This Agreement addresses different types of Affiliate activities. Part A applies to all Affiliates. Part B applies to Referral Affiliates. If you do not participate in Affiliate activities described in Part B, then that Part of the Agreement does not apply to you.
You must read, agree with, and accept all of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, including Click Consulting Privacy Policy and Click Consulting Acceptable Use Policy, before you may become an Affiliate. For the avoidance of doubt, Click Consulting Privacy Policy and Click Consulting Acceptable Use Policy form part of this Agreement and are incorporated by reference. For the purposes of the Program and this Agreement, all references to “Account” and “Services” in Click Consulting Acceptable Use Policy will be deemed to refer to “Affiliate Account” and “Services or Affiliate’s participation in the Program”, respectively. You may also be required to agree to additional terms in an Insertion Order. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and the Insertion Order, the Agreement will govern, to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency. In addition, some types of Program activities may require that you agree to additional terms (“Additional Terms”). Such Insertion Services and Additional Terms are incorporated into this Agreement by reference. In the event of conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and the Additional Terms, the Additional Terms will govern, to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency.
1. Definitions
Unless defined elsewhere in the Agreement, including the Insertion Order, capitalized terms set out in the Agreement are defined as follows:
“Affiliate” or “You” means an individual or entity that has agreed to the terms of this Agreement...
“Affiliate Account” means a Program account.
“Customer” means any individual that visits or transacts via the Merchant Store.
“Customer Data” means information (including personal information) relating to a customer, including, but not limited to, order information, payment information, and account information.
“Impact” means Impact Click Consulting, Click Med LLC.
“Link” or “Links” means text links, graphical hypertext links and other linking code obtained from the Platform which provide direct access to Click Consulting websites and may be included on Websites in accordance with the Agreement.
“Merchant” means an individual or business that uses the Service to sell products or services.
“Merchant Agreement” means the agreement entered between an Affiliate and the Merchant governing the Merchant’s use of the Affiliate’s services.
“Merchant Data” means information (including personal information) relating to a Merchant, including but not limited to business, financial and product information, and any Customer Data. Where Affiliate uses the Click Consulting API, Merchant Data may be delivered in the form of an API response.
“Merchant Store” means the Merchant’s commerce presence hosted by Click Consulting, including any services their online store and Point of Sale (POS). For clarity, a Merchant may have more than one Merchant Store.
“Platform” means the digital marketing platform owned and operated by Impact.
“Referral Affiliate” is an Affiliate who has registered for an Affiliate Account via the Platform and who promotes the Service by registering, and being approved by Click Consulting, for a Link to refer Merchants to Click Consulting via such Link.
“Referred Merchant” means any unique Merchant that: (a) has registered for a paid Click Consulting account; and (b) was introduced by an Affiliate that actively promoted the Service.
“Service” means the Click Consulting hosted Services and commerce platform available via www.clickconsulting.us and any associated websites, products or services offered by Click Consulting.
“Click Consulting API” is defined in the Click Consulting API Terms.
“Click Consulting API Terms” means the Click Consulting API License and Terms of Use available at clickconsulting.us/legal/api-terms.
“Click Consulting Creative” means any marketing or promotional materials relating to Click Consulting or Click consulting brands and services, including but not limited to copyrighted content, hypertext links, domain names, icons, buttons, banners, graphic files, images and the Click Consulting Trademarks.
“Click Consulting Related Entity/ies” means any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, Click Consulting; where “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of another, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, as trustee or executor, or otherwise.
“Click Consulting Trademarks” means the trademarks, logos, service marks and trade names of Click Consulting, Click Med LLC. and any Click Consulting Related Entities, whether registered or unregistered, including but not limited to the word mark CLICK CONSULTING and the “S” and shopping bag design.
“Taxes” means all taxes, federal, provincial, state, local or other governmental sales, value added, goods and services, harmonized or other taxes, fees or charges now in force or enacted in the future.
“Websites” means any websites or platforms (including, without limitation, social media pages) that are owned, operated, managed or controlled by Affiliate.
