This Agreement contains the complete terms and conditions that apply to your participation as a member of the Performance Marketing Program (the “Program”) operated by SCI Inc. (hereinafter, “Company,” “we” or “us). As used in this Agreement, “you” or “your” means the applicant/participating member. The Program offers one level of commissions to each affiliate based on your membership plan. SCI Inc. does not offer a MLM, Downline, Ponzi Scheme or similar 'get rich quick' affiliate program.
THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND SCI INC. BY REGISTERING ON OUR WEBSITE
YOU ARE AFFIRMATIVELY STATING THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN AND ARE AFFIRMATIVELY INDICATING
YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROGRAM AGREEMENT AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY
THE TERMS HEREOF. YOU CANNOT BECOME A MEMBER OF THE PROGRAM UNLESS YOU
HAVE ACCEPTED EACH AND EVERY TERM HEREOF.
1. Enrollment in this Program.
To begin the enrollment process, you will submit a completed Program Application. You can view the MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS HERE
We will evaluate your application in good faith and will notify you of
your acceptance or rejection. We will reject your application if we
determine that you have provided inaccurate or incomplete signup
information, determine that you are under 18 years of age or determine
that your site is unsuitable for the Program for any reason, including,
but not limited to, if your marketing incorporates images or content
that is unlawful, defamatory, obscene, harassing or otherwise
objectionable, such as marketings that facilitate illegal activity or
promote violence or promote or assist others in promoting copyright
infringement (collectively, “Content Restrictions”).
2. Utilizing Links in Your Marketing
As
an affiliate in the Program, you may use in your marketing materials
(“Affiliate Marketing”) any form of promotion you choose, consistent
with the terms of this Agreement. You may use banner advertisements,
button links and/or text links to our site (the “Links”), however, you
cannot employ deceptive language or misleading URL’s in the Links, and
you must comply with all applicable state and federal laws. Promotional
links must contain SCI Inc.’s trade names, service marks, and/or logos
for display in your Affiliate Marketing. Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, you are granted a limited, non-exclusive,
non-transferable license to access and link designated promotional
materials for placement in your Affiliate Marketing for the sole and
exclusive purpose of promoting web sites owned, operated or controlled
by SCI, Inc. In utilizing the Links, you agree that you will cooperate
fully with us in order to establish and maintain such Link or Links.
3. Commissions.
We
will pay you a commission per sale coming from your Links. The
Commission Rate is subject to change from time to time, upon email
notice to you and commencing the 30-days following such notice. Note
that a commission will only be paid if the visitor to our site can be
tracked by the system from the time of the Link to the time of the sale.
No commission will be paid if the visitor's payment to our site cannot
be tracked directly to your marketing by our system or if full payment
for services is not made to us by the customer. No commission will be
paid for purchases by you or anyone within your organization. Commission
amounts are described on the offer page of Diet-Patch.com or as agreed
upon. If affiliate sale results in a chargeback or fraudulent order,
commissions will be removed from the balance. If chargebacks or
fraudulent orders exceed 5% of your sales, there will be an additional
$30 charge per fraudulent order to your balance and your account will be
shut down. Affiliates are NOT charged for Product Returns.
4. Commission Payment.
Commissions
due and owing to you under the Program will be paid to you directly by
SCI, Inc. weekly, upon reaching any minimum commission payout.
Diet-Patch Performance Marketing Payments & Options
5. Marketing Must Conform To "Netiquette"
In
addition to the Content Restrictions above, you must not send IRC
messages or post advertising to the USENET, or a blog belonging to
another person, that includes any of SCI, Inc. trademarks, images or
Affiliate Marketing URL and/or Products. There will be no leniency in
cases of inappropriate marketing and affiliates in violation of this
policy will forfeit their unpaid commissions and be removed from the
program. Affiliates who cause actual damages to SCI, Inc. through use of
prohibited forms of advertising are liable for liquidated damages in
the amount of $10,000 for each day SCI, Inc. suffers actual damages.
We
do NOT authorize the harvesting or collection of screen names from any
ISP service for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, and will
terminate without pay any webmaster determined to have transmitted bulk
emails advertising any web marketings marketed through this Program to
lists gathered by such methods.
Should
we determine, in our sole discretion that you have violated this AUP,
you will be terminated immediately, will be ineligible to sign up for
another account, will not be paid for any traffic or subscriptions
generated prior to the date of termination; and your registration
information may be turned over to complaining parties.
