This agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between LeadFlash LLC, a Florida
limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as (“LEADFLASH”) and you (hereinafter
referred to as “Publisher”). This Agreement governs any insertion order (“the Insertion
Order”) for advertising and marketing services that may be provided by Publisher
to LEADFLASH.
1. Term and Termination.
- This Agreement shall commence and terminate on the term dates indicated by an Insertion
Order, if any, or until replaced by LEADFLASH with another agreement.
- LEADFLASH shall retain the right to terminate this Agreement and the Insertion Order,
if any, at any time at LEADFLASH’s discretion upon notice to Publisher.
- Upon termination of this Agreement, for any reason, Publisher shall immediately
cease any use of all links to any LEADFLASH web site and any of LEADFLASH’s proprietary
materials, and will destroy or return any of LEADFLASH’s proprietary materials within
Publisher’s possession or control. LEADFLASH will be entitled to injunctive relief
and any other appropriate relief in the event Publisher fails to comply with the
foregoing.
2. Terms of Payment.
- LEADFLASH will pay commission fees to Publisher for qualified leads. As used in
this Agreement, a “qualified lead” must meet LEADFLASH’s standards which shall be
determined at LEADFLASH’s sole discretion and may change without notice. LEADFLASH
will not pay Publisher for non-qualified leads.
- LEADFLASH shall pay Publisher a certain amount per lead as specified in the Insertion
Order or as published on LEADFLASH’s website. Publisher must earn a minimum of $100
each month in order to receive payment for leads generated that month. In the event
the Publisher does not reach this minimum monthly threshold, the earnings for that
month will go towards the payout for the following month. Commission fees will be
calculated every month and payment will be issued within ten (10) days after calculation
of the commission fees.
- LEADFLASH will compile, calculate, and deliver to Publisher data required to determine
Publisher’s billing and compensation (“Data”). In the event Publisher disputes the
number of qualified leads, it shall, within ten (10) days of receipt of the Data,
provide notice of the dispute to LEADFLASH with a detailed explanation of the rationale
for the dispute, otherwise the Data will be deemed accurate and accepted as such
by Publisher without further right to dispute the accuracy of the Data. LEADFLASH
shall, in good faith, consider such documentation, but shall have final authority
in determining the correct number of qualified leads. LEADFLASH’s determination
concerning the number of qualified leads shall be deemed final and binding on the
parties.
- There will be a $30.00 bank fee applied to International Wire payments under $5,000.00.
This $30.00 is deducted from Publishers account balance.
- There will be a $30.00 bank fee applied with any request to stop payment on a check
and issue a replacement check. This $30.00 is deducted from Publishers account balance
or replacement check.
- In the event this Agreement is terminated, Publisher will only be entitled to commission
fees earned through the effective date of termination. LEADFLASH may withhold final
payment for a reasonable time to ensure that the commission fees paid exclude any
fraudulent, canceled, or returned qualifying leads.
3. Marketing.
- Publisher will use various creatives, emails, banner advertisements, hyperlinks,
web pages, newsletters, and other advertising material made and approved by LEADFLASH
to advertise LEADFLASH’s services (“Advertising”). Publisher shall not modify or
create any Advertising. In the event Publisher wants to modify or create any advertising,
Publisher must submit said Advertising to LEADFLASH and receive written and signed
consent for same by an officer/manager of LEADFLASH. All email solicitations sent
by Publisher to promote LEADFLASH’s services must comply with Section 7 of this
Agreement.
- LEADFLASH will provide initial tracking links along with any Advertising. Publisher
is responsible for hosting all email creative and redirecting from hosted creative
to LEADFLASH’s tracking links. This is necessary to ensure that LEADFLASH does not
become blacklisted with any internet service provider for any perceived violations
of any anti-spam laws due to Publisher’s negligence. In the event this occurs, Publisher
will protect, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless LEADFLASH and all third parties
from and against any and all losses, costs, claims demand, damages, and liabilities,
including attorney’s fees arising from Publisher’s failure to redirect email creative
from hosted creative.
- Publisher agrees that any web sites, affiliated web sites, email distribution lists,
or other media properties used to transmit the Advertising will meet the following
criteria: (i) be content-based, and not simply a list of links or advertisements,
nor will the primary purpose of any web site be to generate revenue from advertisers;
(ii) be written in English and contain only English language content; (iii) have
a top-level domain name; (iv) not offer incentives to users to click on advertisements,
with incentives including without limitation awards or gifts of cash, points, prizes,
“free” items, or contest entries; (v) be fully functional at all levels with no
“under construction” sites or sections; and (vi) not spawn pop-ups or exit pop-ups.
