1. Participation in the Program
To participate in the Program, you must
complete a Program application and submit it to Gameplan via our Web
site. All fields in the application form must be completed properly.
We will notify you via e-mail if you have been accepted for participation
into the Program. We reserve right to reject applications and submissions
for any reason.
You must have a Web site that is intended
for general audiences to view. Unsuitable material include sites that:
promote sexually explicit materials; promote violence; promote discrimination
based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation
and/or age; promote illegal activities; or violate intellectual property
rights. If your site is at any time; determined by us, in our sole discretion,
unsuitable for the Program, we may terminate this Agreement. You may
re-apply to the Program at any time, subject to the terms of this Agreement.
2. Authorized Links
Through the LinkShare Network. As an affiliate
site ("Affiliate Site") banner advertisements, buttons, links
and/or text and search box links to our site, containing Gameplan's
logo and words identifying Gameplan (herein referred to as "Links",
or individually as a display on your site we will make available to
you). In utilizing the Links, you agree to cooperate with us in order
to establish and maintain Links. All Affiliates shall display such graphic
images prominently throughout your site as you see fit and with our
consent. A Link may only be modified and/or expanded with our consent.
Each Link connecting users of your site to our site, will in no way
alter the look, feel or functionality of our site. We have the right;
in our sole discretion; to monitor your site at any time to determine
if you are in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
3. Order Processing
To permit accurate tracking and referral
fee accrual, you must ensure that the specially coded links between
your site and Gameplan are properly formatted per our instructions.
You will not receive credit for purchases made by new customers (as
defined in Section 4) that have followed an improperly coded link or
those that do not have "cookies" properly turned on from your
site to our site. The use of unauthorized links, including but not limited
to; coupons, gift certificates and other specials that are not posted
on the graphics page, are prohibited and may result in an immediate
removal from the Gameplan Affiliate Program.
We will process orders placed by new customers
who follow the specially coded links from your site to Gameplan. We
are responsible for all aspects of order processing and fulfillment,
including preparing order forms, processing payments, cancellations
and returns, and handling customer service for all issues relating to
the customers' experience on the Gameplan Web site. We reserve the right
to reject orders that do not comply with any requirements that we may
periodically establish.
4. Affiliate Payment
We will pay you up to 15% of the sales
price for purchases made by new customers who reach Gameplan by using
the specially coded link(s) from your site to Gameplan. For a purchase
to generate a bounty the new customer must (a) be buying from Gameplan
for the first time; (b) follow the specially coded link from your site
to Gameplan during the shopping "session"; (c) must have cookies
turned on (d) make a purchase during that session using our online ordering
system; (e) accept delivery of the purchased product(s) at the shipping
destination; and (f) remit full payment to us.
For purposes of this Agreement, the following
are not bounty-qualifying purchases by new customers (a) product(s)
that are purchased and subsequently returned to Gameplan; (b) products
that are purchased by a customer after that customer exits your site
and reenters our site other than through a specially coded link from
your site; (c) purchases made by customers using unauthorized coupons
or gift certificates from your site; and (d) product(s) that are purchased
by You.
To qualify as a "new customer"
the customer must: (a) have never previously made a purchase at gameplan.com.hk;
(b) follow the specially coded link from your site to gameplan.com.hk;
(c) make a purchase during that session using our online ordering system;
(d) accept delivery of the purchased product(s) at the shipping destination;
and (e) remit full payment to us.
Bounties are calculated on bi-annual basis,
on the following dates: June 30, and December 31. Within approximately
60 days following the end of each half year, we will send you a check
for the bounty you earned during that 6-month period, provided that
the bounty payable to you is at least HK$500. If the bounty payable
to you for any 6-month period is less than HK$500, your earned bounty
will accrue in your account until (a) the total amount payable to you
at the end of a 6-month period is at least HK$500, or (b) this Agreement
is terminated, whichever comes first.
If a product that generated a bounty is
returned by the customer, we will deduct the corresponding bounty from
your next bi-annual payment. If no subsequent bounties accrue to your
account, we will send you a bill for any fees paid and due back to Gameplan.
You are responsible for monitoring your account, and you must notify
us within sixty (60) days of the end of each 6-month period if you feel
there is an error in our calculation of your bounties. Our determinations
of the bounties payable to you will be final and binding upon you.
As used in this Agreement, the terms "dollars"
or the symbol "$" indicates HK Dollars. All bounties and payments
are calculated and paid in HK Dollars only.
Gameplan, in its sole discretion, may revise
the aforementioned bounty structure at any time. Affiliate will be notified,
via e-mail, of any such revisions.
5. Responsibility for your Site
You will be solely responsible for the
development, operation and maintenance of your site and for all materials
that appear on your site, including the technical operation of your
site and all related equipment; the accuracy and appropriateness of
materials posted on your site; ensuring that materials posted on your
site do not violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party (including,
for example, copyrights, trademarks, privacy or other personal or proprietary
rights); and ensuring that materials posted on your site are not libelous
or otherwise illegal.
