TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The following terms and conditions (this "Agreement")
is a legal agreement between S2i Digital Media ("S2i Digital Media"),
and PUBLISHER. PUBLISHER and S2i Digital Media may also be individually
referred to herein as a "Party" and collectively as
"Parties."
1.) Service:
The Service is the collection of technical and communications services provided
by S2i Digital Media to provide PUBLISHER with tools, knowledge and reporting
to promote user propositions, primarily through the use of Advertisements.
PUBLISHER will use the Advertisement to generate commissionable actions by
users, as described in the affiliate portal or as provided directly by S2i
Digital Media. “Commissionable Actions” means any Clicks, Conversions,
Impressions, Events or Leads or other negotiated actions that PUBLISHER has
delivered which attract a monetary commission. "Advertisement" means
the Creatives provided through the Service, including any copy including
questions and or text ads, links, graphic, sound, video, data feeds,
programming code and/or other content that comprises the advertisement, as well
as the websites to which an advertisement is linked if applicable. S2i
Digital Media hereby grants to PUBLISHER during the Contract Period a
non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide right and license by all means and in
any media, whether now known or hereafter discovered, to use, reproduce,
distribute, publicly perform, publicly display and digitally perform such
Advertisement and all its constituent parts.
2.) Qualified Lead Definition (Qualified Leads): Qualified Leads are prospects who meet S2i
Digital Media’s screening criteria as described through the Service and who
provide their complete contact data. PUBLISHER will be paid on a
delivered per lead basis defined by the Terms & Conditions provided through
the Service or directly by S2i Digital Media. In the case of any dispute
between the parties as to the number of Qualified Leads, S2i Digital Media’s
numbers will control.
3.) Commissionable Action Validation Procedure:
S2i Digital Media will verify each Commissionable Action, which may take the
form of Clicks, Conversions, Impressions, Events, Qualified Leads and
negotiated actions delivered by the PUBLISHER. Upon receipt, all
commissionable actions will be checked for data validity (i.e. containing valid
data inputs for the fields specified through the Service) and uniqueness of
data (i.e. that the Qualified Leads are not present in S2i Digital Media’s
database for the designated Advertisement in the past 60 days). Subject
to any applicable laws, S2i Digital Media reserves the right to send an auto-responder
to all respondents re-confirming their request for information. Any
objections from respondents (about the email, or the offer) will be raised to
the PUBLISHER.
4.) Creative Changes: Editing of S2i Digital Media’s Creatives is strictly
controlled by the terms of the Service, unless given prior written approval
from S2i Digital Media. Creatives includes, but is not limited to, text
ads, graphic ads, from and subject line, any copy associated with the campaign
including survey questions and answers. Any changes to Creative, without
prior written permission will result in the loss of payment for commissionable
actions. PUBLISHER warrantes that no changes will be made that would
denigrate, degrade, dispute or otherwise injure S2i Digital Media’s reputation
or Service.
5.) Compliance: S2i Digital Media will actively monitor PUBLISHER activity using
a combination of its proprietary software and third-party monitoring
services. It is the obligation of PUBLISHER to prove to S2i Digital Media
that they are not committing fraud. In the case of a dispute, S2i Digital
Media will hold PUBLISHER payment in ‘Pending Status’ until PUBLISHER has
satisfactorily provided evidence that PUBLISHER is not defrauding the
system. S2i Digital Media flags accounts that: Have click-through
rates that are much higher than industry averages and where solid justification
is not evident; Have only click programs generating clicks with no indication
by site traffic that it can sustain the clicks reported; Have shown fraudulent
leads as determined by our S2i Digital Medias or Use fake redirects, automated
software, and/or fraud to generate clicks or leads. If PUBLISHER is
unable to prove to S2i Digital Media that PUBLISHER is not committing fraud,
PUBLISHER will forfeit its entire commission for all programs and PUBLISHER’s
account will be terminated. S2i Digital Media reserves sole judgment in
determining fraud.
