PlatinumAffiliates.com Affiliate Agreement
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CONFIRMATION EMAILS REFLECTING YOUR TRACKERS, FEES AND PAYMENTS.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS YOU SHOULD NOT JOIN OUR AFFILIATE PROGRAM OR (IF YOU HAVE
ALREADY JOINED OUR AFFILIATE PROGRAM) EMAIL US AT affiliates@platinumaffiliates.com
TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR AFFILIATE
PROGRAM OR THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS PLEASE CONTACT US AT THE SAME EMAIL
ADDRESS.
This Affiliate Agreement together with your
Affiliate Sign Up Form www.platinumaffiliates.com and any
other guidelines or additional terms we provide to you via email or our Website
(together the "Agreement") contain the complete terms and
conditions that apply to your participation in the PlatinumAffiliates online
affiliate program ("Affiliate Program"). Where used in this
Agreement, references to: (a) "you" "your"
and/or "Affiliate" mean the individual or entity which applied
as the "BENEFICIARY" for payment purposes on our sign up form
as submitted at our Website ("Affiliate Sign Up Form"), and
(b) "we", "our", "us" means
Kamay Holdings Ltd (“Kamay”).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GENERAL_ 2
2. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION_ 2
3. TERMS & CONDITIONS_ 3
4. REPORTS & PAYMENTS_ 6
5. ELECTRONIC MARKETING RULES_ 10
6. TERM AND TERMINATION_ 11
7. LIABILITIES_ 12
8. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION_ 13
9. MISCELLANEOUS_ 13
1.1.
This Agreement shall govern our relationship with you
in relation to the Affiliate Program for the Platinum Websites (as defined
below) and modifies, replaces and supersedes the previous Version of the
PlatinumAffiliates Online Affiliate Program.
1.2.
When you indicate your acceptance of these terms and
conditions on the Affiliate Sign Up Form wwwplatinumaffiliates.com,
you agree to be bound by all the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement
(as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with Section 1.3
below).
1.3.
We may modify any of the terms of this Agreement at any
time, in our sole discretion, by either (i) emailing you a change notice or
(ii) by posting the new version of the Agreement on our Website. Any such
modification will only take effect 5 days after the date of posting or sending
of any such notice (whichever is the earlier). It is your responsibility to
visit the Website frequently to make sure you are up to date with the latest
version of the Agreement and its provisions. If any modification is
unacceptable to you, your only recourse is to terminate this Agreement. Your
continued participation in the Affiliate Program following such 5 day period will
be deemed binding acceptance of the modification.
1.4.
You acknowledge and agree that regulations 9(1) and
9(2) (Information to be provided by electronic means) and 11(1) (placing of the
order) of the Electronic Commerce Directive 00/31/EC shall not apply to or have
any effect on this Agreement.
In
this Agreement, references to the following words shall have the meanings set
out below:
2.1.
"Account" means a
uniquely assigned account that is created for a Player when he/she successfully
registers for the Services via a Tracker and makes an initial deposit.
2.2.
"Affiliate Fee" is the
amount due and payable to you, as calculated based solely on our system's data
and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the fees and payments
terms set forth in the Website (as may be changed from time to time by us in
our sole discretion).
2.3.
"Affiliate Section" means the
password-protected area of the Website that is accessible to you (by logging on
with the security code you are assigned by us when you sign up as a participant
in the Affiliate Program and associated password) and which provides certain
'member only' functionality, including facilities to check relevant statistics,
update your profile, create additional Trackers, select Banners and/or Text
Links.
2.4.
"Marketing Materials" means
banners and text links (which includes Trackers which are made available by us
on the Affiliate Section, that you may use to connect Players to our Services
from your website) and any other marketing materials (which may include Our
Marks) that have been provided or otherwise made available to you by us and/or
pre-approved by us.
2.5.
"Our Marks" means the
words “LUCKYACECASINO”, "SUPERSCRATCH", "LOTTOZONE",
"LOTTERY.CO.UK", and “SILKBINGO” and/or any logo, mark, domain name
or trade name which contains, is confusingly similar to or is comprised of any
of the aforesaid names and marks or any other name or mark owned from time to
time by us.
2.6.
"Player(s)" means any
person who has opened an Account through your Tracker who has not held an
Account with us before and makes the necessary minimum deposit in such Account.
2.7.
"Restricted Territories" means the
following countries - Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United States.
2.8.
"Services" means any
product or service provided to Players on the Platinum Websites.
2.9.
"Spam" means any
email or other electronic communication which you send which markets, promotes
or which otherwise refers to us, the Website or our services from time to time,
or which contains any Marketing Materials, Our Marks or Trackers and which
breaches our Electronic Marketing Rules set forth in Section 5 below.