- Publisher agrees that it will not attempt in any way to alter, modify, eliminate,
conceal, cookie stuff, traffic steal or otherwise render inoperable or ineffective
LEADFLASH’s site tags, source codes, links, pixels, modules or other data provided
by or obtained from LEADFLASH that allow LEADFLASH to measure advertisement performance
and provide its service. LEADFLASH reserves the right to withhold commission payments
from Publisher’s accounts if fraudulent activity is suspected.
4. Intellectual Property License.
- LEADFLASH hereby grants to Publisher a personal, non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable
limited license to all intellectual property rights, owned and controlled by LEADFLASH
(including, but not limited to, copyrights, trademarks, and service marks) only
to the extent that such license is required for Publisher to perform its obligations
under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall transfer ownership of any
intellectual property owned and controlled by LEADFLASH to Publisher, nor grant
any right or license other than the limited license stated above. Such license shall
terminate upon termination, for any reason, of this Agreement.
5. Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer of Warranties.
- LEADFLASH’s advertising spaces, services, and software are provided “as is” and
“as available” and LEADFLASH disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether expressed
or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranty of merchantability
of fitness for a particular purpose and implied warranties arising from course of
dealing or course of performance. LEADFLASH shall not be liable for any acts of
advertisers or content providers whose content appear on LEADFLASH, nor the contents
of any advertisements, web sites or web pages, nor shall it be liable for such content.
In no event shall LEADFLASH be responsible for any lost profits or lost revenue,
or any consequential, indirect, incidental, exemplary, special, or other damages
arising out of or related to this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, LEADFLASH
shall have no liability for any failure or delay resulting from conditions beyond
LEADFLASH’S control.
6. Fraudulent Activity in Connection with Lead Generation.
- LEADFLASH reserves the right to monitor Publisher’s use of LEADFLASH’s Advertising
and Publisher’s web sites or other media properties displaying such Advertising,
including monitoring for false leads. If LEADFLASH suspects fraud on the part of
Publisher, Publisher acknowledges that it is its responsibility to prove to the
satisfaction of LEADFLASH that no fraudulent activity has occurred.
- Publisher acknowledges and agrees that LEADFLASH’s determination as to whether Publisher
has engaged in fraudulent conduct is final.
- LEADFLASH detects fraud, Publisher’s account will be made inactive pending further
investigation and all commission checks will be held until such time as LEADFLASH
determines that no fraudulent activity has occurred.
- If Publisher fraudulently creates leads as determined by LEADFLASH in its sole discretion,
Publisher will forfeit its entire commission for all leads and this Agreement will
be terminated.
- Publisher acknowledges that if it receives notice that fraudulent activity may be
occurring on Publisher’s web sites or emails displaying Advertising, and Publisher
does not take any actions to stop such fraudulent activity, then Publisher shall
be solely responsible for all associated costs and legal fees resulting from the
fraudulent activity.
- LEADFLASH reserves the right to report all known and/or suspected fraudulent conduct
by Publisher to interested parties and to make such conduct public. Publisher agrees
not to hold LEADFLASH liable for the consequences of such reports and acknowledges
that it shall be in LEADFLASH’s sole discretion to determine whether or not fraudulent
conduct has occurred or is suspected and to whom the conduct may be reported.
- LEADFLASH has the right to audit leads submitted by Publisher, at the Publisher’s
expense, if LEADFLASH suspects that Publisher is submitting fraudulent leads.
7. Representations and Warranties; Indemnification.
Publisher represents and warrants that:
- It is now and will continue throughout the Term of this Agreement to be in full
compliance with all local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations applicable
to its business and Publisher’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography
and Marketing Act of 2003 (the “CAN-SPAM Act”), state laws governing electronic
mail messages, and all other laws, rules, and regulations enforced by the Federal
Trade Commission or any other state or federal regulatory agency that has jurisdiction
over Publisher’s business activities;
- It has obtained any and all necessary permits, licenses, or other authorizations
required by any law, regulations, or government or regulatory authority for the
conduct of Publisher’s businesses as presently conducted or as may be conducted
during the Term of this Agreement;
- It is not presently the subject of any investigation or prosecution by the Federal
Trade Commission or any other federal or state governmental or regulatory body or
agency in connection with its products or services and, to the best of its knowledge,
no such investigation or prosecution is threatened;
- It has disclosed the existence of any past federal or state decrees, orders, or
consent agreements, and any pending formal or informal government investigations
involving Publisher, its officers, directors, or principals; and,
- If it becomes involved or named in any action, investigation, complaint, or other
proceeding by or before any governmental or regulatory authority, or any private
party, Publisher will immediately provide notice to LeadFlash of such action, investigation,
complaint or other proceeding, in which event LeadFlash may terminate this Agreement
immediately and without notice to Publisher.
