1. Agreement
a.) By completing and sending in our Affiliate’s application form, you are
agreeing to enter into a legal agreement with KeywordSpy, which contains all of
the terms and conditions below and governs your participation in KeywordSpy’s
Affiliate Program.
b.) The purpose of this agreement is to allow HTML linking between your site and
the KeywordSpy site.
2. Statement of Investigation
a.) You acknowledge that you have read this agreement and agree to all of its terms
and conditions.
b.) You acknowledge that you have independently evaluated the desirability of participating
in KeywordSpy’s Affiliate Program and are not relying on any representation, guarantee,
or statement other than as set forth in this agreement.
3. Application to the KeywordSpy’s Affiliate Program
a.) To begin the application process, you must submit a complete Affiliate Program
application. KeywordSpy will evaluate your application in good faith and will notify
you in a timely manner regarding acceptance or rejection of your application.
b.) KeywordSpy may reject your application if it determines (in its sole discretion)
that your site is unsuitable for the KeywordSpy’s Affiliate Program for any reason,
including, but not limited to, if your site incorporates images or content that
is in any way competitive, unlawful, harmful, threatening, defamatory, obscene,
harassing or racially, ethically or otherwise objectionable.
c.) If KeywordSpy rejects your application, you may reapply at any time, and KeywordSpy
will reconsider the application.
4. No Spamming
a.) Promoting KeywordSpy via unsolicited email is strictly prohibited, and affiliate
agrees to not reference KeywordSpy in any way, shape, or form, in any e-mail that
affiliate sends in which the recipient has not specifically asked to receive it.
b.) In the case of mailings which are conducted by a third party on affiliates behalf,
affiliate assumes full responsibility and is advised to perform due diligence to
ensure that the mailing list is in fact 100% opt-in. Furthermore, affiliate may
not link to KeywordSpy from any URL that is promoted via unsolicited e-mail.
c.) Affiliate may not advertise or reference KeywordSpy via USENET newsgroup postings
in any way, shape, or form.
d.) Affiliate agrees that KeywordSpy will terminate this agreement and withhold
all fees or payment due if affiliate is found in violation of this policy.
5. Linking Your Site to KeywordSpy/Limited License Grant
a.) As an affiliate site, we will make available to you banner advertisements, button
links, or text links to the KeywordSpy site, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
logo and words identifying KeywordSpy.com, which, subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, you may display on your site.
b.) In utilizing the links, you agree that you will cooperate fully with KeywordSpy
in order to establish and maintain such links.
c.) All affiliates shall display such links prominently throughout the affiliate
site as approved by KeywordSpy in writing. A link may only be modified and/or expanded
with KeywordSpy’s’s prior written consent.
d.) KeywordSpy has the right in its sole discretion to monitor your site at any
time and from time to time to determine if you are in compliance with the terms
of this agreement. You also agree that you will substitute such images with any
new images provided by KeywordSpy from time to time throughout the term of this
agreement. e.) Subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement, KeywordSpy
grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable, royalty-free
license (without the right to sublicense) to
(1) place links on the affiliate site during the term of this agreement; and
(2) to use the KeywordSpy marks as incorporated into the links, for the sole purpose
of linking to the KeywordSpy site.
6. Ownership of Links and KeywordSpy Marks
a.) You acknowledge that all right, title and interest in the links and the KeywordSpy
marks are exclusively owned by KeywordSpy and/or its licensors, and that no right
other than the limited license granted herein is provided to you.
b.) You shall not assert copyright, trademark or other intellectual property ownership
or other proprietary rights in the links or the KeywordSpy marks or in any element,
derivation, adaptation, variation or name thereof.
c.) You agree that your use of the links and the KeywordSpy marks incorporated therein
inures to the benefit of KeywordSpy.
d.) All goodwill or reputation in the links and the KeyworSpy marks shall automatically
vest in KeywordSpy when the links are used by you pursuant to this agreement.
e.) You shall not contest the validity of any of the KeywordSpy marks or KeywordSpy
's exclusive ownership of them.
f.) During the term of this agreement, you shall not adopt, use, or register, or
apply for registration of, whether as a corporate name, trademark, service mark
or other indication of origin, any of the KeywordSpy marks, or any word or mark
confusingly similar to them in any jurisdiction.
