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Terms of Use
THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND RCI
INTERNET SERVICES, INC. (RCI) BY ENROLLING, YOU ARE AGREEING THAT YOU HAVE READ
AND UNDERSTAND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT YOU AGREE TO
BE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH AND EVERY TERM AND CONDITION.
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Definitions
This Agreement contains the complete terms and
conditions that apply to you joining in the NaughtyBids AffiliateProgram (the
"Program"). The purpose of this Agreement is to allow linking between your web
site and RCI's NaughtyBids Affiliate Progam web site. As used in this
Agreement, "we", "us", and "our" means RCI, dba NaughtyBids Affiliate Progam,
and "you", "your" and "yours" means the applicant. "Site" means a World Wide
Web site and, depending on the context refers either to NaughtyBids Affiliate
Progam site or to the site that you will link to our site. "Click" means a
method that takes the surfer, as determined by the IP address, from the enter
button of a legally linked banner or text link of our site from your site.
"Sign Up" means a surfer that legally linked to our site from your site and
sucessfully subscribed (filled out correctly and agreed to our terms) to one of
our programs.
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Text Links and Banners.
You will be responsible for the content, style, and
placement of the links. We provide a complete farm to choose from in order to
meet the criteria in the operating agreement and you may not alter banners,
buttons, graphics or text links (referred to as "Graphics").. If you would like
to modify our Graphics, you must obtain written permission from Rick's Cash
first. Further, you may add or delete approved Graphics from your site at any
time without our approval. New Graphics will be posted in the Farm from time to
time. It is your responsibility to make sure that all changes are adhered to.
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Customers.
A surfer who clicks on our Graphics and submits
information through this Program shall be deemed to be customer of NaughtyBids
Affiliate Progam. As such, all NaughtyBids Affiliate Progam rules, policies and
procedures concerning these customers shall apply including any and all changes
to our rules, policies and procedures at any time.
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Site Responsibility.
You will be solely responsible for developing,
operating and maintaining your site as well as for all materials that appear on
your site. Further, you agree to 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.
In addition, you agree that you have no rights, title or interest in or to the
Graphics whether created and/or modified by you or us. You also agree not to
apply for registration of any of the Graphics (or any Graphics similar there
to) anywhere around the world. As part of your site responsibility, you agree
that you will not engage, participate or become involved in any action that
could be construed as tarnishing and/or damaging to the reputation of any
NaughtyBids Affiliate Progam Graphics. Further, you agree that your web site
information, including, but not limited to name, URL, traffic counts, etc., may
be used by NaughtyBids Affiliate Progam.
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Publicity.
You shall not in any way publish or distribute any
written material that refers to us without first submitting such material to us
for written approval, which we agree shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Further, you agree to give us a non-exclusive license to use your names, URLs,
titles, logos, ect. to advertise, market, promote and publicize in any manner
our rights hereunder; provided, however, that we shall not be required to do
so.
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Spams and Falsification.
Should NaughtyBids Affiliate Progam in its sole
discretion determine that you are guilty of spamming, providing
false account information, falsely increasing your number of clicks and/or
acting or attempting to act in any false, misleading or illegal manner,
NaughtyBids Affiliate Progam shall have the right to immediately terminate this
Agreement with cause and hold all monies due you. Such termination or waiver
thereof shall in no way constitute a waiver of any other Section of this
Agreement.
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Idle Accounts.
Should your account remain idle for 4 consecutive Pay
Periods, NaughtyBids Affiliate Progam will close your account after first
sending notice to your last known email address.
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Term of Agreement.
This Agreement will begin upon your joining our
Program and receiving an account number and will end when terminated by either
party. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without
cause, by giving the other party written notice of termination. Upon
termination of this Agreement by either party, you shall immediately cease your
use of all Graphics and halt offering access to NaughtyBids Affiliate Progam.
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Modifications.
NaughtyBids Affiliate Progam reserves the right to
modify any and all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at any time
and in our sole discretion, by posting a change notice or a new agreement on
our site. Modifications may include, but not be limited to, changes in the
scope of referral fees, e-mail collectors, fee schedules, payment procedures
and/or Program rules. Your continued participation following three (3) days
from the posting of notice of any changes in these terms and conditions, will
constitute a binding acceptance by you of such changes and/or modifications.
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Relationship of Parties
It is understood and agreed that we are independent
contractors pursuant hereto, and nothing contained herein shall be construed or
deemed to make us partners or joint venturers, nor shall either of us or any of
our agents or employees be construed or deemed to be an employee of the other.
You 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 in this Section 10.
