Website Affiliate Agreement
This website affiliate agreement is between SYNERGETIC PRESS, a UK Limited Company (the “Owner“) and the “Affiliate.”
Recitals
The Owner is engaged in the business of publishing and selling books on consciousness, psychedelics, regenerative practices, cultural studies, and social justice.
The Affiliate owns and operates one or more websites that are accessible to the public, specifically ____________________ (the “Affiliate Website“).
The Owner wishes to engage the Affiliate for the purpose of promoting its website, synergeticpress.com (the “Owner Website“) and the products and services available for purchase on the Owner Website (the “Owner Products“).
The Affiliate wishes to direct users of the Affiliate Website to the Owner Website using a unique URL (an “Affiliate Link“), and the parties want the Affiliate to receive compensation for purchases made by customers/visitors of the Affiliate who use the Affiliate Link (the “Affiliate Customers“) of certain applicable Owner products and services (the “Affiliate Program“).
The parties therefore agree as follows:
- RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) Of the Affiliate. The Affiliate shall:
(i) display the Affiliate Link in a manner that does not reflect adversely on the Owner or mislead visitors;
(ii) use reasonable to report if any links or elements on the affiliate website are not working and that any visitor who clicks on the Affiliate Link will be connected to the Owner Website and to notify the Owner if the Affiliate Link or Owner Website are not functioning properly;
(iii) refer new, unique and, legitimate customers (i.e., customers not previously existing to the Owner) to the Owner Website via the Affiliate Link;
(iv) adhere to the following “Keyword Buys & Commissions Policy“:
- “Keyword Buy” means any advertisement that appears when certain words are purchased and that matches a given keyword search query, and “Search Engine” means software that acts as a service by searching an index or database and that returns relevant matches based on information typed into a query.
- The Owner owns the rights to certain trademarks, including those that are listed below. The Affiliate is prohibited from bidding on Owner trademark terms on all Search Engines, as this use constitutes a trademark infringement of the Owner’s trademarks. This includes any variations, combinations, and lower-case variants of these terms with or without the “www” prefix or “.com “suffix. The Owner will not pay a commission on any transactions derived from bidding on any of the following protected trademarked/brand-related keywords, and the Owner may change these terms without notice to the Affiliate: Synergetic Press.
- The Affiliate may not make Keyword Buys that are confusingly similar to or a derivation of, the Owner’s name or other trademarks, including any misspellings or “typo squatting” variants of the Owner’s terms.
- The Affiliate may not use links that automatically redirect the user to the the Owner Website in the Affiliate’s search ads. The Affiliate may not use the Owner Website (including all lower or uppercase variations) for any DISPLAY or DESTINATION URL listings used in paid search campaigns, or CLOAK or MASK the Owner Website URL in Search Engines.
- The Affiliate may not use Synergetic Press or any variation of Synergetic Press in the Affiliate’s search ad creative.
(v) use high quality images and graphics when promoting the Affiliate Link and Owner activities.
(b) Of the Owner. The Owner shall:
(i) provide all assistance to the Affiliate to enable the Affiliate to post the Affiliate Link on the Affiliate Website;
(ii) assign a specific point of contact to support the Affiliate.
(iii) provide initial information and deliver the materials comprising the Affiliate Link within 30 days of the effective date of this agreement; and
(iv) maintain accurate records of the data used to determine the commissions earned by the Affiliate.
- TERM AND TERMINATION.
(a) Term. This agreement will become effective as described in section 20 and continue for an initial term of 1-year (the “Term”). Unless either party gives written notice to the other at least 60 days before the end of the Term, this agreement will renew automatically for an additional 1-year term. This automatic extension will continue to apply at the end of each extended period until the agreement is terminated.
(b) Termination Procedures. This agreement may be terminated:
(i) by either party, on provision of 60 days’ written notice before the end of a Term;
(ii) by either party for a material breach of any provision of this agreement by the other party if the other party’s material breach is not cured within 30 days of receipt of written notice.
