PLEASE READ THESE
PUBLISHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS (THE “AGREEMENT”) AND ANY POLICIES
PROVIDED BY KITN MEDIA, INC. (“KITN”) RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
CAREFULLY. THIS AGREEMENT IS A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN KITN
AND THE ENTITY OR SOLE PROPRIETOR IDENTIFIED IN THE REGISTRATION FORM
SUBMITTED TO KITN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE KITN ONLINE PUBLISHER PROGRAM
(“PUBLISHER”). IF THIS AGREEMENT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, OR IF ANY
AMENDMENT TO THIS AGREEMENT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOU MUST NOT PARTICIPATE
IN THE KITN ONLINE PUBLISHER PROGRAM.
Definitions.
“Action” means
any action linked to an Ad, including without limitation any registration,
form submission, offer response, or purchase.
“Ad” means material
that (i) promotes a brand, product or service, and (ii) is provided
by KITN to Publisher for display on or in connection with the Applications,
and shall include without limitation ad banners, badges, buttons, links
and other interactive or promotional features.
“Advertiser” means
any individual or entity having an agreement with KITN to serve Ads through
the Platform.
"Application"
means any application, widget, game, and website registered by Publisher
with KITN.
"Confidential
Information" means (i) the Ads, prior to publication; (ii) the
terms and conditions of this Agreement; (iii) any statistics or other
data relating to the Platform; and (iv) any information provided by
KITN that is identified as confidential or can reasonably be regarded
as confidential.
“CPA” means cost
per action and refers to the amount paid by Advertisers for each specific
Action.
“CPC” means cost
per click and refers to the amount paid by Advertisers for each click
or impression of an Ad.
“Gross Revenue”
means the gross amount actually received by KITN with respect to Actions
undertaken by Users through an Application or amounts paid directly
by Users (via credit card, stored value or debit card, PayPal transfer,
bank transfer, mobile billing, or other payment source) relating to
an Application or Ads displayed on or in connection with the Applications,
including without limitation all amounts paid by Advertisers on a CPA
or CPC basis, less credits, credit card or other payment processing
fees, commissions or discounts to agencies, chargebacks, bad debt expenses,
refunds for undelivered or misdelivered impressions, taxes (excluding
taxes assessed on the net income of KITN) and other governmental charges,
adjustments made by KITN or its advertising partners to amounts paid
or payable to Publisher based on the quality of Users and/or Actions,
as determined by KITN in KITN’s sole and absolute discretion, and
all other amounts that KITN is not obligated to pay under this Agreement.
“Initial Postback”
shall mean a url string posted to a domain and server location designated
by Publisher, such string containing identifying information such as
userID, number of points awarded, historical points totals or otherwise
as set forth in KITN developer documents.
“Personally Identifiable
Information” shall mean any data or other information that can be
used to identify, contact or locate a natural person, including but
not limited to a natural person’s name, address, telephone number,
e-mail address or social security number.
“Platform” means
KITN’s proprietary technology with respect to the Offer Wall and Direct
Payment Product provided by KITN to Publisher hereunder.
“Tag” means any
HTML code known as an action tag, web beacon, pixel or cookie provided
to Publisher by KITN for use in delivering Ads hereunder.
“Users” means
Internet users using an Application.
“Virtual Goods”
means electronic points, credits, virtual currencies or other intangible
items relating to an Application.
“$” shall mean
United States currency.
Scope of Services.
KITN Online Publisher
Program. KITN’s online publisher program consists of advertising
management and monetization services, including (a) offering functionality
for Users to earn points, or certain types of virtual currencies, in
exchange for signing-up for Ads shown to Users (the “Offer Wall”)
and/or (b) facilitating direct payments from Users via credit card,
stored value or debit card, PayPal transfer, bank transfer, mobile billing,
or any other payment source (the “Direct Payment Product”).
KITN reserves the right to improve, modify, remove, suspend, or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, in whole or in part, the Platform or any
data, information, reports, content, software, technology, Ads, or features
appearing on and/or offered through the Platform at any time at its
sole discretion without notice and without liability.
Reporting
Information; Integration with Publisher Payment Systems. KITN
shall (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide an integration
with Publisher’s payment systems so that Publisher shall have reasonable
access to the amount of Virtual Goods issued by KITN under this Agreement,
and (ii) provide Publisher with access to reporting information about
its aggregate Payment earnings, and other activity as KITN determines
from time to time. The reported earnings information will be a reasonable
estimate, subject to final reconciliation by KITN.