2.10.
"Tracker(s)" means the unique
Tracking URL Codes that we provide exclusively to you, through which we track
Players' and potential Players' activities and calculate Affiliate Fees.
2.11.
"Tracking URL" means a
unique hyperlink or other linking tool for referencing the Platinum Websites or
Services through which you refer potential Players. When the relevant Player
opens their Account, our system automatically logs the Tracking URL and records
you as the Affiliate.
2.12.
"Website(s)" means, the
website located at the URL www.platinumaffiliates.com and at any URL with which
we replace such URL from time to time (and such other web addresses including
RSS feeds which are owned, operated or controlled by or on behalf of us from
time to time and which make available such website) and each of its related
pages.
2.13.
"Platinum Website(s)" means, the
websites located at the URLs www.luckacecasino.com (“LuckyAceCasino
Website”), www.superscratch.com
("Superscratch Website"), www.lottozone.com
("Lottozone Website"), games.lottery.co.uk
("GamesLottery Website"), and www.silkbingo.com (“SilkBingo Website”)
and at any URLs, which we shall advise you will replace such URLs from time to
time and each of its related pages.
3.1.
Identity and Disclosure. You shall provide
true and complete information to us when completing the Affiliate Sign Up
Form www.platinumaffiliates.com and promptly update such
information if all or any part of it changes. You shall also provide us with
such other information as we may reasonably request from time to time.
3.2.
Marketing Activities and Responsibilities.
You
shall market to and refer potential Players to the Platinum Websites. You will
be solely liable for the content and manner of such marketing activities. All
such marketing activities must be professional, proper and lawful under
applicable rules, regulations or laws (including any laws relation to the
content and nature of any advertising or marketing) and otherwise comply with
the terms of this Agreement. You shall not authorize, assist or encourage any
third party to:
3.2.1.
place Marketing Materials on any online site or other
medium where the content and/or material on such website or medium is libelous,
discriminatory, obscene, unlawful, sexually explicit, pornographic or violent
or which is, in our sole discretion otherwise unsuitable;
3.2.2.
develop and/or implement marketing and/or public
relations strategies which have as their direct or indirect objective the
targeting of marketing of us and/or the Website and/or the Platinum Websites to
any persons who are less than 18 years of age (or such higher age as may apply
in the jurisdiction that you are targeting), regardless of the age of majority
in the location you are marketing;
3.2.3.
Breach any of the provisions of Section 5 below.
3.2.4.
Use Marketing Materials in a manner that may
potentially confuse a Player or potential Player.
3.2.5.
place Marketing Materials on any online site or other
medium, where the content and/or material on such online site or medium: (a)
infringes any third party's intellectual property rights; (b) copies or resembles
the Platinum Websites in whole or in part; (c) disparages us or otherwise
damages our goodwill or reputation in any way; or (d) frames any page of the
Platinum Websites in whole or in part;
3.2.6.
read, intercept, modify, record, redirect, interpret,
or fill in the contents of any electronic form or other materials submitted to
us by any person;
3.2.7.
in any way alter, redirect or in any way interfere with
the operation or accessibility of the Platinum Websites or any page thereof;
3.2.8.
register as a Player on behalf of any third party, or
authorize or assist (save by promoting the Platinum Websites and Services in
accordance with this Agreement) any other person to register as a Player;
3.2.9.
take any action that could reasonably cause any
end-user confusion as to our relationship with you or any third party, or as to
the ownership or operation of the site or service on which any functions or
transactions are occurring;
3.2.10.
offer any so-called rake-back schemes or similar that
offer or allow a proportion of the players rake to be returned to the Player in
any form.
3.2.11.
post, serve or publish any advertisements,
communications or promotional content promoting the Platinum Websites, our
Services or Our Marks or around or in conjunction with the display of the
Platinum Websites and/or any part or page thereof (for example and without
limitation through any "framing" technique or technology or
pop-up windows or pop-under windows or interstitial);
3.2.12.
cause the Platinum Websites (or any parts or pages
thereof) to open in a visitor's browser or anywhere else used for accessing the
Services other than as a result of the visitor clicking on banners or text
links contained in or as part of any Marketing Materials;
3.2.13.
attempt to intercept or redirect (including via
user-installed software) traffic from or on any online site or other place that
participates in our Affiliate Program;
3.2.14.
use any means to promote sites which resemble in any
way the look and/or feel of the Platinum Websites whether in whole or in part,
nor utilize any such means or site to create the impression that such sites are
the Platinum Websites (or any part of the Platinum Websites);
3.2.15.
violate the terms of use and any applicable policies of
any search engines;
3.2.16.
attempt to communicate to Players whether directly or
indirectly to solicit them to move to any online site not owned by us or for
other purposes without our prior approval, including but not limited to via
email, chat boards, or spamming our tables; or
3.2.17.
