Affiliate Program Agreement
This is a contract between you (the “Affiliate”) and us (“Cedreo”). It describes how we will work together and other aspects of our business relationship. It is a legal document so some of the language is necessarily “legalese” but we have tried to make it as readable as possible.
The Marketing Affiliate Program Agreement applies to your participation in our Marketing Affiliate Program (the “Affiliate Program”). These terms are so important that we cannot have you participate in our Affiliate Program unless you agree to them.
We periodically update these terms. We might also choose to replace these terms in their entirety if, for example, the Affiliate Program changes, ends, or becomes part of an existing program. If we update or replace the terms we will let you know via electronic means, which may include an in-app notification or by email. If you don’t agree to the update or replacement, you can choose to terminate as we describe below.
Definitions
“Marketing Affiliate Program” means our marketing affiliate program as described in this Agreement.
“Affiliate Lead” means a customer prospect who clicks on the Affiliate Link that we have made available to you via the Affiliate Tool.
“Affiliate Link” means the unique tracking link you place on your site or promote through other channels.
“Affiliate Policies” means the policies applicable to affiliates which we may make available to you from time to time.
“Affiliate Tool” means the tool that we make available to you upon your acceptance into the Affiliate Program and for you to use in order to participate in the Affiliate Program.
“Agreement” means this Marketing Affiliate Program Agreement and all materials referred or linked to in here.
“Commission” means an amount described in the Affiliate Tool for each Customer Transaction.
“Customer” means the authorized actual user of Cedreo who has subscribed for one of the Cedreo paid plans after being an Affiliate Lead.
“Customer Transactions” means those transactions by Affiliate Leads that are eligible for Commission pursuant to the ‘Customer Transactions’ section of this Agreement. Customer Transactions include customer paid subscriptions, as further described in the Affiliate Tool.
“Customer Data” means all information that Customer submits or collects via Cedreo and all materials that Customer provides or posts, uploads, inputs or submits for public display through Cedreo.
“Cedreo Content” means all information, data, text, messages, software, sound, music, video, images, graphics, and tags.
“Subscription Service” means our web-based home design software that is subscribed to, and developed, operated, and maintained by us, accessible via https://cedreo.com/.
“We”, “us” and “our” means Cedreo.
“You” and “Affiliate” means the party, other than Cedreo, entering into this Agreement and participating in the Affiliate Program.
Non-Exclusivity
This Agreement does not create an exclusive agreement between you and us. Both you and we will have the right to recommend similar products and services of third parties and to work with other parties in connection with the design, sale, installation, implementation and use of similar services and products of third parties.
Affiliate Acceptance
Once you complete an application to become an Affiliate, we will review your application and notify you whether you have been accepted to participate in the Affiliate Program, or not. Before we accept an application, we may want to review your application with you, so we may reach out to you for more information. We may require that you complete certain requirements before we accept your application. If we do not notify you that you are accepted to participate in the Affiliate Program within thirty (30) days from your application, your application is considered to be rejected.
If you are accepted to participate in the Affiliate Program, then upon notification of acceptance, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall apply in full force and effect, until terminated, pursuant to the terms set forth below. Failure to complete any enrollment criteria within thirty (30) days of your acceptance will result in the immediate termination of this Agreement and you will no longer be able to participate in the Affiliate Program.
You will comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement at all times.
Customer Transactions
Affiliate Program Limits
We will pay you Commission as described in the Affiliate Tool for each new Customer, who completes an applicable Customer Transaction after clicking on an Affiliate Link made available by you (first click attribution model), based on the total invoice amount excluding VAT.
The start of the Customer’s subscription is determined by the date of the first subscription of the Subscription Service by the Customer and you will receive a Commission payment for that Customer Transaction as well as any plan upgrades or additional products made by that customer during their Subscription Service. For example, if the initial Customer Transaction is for one Pro subscription, and there is an upgrade to the Enterprise plan by that same customer, Affiliate will receive Commission for the initial user subscription until the upgrade date, then the Commission will be based on the new plan price (excluding VAT). If the Customer unsubscribes, the Affiliate will not be entitled to receive Commission on any new subscription to Cedreo by that same Customer.
Eligibility
To be eligible for Commission (i) an Affiliate Lead must be accepted and valid, (ii) a Customer Transaction must have occurred, (iii) a Customer must remain a customer during the locking period in the Affiliate Tool.
You are not eligible to receive Commission or any other compensation from us based on transactions for other products or if:
- such compensation is disallowed or limited by federal, state or local law or regulation in the United States or the laws or regulations of your jurisdiction;
- the applicable Customer objects to or prohibits such compensation or excludes such compensation from its payments to us or Cedreo Affiliates;
- the Customer has paid or will pay such commissions, referral fees, or other compensation directly to you,
- the Commission payment has been obtained by fraudulent means, misuse of the Affiliate Link, misuse of the Affiliate Tool or by any other means that we deem to breach the spirit of the Marketing Affiliate Program, or
- the Affiliate Lead is already part of our database and has an original source which is not the Affiliate Link.
