GearBox Agency Affiliate Agreement

GearBox Agency may offer you an opportunity to become an independent GearBox Agency Affiliate (“Affiliate”), wherein you have the opportunity to earn additional money for GearBox Agency accounts. Affiliate compensation is further discussed herein. See also GearBox Agency Terms of Service, which apply to you in your role as Affiliate, unless otherwise expressly provided in writing otherwise.


This Affiliate (“Agreement”) governs your activity, participation application, and any subsequent participation in, GearBox Agency's Affiliate program. By clicking “I Agree To The Affiliate Agreement - Proceed To W-9” and submitting, you hereby accept the terms of this Agreement, you indicate that you have read and understood this Agreement, and agree that you are bound by its terms.


SECTION 1. PARTIES

All references to “GearBox Agency” or “We” herein mean and refer to GearBox Agency LLC. All references to “You” and “Your” mean and refer to the person or entity who has executed this Agreement. GearBox Agency and You are each referred to herein as a “Party,” and collectively as the “Parties.”


SECTION 2. APPLICATION

You agree to provide all information reasonably requested by GearBox Agency in connection with Your Affiliate application to be considered, and You affirm that all information that You provide is truthful and accurate. You understand and agree that GearBox Agency retains sole and exclusive discretion to determine whether You qualify for participation in the GearBox Agency Affiliate program. Not everyone who applies for the GearBox Agency Affiliate or Independent Sales Rep program will qualify to participate. GearBox Agency may review the application, at our sole discretion, and may terminate Your Affiliate status at any time. The standard of qualifications required for an Affiliate may change, at our sole discretion, at any time.


SECTION 3. CONSENT TO BE CONTACTED

You expressly consent to be contacted at the email address and phone number You provide in Your application about Your application and the Affiliate Program, including through automated dialing systems, texts, and artificial or pre-recorded messages. This consent shall be revoked only in writing.


SECTION 4. COMPENSATION

You will receive a unique Affiliate ID when you sign up as an Affiliate at _________TBD________________. The Affiliate ID will be incorporated within each URL that You will use to advertise GearBox Agency. You will have the opportunity to receive a commission for each sale (“Sale”) that is registered using Your Affiliate ID.


In the event that a potential new user (“Prospect”) has multiple Affiliate cookies (“Cookies”), the most recently acquired Cookie will determine which Affiliate is credited with a Sale. There are some products sold that do not have trial periods. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Prospect user may inform GearBox Agency that the determination made by the most recently acquired Cookie incorrectly identified the Affiliate under which the Prospect User intended to sign up. GearBox Agency may move the Prospect user to an Affiliate of the Prospect User’s choosing only while the Prospect User is still in a trial period. In any event, no user may be moved more than one time from an Affiliate to another Affiliate. If a Prospect user signed up without any Affiliate for more than two (2) months, the Prospect user cannot choose to become affiliated.


Provided that the Sold Account (as defined below) remains in good status within forty-five (45) days from the Sale, Your commission is considered earned. You will earn a commission for each Sold Account that generates a payment to GearBox Agency in a month (“Commission”) once considered sold as defined below. The Commission will be determined by GearBox Agency and may be changed from time to time depending on the number of sales, products, and other factors. Except as otherwise provided herein, Commission payments will be paid on the 15th of each month following GearBox Agency's receipt of payment for a Sold Account, subject to the other terms of this Agreement. In the event the 15th of each month falls on a holiday or weekend, Commission payments will be paid on the business day preceding the holiday. All Commission payments are based on the amount of fees received by GearBox Agency, less sales taxes.

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GearBox Affiliate Agreement

GearBox Agency may offer you an opportunity to become an independent GearBox Agency Affiliate (“Affiliate”), wherein you have the opportunity to earn additional money for GearBox Agency accounts. Affiliate compensation is further discussed herein. See also GearBox Agency Terms of Service, which apply to you in your role as Affiliate, unless otherwise expressly provided in writing otherwise.


