Motive Interactive, Inc.
STANDARD PUBLISHER TERMS and CONDITIONS
(Based upon guidelines from the AAAA and IAB)
Motive
Interactive Inc. company (“Motive”), and Publisher, enter into
this Publisher Network Agreement (“Agreement”) to establish the
terms and conditions by which Publisher may enter the Motive Network
and market advertisements on behalf of Motive Customers
(“Advertisers” or “Customers”). Motive and Publisher agree as
follows:
1.
Motive Interactive Network
(a)
Membership.
Membership in the Network is subject to prior approval by Motive.
Motive reserves the right to refuse service to any new or existing
Publisher for any reason, in its sole discretion. Approval of
membership in the Network is limited only to the domains and/or
specific root URLs for which Publisher has applied for approval by
Motive. Motive reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without
liability, to reject, omit or exclude any Publisher or Website for
any reason at any time with or without notice to the Publisher and
regardless of whether such Publisher or Website was previously
accepted. Without limiting the foregoing, Motive reserves the right
to require a potential or existing Publisher to submit detailed
descriptions or explanations of the Publisher’s Website(s) or
application(s) functionality and back-end technology through a
questionnaire or survey. Refusal to participate or answers deemed
unsatisfactory constitutes grounds for non-acceptance or termination
from the Network. This Agreement is voidable by Motive immediately if
Publisher fails to disclose, conceals or misrepresents itself in any
way. Unless otherwise advised due to technological issues by Motive,
any person, Publisher, or affiliated group may have only one account
however, each account may include multiple Websites/domains. In the
event that a Publisher signs up more than one Website/domain, and it
has been approved by Motive, each and every additional Website/domain
is obligated and bound by these same terms and conditions. In
any event, Motive reserves the right to reject or approve any
additional Website(s), and is under no obligation to accept any
Website(s), even if the additional Website(s) is the property of an
already approved Publisher. All activity for a given account
will be consolidated into one report.
(b) Motive
Websites.
For purposes of this Agreement, all Websites that are owned, operated
or hosted by or on behalf of Motive, including, without limitation,
Motive 's branded Websites at http://www.motiveinteractive.com
are referred to herein collectively as the " Motive Websites."
You agree that you will not use the Motive Websites or any content
therein or data obtained there from for any purposes other than to
fulfill this Agreement and that you will not disseminate any of the
information contained on Motive Websites. You agree that you will not
use any automated means, including, without limitation, agents,
robots, scripts, or spiders, to access or manage your account with
Motive or to monitor or copy the Motive Websites or the content
contained therein except via automated means expressly made available
by Motive, if any, or authorized in advance and in writing by Motive
(for example, Motive -approved third-party tools and services). The
Motive Websites contain robot exclusion headers and you agree that
you will not bypass Motive 's robot exclusion headers (including
using any device, software or routine to accomplish that goal), or to
interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the
Motive Websites or any program thereon, or the Motive system. Without
limitation to the foregoing, you further agree that you will not take
any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large
load on the Motive Websites, any programs thereon, or Motive's
infrastructure, as determined by Motive.
(c) Services.
Publisher understands and agrees that from time to time the Motive
services hereunder may be inaccessible, unavailable or inoperable for
any reason, including, without limitation: (i) equipment
malfunctions; (ii) periodic maintenance procedures or repairs which
Motive may undertake from time to time; or (iii) causes beyond the
control of Motive or which are not reasonably foreseeable by Motive,
including, without limitation, interruption or failure of
telecommunication or digital transmission links, hostile network
attacks, the unavailability, operation, or inaccessibility of
Websites or interfaces, network congestion or other failures. While
Motive will attempt to provide the services on a continuous basis,
Publisher acknowledges and agrees that Motive has no control over the
availability of the services on a continuous or uninterrupted basis.
Publisher also understands and agrees that Motive is not responsible
for the functionality of any third-party Website or interface. Terms
of this Agreement are subject to Motive hardware, software, and
bandwidth traffic limitations. Failure to deliver because of
technical difficulties does not represent a failure to meet the
obligations of this Agreement. Motive reserves the right to
discontinue offering any of the Motive systems and/or Motive Websites
at any time. Except as otherwise specified by Motive, Publisher
agrees that it will direct all communications relating to any Motive
Website or your participation therein directly to Motive and not to
any other entity.
