SOLVE MEDIA PUBLISHER AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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DEFINITIONS. The definitions for some of the defined
terms used in this Agreement are set forth below. The definitions
for other defined terms are set forth elsewhere in this Agreement.
- "Advertisements" or "Ads" means materials or
messages in any format, including, without limitation, banner
ads, sponsored links, textual, audio-visual, and interactive
(such as puzzle-style and type-in style) that promote an
advertiser's brands, products, and/or services, which are served
by the Service for display on Publisher Websites.
- "Affiliate" means, with respect to any entity, any
other entity that, directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such entity. The term "control" means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or
cause the direction of the management and policies of an entity,
whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract,
or otherwise.
- "Confidential Information" has the meaning specified
in Section 9.1 below.
- "Content" means all materials displayed or performed
on or accessible through the Publisher Websites, including, but
not limited to, text, graphics, articles, photographs, images,
illustrations, audio clips, video clips, but excluding the
Advertisements.
- "Cookie" means a Solve Media and/or a Third-Party
Provider alphanumeric identifier assigned to and stored on an
End User's computer when such computer communicates with the
Service's ad server. The Cookies are recorded by the ad
server to enable the collection of non-PII from End Users.
- "CPE" means cost per Engagement.
- "Disclosing Party" means the Party that discloses
Confidential Information to the Receiving Party.
- "End User" means an end user of a Publisher
Website.
- "Engagement" means an Advertisement correctly solved
by an End User.
- "House Ads" means self-promotional Ads that Publisher
runs on the Publisher Websites to put unsold Inventory to
use.
- "Intellectual Property" has the meaning specified in
Section 8 below.
- "Inventory" means the advertising inventory available
on the Publisher Website.
- "Monthly Cycle" means the monthly period assigned to
Publisher's account based on the calendar date when Publisher
completes the registration process.
- "Named User" means an employee of Publisher, or an
individual consultant engaged by and acting under the direction
and control of Publisher, that is designated by Publisher during
the registration process as having the right to access and use
the Service on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
- "Net Revenue" means the gross revenues attributable
to a Party's sale, use, or other disposition of the
Inventory, less: (i) sales, use, and excise taxes, (ii) any
agency commissions, carrier and/or partner fees, and (iii) any
allowances actually made or taken for returns, cash discounts,
bad debts, or promotional allowances.
- "Personally Identifiable Information" or "PII"
means any piece of information which can be used to uniquely
identify, contact, or locate a single person, or can be used
with other sources to uniquely identify a single person.
- "Privacy Policies" means the privacy policies
maintained by Publisher on the Publisher Websites.
- "Publisher Websites" means the websites owned and/or
controlled by Publisher, which Publisher has designated during
the registration process as being available to receive and
display Advertisements served by the Service.
- "Receiving Party" means the Party that receives
Confidential Information from the Disclosing Party.
- "Service" means Solve Media's hosted advertising
platform available via the Website by which Advertisements are
served into the Inventory on Publisher Websites.
- "Solve Media Data" means the non-PII collected
pursuant to Sections 4.2 and 4.3.
- "Term" means the term of this Agreement, which begins
on the calendar day when Publisher completes the registration
process and ends when terminated in accordance with
Section 7.1.
- "Third-Party Providers" has the meaning specified in
Section 4.3 below.
- "Website" means the website located at
www.solvemedia.com/.
- LICENSE GRANT; RESTRICTIONS ON USE.
- License Grant to the Service.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Solve
Media hereby grants to Publisher during the Term a limited,
non-exclusive, non-transferable (except as permitted under
Section 14 below) license, without the right to grant
sublicenses, to authorize Named Users to access and use the
Service solely for Publisher's internal use. Publisher shall be
responsible to Solve Media for any and all acts or omissions of
the Named Users. Solve Media reserves the right to change the
availability of any feature, function, Advertisement, or Content
relating to the Service, at any time, without notice or
liability.
- Restrictions on Use.
