Digital Militia Affiliate Program Agreement
THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UPON WHICH DIGITAL MILITIA LLC
OFFERS YOU PARTICIPATION WITHIN DIGITAL MILITIA LLC'S AFFILIATE PROGRAM. BY
APPLYING AND PARTICIPATING IN THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY
THE TERMS HEREIN. ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT CREATES A BINDING LEGAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN YOU AND DIGITAL MILITIA LLC THAT YOU WILL USE THE WEBSITE, LINKS AND ALL
OTHR PROPERTY OF DIGITAL MILITIA LLC ONLY IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH
THIS AGREEMENT.
This agreement (“Agreement”) is by and between Digital Militia LLC., a
Pennsylvania Limited Liability Company, (“Digital Militia LLC”, “we” or “us” and
“our” shall be construed accordingly) and you (“Affiliate” or “you” and “your”
shall be construed accordingly) (each individually a “Party” and collectively
the “Parties”) as an online Affiliate in Digital Militia LLC’s Affiliate Program
and the establishment of links from your affiliate web site (“your site” or
“Affiliate site”) to our web site, www.digitalmilitia.com (“our site” or
“digitalmilitia.com”).
1. Enrollment in the Affiliate Program
To begin the enrollment process, you shall submit a complete Affiliate Program
application via our site. The Program is designed for participants aged 18 and
above who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. By accepting
this Agreement and participating in the Program, you acknowledge that you are
age 18 or above. We may reject your application if we determine (in our sole
discretion) that your site is unsuitable for the Affiliate Program for any
reason, including, but not limited to, inclusion of content that is in any way
unlawful, harmful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, harassing, or racially,
ethnically, or otherwise objectionable. If we reject your application, you are
welcome to reapply to the Affiliate Program at any time subject to the removal
of any content that may have been found objectionable to Digital Militia LLC.
2. Promotion of Our Affiliate Relationship
As an Affiliate, we shall make available to you a variety of graphics and
textual links (each of these links sometimes being referred to herein as “Links”
or, individually, as a “Link”), which, subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, you may display as often and in as many areas on your site as you
desire. The Links shall serve to identify your site as a member of our Affiliate
Program and shall establish a link from your site to ours. As an Affiliate, you
are allowed to have one or more of the following types of Links to our site:
product links, category links, search box links and a general link to the
digitalmilitia.com home page. In utilizing the Links, you agree that you shall
abide by all Digital Militia LLC guidelines and policies and cooperate fully
with us in order to establish and maintain such Links.
You also agree that you shall display on your site only those graphic or textual
images indicating a Link (“Digital Militia LLC Images”) that are provided by us,
and you shall substitute such Digital Militia LLC Images as directed by us with
any Digital Militia LLC Images provided by us from time to time throughout the
term of this Agreement.
By loading or agreeing to have Digital Militia LLC Images loaded onto your site,
you agree that you will cooperate fully with us and comply with this Agreement
at all times in a manner consistent with our current policies including but not
limited to our Content Policy and our policies regarding image resolution and
proprietary notices, such as copyright and trademark notifications. The
Affiliate Site shall display such Digital Militia LLC Images prominently in
relevant sections of its site. All Links may be modified and/or expanded from
time to time throughout the term of this Agreement pursuant to the mutual
agreement of the parties hereto. Each Link connecting users of your site to our
site shall in no way alter the look, feel, or functionality of our site.
3. Our Responsibilities
We shall be responsible for providing all information necessary to allow you to
make appropriate Links from your site to our site. We shall be solely
responsible for processing every order placed by a customer following a special
Link from your site to our site, for tracking the volume and amount of sales
generated by your site, and for providing information to you regarding sales
statistics via our reporting platform. We shall be responsible for order entry,
payment processing, shipping, cancellations, returns, and related customer
service.
4. Affiliate Responsibilities
a. If you qualify and agree to participate as an Affiliate Site,
you shall display Links prominently throughout your site as you see fit and
with our consent.
b. You shall be entitled to earn referral fee payments for customer
sales as set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below.
c. You shall not use any existing or future software product or
service (including, without limitation, any computer programming code that
is an add-on or bundled with any browser or other host application) that
will replace, insert, read, intercept, record, redirect, interpret, or fill
in the contents of any electronic form or other materials submitted to
Digital Militia LLC by any other person or entity.