We disclaim all liability for matters relating
to the development, content, operation and maintenance of your site.
Further, you will indemnify and hold us harmless from any and all claims,
damages and expenses (including, without limitation, court costs and
attorneys' fees) relating to the development, content, operation and
maintenance of your site, or the actual or alleged infringement of a
third party's intellectual or proprietary property.
6. Term of the Agreement
The term of this Agreement will begin upon
our acceptance of your Program application and will end when terminated
by either party. Either you or we may terminate this Agreement at any
time, with or without cause, by giving the other party notice of termination
via email.
You are only eligible to earn a bounty
on new customers accruing during the term of this agreement. Bounties
earned through the date of termination will remain payable only if the
related sales orders are not canceled or returned. We may withhold your
final payment for a reasonable time to ensure that the correct bounty
amount is paid.
We reserve the right to cancel, withdraw
or suspend this Program, in part or in whole, at any time, effective
immediately upon sending an email to the address given when you registered.
Existing Gameplan Affiliate Program members at that time will be paid
for all purchases up until cancellation.
7. Modification
We may modify any of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement or the Affiliate Program, at any
time and in our sole discretion, by posting a change notice in
the Affiliate Newsletter or a new Agreement on our site. Modifications
may include, for example, changes in the bounty structure, fee
schedules, reporting schedules, payment procedures and Gameplan
Affiliate Program rules. If any modification is unacceptable to
you, your participation in the Gameplan Affiliate Program following
our posting of a change notice or new Agreement on our site will
constitute binding acceptance of the change(s).
8. Relationship of Parties and Limited
License to Use Logo
You and we are independent contractors
nothing in this Agreement will create any partnership, joint venture,
agency, franchise, sales representative or employment relationship between
the parties. You will have no authority to make or accept any offers
or representations on our behalf. By offering the links on our graphics
page, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable license to use
the Gameplan logo in the United States only, for the sole, express purpose
of advertising, marketing or promoting your affiliate relationship with
our site. The Gameplan logo may not be reproduced or used for purposes
other than those set forth in this Agreement. Your license and use may
be revoked at any time by Gameplan and shall automatically terminate
upon the termination of this Agreement. Upon termination of your license,
you shall immediately cease all use of the Gameplan logo and other intellectual
or proprietary property.
You will not make any statement, whether
on your site or otherwise, the effect of which would contradict anything
in this Section.
9. Limitation of Liability
We will not be liable for indirect, special
or consequential damages, or any loss of revenue, profits or data, arising
in connection with this Agreement or the Gameplan Affiliate Program,
even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Furthermore,
in any event, our aggregate liability arising with respect to this Agreement
and the Gameplan Affiliate Program will not exceed the total bounties
paid or payable to you under this Agreement in the 12 months preceding
the event that gave rise to the damages.
10. Disclaimers
We make no express or implied warranties
or representations with respect to the Gameplan Affiliate Program or
any product sold through the Gameplan Affiliate Program (including,
without limitation, warranties of fitness, merchantability, non-infringement
or any implied warranties arising out of a course of performance, dealing
or trade usage). In addition, we make no representation that the operation
of our site will be uninterrupted or error free, and we will not be
liable for the consequences of any interruptions or errors regardless
of the cause or nature of the interruption or error.
11. Independent Investigation
You acknowledge that you have read
this Agreement and agree to all of its terms and conditions. You
understand that we may at any time, directly or indirectly, solicit
customer referrals on terms that may differ from those contained
in this Agreement, and that we may operate Web sites that are
similar to or compete with your Web site. You have independently
evaluated the desirability of participating in the Gameplan Affiliate
Program and are not relying on any representation, guarantee or
statement other than as set forth in this Agreement.
12. Notice
Notice to Gameplan shall be given via e-mail
to: affiliates@gameplan.com.hk.
Written correspondence may be faxed to: (852) 2527-9808, or sent to:
Affiliate Manager, Gameplan. Notice to you, if required, will be sent
via e-mail to the e-mail address you provided to us in your Program
application. Notice to you may be via the Affiliate Newsletter or an
individual e-mail.
13. Miscellaneous
This written Agreement constitutes the
entire Agreement between Gameplan and you, the Affiliate. This shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong,
SAR. You hereby consent to the venue of the courts of competent jurisdiction
in Hong Kong for the resolution of all disputes arising from the Program
or this Agreement. Further, you hereby waive all objections to personal
jurisdiction or inconvenient forum. You may not assign this Agreement,
by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent.
Subject to that restriction, this Agreement will be binding on, inure
to the benefit of and be enforceable against the parties and their respective
successors and assigns. Our failure to enforce your strict performance
of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of our
right to subsequently enforce such provision or any other provision
of this Agreement.