TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INTERNET ADVERTISING
Scope. This is a contract (referred to herein as
this "Agreement") between Directory52 LLC (hereinafter
referred to as "us", "we" and "our") and the customer ("you" and
"your") identified on the first page of this document (the
"Order") for us to fulfill your order for our Advertising
Products identified on the Order. This Agreement consists of the
Order and these Terms and Conditions for Internet Advertising,
(these "Ts&Cs").
Term. The term of this Agreement is either for three months,
six months, nine months, or twelve months. Unless otherwise noted, the initial
Term of this AO shall begin seven days after contract signature
input (implied, written, verbal or recorded) and will continue
through 30, 182 or 365 days. Unless otherwise provided in the
Order and except as provided below in these Ts&Cs, upon
expiration of the Initial Term. No such advertising will
automatically renew, however requests can be made to extend a
contract and submit charges as previously contracted. Renewal
requests can be made at anytime (either in writing or by
electronic signature, including recorded oral acceptance
presented by us) during the last 15 days of contract.
All renewal orders will be subject to a rate lock protection that
original contracted rate will never increase for products
previously ordered for the life of the relationship between
business owner and online publisher unless some form of the
contract has been breached. Services provided during the next
term will be subject to the then-current Terms and Conditions
for Internet Advertising available on our Websites and Products.
Neither of us may terminate this Agreement during the Initial
Term, provided that we may terminate this Agreement at any time
upon notice to you if you breach this Agreement. If you choose
to have your Advertising Products removed from any site and/or
our services discontinued prior to the end of the Initial Term
or Renewal Term, as the case may be, you shall notify us in
writing and the pre paid amount left on the contract will be
placed in a reserve account for future advertising purchase.
There will be no returning of funds to advertisers for canceling
pre-paid advertising items.
Advertising Content and Intellectual Property Rights. You represent that you have sole responsibility
for the content of your Advertising and warrant that: (1) you
are a business and not a consumer; (2) you are authorized and
prepared to sell all products and/or services in your
Advertising; (3) you have the right to use all trademarks,
service marks, names, information, artwork and likenesses in
your Advertising; (4) you are the author of all images, text and
other works of authorship to be reproduced or otherwise
published in your Advertising and have the sole responsibility
to register and protect the same, or you are authorized by the
author of all images, text, and other works of authorship to
reproduce, to prepare derivative works of, and to distribute
copies of such works of authorship in your Advertising, and in
turn hereby authorize us to do the same; (5) your Advertising
and the publication of your Advertising will not infringe any
trademark, copyright, right to publicity, right of privacy or
other intellectual property right of a third party, nor will it
constitute false, deceptive or unfair Advertising or
disparagement under applicable law; (6) your Advertising
complies with all federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations, including without limitation licensing
requirements, contest rules and administrative and professional
rules and regulations; and (7) any prices, discounts or product
availability quoted in your Advertising shall be complete,
accurate and applicable throughout its advertised duration.
You agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations
in accepting and fulfilling orders, to honor any special offers,
prices or discounts contained in your Advertising and to assume
sole responsibility for conducting any contest or drawing in
connection with your Advertising. Without limiting any of our
other rights or remedies, you agree to notify us immediately in
writing at any time that you discover or suspect that any of
these representations is not true and correct in all respects.
The transmission of any unsolicited commercial e-mail messages
through our services is strictly prohibited without the prior
consent of the recipient. You acknowledge that neither we nor
the Distribution Sites generate the content upon a site where
your Advertising Product may be fulfilled and that neither we
nor the Distribution Sites are responsible for such content. If
we receive notice or documentation demonstrating that another
person or entity contests your right to use or display a name,
trademark, service mark or other content, we may reject or
discontinue the Advertising Products and our services without
liability to you until such time you have resolved that dispute
with the other party to our satisfaction. As to Advertising
Products we create for you, whether in whole or in part, and any
derivative work that we create from your content, you
acknowledge that we are an author and assign to us all rights in
and to any independently copyrightable contribution you might
have made to the advertising. You further acknowledge that we
retain all right, title and interest, including the copyright,
in such Advertising Products and that neither you nor we intend
for such advertising to constitute a joint work. You grant us a
nonexclusive license during the term of this Agreement,
including the right to sublicense, to copy, distribute, create
derivative works based upon, publicly display, publicly perform
and otherwise use any trademark, service mark, graphics, text or
other content you provide to us in connection with our
performance of our obligations under this Agreement. Upon
termination of this Agreement, we are not obligated to return
any of these works to you.