Publisher Obligations
and Materials.
Publisher shall implement
the Platform and deliver Ads in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
and any placement requirements and reasonable technical specifications
provided by KITN to Publisher. Publisher shall not modify the display,
order, look and feel, or other attributes of the Offer Wall or the Direct
Payment Product. Any exceptions must be approved by KITN, in advance,
in writing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Publisher
shall (i) use the Tags provided by KITN to deliver all Ads hereunder,
and (ii) at all times display the title, description, link, and text
of an Ad displayed on an Application as provided by KITN.
Publisher shall (i)
cooperate with KITN in good faith, on an ongoing basis, to implement
the Platform into the Applications and display Ads, and (ii) use the
Platform only for the purpose of providing Ads on or in connection with
the Applications as set forth in this Agreement.
Publisher shall (i)
identify and designate a domain and a server location to KITN to enable
KITN to provide Initial Postbacks to Publisher, and (ii) award Virtual
Goods to Users within fifteen (15) minutes of receiving the Initial
Postback from KITN. Publisher understands and agrees that if Initial
Postbacks are not correctly implemented and/or Virtual Goods not correctly
awarded by Publisher as contemplated herein, Publisher shall be responsible
for any such errors including, but not limited to, reimbursement to
KITN of any damages to KITN resulting directly or indirectly therefrom.
Publisher shall not
display or transmit on or in connection with the Applications any content
that is false, fraudulent, deceptive, misleading, obscene, defamatory,
illegal, violent, unethical, pornographic, gambling-related, hate speech
or any other content which KITN reasonably deems objectionable.
Publisher may request
access to KITN’s offer management console, if provided by KITN, to
allow Publisher to select which Ads are to be displayed on its Application(s)
and Publisher is solely responsible for its selection of such Ads. Alternatively,
Publisher may from time to time request KITN to remove an Ad that Publisher
deems reasonably objectionable, and KITN will use commercially reasonable
efforts to remove such Ad within three (3) business days after such
request.
Publisher shall
not, and shall not authorize or encourage any third party to: (i) edit,
modify, filter, re-order, or change the order of the content or information
contained in any Ad or Tag, or remove, obscure or minimize any Ad in
any way; (ii) frame, minimize, remove or otherwise inhibit the full
and complete display of any website accessed by a User after clicking
on any part of an Ad; (iii) redirect a User away from any Advertiser
website, provide a version of the Advertiser website that is different
from the website a User would access by going directly to the Advertiser
website, intersperse any content between the Ad and the Advertiser website,
or otherwise provide anything other than a direct link from an Ad to
an Advertiser website; (iv) display any Ad on any error page, on any
chat page or in any email; (v) directly or indirectly access, launch,
and/or activate Ads through or from, or otherwise incorporate the Ads
in, any software application, website, or other means other than on
or in connection with the Applications, and then only to the extent
expressly permitted by this Agreement; (vi) “crawl,” “spider,”
index or in any non-transitory manner store or cache information obtained
from any Ads or Actions, or any part, copy, or derivative thereto; (vii)
spam or send unsolicited emails, notifications, invites or use any other
broadcasting mechanism mentioning or promoting an Ad; (viii) use the
Platform in any manner that allows Users to redeem Virtual Goods for
cash, cash equivalents, or tangible goods without KITN’s prior written
consent; or (ix)
use the Platform for purposes of obtaining competitive
data or for any other reason competitive to KITN including, without
limitation, for determining KITN’s advertisers, publisher payments,
or other information regarding the implementation of KITN’s publisher
program. Publisher acknowledges that any violation or attempted violation
of any of the foregoing is a material breach of this Agreement.
Proprietary Rights.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and KITN’s prior and
continued approval, KITN hereby grants Publisher a limited, non-exclusive,
revocable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license
during the term of this Agreement to use the Platform to display Ads
on or in connection with the Applications. Publisher will not copy,
modify, create derivative works of, distribute, or otherwise provide
or re-syndicate the Ads.