This Affiliate (“Agreement”) governs your activity, participation application, and any subsequent participation in, GearBox Agency's Affiliate program. By clicking “I Agree To The Affiliate Agreement - Proceed To W-9” and submitting, you hereby accept the terms of this Agreement, you indicate that you have read and understood this Agreement, and agree that you are bound by its terms.


SECTION 1. PARTIES

All references to “GearBox Agency” or “We” herein mean and refer to GearBox Agency LLC. All references to “You” and “Your” mean and refer to the person or entity who has executed this Agreement. GearBox Agency and You are each referred to herein as a “Party,” and collectively as the “Parties.”


SECTION 2. APPLICATION

You agree to provide all information reasonably requested by GearBox Agency in connection with Your Affiliate application to be considered, and You affirm that all information that You provide is truthful and accurate. You understand and agree that GearBox Agency retains sole and exclusive discretion to determine whether You qualify for participation in the GearBox Agency Affiliate program. Not everyone who applies for the GearBox Agency Affiliate or Independent Sales Rep program will qualify to participate. GearBox Agency may review the application, at our sole discretion, and may terminate Your Affiliate status at any time. The standard of qualifications required for an Affiliate may change, at our sole discretion, at any time.


SECTION 3. CONSENT TO BE CONTACTED

You expressly consent to be contacted at the email address and phone number You provide in Your application about Your application and the Affiliate Program, including through automated dialing systems, texts, and artificial or pre-recorded messages. This consent shall be revoked only in writing.


SECTION 4. COMPENSATION

You will receive a unique Affiliate ID when you sign up as an Affiliate at ______________TBD___________________________. The Affiliate ID will be incorporated within each URL which You will use to advertise GearBox Agency. You will have the opportunity to receive a commission for each sale (“Sale”) that is registered using Your Affiliate ID.


If a potential new user (“Prospect”) has multiple Affiliate cookies (“Cookies”), the most recently acquired Cookie will determine which Affiliate is credited with a Sale. There are some products sold that do not have trial periods. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Prospect user may inform GearBox Agency that the determination made by the most recently acquired Cookie incorrectly identified the Affiliate under which the Prospect User intended to sign up. GearBox Agency may move the Prospect user to an Affiliate of the Prospect User’s choosing only while the Prospect User is still in a trial period. In any event, no user may be moved more than one time from one Affiliate to another Affiliate. If a Prospect user signed up without any Affiliate for more than two (2) months, the Prospect user cannot choose to become affiliated.


Provided that the Sold Account (as defined below) remains in good status within forty-five (45) days from the Sale, Your commission is considered earned. You will earn a commission for each Sold Account that generates a payment to GearBox Agency in a month (“Commission”) once considered sold as defined below. The Commission will be determined by GearBox Agency and may be changed from time to time depending on the number of sales, products, and other factors. Except as otherwise provided herein, Commission payments will be paid on the 15th of each month following GearBox Agency's receipt of payment for a Sold Account, subject to the other terms of this Agreement. In the event the 15th of each month falls on a holiday or weekend, Commission payments will be paid on the business day preceding the holiday. All Commission payments are based on the number of fees received by GearBox Agency and fewer sales taxes.

The Commission Amounts Are as follows:

All industries found on GearBoxAgency.com

Commissions - Per Active Account

GBA - First GEAR - $238 / Monthly

GBA - Second GEAR - $348 / Monthly

GBA - OVERDRIVE - $678 / Monthly

First GEAR Pays $40.00 Per Month

Second GEAR Pays $60.00 Per Month

OVERDRIVE Pays $120.00 Per Month

You have to be a current, active Subscriber on any of the above subscriptions to receive an Affiliate Commission, Unless otherwise agreed upon commissions are paid out for Active Subscribers on any Plan listed above. If a Subscriber leaves the platform, the Affiliate commission will stop.


All Commissions are paid in U.S. Dollars (USD) or otherwise in currencies offered by the payment provider. Some payment methods may incur processing fees that may be deducted from Your Commissions. Your combined Commission must equal to or exceed Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($50.00) (USD) before You receive a payment from GearBox Agency. If Your combined Commissions in 120 days do not exceed $50.00 (USD) Your Commissions will not be paid and will be forfeited.