(iii) by the Owner at any time and without prior notice, if the Affiliate violates the terms of this agreement, improperly uses the Owner’s name, logo, or graphics (other than the proper use of the Owner Marks provided under this agreement) or includes a link to the Owner Website in any form of unsolicited communication such as spam.
(c) Effects of Termination. After the termination of this agreement, all licenses granted under this agreement will terminate unless they are expressly stated as surviving. The parties shall promptly remove all marks of the other party from any website that party controls. The Owner shall promptly pay the Affiliate any outstanding commissions owed to the Affiliate for services rendered before the effective date of the termination.
- PAYMENT.
(a) Paid Order Fees. The Owners Shall pay the Affiliate a commission on any Paid Order made by the Affiliate Customers that the Affiliate refers to the Owner through the Affiliate Link during the term of this agreement. “Paid Order” means an order for which the Owner has received and processed payment, less the cost of shipping fees, taxes, returns, and chargebacks the Owner incurs on any of the Affiliate’s referred customer orders.
(b) Calculation of Commission. The Owner shall pay the Affiliate 20% of net revenue generated by Paid Orders for the purchase of an Owner Product by Affiliate Customers.
(c) Timing of Commission Payments. Commissions will be reviewed monthly as of the first day of each month and if the Affiliate earnings meet or exceed $25 on review, payment shall be paid within 14 days. Payments will be made through Paypal. Any returns, refunds, chargebacks, and fraudulent payments of Paid Orders will be deducted or withheld from the commission payment or future payments.
(d) Rollover Schedule. If the affiliate does not receive at a minimum $100 during the quarter payout period their payment will rollover to the next quarterly payout period and continue to do so until the $25 payout is met per affiliate.
(e) Statements. Quarterly, the Owner shall deliver a statement detailing the activity of the affiliate agreement. The Owner shall permit the Affiliate reasonable access to the records and data used to determine the commission for purposes of inspection. Any discrepancies between the Owner’s records and a commission paid to the Affiliate shall be corrected by the Owner within 60 days of receiving written notification of that discrepancy from the Affiliate.
- LICENSE.
(a) License. The Owner grants the Affiliate a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, nonsublicensable right to maintain the Affiliate Link on Affiliate Website to the Owner Website, in accordance with the terms of this agreement, from which the Affiliate’s website visitors can order Owner Products. The Owner also grants Affiliate a nonexclusive, nontransferable license to use certain Owner trade names, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, and other intellectual property used by the Owner in identifying its business (collectively, the “Owner Marks“) for the sole purpose of selling Owner Products on the Affiliate Website. The Owner shall provide the Owner Marks to the Affiliate directly. The Affiliate may not use any other Owner intellectual property without the Owner’s prior written consent. The Owner reserves all proprietary rights to the Owner Marks and may immediately revoke or adjust the Affiliate’s license at any time on written notice.
(b) No Other Use. The Affiliate may not use the Owner Marks for any purpose or on any other media except as stated in this agreement or as the Owner expressly approves, or has approved, in writing.
(c) Modification. The Owner may submit written requests to modify or exclude any Owner Mark from the Affiliate Website and the Affiliate shall accommodate the request as soon as possible.
(d) Affiliate Intellectual Property. The Affiliate grants the Owner a nonexclusive license to utilize the Affiliate’s trade names, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, and other intellectual property used by the Affiliate in identifying its business (collectively, the “Affiliate IP“) and website, including design, computer software, and other components, authorized by the Affiliate in writing (including by email), for the sole purpose of advertising, marketing, and promoting the Affiliate Program. At any time, the Affiliate may revoke or modify the licenses it has granted to the Owner and the Owner will use reasonable efforts to comply immediately with that revocation or modification.
(e) Representations About Affiliate IP. The Affiliate represents that:
(i) it has all necessary rights, licenses, permits, and clearances to use the Affiliate IP and to offer, sell, or license the goods and services offered through the Affiliate IP and this will not violate any applicable laws or regulations or any third-party rights;
(ii) the Affiliate IP does not violate or infringe any right of privacy, personality, or publicity, trade secrets, patents, copyrights, or trademarks under the laws of any governmental authority, domestic or foreign, or any other right of any third party; and
(iii) the Affiliate IP will not misdirect or mislead Internet users.
