Terms & Conditions
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1.) Service: Publisher Will Display The Advertisement And Perform
Lead Generation Services Described In The Attached Insertion
Order. "Advertisement" Means The Advertisement, Including Any Copy
Including Questions And Or Text Ads, Graphic, Sound, Video,
Programming Code And/Or Other Content That Comprises The
Advertisement, As Well As The Websites To Which An Advertisement
Is Linked If Applicable. GoalOfferss Hereby Grants To Publisher
During The Contract Period a Non-Exclusive, Royalty-Free,
Worldwide Right And License By All Means And In Any Media, Whether
Now Known Or Hereafter Discovered, To Use, Reproduce, Distribute,
Publicly Perform, Publicly Display And Digitally Perform Such
Advertisement And All Its Constituent Parts.
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2.) Qualified Lead Definition (Qualified Leads): Qualified Leads
Are Prospects Who Meet GoalOfferss Screening Criteria As Described In
The Insertion Order And Who Provide Their Complete Contact Data.
Publisher Will Be Paid On a Delivered Per Lead Basis Defined As
When a User Agrees Through a Pre Approved Opt-In Method To Be
Contacted. In The Case Of Any Dispute Between The Parties As To
The Number Of Qualified Leads, GoalOfferss Numbers Will Control.
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3.) Lead Validation Procedure:� GoalOfferss Will Verify Each
Qualified Lead Delivered By The Publisher. Upon Receipt, All
Qualified Leads Will Be Checked For Data Validity (i.e. Containing
Valid Data Inputs For The Fields Specified In The Insertion Order)
And Uniqueness Of Data (i.e. That The Qualified Leads Are Not
Present In GoalOfferss Database For The Designated Advertisement In
The Past 60 Days). GoalOfferss Reserves The Right To Send An
Auto-Responder To All Respondents Re-Confirming Their Request For
Information. Any Objections From Respondents (About The Email, Or
The Offer) Will Be Raised To The Publisher.
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4.) Creative Changes: Editing Of GoalOfferss Creative Is Strictly
Prohibited, Without Prior Written Approval From GoalOfferss. Creative
Includes, But Is Not Limited To, Text Ads, Graphic Ads, From And
Subject Line, Any Copy Associated With The Campaign Including
Survey Questions And Answers. Any Changes To Creative, Without
Prior Written Permission Will Result In The Loss Of Payment Of
Leads.
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5.) Compliance: GoalOfferss Will Actively Monitor Publisher Activity
Using a Combination Of Its Proprietary Software And Third Party
Monitoring Services. It Is The Obligation Of Publisher To Prove To
GoalOfferss That They Are Not Committing Fraud. GoalOfferss Will Hold
Publisher Payment In �Pending Status� Until Publisher Has
Satisfactorily Provided Evidence That Publisher Is Not Defrauding
The System. GoalOfferss Flags Accounts That: Have Click-Through Rates
That Are Much Higher Than Industry Averages And Where Solid
Justification Is Not Evident; Have Only Click Programs Generating
Clicks With No Indication By Site Traffic That It Can Sustain The
Clicks Reported; Have Shown Fraudulent Leads As Determined By Our
Clients Or Use Fake Redirects, Automated Software, And/Or Fraud To
Generate Clicks Or Leads. If Publisher Is Unable To Prove To
GoalOfferss That Publisher Is Not Committing Fraud, Publisher Will
Forfeit Its Entire Commission For All Programs And Publisher�s
Account Will Be Terminated. GoalOfferss Reserves Sole Judgment In
Determining Fraud.
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6.) Advertising Guidelines: Publisher May, In Its Complete
Discretion, Reject, Cancel Or Remove At Any Time Any Advertisement
From The Service For Any Reason Without Prior Notice To GoalOfferss.
Publisher Must Notify GoalOfferss Following The Rejection,
Cancellation Or Removal Of Any Advertisement From The Service
Within 24 Hours.
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7.) Term & Target Launch: Term Will Be One (1) Month From The
Target Launch Of The Initial Campaign As Noted In The Insertion
Order. Agreement May Continue Thereafter By Mutual Consent But May
Be Terminated By Either Party For Any Reason Whatsoever. All
Legitimate Moneys Due To Publisher Will Be Paid During The Next
Billing Cycle. If Publisher Defrauds The System, Then Payment Is
Revoked As Determined Solely By GoalOfferss.