As between KITN and Publisher, KITN,
its licensors, and/or Advertisers, as applicable, own and retain all
rights, title, and interest in and to the Platform, the Offer Wall,
the Direct Payment Product, and the Ads. Publisher acknowledges that
the Platform is copyrighted by KITN and a trade secret of KITN. Except
as expressly stated herein, KITN does not grant to Publisher any license,
express or implied, to the Platform or any other right, title, or interest
to any intellectual property. Any rights not expressly granted herein
are deemed withheld. Publisher agrees not to copy, alter, modify, or
create derivative works of the Platform or the Virtual Goods or otherwise
use the Platform in any way that violates the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
During
the term of this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year thereafter,
Publisher shall not develop, market, license to others, or sell, whether
directly or indirectly, any software, technology, or other materials
that are the same as, similar to, or competitive to the Platform.
5. Payment.
During the term of
this Agreement, KITN shall pay publisher a payment, as determined by
KITN in its sole and absolute discretion, relating to Gross Revenue
from the Offer Wall and the Direct Payment Product (“Payment”).
Payments will be determined by KITN based on a number of factors including,
but not limited to, the quantity, quality, and validity of clicks on
Ads, Ad impressions, and Actions, and User demographics such as the
country of origin of a User’s IP address. Payments under this Agreement
shall be made in U.S. Dollars.
KITN shall pay Publisher
the Payments approximately thirty (30) days after the end of every calendar
month. Payments shall be made to Publisher electronically to the bank
account set forth in registration form provided by Publisher to participate
in the KITN online publisher program (which bank account details may
be changed by Publisher upon at least ten (10) days advance written
notice to KITN). Publisher is responsible for maintaining current contact
information including, but not limited to, bank account information,
with KITN. Any Publisher banking fees, wire fees, and/or other charges
for banking services incurred in connection with Payments shall be the
sole responsibility of Publisher.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (i) amounts of less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) will
be held by KITN until amounts due equal or exceed one hundred dollars
($100.00), and (ii) KITN shall not be responsible for any delays in
Payments caused by incorrect banking information or other information
supplied by Publisher. Publisher shall be solely responsible for the
payment of, and shall pay when due and indemnify KITN against, all applicable
federal and state taxes, including any sales, use, excise or transfer
taxes and other taxes associated with Payments to Publisher under this
Agreement (except for taxes assessed on KITN's net income).
Notwithstanding
anything else to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, KITN shall
have no obligation to pay Publisher any payments with respect to (i)
amounts that KITN is not able to pay to Publisher after termination
of this Agreement after KITN’s commercially reasonable efforts to
do so (for example, if KITN is unable to make Payment to Publisher due
to Publisher’s failure to maintain current contact details with KITN),
(ii) amounts generated based on or during Publisher’s breach of this
Agreement, (iii) payments which represent net adjustments downwards
for whatever reason to payments made by Advertisers, or legitimately
withheld from payments due from Advertisers, (iv) payments in respect
of which KITN has not itself received payments from relevant third parties
including, but not limited to, Advertisers, and (v) any fraudulent payments
from Users or any fraudulent or invalid Actions or any fraudulent or
invalid clicks or impressions on any Ads generated by any person, bot,
automated program or similar device in connection with any Ads provided
by KITN or the Platform, as determined by KITN in its sole and absolute
discretion, including, without limitation, any Actions, clicks or impressions
(A) originating from Publisher’s IP addresses or computers under Publisher’s
control, (B) solicited by payment of money, the exchange of goods or
services, false representation, or request or incentive for Users to
click on Ads, or any illegal or otherwise invalid request for Users
to complete Actions, (C) pursuant to which Users were directly or indirectly
misled or falsely encouraged to complete Actions, including without
limitation making it seem that a User is completing an Action other
than the Action actually being offered, or (D) pursuant to which a User
provided false or misleading personal data.
KITN
maywithholda relevant portion of any Payment from Publisher
to offset any portion of any Payment previously received by Publisher
in respect of any matter under Section 5(d) above. Publisher understands
that this may reduce the Payment owed to Publisher.
As
a result of administrative and other costs that KITN incurs in providing
its services under this Agreement, in the event that the total Payment
amount owed to Publisher upon termination or expiration of this Agreement
is less than fifty dollars ($50.00), notwithstanding anything else set
forth in this Agreement to the contrary, Publisher understands and agrees
that KITN is not obligated to send Publisher such Payment and that KITN
may retain such amount as if the same had never been the subject of
any obligation to be paid by KITN.