Publisher will not (and will not permit any third party to)
make any use or disclosure of the Service, the Website, or the
Solve Media Data that is not expressly permitted under this
Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Publisher will not
(and will not permit any third party to): (i) reverse engineer,
decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to discern the
source code or interface protocols of the Service or the
Website; (ii) modify, adapt, or translate the Service or the
Website; (iii) make any copies of the Service, the Website, or
the Solve Media Data; (iv) resell, distribute, or sublicense
the Service, the Website, or the Solve Media Data; make the
Service or the Website available on a "service bureau" basis,
or otherwise allow any third party to use or access the Service,
the Website, or the Solve Media Data; (v) remove or modify any
proprietary marking or restrictive legends placed on the Service
or the Website; (vi) use the Service, the Website, or the Solve
Media Data in violation of any applicable law or regulation or
for any purpose not specifically permitted in this Agreement;
(vii) introduce into the Service or the Website any software,
virus, worm, "back door", Trojan Horse, or similar harmful code;
(viii) authorize or encourage any third party to, generate
fraudulent impressions of or fraudulent clicks on (or fraudulent
type-ins or completions of puzzles, or the like, with respect
to) any Advertisement, including but not limited to, through
repeated manual clicks, the use of robots or other automated
query tools and/or computer generated search requests, and/or
the fraudulent use of other search engine optimization services
and/or software; (ix) communicate directly with any advertiser
regarding the Advertisements or Publisher's use of the Service;
(x) proxy, modify, obscure, hide, or circumvent the identify,
location, or other identifiable information about an End User;
or (xi) initiate any communication of any kind that encourages,
solicits, induces, diverts, entices, or otherwise diminishes
Solve Media's business or relationship with any advertiser or
publisher.
- EDITORIAL ADJACENCY GUIDELINES.
During the Term, Publisher shall adhere to the most current version of
the Editorial Adjacency Guidelines set forth by the Interactive
Advertising Bureau ("IAB") in its Standard Terms and Conditions
for Internet Advertising for Media Buys One Year or Less.
- ACCESS TO THE PUBLISHER WEBSITES; INVENTORY GUARANTEE.
- Sign-In Name; Password; Unique Identifiers.
During the registration process for Named Users, Solve Media may
require a Named User to create an account, which may include a
unique sign-in name ("Sign-In Name"), password
("Password"), and perhaps certain additional information
that will assist in authenticating a Named User's identity when
that Named User logs into the Service in the future
("Unique Identifiers"). When creating the account, a
Named User must provide true, accurate, current, and complete
information. Each Sign-In Name and corresponding Password can
be used by only one Named User. Publisher is solely responsible
for the confidentiality and use of Publisher Named Users'
Sign-In Names, Passwords, and Unique Identifiers, as well as
for any use, misuse, or communications entered through the
Website using one or more of them. Publisher will promptly
inform Solve Media of any need to deactivate a Password or
Sign-In Name, or change any Unique Identifier. Solve Media
reserves the right to delete or change a Named Userss Password,
Sign-In Name, or Unique Identifier at any time and for any
reason. Solve Media will not be liable for any loss or damage
caused by any unauthorized use of Publisher Named Users'
accounts.
- Right to Access by Solve Media. In order to
use the Service, Publisher must make the Publisher Websites
available to receive and display the Advertisements served by
Solve Media and to receive the Cookies. Publisher hereby grants
Solve Media the right during the Term to (i) access, index, and
cache requests made from the Publisher Websites to the Service,
including by automated means; (ii) use Cookies, web beacons,
and other technologies on the Publisher Sites via the
Advertisements in order to collect non-PII from and tailor
Advertisements to End Users on Publisher Websites and other
websites; (iii) collect and use PII voluntarily provided by End
Users in response to Advertisements; and (iv) serve
Advertisements into the Inventory.
- Right to Access by Third-Party Providers.
Publisher hereby grants Solve Media the right to permit
third-parties ("Third-Party Providers") to (i) use
Cookies, web beacons, and other technologies on the Publisher
Websites via the Advertisements in order to collect non-PII from
and tailor Advertisements to End Users on Publisher Websites and
other websites; and (ii) collect and use PII voluntarily
provided by End Users in response to Advertisements.
- Inventory Guarantee. Throughout the Term,
Publisher shall guarantee that all of the Inventory shall be
filled via the Service, and Publisher hereby grants Solve Media
the right to use Publisher's name in connection with the
marketing, promotion, and sale of such Inventory.
- PRIVACY POLICIES.
- Creation and Maintenance of Privacy Policies.
During the Term, Publisher shall publish and maintain a Privacy
Policy on each Publisher Website as set forth in this Section
5. Each Privacy Policy shall be clearly written and shall be
prominently linked from the Publisher Website home page. At all
times during the Term, Publisher shall ensure that its
relationship with Solve Media, as described herein, is in
compliance with Publisher's Privacy Policies.