Once a Commission of $50 (USD) or more is earned, You will need to register with our third-party payment provider to receive payment of Commissions. This means You are authorizing third-party companies to contact You. Depending on your preferred method of receiving payment of Commissions from us, i.e. if you choose a different payment method other than PayPal, GearBox Agency or our third-party payment provider may require You to submit a completed W-8 or W-9 tax form or any ancillary supporting documentation (the “required documents”) before processing any payment for Commissions. If You fail to submit the required documents, GearBox Agency or our third-party payment provider may not process any payment for Commissions that were earned more than 120 days before submitting the completed required documents. Applicable tax documents may be requested from you and You shall submit such documents upon GearBox Agency’s request. If You are not a resident of the United States, GearBox Agency may withhold tax (including, not limited to, VAT) where required by applicable law. You are solely responsible for complying with all tax laws in Your respective jurisdiction(s) including, but not limited to, the payment of all required taxes, and filing of all returns and other required documents with, the applicable governing body(ies).


Affiliate will not be earning any Commissions for payments made on Affiliate's user account(s). Affiliates are not permitted to open a GearBox Agency account under the name of another person or entity, under a fictitious name, or any name merely for the obtainssions or any other compensation. Affiliates are not permitted to offer cash rebates or other monetary incentives to obtain Sales unless specifically approved by GearBox Agency in writing.


Commissions are earned for transactions that occur between GearBox Agency and a Sale and in which payment is received by GearBox Agency. If a refund/chargeback occurs for a Sold Account, and if a Commission was paid to You for that Sold Account, such an amount is considered unearned, and the Commission will be deducted from Your future Commissions.


Except as otherwise expressly provided to the contrary, the obligation under this Agreement to compensate Affiliate by GearBox Agency shall survive for only two (2) years from the date of Commission earned unless there is an amendment in writing and signed by both parties.


If GearBox Agency determines, in its sole and exclusive discretion, that any Sale was procured fraudulently or as a result of any violation of this Agreement or applicable law, no Commission will be considered earned for such Sale and, for past sales, such payment amounts shall be deducted from Your future Commissions or shall be refunded back to GearBox Agency. GearBox Agency may also terminate this Agreement immediately without any further liability to you.


SECTION 5. TERM AND TERMINATION

The term of this Agreement will begin the earlier of (i) when You click “I accept the Terms and Conditions” and submit; or (ii) Your participation in the Affiliate program is approved. Your participation in the GearBox Agency Affiliate program will continue month-to-month until terminated. Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by giving the other Party thirty (30) days written notice of termination. If in our sole determination, You defaulted or attempted to default any term or provision of the Agreement, Privacy Policy, Appendix, or the Terms of Service, or violated any law, whether in connection with Your use of GearBox Agency or otherwise, we may terminate the Agreement or suspend Your access to the Affiliate website (“Website”) at any time without notice to You. In such an instance, and at our sole discretion, we may also for the aforementioned reasons, terminate our relationship and suspend any accounts owned/controlled by You. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limitation for purposes of the foregoing, any violation of the required disclosure will be deemed a material breach/default of this Agreement. See Appendix A, Section 2, Disclosure. In the event this Agreement is canceled due to Your default, You immediately forfeit all Commissions, and any other payments owed to You or that may in the future be owed to you without any further liability by GearBox Agency.


If this Agreement is terminated or canceled, then all provisions that, by their nature, should survive, will survive, including, but not necessarily limited to, all limitations of liability, disclaimers of warranties, indemnity obligations, mandatory arbitration, and class action waiver provisions, and exceptions to arbitration. All representations and warranties undertaken by You shall also survive termination or cancellation of this Agreement and/or Your GearBox Agency account.


