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TendSkin.com
Referral Program Agreement
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Tend
Skin
Tend Skin Company
("Tend Skin" or "we") is a Florida corporation
in the business of selling and distributing various products,
including cosmetic and other products.
B. The
Program
The TendSkin.com
Referral Program (the "Program") is exclusively
owned and operated by Tend Skin.
C. This
Agreement
This Agreement
contains the complete terms and conditions that govern application
for participation and participation in the Program. By applying
for participation in the Program, you agree to be bound
by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
D. Application
to be a Participant
To apply to participate
in the Program, you will need to complete our on-line application.
Tend Skin will review your application and notify you via
e-mail as to approval or non-approval of your application.
If approved, you will be considered a "Participant"
in the Program and for the purposes of this Agreement.
E. Standards for Application and Continuing Participation
Tend Skin reserves
the right to reject any application for participation in
the Program. Tend Skin also reserves the right to immediately
terminate, without advance notice, any continued participation
in the Program. The standards for rejection or termination
from participation in the Program are if, in our sole discretion,
any of the applicant's or participant's web sites contain
or use material that we deem inappropriate, for any reason,
for association with Tend Skin, with any of its brand names,
and/or with the Program. Tend Skin undertakes no responsibility,
however, to monitor or be responsible for any content of
any Participant's web sites. Examples of inappropriate material
include, without limitation:
1. Unauthorized
Use of Tend Skin's Name and Brands
Inappropriate
material includes, without limitation, any unauthorized
use of "Tend Skin", or any of Tend Skin's brand
names, or any variations or misspellings thereof, in any
web-site domain name, page address, meta-tag, or search
keyword.
2. Inappropriate
Discrimination Against Persons
Inappropriate material includes, without limitation, any
material that promotes discrimination based on race, sex,
religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or
age.
3. Activities
That Are Illegal Under Local Laws and Standards
Inappropriate material includes, without limitation, material
that promotes activities that are illegal or would be illegal
under the laws and standards of the United States of America
and the State of Florida.
II. BANNER
LINK
A. Tend
Skin to Banner Links
Tend Skin will provide the Participant with the necessary
HTML scripts along with instructions to add the scripts
to web pages for displaying the Tend Skin banner ("Banner
Link"). The HTML script dynamically loads the Tend
Skin banner graphics to the web pages directly from Tend
Skin's website when the pages are viewed.
Tend Skin may
change the graphics and/or content of the Banner Link at
any time.
The Participant
may use the HTML scripts to display the Banner Link on any
number of pages on the Participant's web site that Tend
Skin has approved.
B. Limited
License to Tend Skin's Banner Link
If an application for participation in the Program is approved,
Tend Skin grants the Participant a non-exclusive, non-transferable,
revocable license to display Tend Skin's Banner Link on
the Participant's web sites, for the sole purpose of acting
as a Participant in the Program. Any use of Tend Skin's
names, trademarks, logos, and/or links for any purpose not
provided for in the terms of this Agreement is strictly
prohibited.
III. PARTICIPANT'S
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Participant
will be solely responsible for the development, operation,
maintenance, and content of the Participant's web site;
The Participant
represents and warrants to Tend Skin that the contents of
the Participant's web site will not include illegal material
and will not infringe upon or violate the rights of any
third party;
The Participant
will not present the Participant's web sites as a part of
the TendSkin.com web site, but rather only as a Participant
web site, independent of Tend Skin and the TendSkin.com
web site. Participant may not issue any press release with
respect to this Agreement or its participation in the Program.
In addition, Participant will not in any manner misrepresent
or embellish the relationship between Tend Skin and Participant,
or express or imply any relationship or affiliation between
Tend Skin and Participant or any other person or entity
except as expressly permitted by this Agreement (including
by expressing or implying that Tend Skin or TendSkin.com
supports, sponsors, endorses, or contributes money to any
charity or other cause);
Except to the
extent of the limited license herein, the Participant will
not use any proprietary material from Tend Skin or the TendSkin.com
web site without the prior written permission of Tend Skin;
and
The Participant
will indemnify and hold Tend Skin harmless against all claims,
damages, or expenses relating to the Participant's development,
operation, maintenance, and contents of the Participant
web site.
IV. RESPONSIBILITIES
OF TEND SKIN
Tend Skin will
provide all necessary HTML code and graphic material necessary
for Participant to establish Banner Links to TendSkin.com;
Tend Skin will
use commercially reasonable efforts to present accurate
product and pricing information, but cannot guarantee the
availability or price of any particular product;
Tend Skin will
process all orders for merchandise that are on terms acceptable
to Tend Skin, and will be responsible for all activities
related thereto;
Tend Skin will
track and record all traffic and sales that result from
the use of Banner Links on Participant's approved web page(s)
to TendSkin.com; and
Tend Skin will
periodically pay commissions to Participant as specified
in this Agreement based on sales that result from the use
of Banner Links on Participant's approved web page(s) to
TendSkin.com,.