2. Website Content and Prohibited Conduct
(a)
Prohibited
Websites.
Motive Code and Network IP shall not be used on Websites that contain
forums, discussion boards, chat rooms, or any content area that is
open to public updates without regulation.
(b) Pre-approval
Required.
Publishers that have Websites that relate to or have any
characteristic of the following shall be approved on a case by case
basis: (i) excessive ads, app – quest/test, user content (blogs,
etc.), (ii) foreign sites, (iii) controversial issues, religion,
sexual orientation and/or edgy humor, (iv) wrestling, (v) anime, (vi)
gaming fan, (vii) old content, and/or (viii) poor quality design and
functionality.
(c) Prohibited
Conduct.
Motive does not accept Websites that produce, relate to or have
characteristics of Prohibited Conduct. “Prohibited Conduct” is
defined as:
(i). Ad Placement & Tracking. Publisher shall not: (1) Place Creatives or Ads in emails; (2) Intentionally place Creatives on blank web pages or on web pages with no content; (3) Stack Creatives (e.g. place on top of one another so that more than 2 ads are next to each other); (4) Place Creatives on non-approved Websites or web pages, or in such a fashion that may be deceptive to the User; (5) Incentivize offers or create the appearance to incentivize offers; (6) Place statements near the Ads requesting that Users "click" on the Ad (i.e., "Please click here") or "visit" the sponsor (i.e., "Please visit our sponsor"); (7) Place misleading statements near the Ad (i.e., "You will win $5,000."); (8) Redirect traffic to a Website other than that listed by the particular Advertiser; (9) Ask Users to take advantage of other Ads or offers other than those listed by the particular Advertiser; (10) Serve Creatives, or drive traffic to such Creatives, using any downloadable applications without the prior written approval of Motive, which, if provided, is subject in each case to the following condition: Creatives delivered in approved downloadable applications may only be shown once per User session when the application is active, enabled and clearly recognizable by the end User as being active and enabled. Serving Creatives at anytime when the downloaded application is not active is strictly prohibited and grounds for immediate termination without pay; (11) Use invisible methods to generate impressions, clicks, or transactions that are not initiated by the affirmative action of the end-user; (12) Attempt in any way to alter, modify, eliminate, conceal, or otherwise render inoperable or ineffective the Website tags, source codes, links, pixels, modules or other data provided by or obtained from Motive that allows Motive to measure ad performance and provide its service.
(ii).
Websites. Publisher shall not place any Creative, Ads or
Network IP on Web Sites that contain, promote, reference or have
links to: (1) profanity, sexually explicit materials, hate material,
promote violence, discrimination based on race, sex, religion,
nationality, disability, sexual orientation, age, or family status,
or any other materials deemed unsuitable or harmful to the reputation
of Motive; (2) software piracy (warez, cracking, etc.), hacking,
phreaking, emulators, ROM’s, or illegal MP3 activity.; (3) illegal
activities, deceptive practices or violations of the intellectual
property or privacy rights of others; (4) personal web pages,
non-English language pages, or free hosted pages (i.e. Geocities,
Xoom, Tripod, Talk City, etc.); (5) Websites under construction,
hosted by a free service, personal home pages, or do not own the
domain they are under; (6) charity clicks/donations, paid to surf,
personal Websites, Website applicants who are not the owner of or
employed by the applying Website, active x downloads, no content
(link site), all affiliate links, or incentivized traffic; (7)
Promote activities generally understood as Internet abuse, including
but not limited to, the sending of unsolicited bulk electronic mail
or the use of Spyware. For purposes hereof, “Spyware” shall
mean computer programs or tools that (i) alter a computer User’s
browser or other settings or use an ActiveX control or similar device
to download ad supporting software without providing fair notice to
and obtaining affirmative consent; (ii) prevent a computer User’s
reasonable efforts to block the installation of or disable or remove
unwanted software; (iii) remove or disable any security, anti-spyware
or anti-virus technology on a User’s computer; (iv) send email
through a User’s computer without prior authorization; (v) open
multiple, sequential, stand-alone advertisements in the consumer’s
Internet browser which cannot be closed without closing the Internet
browser or shutting down the computer or (vi) other similar
activities that are prohibited by applicable law.
(iii).
