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Adgenta Terms of Service
ALL CLIENTS (HEREINAFTER "Client") ENROLLED IN THE PAID LISTINGS
PROGRAM MUST COMPLY COMPLETELY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT. ElSYM CONSULTING, INC., A GEORGIA CORPORATION WITH PRINCIPAL PLACE
OF BUSINESS AT 1200 CHASTAIN RD - SUITE 306, KENNESAW, GA, 30144 OPERATING THE
ADVERTISING SERVICE ADGENTA.COM, (HEREINAFTER "ADGENTA"), RESERVES
THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT AND/OR WITHHOLD PAYMENT FROM ANY HOST THAT
VIOLATES ANY OF OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
The parties hereto, in consideration of the mutual obligations set forth
hereinafter and intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
- Purpose. ADGENTA and Client hereby agree
to enter into an agreement whereby Client will be enrolled in ADGENTA's
Paid Listing Distribution Program whereby Client shall provide ADGENTA
with certain keywords. ADGENTA will return relevant paid search results to
those requests for display on the Client's designated Site. The client
shall receive revenue generated from the Paid Listings as set forth in
this Agreement.
- Program Participation. Participation in
the Program is subject to Client's continued compliance with the Program
Policies and Details which are set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and
made a part hereof, or such other URL as ADGENTA may provide to Client
from time to time. Client agrees that ADGENTA may supply Paid Listings via
a third party distributor and/or ADGENTA provided advertisements to the
Client designated ("Site") as set forth on Exhibit A.
- Delivery of Services for Paid Listing
Distribution. Client will send keywords initiated by a User to
ADGENTA each time a User requests a page view ("User Query'). After
receiving a User Query from Client, ADGENTA will deliver to Client Paid
Listings. After receiving Paid Listings from ADGENTA in response to a User
Query, Client will display all Paid Listings on the Site.
- Paid Listing Placement. Client agrees to
comply with the specifications provided by ADGENTA and the Placement
Requirements set forth below to ensure proper display of the Paid Listing
on the Site.
- Client will display a minimum of one (1) Paid Listings on
the Site
- Client shall not display bid prices or any variation
thereof for any ADGENTA Paid Listing.
- Logo and Trademark Placement. With respect
to any Paid Listing, the provider's logo, service mark or name will appear
in the same format as other search engine's logos, service marks or names
appear in such listing. For example, if other search engines are listed by
logo and the logo provides the User with the ability to click through to
the search engine Web site, the Paid Listing will also be identified by
logo with associated click-through ability. Client also agrees to place
the ADGENTA service mark or the ADGENTA logo, or any subsequent trademark
or service mark designated by ADGENTA, within any Paid Listing obtained by
ADGENTA and displayed on the Site in the same format used by Client for
attributing other search results to other search engines.
- Prohibited Uses. Client shall not, and
shall not authorize or encourage any third party to: (i) generate
fraudulent impressions of or fraudulent clicks on any Paid Listing,
including but not limited to repeated manual clicks, the use of robots or
other automated query tools and/or computer generated search requests,
and/or the fraudulent use of other search engine optimization services
and/or software; (ii) edit, modify, filter or change the order of the
information contained in any Paid Listing or Paid Listing Unit, or remove,
obscure or minimize any Paid Listing or Paid Listing Unit in any way;
(iii) frame any Web page accessed by an end user after clicking on any
part of a Paid Listing link ("Advertiser Page"); (iv) redirect
an end user away from the Advertiser Page, provide a version of the Advertiser
Page different from the page an end user would access by going directly to
the Advertiser Page or intersperse any content between the Paid Listing
and the Advertiser Page; (v) display any Paid Listing on any error page,
registration or "thank you" page (e.g. a page that thanks a user
after he/she has registered with the applicable Web site), or in any email
or on any Web page or any Web site that contains any pornographic,
hate-related or violent content ; or (vi) act in any way that violates any
Program Policies posted on the ADGENTA Web Site, as may be revised from
time to time. Violation of any of the foregoing may result in immediate
termination of this Agreement.
- Client's Obligations. Upon execution of
this Agreement Client agrees to:
1. Post
misleading information with regard to the Paid Listings or directly or
indirectly encourage or require users to access the Paid Listings or to
otherwise generate click-throughs through any means which could be interpreted
as coercive, misleading, malicious or otherwise fraudulent.