Attempt to market or promote our Services (or any
specified part thereof) or any of the Platinum Websites within territories
which are Restricted Territories, attempt to circumvent any restriction which
we have put in place to prevent potential players from restricted territories
from signing up as Players, or attempt to disguise the geographical location of
a Player.
If we determine, in our sole discretion,
that you have engaged in any of the foregoing activities, we may (without
limiting any other rights or remedies available to us) withhold any Affiliate
Fees and/or terminate this Agreement immediately on notice.
3.3.
Approved Marketing Materials. In providing the
marketing activities referred to in Section 3.2, you shall only use the
Marketing Materials. You shall not modify the Marketing Materials or Our Marks
in any way without our prior written consent. You shall only use the Marketing
Materials in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, any guidelines we
provide to you on our Website or otherwise from time to time and any applicable
laws. CDs and other customized promotional materials provided to you will be at
your cost and deducted from Affiliate Fees. During the term of this Agreement,
we grant you a terminable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the
Marketing Materials for the sole purpose of fulfilling your obligations under
this Agreement. 2, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 4.10, 6.4, 7, 8 and 9
3.4.
Competitive Marketing. You shall not be entitled to
market to potential Players (i) on any Internet site on which we promote the
Platinum
Websites;
(ii) on any Internet search engine on which we promote the Platinum Websites; and (iii)
in any other manner which results in your competing with us in relation to the
promotion of the Platinum
Websites.
3.5.
Non Assignment. Trackers are for your sole use and are not
to be assigned to others without our written consent.
3.6.
Player Information. We reserve the
right to refuse service to any potential Player and to close the Account of any
Player, at any time, in our sole discretion. All data relating to the Players
shall, as between you and us, remain our exclusive property and you acquire no
right to such information except pursuant to our express written instructions.
3.7.
Trademarks and Domain Names. You acknowledge
that Kamay Holdings Ltd. and/or its affiliates and licensees, own all
intellectual property rights comprised in any and all of the Marketing
Materials, the Website, the Platinum Websites and Our Marks. Any use of any
trade mark, domain name or trade name which contains, is confusingly similar to
or is comprised of Our Marks (other than in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement) without our prior written permission shall be unauthorized and
further shall constitute Fraud for purposes of this Agreement. By way of
example, but without limitation, you may not register or use any of Our Marks
in any part of any domain name. You agree that all use by you of Our Marks
inures to our sole benefit and that you will not obtain any rights in Our Marks
as a result of such use. You shall not register or attempt to register any
trademarks or names that contain, are confusingly similar to or are comprised
of Our Marks, and you hereby agree to transfer any such registration obtained
by you to us upon demand. You further agree not to attack ownership of and title
to Our Marks in any way.
3.8.
Contact with Players. All Players shall be considered to
be customers of Kamay only. You are expressly forbidden from making contact and
corresponding with Players, during the term of this Agreement and at any time
after the expiration or termination of this Agreement. If in the opinion of
Kamay you either try to or do make contact with a Player, Kamay shall be
entitled to immediately terminate this Agreement and to indefinitely withhold
all Affiliate Fees owing to you at such time.
4.1.
Reports. We will track and
report Money Players (as defined below) activity for purposes of calculating
your Affiliate Fees. The form, content and frequency of the reports may vary
from time to time in our sole discretion. Generally, you will receive a monthly
report with your payment indicating the total amount due to you after any
deductions or set offs that we are entitled to make under this Agreement. In
addition, daily reports will be available online for you to view new Players
per Tracker.
4.2.
Affiliate Fees. Unless otherwise
agreed and subject to the terms of this Agreement and your full compliance with
your obligations hereunder, Affiliate Fees will be paid to you on a calendar
month basis, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the payment
plan and rates outlined on the Website and confirmed to you by e-mail upon
sign-up and/or activation of additional Trackers, and after any
deductions or set offs that we are entitled to make under this Agreement.
4.3.
Money Players. In this
Agreement a "Casino Money Player" shall mean a
Player who earns 20 "comp points" in relation to the LuckyAceCasino
Website and “Bingo Money Player” shall mean a
Player who bets US$20 in relation to the SilkBingo Website, and a "Lotto
Money Player" shall mean a Player who makes in relation to the
Lottozone Website the necessary minimum deposit of at least £/$/€10 in his\her
Account, and a "Scratch Money Player" shall mean a Player who
makes in relation to the Superscratch Website the necessary minimum deposit of
at least £/$/€10 in his\her Account, and a "Games Lottery Money Player"
shall mean a Player who makes in relation to the GamesLottery Website the
necessary minimum deposit of at least £/$/€10 in his\her Account (the Casino
Money Players together with the Bingo Money Players, the Lotto Money Players,
the Scratch Money Players, and the Games Lottery Money Players, the “Money
Players”). For the foregoing purpose, the terms "comp point" and
“status points” shall have such definition and shall be earned by Money Players
in accordance with the guidelines as shall be set from time to time by Kamay.