Publisher
understands and agrees that KITN may offset from any Payment any amount
owed by Publisher, or any parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of Publisher,
to KITN or any parent or subsidiary company of KITN.
Termination.
Termination.
KITN may suspend or terminate this Agreement at any time, for any or
no reason, with or without notice to Publisher. Publisher may terminate
this Agreement at any time, for any or no reason, upon notice to KITN.
Effect of Termination.
The terms and conditions of Sections 1, 4(b), 4(c), 5(d), 5(e), 5(f),
5(g), 6(b), and 7 through 12 of this Agreement shall survive any termination
or expiration of this Agreement.
Confidentiality.
Publisher will not use or disclose any Confidential Information of KITN.
Publisher shall maintain the confidentiality of KITN’s Confidential
Information and shall take precautions to prevent the unauthorized disclosure
or use of KITN Confidential Information. The obligations of this clause
shall not apply (a) to any disclosure required by law, (b) to information
that is now or subsequently becomes generally available through no act
of omission of Publisher, (c) to information that is known to Publisher
at the time of disclosure without obligation to maintain its confidentiality,
as evidenced by written documents or records, (d) to information provided
to Publisher by a third party without restriction, or (e) to information
independently developed by Publisher, as evidenced by written documents
or records. Publisher acknowledges and agrees that KITN Confidential
Information includes, but is not limited to, Payments, Initial Postback
data, information, reports, software, technology, documentation, and
specifications relating to the Platform.
Representations
and Warranties.
Publisher hereby represents
and warrants that Publisher: (i) is the owner of the Applications or
is legally authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the Applications
for the purposes of this Agreement; (ii) shall not at any time provide
to KITN or use in connection with the Platform any Personally Identifiable
Information or any other information or data if the provision or use
of such violates any applicable law or the privacy policy of KITN, Publisher
or any third party; and (iii) has obtained and shall maintain throughout
the term of this Agreement all necessary licenses, authorizations, approvals
and consents to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder in
compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Publisher hereby represents
and warrants that (i) it will comply with all applicable local, state,
national and international laws, rules and regulations relating to its
performance of this Agreement, including without limitation with respect
any laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from
Publisher's country of residence and further including, without limitation,
the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and any relevant data protection or privacy
laws; (ii) it has the full right, power, legal capacity, and authority
to enter into, deliver and fully perform under this Agreement; and (iii)
neither the execution, delivery, nor performance of this Agreement will
result in a violation or breach of any contract, agreement, order, judgment,
decree, rule, regulation or law to which it is bound.
Indemnification.
Publisher shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless KITN and its
parent, subsidiaries, and their representatives, successors and permitted
assigns from and against any and all claims, losses, expenses, damages,
liabilities and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising
out of or relating to (i) Publisher’s use of the Platform; (ii) the
violation of any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other
intellectual property or proprietary right of any third party by the
Application or the use thereof; (iii) any slander, libel, or defamation
contained on or within the Applications; (iv) violation of any applicable
laws, rules and regulations by the Application or Publisher; and (v)
any breach of this Agreement by Publisher. Publisher will not enter
into any settlement or compromise of any claim subject to indemnification
without KITN's prior consent.
Disclaimer.
EXCEPT AS MAY BE EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT, KITN MAKES NO WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES
PROVIDED OR THE PLATFORM), WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ORAL OR WRITTEN,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT AND ANY
WARRANTY OR CONDITION ARISING FROM ANY COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF
PERFORMANCE, OR USAGE IN THE INDUSTRY. KITN MAKES NO GUARANTEE REGARDING
THE VOLUME OR TIMING OF ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES OR PLATFORM.
KITN DOES NOT WARRANT THE RESULTS OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT OR PLATFORM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE RESULTS OF
ANY AD CAMPAIGN, THE NUMBER, TIMING OR COMPLETION OF ACTIONS, CLICKS
OR IMPRESSIONS, OR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ANY PAYMENT TO BE MADE TO PUBLISHER
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AND PUBLISHER ASSUMES ALL RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY
WITH RESPECT THERETO. THE PLATFORM AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY KITN
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. KITN DOES NOT warrant
that the Platform or ANY Services PROVIDED BY KITN
OR APPLICATION(S) are error-free or that Publisher will be able to operate
the Platform or receive ANY Services
PROVIDED BY KITN without problems or interruptions.