2. FTC Guidelines
2.1 The Federal Trade Commission in the United States (“FTC”) has guidelines for governing endorsements and testimonials. These rules are aimed at increasing transparency between endorsers and consumers. As a member of the Program with Click Consulting, Affiliate receives compensation for the Referred Merchant referrals made to Click Consulting. This may establish a “material connection” according to FTC rules, which creates an obligation for Affiliate to provide disclosure to consumers.
2.2 Full compliance with these guidelines requires, among other things, that (a) Affiliate clearly and conspicuously disclose that Affiliate is being compensated for referring Referred Merchants to Click Consulting, and (b) Affiliate not engage in misleading or deceptive advertising. For further information, Affiliate should refer to the statement released by the FTC regarding these guidelines.
3. Affiliate Responsibilities
3.1 Marketing Activities
3.1.1 Affiliate will bear all costs and expenses related to Affiliate’s marketing or promotion of Click Consulting or any Click Consulting Related Entity, and, as applicable, Affiliate’s Websites, or other products or services associated with Affiliate’s participation in the Program (collectively, “Affiliate Marketing
Activities”) in any area, location, territory or jurisdiction, unless otherwise determined by Click Consulting in its sole discretion.
3.1.2 In no event will Affiliate engage in any Affiliate Marketing Activities except as expressly set forth in this Agreement. In the event that Affiliate has a list of emails where the individuals on the list have expressly elected to receive emails from Affiliate (“Opt-in List”), Affiliate may make a written request to Click Consulting to send emails regarding the offering of Click Consulting and Click Consulting Related Entities to the individuals on the Opt-in List (and Click Consulting may, in its sole discretion, allow Affiliate to send such emails). In conducting all Affiliate Marketing Activities, Affiliate will comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and directives, including but not limited to those relating to email marketing and “spamming”. Unless Affiliate has secured the applicable Merchant’s consent first, Affiliate will not email any Merchant whose email address they have received via Click Consulting.
3.1.3. Without limiting the generality of Section 3.1.2, Affiliate will (i) not send any email regarding Click Consulting or Click Consulting Related Entities to any individual or entity that has not requested such information; (ii) always include Affiliate’s contact information and “unsubscribe” information in any email regarding Click Consulting, Click Consulting Related Entities, the Service or the Click Consulting platform; and (iii) not imply that such emails are being sent on behalf of Click Consulting or Click Consulting Related Entities.
3.1.4. Affiliate will not (i) engage in any fax, broadcast, telemarketing or any other offline marketing methods with respect to Click Consulting or Click Consulting Related Entities; (ii) use malware, spyware or any other aggressive advertising or marketing methods in any of its dealings relating to Click Consulting or Click Consulting Related Entities; (iii) make any false, misleading or disparaging representations or statements with respect to Click Consulting or Click Consulting Related Entities; (iv) solicit Merchants to leave the Click Consulting Service; (v) copy, resemble or mirror the look and feel of Click Consulting websites, Click Consulting Trademarks or Services or otherwise misrepresent Affiliate’s affiliation with Click Consulting or Click Consulting Related Entities; or (vi) engage in any other practices which may adversely affect the credibility or reputation of Click Consulting or Click Consulting Related Entities, including but not limited to, sending email communications or using any Website in any manner, or having any content on any Website, that (a) uses aggressive or low-quality marketing, including marketing services that are unrelated to Click Consulting or the Affiliate’s services, (b) promotes sexually explicit materials, violence, discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age, or any illegal or objectionable activities, or (c) violates any intellectual property or other proprietary rights of any third party; or (d) violates the Acceptable Use Policy.
3.2. Compliance with Laws
In addition to, and without limiting the provisions of this Agreement, Affiliate will perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the highest applicable industry standards and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including obtaining any licenses required in order for Affiliate to operate and to offer the products or services associated with Affiliate’s participation in the Program.
3.3. Affiliate Duty to Inform
Affiliate will promptly inform Click Consulting of any information known to Affiliate that could reasonably lead to a claim, demand, or liability of or against Click Consulting or the Click Consulting Related Entities by any third party.
3.4 Affiliate Duty to Disclose
If Affiliate is acting as an agent on behalf of a Merchant, then Affiliate will disclose to the Merchant any Fees that Affiliate is entitled to receive from Click Consulting in accordance with this Agreement that are associated with such Merchant.
