What is an Affiliate Agreement?
A company will pay a marketing affiliate website for sales of that company’s goods and services to any user who clicks through from the affiliate’s website directly to the company’s website. These terms and conditions set out the legal agreement between the online merchant and affiliate.
When should an Affiliate Agreement be used?
An Affiliate Agreement should be used when you have created an affiliate programme. It sets out the terms under which you will make links available to the affiliate as part of the programme and when and how they will receive payment for any contacts they generate. It also sets out the parameters for the affiliate’s use of the links.
What is contained in this Affiliate Agreement?
This Affiliate Agreement contains specific provisions in relation to the acceptance of an affiliate on an affiliate programme and how they should operate under the programme. Specifically, it contains the following provisions:
- Introduction
- Enrolment in the Affiliate Programme
- Company’s Rights and Obligations
- Affiliate’s Rights and Obligations
- Confidentiality
- Limited Licence and Intellectual Property
- Termination
- Remedies
- Anti-spam policy
- Fraud
- Mutual Indemnification
- Disclaimers
- Limitations of Liability
- Force Majeure
- Data Protection
- No Partnership, agency or employment relationship
- Governing law and jurisdiction
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