This Affiliate Agreement (ÒAgreementÓ) contains the terms and conditions that apply to participation in the Affiliate Program (ÒProgramÓ) as operated by iHosting HQ (ÒweÓ, ÒusÓ, ÒourÓ, or any other sister website or company).  This Agreement is part of and subject to our Legal Terms.  Any capitalized not defined herein have the same meaning as defined in our Legal Terms.  The Program involves our Affiliates providing a referral web link (ÒAffiliate Web LinkÓ) through email and website(s) (collectively, ÒAffiliate SitesÓ) for customers to sign-up to use our Services.   We track referrals from our Affiliates and pay them a commission for completed subscriptions to our Services (ÒSubscriptionsÓ).  When referring to you in this Agreement, we may use the terms, ÒyouÓ and ÒyourÓ, as well as make references to you as an Affiliate, your Affiliate Web Link, and Affiliate Sites.   The terms of our Program, including the amount of compensation you may receive, are subject to change at any time at our discretion and without advanced notice.  As such, you should check these terms often to make sure you remain in compliance with them.

 

  1. Appointment and Acceptance.  With regards to your appointment and acceptance as an Affiliate under this Agreement, you agree as follows:

A.     You must complete our online registration as found on our Website.

B.     You shall wholly abide by the terms of this Agreement and our Legal Terms.

C.     You must maintain a valid and active account with PayPal as that is how we will pay you.

D.     You understand that your relationship with iHosting HQ is non-exclusive in nature and that iHosting HQ may engage other such Affiliates at iHosting HQÕs sole discretion.

E.     This Agreement only becomes effective upon notice to you from iHosting HQ that iHosting HQ has accepted you as an Affiliate.

  1. Responsibilities and Limits of Affiliate Authority.  As an Affiliate, you shall satisfy the following responsibilities and obey the following limits at all times in respect to this Agreement:

A.     You must have an Affiliate Site from which traffic can be referred to our Website.

B.     Your Affiliate Sites shall not contain references, links or advertisements to any of the following: pornography, gambling, racially degrading or hate based materials, or any content which may be illegal or encourage illegal activities.

C.     You shall exhibit and conduct behavior in a manner consistent with the high image, reputation and credibility of iHosting HQ and its Subscriptions, and shall engage in no activities that reflect adversely on iHosting HQ or its Subscriptions.

D.     You shall not represent to any party that you are a sales representative of iHosting HQ or that you have any authority to bind the iHosting HQ in any fashion, including obligating iHosting HQ to sell its Subscriptions to any customer.

E.     You shall strictly follow all guidelines for the Affiliate Web Link as provided by iHosting HQ .

F.     Affiliates shall at all times honor the patents, trade names, trademarks, and copyrights of iHosting HQ iHosting HQ IPÓ) and shall take no action that would infringe or otherwise inhibit iHosting HQ IP.

G.     You have no authority to accept orders on behalf of iHosting HQ .

H.     You have no authority to discuss or otherwise modify any prices, credit terms, sales programs or other terms or conditions of sale, to authorize any customer to receive a refund.

I.      You shall never make any warranty on behalf of iHosting HQ or its Subscriptions.  You shall not engage in any unfair trade practices with respect to iHosting HQ or its Subscriptions.  You shall not make any false or misleading representations with respect to iHosting HQ or its Subscriptions. 

J.      You shall never attempt to receive payments or otherwise make collections from any customer for iHosting HQ Õs Subscriptions.

K.     You will comply with all applicable laws in your country in the performance of your duties under this Agreement.

  1. Affiliate Web Link.  You agree to the following with regards to the scope and limitations of the Affiliate Web Link:

A.     The iHosting HQ will provide you with an Affiliate ID, technical specifications (i.e. proper URLs), and banner logos necessary to establish the Affiliate Web Link on the Affiliate Sites.   You shall implement the Affiliate Web Link only as provide by iHosting HQ.  You shall prominently display any banner logos provided by iHosting HQ, shall in no way modify such banner logos, and shall only use banner logos as provided by iHosting HQ.   iHosting HQ reserves the right to modify any banner logos as it sees fit.

B.     It is your sole responsibility to make sure that your Affiliate Web Link is properly configured and working properly.  iHosting HQ is not responsible for commissions on sales from an Affiliate Sites unless the Affiliate Web Link is functional and received by iHosting HQ with the correct Affiliate ID.

  1. Compensation.  You will receive commissions under this Agreement as follows:

A.     The sole and exclusive compensation to be paid by iHosting HQ to any Affiliate is in the form of commissions for each completed sale that arrives through an Affiliate Web Link.  You understand that the commissions received are as specified within the Program description as found on our Website.  The Program description is considered part of and subject to this Agreement, and is the sole determination of any percentages, minimum payment amounts, and payment schedule dates with respect to any commissions you will receive.  iHosting HQ shall have the right, from time to time, at its sole discretion, to modify the Program, including, but not limited to commission percentages and dates of payment. 

B.     You shall receive no commissions under any circumstances with respect to any sale that is not completed, is not approved by iHosting HQ , or is received after termination of this Agreement.