3.5. Other Affiliate Terms
3.5.1. If Affiliate is an individual, you must be the older of (i) 18 years, or (ii) at least the age of majority in the jurisdiction where you reside and from where you carry out Affiliate activities.
3.5.2. You confirm that you are becoming an Affiliate for the purposes of carrying on a business activity and not for any personal, household or family purpose.
3.5.3. If you sign up for an Affiliate Account on behalf of your employer, your employer will be deemed to be the Affiliate for the purpose of this Agreement, and you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind your employer to this Agreement. Each Affiliate is responsible for: (a) ensuring that its employees, agents, and subcontractors comply with this Agreement and (b) any breach of this Agreement by Affiliate’s employees, agents or subcontractors.
3.5.4. Affiliate acknowledges and agrees that Affiliate will be responsible for the performance of all of its obligations under the Agreement, regardless of whether it sublicenses or subcontracts any such obligations to any third party, including but not limited to any affiliates or subsidiaries of Affiliate.
3.5.5. Affiliate acknowledges and agrees that Affiliate’s participation in the Program, including information transmitted to or stored by Click Consulting, is governed by the Click Consulting Privacy Policy found at clickconsulting.us/legal/privacy.
4. Fees and Payments
4.1. Commission Plans
Subject to: (i) Affiliate’s compliance with this Agreement, and (ii) the commission plan associated with an Affiliate’s activities pursuant to the Program, Affiliate will be entitled to receive certain fees from Click Consulting (the “Fees”). The commission plan applicable to Referral Affiliates are set out in Part B.
4.2. Payment
Affiliates are responsible for all applicable Taxes that arise from or as a result of any activities under this Agreement or with respect to Affiliate’s dealings with a Merchant. If Taxes are not collected by Click Consulting in respect of an Affiliate transaction with a Merchant facilitated by Click Consulting, Affiliate is responsible for determining if Taxes are payable on such transaction, and if so, self-remitting Taxes to the appropriate tax authorities.
4.3. Additional Payment Information
4.3.1. All payments are subject to fraud and risk analysis considerations and anti-money laundering procedures and may be withheld by Click Consulting during the period of investigation. Click Consulting may also withhold payment if Affiliate fails to provide Click Consulting with information that is required to make payment.
4.3.2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Click Consulting will not be responsible to pay any Fees:
4.3.2.1. related to amounts that have been refunded to Merchants by Click Consulting.
4.3.2.2. for a Referred Merchant created or owned in whole or in part by Affiliate.
4.3.2.3. related to fraudulent sales.
4.3.2.4. related to revenues that have been subject to chargebacks.
4.3.2.5. to Affiliates who are employed by Click Consulting (whether full-time, part-time, term or any other employment-type relationship); or
4.3.2.6. to Affiliates who are employed by the Merchant to whom the Fees relate (whether full-time, part-time, term or any other employment-type relationship).
4.3.3. If any Fees paid by Click Consulting are subsequently discovered to be subject to one or more of the exclusions set out in Section 4.3.2, or to have been paid in error, Click Consulting will have the right, at its sole discretion, to: (a) reclaim any Fees paid to Affiliate in error; or (b) set off the amounts described in Section 4.3 from payments due to Affiliate in the future. If the Agreement is terminated before such amounts are fully repaid by Affiliate to Click Consulting, Affiliate will pay to Click Consulting the remaining balance within thirty (30) days of the effective date of termination of the Agreement.
4.3.4. Click Consulting reserves the right to modify the Fees or the payment terms at any time upon reasonable advance notice to Affiliate. Such notice will be provided by email, posting a notice on the Click Consulting website and/or the Platform, as applicable, and/or by the issuing of a new Insertion Order. In the event of any disputes over Fees, Click Consulting determination will be final and binding.
5. Termination
5.1. Termination
5.1.1. Unless otherwise specified in the Agreement, any Party may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, effective immediately upon notice to another Party.