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Limitation of Liability
We shall not be held liable for indirect, special or
consequential damages including, but not limited to, any loss of revenue,
profits or data arising from operation or performance of this Agreement or the
Program, regardless of whether we were informed or had direct or imputed
knowledge of the possibility of such damages or loss in advance. Further, our
aggregate liability (including attorney's fees) arising with the operation or
performance of this Agreement or the Program shall not exceed the total monies
due and/or payable to you under to this Agreement.
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Disclaimers, Representations and Warranties.
You represent and warrant to us that the information
you supplied to us when enrolling is true and correct and that you are duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing and are duly qualified and
licensed to do business and to carry out your obligations under this Agreement
and execution, performance and delivery of this Agreement does not violate any
existing agreement to which you are a party or by which you are bound. Further,
we make no express or implied warranties or representations with respect to the
Program or any of the services provided through the Program including, but not
limited to, warranties of fitness, merchantability, non-infringement, or any
implied warranties arising out of a course of performance, dealing, or trade
usage. In addition, we make no representation that the operation of our site
will be uninterrupted or error-free, and we will not be liable for the
consequences of any interruptions or errors.
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Indemnification.
You shall indemnify and hold us and our directors,
officers, employees, shareholders, agents, sub-contractors, representatives and
affiliated companies (referred to as "Covered Party") harmless from and against
any and all claims, actions, suits, damages, injuries, losses, deficiencies,
liabilities, obligations, commitments, causes of action, costs or expenses of
any kind or nature (including reasonable legal fees and other expenses incurred
in investigating and defending against the same, and interest) incurred by such
Covered Party resulting any breach of the representations, warranties,
covenants, agreements and obligations of you hereunder and any gross negligence
or willful misconduct of you or your partners, officers, employees, agents,
subsidiaries, parents and affiliates in connection with the provision of
services pursuant hereto. Furthermore, you shall notify us of any legal claim,
demand, right or cause of action asserted, instituted or threatened against us
that arises from or in connection with this Agreement, whether or not you are
obligated to indemnify us for such claim hereunder. The terms of this provision
shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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Review and Acceptance.
You acknowledge that you you have read this Agreement
and agree to all of its terms and conditions. You also understand and agree
that we may operate multiple web sites that may or may not be similar to or
compete with this Program and that we may solicit customer referrals that may
be different than the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
Further, you agree that you are relying solely on this Agreement in making your
decision to enroll and that you are not relying on any representation,
guarantee or statement or than as stated in this Agreement.
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Arbitration and Choice of Law
Any controversies, disputes, actions, causes of
action, or other claims arising out of or in connection with the provisions of
this Agreement which cannot be settled by mutual agreement shall be finally
settled by arbitration in Texas in accordance with the rules of the American
Arbitration Association. The arbitrator may enter a default decision against
any party who fails to participate in the arbitration proceedings and the
decision of the arbitrator shall be final, unappealable and binding and
judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Texas, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of
laws thereof.
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Assignment.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, permitted
assigns and legal representatives, including the purchaser of the stock or
assets of either party hereto. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer
any rights or remedies on any person or entity, which is not a party to this
Agreement. Neither this Agreement nor any obligation hereunder may be assigned,
transferred, or delegated, voluntarily or by operation of law, by either party
hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided,
that no such consent shall be necessary for such an assignment, transfer or
delegation by us to any of our wholly-owned subsidiaries.
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Entire Agreement.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between us as to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous written or oral agreements or representations between the
parties. The invalidity, illegality or un-enforceability of any provision of
this Agreement shall not effect the validity, legality or enforceability of any
other provisions of this Agreement, all of which shall remain in full force and
effect. No failure or delay by us to exercise and no course of dealing with
respect to any of our rights regarding your obligations of this Agreement,
shall operate as a waiver thereof. Any single or partial exercise by us of any
of our rights shall not preclude us from any other or further exercise of any
such right or the exercise of any other right. Any single or partial waiver by
us of any of your obligations under this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of
such obligation only as specified in such waiver and shall not constitute a
waiver of any other of your obligations.
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Captions.
Each caption of this Agreement shall be used as a
heading only and shall in no way be construed to limit the meaning and/or
interpretation of each Section of this Agreement as regards to its function,
use and understanding.
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Confidentiality.
The information and services provided through our
Graphics and site by NaughtyBids Affiliate Progam are proprietary in nature
and, by enrolling, you acknowledge that you are not a competitor of NaughtyBids
Affiliate Progam and agree not to share this information with any competitors.
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Proprietary Rights.
All rights, title and interest in and to any and all
customers shall be owned exclusively by NaughtyBids Affiliate Progam including,
but not limited to, names, addresses, URLs, financial profiles and any and all
other information submitted to NaughtyBids Affiliate Progam. The terms of this
provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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Right To Cancel By RCI
An Affiliate account may be canceled at anytime after
being inactive for 60 days. To be considered an active affiliate you must cause
to be created 20 new accounts per calendar month
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