6.) Advertising Guidelines: PUBLISHER may, in its complete discretion, reject,
cancel or remove at any time any Advertisement from the service for any reason
without prior notice to S2i Digital Media. PUBLISHER may not forego any
obligations to S2i Digital Media until resolution of any outstanding issues
between both parties is completed.
7.) Term & Target Launch: Term & Target Launch will be defined through the Service,
either through the portal provided or directly with S2i Digital Media. No
actions shall be recorded or paid for if they do not comply with the terms of
the Service. Agreement may continue thereafter by mutual consent but may
be terminated by either party for any reason whatsoever. All legitimate
moneys due to PUBLISHER will be paid during the next billing cycle. If
PUBLISHER defrauds the system, then payment is revoked as determined solely by S2i
Digital Media.
8.) Payment:
PUBLISHER will invoice S2i Digital Media on a monthly basis at the payout rates
reflected in the Service. The invoice will reflect delivery of final
commissionable action numbers that are based upon numbers reported by S2i
Digital Media to PUBLISHER pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
9.) Payment Term: S2i Digital Media shall make all payments to PUBLISHER within
30 days of the Invoice Date. All payments made to PUBLISHER do not
include, and PUBLISHER shall pay, any sales, use or similar tax associated with
such payment. All past due amounts shall accrue interest at the rate of
one and one-half percent (1.5%) per month or the maximum rate allowed by law,
whichever is greater. Parties shall keep, maintain and preserve, for the
term of this Agreement and for one (1) year thereafter, accurate records
relating to amounts due hereunder (the “Relevant Records”). Either
party shall have a right at least once per calendar year to audit the Relevant
Records of the other party for the purpose of verifying fulfillment of party’s
payment obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Each audit will be
conducted at a place agreed to by the parties, during the normal business
hours, with at least ten (10) business days prior written notice to party to be
audited. Auditing party shall pay the fees and expenses of the
audit, unless the audit reveals a payment discrepancy of more than ten percent
(10%) of all payments due in any consecutive six (6) month period, in which
case audited party shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the audit, and
shall immediately pay to auditing party all amounts found to be due.
10.) S2i Digital Media Representations and Warranties. The execution, delivery, and performance of
this Agreement by S2i Digital Media has been duly approved by its board of
directors or managing partners/members, and no further corporate action is
necessary on the part of S2i Digital Media to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
11.) PUBLISHER Representations
and Warranties: Publisher represents and warrants that:
12.) Other Obligations: PUBLISHER shall:
13.) Confidentiality: The terms of this Agreement are confidential and shall
not be disclosed to any third party except where required by law. All
information submitted by end-user customers pursuant to this Agreement is
proprietary to and owned by S2i Digital Media. Such customer information is
confidential and may not be disclosed by S2i Digital Media or PUBLISHER. In
addition, PUBLISHER acknowledges that all non-public information, data and
reports received from S2i Digital Media hereunder or as part of the services
hereunder is proprietary to and owned by S2i Digital Media.
(“Confidential Information”). PUBLISHER agrees not to disclose the terms
of this Agreement, including the commission value, to any third party without
the express written consent of S2i Digital Media, and that such constitutes
Confidential Information. All Confidential Information is or may be
protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret and other intellectual property
law, as appropriate. PUBLISHER agrees not to reproduce, disseminate, sell,
distribute or commercially exploit any proprietary or Confidential Information
in any manner. These non-disclosure obligations shall survive the termination
of this Agreement for a period of five (5) years. This section does not
bind S2i Digital Media or PUBLISHER in the event such information is required
to be disclosed by operation of law. If a request is made of PUBLISHER to
disclose such information, PUBLISHER must immediately inform S2i Digital Media
via written notice sufficiently promptly to allow S2i Digital Media to seek a
Protective Order prior to the time commanded to produce or disclose such
Confidential Information, and PUBLISHER agrees to cooperate in whatever way S2i
Digital Media requests to attempt to protect that information from disclosure
by operation of law. Subject to prior approval by PUBLISHER, S2i Digital
Media may publicly announce its contractual relationship with PUBLISHER, which
includes being on a listing of S2i Digital Media publishers in general
corporate materials and in industry standard press releases.