- RESTRICTIONS ON AFFILIATE.
The Affiliate shall not:
(a) use the trademarks, trade names, service marks, or logos of the Owner except the Owner Marks as expressly authorized by the Owner;
(b) create, publish, distribute, or permit any written material that makes reference to the Owner without first obtaining its written consent except as may have been previously agreed between the parties. If the Affiliate uses any Owner content without permission, the Owner may, without limiting other forms of recourse, terminate the Affiliate’s status in the Affiliate Program;
(c) create, publish, distribute, or permit any advertising referencing the Owner, except as has been agreed in writing between the parties;
(d) not use the Owner’s name, logo, graphics or include a link to the Owner Website in any form of unsolicited communication, including unsolicited email (spam). The Affiliate must maintain strict compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and all amendments and modifications to that law;
(e) use the words “Official Site” in the Affiliate’s ad creative or display URL. Affiliate may use the words Synergetic Press in certain preapproved ad copy, if that ad copy is not associated with the following words or phrases: best prices, lowest rates, discount, discounted rates, cheap, or a certain percentage off the Owner’s prices, unless agreed by the parties.
(f) frame, minimize, remove, cause to create a new window, or otherwise inhibit the full and complete display of each website, mirror, cobranded or derivative website belonging to the Owner and its affiliates.
(g) alter the Affiliate Link in any manner including modification of the design, color, format, specification, or content of the Link.
(h) provide incentivized traffic, where offers with incentives or the appearance of incentives including points, lottery, coupon, contest entries or rewards, are used to generate revenue for Affiliate Customers. This includes placing misleading statements near the ad creative (e.g., “you will win $100″) unless such discount or incentive receives prior written approval by the Owner;
(i) serve ad creative, or drive Affiliate Customers to this ad creative, using any downloadable applications or software (also called adware, pop-up/pop-under technologies, plug-ins, and other names as applicable),and serving ad creative that are not initiated by the affirmative action of the Affiliate Customer without the prior written approval of the Owner; and
(j) warrant that the Affiliate Website is written in English, is content based and not simply a list of links or advertisements, have a top-level domain name and does not promote or contain sexually explicit materials, promote violence or contain violent material, promote or contain libelous or defamatory materials, promote discrimination, or employ discriminatory practices, based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age. If the Affiliate violates any of these restrictions, the Owner may withhold commissions earned under this agreement, or immediately suspend or terminate the Affiliate’s status as an affiliate.
(k) use the trademarks, trade names, service marks, or logos of the Owner in any political or advocacy messaging or communications without the expressed written approval of the Owner
- OWNER RIGHTS.
(a) Right to Monitor Affiliate Website. The Owner has the right, but not the duty, to monitor the Affiliate Website. The Owner shall notify the Affiliate of any modification that the Owner reasonably requests be made to the Affiliate Website in connection with posting the Affiliate Link. If the Affiliate fails to make that change, the Owner may terminate the agreement immediately on written notice.
(b) Right to Remove Link. The Owner may direct the Affiliate to remove, and the Affiliate shall remove, the Affiliate Link from the Affiliate Website at any time and for any reason.
- CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
(a) Definition. “Confidential Information” means this agreement and all nonpublic information of a party, in whatever form, pertaining to the business of that party, including information relating to that party’s finances, customer records, and information, and all associated documentation and materials that the party disclosing the information (in that capacity, a “Disclosing Party“) designates as being confidential when disclosing it to the other party (in that capacity, a “Receiving Party“), or that, under the circumstances of disclosure, ought to be treated as confidential by the Receiving Party. Confidential Information also includes any information relating to the Disclosing Party’s parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates. Confidential Information does not include information or data that is:
(i) known to the Receiving Party before its disclosure by the Disclosing Party without an obligation of confidentiality under another agreement;
(ii) independently developed by the Receiving Party without use of any Confidential Information;
(iii) in the public domain when the Receiving Party seeks to disclose or make use of it, other than as a result of disclosure by the Receiving Party; or
(iv) received by the Receiving Party from a third party with a legal or contractual right to disclose that information or data.