Proofs.
We reserve the right to require you to return proofs of your
Advertising to us, signed or verbally recognized with your
approval or corrections. Failure to return such proofs may delay
your advertising “going live” on our websites.
Custom Domain Registration/Ownership of Work
Product. If the Advertising Product you have ordered involves the hosting
or operation of a Web site, the Universal Resource Locator
("URL") therefore must be registered in our name with a domain
registrar of our choosing so we may manage the domain while we
host or operate the Web site. If you do not have a URL, we will
procure a URL and will pay the applicable domain name
registration fees to the registrar and maintain ownership. We
cannot guarantee that any URLs and/or domain names you request
for your Web site will be available for your use. If none of
your requested URLs are available, we will contact you and
request alternatives. If you already own the registration for
the desired URL, you must transfer the URL to us with a domain
registrar of our choosing. If the URL cannot be transferred or
you fail to undertake the action we request to cause the
transfer, then, in our discretion, we may (but are not obligated
to) choose a URL or domain name on your behalf. Upon termination
of this Agreement or in the event you are in breach of this
Agreement, any Web sites hosted or operated under this Agreement
may be disabled, in our sole discretion. We will invoice you for
all fees that may incur in the future with connection of
transferring to you that URL registered in our name that is
related to your Web site if you notify us in writing within
thirty (30) days after termination or expiration of this
Agreement that you desire such transfer. If you fail to notify
us that you desire such transfer within such thirty (30) day
period or fail timely to pay such invoice, then you waive all
rights in or with respect to such URL, and you acknowledge that
we may allow the registration for such URL to lapse, may retain
and use such URL, or may transfer such URL to a third party,
without restriction.
Performance Advertising
Products. We or our vendor will fulfill your
performance based Advertising Product- All advertising shall be
displayed within seven regular days of contract and will be
fully enabled to be engaged by a visitor. We do not guarantee
that any clicks (1) will be from potential customers for you
and/or (2) will be of any benefit or value to you (3) will
generate you foot traffic, (4) increase your call volume, or (5)
or dramatically change your bottom line. You acknowledge that
placing any advertising on the World Wide Web no matter how
niche or targeted the site may be you may receive an occasional
business opportunity that is not warranted. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Section 2 of these Ts&Cs, upon
fulfillment of your performance based Advertising Product, we
will terminate your performance based program unless you and we
agree to renew it.
Design of Our Sites,
Advertising Products, Statistics and Interruption of Our
Services. We and the Distribution Sites may
redesign or modify the organization, structure and/or
"look-and-feel" of our respective Web sites, Advertising
Products at any time and without notice; we may discontinue or
add Distribution Sites at any time in our sole discretion.
Although we assign each Advertising Product a seniority date,
such assignment is internal to us and does not confer any rights
to you. An "impression" means each occurrence of a display of an
advertisement. Neither any Distribution Site nor we will have
any liability to you and you will remain responsible for all
moneys owed to us should there be an interruption in our Web
site or any third party site or other interruption in our
services hereunder for any period of time.
Copy and Contract Regulations.
All
advertising and its contents are subject to acceptance by the
publisher (Directory52). Publisher reserves the right to reject
or cancel any advertisement, insertion order, space reservation,
contract, or position commitment at any time without cause.
Publisher will not accept advertisements promoting illegal,
abortion, pornographic, race or other offensive materials.
