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Terms of service
To be an authorized affiliate of www.promo2cell.com, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions contained in this agreement. THIS
AFFILIATE SALES REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the
"Agreement") is dated the day of affilaite sign up by and
between Netcom Consulting, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the
"Company"), a Florida Corporation, with an post office address
of: 1500 University Drive, Suite 117, Coral Springs, Florida 33071, and _Affiliate_____________________________________
(hereinafter referred to as the "Representative"), with an post
office address of:
_______________________________________________________. W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS,
Company desires to obtain the services of Representative in representing
Company's Promo2cell-service. WHEREAS, Representative
attests that he/she/it understands and agrees that his/her/its integrity
and professionalism is a reflection of the Company and such outward
display is of paramount importance to the Company.
Representative understands that the Company is entering into this
Agreement with Representative based upon the Representative’s agreement
that he/she/it will ensure that the good name and professional integrity
of Company is maintained at all times.
By entering into this Agreement, Representative affirmatively
states that he/she/it will act at all times with the utmost amount of
professionalism and care toward all potential and actual customers, will
not solicit customers who have indicated they accept “no
solicitations” (such as might be seen on a sign or posted in a business
window), will not engage in any e-mail spam(s), or will in any way act in
a manner that a reasonable person would consider improper and contrary to
the intention of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, Representative
further represents that he/she/it has knowledge of business opportunities
and procurement practices regarding cellular telephone text message
advertisements throughout the United States and Canada (hereinafter the
“Territory”), and desires to represent the Company’s
Promo2cell-service within the Territory. DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED HEREIN: (A)
“Promo2cell-service” or “Service” (as used throughout this
Agreement) is a text message marketing service utilizing current mobile
phone technology. (B) “After-Sales Agreements” and “Special Marketing Promotions” (as contained in Article 1, ¶ 1.03 and elsewhere in this Agreement) shall mean: any post-sales agreement(s) or promotions that may, from time to time, come into effect by the Company, and will be addressed on a case by case basis should such have any bearing on this Agreement. (C) “Products” (as contained in Article 2, ¶ 2.01(G)) and elsewhere in this Agreement) shall mean: any future services or products that the Company may introduce other than the existing Promo2cell-service described above. (D) “Reasonable Effort” (as contained in Article 2, ¶ 2.01(H) and elsewhere in this Agreement) shall mean: the Representative’s best efforts to diligently pursue all potential sales in a prudent, professional and above all else, in a completely ethical and legal manner so as to ensure that the Representative’s duty of loyalty to the Company and the Company’s good name and reputation are preserved. (E) “Initial Contract” (as contained in Article 4, ¶ 4.01 – base commission, and elsewhere in this Agreement) shall mean: the time when a purchaser’s payments have been made and cleared by Company’s banking instutiton. (F) “Territory” (as contained in Article 5, ¶ 5.03(C) , and elsewhere in this Agreement) shall mean the United States and Canada.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual agreements and obligations and covenants
herein contained and in accordance with the definitions herein provided,
the parties agree as follows: ARTICLE
1: APPOINTMENT 1.01 Representation
Appointment. Company hereby appoints Representative within the Territory
to be its representative of the Promo2cell-service.
1.02 Sales are
subject to the "Commission Schedules," described in Article 4.0
hereof. 1.03 Excluded
Sales. This Agreement excludes all "after sales agreements" and
sales such as special marketing promotions. Commissions for such will be
agreed separately. 1.04 Independent
Contractor. In making this appointment, Representative is and shall
remain, an independent business contractor and nothing herein shall be
deemed to imply or create a relationship of employee and employer.