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8.) Fraud: You Are Expressly Prohibited From Using Any Persons,
Means, Devices Or Arrangements To Commit Fraud, Violate Any
Applicable Law, Interfere With Other Affiliates Or Falsify
Information In Connection With Referrals Through The Links Or The
Generation Of Commissions Or Exceed Your Permitted Access To The
Affiliate Program. Such Acts Include, But Are In No Way Limited
To, Using Automated Means To Increase The Number Of Clicks Through
The Links Or Completion Of Any Required Information, Using
Spyware, Using Stealware, Cookie-Stuffing And Other Deceptive Acts
Or Click-Fraud. GoalOfferss Shall Make All Determinations About
Fraudulent Activity In Its Sole Discretion.
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9.) Payment: Publisher Will Invoice GoalOfferss On a Monthly Basis At
The Payout Rates Reflected In The Insertion Order. The Invoice
Will Reflect Delivery Of Final Qualified Lead Numbers That Are
Based Upon Numbers Reported By GoalOfferss To Publisher Pursuant To
The Terms Of This Agreement. In The Event GoalOfferss Does Not
Receive Payment From Advertiser For Any Reason Including, But Not
Limited To, Traffic Provided By Publisher, GoalOfferss Shall Have No
Obligation To Make Payment To Publisher.
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10.) Payment Term: GoalOfferss Shall Make All Payments To Publisher
Within 30 Days Of The Invoice Date. All Payments Made To Publisher
Do Not Include, And Publisher Shall Pay, Any Sales, Use Or Similar
Tax Associated With Such Payment. All Past Due Amounts Shall
Accrue Interest At The Rate Of One And One-Half Percent (1.5%) Per
Month Or The Maximum Rate Allowed By Law, Whichever Is Greater.
Parties Shall Keep, Maintain And Preserve, For The Term Of This
Agreement And For One (1) Year Thereafter, Accurate Records
Relating To Amounts Due Hereunder (The �Relevant Records�). Either
Party Shall Have a Right At Least Once Per Calendar Year To Audit
The Relevant Records Of The Other Party For The Purpose Of
Verifying Fulfillment Of Party�s Payment Obligations Pursuant To
This Agreement. Each Audit Will Be Conducted At a Place Agreed To
By The Parties, During The Normal Business Hours, With At Least
Ten (10) Business Days Prior Written Notice To Party To Be
Audited. Auditing Party Shall Pay The Fees And Expenses Of The
Audit, Unless The Audit Reveals a Payment Discrepancy Of More Than
Ten Percent (10%) Of All Payments Due In Any Consecutive Six (6)
Month Period, In Which Case Audited Party Shall Pay The Reasonable
Fees And Expenses Of The Audit, And Shall Immediately Pay To
Auditing Party All Amounts Found To Be Due.
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11). GoalOfferss Representations And Warranties. The Execution,
Delivery, And Performance Of This Agreement By GoalOfferss Has Been
Duly Approved By Its Board Of Directors Or Managing
Partners/Members, And No Further Corporate Action Is Necessary On
The Part Of GoalOfferss To Consummate The Transactions Contemplated
By This Agreement.
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12.) Publisher Representations And Warranties: Publisher
Represents And Warrants That: (1) The Recipients Of All Email
Addresses Used By Publisher In Connection With This Agreement Have
Manifested Affirmative Consent To Receive Commercial Emails From
Publisher And None Of The Email Addresses Were Obtained Through
Email Harvesting Or Dictionary Attacks; (2) Publisher Will Not
Fraudulently Add Leads Or Clicks Or Inflate Leads Or Clicks By
Fraudulent Traffic Generation (As Determined Solely By GoalOfferss,
Such As Pre-Population Of Forms Or Mechanisms Not Approved By
GoalOfferss); (3) Publisher Will Not Attempt In Any Way To Alter,
Modify, Eliminate, Conceal, Or Otherwise Render Inoperable Or
Ineffective The Site Tags, Source Codes, Links, Pixels, Modules Or
Other Data Provided By Or Obtained From GoalOfferss That Allows
GoalOfferss To Measure Ad Performance And Provide Its Services And
(4) All Of Publisher�s Efforts Associated With This Agreement
Comply With The Laws Of The United States, And Any Other Laws Of
Any Other Jurisdictions Which Are Applicable To Publisher.