d. You shall not use any existing or future software product or
service (including, without limitation, any computer programming code that
is an add-on or bundled with any browser or other host application) that
will replace, insert, read, intercept, record, redirect, interpret, append
itself to, or otherwise intercept or interfere in any manner with any
click-through or other traffic-based transaction that originated from any
Digital Militia LLC Affiliate affecting in any manner any compensation or
other payment earned by or owing to any such Digital Militia LLC Affiliate.
e. You shall not in any way modify, redirect, suppress, or substitute
the operation of any button, link, or other interactive feature of
digitalmilitia.com.
f. You shall not use any existing or future software product or
service (including, without limitation, any computer programming code that
is an add-on or bundled with any browser or other host application) that
will replace, intercept, interfere, hinder, disrupt or otherwise alter in
any manner a World Wide Web user’s access, view or usage of, or other aspect
of such user’s experience at any Affiliate’s website in a manner that causes
or otherwise results in a different experience from what was otherwise
intended by such Affiliate. You shall not take any action that could
reasonably cause any confusion to the user as to what website transactions
or actions are occurring.
g. You shall not cause the creation or over-writing of any commission
tracking cookie on a consumer’s computer unless it is the direct result of a
click, on a link to the digitalmilitia.com site. You shall not cause the
creation of any commission tracking cookie on a consumer’s computer through
the means of automatically popping up the digitalmilitia.com site, through
the use of “I-frames” nor through any other method, other than through a
direct consumer-initiated click, on a link to the digitalmilitia.com site.
h. Except for linking as described above, you shall not post or serve
any advertisements or promotional content around or in conjunction with the
display of digitalmilitia.com (e.g., through any “framing” technique or
technology or pop-up windows), or assist, authorize, or encourage any third
party to take any such action.
i. You understand that the use of unsolicited commercial e-mail
(“spam”) by Digital Militia LLC affiliates is absolutely prohibited. Your
participation in the Digital Militia LLC Affiliate Program constitutes your
specific and unconditional agreement to abide by this anti-spam policy. Use
of any lists, whether purchased or created, compiled by means of automated
tools are not permitted. Also, you must use valid e-mail headers at all
times.
j. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have engaged in
any of the foregoing activities listed in Section 4a through 4i, we reserve
the right (without limiting any other rights or remedies available to us) to
withhold any referral fees otherwise payable to you under this Agreement
and/or terminate this Agreement.
5. Relationship
If, at any time, we discover that you are using your affiliate relationship with
us for any reason other than as mutually intended under this Agreement, your
relationship with us shall be immediately terminated and we reserve the right
(without limiting any other rights or remedies available to us) to withhold any
referral fees otherwise payable to you under this Agreement.
6. Referral Fee Payment Determination
Only products that we choose to offer through our website (“Products”) that are
(a) sold by us, (b) purchased by users linking to our site from your site (as an
approved affiliate) pursuant to a Link (“Linked Users”), (c) delivered to a
customer, and (d) for which we have received full payment shall qualify for a
referral fee payment (each, a “Qualifying Purchase”). For each Qualifying
Purchase, a referral fee will be paid on the amount of the order less taxes,
duties, shipping, discounts and/or promotions, amounts returned for credit card
fraud, bad debts or for returned goods, chargebacks and any royalty paid on
Digital Militia LLC products. Referral fees will only be paid in US dollars. If
a product that generated a referral fee is returned by the customer, we will
deduct the corresponding referral fee from your next payment. If there is no
subsequent payment due you will be billed for and required to repay the referral
fee. The amount of the Qualifying Purchase(s) minus the applicable deductions
referenced in this Section 6 shall be considered as “Net Sales”. Affiliate
Program referral fee percentages will be as displayed in your affiliate account.
Sales of Gift Certificates do not earn commissions, however purchases made with
gift certificates earn commission based on the basic rates.
7. Referral Fees Payment
When the total referral fee payment(s) due to you (based on Section 6 above)
exceeds the minimum payout level, currently US$50 at the end of any
calendar month, you shall be paid by a company check for the applicable referral
fee (less any taxes required to be withheld under applicable law). Such referral
fee checks shall be sent approximately thirty (30) days after the end of each
calendar month earned and shall be paid in US dollars only. If we determine, in
our sole discretion, that you have breached this Agreement, we may (without
limiting any other rights or remedies available to us) withhold any revenue
sharing fees otherwise payable to you under this Agreement. As a condition to
payment of a referral fee, you must provide Digital Militia LLC all information
reasonably necessary for Digital Militia LLC to process payments to you in
accordance with any and all applicable laws and regulations. This includes, but
is not limited to the tax identification number (for businesses located in the
US).