4.4.
Eligibility. Neither you nor your friends, employees,
servants, agents, advisors or relatives are eligible to become Players or Money
Players and should you or they do so, you will not be eligible to receive the
relevant Affiliate Fees. For this purpose, the term "relative" shall
mean any of the following: spouse, partner, parent, child or sibling. The
number of Players per individual household computer is strictly limited to one.
You shall not register as a Player or make deposits to any Account (directly or
indirectly) through your Tracker(s) for your own personal use and/or the use of
your relatives, friends, employees, servants, agents or advisors. Violation of
this provision shall be deemed to be Fraud for purposes of this Agreement.
4.5.
Measurements and Calculations. Kamay’s
measurements and calculations in relation to the number of Casino, Lotto,
Scratch, GamesLottery or Bingo Money Players and the relevant Casino, Lotto,
Scratch, GamesLottery or Bingo Net Gaming Revenue figures shall be the sole and
authoritative tool and shall not be open to review or appeal. Kamay shall make
the number of Casino, Lotto, Scratch, GamesLottery and Bingo Money Players and
the relevant Casino, Lotto, Scratch, GamesLottery and Bingo Net Gaming Revenue
figures available to you through the Website. To permit accurate tracking,
reporting, and Affiliate Fees accrual, you must ensure that the Trackers are
properly formatted throughout the term of this Agreement.
4.6.
Casino Net Gaming Revenue. In this Agreement,
the term "Casino Net Gaming Revenue" shall mean the sum total
of all of a Casino Money Player’s bets while playing at the LuckyAceCasino
Website, less the winnings of a Casino Money Player, less any credits, bonus or
promotional amounts given to a Casino Money Player, less any chargebacks
(including amounts paid as a result of credit card abuse or fraud, or paid to a
Casino Money Player to settle a claim involving the allegation of credit card
or other abuse or fraud) or any uncollectible revenue attributable to a Casino
Money Player.
4.7.
Bingo Net Gaming Revenue. In this Agreement,
the term "Bingo Net Gaming Revenue" shall mean the sum total
of all of a Bingo Money Player’s bets while playing at the SilkBingo Website,
less the winnings of a Bingo Money Player, less any credits, bonus or
promotional amounts given to a Bingo Money Player, less any chargebacks
(including amounts paid as a result of credit card abuse or fraud, or paid to a
Bingo Money Player to settle a claim involving the allegation of credit card or
other abuse or fraud) or any uncollectible revenue attributable to a Bingo
Money Player.
4.8.
Lotto Net Gaming Revenue. In this Agreement,
the term "Lotto Net Gaming Revenue" shall mean the sum total
of all of a Lotto Money Player’s bets while playing at the Lottozone Website,
less the winnings of a Lotto Money Player, less any credits, bonus or
promotional amounts given to a Lotto Money Player, less any chargebacks
(including amounts paid as a result of credit card abuse or fraud, or paid to a
Lotto Money Player to settle a claim involving the allegation of credit card or
other abuse or fraud) or any uncollectible revenue attributable to a Lotto
Money Player.
4.9.
Scratch Net Gaming Revenue. In this Agreement,
the term "Scratch Net Gaming Revenue" shall mean the sum total
of all of a Scratch Money Player’s bets while playing at the Superscratch
Website, less the winnings of a Scratch Money Player, less any credits, bonus
or promotional amounts given to a Scratch Money Player, less any chargebacks
(including amounts paid as a result of credit card abuse or fraud, or paid to a
Scratch Money Player to settle a claim involving the allegation of credit card
or other abuse or fraud) or any uncollectible revenue attributable to a Scratch
Money Player.
4.10.
Games Lottery Net Gaming Revenue. In this Agreement,
the term "Games Lottery Net Gaming Revenue" shall mean
the sum total of all of a Games Lottery Money Player’s bets while playing at
the GamesLottery Website, less the winnings of a Games Lottery Money Player,
less any credits, bonus or promotional amounts given to a Games Lottery Money
Player, less any chargebacks (including amounts paid as a result of credit card
abuse or fraud, or paid to a Games Lottery Money Player to settle a claim
involving the allegation of credit card or other abuse or fraud) or any
uncollectible revenue attributable to a Games Lottery Money Player.
4.11.