(b) Disclosure. The Receiving Party shall not use or disclose the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party except in connection with the exercise of its rights or the performance of its obligations under this agreement. The Receiving Party shall not disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to any person other than its employees, agents, or independent contractors who have a need to know it in connection with this agreement, and who are under obligations of confidentiality substantially similar to this section. The Receiving Party shall protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party in the same manner that it protects the confidentiality of its own proprietary and confidential information, but in any case, with reasonable care. All Confidential Information made available under this agreement, including copies, shall be returned or destroyed by the Receiving Party, and certified as having been returned or destroyed, promptly after the termination of this agreement.
(c)Exceptions. A Receiving Party will not be in violation of this section if it discloses Confidential Information that is required to be disclosed because of a valid order by a court or other governmental body or by applicable law or by the rules of any nationally recognized stock exchange. However, under these circumstances, the Receiving Party shall notify the Disclosing Party in writing of that disclosure to permit the Disclosing Party to seek confidential treatment of that information.
- INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) Of Owner by Affiliate. At all times after the effective date of this agreement, the Affiliate shall indemnify the Owner against any award, charge, claim, compensatory damages, cost, damages, exemplary damages, diminution in value, expense, fee, fine, interest, judgment, liability, settlement payment, penalty, or other loss (a “Loss“) or any attorney’s or other professional’s fee and disbursement, court filing fee, court cost, arbitration fee, arbitration cost, witness fee, and each other fee and cost of investigating and defending or asserting a claim for indemnification (a “Litigation Expense“) arising out of:
(i) the Affiliate’s gross negligence or willful misconduct arising from the Affiliate’s carrying out of its obligations under this agreement; or
(ii) the Affiliate’s breach of any of its obligations or representations under this agreement.
(b) Of Affiliate by Owner. The Owner shall at all times indemnify the Affiliate against a Loss or Litigation Expense caused by any breach of any of the representations or agreements made by the Owner under this agreement.
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF DAMAGES AND LIABILITY.
The Owner shall abide by all warranties as they exist on the Owner Website. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE OWNER MAKES NO, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL, WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE OWNER’S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO AFFILIATE CUSTOMERS THROUGH THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM AND ANY SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE OWNER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Additionally, the Owner makes no representations that the operation of the Owner Website or services will be uninterrupted or error free and it will not be liable for the consequences of any interruptions or errors. Neither the Owner nor any of its agents, employees, officers, or directors will be liable for consequential, incidental or special damages, including lost profits, even if it has knowledge of the potential loss or damage. THE OWNER’S LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL COMMISSION PAID OR PAYABLE UNDER THE AGREEMENT.
- NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP.
(a) Nothing in this agreement creates any employment, independent contractor, or agency relationship between the Affiliate and the Owner. Neither party may enter into contracts, assume or create any liability or make agreements of any kind for, in the name of, or on behalf of, the other party.
(b) Any Affiliate Customer that follows the Affiliate Link to the Owner Website, upon arrival and use of the Owner Website, will be deemed to be a customer of the Owner. Accordingly, the Owner will be responsible for all aspects of order processing and fulfillment of the Owner Products. All Owner rules, prices, policies, and operating procedures will apply to sales of Owner Products made under this agreement.
(c) The Owner expressly reserves the right to add, delete, or modify its products and services and prices at any time. The Owner also expressly reserves the right to reject any order.
(d) The Owner is NOT responsible for the operation or contents of the Affiliate Website, or any third-party website not controlled by the Owner. The Affiliate is responsible for and must pay all expenses that are incidental to its activities and responsibilities under this agreement, including employees’ and subcontractors’ compensation; costs of developing, maintaining, and operating the Affiliate Website; programming costs; and creating, producing or revising any marketing materials. The Affiliate shall assume sole responsibility for any liabilities that may be incurred by the Affiliate in operating its business and fulfilling the terms of this agreement and is solely responsible for the payment of all foreign, federal, state and local taxes that may accrue because of this agreement.
- GOVERNING LAW.