SECTION 6. ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In addition to Your other representations and warranties herein, You further represent and warrant that there are no prior or pending government investigations or inquiries of, or prosecutions against You by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), any other federal or state governmental agency, or any industry regulatory authority, anywhere in the world, nor any prior or pending private lawsuits against You which relate to alleged intentional torts or alleged violation of any consumer protection or advertising laws. If You become the subject of such an investigation, inquiry, prosecution, or lawsuit any time after this Agreement is executed, You are required to notify GearBox Agency of the same within 24 hours. GearBox Agency, in its sole and exclusive discretion, may immediately terminate Your participation in GearBox Agency's Affiliate program, as well as immediately terminate this Agreement, based on any investigation, proceeding, or lawsuit identified under this paragraph.


You make representation and warranty to comply with all terms and conditions of the appendix, Privacy Procedure, and keep it confidential, not disparaging.


SECTION 7. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement, Appendix A below, along with GearBox Agency's Terms of Service, represents the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes any other written or oral agreement between the Parties about our Affiliate application and, if approved, Your rights and responsibilities as an Affiliate.


SECTION 8. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

Affiliates are independent contractors of GearBox Agency. It is the express understanding and intention of the Parties that no relationship of employee/employer nor principal and agent shall exist between GearBox Agency and You by virtue of this Agreement. You have no right to act on behalf of or bind GearBox Agency in any way, nor share in the profits or losses of GearBox Agency. The only compensation available to You is set forth in this Agreement. You are solely and exclusively responsible and liable for all of Your acts or omissions.


SECTION 9. DISCLAIMER

GearBox Agency does not promise, guarantee, or warrant Your business success, income, or sales. You understand, acknowledge, and agree that GearBox Agency will not at any time provide sales leads or referrals to You. You understand and agree further that this is not a business opportunity, a franchise opportunity, a “business-in-a-box,” or an assisted marketing plan.


SECTION 10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Except where otherwise inapplicable or prohibited by law, in no event shall GearBox Agency or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, independent contractors, telecommunications providers, and/or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, exemplary, consequential, punitive, or any other damages, fees, costs or claims arising from or related to this agreement, user agreement, the privacy policy, the services or products, your or a third party’s use or attempted use of the website or any software, service, or product, regardless of whether GearBox Agency has had notice of the possibility of such damages, fees, costs, or claims. this includes, without limitation, any loss of use, loss of profits, loss of data, loss of goodwill, cost of procurement of substitute services or products, or any other indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential, or other damages. this applies regardless of the manner in which damages are allegedly caused, and on any theory of liability, whether for breach of contract, tort (including negligence and strict liability), warranty, or otherwise. in no event shall GearBox Agency's liability to you or your business exceed the amount of three (3) times the payments paid by you to GearBox Agency for the month preceding the date in which the facts giving rise to a claim against GearBox Agency occurred or one-thousand five-hundred dollars ($1500), whichever is less, subject to applicable law, the remedies set forth above are your sole and exclusive remedies for GearBox Agency’s entire obligation and liability, for any breach of our limited warranty. subject to applicable law, under no circumstances will GearBox Agency’s obligation or liability hereunder exceed the limited liability amount stated in this section. However, this shall not prevent GearBox Agency from seeking equitable remedies described in the section.


SECTION 11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION BY MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION, CLASS ACTION WAIVER, & GOVERNING LAW

Any dispute arising hereunder shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association pursuant to its then-current rules. The arbitration shall be conducted before a panel of one arbitrator in Davis County, Utah. The arbitration shall be conducted in the English language. The arbitrators will be bound to apply the laws of the State of Utah. The decision of the arbitrator(s) will be made in writing and shall be final and binding on the parties. Each party shall be responsible for its own costs with respect to the proceedings irrespective of the outcome. This section provides the sole recourse for the settlement of the dispute arising hereunder, except that either party may seek a preliminary injunction or other forms of injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction if, in its reasonable, good faith judgment, such action is necessary to prevent or curtail irreparable harm.


Furthermore, the parties agree not to bring any disputes between each other on a collective or class basis; rather, the parties agree to bring such disputes in arbitration on an individual basis only. An arbitrator may not resolve any disputes concerning the enforceability or validity of this class and collective action waiver; only a court with proper jurisdiction may resolve such a dispute. If this class action waiver is held to be illegal for any reason, the parties agree that a court, and not an arbitrator, will hear any class or collective action.