Change of Affiliate Fees Scheme. Kamay hereby
retains the right to convert the Affiliate Fees scheme by which you shall be
paid and the Casino and/or Lotto and/or Scratch and/or Games Lottery and/or
Bingo Money Players qualification criteria as Kamay shall see fit.
4.12.
Payment Terms. All Affiliates
Fees shall be paid to you on a monthly basis, within approximately 30 days
following the end of each month.
4.13.
Fraud. Kamay retains the
right to review all Affiliate Fees for possible Fraud, where such Fraud may be
on the part of the Player or on your part. During the period of time in which
Kamay shall review Affiliate Fees for possible Fraud, where such review period
shall not to exceed 180 days, Kamay shall have the right to withhold any
Affiliate Fees accrued in your favor until such time as the review has been
concluded. Any incidence of Fraud on your part constitutes a breach of this
Agreement, and Kamay retain full authority to terminate this Agreement
immediately in the event of such breach. Further, in the event that Kamay deems
that Fraud has occurred, either on your part or on the part of a Player, you
shall not be entitled to receive any Affiliate Fees which have accrued to your
benefit at such time whether such Affiliate Fees were generated through Fraud
or otherwise. Kamay retains the right to set-off from future Affiliate Fees
payable to you any amounts already received by you which can be shown to have
been generated by Fraud.
For
the purpose of this Agreement and by way of example only the term
"Fraud" shall include, but shall not be limited to, actual or
attempted (i) bonus abuse on the part of the Casino, Lotto, Scratch, Games
Lottery, or Bingo Money Players, (ii) the encouragement by you or a third party
of bonus abuse on the part of the Money Players, (iii) a chargeback executed by
a Money Player in relation to their initial deposit, (iv) collusion on the part
of the Money Player with any other player on the Platinum Websites, (v) the
opening of an Account in breach of the terms of this Agreement, (vi) the
offering or providing by you or any third party of any unauthorized incentives
(financial or otherwise) to potential Money Players, (vii) any attempt by you
to artificially increase the Affiliate Fees payable to you, (viii) deposits,
revenues or traffic generated on the Services through illegal means, and (ix)
any other act by you or by a Money Player which is reasonably understood to
have been committed in bad faith against us or to defraud us (as determined by
us in our sole discretion) regardless of whether or not such action has
resulted in any type of harm or damage to us (including without limitation
deposits generated on stolen credit cards, collusion, manipulation of the
service or system, bonuses or other promotional abuse, and unauthorized use of
any third party accounts, copyrights, trademarks and other third party
intellectual property rights (which for the avoidance of doubt includes our
intellectual property rights).
4.14.
Notwithstanding anything stated to the contrary in this
Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of the Affiliate Program, we will
no longer pay you or any other Affiliate any Affiliate Fees in relation to
Money Players resident in China and Switzerland.
4.15.
For the avoidance of doubt, it is agreed by the Parties
that the Affiliate Fees, which we shall pay to you shall relate solely to the
casino, lotto, scratch, games lottery, or bingo products. We shall have no
obligation whatsoever in relation to other or future products or services
provided to Money Players by us or any of our affiliated entities.
4.16.
Minimum Payment and Time of
Payment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if for any calendar month the total amount of
Affiliate Fees due to you is less than or equal to US $50, due to the costs and
resources involved in administering the program and processing payments
hereunder, the balance will be carried over and added to the next month's
Affiliate Fees until the total amount is more than US $50. Further, if the
amount of Affiliate Fees due is negative in any particular month, then we may,
at our sole discretion, elect that negative amount will carry over and be
deducted against the following month.
4.17.
Method of Payment. All payments will
be due and payable in United States Dollars or such other currency as we will
determine. Payment will be made by cheque or wire transfer or any other method
as we in our sole discretion decide; however we will use reasonable endeavors
to accommodate your preferred payment method. Charges for wires or courier
charges for cheques will be covered by you and deducted from your Affiliate
Fees. For the avoidance of doubt, we have no liability to pay any currency
conversion charges or any charges associated with the transfer of monies to
your bank account.
4.18.
Player Tracking and Active
Players.
You understand and agree that potential Players must link and make deposits
through using your Tracker in order for you to receive Affiliate Fees. In no
event, are we liable for your failure to use Trackers. Notwithstanding any
other provision herein, we may at any time and in our sole discretion alter our
tracking system and reporting format.
4.19.
Disputes. If you disagree
with the monthly reports or amount payable, do NOT accept payment for such
amount and immediately send us written notice of your dispute. Dispute notices
must be received within thirty (30) days of our making available your monthly
report or your right to dispute such report or payment will be deemed waived
and you shall have no claims in such regard. Further, deposit of payment
cheque, acceptance of payment transfer or acceptance of other payment from us
by you will be deemed full and final settlement of Affiliate Fees due for the
month indicated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any overpayment is made in
the calculation of your Affiliate Fees we reserve the right to correct such
calculation at any time and to reclaim from you any overpayment made by us to
you.
