- INTERPRETATION
The definitions and rules of interpretation in this clause apply in this agreement.
Affiliate Web Link Pages: any web pages of the Affiliate Website that features a Tracked Hyperlink.
Affiliate Website: Any website owned or operated by the Affiliate.
Business Day: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in Nigeria when banks are open for business.
Commission Rate: in respect of each Transaction, the rate set out on the Website on the ‘Become an Affiliate’ page.
Effective Date: the date on which this Agreement is accepted by the Affiliate.
Reference Code: a unique identifying code that is particular to the Affiliate, which Invotide Users may input at the time that they purchase .
Tracked Hyperlink: a
hyperlink that enables, by way of cookies or otherwise, Invotide to
identify individual users that have accessed the Invotide Website by way of
that particular hyperlink.
Transaction: a purchase
of any products or services offered for sale on Invotide Website by a Invotide
User who has (a) clicked through directly to Invotide Website from the
Affiliate Web Link Pages where that purchase is completed during a
single browser session, or (b) provided the Reference Code at the time
that it makes that purchase.
VAT: Value added tax chargeable under the Value Added Tax Act 2007.
Invotide User: a user who
has clicked through to the Invotide Website from the Affiliate Web Link
Pages, or a user that has provided a Reference Code.
Invotide Website: Invotide's
website at any time and from time to time, at www.Invotide.com and
including all databases, software, domain names, infrastructure,
products and services that Invotide markets for use by individual users to
shop for Invotide's products and services. Invotide Website includes all
future versions and replacements of, and successors to, the site.
1.1. Clause, Schedule and paragraph headings shall not affect the interpretation of this agreement.
1.2. A person includes a natural person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legal personality).
1.3. A reference to a company shall include any company, corporation or other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established.
1.4. Unless the context otherwise
requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and in the
plural include the singular.
1.5. Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other genders.
1.6. A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as amended, extended or re-enacted from time to time.
1.7. A reference to writing or written includes faxes and e-mail.
1.8. References to clauses and
Schedules are to the clauses and Schedules of this agreement and
references to paragraphs are to paragraphs of the relevant Schedule.
1.9. Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example
or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall
not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or
term preceding those terms.
2. Invotide's OBLIGATIONS
2.1. Invotide may provide the Affiliate with:
(a) one or more cookies (or similar internet tracking software packages) to enable it to create Tracked Hyperlinks; and/or
(b) a Reference Code for it to provide to potential purchasers of Invotide’ products and services.
2.2. Invotide shall be responsible for developing, operating and maintaining the Invotide Website.
2.3. Invotide shall provide to Invotide
Users clicking through directly from the Affiliate Web Link Pages access
to and use of Invotide Website in accordance with Invotide's standards terms
of use and other terms and conditions, policies and procedures from time
to time.
2.4. Within 14 days after the end of
each calendar month, Invotide will provide the Affiliate with a report in
Invotide's standard form setting out for the month concerned the total
number of:
(a) occasions when a Invotide User has clicked directly through to Invotide Website from the Affiliate Web Link Pages;
(b) occasions when a Invotide User has engaged in a Transaction
2.5. Invotide may at any time or times without notice to Affiliate:
(a) change the name of Invotide Website;
(b) change Invotide Trade Mark Guidelines; and
(c) target Invotide Website at potential customers in such additional country or countries as it chooses.
2.6. This agreement is non-exclusive
and does not prevent or restrict Invotide from entering into similar or
different agreements with third parties. Invotide makes no representation
that the terms of this agreement are similar to or the same as the terms
of any other agreement it has entered or may enter into with any third
party.
3. AFFILIATE'S OBLIGATIONS
3.1. The Affiliate shall be responsible
for developing, operating and maintaining the Affiliate Website and for
all materials that appear on it. In particular, but without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the Affiliate shall be responsible for:
(a) the proper functioning and maintenance of all Trackable Hyperlinks; and
(b) compliance with Invotide Trade Mark Guidelines.