HOW TO REPORT IMPROPER MARKETING METHODS BY AFFILIATES
If
you believe you are the target of advertising in violation of this
Agreement from a person or company advertising web sites under this
Program, we ask for your cooperation in tracking down the offending
party. Please send the offending ad, with all header or other technical
information, to info @ diet-patch.com.
6. Non-Exclusive Limited License and Use of Affiliate Logos and Trademarks.
You grant us a non-exclusive license to utilize your names, titles and
logos, trademarks (collectively the “Affiliate Trademarks"), to
advertise, market, promote and publicize in any manner our rights
hereunder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, we shall not
be required to so advertise, market, promote or publicize. You hereby
represent and warrant that you are the sole and exclusive owner of the
Affiliate Trademarks and have the right and power to grant to us the
license to use same in the manner contemplated herein, and such grant
does not or will not (i) breach, conflict with or constitute a default
under any Agreement or other instrument applicable to you or binding
upon you, or (ii) infringe upon any trademark, trade name, service mark,
copyright, or other proprietary right of any other person or entity.
This license shall terminate upon the effective date of the expiration
or termination of this Agreement.
7. Responsibility for Your Marketing Materials.
SCI Inc is not responsible for your advertisements, websites and promotional materials. However, you are expressly advised that your marketing materials which refer to our Affiliate or Drop-Ship Program, our Company and/or our products , be ethical, non-deceptive, offer full disclosure of terms and conditions and is in compliance with normal and ethical business practices. Marking up our product price is not allowed for Affiliates/Drop Ship Affiliates - the Recommended Retail Price (RRP) is the maximum retail price.
8. Independent Investigation.
You
acknowledge that you have read this Agreement and agree to all its
terms and conditions. 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 web sites that are similar
to or compete with your web site. You have independently evaluated the
desirability of participating in the Program and are not relying on any
representation, guarantee or statement other than as set forth in this
Agreement. We have the right to monitor your Web site at any time and
from time to time to determine if you are in compliance with this
Agreement. We also reserve the right to review all commissions for
possible fraud. Any incidence of fraud constitutes a breach of this
Agreement, and SCI, Inc. retains the right to terminate this Agreement
immediately.
9. Term of the Agreements.
The
term of this Agreement will begin upon our acceptance of your
Application and will end when terminated by either party. Either you or
we may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by
giving the other party notice of termination. Notice by email, to your
email address on our records, is considered sufficient notice for to
terminate this Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated because you
have violated the terms of this Agreement, you are not eligible to
receive any commissions payments, even for commissions earned prior to
the date of termination. If this Agreement is terminated for any other
reason, you are only eligible to earn a commission on sales occurring
during the term of the Agreement, and commissions earned through the
date of termination will remain payable only if the related orders are
not canceled or returned. We reserve the right to withhold your final
payment for a reasonable time to ensure that the correct amount is paid.
10. Modification.
We
may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement,
at any time and in our sole discretion. Notice of any change by email,
to your address on our records, or the posting on our site of a change
notice of a new Agreement, is considered sufficient notice for notifying
you of a modification to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Modifications may include, but are not limited to, changes in the scope
of available commission fees, commission schedules, payment procedures,
and Program rules. All such modifications shall take effect 48 hours
after we serve notice as provided above, unless we indicate otherwise.
If any modification is unacceptable to you, your only recourse is to
terminate this Agreement. Your continued participation in the Program,
following our posting of a change notice or new Agreement on our site,
will constitute binding acceptance of the change.
11. Relationship of Parties.
Nothing
in this Agreement will create any partnership, joint venture, agency
franchise, sales representative, or employment relationship between the
parties. You will have no authority to make or accept any offers or
representations on our behalf. You will not make any statement, whether
in your marketing or otherwise, that reasonably would contradict
anything in this Section. You are not an agent of the SCI, Inc. and the
SCI, Inc. expressly disclaims responsibility for any conduct by you in
violation of our terms of Agreement.
12. Limitation of Liability.
We
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 we have been advised of the
possibility of such damages. Further, our aggregate liability arising
with respect to this Agreement and the Program will not exceed the total
referral fees paid or payable to you under to this Agreement or fifty
dollars ($50.00), whichever is greater.
13. Disclaimers.
We
make no express or implied warranties or representations with respect
to the Program or any SCI, Inc. services or other items sold through the
Program (including, without limitation, 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.