4.20.
Money Laundering. You shall comply
with all applicable laws and any policy notified by us through our Website or
otherwise in relation to money laundering and/or the proceeds of crime.
4.21.
Taxation. All taxes due in
connection with any payments to you are your sole liability. You are
responsible for complying with the rules, if any, for registering for and
paying income tax and similar taxes in respect of your income from or in
relation to this Agreement and for collecting and paying the income tax and
social security contributions in respect of your staff, if you have any staff.
If Value Added Tax (VAT) or any other sales tax or turnover tax is chargeable,
you are responsible for complying with the rules, if any, for registering for
the tax and collecting and paying tax in the country where the services are
provided and you acknowledge that the payments that you receive shall be deemed
to include all VAT or sales tax or turnover tax.
If you plan to promote the Platinum Websites
through email marketing, then your email practices must comply with the
following:
5.1.
You have clear and specific consent from the proposed
recipient(s) before you send any such communications. The consent must have
been given to you by way of an opt-in consent mechanism. Any such tick box must
not be pre-populated;
5.2.
The communication makes it clear that it is marketing
the Platinum Websites and/or Services;
5.3.
If such communication includes any promotional offers
(for example, the payment of free tickets to prospective Players) or any
promotional competitions or games, that the promotion, competition or game is
clearly identified as such and that any conditions which the prospective Player
must meet in order to qualify for the promotion, competition or game are set
out clearly and unambiguously in the communication;
5.4.
You do not send any such communications to persons
under the age of 18 or (if higher), the age of majority in the country of the
proposed recipient(s) of any such communication;
5.5.
You do not use any viral marketing techniques as part
of your electronic marketing activities;
5.6.
Any such communications only promotes us, our Services
and/or the Platinum Websites (and not any third parties, third party services
and/or third party sites) and shall not include any content other than our
Marketing Materials;
5.7.
You include a true name in the communication (e.g. the
"From" line of any email) and not a sales pitch or marketing message.
Any such communication must clearly identify you as the sender of the communication
and you shall not falsify or otherwise attempt to hide your identity;
5.8.
You do not mislead the recipient(s) with regard to the
content and purpose of the communication;
5.9.
You provide an adequate, functioning and conspicuous
"opt-out" or "unsubscribe" option in every communication;
5.10.
The communication must include a valid address to which
the recipient can respond to opt out/unsubscribe of future marketing
communications. The reply address must be active for at least thirty days after
sending the communication. You also include a physical business address in any
such communication;
5.11.
You honor expeditiously any opt out/unsubscribe request
made by any communication recipient. You must not send any further marketing
communications to any person who indicates (by whatever means) that they do not
wish to receive any further marketing communications;
5.12.
You include a link to your privacy policy in any such
communication;
5.13.
You do not send any such communications to any person
who has registered on any applicable register of persons who do not wish to
receive any marketing communications;
5.14.
You must include the following notice, or similar wording in any email message or text or
mobile communication:
"Please
note that you have received this email from an affiliate marketer of
PlatinumAffiliates.com If you feel you have received this email in error, been
misled by this affiliate or your previous opt-out request was not honored by
this affiliate, please immediately report this affiliate by forwarding this
entire email message to PlatinumAffiliates.com's SPAM HOTBOX at
support@platinumaffiliates.com.
5.15.
Further, you are responsible for ensuring that your
communications practices comply with all applicable laws and codes of practice,
including: (i) European Directives 95/46 on the Protection of Individuals with
regard to the Processing of Personal Data and 2002/58 on Privacy and Electronic
Communications and any applicable local enactments thereof
in relation to electronic marketing in the European Union; and (ii) the United
States CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-187) in relation to any electronic
marketing in the United States.
6.
TERM AND TERMINATION
6.1.
Term and Termination. This Agreement will take effect
when you indicate your acceptance of these terms and conditions on the Affiliate
Sign Up Form at www.platinumaffiliates.com and continue until
terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
6.2.
Termination By You. You may terminate this Agreement,
with or without cause, immediately upon written notice to us that you may send
by email marked "Termination PlatinumAffiliates" to
affiliates@platinumaffiliates.com. For the avoidance of doubt, termination of
the Agreement will end your participation in the Affiliate Program as a whole.
You may not terminate any Platinum Website in isolation.
6.3.
Termination By Us. We may terminate this Agreement or
without terminating this Agreement as a whole, any specific Trackers, or with
respect to any of the Platinum Website(s) and/or any of Our Marks, without
cause at any time, immediately upon written notice to you that we may send by
email to such email address you have provided to us or by fax to such fax
number you may have provided to us. In the event we terminate the Agreement as
a whole, we shall be entitled to automatically render any Trackers inoperative.