C.     iHosting HQ reserves the right to offset refunds and credit card charge-backs against future commissions for those orders on which you have already been paid a commission.

D.     iHosting HQ shall periodically furnish you with statements reflecting the status of your commissions.  If you have objections with respect to any such statement, whether regarding its accuracy, completeness or any other matter, you must make any such objection(s) known to iHosting HQ in writing within thirty (30) days after the date of such statement.  IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE SUCH OBJECTION WITHIN THE THIRTY (30) DAY PERIOD, YOU SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE WAIVED AND ABANDONED SUCH OBJECTIONS.

E.     Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section, any commissions otherwise becoming earned and due to you as of the termination of this Agreement, or thereafter, will be withheld by iHosting HQ until sixty (60) days after the termination date of this Agreement ("Reconciliation Date") in the advent that there are any losses due to refunds or credit card charge-backs for orders on which you are receiving a commission.  After the Reconciliation Date, iHosting HQ shall release any outstanding commissions due to you, less any proportionate reductions due to refunds or credit card charge-backs for orders on which you are receiving a commission.

  1. Indemnification.  You hereby agree to indemnify iHosting HQ , itÕs officers, and employees for any liability, including, but not limited to, damages, court costs, and attorneys fees, that iHosting HQ may incur as a result of your breach of this Agreement.  The terms of this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 

 

  1. Taxes. You are solely responsible for payment of all income-based taxes relating to your services under this Agreement.  Should iHosting HQ have to make any such payment of income taxes on your behalf, you shall repay such amounts to iHosting HQ including any interest and penalties assessed to iHosting HQ by taxing entities.

 

7.     Limitation of Liability and Exclusion of Certain Remedies.  You understand that iHosting HQ provides this Agreement to you on an Òas-isÓ basis and makes no warranty with regards to the amount of income that you will receive.  Under no circumstance, regardless of the basis of the claim, shall the total liability of iHosting HQ to you exceed the commission due to you for your completed sales within the last calendar month.  In no event shall iHosting HQ be liable to you for consequential, special, incidental, or punitive damages (including, but not limited to, legal costs and fees) from any claim asserted against iHosting HQ or by any third party.  The terms and provisions of this section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

  1. Confidentiality. During the period in which an Affiliate is providing services for iHosting HQ and indefinitely thereafter, Affiliate shall keep secret and retain in strictest confidence, and shall not, without the prior consent of iHosting HQ , furnish, make available or disclose to any third party or use for the benefit of itself (except as necessary to fulfill the purposes of this Agreement), any Confidential Information of iHosting HQ .  As used herein, ÒConfidential InformationÓ shall mean any information relating to business or affairs of iHosting HQ , including but not limited to, the iHosting HQ , its Subscriptions, the details of the Program, information relating to financial statements, business strategies and plans, customer identities, customer accounts, potential customers, employees, suppliers, servicing methods, equipment, programs, style and design strategies and information, analyses, profit margins, or other proprietary information used by iHosting HQ in connection with its business.  AffiliateÕs obligations pursuant to this section shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 

 

  1. Termination.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, either you or iHosting HQ may terminate this Agreement immediately without notice and without any further obligation other than as mentioned in this Agreement.  Upon such notice of termination, Affiliate shall immediately remove the Affiliate Web Link from the Affiliate Sites and cease further use of any iHosting HQ IP.  AffiliateÕs obligations pursuant to this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

  1. Non-Solicitation.  During the term for this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years after termination of this Agreement, Affiliate shall not induce, directly or through use of any third party, any employee or Affiliate of iHosting HQ to leave his or her employ with iHosting HQ , as applicable.

 

  1. Publicity.  You shall not create, publish, distribute, or permit any written or electronic material that makes reference to iHosting HQ or the Program without first submitting such material to iHosting HQ in writing for approval.

 

  1. No Other Relationship or Interest. You understand that at all times, you are considered an independent contractor and that nothing in this Agreement creates any other relationship or legal interest between the you and the iHosting HQ , including, but not limited to, employer/employee relationship, license, title, guarantee of work, or right to use any Confidential Information, except as specified by this Agreement.

 

  1. Limitations on Assignment.  You may not assign, transfer or sell all or any of its rights under this Agreement or delegate all or any of its obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of iHosting HQ .  iHosting HQ may assign this Agreement to a parent, subsidiary or affiliated firm or to another entity in connection with the sale or other transfer of all or substantially all of its business assets. Subject to these restrictions, the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of iHosting HQ , its successors and permitted assigns.

 

  1. General. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and iHosting HQ in connection with the subject matter hereof and supersedes all agreements, proposals, representations and other understandings, oral or written.  No alteration or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing by iHosting HQ . The waiver by iHosting HQ of your breach of any provision of the Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach and any waiver must be in writing and signed by an authorized officer of iHosting HQ .  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.  Any terms of this Agreement which by their nature extend beyond its termination remain in effect until fulfilled, and apply to respective successors and rightful assignees.

 

  1. Digital Signature.  You digitally agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement when you check the acceptance of terms box during signup.  By doing so, you are waiving any signature-based defenses.

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