8. Reports of Sales
Through the application process, you shall have the opportunity to
register an email address and password and shall have the ability to
enter a password-protected site to receive your sales statistics on a
daily basis.
9. Policies and Pricing
Customers who buy products at our site through the Affiliate Program
shall be deemed to be customers of Digital Militia LLC. Accordingly, all
of our rules, policies, and operating procedures concerning customer
orders, customer service, and Digital Militia LLC product sales shall
apply to those customers. We may change our policies and operating
procedures at any time and from time to time. For example, we, in our
sole discretion, shall determine the prices to be charged for dDigital
Militia LLC products sold under the Affiliate Program in accordance with
our own pricing policies.
10. Publicity
You shall not create, publish, distribute, or permit any written
material that makes reference to us without first submitting such
material to us and receiving our prior written consent.
11. Licenses and Use of the Digital Militia LLC Logos and
Trademarks; Reservation of Rights
a. WE GRANT YOU A NON-EXCLUSIVE, NON-TRANSFERABLE, REVOCABLE RIGHT TO
(i) ACCESS OUR SITE THROUGH THE LINKS SOLELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF
THIS AGREEMENT AND (ii) SOLELY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH LINKS, TO USE THE
DIGITAL MILITIA LLC TRADEMARK AND LOGO AND SIMILAR IDENTIFYING MATERIAL
RELATING TO US (BUT ONLY IN THE FORM(S) AS PROVIDED BY DIGITAL MILITIA LLC)
(COLLECTIVELY, THE “DIGITAL MILITIA LLC’S LICENSED MATERIALS”), FOR THE SOLE
PURPOSE OF PROMOTING DIGITAL MILITIA LLC PRODUCTS ON YOUR SITE. YOU MAY NOT
ALTER, MODIFY, OR CHANGE DIGITAL MILITIA LLC’S LICENSED MATERIALS IN ANY
WAY. YOU ARE ONLY ENTITLED TO USE THE LICENSED MATERIALS IF YOU ARE A MEMBER
IN GOOD STANDING OF OUR AFFILIATE PROGRAM.
b. You shall not make any use of any Licensed Materials for any
purpose other than promoting Digital Militia LLC Products on your site. You
agree not to use the Licensed Materials in any manner that is disparaging or
that otherwise portrays us in a negative light.
c. You grant to us a non-exclusive license to utilize your names,
titles, and logos, as the same may be amended from time to time
(“Affiliate’s Licensed Materials”), in Digital Militia LLC’s advertising,
marketing, promotional and publicity activities; provided, however, that we
shall not be required to so advertise, market, promote, or publicize. This
license shall terminate upon the effective date of the expiration or
termination of this Agreement.
d. You may not register the words Digital Militia LLC or variations
thereof for use in any search engine, portal, advertising service or similar
services service. purchase or register search engine keywords, AdWords,
search terms or other identifying terms and domain names that include the
words "Digital Militia" or any variations thereof for use in any search
engine, portal, sponsored advertising service or other search or referral
service. Specifically, this policy prohibits You from bidding on:
- "Digital Militia" and any keyword string that includes this
term. For example, "Digital Militia LLC T-Shirts", "Digital Militia
LLC Shirts", "Digital Militia LLC and Shirts", "Digital Militia LLC
clothing", “www.digitalmilitia.com”, etc.;
- Variations of Digital Militia LLC’s trademark: for example
"Digital Militia", "Brand Black", "MoleculeWear", etc.
e. The rights granted by Digital Militia LLC herein do not constitute
any assignment of ownership or other transfer of ownership interests therein
or in any property of Digital Militia LLC, including without limitation, any
domain name, website or in any intellectual property of Digital Militia LLC
to you. At no time during or after the term of this Agreement shall you
challenge or assist others to challenge any Digital Militia LLC trademark,
logo, or trade dress (except to the extent expressly prohibited by
applicable law) or the registration thereof or attempt to register any
trademarks, marks or trade names confusingly similar to any Digital Militia
LLC trademark, logo, or trade dress.
f. All licenses, rights and interests in, to and with respect to the
Affiliate Program, the Website, Digital Militia LLC’s Licensed Materials,
elements and parts thereof not specifically granted herein to Participant
(including, without limitation, all rights of copyright) shall be entirely
reserved, as between the Parties, to Digital Militia LLC and may be fully
utilized by Digital Militia LLC without limitation and without regard to any
licenses and rights granted herein. You understand that we may at any time
(directly or indirectly) solicit customer referrals on terms that may differ
from those contained in this Agreement or operate websites that are similar
to or compete with your website.