3.2. The Affiliate shall submit to
Invotide for prior approval any proposed use of any Invotide trade mark,
domain name, logo, and other elements of branding that the Affiliate may
wish to make. Invotide shall review the proposed use within a reasonable
time (being ordinarily not longer than seven days) and shall not
unreasonably refuse or delay approval.
3.3. The Affiliate shall provide Invotide with:
(a) all co-operation in relation to this agreement; and
(b) all access to such information as
may be required by Invotide, as is necessary for the proper performance of
Invotide's obligations under this agreement.
3.4. The Affiliate acknowledges and
agrees that it has no authority to legally bind Invotide in relation to
Invotide Users, other users or anyone else and that it has not been
appointed and is not the agent of Invotide for any purpose. The Affiliate
agrees that it shall not make to anyone any representation or commitment
about Invotide, Invotide Website or any of the products or services available
to be bought on Invotide Website.
3.5. The Affiliate shall comply with
all applicable laws and regulations with respect to its activities under
this agreement and to its business.
4. CHARGES AND PAYMENT
4.1. Invotide will pay the Affiliate at the Commission Rate in respect of the total value of each Transaction.
4.2. Commission is payable on a
receipts, not accruals, basis so if Invotide receives no revenue on any
Transaction, no commission is payable.
4.3. Affiliate acknowledges and
agrees that no payments are due to it under this agreement otherwise
than as expressly set out in this agreement.
4.4. All sums payable under this
agreement are inclusive of any VAT (or similar analogous tax) which the
Affiliate may be due to pay to its local tax collection authority. Such
VAT payments on sums received under the terms of this Agreement shall be
for the Affiliate’s account and the affiliate undertakes that it shall
declare and pay all such sums in accordance with applicable local law
and shall have sole responsibility for any failure by it to do so.
Accordingly, the Affiliate undertakes that it shall not purport to
invoice or seek any form of VAT payment or contribution from Invotide in
relation to this Agreement.
4.5. The report that Invotide sends to
the Affiliate under clause 2.4 shall include a statement of the amounts
due from Invotide to the Affiliate for Transactions in the month to which
the report relates. Except in the case of manifest error, Invotide shall
pay the Affiliate the amount thereby shown to be due within 30 days
after the date of the report.
5. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
The Affiliate acknowledges and agrees
that Invotide and its licensors own all intellectual property rights in
Invotide Website and all Invotide's products and services. Except as expressly
stated herein, this agreement does not grant the Affiliate any rights
to, or in, patents, copyrights, database rights, trade secrets, trade
names, trade marks (whether registered or unregistered), or any other
rights or licences belonging to Invotide. All such rights are reserved to
Invotide.
6. CONFIDENTIALITY
6.1. Each party undertakes that it shall
not at any time during this agreement, and for a period of five years
after termination of this agreement, disclose to any person any
confidential information concerning the business, affairs, customers,
clients or suppliers of the other party or of any member of the group of
companies to which the other party belongs, except as permitted by
clause 15.2.
6.2. Each party may disclose the other party's confidential information:
(a) to its employees, officers,
representatives or advisers who need to know such information for the
purposes of exercising the party’s rights or carrying out its
obligations under or in connection with this agreement. Each party shall
ensure that its employees, officers, representatives or advisers to
whom it discloses the other party's confidential information comply with
this clause 6; and
(b) as may be required by law, a court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental or regulatory authority.
6.3. No party shall use any other
party's confidential information for any purpose other than to exercise
its rights and perform its obligations under or in connection with this
agreement.
6.4. Neither party shall be
responsible for any loss, destruction, alteration or disclosure of
Confidential Information caused by any third party.