- the Customer subscribes to a Cedreo paid plan after thirty (30) days from the click date on the Affiliate Link.
We may discontinue Commission payments should any of the eligibility criteria set forth in this subsection fail to be met at any time.
Acceptance and Validity
You will only be eligible for a Commission payment for any Customer Transactions that derived from Affiliate Leads originated and generated by the Affiliate Link that we make available to you and are accepted by Cedreo.
An Affiliate Lead will be considered valid and accepted if, in our reasonable determination:
- it is a new potential customer of ours, and
- is not, at the time of submission, one of our existing leads, or involved in our active sales process.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may choose not to accept an Affiliate Lead in our reasonable discretion. If an Affiliate Lead does not purchase the Subscription Service within thirty (30) days of their first click on the Affiliate Link, you will not be eligible for a Commission payment, even if the Affiliate Lead decides to purchase after the time period has expired. An Affiliate Lead is not considered valid if its first click on the Affiliate Link is after this Agreement has expired or terminated.
Engagement with Prospects
Once we have received the Affiliate Lead information, we may elect to engage with the prospect directly, regardless of whether or not the Affiliate Lead is valid. If an Affiliate Lead is not valid then we may choose to maintain it in our database and we may choose to engage with such Affiliate Lead. Any engagement between Cedreo and an Affiliate Lead will be at Cedreo’s discretion.
Commission and Payment
In order to receive payment under this Agreement, you must have:
- agreed to the terms of this Agreement (completed through the Affiliate Tool);
- completed all steps necessary to create your account in the Affiliate Tool in accordance with our directions,
- have a valid and up-to-date payment method in the Affiliate Tool with such account
Taxes
You are responsible for payment of all taxes and fees (including bank fees) applicable to the Commission. All amounts payable by us to you are subject to offset by us against any amounts owed by you to us.
Commission Amounts
We reserve the right to alter or change the Commission amount as per the Affiliate Tool.
Training and Support
We may make available to you, without charge, various webinars and other resources made available as part of our Affiliate Program.
Trademarks
During the term of this Agreement, in the event that we make our trademark available to you within the Affiliate Tool, you may use our trademark as long as you follow the usage requirements in this section.
You must:
- only use the images of our trademark that we make available to you, without altering them in any way;
- comply with Cedreo materials
- immediately comply if we request that you discontinue use.
You must not:
- use our trademark in a misleading or disparaging way;
- use our trademark in a way that implies we endorse, sponsor or approve of your services or products;
- use our trademark in violation of applicable law or in connection with an obscene, indecent, or unlawful topic or material.
Proprietary Rights
Cedreo’s Proprietary Rights
No license to any software is granted by this Agreement. Cedreo is protected by intellectual property laws. Cedreo belongs to and is the property of us. We retain all ownership rights in Cedreo. You agree not to copy, rent, lease, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on the Cedreo Content, or Cedreo in whole or in part, by any means, except as expressly authorized in writing by us.
Confidentiality
As used herein, “Confidential Information” means all confidential information disclosed by a party (“Disclosing Party”) to the other party (“Receiving Party”), (i) whether orally or in writing, that is designated as confidential, and (ii) Cedreo customer and prospect information, whether or not otherwise designated as confidential. Confidential Information does not include any information that (i) is or becomes generally known to the public without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party or (ii) was known to the Receiving Party prior to its disclosure by the Disclosing Party without breach of any obligation owed to the Disclosing Party.
The Receiving Party shall:
- protect the confidentiality of the Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party using the same degree of care that it uses with its own confidential information, but in no event less than reasonable care,
- not use any Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement,
- not disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to any third party, and
- limit access to Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party to its employees, contractors and agents.
The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party if required to do so under any federal, state, or local law, statute, rule or regulation, subpoena or legal process.
Opt Out and Unsubscribing
You will comply promptly with all opt out, unsubscribe, “do not call” and “do not send” requests. For the duration of this Agreement, you will establish and maintain systems and procedures appropriate to effectuate all opt out, unsubscribe, “do not call” and “do not send” requests.
Term and Termination
Term
This Agreement will apply for as long as you participate in the Affiliate Program, until terminated.
Termination Without Cause
Both you and we may terminate this Agreement on fifteen (15) days written notice to the other party.
Termination for Agreement Changes
If we update or replace the terms of this Agreement, you may terminate this Agreement on five (5) days written notice to us, provided that you send us written notice within ten (10) days after we send you notice of the change.