5.1.2. Fraudulent or other unacceptable behavior by Affiliate, including breach of the Acceptable Use Policy, as determined by Click Consulting in its sole discretion, may result in one or more of the following actions being taken by Click Consulting: (a) termination of Affiliate’s affiliation with Merchants within the Affiliate Account; (b) suspension of some or all Affiliate privileges under the Program; and (c) termination of the Affiliate Account entirely without notice to, or recourse for, Affiliate.
5.1.3. Click Consulting reserves the right to cancel or modify the Agreement in its entirety, including Fees, at any time. If a significant change is made to the Agreement, including any material change to Fees, Click Consulting will provide reasonable notice by email, posting a notice on the Platform.
5.2. Consequences of Termination
5.2.1. Upon termination of this Agreement: (a) each Party will return to the other Party, or destroy (and provide certification of such destruction), all property of the other Party in its possession or control (including all Click Consulting Creative and all Confidential Information (as defined below)); (b) Affiliate will immediately cease displaying any Click Consulting Creative or any Click Consulting Trademarks on any Website or otherwise; and (c) all rights granted to Affiliate under this Agreement will immediately cease, including but not limited to the right of Affiliate to access the Affiliate Account and Platform, Click Consulting API, or to receive any payments of Fees under this Agreement, unless otherwise determined by Click Consulting in its sole discretion.
5.2.2. This Section 5.2 and the following Sections will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement:
5.2.2.1. PART A: Section 1 (Definitions), Section 6.4 (Proprietary Rights of Click Consulting), Section 7 (Confidentiality), Section 8 (Disclaimer of Warranty), Section 9 (Limitation of Liability and Indemnification), and Section 10 (General Provisions)
5.2.2.2. In addition, any provisions of this Agreement that by their nature are intended to survive, will survive termination.
6. Intellectual Property Rights
6.1. Shopify Creative
6.1.1. All Click Consulting Creative will be solely created and provided by Click Consulting unless otherwise agreed to by Click Consulting in writing in advance. Click Consulting will provide Affiliate with copies of or access to Click Consulting Creative. The Click Consulting Creative may also be accessible from the Click Consulting brand guidelines (“Click Consulting Trademark Usage Guidelines”). By using the Click Consulting Creative, you indicate your acceptance of our Click Consulting Trademark Usage Guidelines, and you understand that a violation of these guidelines or this Agreement will result in the termination of your license or permission to use the Click Consulting Creative. The Click Consulting Creative is provided “as is” and without warranty of any kind.
6.1.2. Affiliate may display Click Consulting Creative on the Websites solely for the purpose of marketing and promoting the Service and any Click Consulting brands permitted by Click Consulting and by Click Consulting Related Entities during the term of this Agreement, or until such time as Click Consulting may, upon reasonable prior notice, instruct Affiliate to cease displaying the Click Consulting Creative. Affiliate may not alter, amend, adapt, or translate the Click Consulting Creative without Click Consulting prior written consent. Nothing contained in any Click Consulting Creative will in any way be deemed a representation or warranty of Click Consulting or of any of Click Consulting Related Entity. The Click Consulting Creative at all times be the sole and exclusive property of Click Consulting and no rights of ownership will at any time vest with Affiliate even in such instances where Affiliate has been authorized by Click Consulting to make changes or modifications to the Click Consulting Creative.
6.2. Click Consulting Trademarks
During the term of this Agreement, Click Consulting hereby grants to Affiliate a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable and non-transferable license to display the Click Consulting Trademarks solely as necessary to perform Affiliate’s obligations under this Agreement. Affiliate acknowledges and agrees that: (a) it will use Click Consulting Trademarks only as permitted under this Agreement; (b) it will use the Click Consulting Trademarks in a lawful manner and in strict compliance with all format(s), guidelines, standards and other requirements prescribed by Click Consulting in writing from time to time, including but not limited to the Click Consulting Trademark Usage Guidelines; (c) the Click Consulting Trademarks are and will remain the sole property of Click Consulting; (d) nothing in this Agreement will confer in Affiliate any right of ownership in the Click Consulting Trademarks and all use thereof by Affiliate will inure to the benefit of Click Consulting; (e) Affiliate will not, now or in the future, apply for or contest the validity of any Click Consulting Trademarks; and (f) Affiliate will not, now or in the future, apply for or use any term or mark confusingly similar to any Click Consulting Trademarks.