6.5. This clause 6 shall survive termination of this agreement, however arising.
7. IDEMNITY
The Affiliate shall indemnify Invotide
against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including
but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of
profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs
(calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other professional costs
and expenses) suffered or incurred by Invotide arising out of or in
connection with the Affiliate's website or the marketing or sale of
products or services on that website.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
8.1. This clause 8 sets out the entire
financial liability of Invotide (including any liability for the acts or
omissions of its employees, agents and sub-contractors) to the
Affiliate:
(a) arising under or in connection with this agreement; and
(b) in respect of any representation,
misrepresentation (whether innocent or negligent), statement or
tortious act or omission (including negligence) arising under or in
connection with this agreement.
8.2. Except as expressly and
specifically provided in this agreement, all warranties,
representations, conditions and all other terms of any kind whatsoever
implied by statute or common law are, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, excluded from this agreement.
8.3. Nothing in this agreement excludes the liability of Invotide:
(a) for death or personal injury caused by Invotide's negligence; or
(b) for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation.
8.4. Subject to clause 8.3:
(a) Invotide shall not be liable whether
in tort (including for negligence or breach of statutory duty),
contract, misrepresentation (whether innocent or negligent), restitution
or otherwise for any loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of
goodwill and/or similar losses or loss or corruption of data or
information, or pure economic loss, or for any special, indirect or
consequential loss costs, damages, charges or expenses however arising
under this agreement; and
(b) Invotide's total aggregate liability
in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty),
misrepresentation (whether innocent or negligent), restitution or
otherwise, arising in connection with the performance or contemplated
performance of this agreement shall be limited to the amount paid under
this agreement by Invotide to the Affiliate during the 12 months preceding
the date on which the claim arose.
9. DURATION AND TERMINATION
9.1. This agreement shall commence on the
Effective Date and shall continue thereafter unless otherwise
terminated as provided in this clause 9.
9.2. Invotide may terminate this
Agreement on notice at any time if it discontinues or withdraws, in
whole or in part, its affiliate marketing programme. Invotide will endeavour to give Affiliate as much notice of the same as reasonably practicable, but any such termination will be without liability to Affiliate.
9.3. Without prejudice to any other
rights or remedies to which the parties may be entitled, either party
may terminate this agreement without liability to the other if:
(a) the other party commits a
material breach of any term of this agreement which breach is
irremediable or (if such a breach is remediable) fails to remedy that
breach within a period of 30 days after being notified in writing to do
so;
(b) the other party suspends, or
threatens to suspend, payment of its debts or is unable to pay its debts
as they fall due or admits inability to pay its debts or (being a
company or limited liability partnership) is deemed unable to pay its
debts within the meaning of section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986;
(c) a petition is filed, a notice is
given, a resolution is passed, or an order is made, for or in connection
with the winding up of that other party (being a company) other than
for the sole purpose of a scheme for a solvent amalgamation of that
other party with one or more other companies or the solvent
reconstruction of that other party;
(d) an application is made to court,
or an order is made, for the appointment of an administrator, or if a
notice of intention to appoint an administrator is given or if an
administrator is appointed, over the other party (being a company);
(e) an application is made to court,
or an order is made, for the appointment of an administrator, or if a
notice of intention to appoint an administrator is given or if an
administrator is appointed, over the other party (being a company);
(f) the holder of a qualifying
floating charge over the assets of that other party (being a company)
has become entitled to appoint or has appointed an administrative
receiver;
(g) a person becomes entitled to
appoint a receiver over all or any of the assets of the other party or a
receiver is appointed over all or any of the assets of the other party;
(h) a creditor or encumbrancer of the
other party attaches or takes possession of, or a distress, execution,
sequestration or other such process is levied or enforced on or sued
against, the whole or any part of the other party's assets and such
attachment or process is not discharged within 14 days;
(i) the other party commences
negotiations with all or any class of its creditors with a view to
rescheduling any of its debts, or makes a proposal for or enters into
any compromise or arrangement with any of its creditors other than
(being a company) for the sole purpose of a scheme for a solvent
amalgamation of that other party with one or more other companies or the
solvent reconstruction of that other party;
(j) the other party suspends or ceases, or threatens to suspend or cease, carrying on all or a substantial part of its business;
(k) there is a change of control of the other party within the meaning of section 1124 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010; or
(l) any event occurs, or proceeding
is taken, with respect to the other party in any jurisdiction to which
it is subject that has an effect equivalent or similar to any of the
events mentioned in clause 9.3(b) to clause 9.3(k) (inclusive).
