Affiliate Terms & Conditions

1. Definitions and Interpretation

   1. In these Terms and Conditions, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the following meanings:

      “Affiliate Landing Page”	means a web page on the Company Website that the Company shall develop and that will be co-branded with the Affiliate’s branding and the Company’s branding;
      “Affiliate Link Page”	means a web page on the Affiliate Website which shall link directly to an Affiliate Landing Page on the Company Website;
      “Affiliate Referred User”	means a user who has clicked through to the Company Website from an Affiliate Link Page;
      “Affiliate Website”	means the website of an Affiliate enrolled in the Affiliate Programme;
      “Agreement”	means the agreement entered into by the Company and the Affiliate incorporating these Terms and Conditions which shall govern the Affiliate Programme, as described in Clause 2;
      “Commission”	means the commission payable by the Company to the Affiliate for Completed Sales, as set out in Clause 7;
      “Completed Sale”	means the completed purchase of a new subscription offered for sale on the Company Website by an Affiliate Referred User who has clicked through directly to the Company Website from an Affiliate Link Page and that purchase has been completed during a single browser session;
      “Confidential Information”	means, in relation to either Party, information which is disclosed to that Party by the other Party pursuant to or in connection with the Agreement (whether orally or in writing or any other medium, and whether or not the information is expressly stated to be confidential or marked as such);
      “Effective Date”	means the date of the Agreement, as described in sub-Clause 2.4;
      “Net Revenue”	means, in respect of each Completed Sale, the gross revenue received by the Company, exclusive of VAT and any other tax, after the deduction of any rebate, allowance, credit, or other adjustment granted or allowed with respect to that Completed Sale, and any service fees or fulfilment or other charges (including credit card charges) paid or payable by the Company to any third party (other than the Affiliate) in relation to that Completed Sale.

   2. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference in these Terms and Conditions to:
      1. “writing”, and any cognate expression, includes a reference to any communication effected by electronic or facsimile transmission or similar means;
      2. a statute or a provision of a statute is a reference to that statute or provision as amended or re-enacted at the relevant time;
      3. “these Terms and Conditions” is a reference to these Terms and Conditions as amended or supplemented at the relevant time;
      4. a Clause or paragraph is a reference to a Clause of these Terms and Conditions; and
      5. a "Party" or the "Parties" refer to the parties to the Agreement.
   3. The headings used in these Terms and Conditions are for convenience only and shall have no effect upon the interpretation of these Terms and Conditions.
   4. Words imparting the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa.
   5. References to any gender shall include any other gender.
   6. References to persons shall include corporations.

2. Enrolment in the Affiliate Programme

   1. By enrolling in the Affiliate Programme, the Affiliate agrees that, at the time of registration, they will provide accurate and complete registration data and that the registration data will be updated and amended as required in the event of future changes.
   2. Acceptance of these Terms and Conditions and the Affiliate’s indication that they wish to enrol in the Affiliate Programme constitutes an application to enrol in the Affiliate Programme which the Company may, at its sole discretion, accept.
   3. The Company may, at its sole discretion, review the Affiliate Website following the Affiliate’s acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. In the event that the Company rejects the Affiliate’s application, no contract will be formed between the Company and the Affiliate. The Company is under no obligation to explain the reasons for rejecting the Affiliate’s application. If, on the basis of the Company’s reasons for rejection, the Affiliate Website can be rectified, the Affiliate may apply to enrol in the Affiliate Programme again.
   4. Upon the Company’s acceptance of the Affiliate’s application to enrol in the Affiliate Programme, a contract shall be formed between the Company and the Affiliate, subject to and incorporating these Terms and Conditions (“the Agreement”). The Affiliate shall be notified forthwith and the date on which the Agreement is formed shall be referred to as the Effective Date.
   5. The Agreement shall be non-exclusive and shall not restrict or prevent the Company from entering into similar or different arrangements with third parties.