V. CUSTOMERS
AND COMMISSIONS
A. Customers
Customers who buy products through the Program will be deemed
to be customers of Tend Skin. Accordingly, all Tendskin.com
rules, policies, and operating procedures concerning customer
orders, customer service, and product sales will apply to
those customers. Tend Skin may change its policies and operating
procedures at any time. For example, Tend Skin will determine
the prices to be charged for products sold under this Program
in accordance with its own pricing policies. Product prices
and availability may vary from time to time. Because price
changes may affect Products that Participant has listed
on its site, prices must not be shown on Participant's web
site.
B. Commission
Qualification
To qualify for a commission, a customer's purchase must
be (1) made by the customer during the same, uninterrupted
session, tracked from the Banner Link to the TendSkin.com
store, (2) paid for in full by methods acceptable to Tend
Skin, (3) shipped by Tend Skin, and (4) not returned to
Tend Skin for refund within 45 days of shipping to the customer.
C. Basis
for Commission
The amount of the commission will be based on the aggregate
total of the actual purchase price paid to us for merchandise
(herein after referred to as "Net Sales"), and
will exclude amounts paid to us for taxes, duties, shipping,
handling, gift wrapping, packing materials, and similar
charges not arising from the sale price of the merchandise
itself.
D. Commission
Rate
The commission rate for all items available for sale at
TendSkin.com will be fifteen percent (15%) of Net Sales.
E. Commission
Payment
Commission payments will be made quarterly on or about the
following dates: March 31st, June 30th, September 30th,
and December 31st. However, if the referral fees payable
to you for any calendar quarter are less than Ten U.S. Dollars
($10), we will hold payment until the total amount due is
at least Ten U.S. Dollars ($10) or, if earlier, as provided
if this Agreement is terminated
F. Form
of Payment
The Participant will have its payments made in the form
of a Check drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. funds mailed to
it at the address provided on the application for participation
in the Program
VI. DURATION
AND TERMINATION
A. Duration
of Agreement
This Agreement will continue until terminated by either
Tend Skin or the Participant, except that the Agreement
will continue in effect for the purposes of adjusting the
rights of the parties. Either party may terminate this Agreement,
with or without cause, at any time by e-mail notice of termination
to the other party.
B. Effect
of Termination
Upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason, Participant
will immediately and permanently cease use of, and remove
from any and all of its web sites, all links to Tend Skin's
web sites, including all Banner Links, and all Tend Skin
trademarks, trade dress, and logos, and all other materials
provided by or on behalf of Tend Skin to Participant pursuant
to this Agreement or in connection with the Program. Participant
will not thereafter use any such materials. Participant
will be eligible to earn referral fees only on our sales
of Qualifying Products that occur during the term of this
Agreement, and referral fees earned through the date of
termination will remain payable only if the related orders
are not canceled or returned. Tend Skin may withhold Participant's
final payment for a reasonable time to ensure that the correct
amount is paid.
VII. OTHER
IMPORTANT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
A. Modification
of Agreement
Tend Skin may modify the terms of this Agreement at any
time in its sole discretion. Participant will be notified
via e-mail of any such changes. Participant's continued
participation in the Program will constitute the Participant's
acceptance of any such modifications. Termination of the
Agreement will be Participant's sole recourse if it is not
in agreement with any modifications.
B. Independent
Contractor Relationship
Tend Skin and the Participant will have an independent contractor
relationship, and nothing in this Agreement will create
any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales
representative, or employment relationship between the parties.
C. No
Agency Relationship
The Participant will have no authority to make or accept
any offers or representations on Tend Skin's behalf. Similarly,
Tend Skin will have no authority to make or accept any offers
or representations on the Participant's behalf.
D. No
Assignment of this Agreement Without Prior Written Consent
The Participant cannot assign its obligations under this
Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without Tend
Skin's 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.
E. No
Waiver
Tend Skin's waiver or failure to enforce Participant's 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.
F. No
Obligation Not to Compete
Tend Skin 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 Participant's web site.
G. Disclaimers
Tend Skin makes no express or implied warranties or representations
in this Agreement 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, Tend Skin makes no
representation that the operation of its site will be uninterrupted
or error-free, and it will not be liable for the consequences
of any interruptions or errors.
H. Limitation
of Liability to Participant
Tend Skin 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
Tend Skin has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Further, Tend Skin's aggregate liability arising with respect
to this Agreement and the Program will not exceed the total
referral fees paid or payable to the Participant under this
Agreement.
I. Florida
Governing Law and Forum Selection
Application to participate and participation in the Program
under this Agreement will be governed by the laws of the
United States of America and the State of Florida, 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 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and
the Participant irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction
of such courts.
J. Independent
Investigation
IN APPLYING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRORAM, YOU REPRESENT
AND WARRANT TO TEND SKIN THAT YOU HAVE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED
THE DESIRABILITY OF PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM AND THAT
YOU ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE, OR
STATEMENT OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT. YOU
ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS ENTIRE AGREEMENT
AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
COPYRIGHT 2002, TEND SKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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