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vitalEsafe
Authorized Reseller Program Terms and Conditions
The following presents the terms and
conditions of the vitalEsafe Authorized Reseller Program and will become the
Agreement between the parties upon acceptance of Applicant as a Reseller. The
term “Applicant” will refer to an organization or individual who has submitted
an application to become an Authorized Reseller and the term “Reseller” will be
used to refer to an organization or individual whose application has been
approved. The term “Party” or “Parties” is defined to mean vitalEsafe and
Reseller.
vitalEsafe is the proprietary owner
of and is entitled to license and market its online storage services,
hereinafter referred to as the “Product”. Applicant, by completing a vitalEsafe
Authorized Reseller application, wishes to be authorized by vitalEsafe to
promote the Product under the terms and conditions found in this Agreement.
Applicant will be notified by e-mail as soon as the application is reviewed.
Approval of the Application is at the sole discretion of vitalEsafe.
Authorized Reseller Program
If application to become an
Authorized Reseller is approved, two URLs (links) will be provided to Reseller
which are to be used by Reseller's customers when signing up for a vitalEsafe
account. One URL will be for Personal Accounts and the other will be for
Business Accounts. No commissions will
be paid unless the appropriate URL is utilized for account setup. To
receive commission on new accounts or upgrades, Reseller must be an Authorized
Reseller in good standing.
vitalEsafe will generate a monthly
report for Reseller showing all revenues generated for
accounts set up with URLs assigned to Reseller. The reports will include for
each account: First three letters of username, amount of storage, number of
keys, and any revenue collected from each account. Reseller shall be paid on a
monthly basis 15% of the total revenue received from new accounts or upgrades
to existing accounts during the prior month. Should there be any adjustments to
amounts received from any customers of Reseller, commissions will be adjusted
accordingly.
Reseller may be asked to provide information such as
federal tax id or social security number which may be necessary for vitalEsafe
to comply with any tax requirements. Payment of commissions will not be made
until any necessary information is collected.
vitalEsafe reserves the right at any
time without prior notice to change account pricing and to adjust the
commission structure on new accounts or account upgrades.
Terms / Termination
This Agreement will begin on the date
of vitalEsafe approval of Applicant as an authorized vitalEsafe Reseller. It will automatically renew each year unless
either Party has terminated the agreement. Either Party may terminate the agreement, at any time, with or without
cause or notice; provided in such event Reseller shall continue to be paid any
commissions due with regard to existing accounts and existing referrals.
Reasons that vitalEsafe might choose to
terminate this Agreement would include but not be limited to: Reseller breaching any of the terms of this
Agreement, Reseller becoming insolvent or declaring bankruptcy, lack of
productivity by Reseller, or Reseller performing any illegal acts.
If the Agreement is terminated,
Reseller will immediately cease marketing the Product and as soon as possible
remove all references to vitalEsafe including logos, links, trademarks, etc.
from Reseller’s Internet site as well as any marketing materials containing
references to vitalEsafe.
Law and Jurisdiction
This Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in all respects in accordance with the law of the State of
Alabama, United States of America. In relation to any legal action or
proceedings wherein a party challenges the enforceability of the arbitration
provisions of this agreement, or wherein there has been a judicial
determination against the enforceability of said arbitration provision, or to
the extent the Parties agree that arbitration is not appropriate with regard to
the claims, each of the parties irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the
Alabama courts and waives any objection to Proceedings in such courts on the
grounds of venue or on the grounds that the Proceedings have been brought in an
inconvenient forum.
Dispute Resolution
Any dispute arising out of or
relating to this Agreement which cannot be resolved shall be finally settled by
arbitration conducted expeditiously in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) by a sole
arbitrator. If the parties encounter difficulty in agreeing on an arbitrator,
they agree that the AAA shall select the arbitrator. The arbitration shall be
governed by the United States Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Section 1-16. The award
shall be based upon applicable law and judicial precedent and judgment upon the
award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having
jurisdiction thereof. The place of arbitration shall be in Birmingham, AL. The
arbitrator is not empowered to award damages in excess of compensatory damages
and each party hereby irrevocably waives any damages in excess of compensatory
damages. The parties shall bear their respective costs in connection with the
dispute resolution procedures described in this section, except that the parties
shall share equally the fees and expenses of any neutral third party or
arbitrator and the costs of any facility used in connection with such dispute
resolution procedures.
Merger Clause / No Partnership
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Authorized Reseller Terms and Conditions