Search & Miscellaneous. Publisher shall not: (1) Violate
guidelines of any search engines being utilized; (2) Engage in search
engine spam, doorway pages, cloaking, etc.; (3) Bid on any
trademarked name or terms in any PPC/“keyword”/”adword”/campaign;
(4) Conduct search Ads falsely suggesting a link between Motive and a
third- party or otherwise infringing on a third-party’s
intellectual property rights; (5) Engage in any advertising via
facsimile or telemarketing; (6) Engage in any misleading or deceptive
conduct.
3. Ad Content and Placement
(a)
Compliance
with Industry Standards.
Publisher agrees to undertake and complete the services as specified
by the Motive Network, including all Ad placement restrictions or
channels specified, in accordance with the highest industry
standards. Publisher shall position the Ads in such a manner to
assure that they are fully and clearly visible to consumers and
displayed in a similar manner as other merchants included in the
Website.
(b) No
Modifications to Creative, Code or Network IP.
Except as permitted under this Agreement, Publisher may not alter,
copy, modify, take, sell, re-use, or divulge in any manner any
Creative, Network IP or computer code provided by Motive without
Motive’s prior written consent. Publisher may not copy Motive's Ads
and display them from Publisher's Website directly; redirect traffic
to a Website other than that listed by Motive or the Advertiser; or
ask Users to take advantage of other Ads or offers other than those
listed by Motive or Advertiser. Any Motive content which is
copied, changed or altered without prior written consent will result
in non-payment for the campaign and may result in termination. Any
approved modifications to Motive Code or Network IP shall be owned
solely by Motive.
(c) Requirements.
Publisher shall be solely responsible for (i) managing its
advertising content exclusions in the Motive interface, and (ii)
placing Ads on the Publisher Media, which placement shall be subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Ads may only be placed
on Approved Websites. Banner, Leaderboard, Skyscraper, and Wide
Skyscraper Ads must be placed within 600 pixels of the top of the
Webpage (above the page scroll/fold). Motive pop-under or In-Vue
windows cannot be launched from Websites that launch more than a
total of two pop windows, including the Motive pop-under or In-Vue.
Skyscrapers or wide skyscrapers and half page formats cannot be
placed on the same page. Text Ads are limited to a total of seven
text links per page in any combination of stand alone and/or multiple
links. Publisher will not place ads in emails, on blank pages, on
pages with no content, on top of one another, on non-approved
Websites, or in such a fashion that may be deceptive to the visitor.
Website Ads (Banners, Leaderboards, Skyscrapers, Wide Skyscrapers,
Rectangles, Medium Rectangles, Half Pages, Text Ads) may not be
placed on forums, chat rooms, and other entities for which Publisher
does not have complete control and/or ownership. Publisher
agrees to use the Motive Code provided by Motive for displaying an Ad
not more than ONCE per page view. PLACEMENT OF ADS IN EMAILS IS
PROHIBITED.
(d) Default
Ads.
Publisher acknowledges and agrees that Motive may not be able to fill
100% of advertising requests sent to its servers with paying Ads.
Motive provides free Publisher-defined default redirects expressly
for this reason. Publisher-defined default Ads must adhere to the
content guidelines outlined for all Motive Advertisers (no adult
content, etc.) Publishers found using default Ads that violate the
content restrictions of this Agreement will be removed from the
Network. If Publisher chooses not to specify a default redirect,
Motive will display so-called 'house' and/or 'AdCouncil' ads on
Publisher's Website when paid advertising is unavailable. Motive may
also display so-called 'house' and/or 'AdCouncil' ads on Publisher's
Websites when technical difficulties require it. So-called 'house'
and 'AdCouncil' ads are not paid advertising. Under no circumstances
does Motive guarantee to provide any percent fill of paid advertising
to a Website.
4. Network Quality
Motive will not tolerate or accept any activities it deems harmful or potentially damaging to its reputation and/or business, or that of its customers and/or clients including but not limited to the activities stated in this Agreement. Motive employs individuals for the express purpose of monitoring the Publisher's Websites within our network to ensure that our customers and clients are receiving the highest quality campaigns. Motive has also developed an advanced anti-fraud system and regularly audits Publisher's traffic. Publishers that commit fraudulent activities, including false clicks, false impressions, and incentivized clicks, will have their account permanently removed from the Network and may not be compensated for fraudulent traffic. We have several fraud mechanisms at our disposal that will detect most forms within a few days of the initial activity. All Creatives must be served from a Motive server or serving location, or through a Motive approved 3rd-party-hosted server. Stored images that are loaded from a different location will not count towards any statistic or payment.