Termination for Cause
We may terminate this Agreement:
- upon thirty (30) days’ notice to you of a material breach if such breach remains uncured at the expiration of such period,
- upon fifteen (15) days notice to you of non-payment of any amount due to us if such amount remains unpaid at the expiration of such period,
- immediately, if you become the subject of a petition in bankruptcy or any other proceeding relating to insolvency, receivership, liquidation or assignment for the benefit of creditors,
- immediately, if you breach the terms applicable to your subscription with us (if you have one), including if you default on your payment obligations to us or our affiliate, or
- immediately, if we determine that you are acting, or have acted, in a way that has or may negatively reflect on or affect us, our prospects, or our customers.
Effects of Expiration/Termination
Expiration of this Agreement, and termination of this Agreement:
- without cause by us,
- by you with cause,
- by you according to the ‘Termination for Agreement Changes’ section, shall not affect our obligation to pay you a Commission, so long as the related payment by the Customer Transaction is recognized by us within thirty (30) days after the date of such termination or expiration and provided that in no event shall you be entitled to payment of Commission under this Agreement if you are eligible to receive a revenue share payment under the Solutions Partner Program Agreement.
We will not pay you fees on Customer Transactions recognized by us after thirty (30) days after the date of such termination or expiration set out above. Provided however, in the event of termination without cause by you, or for cause by us, our obligation to pay and your right to receive any Commission will terminate upon the date of such termination, regardless of whether you would have otherwise been eligible to receive Commission prior to the date of termination. Except as expressly set forth in this section, you are not eligible to receive a Commission payment after expiration or termination of this Agreement. Upon termination or expiration, you will discontinue all use of and delete the Affiliate Tool that we make available to you for your participation in the Affiliate Program. Upon termination or expiration, an Affiliate Lead is not considered valid, and we may choose to maintain it in our database and engage with such a prospect.
Upon termination or expiration, you will immediately discontinue all use of our trademark and references to this Affiliate Program from your website(s) and other collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not cause a Customer’s subscription agreement to be terminated.
Affiliate Representations and Warranties
You represent and warrant that:
- you have all sufficient rights and permissions to participate in the Affiliate Program and to provision Cedreo with Affiliate Lead’s for our use in sales and marketing efforts or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement,
- your participation in this Affiliate Program will not conflict with any of your existing agreements or arrangements; and
- you own or have sufficient rights to use and to grant to us our right to use the Affiliate Marks.
You further represent and warrant that:
- you will ensure that you are compliant with any trade or regulatory requirements that may apply to your participation in the Affiliate Program (for example, by clearly stating you are a Cedreo Affiliate on any website(s) you own where you make an Affiliate Link available);
- you will accurately provide in the Affiliate Tool all websites and domains you own where you intend to use Affiliate Links to generate Affiliate Leads;
- you will not purchase ads that direct to your site(s) or through an Affiliate Link that could be considered as competing with Cedreo’s own advertising, including, but not limited to, our branded keywords;
- you will not participate in cookie stuffing or pop-ups, false or misleading links are strictly prohibited;
- you will not attempt to mask the referring URL information;
- you will not use your own Affiliate Link to purchase Cedreo products for yourself;
- you will not use any mechanisms to deliver leads other than through an intended consumer. This includes sourcing leads through compilations of personal data such as phonebooks, using fake redirects or other tools or automation devices to generate leads (including but not limited to robots, lframes, or hidden frames), or offering incentives to encourage purchases or signups.
Indemnification
You will indemnify, defend and hold us harmless, at your expense, against any third-party claim, suit, action, or proceeding (each, an “Action”) brought against us (and our officers, directors, employees, agents, service providers, licensors, and affiliates) by a third party not affiliated with us to the extent that such Action is based upon or arises out of:
- your participation in the Affiliate Program,
- our use of the prospect data you provided us,
- your noncompliance with or breach of this Agreement,
- your use of the Affiliate Tool, or
- our use of the Affiliate Marks.
We will:
- notify you in writing within thirty (30) days of our becoming aware of any such claim;
- give you sole control of the defense or settlement of such a claim; and provide you (at your expense) with any and all information and assistance reasonably requested by you to handle the defense or settlement of the claim.
You shall not accept any settlement that:
- imposes an obligation on us;
- requires us to make an admission; or
- imposes liability not covered by these indemnifications or places restrictions on us without our prior written consent.
Disclaimers & Limitations of Liability
Disclaimer of Warranties
We and our affiliated companies and agents make no representations or warranties about the suitability, reliability, availability, timeliness, security or accuracy of Cedreo, Cedreo content, the affiliate program or the affiliate tool for any purpose. The Affiliate Tool may not be available at all times. to the extent permitted by law, the Cedreo and Affiliate Tool are provided “as is” without warranty or condition of any kind. We disclaim all warranties and conditions of any kind with regard to Cedreo and the Affiliate Tool including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.