14.) Disclaimer of Warranties: S2i Digital Media provides its sites and the
sites of its Affiliates and Partners, and all its services and the services of
its Affiliates and Partners, as performed hereunder, on an "AS IS",
"WHERE IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. S2i Digital
Media disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied,
including but not limited to the implied warranty and merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose and implied warranties arising from course of
dealing or course of performance.
15.) Limitations of Liability: In no event shall S2i Digital Media be liable
for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages (including,
without limitation, for breach of contract, warranty, negligence or strict
liability), or for interrupted communications, loss of use, lost business, lost
data or lost profits, arising out of or in connection with this agreement.
Under no circumstances shall S2i Digital Media be liable to PUBLISHER or
any third parties for an amount greater than the amounts paid by S2i Digital
Media to PUBLISHER during the prior three months.
16.) Indemnification: Each party agrees to indemnify, defend and
hold harmless the other party and its employees, agents, officers and
directors, against any and all claims, causes of actions, judgments, demands,
damages, losses or liabilities, including costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys fees and costs of suit), arising out of or relating to (a)
any claim based upon infringement of copyright, trademark, patent, or
trade secret or other intellectual property right of any third party; (b) any
claim, representation, or statement made in the Advertisement; (c) any breach
of any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement.
17.) Dispute Resolution: If any dispute arises under this Agreement, the Parties
agree to first try to resolve the dispute with the help of a mutually agreed
upon mediator in the following location: State of California, Los Angeles
County. Any costs and fees other than attorneys’ fees associated with the
mediation shall be shared equally by the parties. If it proves impossible
to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution through mediation, the Parties
agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration in the following
location: State of California, Los Angeles County. The Parties agree that
the binding arbitration will be conducted under the rules of the American
Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award rendered by the
arbitrator may be entered in any court with proper jurisdiction. If any
litigation or arbitration is absolutely necessary to enforce this Agreement or
the terms thereof, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to reimbursement by the
other Party for reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses. This
Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of California.
18.) No Assignment: Neither Party shall have the right to assign or otherwise
transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement except with the prior
written consent of the other Party; provided, however, that a successor in
interest by merger, by operation of law, assignment, purchase or otherwise of
all or substantially all the business of a Party may acquire its rights and
obligations hereunder. Any prohibited assignment shall be null and void.
19.) Independent Contractor: Each party is an independent contractor.
Except as set forth in this Agreement, neither party is authorized or empowered
to obligate the other or incur any costs on behalf of the other without the
party’s prior written consent.
20.) Severability: If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and shall in no way be affected or invalidated.
21.) Entire Agreement; Modification: This constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties and supersedes any prior or inconsistent agreements,
negotiations, representations and promises, written or oral, regarding the
subject matter. No modification, course of conduct, amendment, supplement to or
waiver of this Agreement or any provisions hereof shall be binding upon the
parties unless made in writing and duly signed by both parties.
22.) Agreement in Counterparts: This agreement may be signed by S2i
Digital Media and PUBLISHER in counterparts, and facsimile signatures shall
have the same force and effect as an original signature.
23.) Data Protection
Exhibit A
Data Protection Clauses
1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
In this Exhibit A, the following terms shall have the following meanings and
shall be construed accordingly:
1.1.1
"S2i Digital Media Personal Data" means any Personal Data
Processed by PUBLISHER on behalf of S2i Digital Media pursuant to or in
connection with this Agreement;
1.1.2
"DP Law" means the GDPR, the E-Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC),
and all other applicable laws and regulations relating to the Processing of
Personal Data, including any legislation that implements or supplements,
replaces, repeals, and/or supersedes any of the foregoing;
1.1.3
"GDPR" means the EU General Data Protection Regulation
2016/679;
1.1.4
“Privacy Shield” means the Privacy Shield scheme and principles operated
by the United States Department of Commerce, as approved by the European
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) C(2016) 4176 of 12 July 2016, or any
replacement scheme and principles approved by the European Commission for that
purpose from time to time;
1.1.5
"Standard Contractual Clauses (Processors)" means the standard
contractual clauses for the transfer of Personal Data from the EEA to Data
Processors established in third countries as set out in the Annex to European
Commission Decision 2010/87/EU, (or any subsequent clauses that may amend or
supersede such standard contractual clauses; and
1.1.6
"Subprocessor" means any person (including any third party,
but excluding an employee of PUBLISHER or any employee of its sub-contractors)
appointed by or on behalf of PUBLISHER to Process S2i Digital Media Personal
Data on behalf of PUBLISHER in connection with this Agreement.