3. The Company’s Obligations

   1. The Company shall be responsible for operating and maintaining the Company Website.
   2. The Company shall create, operate, and maintain Affiliate Landing Pages.
   3. The Company may use the Affiliate’s logo and other materials provided by the Affiliate on the Affiliate Landing Page solely for the purposes of the Affiliate Programme, in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and any reasonable written instructions provided by the Affiliate.
   4. The Company shall provide to the Affiliate the required materials to link to the Affiliate Landing Page. These materials include the code for the link and image files to which such code should be applied.
   5. Access to the Company Website shall be provided to all Affiliate Referred Users in accordance with the Company’s standard website terms of use, terms of sale, privacy policy, and other applicable terms and policies which may apply from time to time.
   6. The Company reserves the right to change the name of the Company Website at any time without notice.

4. Affiliate’s Obligations

   1. The Affiliate shall use all commercially reasonable endeavours to market and promote the Company Website and the Company’s goods via the Affiliate Link Page(s) in order to generate the maximum number of Completed Sales. The Affiliate shall operate and maintain the Affiliate Website as under sub-Clause 5.1 and provide the materials set out in sub-Clause 5.2.
   2. The Affiliate shall provide the Company with all reasonable co-operation required in relation to the Company’s performance of its obligations under the Agreement.
   3. The Affiliate shall provide the Company with access to any and all information which may be reasonably required by the Company in relation to the Company’s performance of its obligations under the Agreement.
   4. The Affiliate shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations with respect to its business and to the Agreement. In the event of any delay on the part of the Affiliate in the performance of its obligations under the Agreement, the Company shall have the right to proportionately adjust any dates for performance of its own obligations to the Affiliate as is reasonably necessary.
   5. The Affiliate shall have no authority to legally bind the Company with respect to Affiliate Referred Users, other users, or any other party. The Affiliate shall not be appointed an agent of the Company for any purposes. The Affiliate shall not make any representation or commitment about or on behalf of the Company, the Company Website, or the Company’s services.

5. The Affiliate Website and Materials

   1. The Affiliate shall be responsible for operating and maintaining the Affiliate Website including, but not limited to, the proper operation and maintenance of all links to the Company Website.
   2. The Affiliate shall, within five business days of the Effective Date submit the following materials to the Company:
      1. Images for use on the Affiliate Landing Page (including, but not limited to, the Affiliate’s logo);
      2. Designs and copy for its Affiliate Link Page(s) for the Company’s approval;
   3. Changes to the designs and copy for its Affiliate Link Page(s) made following feedback from the Company, as applicable, for the Company’s approval;

6. Affiliate Reports

   Within ten business days after the end of each calendar month, the Company shall provide to the Affiliate a report setting out the following data for that calendar month:

   1. The total number of click-throughs to the Company Website from the Affiliate Link Page(s);
   2. The number of Affiliate Referred Users who have registered on the Company Website; and
   3. The number of Completed Sales, including a statement of the sums due to the Affiliate as set out below in Clause 7.

7. Commission and Payment

   1. The Company shall pay to the Affiliate Commission at the rates set out in the Schedule on the Net Revenue for each Completed Sale.
   2. Commission shall be payable only on actual receipts, not on an accruals basis. If the Company does not receive revenue on a Completed Sale, no Commission shall be payable to the Affiliate.
   3. All sums payable shall be exclusive of VAT. If VAT is chargeable, it shall be paid in addition.
   4. Commission is paid on new sales only. It is not paid on renewals. A previous subscriber will be deemed a new sale if the period between the declined subscription and the new subscription is greater than 90 days.
   5. The Affiliate shall immediately notify the Company if its contact details or address details change during the term of the Agreement and shall complete any and all forms required by HM Revenue & Customs and any other applicable public authority with respect to its activities under the Agreement.
   6. The report specified above in Clause 6 shall include a statement of the sums due from the Company to the Affiliate for the calendar month to which the report applies. The Company shall pay such sums to the Affiliate within 30 calendar days after the date of the report or, if later, within 7 calendar days of the receipt of a proper VAT invoice.
   7. In the event of any refunds issued for any reason including, but not limited to fraud and where such refunds are not incurred through any fault of the Company’s, the Affiliate may be contacted to arrange for the repayment of any related Commission.