12. Obligations Regarding Your Site
a. You shall be solely responsible for the development, operation,
and maintenance of your site and for all materials that appear on your site.
Such responsibilities include, but are not limited to, (1) the technical
operation of your site and all related equipment; (2) creating and posting
product descriptions, and references on your site and linking those
descriptions to our site; (3) the accuracy and propriety of materials posted
on your site; and (4) ensuring that materials posted on your site do not
violate or infringe upon, without limitation, the copyrights, trademarks,
privacy or other personal or proprietary rights of any third party. Your
site shall not (i) violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party,
(ii) be libelous, (iii) advocate or promote sexually explicit material, (iv)
advocate or promote violence, (v) promote discrimination based on race, sex,
religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age, or (vi)
otherwise be illegal.
b. We disclaim all liability for all development, operational,
maintenance and content matters related to your site. Further, you shall
indemnify and hold us harmless from all claims, damages, and expenses
(including, without limitation, attorneys' fees) relating to the
development, operation, maintenance, and contents of your site.
13. Term of the Agreement
The term of this Agreement shall begin upon our acceptance of your Affiliate
Program application and shall end when terminated by either party. Either Party
may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by giving the
other Party notice of termination. You are only eligible to earn referral fee
payment(s) on sales occurring during the term, and referral fee payment(s)
earned through the date of termination shall remain payable only if the related
Digital Militia LLC Product orders are not canceled or returned, provided,
however, we may withhold your final payment for a reasonable time to ensure that
the correct amount is paid.
14. Modification
We may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement at any
time at our sole discretion. Terms may be changed or updated at any time, but
you shall be able to find the most recent version on our website. Modifications
may include, but are not limited to, changes in the scope of available referral
fee payment(s) or the payment program in general, payment schedules, payment
procedures, and Affiliate Program rules. If any modification is unacceptable to
you, your only recourse is to terminate this agreement. Your continued
participation in the Affiliate Program following our posting of a change notice
or new agreement on our site shall constitute binding acceptance of the change.
15. Relationship of Parties
You and Digital Militia LLC are independent contractors, and nothing in this
Agreement shall create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales
representative, or employment relationship between the parties. You shall have
no authority to make or accept any offers or representations on our behalf. You
shall not make any statement, whether on your site or otherwise, that reasonably
would contradict anything in this Section.
16. Disclaimers
We make no express or implied warranties or representations with respect to the
Affiliate Program or any Digital Militia LLC Products sold through the Affiliate
Program (including, without limitation, warranties of fitness, merchantability,
non-infringement, 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 shall be uninterrupted or error free, and we
shall not be liable for the consequences of any interruptions or errors.
17. Representations and Warranties
You hereby represent and warrant to us as follows:
a. This Agreement constitutes your legal, valid, and binding
obligation, enforceable against you in accordance with its terms.
b. The execution, delivery, and performance by you of this
Agreement and the consummation by you of the transactions contemplated
hereby shall not, with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of
time, or both, conflict with or violate (i) any provision of law, rule,
or regulation to which you are subject, (ii) any order, judgment, or
decree applicable to you or binding upon your assets or properties,
(iii) any provision of your by-laws or certificate of incorporation, or
(iv) any agreement or other instrument applicable to you or binding upon
your assets or properties.
c. You are the sole and exclusive owner of Affiliate’s Licensed
Materials and have the right and power to grant to us the license to use
your trademarks in the manner contemplated herein, and such grant does
not and shall not (i) breach, conflict with, or constitute a default
under any agreement or other instrument applicable to you or binding
upon your assets or properties, or (ii) infringe upon any trademark,
trade name, service mark, copyright, or other proprietary right of any
other person or entity.
d. No consent, approval, or authorization of, or exemption by, or
filing with, any governmental authority or any third party is required
to be obtained or made by you in connection with the execution,
delivery, and performance of this Agreement or the taking by you of any
other action contemplated hereby.
e. There is no pending or, to the best of your knowledge,
threatened claim, action, or proceeding against you, or any affiliate of
yours, with respect to the execution, delivery, or consummation of this
Agreement, or with respect to your trademarks, and, to the best of your
knowledge, there is no basis for any such claim, action, or proceeding.
18. Confidentiality
During the course of your participation in the Program, you may receive business
and financial information relating to Digital Militia LLC or to the Affiliate
Program that is not known to the general public ("Confidential Information").