6.3. Restrictions on Affiliate’s Use of the Click Consulting Trademarks
Notwithstanding Section 6.2, Affiliate will not:
6.3.1. use the Click Consulting Trademarks or variations or misspellings thereof in Affiliate’s business name, logo, branding, advertising, social media or domain name (including without limitation top-level domains, sub-domains and page URLs), products or services, unless granted express written permission by Shopify in advance of each use; or
6.3.2. purchase or register search engine or other pay-per-click keywords (such as Google Ads), trademarks, email addresses or domain names that use the Click Consulting Trademarks or any variations or misspellings thereof that may be deceptively or confusingly similar to the Click Consulting Trademarks.
6.4. Proprietary Rights of Click Consulting
As between Affiliate and Click Consulting, the Click Consulting Creative, Click Consulting Trademarks, all demographic and other information relating to Merchants including Referred Merchants, prospective Affiliates, the Services, the Click Consulting API, Merchant Data, and all software, documentation, hardware, equipment, devices, templates, tools, documents, processes, methodologies, know-how, websites, and any additional intellectual or other property used by or on behalf of Click Consulting or Click Consulting Related Entities or otherwise related to the Service, the Program, Click Consulting or Click Consulting Related Entities, together with all copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and any other proprietary rights inherent therein and appurtenant thereto (collectively, “Click Consulting Property”) will be and remain the sole and exclusive property of Click Consulting. To the extent, if any, that ownership of any Click Consulting Property does not automatically vest in Click Consulting by virtue of this Agreement, or otherwise, and vests in Affiliate, Affiliate hereby transfers and assigns to Click Consulting, upon the creation thereof, all rights, title and interest Affiliate may have in and to such Click Consulting Property (and waives any and all moral rights, as applicable), including the right to sue and recover for past, present and future violations thereof.
6.5. Click Consulting Use of Affiliate’s Intellectual Property
Affiliate grants to Click Consulting a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable and sub-licensable right and license to use and display in any manner the Affiliate’s trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names, copyrighted content, graphic files, images and other intellectual property, in connection with and for the purpose of performing its obligations and exercising its rights under this Agreement. In addition, at Click Consulting discretion, Click Consulting may use any such intellectual property for the purposes of promoting or marketing Affiliate, Affiliate’s products or services, or as otherwise agreed to with Affiliate.
7. Confidentiality
7.1. “Confidential Information” will include, but will not be limited to, any and all information associated with a Party’s business and not publicly known, including specific business information, technical processes and formulas, software, customer lists, prospective customer lists, names, addresses and other information regarding customers and prospective customers, product designs, sales, costs (including any relevant processing fees), price lists, and other unpublished financial information, business plans and marketing data, and any other confidential and proprietary information, whether or not marked as confidential or proprietary. For the avoidance of doubt, as between Click Consulting and Affiliate, Merchant Data and Customer Data is the Confidential Information of Click Consulting.
7.2. Each Party agrees to use the other Party’s/ies’ Confidential Information solely as necessary for performing its obligations under this Agreement and in accordance with any other obligations in this Agreement including this Section 7. Each Party agrees that it will take all reasonable steps, at least substantially equivalent to the steps it takes to protect its own proprietary information, to prevent the duplication, disclosure, or use of any such Confidential Information, other than (i) by or to its employees, agents and subcontractors who must have access to such Confidential Information to perform such Party’s obligations under this Agreement, who each will treat such Confidential Information as provided in this Agreement, and who are each subject to obligations of confidentiality to such Party that are at least as stringent as those contained in this Agreement; or (ii) as required by any law, regulation, or order of any court of proper jurisdiction over the Parties and the subject matter contained in this Agreement, provided that, if legally permitted, the receiving Party will give the disclosing Party prompt written notice and use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that such disclosure is accorded confidential treatment. Confidential Information will not include any information that the receiving Party can prove: (A) was already in the public domain, or was already known by or in the possession of the receiving Party, at the time of disclosure of such information; (B) is independently developed by the receiving Party without use of or reference to the other Party’s/ies’ Confidential Information, and without breaching any provisions of this Agreement; or (C) is thereafter rightly obtained by the receiving Party from a source other than the disclosing Party without breaching any provision of this Agreement.