2. Display
the Paid Listings in the manner and format received from ADGENTA and not to
alter the Paid Listings in any way.
3. Not
collect trends or data or information from the Paid Listings without prior
consent from ADGENTA.
4. Not
utilize any means which would inhibit the User's internet browser from passing
the referring URL to ADGENTA's Paid Listing's service.
5. Take
sole responsibility for the Site, including all content and materials,
maintenance and operation thereof, the proper implementation of ADGENTA's
technical specifications, and adherence to the terms of this Agreement,
including compliance with the Program Policies. ADGENTA is not responsible for
anything related to the Site and shall not be obligated to provide notice to
Client in the event that Paid Listings are not being displayed properly to end
users of the Site.
6. To
direct to ADGENTA, and not to any advertiser, any communication regarding any
Paid Listing displayed in connection with the Site.
Revenue Payments. ADGENTA will
make monthly revenue payments based on the revenue amount returned on each ad
to be displayed by the client. The "Click Through Revenue" shall be
determined solely by ADGENTA based on the number of Valid Click Throughs
resulting from the queries originating from the Client in the applicable
calendar month. Revenue Payments are due and payable to Client thirty (30) days
after ADGENTA receives payment from its Paid Listings providers or ad
distribution partners or ad distributor. ADGENTA will not be responsible for
any payments to Client until payment has been collected from ADGENTA's paid
listings providers or ad distribution partner or ad distributor. The monthly
Revenue Payments shall be collected on the ADGENTA administration site under
the Client's unique account and Client may query their account at any time to
determine the accumulated Valid Click Through payments to date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, ADGENTA shall not be
liable for any payment based on (a) any fraudulent impressions generated by any
person, bot, automated program or similar device or for fraudulent clicks
similarly generated on any Paid Listing, as reasonably determined by ADGENTA
and or its Partners; (b) Paid Listings delivered to end users whose browsers
have JavaScript disabled; (c) Paid Listings benefiting charitable organizations
and other placeholder or transparent Paid Listings that ADGENTA may deliver in
the event that a Site is improperly configured to comply with ADGENTA technical
requirements; (d) ADGENTA or its Partner advertisements for its own products
and/or services; or (e) impressions co-mingled with a significant number of
fraudulent impressions or fraudulent clicks described in (a) above, or as a
result of other breach of this Agreement by Client for any applicable pay period.
ADGENTA reserves the right to withhold payment of any Revenue Share Payment in
the event of any breach of this Agreement by Client, pending ADGENTA's
reasonable investigation of any of the foregoing or any breach of this
Agreement by Client, or in the event that an advertiser whose Paid Listing are
displayed on the Site defaults on payment for such Paid Listing to ADGENTA.
- Termination.
Client may terminate this Agreement, or cancel the participation of
additional Site participating in the Program pursuant to Section 2, with
or without cause at any time. ADGENTA may at any time, in its sole
discretion terminate this Agreement, or suspend or terminate the
participation of any Site under this Agreement for any reason whatsoever.
In addition, ADGENTA reserves the right to terminate this Agreement or
cancel participation in the Program of any Site without notice where such
Site has not generated any clicks on Paid Listings (as measured by
ADGENTA) for a period of two (2) months. Upon termination of this Agreement
for any reason, sections 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18 and 19 shall survive.
Upon termination of this Agreement, Client agrees to assist in the removal
from the Site upon termination of this Agreement any portion of the Paid
Listings, ADGENTA's or its Paid Listings Providers' Logo, ADGENTA's or its
Paid Listings Provider Licensed Marks or any other ADGENTA or its Paid
Listings Providers' Intellectual Property from Client's Site. Where,
pursuant to Section 2, Client has multiple Sites participating in the Program,
the foregoing shall apply to cancellation or termination of any such Site
in the Program without effecting this Agreement in relation to the
remaining Sites when set forth in writing and signed by both parties.
- Confidentiality. Client agrees not to
disclose ADGENTA's Confidential Information without ADGENTA's prior
written consent. "ADGENTA Confidential Information" includes
without limitation: (a) all ADGENTA software, technology, programming,
technical specifications, materials, guidelines and documentation relating
to the Program; (b) click-through rates or other statistics relating to
Site performance in the Program provided to by ADGENTA; and (c) any other
information designated in writing by ADGENTA as "Confidential"
or an equivalent designation. It does not include information that has
become publicly known through no breach by Client or ADGENTA, or
information that has been (i) independently developed without access to
ADGENTA Confidential Information as evidenced in writing; (ii) rightfully
received by Client from a third party; or (iii) required to be disclosed
by law or by a governmental authority.