Accordingly, all compensation of any type or nature made to
Representative by Company shall be made to reflect that Representative is
an independent contractor (IRS form W-9 shall be completed to reflect 1099
status). 1.05 Representative has no authority to enter into any
agreement or contractual obligations whatsoever on behalf of the Company
and shall not represent to anyone at any time that he/she/it has the power
or authority to enter into any agreements or contractual obligations on
behalf of Company unless Company provides a separate letter of
authorization authorizing Representative to execute agreements on behalf
of Company. ARTICLE
2: SCOPE OF WORK 2.01 Representative's
Obligations. During the term of this Agreement, Representative agrees
that he/she/it will perform the following:
(A) develop and maintain contacts necessary to solicit, develop and
promote the sale of the service actively; (B)
act as a liaison with Company's potential customers and/or
customers' procurement and engineering staffs with respect to developing
procurement specifications and ascertaining performance requirements of
any sales of the service.
(C) obtain and transmit to Company information pertaining to the
technical needs and requirements of potential customers as is to the
service;
(D) provide assistance to
Company in discussions, preparations of proposals, and negotiation held
leading to selling the service therein;
(E) pay all costs of conducting Representative's business,
including, but not limited to: any and all necessary occupational
license(s); business license(s); telephone/fax/e-mail/internet services;
fixed business address; and any other normal costs associated with the
conduct of any business per State and Federal requirements;
(F) assist Company in obtaining any relevant financial or other
information as requested by Company regarding existing and potential
customers with whom Representative intends to sell the Products;
(G) provide his/her/its best effort to assure active participation
and attendance by Representative in sales meetings and training sessions
held by Company; and
(H) provide a designated phone number for contacts or potential
customers to call with professional answering service or voice mail. ARTICLE
3: COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS
3.01 During the term of this Agreement, Company agrees to:
(A) provide Representative written materials relating to the
Service necessary to support product promotion and sales efforts;
(B) respond within reasonable time to requests for price and
delivery of the Service and/or Products covered by this Agreement;
(C) provide Representative with current information as to technical
improvements in the Service and/or Products covered hereunder; and
(D) make timely payments of commission and fees earned as specified
herein.
(E) To prepare proposals and other paperwork arising there from
upon reasonable notice by Representative and upon Representative providing
accurate and sufficient information to Company. ARTICLE
4: COMPENSATION 4.01
Commissions. The commissions due and payable, as described
in this Article, to Representative for a sale of a new Promo2cell accounts
are based on the following payment table: Base commission: 20% ($180.00) per sale of a 6 month initial contract ($900.00). Each 6 month renewal period 20% ($180.00).
(A)
Payment of Commissions. The Sales Commissions shall be paid to
Representative as follows: Representative shall be paid the above
commission(s) after receipt of payments tendered by the purchaser. For
example, if the purchaser agrees to pay 3 months service fees down upon
execution of a service agreement and half down after three months from the
execution, Representative shall be paid his/her/its Sales Commission upon
each such payment by such purchaser. It being understood and agreed to by
both parties herein that Commissions for all payments received between the
1st and 15th of the month will be paid on the 1st
business day of the next month and commissions for all payments received
between the 16th and 30th/31st of the
month will be paid on the first business day after the 15th of
the next month. (B)
Sales Exclusions. The sales price upon which the Sales
Commission is based shall be exclusive of the following: (i)
Transportation, shipping
and handling, including but not limited to: packing; freight forwarding
charges; and insurance;
(ii)
Taxes and duties of any kind;
(iii)
Credits and allowances; special discounts if not agreed
with the Company in writing; (iv)
any portion of a contract that is executed by a customer
directly with Company with no involvement by
Representative. Such portions may include changes to the
original quantity or scope of work as indicated in the
initial
contract. 4.02
Prior Contacts. Representative understands that other sales
calls may have been made to the same potential customer by other
representatives of Company, including formal proposals for which a prior
claim to the Commission(s). In a case such as this, a split commission may
apply. 4.03
Commission Splitting. In any situation where there is a
question of prior sales calls, the splitting of any and all commissions
described herein, or relative to any other commission dispute, the Company
shall make a determination of disposition of commissions, including split
commissions with the intention of dividing the same fairly between and/or
among all parties fairly. The Company's decision shall be final, except
that Representative, or others involved in the sale, shall have a right to
appeal the decision in writing stating why the determination is considered
unfair. Company's Chief Executive Officer and two other company officers
shall review the decision based on such appeal and the decision on the
appeal shall be final on all parties, with no other remedy of any kind or
nature to be afforded to the Representative. 4.04
Commission Modification. The Commissions may be subject to
modification, upon thirty (30) days written notice to Representative. No
such modification shall apply to any proposal for which a customer has
signed a Client Agreement. 4.05
Overpayments. Any overpayment of any of the commissions
described herein by Company to Representative resulting in a downward
adjustment of the price for the purchase of the Products, any failure to
receive payment, repudiation or failure to complete the terms of any
contract relating to the Products or Services at no fault of Company,
Representative, upon notice from Company shall ensure such overpayment to
be repaid. Such
“overpayments” would include chargebacks made by a client.