Advertiser and Agency assumes responsibility for content of
published ad and all responsibility for any claims arising
therefore against the Publisher. Publisher assumes no
responsibility for claims or statements made in an
advertisement. Publisher shall have no liability for errors in
material submitted by the advertiser or its agent. This includes
electronic materials. Publisher assumes no responsibility or
liability for loss of profit, loss of business, or any other
damage as a result of any error or omission in or related to an
advertisement. Advertisements are accepted upon the
representation that the advertiser and its agency have the right
to publish the contents thereof. In consideration of such online
publication, advertiser and its agency agree to indemnify and
hold publisher harmless against any expense or loss by reason of
any claims arising out of publication of such advertisements,
including, without limitation, those resulting from claims or
suits for libel, violation of rights of privacy, plagiarism, or
copyright infringements. Any disputes between publisher and/or
advertiser and/or advertiser’s agency will be decided by an
independent arbitration service selected by the publisher.
Conditions, other than rates, are subject to change by publisher
without notice. The publisher and advertiser are not liable for
delays in delivery and/or non-delivery including but not limited
to an act of God, action by any governmental or
quasigovernmental entity, fire, flood, insurrection, riot,
explosion, embargo, strikes whether legal or illegal, labor
shortage, transportation interruption of any type, work
slowdown, or any condition beyond the control of the publisher.
Rates and Payment. Unless otherwise provided in the Order,
we will receive payment from you at the time of order for
Advertising Products via Company Check, Directory52 Pay Pal,
Debit or Credit Card. Any sales, use or other local, state,
federal, foreign or other taxes or governmental fees arising out
of or in connection with this Agreement are already included in
the advertised pre-paid cost. If doing a Net30 agreement, you
must pay your balance for advertising products within a 30 day
time period from initial advertising order. If payment is made
within the first ten days of agreement you will pay the current
pre-paid advertising price and not the Net30 rate. Rates may
change every two years to grow with the economy with a rate
increase due January 2011.
Agency Procedures:
If Agency matters a 15 percent discount on space, color, and
position, if the invoice is paid within 30 days will apply. No
commission or discounts will be allowable after the 30-day
period. Agency cash discount of 2 percent is available if full
payment is received with insertion order. Two percent is
calculated after all other discounts are applied. No conditions
other than those set forth in the advertising rate card shall be
binding on the publisher unless specifically agreed to in
writing by the publisher. Publisher will not be bound by
conditions printed or appearing on order blanks or copy
instructions that conflict with provisions of Directory52’s rate
card.
Default.
If advertiser and/or its advertising agency fails to pay such
monies as are due and payable to the publisher, Publisher shall
have the right to hold advertiser and/or its advertising agency
jointly and severally liable for such monies as are due and
payable to publisher for advertising that advertiser or its
agent ordered and that advertising was published. Invoices are
rendered when ad goes live. If you do not pay for your
Advertising as billed, we may, at our option, in addition to
other rights and remedies, suspend or terminate our Advertising
and accelerate all charges and require immediate payment of all
sums due for such Advertising for the remainder of the Term.
After the 4th day in default we may assess (a) 16%
interest per month or at the maximum rate allowed by law until
paid and (b) a $50 late payment charge as established by us. You
also agree to pay $19 credit card reversal fee or $25 ACH return
fee for any paid advertising plans where the money was rejected
by our merchant processor, any reasonable costs of collection,
attorneys’ fees and expenses of litigation that we may incur in
collecting any unpaid amount. If more than one Applicant
requests Advertising under this AO, all will be jointly and
severally liable for all charges.
DENIAL
OF CREDIT.
If Customer’s application for business credit is denied,
Customer has the right to a written statement of the specific
reasons for the denial. To obtain the statement, Customer may
contact Publisher within 60 days from the date Customer is
notified of Publisher’s decision Publisher will send Customer a
written statement of reasons for the denial within 30 days of
receiving Customer’s request for the statement. Notice: The
federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits creditors from
discriminating against credit applicants on the basis of race,
color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age
(provided the applicant has the capacity to enter into a binding
contract); because all or part of the applicant's income derives
from any public assistance program; or because the applicant has
in good faith exercised any right under the Consumer Credit
Protection Act. The federal agency that administers compliance
with this law concerning this creditor is Federal Trade
Commission, Equal Credit Opportunity,
Washington,
DC 20580.
Notices. All of our notices, demands and other
communications must be in writing and will be deemed to have
been given (a) if mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, (b)
if delivered by overnight courier, (c) if sent by facsimile
transmission and such transmission is confirmed as received, or
(d) if sent by electronic mail, and such message is confirmed as
received, in each case to the address, fax number or e-mail
address specified on the Order for the recipient of such notice.