- Required Disclosures. Publisher's Privacy
Policies shall prominently and clearly disclose: (i) the nature
and scope of the automatic collection and use of non-PII on the
applicable Publisher Website; (ii) that Publisher shares certain
non-PII with third parties for tailoring Advertisements to End
Users on Publisher Websites and on other websites; (iii) that
Publisher collects PII that End Users have voluntarily disclosed
in response to an Advertisement, and shares such PII with third
parties; and (iv) that End Users may opt out of Solve Media's
collection and use of the non-PII and PII.
- Recommended Language. Publisher may fulfill the
obligation set forth in Section 5.2 by including the following
language, or statements substantially similar, in its Privacy
Policies: "We share non-personal information about your
activity at our website with third parties for the purpose of
tailoring, analyzing, and reporting on advertising you see on
this and other websites. These third parties may use cookies,
web beacons, and/or other technologies to tailor the ads you
see here and at other websites you may visit. In addition, we
share with these third parties any information you voluntarily
provide in response to an Advertisement. For more information
about the information that is collected and used by
third parties, or to opt-out of their collection and use of this
information, please contact such third parties at the addresses
listed below in this Privacy Policy.
- FEES, PAYMENT, AND PRICING.
- Payment Terms. Each Party's share of Net
Revenue shall be determined by Solve Media (in its sole discretion) on a calendar monthly basis. Solve
Media shall pay Publisher within sixty (60) days after the
close of each Monthly Cycle for the Inventory Solve Media sold
during the previous Monthly Cycle. In the event Solve Media
has not received complete payment from advertisers within one
(1) year after the month in which such Inventory was sold,
future amounts due to Publisher hereunder shall be subject to a
setoff, reduction, and/or recoupment by Solve Media in the
amount of such shortfall. For Inventory sold by Publisher,
Publisher shall pay Solve Media within thirty (30) days of
Publisher's receipt of payment from the advertiser. Publisher
shall pay Solve Media the fees associated with any House Ads
within thirty (30) days after receiving Solve Media's invoice.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if a Party's
earned balance is less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200), no
payment shall be made until the amounts owed by the other Party
exceed such amount. If a Party disputes any payment made
hereunder, it must notify the other Party in writing within
thirty (30) days of any such payment. Failure to so notify the
other Party shall result in the waiver by the Party of any
claims related to such disputed payment. Payments shall be
calculated solely based on records maintained by the Parties.
To ensure proper payments, each Party is responsible for
providing and maintaining accurate contact and payment
information with the other Party regarding its account. If
Publisher fails to provide Solve Media with proper payment
information (i.e., an address to send a check, or ACH
information, AND a completed W-9/W-8BEN/W-8BENc)
within thirty (30) days after the commencement of the Term,
Solve Media may, in its sole discretion, terminate this
Agreement, in which case Publisher forever waives and forfeits
any rights to payment under this Agreement.
- Exclusions. Solve Media shall not be liable for
any payments based on (i) any fraudulent impressions, fraudulent
clicks, or fraudulent type-ins or completions of puzzles, or the
like, generated by any person, robot, automated program, or
similar device, all as reasonably determined by Solve Media;
(ii) impressions commingled with a significant number of any of
the fraudulent occurrences described in (i) above; or (iii) any
breach of this Agreement by Publisher. In addition, for the sake
of clarity, if a Party does not receive the applicable payment
in full from any advertiser, its liability or responsibility to
the other Party shall be reduced by the pro rata amount not
collected from the advertiser (and the other Party hereby
releases the selling Party) with respect to such uncollected
amount. Each Party shall exert commercially reasonable efforts
to minimize bad debt and to collect all amounts due to the
Parties.
- Taxes. The Party that collects revenue
generated from the Advertisements shall pay all applicable
sales, use, and other such taxes related to such revenue
(excluding any taxes imposed or based on a Party's income) or
provide the other Party evidence of exemption from such
taxes.
- Records. Each Party shall keep, maintain, and
preserve for at least one (1) year following termination or
expiration of this Agreement accurate records relating to such
Party's obligations hereunder. Such records shall be maintained
as confidential, but shall be available for inspection and audit
as provided herein.