8. Intellectual Property Rights

   1. Upon the Affiliate’s enrolment into the Affiliate Programme, the Company shall grant to the Affiliate a non-exclusive, non-transferrable, royalty free licence to use the Company’s trade marks and any and all other materials provided by the Company to the Affiliate to the extent required to establish links, in the form of Affiliate Link Pages, to the Company Website and to perform the Affiliate’s obligations under the Agreement.
   2. By enrolling in the Affiliate Programme and submitting the materials specified in sub-Clause 5.2 to the Company, the Affiliate shall grant to the Company a non-exclusive, non-transferrable, royalty free licence to use the Affiliate’s trade marks and any and all other materials to the extent required to operate the Affiliate Programme and to perform the Company’s obligations under the Agreement.
   3. The Affiliate acknowledges and agrees that the Company (and its licensors, as applicable) own all intellectual property rights in the Company Website, any materials provided by the Company, and the Company’s services. Except as expressly stated herein, the Agreement shall not grant the Affiliate any rights to or in any copyrights, patents, database rights, trade marks (registered or unregistered), trade names, trade secrets, or any other rights or licences belonging to the Company.
   4. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Affiliate (and its licensors, as applicable) own all intellectual property rights in the Affiliate Website and any materials provided by the Affiliate. Except as expressly stated herein, the Agreement shall not grant the Company any rights to or in any copyrights, patents, database rights, trade marks (registered or unregistered), trade names, trade secrets, or any other rights or licences belonging to the Affiliate.

9. Confidentiality

   1. Except as provided by sub-Clause 9.2 or as authorised in writing by the other Party, each Party shall, at all times during the continuance of the Agreement and for two years after its expiry or termination:
      1. keep confidential all Confidential Information;
      2. not disclose any Confidential Information to any other party;
      3. not use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than as contemplated by and subject to these Terms and Conditions;
      4. not make any copies of, record in any way or part with possession of any Confidential Information; and
      5. ensure that none of its directors, officers, employees, agents, sub-contractors or advisers does any act which, if done by that Party, would be a breach of the provisions of sub-Clauses 9.1.1 to 9.1.4 above.
   2. Either Party may:
      1. disclose any Confidential Information to:
         1. any sub-contractor or supplier of that Party;
         2. any governmental or other authority or regulatory body; or
         3. any employee or officer of that Party or of any of the aforementioned persons, parties or bodies;

         to such extent only as is necessary for the purposes contemplated by these Terms and Conditions, or as required by law. In each case that Party shall first inform the person, party, or body in question that the Confidential Information is confidential and (except where the disclosure is to any such body under sub-Clause 9.2.1(b) or any employee or officer of any such body) obtaining and submitting to the other Party a written confidentiality undertaking from the party in question. Such undertaking should be as nearly as practicable in the terms of this Clause 9, to keep the Confidential Information confidential and to use it only for the purposes for which the disclosure is made; and

      2. use any Confidential Information for any purpose, or disclose it to any other person, to the extent only that it is at the date of the Agreement, or at any time after that date becomes, public knowledge through no fault of that Party. In making such use or disclosure, that Party must not disclose any part of the Confidential Information which is not public knowledge.
   3. The provisions of this Clause 9 shall continue in force in accordance with their terms, notwithstanding the termination or expiry of the Agreement for any reason.

10. Data Protection

    1. Each Party shall at all times, and at its own expense, ensure that it complies with the requirements of all legislation and regulatory requirements in force from time to time with respect to the use of personal data, and shall assist the other Party in complying with the same.
    2. The legislation and regulatory requirements referred to in sub-Clause 10.1 include, but are not limited to, the Data Protection Act 2018 and any successor legislation, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) (“GDPR”) for as long as and to the extent that EU law has legal effect in the UK, any UK legislation enacted as a successor to the GDPR, and any other directly applicable EU legislation relating to privacy and data protection (including successor UK legislation).