Publisher Will Not Engage In Or Promote Any Illegal Activities Of
Any Kind In Association With This Agreement.
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13.) Other Obligations: Publisher Shall: Not Provide Incentivized
Traffic. This Includes But Is Not Limited To Any Spoofing,
Redirecting Or Trafficking From Adult Related Websites In An
Effort To Gain Traffic Or Websites That Are Point, Lottery, Coupon
Or Rewards Based And Encourage Users To Click On Advertisements Or
Use Advertisements To Generate Revenue For Users To Win Points,
Get Rewards, Or Other Any Other Incentive.� Not Provide Leads
Generated From Content, Email Or Websites That Are Not Subject
Matter Related To The Category Of The Advertisement Represented.
Such Websites Must Be Content-Based (Not a List Of Links Or
Advertisements), Be Written In English, Receive a Minimum Of
Unique Page Views Per Month, Have a Top-Level Name And Must Not
Infringe On Any Personal, Intellectual Property Or Copyrights.
This Can Be Waived Only By Specifically Providing The Name Of The
Proposed Website To GoalOfferss. Be Able To Provide The Name Of The
Website Where The Lead Was Generated. This Information Is Only
Delivered To GoalOfferss Upon Request, But Must Be Made Available In
Case There Is a Dispute Or Problem With The Lead. Not Provide
Inappropriate Content, Which Includes, But Is Not Limited To,
Content That (i) Promotes The Use Of Alcohol, Tobacco Or Illegal
Substances, Nudity, Sex, Pornography Adult-Oriented Content Such
As Phone Sex Or Escort Services, Expletives Or Inappropriate
Language, (Ii) Promotes Violence Or The Use Of Illegal Substances
Or Activities Such As How To Build a Bomb, Counterfeiting Money
And Software Pirating (Iii) Promotes Illegal Or Unethical
Activity, Racism, Hate, "Spam", Mail Fraud, Gambling, Sweepstakes,
Pyramid Schemes, Or Illegal Advice (Iv) Is Otherwise Prohibited By
Federal Or State Law; And/Or (v) Will Bring GoalOfferss And/Or Its
Associated Advertisers Negative Publicity. At No Time, Engage In,
Disseminate, Promote Or Otherwise Distribute Any Advertisement
Through The Use Of Contextual Media, Specifically Downloadable
Software (Also Called Adware, Pop-Up/Pop-Under Technologies,
Plug-Ins, And Other Names As Applicable). Email Campaigns.
Publisher Further Represents And Warrants That With Respect To
Email Campaigns Transmitted By Publisher For GoalOfferss, Publisher
Shall At All Times Only Use The GoalOfferss Email Creative Provided
By GoalOfferss, Maintain Strict Compliance With The Controlling The
Assault On Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act Of 2003
(Can-Spam) And Any Amendments And Modifications Thereto.
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14.) Confidentiality: The Terms Of This Agreement Are Confidential
And Shall Not Be Disclosed To Any Third Party Except Where
Required By Law. All Information Submitted By End-User Customers
Pursuant To This Agreement Is Proprietary To And Owned By
GoalOfferss. Such Customer Information Is Confidential And May Not Be
Disclosed By GoalOfferss Or Publisher. In Addition, Publisher
Acknowledges That All Non-Public Information, Data And Reports
Received From GoalOfferss Hereunder Or As Part Of The Services
Hereunder Is Proprietary To And Owned By GoalOfferss. (�Confidential
Information�). Publisher Agrees Not To Disclose The Terms Of This
Agreement, Including The Cpa Value, To Any Third Party Without The
Express Written Consent Of GoalOfferss, And That Such Constitutes
Confidential Information. All Confidential Information Is Or May
Be Protected By Copyright, Trademark, Trade Secret And Other
Intellectual Property Law, As Appropriate. Publisher Agrees Not To
Reproduce, Disseminate, Sell, Distribute Or Commercially Exploit
Any Proprietary Or Confidential Information In Any Manner. These
Non-Disclosure Obligations Shall Survive The Termination Of This
Agreement For a Period Of Five (5) Years. This Section Does Not
Bind GoalOfferss Or Publisher In The Event Such Information Is
Required To Be Disclosed By Operation Of Law. If a Request Is Made
Of Publisher To Disclose Such Information, Publisher Must
Immediately Inform GoalOfferss Via Written Notice Sufficiently
Promptly To Allow GoalOfferss To Seek a Protective Order Prior To The
Time Commanded To Produce Or Disclose Such Confidential
Information, And Publisher Agrees To Cooperate In Whatever Way
GoalOfferss Requests To Attempt To Protect That Information From
Disclosure By Operation Of Law. Subject To Prior Approval By
Publisher, GoalOfferss May Publicly Announce Its Contractual
Relationship With Publisher, Which Includes Being On a Listing Of
GoalOfferss Publishers In General Corporate Materials And In Industry
Standard Press Releases.