(a) Choice of Law. The laws of the state of New Mexico govern this agreement (without giving effect to its conflicts of law principles).
(b) Choice of Forum. Both parties consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
- AMENDMENTS.
No amendment to this agreement will be effective unless it is in writing and signed by a party.
- ASSIGNMENT AND DELEGATION.
(a) No Assignment. Neither party may assign any of its rights under this agreement, except with the prior written consent of the other party. All voluntary assignments of rights are limited by this subsection.
(b) No Delegation. Neither party may delegate any performance under this agreement, except with the prior written consent of the other party.
(c) Enforceability of an Assignment or Delegation. If a purported assignment or purported delegation is made in violation of this section, it is void.
- COUNTERPARTS; ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES.
(a) Counterparts. The parties may execute this agreement in any number of counterparts, each of which is an original but all of which constitute one and the same instrument.
(b) Electronic Signatures. This agreement, agreements ancillary to this agreement, and related documents entered into in connection with this agreement are signed when a party’s signature is delivered by facsimile, email, or other electronic medium. These signatures must be treated in all respects as having the same force and effect as original signatures.
- SEVERABILITY.
If any one or more of the provisions contained in this agreement is, for any reason, held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, that invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability will not affect any other provisions of this agreement, but this agreement will be construed as if those invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provisions had never been contained in it, unless the deletion of those provisions would result in such a material change so as to cause completion of the transactions contemplated by this agreement to be unreasonable.
- NOTICES.
(a) Writing; Permitted Delivery Methods. Each party giving or making any notice, request, demand, or other communication required or permitted by this agreement shall give that notice in writing and use one of the following types of delivery, each of which is a writing for purposes of this agreement: personal delivery, mail (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return-receipt requested), nationally recognized overnight courier (fees prepaid), facsimile, or email.
(b) Addresses. A party shall address notices under this section to a party at the following addresses
If to the Owner:
Synergetic Press
Douglas Reil- CEO/Co-Publisher
1 Bluebird Ct
Santa Fe, NM 87508
[email protected]
(c) Effectiveness. A notice is effective only if the party giving notice complies with subsections (a) and(b) and if the recipient receives the notice.
- WAIVER.
No waiver of a breach, failure of any condition, or any right or remedy contained in or granted by the provisions of this agreement will be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the party waiving the breach, failure, right, or remedy. No waiver of any breach, failure, right, or remedy will be deemed a waiver of any other breach, failure, right, or remedy, whether or not similar, and no waiver will constitute a continuing waiver, unless the writing so specifies.
- ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This agreement constitutes the final agreement of the parties. It is the complete and exclusive expression of the parties’ agreement about the subject matter of this agreement. All prior and contemporaneous communications, negotiations, and agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter of this agreement are expressly merged into and superseded by this agreement. The provisions of this agreement may not be explained, supplemented, or qualified by evidence of trade usage or a prior course of dealings. Neither party was induced to enter this agreement by, and neither party is relying on, any statement, representation, warranty, or agreement of the other party except those set forth expressly in this agreement. Except as set forth expressly in this agreement, there are no conditions precedent to this agreement’s effectiveness.
- HEADINGS.
The descriptive headings of the sections and subsections of this agreement are for convenience only, and do not affect this agreement’s construction or interpretation.
- EFFECTIVENESS.
This agreement will become effective when all parties have signed it. The date this agreement is signed by the last party to sign it (as indicated by the date associated with that party’s signature) will be deemed the date of this agreement.
- NECESSARY ACTS; FURTHER ASSURANCES.
Each party shall use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary or desirable to consummate and make effective the transactions this agreement contemplates or to evidence or carryout the intent and purposes of this agreement.
Privacy Policy
Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Synergetic Press (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or
“our”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have
any questions or concerns about our policy, or our practices with regards to your personal information,
please contact us at [email protected] .
When you visit our and use our services, you trust us with your personal information. We take your
privacy very seriously. In this privacy policy, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what
information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some
time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy policy that you
do not agree with, please discontinue use of our and our services.
This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our and/or any related services, sales,
marketing or events (we refer to them collectively in this privacy policy as the "Services").