5. Proprietary Rights
(a)
Licenses.
At the agreed upon pay-out price and provided that Publisher complies
with all provisions of this Agreement, Motive hereby grants to
Publisher a nonexclusive, limited, revocable license to use, execute,
and display the Network IP solely for purposes of performing its
other obligations hereunder. Except for the limited license expressly
granted in this Section, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed
as Motive granting Publisher any right, title or interest in Network
IP. Publisher acknowledges and agrees that Motive and/or
Advertiser owns all right, title and interest in and to the Network
IP and all related intellectual and proprietary rights of any kind
anywhere in the world. Publisher’s use of the Network IP or
the results created thereby, or disseminating or distributing any of
this information except as expressly permitted by this Agreement is
strictly forbidden and will result in the termination of this limited
license and may result in Publisher being held liable under
applicable law.
(b) Intellectual
Property Ownership.
Subject to the limited licenses granted to Motive and Publisher
hereunder, each party shall own and shall retain all right, title and
interest in its trade names, logos, trademarks, service marks, trade
dress, Internet domain names, copyrights, patents, trade secrets,
know how and proprietary technology, including, without limitation,
those trade names, logos, trademarks, service marks, trade dress,
copyrights, patents, testimonials, endorsements, know how, trade
secrets and proprietary technology currently used or which may be
developed and/or used by it in the future ("Intellectual
Property"). Except as provided in this Agreement, neither
party may distribute, sell, reproduce, publish, display, perform,
prepare derivative works or otherwise use any of the Intellectual
Property of the other party without the express prior written consent
of such party.
(c) Data
Ownership.
Publisher understands that all data, including, but not limited to,
personally identifiable information provided by Users in response to
an Ad and/or any or all reports, results, and/or information created,
compiled, analyzed and/or derived by Motive from such data is the
sole and exclusive property of Advertiser and/or Motive and is
considered Confidential Information pursuant to this Agreement.
Motive and/or its Advertisers, in their sole discretion, shall have
the right to market and re-market the User(s) and or data without
further obligation to Publisher. Publisher shall not make any
use of, copy, make derivative works from, sell, transfer, lease,
assign, redistribute, disclose, disseminate, or otherwise make
available in any manner, such information, or any portion thereof, to
any third-party. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the
parties, any other use of such information is strictly prohibited.
6. Representations and Warranties
(a)
Publisher
Responsibility. The
parties hereby acknowledge that Publisher is solely responsible for
the method of dissemination of the campaigns, and that Motive will
not have any control over the method of dissemination and is relying
entirely on these warranties made by Publisher.
(b) Publisher
Warranties.
Publisher represents, warrants, covenants and acknowledges that (i)
it will provide and maintain the resources, personnel and facilities
suitable to perform its obligations under the Agreement; (ii) it will
comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations including, without limitation, laws relating to
advertising, the Internet, privacy and unfair business practices;
(iii) it will not engage in Prohibited Conduct; (iv) it will comply
with Motive’s Privacy
Policy
as amended from time to time; (v) that Publisher is at least 18 years
of age on the effective date of this Agreement; and (vi) that Motive
does not make any specific or implied promises as to the successful
outcome of any campaigns.
(c) Mutual
Warranties.
Each party represents and warrants to the other that (i) it has the
full right, power, legal capacity, and authority to enter into,
deliver and fully perform under this Agreement; (ii) 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 such party is bound; and
(iii) such party acknowledges that the other party makes no
representations, warranties, or agreements related to the subject
matter hereof that are not expressly provided for in the Agreement.
7. Privacy
(a)
Obligations.
Internet
consumer privacy is of paramount importance to Motive, its
subsidiaries, and its customers. Motive is committed to protecting
the privacy of consumers, clients, and Advertisers, and to do its
part to maintain the integrity of the Internet. Publisher therefore
affirms and attests that it will adhere to fair information
collection practices with respect to its performance under this
Agreement.
(b)
Privacy Requirements.