- Publisher’s web sites, email, and other media properties containing Advertising
shall:
- (i) Not infringe upon the personal rights, intellectual property rights, or copyrights
of any person or entity;
- (ii) Not contain racially discriminatory or hate-mongering content;
- (iii) Not contain gratuitous violence, obscenity, or profanity;
- (iv) Not contain material that is defamatory or libelous;
- (v) Not promote any illegal activity including but not limited to the promotion
of gambling, illegal substances, software piracy, or hacking; and
- (vi) Not spoof, or redirect, traffic to or from any adult-oriented web sites.
Publisher agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold LeadFlash harmless from and against
any and all liability, loss, damages, claims or causes of action, including reasonable
legal fees and expenses, arising out of or related to (i) breach of the foregoing
representations and warranties, or (ii) any third-party claim arising from use of
or access to any advertising produced pursuant to this Agreement.
8. Electronic Mail Solicitations.
8.1 Publisher is required to comply with the requirements of the federal CAN-SPAM
Act as well was Federal Trade Commission regulations implementing the CAN-SPAM Act
and any applicable state or local laws or regulations governing electronic mail.
Publisher is responsible for obtaining legal advice concerning the CAN-SPAM Act
and other applicable laws and regulations. Consistent with the CAN-SPAM Act, LEADFLASH
requires Publisher to abide by the following policies concerning electronic mail
messages:
- The “FROM” line on all email transmissions must clearly and accurately identify
the party whose products or services are being promoted by the email. LEADFLASH
prohibits placing any false or misleading information in the FROM line;
- All “SUBJECT” lines must be reasonably related to the subject matter;
- Publisher will ensure that all email disseminated to consumers pursuant to this
Agreement contains a clear and conspicuous, functioning link or other web-based
mechanism that allows the email recipient to unsubscribe from future emails from
the party whose products or services are being promoted by the email. Publisher
shall provide LeadFlash the email address of any person who has unsubscribed from
such emails within seventy-two (72) hours of such unsubscribe request;
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- Publisher shall include a clear and conspicuous statement in all emails that identifies
the email as a commercial solicitation. This may be in the subject line, header,
body or footer of the email; and
- Publisher shall ensure that all emails that it sends to consumers pursuant to this
Agreement contain a valid postal address for the party whose products or services
are being promoted by the email. This postal address should be listed at the top
or bottom of each email.
8.2 Publisher shall also comply with the following additional policies regarding
commercial emails:
- Publisher may only deliver emails to individuals who have directly provided the
publisher with permission to send email offers; as used in this document, permission
means that the individual expressly agreed to receive commercial email solicitations
sent on behalf of LeadFlash or that promote the products and services of the type
LeadFlash. Publisher must keep records of such permission during the term of this
Agreement and at least three (3) years after this Agreement terminates.
- In the event of Publisher receives a complaint regarding an email that it sent pursuant
to this Agreement from a consumer, regulatory authority, or any other source, Publisher
must notify LEADFLASH of the complaint within 24 hours after receipt and include
a copy of the complaint and the following information:
- The web site or other means by which the recipient of email in question expressly
agreed to receive such email messages;
- The date the recipient provided such consent (and the time if available); and
- The I.P. address from which the recipient signed up.
8.3 A Publisher who violates LEADFLASH’s CAN-SPAM Act compliance policies as set
forth in this Agreement will be terminated at the sole discretion of LEADFLASH without
notice and any commission fees pending will be forfeited. All decisions by LEADFLASH
are final. Publisher acknowledges that it is LEADFLASH’s policy to comply with investigations
under the CAN-SPAM Act and other applicable laws.
9. Confidentiality
As used herein, “Confidential Information” shall mean: (a) either party’s proprietary
information; (b) information marked or designated by either party as confidential;
(c) information otherwise disclosed by either party in a manner consistent with
its confidential nature; (d) the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and (e)
either party’s information that is conveyed to the other party, whether or not in
written form and whether or not designated as confidential, that is known, or should
reasonably be known, by the other party to be treated as confidential. The parties
acknowledge that, as a result of the provision of services pursuant to this Agreement,
one party (“Disclosing Party”) may disclose Confidential Information to the other
party (“Receiving Party”). Therefore, the Receiving Party agrees that it will make
no disclosure of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information without obtaining
the Disclosing Party’s prior written consent. Additionally, the Receiving Party
will restrict disclosure of Confidential Information to its employee(s), authorized
agent(s) and/or independent contractors to whom disclosure is reasonably required,
and such employee(s), authorized agent(s) and/or independent contractor(s) shall
be explicitly bound by these confidentiality obligations and will use reasonable
care, but not less care than they use with respect to their own information of like
character, to prevent disclosure of any Confidential Information. Except as specified
in Section 3 of this Agreement, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed
as granting or conferring rights by license or otherwise in any Confidential Information
disclosed under this Agreement. This Section 8 shall survive any termination of
this Agreement for a period of three (3) years thereafter. The Receiving Party agrees
that monetary damages for breach of confidentiality under this Section 8 may not
be adequate and that the Disclosing Party shall be further entitled to injunctive
relief. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, confidentiality
provisions shall not apply where the Receiving Party can demonstrate with clear
evidence that the information: (a) was previously known to the Receiving Party at
the time of disclosure, free of any obligation to keep it confidential; (b) became
publicly known through no wrongful act of the Receiving Party; (c) was rightfully
received by the Receiving Party from a third party who was not bound under any confidentiality
provisions; or (d) was disclosed pursuant to judicial order, requirement of a governmental
agency or by operation of law.