Confidential Information includes, without limitation, product datafeeds,
customer lists, referral fee percentages and pricing and sales information. You
agree (a) that all Confidential Information will remain Digital Militia LLC’s
exclusive property; (b) that you will use Confidential Information only as is
reasonably necessary for your participation in the Affiliate Program; and (c)
you will not disclose Confidential Information to any individual, company, or
other third party.
19. Sub-Affiliates
Subject to the terms in this Agreement, Digital Militia LLC will also pay you
referral fees on sales made by all approved web sites you recruit to Digital
Militia LLC’s Affiliate Program (“Sub-Affiliates”). You may not sign-up any
website owned by yourself or beneficially owned by yourself as a Sub-Affiliate.
To be eligible as a Sub-Affiliate, each web site you recruit must submit your
Affiliate Referral Number when they submit a complete Affiliate Program
application on our site. This reference can be made automatically using our
recruitment banners that contain special links. Sub-Affiliate status will not be
applied to any entity that has previously referred any clicks or sales to
Digital Militia LLC. You are not limited as to the number of Sub-Affiliates you
can have. We shall pay you a flat referral fee of 25% of Net Sales for all
completed sales arising out of transactions directly linked from the
Sub-Affiliate's site to Digital Militia LLC's site. Digital Militia LLC's
payment of these fees is subject to the same exceptions and conditions as fees
paid for Affiliate referrals.
20. Limitation of Liability
WE SHALL 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 AFFILIATE PROGRAM, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. FURTHER, OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT
AND THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL REFERRAL FEE PAYMENT(S)
PAID OR PAYABLE TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
21. Indemnification
You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless Digital Militia LLC and its
subsidiaries and affiliates, and their directors, officers, employees, agents,
shareholders, partners, members, and other owners, against any and all claims,
actions, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, settlements, costs,
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) (any or all of the foregoing
hereinafter referred to as “Losses”) insofar as such Losses (or actions in
respect thereof) arise out of or are based on (i) any claim that our use of
Affiliate’s Licensed Materials infringes on any trademark, trade name, service
mark, copyright, license, intellectual property, or other proprietary right of
any third party, (ii) any misrepresentation of a representation or warranty or
breach of a covenant and agreement made by you herein, or (iii) any claim
related to your site, including, without limitation, content therein not
attributable to us.
22. Independent Investigation
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL ITS TERMS AND
CONDITIONS. YOU HAVE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE DESIRABILITY OF PARTICIPATING
IN THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM AND ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE,
OR STATEMENT OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
23. Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States and the State
of North Carolina, 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 Wake County, North Carolina, and you irrevocably consent to the
jurisdiction of such courts. You may not assign this Agreement, by operation of
law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. Subject to that
restriction, this Agreement shall 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 Agreement
shall not constitute a waiver of our right to subsequently enforce such a
provision or any other provision of this Agreement.
24. Disclosure for Legal Purposes
You hereby authorize us to disclose information pursuant to judicial and
administrative proceedings, and in connection with law enforcement activities
and as otherwise may be permitted by law, to law enforcement or government
agencies if we believe the disclosure is necessary or appropriate. You also
authorize us to disclose information if we believe the disclosure is necessary
or appropriate in the event of an investigation of improper or illegal conduct
in connection with your activities as an affiliate, such as fraud,
misrepresentation, intellectual property infringement, or other activity that
may put us at risk for liability. We will, whenever we believe reasonably
possible, use our reasonable efforts to inform you if such information may be so
revealed.
25. Severability
If any term, clause or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed invalid or
unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain valid
and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
26. Waiver
Digital Militia LLC’s failure to enforce your strict performance of any
provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of our right to
subsequently enforce such a provision or any other provision of this Agreement.
27. No Assignments
You may not assign this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without our
prior written consent.
28. Survival of Provisions
The provisions of Sections 11, 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25 and 28 hereof shall
survive termination of this Agreement.
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It's time to do something productive with your website, email list, or other source of Internet traffic.
| | We pay $4.00 per single shirt you sell (this can quickly add up as most orders we get are for multiple designs).
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| | We have a 2-tier program (you earn 25% commission on the revenue any webmaster who signs up under you makes.
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With the Digital Militia Affiliate Program you earn $4.00 for every single-order shirt sold (*ThreePak sales count as one sale, for example). All you have to do is link to digitalmilitia.com. WE TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING ELSE. You can link to any page on our site with your affiliate code and your sales will be tracked.
You also earn 25% commission of the revenue of any webmaster who signs up under you, using our 2-tier program. If you've been looking for a nice way to make money while you sleep... this is it!
Risk nothing -- you can cancel your participation at any time.
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