11. Indemnity

    1. Subject to sub-Clause 11.3, the Affiliate shall indemnify the Company against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages, and losses (including, but not limited to, direct or consequential loss, loss of profit, loss of reputation, and any and all interest, penalties, and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other reasonable costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the Company arising out of or in connection with the Affiliate Website or the marketing or sale of goods or services on the Affiliate Website.
    2. Subject to sub-Clause 11.3, the Company shall indemnify the Affiliate against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages, and losses (including, but not limited to, direct or consequential loss, loss of profit, loss of reputation, and any and all interest, penalties, and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other reasonable costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the Affiliate arising out of or in connection with the Company Website or the marketing or sale of goods or services on the Company Website.
    3. The indemnities set out in sub-Clauses 11.1 and 11.2 shall apply provided that:
       1. The indemnifying Party is given prompt notice of any such claim;
       2. The indemnified Party provides reasonable co-operation to the indemnifying Party in the conduct of such claim at the indemnified Party’s expense; and
       3. The Indemnifying Party is given the sole authority to defend or settle the claim.

12. Liability

    1. Subject to sub-Clause 12.4, neither Party shall be liable to the other, whether in contact, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for any loss of profit, revenue, goodwill, or anticipated savings.
    2. Subject to sub-Clause 12.4, Neither Party shall be liable to the other, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for:
       1. Any loss arising out of the lawful termination of the Agreement or any decision not to renew its Term; or
       2. Any loss that is an indirect or secondary consequence of any act or omission of the Party in question.
    3. Subject to sub-Clause 12.4, the total liability of either Party to the other in respect of all other loss or damage arising under or in connection with these Terms and Conditions or the Agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, shall not exceed £100 for the entire Term of the Agreement.
    4. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions or the Agreement shall limit or exclude the liability of either Party for death or personal injury caused by its negligence or the negligence of its directors, officers, employees, agents, sub-contractors or advisers; fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; liability under the indemnity provisions set out above in Clause 11; or for any other matter in respect of which it would be unlawful to exclude or restrict liability.

13. Term and Termination

    1. The Agreement shall come into force on the Effective Date and shall continue for an agreed Term from that date, subject to the provisions of this Clause 13.
    2. Either Party shall have the right, exercisable by giving not less than one month’s written notice to the other at any time prior to the expiry of the Term specified in sub-Clause 13.1 (or any further period for which the Agreement has been extended) to extend the Agreement for a further period.
    3. The Company may terminate the Agreement on notice at any time if it discontinues or withdraws (in whole or in part) the Affiliate Programme. The Company shall use reasonable endeavours to provide the Affiliate with as much notice as is reasonably possible. Such termination shall be without any liability to the Affiliate.
    4. Either Party may terminate the Agreement by giving to the other not less than one month’s written notice.
    5. Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies to which either Party may be entitled, either Party may terminate the Agreement (without liability to the other) if:
       1. any sum owing to that Party by the other Party under any of the provisions of the Agreement is not paid within sixty days of the due date for payment;
       2. the other Party commits any other material breach of any of the provisions of the Agreement and, if the breach is capable of remedy, fails to remedy it within ten business days after being given written notice giving full particulars of the breach and requiring it to be remedied;
       3. an encumbrancer takes possession, or where the other Party is a company, a receiver is appointed, of any of the property or assets of that other Party;
       4. the other Party makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors or, being a company, becomes subject to an administration order (within the meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986);
       5. the other Party, being an individual or firm, has a bankruptcy order made against it or, being a company, goes into liquidation (except for the purposes of bona fide amalgamation or re-construction and in such a manner that the company resulting therefrom effectively agrees to be bound by or assume the obligations imposed on that other Party under the Agreement);
       6. anything analogous to any of the foregoing under the law of any jurisdiction occurs in relation to the other Party;
       7. the other Party ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on business; or
       8. control of the other Party is acquired by any person or connected persons not having control of that other Party on the date of the Agreement. For the purposes of this Clause 13, “control” and “connected persons” shall have the meanings ascribed thereto by Sections 1124 and 1122 respectively of the Corporation Tax Act 2010.
    6. For the purposes of sub-Clause 13.5.2, a breach shall be considered capable of remedy if the Party in breach can comply with the provision in question in all respects.
    7. The rights to terminate the Agreement shall not prejudice any other right or remedy of either Party in respect of the breach concerned (if any) or any other breach.