1.2
The terms, "Data Controller", "Data Processor",
"Data Protection Impact Assessments", "Data Subject",
"Personal Data", "Personal Data Breach",
"Processing", "Special Categories of Personal Data"
and "Supervisory Authority" shall have the same meaning as in
the GDPR, and their cognate terms shall be construed accordingly.
1.3
The word "include" shall be construed to mean include without
limitation, and cognate terms shall be construed accordingly.
2.
PROCESSING OF S2i Digital Media PERSONAL DATA
2.1
The Parties acknowledge and agree that for the purposes of DP Law, S2i Digital
Media is the Data Controller and PUBLISHER is the Data Processor of any S2i
Digital Media Personal Data Processed by PUBLISHER on behalf of S2i Digital
Media in connection with its provision of services to S2i Digital Media.
2.2
Each of the Parties warrants and undertakes that it shall comply with all
applicable obligations which may arise under DP Law in connection with the
Processing of S2i Digital Media Personal Data as contemplated under this
Agreement.
2.3 S2i
Digital Media shall ensure that:
2.3.1
it is entitled to transfer the relevant S2i Digital Media Personal Data to PUBLISHER
so that PUBLISHER and each Subprocessor may lawfully use, Process and transfer
the S2i Digital Media Personal Data in accordance with this Agreement on S2i
Digital Media's behalf; and
2.3.2
the relevant third parties have been informed of, and, to the extent required
under DP Law, have given their consent to, such use, Processing, and transfer
as required by all applicable DP Law.
2.4
Exhibit B sets out certain information regarding PUBLISHER’ Processing of S2i
Digital Media Personal Data under this Agreement as required by Article 28(3)
of the GDPR. Each Party may make reasonable amendments to Exhibit B by written
notice to the other Party from time to time as that Party reasonably considers
necessary to meet those requirements. Nothing in Exhibit B (including as
amended pursuant to this clause 2.4) confers any right or imposes any
obligation on any Party.
2.5
PUBLISHER shall:
2.5.1
not Process S2i Digital Media Personal Data other than as contemplated under
this Agreement or on S2i Digital Media’s documented instructions and solely for
the purposes of providing its services to S2i Digital Media unless Processing
is required by any applicable DP Law to which PUBLISHER is subject, in which
case PUBLISHER shall to the extent permitted by any applicable DP Law inform S2i
Digital Media of that legal requirement before the relevant Processing of that S2i
Digital Media Personal Data;
2.5.2
promptly notify S2i Digital Media if PUBLISHER believes that S2i Digital Media’s
instructions infringe DP Laws;
2.5.3
ensure that all its personnel who have access to S2i Digital Media Personal
Data are subject to confidentiality undertakings or professional or statutory
obligations of confidentiality;
2.5.4
taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the
nature, scope, context and purposes of Processing as well as the risk of
varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of natural persons,
PUBLISHER shall in relation to S2i Digital Media Personal Data implement appropriate
technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate
to that risk, including the measures referred to in Article 32(1) of the GDPR;
2.5.5
not transfer any S2i Digital Media Personal Data outside of the European Economic
Area without S2i Digital Media’s prior written consent unless otherwise
explicitly stated in this Exhibit B;
2.5.6
assist S2i Digital Media, taking into account the nature of the Processing and
information available to PUBLISHER, in responding to any request from a Data
Subject and in ensuring compliance with its obligations under DP Law with
respect to security of Processing, breach notifications, Data Protection Impact
Assessments and consultations with Supervisory Authorities or regulators relating
to S2i Digital Media Personal Data Processed by PUBLISHER;
2.5.7
notify S2i Digital Media without undue delay after becoming aware of a Personal
Data Breach;
2.5.8
at the written direction of S2i Digital Media, delete or return all S2i Digital
Media Personal Data and copies thereof to S2i Digital Media on termination of
this Agreement unless required by the DP Laws or any applicable law to which
PUBLISHER is subject to store the S2i Digital Media Personal Data; and
2.5.9
maintain and make available to S2i Digital Media on request all information
necessary to demonstrate compliance with this Exhibit B, and shall allow for
and contribute to reasonable audits and access, including inspections, by S2i
Digital Media or an auditor mandated by S2i Digital Media in relation to the
Processing of S2i Digital Media Personal Data by PUBLISHER or any Subprocessor
as required by Article 28(3)(h) of the GDPR.