8. Disclaimer of Warranty
The Click Consulting Affiliate Program, the Service, the Click Consulting Trademarks, the Click Consulting Creative, Ads (including delivery and related reporting) and the Click Consulting API are provided “as-is”. Click Consulting makes no warranties under this Agreement, and Click Consulting expressly disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, or fitness for a particular purpose. Without limiting the foregoing, Click Consulting further disclaims all representations and warranties, express or implied, that the Service, the Click Consulting API, the Click Consulting Trademarks, the Click Consulting Creative, or the Click Consulting API satisfy all of Affiliate’s or Merchant’s requirements and or will be uninterrupted, error-free or free from harmful components.
9. Limitation of Liability and Indemnification
9.1. Limitation of Liability
Click Consulting, and the Click Consulting Related Entities, will have no liability with respect to the Program, the Service, the Click Consulting API, the Click Consulting Trademarks, the Click Consulting Creative or Click Consulting obligations under this Agreement or otherwise for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for losses of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses resulting in any way from the Service, the Click Consulting API, the Click Consulting Trademarks, the Click Consulting Creative, or Affiliate’s participation or inability to participate in the Program, even if Click Consulting has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In any event, Click Consulting, and the Click Consulting Related Entities’, liability to Affiliate under this Agreement for any reason will be limited to the Fees paid to Affiliate by Click Consulting during the six (6) month period immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim for damages. This limitation applies to all causes of action in the aggregate, including, but not limited to, breach of contract, breach of warranty, negligence, strict liability, misrepresentations, and other torts. The relationship between a Merchant and an Affiliates strictly between the Merchant and the Affiliate, and neither Click Consulting or the Click Consulting Related Entities are obligated to intervene in any dispute arising between the Merchant and the Affiliate. Under no circumstances will Click Consulting, or the Click Consulting Related Entities, be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, extraordinary, exemplary, or other damages whatsoever, that result from or relate to the Affiliate’s relationship with any Merchant. These limitations will apply even if Click Consulting or the Click Consulting Related Entities have been advised of the possibility of such damages. The foregoing limitations will apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
9.2. Affiliate Indemnification
Affiliate agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Click Consulting and any Click Consulting Related Entities and the directors, officers, employees, subcontractors and agents thereof (each, an “Indemnified Party”, and collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), with respect to any claim, demand, cause of action, debt or liability, including reasonable attorneys’ fees (collectively, “claims”), to the extent that such claim is based upon or arises out of: (a) Affiliate’s breach of any representation, warranty, obligation or covenant under this Agreement; (b) Affiliate’s gross negligence or willful misconduct; (c) any warranty, condition, representation, indemnity or guarantee relating to Click Consulting and Click Consulting Related Entities granted by Affiliate to any Merchant, prospective Affiliate or other third party; (d) Affiliate’s use of the Click Consulting API; (e) Affiliate’s breach of any term of this Agreement (including any documents it incorporates by reference) or a Merchant Agreement; (f) any third party claim that Affiliate’s products or services infringes the intellectual property or other rights of a third party; (g) Affiliate Taxes, including any audits or penalties related thereto; (h) the performance, non-performance or improper performance of the Affiliate’s products or services; (i) Affiliate’s relationship with any Merchant; and (j) any breach of applicable law by the Affiliate.
9.3. Notice of Indemnification
In claiming any indemnification under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party will promptly provide Affiliate with written notice of any claim which the Indemnified Party believes falls within the scope of the indemnifications provided under this Agreement. The Indemnified Party may, at its own expense, assist in the defense if it so chooses, provided that Affiliate will control such defense and all negotiations relative to the settlement of any such claim and further provided that in settling any claim the Affiliate will not make any admission on behalf of the Indemnified Party or agree to any terms or conditions that do or reasonably could result in any admission by, or the imposition of any liability upon, the Indemnified Party without the prior written approval of the Indemnified Party.