Limitation of Liability.
Publisher acknowledges
and agrees that Ads may include links to other websites or resources
and that KITN has no control over (and is merely a passive conduit with
respect to) any Ads or such links to websites or other resources that
may be submitted or published by any Advertiser or other third party.
KITN is not responsible for the availability of such third party websites
or resources and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for
any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available
from such third party websites or resources. Publisher acknowledges
and agrees that KITN shall have no responsibility or liability whatsoever
for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection
with use of or reliance on any content, goods or services available
on or through any such third party website or resource. All correspondence
or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, Advertisers
found on or through any Ad, including payment and delivery of related
goods or services and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations
associated with such dealings, are solely between Publisher (or the
Users) and such Advertiser.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER KITN, ITS AFFILIATES,
OR ITS RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, OR ADVERTISERS
BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, RELIANCE, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, LOST PROFITS OR LOST REVENUE,
WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE,
EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE OR KITN, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ITS
RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, OR ADVERTISERS
HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OR HAVE CONSTRUCTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF THEREOF AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY
LIMITED REMEDY.
THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY
OF KITN, ITS AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES
AND AGENTS, AND ADVERTISERS FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
(WHEN AGGREGATED WITH LIABILITY FOR OTHER CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT) SHALL BE LIMITED TO KITN’S SHARE OF GROSS PROFITS DERIVED
FROM THE APPLICATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT during the
THREE (3) month period preceding the event or circumstances giving rise
to such liability.
General Provisions.
Force Majeure.
Neither party will be liable to the other for any failure of performance
under this Agreement (other than the obligation to make Payments under
this Agreement) due to acts of God; acts of the public enemy; strikes,
lockouts, or other industrial disturbances; fires, floods, storms, droughts,
or weather conditions; war, riots or terrorist acts; or, without limitation
by enumeration, any other cause beyond the reasonable control of such
party.
Relationship of
the Parties. KITN and Publisher enter into this Agreement as independent
contractors, and neither KITN nor Publisher shall be or construed to
be a partner, joint venturer or employee of the other.
Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the
parties, provided that Publisher may not assign this Agreement without
the prior written consent of KITN. Any assignment or attempted assignment
by Publisher in contravention of this provision shall be null and void.
KITN may assign this Agreement without the consent of Publisher.
Jurisdiction and
Venue; Enforcement. This Agreement shall be construed under the
laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws
rules, and each party agrees that any judicial proceeding brought to
enforce any provision of this Agreement or to recover damages for its
breach shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located
in Los Angeles County, California, and the parties respectively waive
any objections to jurisdiction or venue of such court. KITN shall be
entitled to all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs in connection
with enforcing this Agreement. The United Nations Convention on Contracts
for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply to this Agreement.
No Waiver; Amendment.
No waiver by either party of one or more breaches or defaults by the
other in the performance of any provision of this Agreement shall operate
or be construed as afically
referencing this Agreement which has been executed, in advance, by KITN.
KITN may modify or amend this Agreement upon notice to Publisher, including
through posting on the KITN website or email notification to Publisher.
Publisher’s continued use of the Platform after such notice will constitute
Publisher’s acceptance of such modification or amendment.
Severability.
In the event any provision of this Agreement is declared to be void
or unenforceable in whole or part, the other provisions of this Agreement
and the remainder of the affected provisions shall continue to be valid;
provided, however, that a court having jurisdiction may revise
such provision to the extent necessary to make such provision valid
and enforceable consistent with the intention of the parties.
Entire Agreement.
This Agreement supersedes and excludes any prior agreements, representations,
warranties or contracts between the parties relating to the subject
matter hereof and contains all of the agreements of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof. In case of any conflict between
this Agreement and any policies provided by KITN relating to Publisher’s
use of the Platform (“Policies”), the order of priority for
interpretation shall be this Agreement followed by the Policies. Upon
the acceptance of this Agreement by the parties hereto, any and all
prior verbal or written agreements, and any amendments thereto, are
terminated and of no further force and effect, and KITN is hereby forever
released from any liability or obligation arising from or relating to
such.
Section Headings.
Section headings are purely for ease of reference and do not form part
of or affect the interpretation of this Agreement.