3.
SUBPROCESSING
3.1 S2i
Digital Media hereby generally authorizes PUBLISHER to appoint Subprocessors in
connection with this Agreement.
3.2
With respect to each Subprocessor appointed by PUBLISHER, PUBLISHER shall:
3.2.1
ensure that the arrangement between PUBLISHER and the Subprocessor is governed
by a written contract including terms which offer at least the same level of
protection for S2i Digital Media Personal Data as those set out in this Exhibit
B and meet the requirements of Article 28(3) of the GDPR; and
3.2.2
be fully liable to S2i Digital Media for the acts or omissions of such
Subprocessor in relation to any Processing of S2i Digital Media Personal Data
Processed on behalf of PUBLISHER.
3.3
Where PUBLISHER proposes any changes concerning the addition or replacement of
any Subprocessor, it shall notify S2i Digital Media in writing as soon as
reasonably practicable prior to implementing such change specifying:
3.3.1
the name of any Subprocessor which it proposes to add or replace;
3.3.2
the Processing activity or activities affected by the proposed change;
3.3.3
the reasons for the proposed change; and
3.3.4
the proposed date for implementation of the change.
3.4
If within ten (10) days of receipt of a notice under clause 3.3 above S2i Digital
Media (acting reasonably and in good faith) notifies PUBLISHER in writing of
any objections to the proposed change, the parties shall use their respective
reasonable endeavors to resolve S2i Digital Media’s objections. Where such
resolution cannot be agreed within ten (10) days of PUBLISHER’ receipt of S2i
Digital Media’s objections, the Parties agree that the original change of
Subprocessor proposed by PUBLISHER (as specified under Clause 3.3 above) shall
be deemed to have been accepted by S2i Digital Media.
4.
INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
4.1
The Parties agree not to transfer any S2i Digital Media Personal Data outside
the European Economic Area without complying with, and executing, the Standard
Contractual Clauses (Processors) (as may be amended, updated, replaced or
reissued from time to time), unless:
4.1.1
the Party to which the transfer is made is certified under the Privacy Shield,
in which case such transfer and any subsequent Processing of S2i Digital Media
Personal Data shall be made in accordance with that Party’s valid Privacy
Shield certification registered with the US Department of Commerce and the
obligations and requirements of the Privacy Shield; or
4.1.2
the transfer is made to a third country, a territory or one or more specified
sectors within that third country, or an international organization, that has
been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data by the
European Commission (in accordance with Article 45 of the GDPR).
Exhibit B
Details of Processing of S2i Digital Media Personal Data
For the purposes of Article 28(3) of the GDPR:
Data Subjects
The S2i Digital Media Personal Data transferred may concern the
following categories of Data Subjects:
Categories of Personal Data
The S2i Digital Media Personal Data transferred may concern the
following types / categories of Personal Data:
Special Categories of Personal Data
The S2i Digital Media Personal Data transferred will not concern
any Special Categories of Personal Data or Personal Data relating to criminal
conviction and offences.
Nature / Purpose of Processing
The S2i Digital Media Personal Data transferred is to be
Processed by PUBLISHER as necessary to perform its services pursuant to this
Agreement and as further instructed by S2i Digital Media in writing.
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