10. CONSEQUENCES OF TERMINATION
On termination of this agreement for any reason:
(a) all licences and benefits granted
under this agreement shall immediately terminate (including any right
for the Affiliate to use any branding or trademarks of Invotide);
(b) each party shall return and make
no further use of any equipment, property, materials and other items
(and all copies of them) belonging to the other party; and
(c) the accrued rights of the parties
as at termination, or the continuation after termination of any
provision expressly stated to survive or implicitly surviving
termination, shall not be affected or prejudiced.
11. FORCE MAJEURE
Neither party shall be in breach of
this agreement nor liable for delay in performing, or failure to
perform, any of its obligations under this agreement if such delay or
failure result from events, circumstances or causes beyond its
reasonable control. In such circumstances the affected party shall be
entitled to a reasonable extension of the time for performing such
obligations. If the period of delay or non-performance continues for six
months, the party not affected may terminate this agreement by giving
30 days' written notice to the affected party.
12. WAIVER
No failure or delay by a party to
exercise any right or remedy provided under this agreement or by law
shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor
shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other
right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy
shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other
right or remedy.
13. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
The rights and remedies provided
under this agreement are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any
rights or remedies provided by law.
14. SEVERANCE
14.1. If any provision or
part-provision of this agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent
necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification
is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be
deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or
part-provision under this clause shall not affect the validity and
enforceability of the rest of this agreement.
14.2. If one party gives notice to
the other of the possibility that any provision or part-provision of
this agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties shall
negotiate in good faith to amend such provision so that, as amended, it
is legal, valid and enforceable, and, to the greatest extent possible,
achieves the intended commercial result of the original provision.
15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
15.1. This agreement constitutes the
entire agreement between the parties and supersedes and extinguishes all
previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations
and understandings between them, whether written or oral, relating to
its subject matter.
15.2. Each party agrees that it shall
have no remedies in respect of any statement, representation, assurance
or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set
out in this agreement. Each party agrees that it shall have no claim for
innocent or negligent misrepresentation or negligent misstatement based
on any statement in this agreement.
15.3. Each party agrees that the only
rights and remedies available to it arising out of or in connection
with a Representation shall be for breach of contract as expressly
provided in this agreement.
15.4. Nothing in this clause shall limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
16. ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER DEALINGS
16.1. The Affiliate shall not assign,
transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract, declare a trust over or deal
in any other manner with any or all of its rights or obligations under
this agreement without the prior written consent of Invotide.
16.2. Invotide may at any time assign,
transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract, declare a trust over or deal in
any other manner with any or all of its rights or obligations under
this agreement.
17. NO PARTNERSHIP OR AGENCY
Nothing in this agreement is intended
to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture
between any of the parties, constitute any party the agent of another
party, nor authorise any party to make or enter into any commitments for
or on behalf of any other party.
18. VARIATION
No variation of this agreement shall
be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the parties (or their
authorised representatives).
19. THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
A person who is not a party to this
agreement shall not have any rights under the Contracts (Rights of Third
Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this agreement.
20. NOTICES
20.1. Any notice or other
communication given to a party under or in connection with this
agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by e-mail to the regular
general communications e-mail address of the other party, or such
e-mail address as the parties may agree between them (including by way
of a course of dealing).
21. GOVERNING LAW
This agreement and any dispute or
claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or
formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of Nigeria.
22. JURISDICTION
Each party irrevocably agrees that
the courts of Nigeria shall have exclusive jurisdiction to
settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this
agreement or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual
disputes or claims).