No Indirect Damages
To the extent permitted by law, in no event shall either party be liable for any indirect, punitive, or consequential damages, including lost profits or business opportunities.
Limitation of Liability
If, notwithstanding the other terms of this agreement, we are determined to have any liability to you or any third party, the parties agree that our aggregate liability will be limited to the total commission amounts you have actually earned for the related customer transactions in the twelve month period preceding the event giving rise to a claim.
Affiliate Tool
We disclaim all liability with respect to the Affiliate Tool that you use. we do not promise to make the Affiliate Tool available to you, and we may choose to do so, or not to do so, at our discretion.
Cookie Duration
Cookies used as part of the Affiliate Tool have a set duration. If a potential customer clears their cookies during this period, Cedreo shall not be liable for any commissions that may have been owed to you.
General
Amendment
We may update and change any part or all of this Agreement, including by replacing it in its entirety. If we update or change this Agreement, the updated Agreement will be made available to you via the Affiliate Tool and/or by email. The updated Agreement will become effective and binding on the next business day after we or the Affiliate Tool have notified you. When we change this Agreement, the “Last Modified” date above will be updated to reflect the date of the most recent version in the Affiliate Tool. We encourage you to review this Agreement periodically. If you don’t agree to the update, change or replacement, you can choose to terminate as we describe above. No delay in exercising any right or remedy or failure to object will be a waiver of such right or remedy or any other right or remedy. A waiver on one occasion will not be a waiver of any right or remedy on any future occasion.
Applicable Law
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Georgia, without regard to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. In the event either of us initiates an action in connection with this Agreement or any other dispute between the parties, the exclusive venue and jurisdiction of such action shall be in the state and federal courts in Atlanta, Georgia.
Force Majeure
Neither party will be responsible for failure or delay of performance if caused by: an act of war, hostility, or sabotage; act of God; electrical, internet, or telecommunication outage that is not caused by the obligated party; government restrictions; or other event outside the reasonable control of the obligated party. Each party will use reasonable efforts to mitigate the effect of a force majeure event.
Actions Permitted
Except for actions for nonpayment or breach of a party’s proprietary rights, no action, regardless of form, arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be brought by either party more than one (1) year after the cause of action has accrued.
Relationship of the Parties
Both you and we agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and us as a result of this Agreement.
Compliance with Applicable Laws
You shall comply, and shall ensure that any third parties performing sales or referral activities on your behalf comply with all applicable foreign and domestic laws (including without limitation export laws and laws applicable to sending of unsolicited email), governmental regulations, ordinances, and judicial administrative orders. You shall not engage in any deceptive, misleading, illegal or unethical marketing activities, or activities that otherwise may be detrimental to us, our customers, or to the public. Export laws and regulations of the United States and any other relevant local export laws and regulations may apply to the Cedreo. You will comply with the sanctions programs administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury. You will not directly or indirectly export, re-export, or transfer the Cedreo to prohibited countries or individuals or permit use of the Cedreo by prohibited countries or individuals.
Severability
If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by applicable law, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in effect.
Notices
Notice will be sent to the contact address set forth herein (as such may be changed by notice given to the other party), and will be deemed delivered as of the date of actual receipt.
To Cedreo: 3423 Piedmont Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30305, USA
To you: your address as provided in our affiliate account information for you.
We may give electronic notices specific to you by email to your e-mail address(es) on record in our account information for you. We may give notice to you by telephone calls to the telephone numbers on record in our account information for you.
Entire Agreement
This Agreement is the entire agreement between us for the Affiliate Program and supersedes all other proposals and agreements, whether electronic, oral or written, between us. We object to and reject any additional or different terms proposed by you, including those contained in your purchase order, acceptance or website. Our obligations are not contingent on the delivery of any future functionality or features of Cedreo or dependent on any oral or written public comments made by us regarding future functionality or features of Cedreo. It is the express wish of both you and us that this Agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English.
Assignment
You will not assign or transfer this Agreement, including any assignment or transfer by reason of merger, reorganization, sale of all or substantially all of its assets, change of control or operation of law, without our prior written consent. We may assign this Agreement to any affiliate or in the event of merger, reorganization, sale of all or substantially all of our assets, change of control or operation of law.
No Third Party Beneficiaries
Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person or entity (other than the parties hereto) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
Authority
Each party represents and warrants to the other that it has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and that it is binding upon such party and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
Survival
The following sections shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement: ‘Commission and Payment’, ‘Proprietary Rights’, ‘Confidentiality’, ‘Indemnification’, ‘Disclaimers; Limitation of Liability’ and ‘General’.