Publisher must clearly post on its Website an easy to understand
privacy policy that (i) is in compliance with all FTC guidelines and
any other applicable laws, rules and regulations with respect to
online privacy; (ii) identifies the nature and scope of the
collection and use of information gathered by Publisher and offers
the User an opportunity to opt out from such collection and use of
the data; and (iii) contain language materially similar to the
following:
"We have contracted with Motive to monitor certain pages of our website for the purpose of reporting website traffic, statistics, advertisement 'click-throughs', and/or other activities on our website. Where authorized by us, Motive may use cookies, web beacons, and/or other monitoring technologies to compile anonymous statistics about our website visitors. No personally identifiable information is collected by or transferred to any party other than the Advertiser. For more information about how the information is collected and used by Motive, please see Motive's privacy policy at http://www.motiveadvertising.com/privacy.html.”
(c) Cookies. Publisher acknowledges that (i) cookies are important devices for measuring advertising effectiveness and ensuring a robust online advertising industry and (ii) efforts are required to increase User awareness about the use of cookies and their role in providing free content and other benefits to Users. Publisher agrees to take such steps as may be commercially reasonable and appropriate to promote User awareness about cookies or similar devices as may be identified by Motive.
8. Payment
(a)
Payment
Rate.
Motive reserves the right to set campaign rates, which may vary with
market conditions. Publishers will typically be paid within thirty
(30) business days after the end-of-month. Do not invoice Motive; all
Publisher invoices are discarded. Publishers will be paid at the
account level. All accounts will be settled in US dollars ($US). No
check will be issued for any amount less than $25US (“Minimum
Payment Threshold”). All unpaid earnings will rollover to the next
pay period. Any Publisher account that goes unpaid for six (6) months
becomes subject to immediate payoff and dismissal from the Network.
As a condition to Motive's obligation to make payments hereunder to
Publisher, Publisher must have on file with Motive a completed and
accurate W-9 (for US-based Publisher's) or a completed and accurate
W-8 (for non-US-based Publisher's). Publisher payments will be
withheld until the appropriate taxation documents are received by
Motive. If the required tax documents are not on file with
Motive within three months of the date of a scheduled payment, Motive
may charge a monthly administrative fee, representing Motive’s cost
of establishing and maintaining Publisher's account, equal to 25% of
the original balance. All payments are based on actuals as defined,
accounted and audited by Motive. Motive reserves the absolute right
to withhold payment from accounts or Publishers that violate any of
the terms and conditions set forth herein. Motive will determine, in
its sole discretion, whether acts or omissions are deceptive,
fraudulent or violate this Agreement. . Examples of such acts may
include, without limitation, clicks without referring URLs,
extraordinary high numbers of repeat clicks, and clicks from
non-approved root URLs.
(b)
Breach or Fraud.
If any Publisher violates or refuses to fulfill its responsibilities,
or commits fraudulent activity, Motive reserves the right to withhold
payment and take appropriate legal action.
(c) Calculation. Calculation of Publisher earnings, including Impressions and click through numbers, shall be in Motive’s sole discretion. In the event Publisher disagrees with any such calculation, Publisher shall immediately send a written request to Motive detailing, with specificity, Publisher's concerns. Thereafter, Motive will provide Publisher with an explanation or, if such calculations are determined by Motive to be incorrect, an adjustment. Motive’s calculations shall be final and binding. In the event no adjustment is necessary, Publisher shall reimburse Motive for its expenses in responding to Publisher's requests under this Section.
10. Indemnity
Publisher is solely responsible for any legal liability arising out of or relating to (i) Publisher's Website(s), (ii) any material to which Users can link through Publisher's Website(s), and/or (iii) any consumer and/or governmental/regulatory complaint arising out of any campaign conducted by Publisher, including but not limited to any spam or fraud complaint and/or any complaint relating to failure to have proper permission to conduct such campaign to the consumer. Publisher shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Motive and its officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders, partners, affiliates, representatives, agents and Advertisers (collectively “Motive Parties”) harmless from and against any and all allegations, claims, actions, causes of action, lawsuits, damages, liabilities, obligations, costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs related to in-house counsel time, court costs and witness fees) (collectively “Losses”) incurred by, or imposed or asserted against, the Motive Parties which, if true, would constitute or relate to any claims, suits, or proceedings for (a) libel, defamation, violation of rights of privacy or publicity, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or other infringement of any third-party right, fraud, false advertising, misrepresentation, product liability or violation of any law, statute, ordinance, rule or regulation throughout the world in connection with Publisher's Website(s); (b) any breach by Publisher of any duty, representation or warranty under this Agreement; (c) any breach by Motive of any duty, representation, or warranty to provide Ad(s) for placement on Publisher's Website(s) due to any breach by Publisher of this Agreement; (d) a contaminated file, virus, worm, or Trojan horse originating from the Publisher's Website(s); or (e) gross negligence or willful misconduct by Publisher.