In addition to any other remedy Company may have, Company may
withhold from subsequent commissions due Representative the amount of such
over payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing if any contract by a Company
customer is fulfilled in its entirety and Company is paid in full thereon,
such contract shall not be subject to the repayment obligations described
in this paragraph. ARTICLE
5: TERM OF AGREEMENT AND TERMINATION 5.01
Term. The term of this Agreement shall be one (1) year from
the date of this Agreement (the "Term"). The Term may be
extended upon mutual agreement of the parties hereto, for up to a period
of two (2) additional one (1) year Terms upon mutual agreement of the
parties to this Agreement reduced to writing.
5.02
Termination By Either Party. This Agreement may be
terminated by either party at least sixty (60) days before the date of
expiration of this Agreement or any extension thereof of the terminating
party's intention to terminate. 5.03
Company Termination. Company may terminate this Agreement by
providing five (5) days written notice to Representative if:
(A)
Representative fails
to comply
with the
terms of
this Agreement;
(B)
Representative shall become insolvent,
bankrupt or if any proceeding by or
against Representative as a debtor is
commenced, or there is a change in
ownership or control of Representative's
business, whether voluntary or by
operation of law; (C)
Representative shall have
violated the criminal provisions of applicable laws or resolutions within the Territory; (D)
Company is contacted by no
less than three of Representative’s clients and indicates that Representative is not meeting their needs and/or acting
in a professional manner; and/or (E)
Company determines, at its
sole and complete discretion, that Representative is not acting in the best interest of Company and/or is acting in a manner
that Company feels is detrimental to the good name and professional
standing the Company maintains in the Territory. 5.04
Payments Upon Termination. Termination of this Agreement
shall not relieve either party of the obligation to pay to the other any
amounts payable at the time of termination or which were earned up to the
point in time that the termination became effective.
IT IS EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT IF THE COMPANY
TERMINATES REPRESENTATIVE UNDER § 5.03 ABOVE, THAT REPRESENTATIVE WILL
LOOSE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND OR RIGHTS TO COLLECT ANY COMPENSATION
HE/SHE/IT MAY OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN ENTITLED TO. 5.05
Representative's Remedies. Upon termination of this
Agreement for whatever reason, Company's sole liability to representative,
whether by claim or right in court or otherwise, shall be to pay
previously earned but unpaid commissions to Representative, except as set
forth in this section. In no event shall Company be liable for any unemployment
claim(s) – as Representative is not an employee – nor any
consequential or punitive damages of any kind for:
(A) lost
profits, real, anticipatory or otherwise;
(B) lost
goodwill, creation of clients, damage to reputation;
(C) advertising,
sales; and/or
(D) any other
cost incurred by the Representative, including but
not limited to attorneys’ fees and costs or any kind or nature.
ARTICLE
6: CONFIDENTIALITY AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST 6.01 Confidential Information.
During the Term, Representative agrees not to divulge to anyone,
except in the performance of his/her/its duties hereunder, or make use of
information and knowledge relating to:
(A) Any projects for Company upon which Representative shall
have worked or shall be working;
(B) Knowledge of any of Company's business, which
Representative shall have obtained during the Term which is
not generally known in the public domain; or
(C) Any proprietary or closely held information of Company
not
generally available to third parties or in the public domain. It is expressly understood and agreed to by the parties herein that all
Company information is not generally known to or readily ascertainable to
the competitors of the Company or the general public and, as such, such
information is deemed confidential and a trade secret, as such term is
defined within the meaning of Florida Statutes § 688.02 inter
alia, entitling Company to all protections available under both
Florida and Federal law. 6.02 Non-Competition. Representative may render service to others
in a consulting, agency or representative capacity provided that
Representative shall not serve any business or organization, or engage in
any business on Representative's own behalf which sponsors, produces or
sells products or services which compete with or conflict with the
Products, Company's business and/or requires contact with any customer,
client or end user of the Products and/or Services.