- Changes and Updates
ADGENTA reserves the right to make strategic and business decisions about
the Advertising Service ADGENTA.com (and all related and successor
programs). We therefore reserve the freedom, based on our discretion, to
change all or part of these Terms of Use and/or the Policies and to change
or discontinue the Service, including but not limited to raising or
lowering the rate of compensation, for any or all ad units, changing the
basis of compensation and/or changing the payment schedule or terms. We
may make these changes at any time, with or without notice, which will
become effective upon posting to http://adgenta.com/advertising/terms/default.shtml.
Your continued use of the ADGENTA.com Service constitutes your acceptance
of these terms and conditions and assume the responsibility to review
these terms for updates.
- No Guarantee.
ADGENTA makes no guarantee regarding the level of impressions of or clicks
on any Ad, the timing of delivery of such impressions and/or clicks, or
the amount of any payment to be made to Client under this Agreement.
- No Warranty.
ADGENTA MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION WITH RESPECT TO ADVERTISING AND OTHER SERVICES, AND EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS THE WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- Limitations of
Liability; Force Majeure. EXCEPT FOR ANY INDEMNIFICATION AND
CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR CLIENT'S BREACH OF ANY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND/OR PROPRIETARY INTERESTS, (i) IN NO EVENT
SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL,
SPECIAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
TORT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL
PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY AND (ii) ADGENTA'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO
CLIENT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY CLAIM IS LIMITED TO THE NET AMOUNT
PAID BY ADGENTA TO CLIENT DURING THE THREE MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE DATE THE CLAIM AROSE. . Neither party will be entitled to
make any claim nor commence any proceedings arising out of any
transactions pursuant to this Agreement unless the same is brought within
one (1) year from the date the cause of action arose. Each party
acknowledges that the other party has entered into this Agreement relying
on the limitations of liability stated herein and that those limitations
are an essential basis of the bargain between the parties. Without
limiting the foregoing and except for payment obligations, neither party
shall have any liability for any failure or delay resulting from any
condition beyond the reasonable control of such party, including but not
limited to governmental action or acts of terrorism, earthquake or other
acts of God, labor conditions, and power failures.
- Representations and
Warranties. Client represents and warrants that (a) all of the
information provided to ADGENTA in connection with this Agreement is
correct and current; and (b) Client has all necessary right, power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform the acts required of
Client hereunder. Client further represents and warrants that each Site
and any and all material displayed therein: (i) complies with all
applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations; (ii) does not
breach and has not breached any duty toward or rights of any person or
entity including, without limitation, rights of intellectual property,
publicity or privacy, or rights or duties under consumer protection,
product liability, tort, or contract theories; and (iii) is not
pornographic, hate-related or otherwise violent in content.
- Indemnification.
Client agrees to indemnify, defend and hold ADGENTA, its agents,
affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, and applicable
third parties (e.g. relevant advertisers, syndication partners, licensors,
licensees, consultants and contractors) harmless from and against any and
all third party claims, liability, loss, and expense (including damage
awards, settlement amounts, and reasonable legal fees), arising out of,
related to this Agreement or which may arise from Client's enrollment in
the Program, use of the Site, and/or its breach of any term of this
Agreement.
- Information Rights.
ADGENTA may retain and use for its own purposes all information Client
provides, including but not limited to Site demographics and contact and
billing information. Client agrees that ADGENTA may transfer and disclose
to third parties personally identifiable information about Client for the
purpose of approving and enabling Client's participation in the Program,
including to third parties that reside in jurisdictions with less
restrictive data laws. ADGENTA disclaims all responsibility, and will not
be liable to for any disclosure of that information by any such third
party. ADGENTA may share aggregate (i.e., not personally identifiable)
information about Client with advertisers, business partners, sponsors,
and other third parties. In addition, Client grants ADGENTA the right to
access, index and cache the Site(s), or any portion thereof, including by
automated means including Web spiders or crawlers.
- No Rights Granted.