9.4. Non-exclusive remedies
In the event of any breach or threatened breach by Affiliate of any provision of Sections 3, 4.2.4, 6 or 7 above, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to Click Consulting under this Agreement and under applicable law, Click Consulting will have the right to (a) immediately enjoin all such activity, without the necessity of showing damages or posting bond or other security, (b) immediately terminate this Agreement and Affiliate’s access to the Program and the Platform, (c) receive a prompt refund of all amounts paid to Affiliate under this Agreement, and (d) be indemnified for any losses, damages or liability incurred by Click Consulting in connection with such violation, in accordance with the provisions of this Section 9.
10. General Provisions
10.1. Force Majeure
If the performance of any part of this Agreement by either Party is prevented, hindered, delayed or otherwise made impracticable by reason of any flood, riot, fire, judicial or governmental action (including, but not limited to, any law, regulation or embargo prohibiting the performance contemplated under this Agreement or the failure or refusal of a government agency to issue a license required for any performance pursuant to this Agreement), labor disputes, act of God or any cause beyond the reasonable control of that Party, the Party will be excused from such performance to the extent that it is prevented, hindered or delayed by such cause. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Party prevented from performing under this Agreement by a force majeure event will nevertheless use its best efforts to recommence its performance under this Agreement as soon as reasonably practicable and to mitigate any damages resulting from its non-performance under this Agreement.
10.2. Independent Contractors
The Parties to this Agreement are independent contractors. Except with respect to the collection and transfer of payments, credits or refunds between Merchants and Affiliate, or as otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, neither Click Consulting or any Click Consulting Related Entity is an agent, representative or related entity of the Affiliate. Neither Click Consulting nor the Affiliate will have any right, power, or authority to enter into any agreement for, or on behalf of, or incur any obligation or liability of, or otherwise bind, the other Party, except where the Affiliate expressly authorizes Click Consulting to act on its behalf in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, Affiliate expressly authorizes Click Consulting to act on its behalf for the purposes of collecting and remitting payment, credits or refunds between Merchant and Affiliate. This Agreement will not be interpreted or construed to create an association, agency, joint venture or partnership between the Parties or to impose any liability attributable to such a relationship upon either Party.
10.3. Non-Exclusivity
Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create, nor will it be construed as creating, any exclusive arrangement between the Parties to this Agreement. This Agreement will not restrict either Party from entering similar arrangements with others, provided it does not breach its obligations under this Agreement by doing so, including without limitation, any confidentiality obligations.
10.4. Notice
Any notice, approval, request, authorization, direction or other communication under this Agreement will be given in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered and given for all purposes (a) on the delivery date if delivered personally, or by email to Affiliate’s email address listed in the Affiliate Account or as otherwise provided by the Affiliate to Click Consulting, and to legal@clickconsulting.us.; (b) two (2) business days after deposit with an internationally recognized commercial overnight courier service, with written verification of receipt; or (c) five (5) business days after deposit in certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage and charges prepaid. Notice will be sent to the Affiliate at the address provided in the Affiliate Account, and to Click Consulting at P O Box 425 Redlands CA 92373 Attention: Legal Department.
10.5. No Waiver
The failure of any Party to insist upon or enforce strict performance by another Party of any provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right under this Agreement will not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment to any extent of such Party’s right to assert or rely upon any such provision or right in that or any other instance; rather, the same will be and remain in full force and effect. Each waiver will be set forth in a written instrument signed by the waiving Party.
10.6. Entire Agreement
This Agreement, including any completed application form and all guidelines and other documents linked or otherwise incorporated or referenced in this Agreement, sets forth the entire agreement and supersedes any and all prior agreements, written or oral, of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof (including, but not limited to, any prior version of this Agreement). Neither Click Consulting nor the Affiliate will be bound by, and each Party specifically objects to, any term, condition or other provision that is different from or in addition to the provisions of this Agreement (whether it would materially alter this Agreement) and which is proffered by another Party in any correspondence or other document, unless the Party to be bound thereby specifically agrees to such provision in writing.
10.7. Assignment
All the terms and provisions of this Agreement will be binding upon and insure to the benefit of the Parties to this Agreement and to their respective heirs, successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives. Click Consulting will be permitted to assign this agreement without notice to or consent from Affiliate. Affiliate will have no right to assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement, or any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, to any third party without Click Consulting prior written consent, to be given or withheld in Click Consulting sole discretion.