SECTION 12. INDEMNITY

You agree to protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless GearBox Agency, its officers, directors, employees, owner(s), and parent company(ies) and assigns from and against all demands, claims, actions, proceedings, damages, liabilities, losses, fees, costs or expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and the costs of any investigation) directly or indirectly arising from or in any way connected with (1) use of or reliance on information or data supplied or to be supplied by You (2) any breach of or default under the terms or conditions of this Agreement by You (3) the use or possession of any GearBox Agency Property by You, except to the extent caused by the GearBox Agency’s negligence or willful misconduct (4) any negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct by or on behalf of Affiliate or its employees or agents.


SECTION 13. SEVERABILITY

In the event any provision of this Agreement is inconsistent with or contrary to any applicable law, rule, or regulation, the provision shall be deemed to be modified to the extent required to comply with the law, rule, or regulation, and this Agreement and the Terms of Service, as so modified, shall continue in full force and effect.


SECTION 14. MODIFICATION/AMENDMENTS

This Agreement and GearBox Agency's standard Terms of Service may be modified by GearBox Agency’s discretion at any time, with notice to You. Amendments or modifications to this Agreement or the Terms of Service will be binding on You when they are sent to You via email or are posted in the Affiliate center. No amendment to this Agreement or the Terms of Service shall be valid unless prepared or signed by GearBox Agency. Your continued acceptance of Commission payments constitutes Your acceptance to any modifications or amendments to this Agreement and the Terms of Service.


SECTION 15. JUDICIAL ACTION FOR PROVISIONAL RELIEF

GearBox Agency shall have the right to seek and obtain from any court of competent jurisdiction any equitable or provisional relief or remedy enforcing any right or interest it may have in connection with this Agreement, including without limitation a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, writ of attachment, order compelling an audit, or enforcement of any liens or security interests held by either party in the property of the other. No judicial actions permitted by this paragraph shall waive or limit the claiming party's rights to adjudicate the merits of the dispute by arbitration.


The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement will result in irreparable harm to GearBox Agency for which there will be no adequate remedy at law. In addition to other remedies provided by law or at equity, in such event the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond and without having to establish actual damages resulting from a breach, to prevent any further breach of this Agreement by the other Party.


SECTION 16. COMPLAINT NOTIFICATION

Affiliate must notify GearBox Agency of any complaint received by Affiliate regarding any advertisements within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving such complaint. Notice should be sent to [email protected].


SECTION 17. FORCE MAJEURE

No party will be liable for nonperformance of any of its obligations under the agreement if its nonperformance was due to a Force Majeure Event as defined in of this Section if reasonable notice and good faith efforts to find a reasonable solution are provided.


“Force Majeure Event” shall mean any act of God; war; riot; civil strife; act of terrorism, domestic or foreign; embargo; governmental rule, regulation or decree; flood, fire, hurricane, tornado, or other casualty; earthquake; strike, lockout, or other labor disturbance; the unavailability of labor or materials to the extent beyond the control of the party affected; pandemics, epidemics, local disease outbreaks, public health emergencies, and quarantines; or any other events or circumstances not within the reasonable control of the party affected, whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing. Upon occurrence of a Force Majeure Event, the non-performing party shall, in a timely manner, notify the other party that a Force Majeure Event has occurred, its anticipated effect on performance.


SECTION 18. NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT

Recognizing that the various items of Information are special and unique assets of COMPANY that need to be protected from disclosure, and in consideration of the disclosure of the Information, Affiliate agrees and covenants that for a period of 2 years following the termination of this AGREEMENT, whether such termination is voluntary or involuntary, Affiliate will not directly or indirectly engage in any business competitive with COMPANY. This covenant shall apply to the geographical area that includes all of the United States. Directly or indirectly engaging in any competitive business includes, but is not limited to,


(i) engaging in a business as owner, partner, or agent,

(ii) becoming an employee of any third party that is engaged in such business, or

(iii) becoming interested directly or indirectly in any such business, or

(iv) soliciting any customer of COMPANY for the benefit of a third party that is


engaged in such business. Affiliate agrees that this non-compete provision will not adversely affect the livelihood of

Affiliate .


