Partner Agreement
Recital
The Blackjack Club ("TBC") is in the business of producing, marketing, and
promoting online club services (the "Service"), which are accessed
on the Internet through the use of a personal computer, modem and/or direct Internet
access.
The Referral Company or person ("Referral Company")
desires to obtain from TBC, and TBC agrees to grant the Referral Company,
the non-exclusive right
and license to advertise, market and promote the Service. TBC shall reimburse
the Referral Company for these promotional services, in accordance with the
following
terms and conditions:
1. Grant of Promotion and Distribution License
1.1. TBC grants the Referral
Company the non-exclusive, non-transferable right and license to advertise, market
and
promote the Service ("Promotion Rights"), in accordance with the
terms and conditions hereof. All other rights and licenses not expressly granted
to the Referral Company herein are reserved by TBC.
2. Obligations of TBC
2.1. TBC shall retain the right to provide
the Service in any form TBC deems appropriate; and retains the right to change
any part of the Service, at any time and in any manner TBC deems appropriate,
without prior notice to the Referral Company. However, any strategic change of
policy towards Referral such as cancel any part of the Service at any time,
shall be made with prior notice to the Referral Company.
2.2. TBC shall retain the right to cancel any
part of the Service at any time and in any manner TBC deems appropriate. However,
should TBC want to cancel any part of the Service, and /or any Promotional Rights,
because of any failure or breach of these Terms and Conditions on behalf of the
Referral Company, TBC shall give the Referral Company notice of this fact in
order to give the Referral Company the possibility to correct the matter and
overcome the failure. Cancellation shall be effective seven (7) days after notice
of default to the Referral Company if the default has not been cured within such
seven-day period.
2.3. Notwithstanding the terms of these Terms
and Conditions, TBC shall not be held responsible or liable for any loss of
income, or loss of the ability to produce income, incurred by the Referral
Company; even if such losses should arise from the inability of TBC to deliver
the Services stipulated in these Terms and Conditions for any reason whatsoever,
whether TBC is at fault or whether a third party is at fault.
3. Obligations of The Referral Company
3.1. The Referral Company shall use its best
efforts to actively and effectively advertise, market and promote the Service
as widely as possible so as to maximize the benefit to the Referral Company and
to TBC.
3.2. The Referral Company shall only engage in
advertising, marketing and promotional efforts which do not violate any law, and
which reflect positively upon the business reputation of TBC. In particular, the
Referral Company agrees to market the Service in a manner that is consistent with
the content and style of the Service. In connection therewith, TBC shall have the
right to review and approve (approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) the
manner and methods of advertising, marketing and promotion used by the Referral
Company in connection with the Service.
3.3. Approval may be withheld if TBC determines,
in its sole discretion, that the activities of the Referral Company would tend to
impair or reduce the value of TBC goodwill and business reputation, or would
expose TBC to legal liability.
3.4. Notwithstanding the approval by TBC given
in accordance with section 3.2 of these Terms and Conditions, TBC shall under no
circumstances be held liable for--and the Referral Company shall indemnify,
defend and hold TBC harmless against--any and all claims asserted against TBC by
reason of the Referral Company's marketing and promotional efforts.
The Referral Company shall bear all costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the advertising, marketing and promotion of the Service; including without
limitation, all costs directly related to marketing.
4. Compensation
4.1. As used herein, the
Referral Company’s
reward ("Referral Reward") shall be defined as the compensation
paid to the Referral Company, based on the number of subscribing and playing users
(the "Users"), who utilize the Service after
being referred to the Service by the Referral Company. The actual Referral
Reward shall be equal to a minimum of $1.00, rising to a maximum of $4.00 based on the volume of users referred.
("Net Reward").
4.2. TBC shall pay the Referral
Company each month for services rendered during the preceding calendar month.
If the amount of
compensation for one month is less than USD 100, the amount shall be made available
a succeeding month (when the accumulated amount is greater than USD 100).
4.3. TBC shall have the right to withhold any
and all payments to the Referral Company if the Referral Company is in breach
of this these Terms and Conditions.