14. Representations and Warranties.
You
hereby represent and warrant to us that this Agreement has been duly
and validly executed and delivered by you and constitutes your legal,
valid and binding obligation, enforceable against you in accordance with
its terms; and that the execution, delivery and performance by you of
this Agreement are within your legal capacity and power; have been duly
authorized by all requisite action on your part; require the approval or
consent of no other persons; and neither violate nor constitute a
default under the (i) provision of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree to which you are subject or which is binding upon
you, or (ii) the terms of any other Agreement, document or instrument
applicable to you or binding upon you. Should any law enforcement agency
or Internet access service provide SCI, Inc. with notice that you have
engaged in transmission of unsolicited bulk emails or have otherwise
engaged in unlawful conduct or conduct in violation of said service
provider’s terms of service, we reserve the right to cooperate in any
investigation relating to your activities including disclosure of your
account information in connection therewith. We make no warranty,
express or implied, with respect to any information delivered hereunder,
including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a
particular purpose or freedom from patent, trademark or copyright
infringements, whether arising by law, custom or conduct, or as to the
accuracy or completeness of the information and we shall not have any
liability to you or to any other person resulting from your or such
third person’s use of the information.
15. Confidentiality.
We
may disclose to you certain information as a result of your
participation as part of the program, which information we consider to
be confidential (herein referred to as “Confidential Information”). For
purpose of this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall
include, but not be limited to, any modifications to the terms and
provisions of this Affiliate Network Agreement made specifically for
your marketing and not generally available to other members of the
Program, web site, business and financial information relating to SCI,
Inc., customer and vendor lists relating to SCI, Inc. and any members of
the Program, other than you. Confidential Information shall also
include any information that we designate as confidential during the
term of this Agreement. You agree not to disclose any Confidential
Information and that such Confidential Information shall also include
any information that we designate as confidential during the term of
this Agreement. You agree not to disclose any Confidential Information
and that such Confidential Information shall remain strictly
confidential and secret and shall not be utilized, directly or
indirectly, by you for your own business purposes or for any other
purpose except and solely to the extent that any such information is
generally known or available to the public or if same is required by law
or legal process. Should you received a court notice, complaint or
subpoena requesting or seeking to compel disclosure of Confidential
Information, you shall immediately inform SCI, Inc. and SCI, Inc. shall
have the right, and be given the opportunity, to obtain a protective
order to prevent disclosure of such Confidential Information.
16. Indemnification.
You
hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless SCI, Inc., its
shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates,
successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, losses,
liabilities, damages or expense (including attorneys’ fees and costs) of
any nature whatsoever incurred or suffered by us (collectively the
“Losses”), in so far as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based on (i) any claim or threatened claim that our
use of the Affiliate Trademarks infringes on the rights of any third
party; (ii) the breach of any promise, covenant, representation or
warranty made by you herein; or (iii) or any claim related to your
marketing.
17. Miscellaneous.
Terminated
accounts cannot later apply to the Program without our express written
consent. You may not assign this Agreement, by operation of law or
otherwise, without our 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. Our failure to enforce your 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. This Agreement and the legal relations between the parties
hereto shall be governed in all respects, including validity,
interpretation, performance and effect, by the laws of the United States
of America, applicable to contracts made and to be wholly performed
therein. The parties hereto expressly and irrevocably consent and submit
to the personal jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts
of Houston, Texas with respect to any legal action or proceeding that
may be brought pursuant to this Agreement. You hereby expressly and
irrevocably waive any claim or defense in any such action or proceeding
based on any alleged lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue or
forum non convenient or similar theory. In any action for violation of
this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recovery of
costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees.
18. Other Grounds for Termination
In
addition to the foregoing, we will immediately terminate your
participation in the Program if we believe you have engaged in any of
the following:
Altering by electronic, mechanical or automated means or other technologies, that may now exist or come into existence, the Program webmaster affiliate code or Program site URLs belonging to or identified with accounts other than your own, or causing the modification or substitution of Program webmaster affiliate code or Program site URLs belonging to or identified with accounts other than your own that may reside within or originate from a third party system in the form of bookmarks, cached pages, cookies or other stored forms that may be passed to the Program and/or Company system by user operation of said third party system.
Making any statement, whether on your site or otherwise, that reasonably would contradict anything in this Agreement.