7. Obligations Regarding Your Site
a.) You are solely responsible for the development, operation, and maintenance of
your site and for all materials and content that appear on your site. KeywordSpy
will not be responsible for and disclaims all liability for any of the foregoing.
b.) You agree to indemnify and hold KeywordSpy harmless from all damages, claims,
fees (including attorneys' fees), and expenses arising from or relating to the development,
operation, or maintenance of your site and any content displayed on your site including
but not limited to any claim that content displayed on your site infringes or misappropriates
any intellectual property right of a third party.
Term of the Agreement
a.) The term of this agreement begins upon KeywordSpy's acceptance of your application
for the affiliate program, and ends when terminated by either party in accordance
with this agreement.
b.) Either you or KeywordSpy may terminate this agreement at any time, for any reason
or no reason, by giving the other party written notice of termination. Within 24
hours after termination (whether by you or KeywordSpy), you must remove the KeywordSpy
links and any other KeywordSpy marks from your site and you must destroy or erase
from computer memory or any other storage device any items you might have that contain
KeywordSpy links, KeywordSpy marks or KeywordSpy confidential information.
9. Modification
a.) KeywordSpy may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this agreement
and will notify you of the modification via email, and a change notice will be posted
on the KeywordSpy site from which you retrieve the reports or other information
made available by KeywordSpy.
b.) If a modification is unacceptable, you may terminate this agreement by giving
notice of termination to KeywordSpy. If you do not give KeywordSpy a notice of termination,
then you will be deemed to have accepted the modifications.
10. Relationship of the Parties
a.) You and KeywordSpy are independent contractors, and nothing in this agreement
creates any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative,
or employment relationship between you and KeywordSpy.
b.) You understand that you do not have authority to make or accept any offers or
make any representations on behalf of KeywordSpy. You may not make any statement,
whether on your Site or otherwise, that would contradict anything in this section.
11. Confidentiality
a.) During the term of this agreement, you may have access to certain confidential
information of KeywordSpy. You agree not to disclose any confidential information
to any third parties without the express prior written consent of KeywordSpy; not
to use any confidential information for any purposes except carrying out your rights
and responsibilities under this agreement; and to keep the confidential information
confidential using the same degree of care you use to protect your own confidential
information, as long as you use at least reasonable care.
b.) For purposes of this agreement, "Confidential Information" means, any and all
information in written, representational, electronic or other form relating directly
or indirectly to the present or potential business, operation or financial condition
of KeywordSpy (including, but not limited to, marketing plans, customer lists and
product data) excluding any such information which at the relevant time (i) is known
to the public (through no act or omission of the affiliate in violation of this
agreement), (ii) is lawfully acquired by the affiliate from an independent source
having no obligation to KeywordSpy maintain the confidentiality of such information
or (iii) was known to the affiliate prior to its disclosure under this agreement.
12. Disclaimers
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, KEYWORDSPY MAKES NO, AND EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ANY, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE
AFFILIATE PROGRAM, THE LINKS, TRADEMARKS, THE KEYWORDSPY SITES, THE KEYWORDSPY SERVICE,
AND ANY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDED BY KEYWORDSPY HEREUNDER, AND ANY OTHER SERVICE, CONTENT,
TOOLS, OR RELATED DOCUMENTS OR MATERIALS (IN ELECTRONIC FORM OR OTHERWISE) PROVIDED
HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES
ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR TRADE USAGE. KEYWORDSPY
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE, AVAILABILITY,
FUNCTIONALITY, OR ANY OTHER ASPECT OF THE KEYWORDSPY SITE.
You understand that the operation and/or use of the links or the KeywordSpy site
may not be uninterrupted or error free, and may have errors or omissions. You agree
that KeywordSpy will not be liable for any interruptions or errors in using the
link.
13. Limitation of Liability
KEYWORDSPY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES OR ANY
OTHER INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LINKS, THE KEYWORDSPY SERVICE OR KEYWORDSPY'S
AFFILIATE PROGRAM, EVEN IF KEYWORDSPY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA OR LOSS OR INTERRUPTION OF SERVICES OR COMMUNICATIONS.