Appendix A.


Additional Terms and Rules for Advertising


1. General Compliance. Affiliate shall publish or otherwise distribute advertisements in strict compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, laws prohibiting deceptive and misleading advertising and marketing, email marketing laws (including the federal CAN-SPAM Act (15 U.S.C. § 7701)), laws governing testimonials (including the FTC’s Revised Endorsements and Testimonials Guides (16 CFR Part 255 of the Code of Federal Regulations)), and all guidelines issued by the FTC. Affiliate is solely responsible for ensuring Affiliate compliance with all laws.


2. Disclosure. On any website that Affiliate advertises any GearBox Agency service or product, Affiliate must plainly display (i.e., not in a link, or in small font) disclaimer language, such as:


Disclosure: I am an independent entity from GearBox Agency. I am not an agent or employee of GearBox Agency and have no authority to make a binding contract or represent GearBox Agency. I receive referral payments from GearBox Agency. The opinions expressed here are my own and shall NOT be interpreted or considered as representations, guarantees, or statements by GearBox Agency.


3. Non-Disparagement. Affiliate agrees that Affiliate shall not at any time make, publish or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments or statements concerning GearBox Agency or any employees or officers no or in the future. Affiliate shall also make any negative comment about competitor for the purpose of promoting GearBox Agency products or services.


4. Social Media. If Affiliate advertises on social media including but not limited to YouTube, or Instagram each post must comply with all of the following:


a) Each post must contain #GearBox Agency.


b) Each post must contain #ad in a clear and conspicuous location before the text of the description and in all events before the “More” button.


c) Each Instagram post must use Instagram’s “Paid Partnership” tool.


d) Each YouTube post must contain the word “Ad,” “Advertisement,” “Promotion,” or “Paid Partnership” within the video itself in a font size that is clearly recognizable to the viewer and which appears persistently throughout the length of the video in the top right-hand portion of the video.


If Affiliate is advertising on other forms of written social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter), Affiliate must comply with the above disclosure restrictions as applicable to each form of social media. Affiliate must also comply with all rules of each social media platform that Affiliate uses.


5. Income and Business Opportunity Claims. Affiliate are expressly prohibited from making, publishing or communicating, any claims or statement that use of GearBox Agency will guarantee that the user will make money. If Affiliate recruiting efforts include claims related to income Affiliate has made from using GearBox Agency or as an Affiliate, the following guidelines must be adhered to:


a) Affiliate statements must be completely true and accurate and supported by evidence of Affiliate experience.


b) Affiliate statements must be accompanied by the following disclaimer in clear and conspicuous font and placement: “These were my results based on my experience. Your results may be different. There is no guarantee You will make money.”


c) Affiliate is also expressly prohibited from making any express or implied claims that GearBox Agency is or provides a business opportunity, franchise opportunity, a “business-in-a-box,” or an assisted marketing plan.


6. Intellectual Property Rights: All rights with respect to the Services and GearBox Agency’s name and trademarks, whether now existing or which may hereafter come into existence, which are not expressly granted to Client herein are reserved to GearBox Agency. Any goodwill generated through Affiliate use of GearBox Agencies name and trademarks shall inure solely to the benefit of GearBox Agency. Except as set forth in this Agreement, Client may not use GearBox Agency’s name or trademarks without GearBox Agency’s prior written consent.


Affiliate will promptly notify GearBox Agency of any infringement or threatened infringement of any rights of GearBox Agency of which Client becomes aware and will provide reasonable assistance to GearBox Agency, at GearBox Agency’s expense, in connection therewith. Client will use commercially reasonable means to protect the security of the Services on Client’s system and network, including internal and public websites, from hacking or other unauthorized access, modification or redistribution. Upon becoming aware of any breach in security, Client shall take prompt action to remedy such breach.