For the avoidance of doubt, on termination of this Agreement you will no longer
receive any Affiliate Fees. If we terminate a specific Tracker, you will no
longer receive any Affiliate Fees through that Tracker; however, your remaining
Trackers will not be affected.
6.4.
Suspension By Us. In any circumstance where we are entitled
to terminate this Agreement or terminate any specific Tracker, we may at our
sole discretion and without prejudice to our further rights and remedies,
suspend the Agreement or any specific Tracker. During the period of any
suspension, we may withhold the payment of any Affiliate Fees that relate to
any affected Trackers. Payment of any withheld Affiliate Fees will be made to
you on the lifting of the suspension.
6.5.
Effect of Termination. The following will
apply upon termination of this Agreement: (a) you shall stop promoting the
Platinum
Websites
and all rights and licenses given to you under this Agreement will terminate
immediately; (b) you
shall return all confidential information and cease use of any of Our Marks and
the Marketing Materials; (c) we
may leave open, redirect or deactivate any Trackers in our sole discretion
without any obligation to pay you for new Players who subsequently become
Players or Money Players; and (d) provided that we have paid or do pay to you
such sums as are due at the date of termination which shall be subject to any
rights we have to make deductions hereunder, we will have no further liability
to pay you any further sums.
6.6.
Sections 2, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 4.11, 6.4, 7, 8 and 9
and such other provisions as are necessary for the interpretation or
enforcement of this Agreement shall survive any termination or expiry of this
Agreement.
7.1.
No Warranties. WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS
(WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY LAW, STATUTE OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO THE
AFFILIATE PROGRAM, OUR WEBSITE, THE PLATINUM WEBSITES, OR ANY CONTENT, PRODUCTS
OR SERVICES AVAILABLE THEREIN OR RELATED THERETO OR THAT OUR WEBSITE OR THE
PLATINUM WEBSITES, SYSTEM, NETWORK, SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE (OR THAT PROVIDED TO
US BY THIRD PARTIES) WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED OR WITH RESPECT TO THE
QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR SUITABILITY OF ALL
OR ANY OF THE FOREGOING. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE IN THIS
AGREEMENT, ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS AND IMPLIED TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE
HEREBY EXCLUDED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. FURTHERMORE, NEITHER WE
(NOR OUR PROVIDERS OR UNDERLYING VENDORS) ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN REDUNDANT
SYSTEM(S), NETWORK, SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE.
7.2.
Billing and Collection Limitations. We may, in our
sole discretion, use any available means to block or restrict certain Players,
deposits or play patterns or reject the applications of potential Players
and/or Affiliates so as to reduce the number of fraudulent, unprofitable
transactions or for any reason. We do not guarantee, represent or warrant the
consistent application and/or success of any fraud prevention efforts.
7.3.
Liability Limitations. Our obligations
under this Agreement do not constitute personal obligations of the owners,
directors, officers, agents, employees, vendors or suppliers of the Website or
Services or the Platinum Websites. Other than as expressly provided in this
Agreement, in no event will we be liable for any direct, indirect, special,
incidental, consequential or punitive loss, injury or damage of any kind
(regardless of whether we have been advised of the possibility of such loss) including
any loss of business, revenue, profits or data. Our liability arising under
this Agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or for breach
of statutory duty or in any other way shall only be for direct damages and
shall not exceed the revenues generated and payable hereunder over the previous
twelve months at the time that the event giving rise to the liability arises.
However, nothing in this Agreement will operate to exclude or limit either
party's liability for death or personal injury arising as a result of that
party's negligence or for fraud.
7.4.
Indemnification. You shall defend, indemnify and hold us
and our officers, directors, employees and representatives harmless on demand
from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages,
costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) resulting or arising from
your breach of this Agreement.
7.5.
Set off. Without prejudice to any other rights or
remedies available to us under this Agreement or otherwise, we shall be entitled
to set off any payments otherwise payable by us to you hereunder, against any
liability of you to us, including any claims we have against you resulting from
or arising from, your breach of this Agreement.
8.1.
Independent Investigation. YOU WARRANT THAT
YOU HAVE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE DESIRABILITY OF MARKETING THE PLATINUM
WEBSITES OR SERVICES.
9.1.
Notices. All notices pertaining to this Agreement
will be given by email as follows: to you at the email address provided by you
on the Affiliate Sign Up Form (or as subsequently updated by you to us in the
event of change), and to us at affiliates@platinumpartners.com. Any notice sent
by email shall be deemed received on the earlier of an acknowledgement being
sent or 24 hours from the time of transmission.