The period of time to which this section shall apply shall be no
less than two (2) years from the last date Representative is associated
with Company. In the event Representative breaches his/her/its obligations under this
section, in addition to any other rights and remedies provided for herein,
Representative agrees that Company shall be entitled to damages and to
obtain an immediate injunction for violation of Florida’s Uniform Trade
Secrets Act, as well as damages for Tortious Interference, Breach of
Fiduciary Duty/Duty of Loyalty and/or any other related cause of action
against Representative for any breach hereof.
Representative further agrees to pay Company for any and all
attorneys’ fees and costs associated with the pursuit of any/all the
above remedies. ARTICLE
7: FORCE MAJEURE 7.01 Force Majeure.
Neither party shall be considered in default or held responsible
to the
other on
account of
or arising out
of the interruption of
its performance under this Agreement due to any of the following events:
Epidemics, fire, explosion, flood, unusually severe weather, or any other
extraordinary natural disturbance, act of God, or of the public enemy, any
civil commotion, riot, insurrection, terrorism, or hostilities, war
(declared or otherwise) conditions that may adversely affect the safety of
such party's personnel, restrictions due to quarantines, blockades,
embargoes, unavailability of materials; unforeseen market shortages or any
other cause beyond the reasonable control of such party that arise without
the fault or negligence of such party, and that result in the delay of
performance hereunder. 7.02 Delays. Any
delay resulting from the events above shall be deemed excusable. The party
whose performance will be delayed by such events will use its best efforts
to notify the other with five (5) days after the occurrence of such events
and within five (5) days after the cessation thereof. The party whose
performance is affected will diligently proceed to perform to the best of
its ability upon the resolution of the "Force Majeure" event. ARTICLE
8: GENERAL PROVISIONS 8.01
Governing Law.
The laws of the State of Florida shall govern this Agreement. 8.02
Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes and replaces all
prior sales or representation agreements between Company and
Representative and cannot be assigned or transferred by either party
without the prior written consent of the other. 8.03
Indemnification. Representative shall indemnify and hold
harmless Company from any liability, loss, or damage whatsoever, for
injuries (including death) to employees or principals of Representative
arising out of Representative's performance of this Agreement or from any
losses whatsoever arising out of Representative's breach of this
Agreement, including, but not limited to situations and/or claims from
customers, individuals and/or businesses solicited by Representative, any
government fines/penalties imposed against Company for the acts of the
Representative and/or any costs incurred as a result of the wilful or
negligent conduct of Representative. 8.04
Conduct. Representative shall at all times conduct itself in
accordance with the laws of the Territory and shall insure that
Representative's actions do not violate any regulations to which Company
is bound. Representative agrees to provide to Company upon request a
certification that Representative has not violated the provisions of any
such regulations. 8.05
Notices. Any notices or order provided for in this Agreement
shall be provided in writing to the other party at the address first set
forth above. 8.06
Subsequent Questions. Although this Agreement attempts to
address all contributions of circumstances, it is possible that questions
will arise which are not adequately answered by this Agreement itself. In
such cases, the specific decision of Company shall be binding. 8.07
Attorneys' Fees and Costs.
In the event of litigation, the Company shall have the right to
receive from the Representative its court costs and reasonable attorneys'
fees incurred as a result of the litigation. 8.08
Assignment. Representative may not assign this Agreement to any
third party person or individual without the express written consent of
Company. 8.09
Amendment. This agreement shall not be amended, modified and/or
altered without the express written consent of each party to this
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
entered into this Agreement the day and the year first named above. |