for processing every order for our
products. Customers will use our secure online ordering process. Order forms,
payment processing, shipping, cancellations, returns, and related customer
service are our responsibility.
All of our rules, operating procedures and policies regarding
customer orders and accounts will apply to orders we receive through special
links on your site. We reserve the right to reject any order that does not
comply with our rules, operating procedures and policies.
Every customer who buys a product through this program is deemed to
be a customer of ours. You do not have the authority to make or accept any
offer on our behalf. All our policies regarding customer orders, including
product availability, pricing and problem resolution, will apply to these
customers. We are not responsible for any representations made by you which
contradict our policies.(See "Policies/Contact" link at bottom)
** You CAN order our products for your OWN PERSONAL USE through
YOUR affiliate link! (This, in effect, gives you a 10% "discount"!)
TRACKING OF SALES
We will be solely responsible for tracking sales we make to
customers who follow links from your website. We use AffiliateShop.
Statements of your sales activity will be available to you in
"realtime" with a special URL that we assign to you. Accessible 24 hours per
day and 7 days per week. You may access these stats via a password and username
we assign.
Only two entities may access your stats and affiliate information.
That would be you, and us (HCI, USJT & USJT.com).
LINKS
We will provide you with a unique identifying URL for you to link
to. Each sale or referral that is generated from this URL will be attributed to
you. You will have access to your own private section to check your stats in
Real Time. Your links to the unique URL can be text links or banner links, or a
combination of the two, at your sole discretion. If you choose banner links,
you must use our banners. We will provide you with a URL of all our banners,
from which you can freely choose. You may add as many links to USJT.com, or
remove such links, at anytime and without prior approval from us.
** Inactive affiliates will be removed from participation in the
Program. Inactive means little or no "click-throughs" via your banner/text
links, as monitored via our affiliate program administrative panel, for a
period of sixty (60) days. And/or, non-placement of affiliate banners/text ads.
We will contact you after thirty (30) days of "inactivity". Efforts will be
made to help and encourage your participation in the Program.
We will provide you with instructions on how to properly format the
links. You are responsible for ensuring the links are formatted correctly. This
will ensure accurate tracking of sales for credit to your account. Every effort
will be made to ensure that our site is functional and available for customers
referred to our site through your "affiliate link".
We have NO responsibilities with regard to your site. USJT.com
shall have no liability for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential
damages or any loss of revenue or profits arising under or with respect to this
agreement or the program. In addition, USJT.com's aggregate liability arising
under or with respect to this agreement or the program shall in no event exceed
total referral fees paid or payable to the affiliate under this agreement.
COMMISSION AND PAYMENT
We will pay you 10% of any and all purchases made by a customer
referred by your "affilite link" through our banners or text links (Not
including any applicable sales tax and shipping charge).
Minimum amount for payment is fifty dollars ($50). Any amount under
this will be held in your account until the minimum for pay out is reached.
(this is ongoing)
Payment will be made in the form of a bank check from us (MaxPatch
Services), paid in US dollars. Checks will be mailed within ten days of the
first of the month for the prior month's sales. For example, commissions for
sales made during May will be sent out on or before the 10th of June. We are
not responsible for paying interest to Affiliates for accrued but not yet
delivered Commission payments.
Payment will be made out to you and mailed, via U.S. postal mail,
to the address you provide at sign-up. (you will be able to modify your address
and contact info via your private affiliate area)
Any "refunds" to a customer, referred through your "affiliate
link", will be deducted from your "credited" commission/s. (The majority of
customers gladly accept replacemnt of products.) Charge backs (None to date!),
if any, will be deducted from your "credited" commissions.
TERM OF THE AGREEMENT
The term of this agreement will begin upon our acceptance of your
affiliate program application and your placement of our banner or textual link
on your site and will end when terminated by either party. Either you or we may
terminate this agreement at any time, by giving the other party written notice
of termination. This will be in the form of "email". You can only earn refferal
fees on sales occurring during the term. We will never withhold any payment
due. Payment of monies owed you will be payable on the same schedule as stated
above for commission payment. Upon termination of this agreement, the former
Affiliate must remove all Affiliate links and graphics from its web site, and
refrain from publishing same in any manner whatsoever.
INCOME TAX LIABILITY
You must understand and agree that you are acting as an independent
contractor and as such will be responsible for your own Income Taxes and any
other tax liabilities that affect the sales of our products in your state. By
law, any commissions in excess of five hundred ninty nine ($599) dollars must
be reported by us on a Federal Tax form (that's why we ask for your SSN-social
security number on the sign-up page). You will be sent this form and are
required to sign and return to us before any 'further payment' to you can or
will be made.
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 new agreement
on our site. Any modifications will ALSO be notified, by email, to all
participating affiliates. If any modification is unacceptable to you, you may
terminate this agreement. Your continued participation in the program following
notification of our new program will constitute binding acceptance of the
change.
RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
You and We are independent contractors, and nothing in this
Agreement will create any partnerhip, 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 written here.
CONFLICTS AND DISPUTES
As with any program, a conflict or dispute may occasionally arise
due to tracking, orders, commission calculation, performance issues and appeals
regarding "termination for cause". Below is outlined who to contact and how to
handle any such situation.
- If a concern should arise, send an email stating your full name,
your affiliate ID, your address and state the specifics of your concern.
Include any dates or numbers that apply. We will investigate immediately and
will reply as soon as possible.
- Though we will be more than willing to settle the dispute in as
fair a manner as possible we realize this situation may arise. In this case we
will be open to mediation or arbitration to settle the matter.
- We have NOT pre-selected a mediator or arbitrator. Should one be
needed we will select a non-biased, third party moderator.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
E-mail: Jaron Hunter
, Phone: 1-800-851-9100 ext. 235
mail: Health Communications, Inc. 3201 S.W. 15th Street, Deerfield Beach, FL
33442-8190
PRIVACY POLICY
It's pretty simple... We ONLY use the information you submit to
maintain your account. That is, to make your commission payments and to
communicate changes in OUR product offerings. We will NOT email you with any
other company's products... period! We WILL notify you of new banners and or
text links to facilitate promotion of USJT.com. We Do Not Now nor Will We in
the future, Sell, Rent or otherwise make your personal information available to
anyone!
This concludes the agreement. Thank you for taking the time to read
it carefully. We look forward to working with you, our Valued Affiliates! By
signing up for our Program, you are in effect, agreeing to the above "affiliate
agreement".
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