9.2.
Relationship of Parties. There is no
relationship of exclusivity, partnership, joint venture, employment, agency or
franchise between you or us under this Agreement. Neither party has the
authority to bind the other (including the making of any representation or
warranty, the assumption of any obligation or liability and/or the exercise of
any right or power), except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
9.3.
Non-Exclusive. You understand that we may at any time
(directly or indirectly), enter into marketing terms with other Affiliates on
the same or different terms as those provided to you in this Agreement and that
such Affiliates may be similar, and even competitive, to you. You understand
that we may re-direct traffic and users from the Platinum Websites to any other
online site that we deem appropriate in our sole discretion, without any
additional compensation to you.
9.4.
Confidentiality and Non Disclosure. As an Affiliate,
you may receive confidential information from us, including confidential
information as to our marketing plans, marketing concepts, structure and
payments. This information is confidential to us and constitutes our
proprietary trade secrets. You shall not, during the term of this Agreement and
at any time after the termination or expiration thereof, disclose this
information to third parties or use such information other than for the
purposes of this Agreement without our prior written consent, save as expressly
required by law (provided that any such disclosure is only to the extent so
required).
9.5.
Press. You may not issue any press release or
other communication to the public with respect to this Agreement, Our Marks or
your participation in this Affiliate Program without our prior written consent,
except as required by law or by any legal or regulatory authority.
9.6.
Assignment. Except where you have received our prior
written consent, you may not assign at law or in equity (including by way of a
charge or declaration of trust), sub-license or deal in any other manner with
this Agreement or any rights under this Agreement, or sub-contract any or all
of your obligations under this Agreement, or purport to do any of the same. Any
purported assignment in breach of this clause shall confer no rights on the purported
assignee. We may assign this Agreement and/or any of our rights and obligations
under this Agreement at our sole discretion, including without limitation with
respect to all or any of the Platinum Website(s) and/or any of Our Marks.
9.7.
Governing Law. This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom without giving effect to conflicts of law principles. You irrevocably agree
to submit, for the benefit of us, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
of London, United Kingdom, for the settlement of any claim, dispute or matter
arising out of or concerning this Agreement or its enforceability and you waive
any objection to proceedings in such courts on the grounds of venue or on the grounds
that proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum.
9.8.
Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this
Agreement will be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid
under applicable law but, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision will be
ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, or unenforceability, without
invalidating the remainder of this Agreement or any other provision hereof.
9.9.
Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the
complete agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreement or understanding
between the parties in relation to such subject matter. Each of the parties
acknowledges and agrees that in entering into this Agreement, it has not relied
on any statement, representation, guarantee warranty, understanding,
undertaking, promise or assurance (whether negligently or innocently made) of
any person (whether party to this Agreement or not) other than as expressly set
out in the Agreement. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives all
claims, rights and remedies which but for this clause it might otherwise have
had in relation to any of the foregoing. Nothing in this Section shall limit or
exclude any liability for fraud.
9.10.
Third Party Rights. Except insofar as this Agreement
expressly provides that a third party may in their own right enforce a term of
this Agreement, a person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right
under local law or statute to rely upon or enforce any term of this Agreement,
but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or
is available apart from under that local law or statute.
PlatinumAffiliates.com
This Agreement is Version 4, as released and posted January 1, 2012
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INDEX
A
Account_____________________________________ 2
Affiliate Fee__________________________________ 2
Affiliate Fees_________________________________ 6
Affiliate Section______________________________ 2
B
Bingo Money Player___________________________ 7
Bingo Net Gaming Revenue____________________ 8
C
Casino Money Player__________________________ 7
Casino Net Gaming Revenue___________________ 7
D
Disputes_____________________________________ 9
E
ELECTRONIC MARKETING RULES
eMail Campaigns__________________________ 10
F
Fraud________________________________________ 8
G
Governing Law______________________________ 14
M
Marketing Activities___________________________ 4
Marketing Materials________________________ 2, 5
Minimum Payment___________________________ 9
Money Laundering___________________________ 10
Money Players_______________________________ 7
O
Our Marks___________________________________ 3
P
Payment Method_____________________________ 9
Payment Terms______________________________ 8
Platinum Website(s)__________________________ 3
Player_______________________________________ 3
Player Information____________________________ 6
Player Tracking_______________________________ 9
R
Reports______________________________________ 6
Restricted Territories_________________________ 3
S
Services_____________________________________ 3
Spam________________________________________ 3
T
Taxation____________________________________ 10
TERM_______________________________________ 11
TERMINATION______________________________ 11
Tracker(s)"___________________________________ 3
Tracking URL_________________________________ 3
Trademarks__________________________________ 6
W
Website(s)___________________________________ 3