All of your notices, demands and other communications must be in
writing and will be deemed to have been given (a) if mailed by
certified mail, postage prepaid or if delivered by overnight
courier, to our address: Please contact us for location.
Liability.
NEITHER WE NOR ANY DISTRIBUTION SITE NOR ANY OF OUR OTHER
VENDORS SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ADVERTISING PRODUCTS FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY
DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RELATING TO LOSS
OF PROFIT, LOSS OF INCOME OR REVENUE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, THE
REJECTION OR REMOVAL OF ANY ADVERTISING CONTENT, ANY DELAY IN
DISPLAYING OR OUR FAILURE TO DISPLAY CONTENT, OR OUR FAILURE TO
PERFORM SERVICES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 13,
IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR LIABILITY FOR MONETARY DAMAGES EXCEED THE
AMOUNT YOU HAVE ACTUALLY PAID TO US FOR THE ADVERTISING PRODUCTS
OR OTHER SERVICES WITH RESPECT TO WHICH SUCH LIABILITY AROSE.
You acknowledge and agree that the provisions of this Agreement
that limit liability, disclaim warranties, or exclude
consequential damages or other damages or remedies are essential
terms of this Agreement and are fundamental to the parties'
understanding regarding allocation of risk. Accordingly, such
provisions shall be severable and independent of any other
provisions of this Agreement and shall be enforced regardless of
any breach hereof or other occurrence or condition relating in
any way to this Agreement or the Advertising Products. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, YOU AGREE THAT ALL
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES, AND
EXCLUSIONS OF CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR OTHER DAMAGES OR REMEDIES
SHALL REMAIN FULLY VALID, EFFECTIVE AND ENFORCEABLE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE TERMS, EVEN UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT CAUSE ANY EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO FAIL OF
ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. The limitations contained in this Section
13 apply regardless of the form of action, including actions in
contract, tort (including negligence), and strict liability.
Force Majeure.
In no event shall we or any Distribution Site have liability or
be deemed to be in breach hereof for any failure or delay of
performance resulting from any governmental action, fire, flood,
insurrection, earthquake, power failure, network failure, riot,
explosion, embargo, strikes (whether legal or illegal),
terrorist act, labor or material shortage, transportation
interruption of any kind or work slowdown or any other condition
not reasonably within our control. Your payment obligations
shall continue during any event of force majeure.
Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify us and the Distribution Sites and hold us
and the Distribution Site harmless from and with respect to any
claims, actions, liabilities, losses, expenses, damages and
costs (including, without limitation, actual attorneys' fees)
that may at any time be incurred by us or them arising out of or
in connection with this Agreement or any Advertising Products or
services you request, including, without limitation, any claims,
suits or proceedings for defamation or libel, violation of right
of privacy or publicity, criminal investigations, infringement
of intellectual property, false or deceptive advertising or
sales practices and any virus, contaminating or destructive
features.
Applicable Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced
in accordance with the laws of the State of
Georgia applicable to contracts entered into and performed in
Georgia by residents thereof. Any action or proceeding brought
by you under or relating to this Agreement shall be brought in a
state or federal court located in the City of Stone Mountain,
State of Georgia, and you hereby irrevocably submit to the
personal jurisdiction of and irrevocably consent to venue in
such courts for purposes of any such action or proceeding. Any
claim against us arising from this Agreement shall be
adjudicated on an individual basis, and shall not be
consolidated in any proceeding with any claim or controversy by
any other party.
Entire Agreement.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and
us with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and
supersedes all prior written and all prior or contemporaneous
oral communications regarding such subject matter. Accordingly,
you should not rely on any representations or warranties that
are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. If any provision
or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid,
illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the law of any
jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or
impaired. Except as provided in Section 1, this Agreement may
not be modified except by writing signed by you and us;
provided, however, we may change these terms and conditions at
any time - with these effective with respect to any Advertising
Products ordered after written notice of such revised terms to
you or, if earlier, posting of such revised terms and conditions
on our Web site.
Revised June. 2009