11. Limitations of Warranties and Liability
(a)
Disclaimer
of Warranties. ALL
SERVICES PROVIDED BY MOTIVE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” “AS
AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT
TO APPLICABLE LAW, MOTIVE MAKES NO WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES,
REPRESENTATIONS, PROMISES, STATEMENTS, ESTIMATES, CONDITIONS, OR
OTHER INDUCEMENTS, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, ORAL, WRITTEN, OR OTHERWISE
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN. MOTIVE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR DELAYS CAUSED BY ACCIDENT, WAR, ACT OF GOD, EMBARGO, COMPUTER
SYSTEM FAILURE, OR ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE BEYOND ITS CONTROL.
(b)
Limitation
of Liability.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL MOTIVE BE LIABLE TO PUBLISHER FOR
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES
(EVEN IF MOTIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES),
ARISING FROM ANY ASPECT OF THE ADVERTISING RELATIONSHIP PROVIDED
HEREIN. REGARDLESS OF ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, NO ACTION, SUIT OR
PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT AGAINST MOTIVE.
(c)
Consideration.
PUBLISHER
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT MOTIVE HAS AGREED TO PRICING IN RELIANCE UPON THE
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND THE DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTIES AND
DAMAGES SET FORTH HEREIN, AND THAT THESE CONSIDERATIONS FORM AN
ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. PUBLISHER
AGREES THAT THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY AND
DISCLAIMERS SPECIFIED IN THESE TERMS WILL SURVIVE AND APPLY EVEN IF
FOUND TO HAVE FAILED OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS
DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR LIABILITIES, SO
SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO PUBLISHER.
12. Term and Termination
(a) Termination. This Agreement, as may be amended, applies to Publisher for as long as Publisher distributes Ads for Motive. Motive reserves the right to terminate any Publisher from the Network at any time, with or without cause.
(b) Post-termination. Upon termination, Publisher agrees to immediately remove from the Websites any and all Motive Code and Network IP supplied to Publisher by Motive. Publisher will be paid, in the next scheduled payment cycle following termination, all legitimate, non-fraudulently accrued, earnings due up to the time of termination. If a Publisher has not reached the Minimum Payment Threshold the Publisher will be charged an administrative+ fee representing Motive’s cost of establishing and maintaining the Publisher's account; such fee to be any balance remaining in the Publisher's account. Upon termination all ties will be permanently severed and Publisher will not receive nor be entitled to receive future referral commissions hereunder.
13. Confidentiality
Each party agrees that it may provide the other with information that is confidential and proprietary to that party or a third- party, as is designated by the disclosing party or that is reasonably understood to be proprietary and/or confidential ("Confidential Information"). Motive’s campaign rates are considered confidential. Each party may use Confidential Information received from the other party only in connection with and to further the purposes of this Agreement. Confidential Information shall not be commingled with information or materials of others and any copies shall be strictly controlled. The receiving party agrees to make commercially reasonable efforts, but in no case no less effort than it uses to protect its own Confidential Information, to maintain the confidentiality of and to protect any proprietary interests of the disclosing party. Confidential Information shall not include (even if designated by a party) information: (i) that is or becomes part of the public domain through no act or omission of the receiving party; (ii) that is lawfully received by the receiving party from a third-party without restriction on use or disclosure and without breach of this Agreement or any other agreement without knowledge by the receiving party of any breach of fiduciary duty, or (iii) that the receiving party had in its possession prior to the date of this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement, or upon written request by Motive, Publisher must destroy or return to Motive any Confidential Information provided by Motive under this Agreement.