7. General Restrictions: You represent, warrant and agree to comply with the following:


a) Affiliate are strictly prohibited from making claims concerning the products and services offered by GearBox Agency that are inconsistent with, or beyond the scope of marketing materials produced and made available by GearBox Agency on GearBox Agency website, www.GearBoxAgency.com. Affiliate is prohibited from publishing or otherwise distributing advertisements by any method including but not limited to telemarketing, fax, or text messaging in any form to any device. The affiliate may, offer information and materials of tangible value including, but not limited to, website templates, information about e-commerce, website design, and online marketing, for reduced or no charge, but only so long as Affiliate accurately describes and delivers such information and materials to potential users. GearBox Agency retains the sole and exclusive discretion to determine whether Affiliate advertising and conduct follow all laws.


b) Affiliate is not permitted to engage in any unlawful or deceptive actions with respect to search engine optimization, including, but not limited to, using any technique that generates paid search results based on any trademarks of GearBox Agency, any brand name of GearBox Agency, or based on the trademarks or brand name of any competitor of GearBox Agency, or any other third party. Affiliate shall not direct link to a GearBox Agency's sales page from any paid advertising.


i. Affiliate shall not offer monetary incentives, such as rewards points, cash, or prizes to Prospects in return for their response to an advertisement.


ii. You will only use the Links we provide you for each banner, text link, or other Affiliate link obtained from the Affiliate interface without manipulation or modification of any kind.


iii. You may not “self-refer,” meaning that only transactions by other persons using your Link will result in Affiliate Fees.


iv. You may not manipulate referrals to switch from other Affiliate. We will only switch a referral if the customer writes in to support asking to be switched.


v. You will not engage in any behaviors that are fraudulent, abusive, or harmful to the Site or the Program at our discretion.


vi. We reserve the right, at any time, to review your placement and approve the use of Your Links and require that you change the placement or use to comply with the guidelines provided to you.


vii. Your Website will not in any way copy, resemble, or mirror the look and feel of the GearBox Agency Marketing Site. You will also not use any means to create the impression that Your Website is our Site or any part of our Site, including by framing our Site in any manner.


viii. You may not engage in cookie stuffing or include pop-ups or false or misleading links on Your Website. In addition, you will not attempt to mask the referring URL information (i.e., the page from where the click is originating).


ix. The maintenance and updating of Your Website(s) will be your responsibility. We may monitor Your Website(s) as we feel necessary to make sure that it is (or they are) up-to-date and to notify you of any comments as it relates to the Program.


x. It is entirely your responsibility to follow all applicable intellectual property and other laws that pertain to Your Website. You must have express permission to use any person’s or any business’s or entity’s copyrighted material, whether it be a writing, an image, or any other copyrightable work. We will not be responsible (and you will be solely responsible) if you use another person’s, business’s, or entity’s copyrighted material or other intellectual property in violation of the law or any third-party rights.


xi. You will not send unsolicited bulk email spam). You will not create advertisements that appear on (a) sites and apps that contain or reference categories adult content, pornography, weapons, graphic violence (including any violent video game images), alcohol, drugs, tragedy, transportation accidents, sensitive social issues, gambling, or content that is offensive, profane, hateful, threatening, harmful, defamatory, libelous, harassing, or discriminatory (whether based on race, ethnicity, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, physical disability, or otherwise), or solicitous of any unlawful or offensive behavior; or (b) ads that appear on fake news content.


xii. You will not use any images, text, or other content provided to you by GearBox Agency except Licensed Material (defined in Section 9 below) as authorized under this Agreement and may not modify the graphic image or text in any way. All of our rights in the images and text, any other images, our trade names and trademarks, and all other intellectual property rights are reserved. We may revoke any licenses or other rights referenced in this Agreement at any time for any reason.