Client acknowledges that any and all of the trademarks, trade names,
copyrights, patents, and other intellectual property rights utilized by
ADGENTA in connection with the performance of this Agreement will be and
remain the sole property of ADGENTA. Client acknowledges that no rights or
licenses are granted with respect to any of the foregoing under this
Agreement.
- Entire Agreement. This Agreement and any
Exhibits identified herein constitute the whole agreement between the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. CLIENT hereby
acknowledges that it has not relied on any prior or contemporaneous
representations, written or oral, not set forth in this Agreement with
respect to any matter related to the interpretation or performance of this
Agreement.
- Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be
governed by the laws of the state of Georgia, USA, except for its
conflicts of laws principles. Any dispute or claim arising out of or in
connection with this Agreement shall be adjudicated in Atlanta, Georgia. Any modifications to this Agreement must be made in a writing executed by both parties
except that ADGENTA may update the Program Policies by providing Client
with such URL modifying the policies from time to time. The failure to
require performance of any provision shall not affect a party's right to
require performance at any time thereafter, nor shall a waiver of any
breach or default of this Agreement constitute a waiver of any subsequent
breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself. If any provision
herein is held unenforceable, then such provision will be modified to
reflect the parties' intention, and the remaining provisions of this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Client may not resell,
assign, or transfer any of its rights hereunder. Any such attempt may
result in termination of this Agreement, without liability to ADGENTA.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, ADGENTA may assign this Agreement to any affiliate
at any time without notice. The relationship between ADGENTA and Client is
not one of a legal partnership relationship, but is one of independent
contractors and that neither party has the authority to bind the by
contract or otherwise.
EXHIBIT A: PROGRAM POLICIES
All publishers who apply for the Paid Listings Distribution program are
reviewed according to these program policies. We reserve the right to monitor
sites after they begin running the Paid Listings under this program. If a site
is found to be in violation of our policies at any time, we will warn the
publisher or suspend or terminate the account.
Account Transferability: ADGENTA's Paid Listings
Distribution accounts are not transferable, assignable or resalable in
connection with the sale of your site or otherwise. For example, when a site
changes ownership or management, the prior owner or manager must cancel the
Paid Listings Distribution account for the site, and the new owner or manager
may apply for a new Paid Listings Distribution account in his or her name.
Code Modification:
Ad Placement:
- Paid Listings must not be displayed on pop-ups,
pop-unders, error, registration, or "thank you" pages.
- Paid Listings may not be placed on pages published
specifically for the purpose of showing ads, whether or not the page
content is relevant.
- Elements on a page must not obscure any portion of the
Paid Listings, and the Paid Listings colors must be such that the ad text
and URL are visible.
Copyrighted Material: In order to avoid associations with copyright
claims, website publishers may not show Paid Listings in areas such as MP3,
Video, News Groups, and Image Results. However, ads can be displayed on pages
with links to these items.
Dialers: Your site must not require or prompt an end user
to download a dialer in order to view content of the site. Incentives Web pages
may not include incentives of any kind for users to click on ads. This includes
encouraging users to click on the Paid Listings or to visit the advertisers'
sites as well as labelling the Paid Listings with text other than
"sponsored links" or "advertisements."
Language: The Paid Listings code may be placed on pages
with content primarily in English. Paid Listings must not be displayed on any
page with content primarily in an unsupported language.
Prohibited/Fraudulent Clicks: Any method that artificially
and/or fraudulently generates clicks is strictly prohibited. These prohibited
methods include but are not limited to: repeated manual clicks, using robots,
automated clicking tools, or other deceptive software. Please note that
clicking on your own Paid Listings for any reason is prohibited, to avoid
potential inflation of advertiser costs.
Site Content: Site may not include:
- Excessive profanity
- Hate, violence, racial intolerance, or advocate against
any individual, group, or organization
- Hacking/cracking content
- Illicit drugs and drug paraphernalia
- Pornography, adult, or mature content
- Excessive advertising
- Pop-ups, pop-unders or exit windows that interfere with
site navigation, obscure Paid Listings, change user preferences, or are
for downloads. Other types of pop-ups, pop-unders, or exit windows may be
allowed, provided that they do not exceed a combined total of 5 per user
session
- Deceptive or manipulative content or construction to improve
your site's search engine ranking.
ADGENTA may provide updates to the Program Policies time to time and Client
must also adhere to all revised terms.
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