14. Choice of Law and Attorneys’ Fees
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Nevada (USA), except for its conflict of law provisions. The exclusive forum for any actions related to this Agreement shall be in the state courts, and, to the extent that federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction in Nevada. The parties consent to such venue and jurisdiction, waive any right to a trial by jury, and agree to waive the personal service of any process upon them by agreeing that service may be effected by overnight mail (using a commercially recognized service) or by U.S. mail with delivery receipt to the last address provided by Publisher. The application of the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded. A party that primarily prevails in an action brought under this Agreement is entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorneys fees and costs.
15. Entire Agreement and Modification
This Agreement, including exhibits, addenda, the Motive Privacy Policy (as amended from time to time and which is incorporated herein by reference), contains the entire understanding and agreement of the parties and there have been no promises, representations, agreements, warranties or undertakings by either of the parties, either oral or written, except as stated in this Agreement. This Agreement may only be altered, amended or modified by an instrument that is assented to by each party to this Agreement by verifiable means, including without limitation by written instrument signed by the parties or through a "click through" acknowledgement of assent. No interlineations to this Agreement shall be binding unless initialed by both parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Motive shall have the right to change, modify or amend ("Change") this Agreement, in whole or in part, by posting a revised Agreement at least five (5) days prior to the effective date of such Change. Publisher’s continued use of the Network after the effective date of such Change shall be deemed Publisher’s acceptance of the revised Agreement. No change, amendment, or modification of any provision of the Agreement by Publisher will be valid unless set forth in a written instrument signed by an executive of both Parties with the corporate authority to do so.
16. Notice
Except as provided elsewhere herein, both parties must send all notices relating to this Agreement to: (i) for Motive, via registered mail, return receipt requested or via an internationally recognized express mail carrier to: General Counsel, P.O. Box 10841, Zephyr Cove , NV 89448 USA (effective upon actual receipt); and, (ii) for Publisher at the email or physical address listed on Your Account (effective upon sending as long as Motive does not receive an error message regarding delivery of the email) or five (5) days after mailing).
17. Assignment
No rights or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned by Publisher without the prior written consent of Motive. Any assignment, transfer or attempted assignment or transfer in violation of this Section shall be void and of no force and effect. Motive and any of its subsequent assignees may assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, or any of its rights or delegate any of its duties, under this Agreement to any party. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
18. Independent Contractors
Each party is an independent contractor. Any intention to create a joint venture or partnership between the parties is expressly disclaimed. Except as set forth herein, neither party is authorized or empowered to obligate the other or to incur any costs on behalf of the other without the other party’s prior written consent.
19. Marketing
Publisher shall not release any information regarding Campaigns, Creatives, or Publishers relationship with Motive or its customers, including, without limitation, in press releases or promotional or merchandising materials, without the prior written consent of Motive. Motive shall have the right to reference and refer to its work for, and relationship with, Publisher for marketing and promotional purposes. No press releases or general public announcements shall be made without the mutual consent of Motive and Publisher.
20. Force Majeure
Neither party shall be liable by reason of any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder for any cause beyond the reasonable control of such party, including but not limited to electrical outages, failure of Internet service providers, default due to Internet disruption (including without limitation denial of service attacks), riots, insurrection, acts of terrorism, war (or similar), fires, flood, earthquakes, explosions, and other acts of God.
21. Survival and Severability
Any obligations which expressly or by their nature are to continue after termination, cancellation, or expiration of the Agreement shall survive and remain in effect after such happening. Each Party acknowledges that the provisions of the Agreement were negotiated to reflect an informed, voluntary allocation between them of all the risks (both known and unknown) associated with the transactions contemplated hereunder. All provisions are inserted conditionally on their being valid in law. In the event that any provision of the Agreement conflicts with the law under which the Agreement is to be construed or if any such provision is held invalid or unenforceable by a court with jurisdiction over the Parties to the Agreement, then (i) such provision will be restated to reflect as nearly as possible the original intentions of the Parties in accordance with applicable law; and (ii) the remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and restrictions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
22. Remedies and Waiver
Except as otherwise specified, the rights and remedies granted to a party under this Agreement are cumulative and in addition to, not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies which the party may possess at law or in equity. Failure of either party to require strict performance by the other party of any provision shall not affect the first party’s right to require strict performance thereafter. Waiver by either party of a breach of any provision shall not waive either the provision itself or any subsequent breach.