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15). Disclaimer Of Warranties: GoalOfferss Provides Its Sites And The
Sites Of Its Affiliates And Partners, And All Its Services And The
Services Of Its Affiliates And Partners, As Performed Hereunder,
On An "As Is," �Where Is� And "As Available" Basis. GoalOfferss
Disclaims All Warranties Of Any Kind, Whether Express Or Implied,
Including But Not Limited To The Implied Warranty Of
Merchantability Or Fitness For a Particular Purpose And Implied
Warranties Arising From Course Of Dealing Or Course Of
Performance.
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16.) Limitations Of Liability: In No Event Shall GoalOfferss Be
Liable For Any Special, Indirect, Incidental Or Consequential
Damages (Including, Without Limitation, For Breach Of Contract,
Warranty, Negligence Or Strict Liability), Or For Interrupted
Communications, Loss Of Use, Lost Business, Lost Data Or Lost
Profits, Arising Out Of Or In Connection With This Agreement.
Under No Circumstances Shall GoalOfferss Be Liable To Publisher Or
Any Third Parties For An Amount Greater Than The Amounts Paid By
GoalOfferss To Publisher During The Prior Three Months.
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17.) Indemnification: Each Party Agrees To Indemnify, Defend And
Hold Harmless The Other Party And Its Employees, Agents, Officers
And Directors, Against Any And All Claims, Causes Of Actions,
Judgments, Demands, Damages, Losses Or Liabilities, Including
Costs And Expenses (Including Reasonable Attorneys Fees And Costs
Of Suit), Arising Out Of Or Relating To (a) Any Claim Based Upon
Infringement Of Copyright, Trademark, Patent, Or Trade Secret Or
Other Intellectual Property Right Of Any Third Party; (b) Any
Claim, Representation, Or Statement Made In The Advertisement; (c)
Any Breach Of Any Representation Or Warranty Contained In This
Agreement.
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18). No Assignment: Neither Party Shall Have The Right To Assign
Or Otherwise Transfer Its Rights And Obligations Under This
Agreement Except With The Prior Written Consent Of The Other
Party; Provided, However, That a Successor In Interest By Merger,
By Operation Of Law, Assignment, Purchase Or Otherwise Of All Or
Substantially All The Business Of a Party May Acquire Its Rights
And Obligations Hereunder. Any Prohibited Assignment Shall Be Null
And Void.
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19.) Independent Contractor: Each Party Is An Independent
Contractor. Except As Set Forth In This Agreement, Neither Party
Is Authorized Or Empowered To Obligate The Other Or Incur Any
Costs On Behalf Of The Other Without The Party�s Prior Written
Consent.
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20.) Severability: If Any Term, Provision, Covenant, Or Condition
Of This Agreement Is Held By a Court Of Competent Jurisdiction To
Be Invalid Or Unenforceable, The Remainder Of The Agreement Shall
Remain In Full Force And Effect And Shall In No Way Be Affected Or
Invalidated.
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21.) Entire Agreement; Modification: This Constitutes The Entire
Agreement Between The Parties And Supersedes Any Prior Or
Inconsistent Agreements, Negotiations, Representations And
Promises, Written Or Oral, Regarding The Subject Matter. No
Modification, Course Of Conduct, Amendment, Supplement To Or
Waiver Of This Agreement Or Any Provisions Hereof Shall Be Binding
Upon The Parties Unless Made In Writing And Duly Signed By Both
Parties.
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22.) Agreement In Counterparts: This Agreement May Be Signed By
GoalOfferss And Publisher In Counterparts, And Facsimile Signatures
Shall Have The Same Force And Effect As An Original Signature.