14. Effects of Termination

    Upon the termination of the Agreement for any reason:

    1. any sum owing by either Party to the other under any of the provisions of the Agreement shall become immediately due and payable;
    2. all licences and benefits granted under the Agreement shall terminate immediately;
    3. each Party shall return to the other Party (or destroy or otherwise dispose of, as requested) and make no further use of any materials, property, or other items (and any and all copies thereof) belonging to the other Party;
    4. each Party shall (except to the extent referred to in Clause 9) immediately cease to use, either directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information, and shall immediately return to the other Party any documents in its possession or control which contain or record any Confidential Information;
    5. all Clauses which, either expressly or by their nature, relate to the period after the expiry or termination of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect; and
    6. termination shall not affect or prejudice any right to damages or other remedy which the terminating Party may have in respect of the event giving rise to the termination or any other right to damages or other remedy which any Party may have in respect of any breach of the Agreement which exist at or before the date of termination.

15. Force Majeure

    1. Neither Party shall be liable for any failure or delay in performing their obligations where such failure or delay results from any cause that is beyond the reasonable control of that Party.
    2. In the event that a Party cannot perform their obligations as a result of force majeure for a continuous period exceeding ten business days, the other Party may at its discretion terminate the Agreement by one month’s written notice at the end of that period.

16. No Waiver

    No failure or delay by either Party in exercising any of its rights under the Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of that right, and no waiver by either Party of a breach of any provision of the Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.

17. Further Assurance

    Each Party shall execute and do all such further deeds, documents, and things as may be necessary to carry the provisions of the Agreement into full force and effect.

18. Costs

    Subject to any provisions to the contrary each Party shall pay its own costs of and incidental to the negotiation, preparation, execution, and carrying into effect of the Agreement.

19. Assignment and Other Dealings

    1. The Affiliate shall not assign, mortgage, charge (otherwise than by floating charge), declare a trust over, or sub-licence or otherwise delegate any of its rights under the Agreement, or sub-contract or otherwise delegate any of its obligations thereunder without the written consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
    2. The Company may assign, mortgage, charge, declare a trust over, or sub-licence or otherwise delegate any of its rights under the Agreement, or sub-contract or otherwise delegate any of its obligations thereunder.

20. Relationship of the Parties

    Nothing in the Agreement shall constitute or be deemed to constitute a partnership, joint venture, agency, or other fiduciary relationship between the Parties other than the contractual relationship expressly provided for in the Agreement.

21. Third Party Rights

    No part of the Agreement is intended to confer rights on any third parties and accordingly the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to the Agreement.

22. Notices

    1. All notices under the Agreement shall be in writing and be deemed duly given if signed by, or on behalf of, a duly authorised officer of the Party giving the notice.
    2. Notices shall be deemed to have been duly given:
       1. when delivered, if delivered by courier or other messenger (including registered mail) during normal business hours of the recipient; or
       2. when sent, if transmitted by facsimile or e-mail and a successful transmission report or return receipt is generated; or
       3. on the fifth business day following mailing, if mailed by national ordinary mail, postage prepaid; or
       4. on the tenth business day following mailing, if mailed by airmail, postage prepaid.
       5. In each case notices shall be addressed to the most recent address, e-mail address, or facsimile number notified to the other Party.

23. Entire Agreement

    1. The Agreement, incorporating these Terms and Conditions and Schedule, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to its subject matter and may not be modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the duly authorised representatives of the Parties.
    2. Each Party shall acknowledge that, in entering into the Agreement, it does not rely on any representation, warranty or other provision except as expressly provided in the Agreement, and all conditions, warranties or other terms implied by statute or common law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.

24. Severance

    In the event that one or more of the provisions of the Agreement and/or of these Terms and Conditions is found to be unlawful, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable, that / those provision(s) shall be deemed severed from the remainder of the Agreement and/or these Terms and Conditions. The remainder of the Agreement and/or these Terms and Conditions shall be valid and enforceable.

25. Law and Jurisdiction

    1. The Agreement and these Terms and Conditions (including any non-contractual matters and obligations arising therefrom or associated therewith) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales.
    2. Any dispute, controversy, proceedings or claim between the Parties relating to the Agreement or these Terms and Conditions (including any non-contractual matters and obligations arising therefrom or associated therewith) shall fall within the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.