10. Miscellaneous
No conditions other than those set forth in this Agreement and any Insertion Order
whether provided by Publisher or by LEADFLASH, shall be binding on LEADFLASH. In
the event of any inconsistency between any Insertion Order and the Terms and Conditions,
the Terms and Conditions shall prevail. This Agreement and any Insertion Order (i)
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida,
Palm Beach County without giving effect to principles of conflicts law; (ii) may
be amended only by written agreement executed by an officer of LEADFLASH, email
correspondence from LEADFLASH, shall not be considered binding or a part of this
agreement ; and (iii) constitute the complete and entire expression of the agreement
between the parties, and shall supersede any and all other agreements, whether written
or oral, between the parties. In the event of any legal action or other court proceedings
being taken against either party by the other party, Palm Beach County, Florida
will have jurisdiction and any proceedings must be conducted in Palm Beach County,
Florida.
11. Dispute Resolution
- Should a dispute arise between the parties (the “Dispute”), the Dispute shall be
referred by each party to an officer/manager of their respective companies with
authority to settle the Dispute and shall meet in an attempt to settle the Dispute.
- If the officers/managers cannot resolve the Dispute, the Dispute shall be settled
by arbitration as hereinafter provided.
- Any Dispute must be arbitrated on an individual basis, and must not be consolidated
in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration
shall be conducted by a single arbitrator under the then-current commercial arbitration
rules of the American Arbitration Association, provided that the arbitrator shall
be chosen from a panel of arbitrators knowledgeable in the relevant law. The decision
and award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding, and the award so rendered
may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitration shall be
held in Palm Beach County, Florida or in a mutually convenient place, and the award
shall be deemed to be made in Florida. The arbitration must be conducted in Florida
and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction
thereof. In the event of arbitration of a Dispute, each party will pay its own attorney’s
fees and other costs associated with arbitrating the Dispute.
12. General Provisions
- Relationship of Parties: The parties shall at all times be independent contractors
with respect to each other in carrying out this Agreement, and nothing herein renders
them partners, joint venturers or employer and employee. Each of the parties shall
be solely responsible for its own employees in connection with performance under
this Agreement, and all salary, wages, and benefits owed thereto.
- Assignment: Neither party may assign or transfer this Agreement without the
prior written consent of the other, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
- Headings: Headings and captions are for convenience only and are not to be
used in the interpretation of this Agreement.
- Notices: All notices required by this Agreement shall be in writing and deemed
to have been effectively given and received: (a) five (5) business days after the
date of mailing; (b) when transmitted, if sent by facsimile, provided a confirmation
of transmission is produced by the sending machine; or (c) when delivered personally
or sent by express courier service. Notices shall be addressed as follows:
    If to LEADFLASH:
    Attn: Affiliate Marketing
    Facsimile: 561-892-7773
    6700 Broken Sound Parkway
      Boca Raton FL 33487
    If to Publisher:
    Notices shall be sent using
Publisher’s address given by Publisher
    when applying on LEADFLASH website or the address where
    Publisher received its last commission check
from LEADFLASH.
- Force Majeure: Neither party shall be liable for delay or failure to perform
any of its obligations hereunder to the extent that such delay or failure arises
from any cause beyond that party’s reasonable control. Performance times shall be
considered extended for a period of time equal to the time lost because of such
delay or failure. A party affected by force majeure shall promptly advise the other
of the circumstances and shall seek to mitigate the impact of the force majeure
as promptly as possible.
- Entire Agreement: This Agreement is the complete and exclusive agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding any prior
agreements and communications (both written and oral) regarding the subject matter.
This Agreement may not be modified except in writing signed by both parties.
- Severability: If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal or
unenforceable, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent
necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect
and enforceable.
- Counterparts: This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall
constitute on and the same instrument.
The parties agree that LEADFLASH shall be notified, in writing of any claims other
than payment claims which are addressed in Section 2 of this agreement within thirty
days from the end of the month from which they are alleged. Otherwise such claims
shall be deemed waived and expired. If this clause is in conflict with any other
clause of the agreement, this clause shall prevail. This provision shall survive
the termination of this Agreement.