5. Term of Duration and Cancellation
5.1. TBC has the right
to cancel the Promotion Rights with immediate effect if with the Referral Company
is in material breach
of these Terms and Conditions. Such breach includes, but is not limited to,
situations when the Referral Company engages in advertising, marketing,
distribution and promotional efforts that would impair TBC goodwill and business
reputation, or would expose TBJC to legal liability.
5.2. Upon the cancellation
of the Promotion Rights, the Referral Company shall immediately return to TBC
any and all materials, over which TBC has a proprietary right, that are in the
Referral Company's possession and/or in the possession of the Referral Company's
agents, servants and employees. The Referral Company shall also immediately
remove any hyperlinks and materials, over which TBC has a proprietary right,
from the Referral Company's web site and/or the web sites of the Referral Company's
agents.
5.3. If the Promotion Rights are canceled,
and the Referral Company is not in default of these Terms and Conditions, the
Referral Company shall have the right to continue to receive a Referral
Percentage on referred Users who continues to utilize the Service after being
referred to the Service by the Referral Company during four months after the
day of the cancellation.
5.4. Users that utilize TBC facilities and
services and all information relating to such Users shall remain the property
of TBC at all times.
6. Account Statements
6.1. All payments due to the Referral Company
shall be made on or before the twentieth (28th) day of each month, and will
reflect payment for services rendered the preceding month. Payment shall be
accompanied by a written statement that specifies the calculation of the sum
to be paid to the Referral Company based on gross revenue received by TBC with
respect to the number of paying members. In addition, statements may be adjusted
by TBC from time to time to reflect overpayments and/or
credits or underpayments to consumers by TBC.
6.2. The Referral Company
shall have the possibility to monitor the Referral Statistics and the payments
in real time
using an online monitoring system (the "Referral System") at a secure
web site.
7. Exclusivity, Non-Competition and Ownership of Servicename
7.1. The Referral Company agrees, understands
and acknowledges that TBC may enter into Agreements of this type with third
parties to promote the Service or a similar version thereof.
7.2. The Referral Company has not paid
consideration for the use of the trademarks, logos, copyrights, trade names, or
designations belonging to TBC, and nothing contained in these Terms and
Conditions shall give the Referral Company any right, title or interest in or to
any of them.
7.3. The Referral Company acknowledges that
TBC own and retain all copyrights and other proprietary rights, as well as any
software supplied by TBC, in all of the foregoing. The Referral Company shall
not assert any claim or interest in or to any trademark, trade name, copyright,
servicemark or logo belonging or licensed to TBC, or do anything to adversely
affect their validity or enforceability. This includes any act or assistance
to any act that may infringe, or lead to the infringement of, any software
copyright.
7.4. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing terms, the Referral Company shall not itself attempt, or assist any
third party in attempting, to register any trademark, trade name or other
proprietary right with any governmental agency (federal, provincial, local or
otherwise) or with any other entity or authority, without the express,
unequivocal and unambiguous prior written consent of TBC. The Referral Company
shall not attach any additional trademarks, logos or trade designations to the
Software; and shall ensure that none of the trademarks (or any variations
thereof) appear in any portion of the Referral Company's name, or any name
under which the Referral Company conducts business. The Referral Company shall
not affix a trademark, logo or trade name of TBC to any non-TBC product. The
Referral Company shall not alter, erase, deface or overprint any notice of
proprietary rights on anything provided by TBC.
8. Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure
8.1. The Referral Company and TBC each agree
that each may have access to, and become acquainted with, Confidential
Information of the other. The Referral Company and TBC each specifically
agree not to misuse, misappropriate or disclose any such Confidential
Information, directly or indirectly, to any third party.
9. Representations, Warranties and Indemnity
9.1. The Referral Company warrants, represents and covenants to TBC
that that it has all necessary rights, licenses, permissions and business
permits; and will comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in
connection with promoting the Service to Users.
9.2. The Referral Company agrees to indemnify and render TBC harmless
against claims, liabilities, causes of action, damages, judgments, costs
and expenses arising out of, or in any way connected with, any breach or
alleged breach by the Referral Company of any representation, warranty or
agreement contained in this Section 9, or elsewhere in these Terms and Conditions.
10. Governing Law
10.1. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the law of England.
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