xiii. You acknowledge our ownership of our Licensed Materials, agree that you will not do anything inconsistent with our ownership, and agree that all of your use of the Licensed Materials (including all associated goodwill) will insure to benefit of, and n behalf of the GearBox Agency. If requested, agree to assist us in recording this Agreement with appropriate government authorities. You agree that nothing in this Agreement gives you any right, title, or interest in the Licensed Materials other than the right to use the Licensed Materials in accobygreement. You also agree that you will not attack our rights in or title to the Licensed Materials or the validity of the Licensed Materials or this Agreement.


xiv. You will not offer discounts, coupons, free trials, promo codes, or any other promotional offer that is not expressly authorized by GearBox Agency in writing. GearBox Agency may, on a case-by-case basis, offer you access to discounts, coupons, free trials, promo codes, or other promotional offer another promotional offers with all terms and limitations that GearBox Agency establishes in connection with such promotional offers.


xv. Unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by GearBox Agency, you may not promote through a sub-affiliate network and all advertising and all Affiliate must agree to this Agreement.


8. Pay-Per-Click (“PPC”) Restrictions: Unless GearBox Agency gives you written consent, you agree to comply with the following restrictions:


a) You may not bid on any of our Restricted Terms (defined below), including any variations or misspellings thereof for search or content-based campaigns on Google, Bing, MSN, Yahoo, Facebook, or any other network,


b) “Restricted Terms” means any of the following terms: GearBox Agency, GearBox Agency LLC, GearBox Agency.com, www.GearBoxAgency.com, GearBox Agency coupon, GearBox Agency discount code, GearBox Agency discount, GearBox Agency promo code, GearBox Agency sale, GearBox Agency promo, GearBox Agency sales, GearBox Agency deals.


c) You may not use our Restricted Terms, including any variations or misspellings as per above in sequence with any other keyword.


d) You may not use our Restricted Terms in your ad title, ad copy, display name, or as the display URL.


e) You may not use any of our trademarked terms as part of the domain or sub-domain for Your Website.


f) You may not direct link to the Site from any PPC ad or use redirects that yield the same result. Customers must be directed to an actual page on Your Website.


g) You may not bid in any manner appearing higher than us for any search term in positions 1-5 in any auction-style PPC advertising program.


h) If you automate your PPC campaigns, it is your responsibility to exclude our trademarked terms from your marketing and related activities and we strongly suggest you add our trademarked terms as negative keywords.


We have a strict no-tolerance policy on PPC trademark bidding. We will not enter a discussion about when the violation started and when it stopped; you will forfeit all Affiliate Fees for a minimum of the past 30 days, and your Affiliate Fee balance will be set to $0 without warning, and we may terminate your participation in the Program at our discretion.


9. General Advertising Restrictions. You represent and warrant that Your Website(s), social media posts, and any other advertising materials will not:


a) Infringe our or anyone else’s intellectual property, publicity, privacy, or other rights.


b) Contain any threatening content, harassing, defamatory, obscene, harmful to minors, offensive, or contains nudity, pornography, or sexually explicit materials.


c) Contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data, or personal information.


d) Contain software or use technology that attempts to intercept, divert or redirect Internet traffic to or from any other website, or that potentially enables the diversion of Affiliate payments from another website. This includes toolbars, browser plug-ins, extensions, and add-ons.


Affiliates are strictly prohibited from making claims concerning the products and services offered by GearBox Agency that are inconsistent with, or beyond the scope of marketing materials produced and made available by GearBox Agency on GearBox the Agency website, www.gearbox Agency.com. Affiliate is prohibited from publishing or otherwise distributing advertisements by any method including but not limited to telemarketing, fax, or text messaging in any form to any device. The affiliate may offer information and materials of tangible value including, but not limited to, website templates, information about e-commerce, website design, and online marketing, for reduced or no charge, but only so long as the Affiliate accurately describes and delivers such information and materials to potential users. GearBox Agency retains the sole and exclusive discretion to determine whether the Affiliate advertising complies with all laws.


GearBox Agency retains exclusive ownership of all GearBox Agency Trademarks and other intellectual property and all of its rights therein. Affiliate shall not promote or provide services to any other business or person that is infringing any of GearBox Agency's intellectual property.


Last Updated May 15, 2022


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