10.8. Applicable Laws
This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California and the Laws of the United States applicable therein, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and services will not apply to this Agreement and is hereby expressly excluded.
The parties irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California with respect to any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement.
10.9. Patent Non-Assertion
Affiliate and its affiliates covenant not to assert patent infringement claims against Click Consulting, Click Consulting Related Entities, or Click Consulting products and services including the Click Consulting API.
10.10. Competitive or Similar Materials
Click Consulting is not precluded from discussing, reviewing, developing for itself, having developed, acquiring, licensing, or developing for or by third parties, as well as marketing and distributing materials, products or services which are competitive with Affiliate’s products or services regardless of their similarity to Affiliate’s products or services, provided that Click Consulting does not use Affiliate’s Confidential Information in so doing.
10.11. Feedback
If Affiliate provides any feedback (including identifying potential errors and improvements) to Click Consulting concerning the Program, the Click Consulting API, the Click Consulting Creative or any aspects of the Service (“Feedback”), Affiliate hereby assigns to Click Consulting all right, title, and interest in and to the Feedback, and Click Consulting is free to use, reproduce, disclose, and otherwise exploit the Feedback without attribution, payment or restriction, including to improve the Program, Click Consulting API, the Click Consulting Creative or the Service and to create other products and services. Click Consulting will treat any Feedback as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Affiliates will not submit any Feedback that it considers confidential or proprietary.
10.12 Service Providers
Affiliate may work with service providers as necessary to facilitate Affiliate’s performance under this Agreement. Affiliate acknowledges and agrees that Affiliate is responsible for all of its service providers’ acts or omissions in relation to Affiliate’s performance of the Agreement, and any act or omission by Affiliate’s service provider amounting to a breach of this Agreement will be deemed to be a breach by Affiliate.
10.13. Industry Standards
10.13.1. Affiliate’s networks, operating system and software of its web servers, routers, databases, and computer systems (collectively, “Affiliate System”) must be properly configured to Internet industry standards so as to securely operate Affiliate’s Website. If Affiliate does not completely control some aspect of the Affiliate System, Affiliate will use all influence that Affiliate has over the Affiliate System to do so. Affiliate must diligently correct any security deficiency and disconnect immediately any known or suspected intrusions or intruder.
10.13.2. In addition, if Affiliate has access to Merchant Data, Affiliate: (i) will only use or store such information for the purpose of providing the Affiliate’s services to the Merchant to whom the Merchant Data relates, and will not share, sell, disclose or otherwise provide such information to any third party, except as provided for in this Agreement; (ii) will not communicate with Customers directly or indirectly, provided however that Affiliate may contact Customers if the information is obtained from another source, such as from the Customers themselves; (iii) will only store such information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Affiliate’s services to the Merchant to whom the Merchant Data relates; (iv) will use industry standard measures to protect against unauthorized access to, disclosure or use of such information; (v) will comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to the protection and privacy of personally identifiable information in Affiliate’s provision of the Affiliate’s services; and (vi) will notify Click Consulting of any actual or suspected breach or compromise of Merchant Data (a “Data Breach”) within two (2) business days of becoming aware of such occurrence. Upon learning of the Data Breach, at its own cost, Affiliate will: (A) promptly remedy the Data Breach to prevent any further loss of Merchant Data; (B) investigate the incident; (C) take reasonable actions to mitigate any future anticipated harm to Click Consulting, the Click Consulting Related Entities, Merchants or Customers; and (D) regularly communicate the progress of its investigation to Click Consulting and cooperate to provide Click Consulting with any additional requested information in a timely manner.
10.14. Severability
If any provision of this Agreement is, for any reason, held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, then such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision of the Agreement, and the Agreement will be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained within the Agreement.
10.15. Click Consulting USA Role and a Description of Click Consulting Entities
10.15.1. Click Consulting. will perform this Agreement on its own behalf and as agent for Click Consulting USA. The liability of each Click Consulting Entity will be several for the purposes of this Agreement.
10.15.2. Click Consulting. is a corporation formed under the laws of United States, with offices located at 78-120 Suite 206 Calle Estado La Quinta CA 92253