Please read this privacy policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your
personal information with us.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
2. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
3. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
4. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
5. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?
6. WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?
13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us such as name, address, contact
information, passwords and security data, and payment information.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when registering at the expressing an
interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, when participating in activities
on the (such as posting messages in our online forums or entering competitions, contests or
giveaways) or otherwise contacting us.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the
the choices you make and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect can
include the following:
Credentials. We collect passwords, password hints, and similar security information used for
authentication and account access.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must
notify us of any changes to such personal information.
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information – such as IP address and/or browser and device characteristics – is collected
automatically when you visit our site.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the website. This
information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may
include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics,
operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information
about how and when you use our and other technical information. This information is primarily needed
to maintain the security and operation of our site, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.
2. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
In Short: We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with
services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations.
We may process or share data based on the following legal basis:
Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal
information in a specific purpose.
Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our
legitimate business interests.
Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process
your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in
order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order,
or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to
public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).
Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to
investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected
fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or
as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
More specifically, we may need to process your data or share your personal information in the following
situations:
Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with
third party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us or on
our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: payment
processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service and marketing
efforts. We may allow selected third parties to use tracking technology on the site, which will
enable them to collect data about how you interact with the over time. This information may be
used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain
content and better understand online activity. Unless described in this Policy, we do not share,
sell, rent or trade any of your information with third parties for their promotional purposes.
Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during
negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion
of our business to another company.
Third-Party Advertisers. We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you
visit the site. These companies may use information about your visits to our Website(s) and
other websites that are contained in web cookies and other tracking technologies in order to
provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Affiliates. We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those
affiliates to honor this privacy policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries,
joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control
with us.
Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners to offer you
certain products, services or promotions.
Other Users. When you share personal information or otherwise interact with public areas of
the website, such personal information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly
distributed outside the in perpetuity.
3. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store
information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain
cookies is set out in our Cookie Policy.
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5. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?
In Short: We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own.
Our servers are located in North America. If you are accessing our site from outside, please be aware
that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed by us in our facilities and by those
third parties with whom we may share your personal information (see "WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE
SHARED WITH ANYONE?" above), in and other countries.
If you are a resident in the European Economic Area, then these countries may not have data protection
or other laws as comprehensive as those in your country. We will however take all necessary measures
to protect your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy and applicable law.
6. WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
In Short: We are not responsible for the safety of any information that you share with third-party
providers who advertise, but are not affiliated with, our websites.
The website may contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with us and which
may link to other websites, online services or mobile applications. We cannot guarantee the safety and
privacy of data you provide to any third parties. Any data collected by third parties is not covered by
this privacy policy. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies
of any third parties, including other websites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the .
You should review the policies of such third parties and contact them directly to respond to your
questions.
7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy
policy unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in
this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax,
accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this policy will require us keeping your personal
information for longer than thirty days after cancellation of subscription.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either
delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has
been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it
from any further processing until deletion is possible.
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By subscribing to the
platform, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor
and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the platform. If we learn that personal information from
users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable
measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we have
collected from children under age 18, please contact us at [email protected]
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.
If you are resident in the European Economic Area and you believe we are unlawfully processing your
personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory
authority. You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-
protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.
Account Information
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your
account, you can:
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and
information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to
prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms of Use and/or
comply with legal requirements.
Opting out of email marketing: You can unsubscribe from our marketing email list at any time by
clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send or by contacting us using the details provided
below. You will then be removed from the marketing email list – however, we will still need to send you
service-related emails that are necessary for the administration and use of your account. To otherwise
opt-out, you may:
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track
(“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your
online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and
implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser
signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online.
If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about
that practice in a revised version of this privacy policy.
11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your
personal information.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits our users who
are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about
categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes
and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the
immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a
request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below. To
request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and
include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California.
We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the website, but please be aware that the data
may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.
12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?
In Short: Yes, we will update this policy as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an
updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make
material changes to this privacy policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such
changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy
policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?
If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may email us at [email protected]