- Audit. During the Term and for a period of six
(6) years thereafter, each Party or its designee shall have the
right to audit, no more than once per twelve-month period, the
other Party's relevant books, records, and accounts for the
purpose of verifying the accuracy of payments made to such Party
as required under this Agreement. Each Party acknowledges and
agrees that such accountant shall not have access to the books,
records, and accounts relating to other products or services,
except as such books, records, and accounts also directly relate
to the payments due hereunder. Each audit will be conducted at
the audited Party's place of business, or other place agreed to
by the Parties, during the audited Party's normal business hours
and with at least five (5) business days prior written notice to
the audited Party. The auditing Party shall pay the fees and
expenses of the auditor for the examination.
- Pricing. In cases where Publisher is selling
Inventory via the Service, Publisher shall not sell any such
Inventory for less than a Thirty Cents ($.30) cost per
engagement without the prior, written approval of Solve
Media.
- TERMINATION.
- Termination. Either Party may terminate this
Agreement: (i) for a material breach by the other Party where
such breach is not cured within fifteen (15) days of written
notice of such breach; (ii) on ten (10) days prior written
notice to the other party in the event a Change in Law (as
defined below) frustrates the purpose of this Agreement; or
(iii) for convenience on written notice to the other Party.
- Effect of Termination. Upon termination of this
Agreement:
- Each Party shall pay the other Party for all amounts
payable hereunder as of the effective date of
termination in the next scheduled payment cycle, taking
into account any setoffs Solve Media may have pursuant
to Section 6.1; provided, however, if Solve Media
does not have Publisher's proper payment information on
file (as described in Section 6.1) and Publisher,
on notice from Solve Media, fails to provide the same
within five (5) business days of such request, Publisher
shall forever waive and forfeit any rights to payment of
such amounts under this Agreement.
- If Solve Media terminates the Agreement for the
material breach by Publisher in accordance with
Section 7.1(i), Publisher shall pay Solve Media
liquidated damages in the amount of two (2) times the
gross revenues actually received by the Parties from
their sale, use, or other disposition of Advertisements
from the immediately prior calendar quarter;
- All rights and licenses granted hereunder will
immediately cease, and Publisher will immediately cease
all access of the Service; provided, however, that Solve
Media shall continue to own all right, title, and
interest in and to the Solve Media Data and any PII
voluntarily submitted by End Users; and
- Publisher shall either return to Solve Media (or,
at Solve Media's instruction, destroy and provide Solve
Media with written certification of the destruction of)
all documents, computer files, and other materials
containing any Confidential Information (as defined
below) of Solve Media that are in Publisher's possession
or control.
- Survival. The following provisions will survive
termination of this Agreement: Section 1 ("Definitions"),
Section 6.1 ("Payment Terms"), Section 6.3
("Taxes"), Section 6.4 ("Records"), Section 6.5
("Audit"), Section 7.2 ("Effect of Termination"),
Section 8 ("Ownership"), Section 9
("Confidentiality"), Section 10 ("Representations and
Warranties; Disclaimer; Changes in Law"), Section 11
("Limitation of Liability"), Section 12 (
"Indemnification"), Section 14 ("Miscellaneous
Provisions"), and this Section 7.3 ("Survival").
- OWNERSHIP.
- Intellectual Property. Solve Media owns and shall own all
right, title, and interest in and to the Service, the Website,
the Solve Media Data, and any other data (including PII)
submitted by End Users in response to an Advertisement,
including all source code, object code, operating instructions,
and interfaces developed for or relating to the Service and/or
the Website, together with all modifications, enhancements,
revisions, changes, copies, partial copies, translations,
compilations, and derivative works thereto, including all
copyrights and other intellectual property rights relating
thereto (the "Intellectual Property"). Publisher will
have no rights with respect to the Intellectual Property other
than those expressly granted hereunder. Publisher shall have no
right to develop (or to permit any third party to develop) any
software tool or other application that interfaces with the
Service or the Website.
- Usage of Data. Solve Media, in its sole discretion,
shall have the right to copy, sell, distribute, transfer, lease,
assign, market, use, license, and re-market the Solve Media Data
and any PII voluntarily provided by End Users 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 Solve Media Data or PII, or any portion
thereof, to any third-party.
- CONFIDENTIALITY
- Definition of Confidential Information. For the
purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information"
means the Service, the Website, and any and all source code
relating thereto; the Solve Media Data and any PII that End
Users have voluntarily disclosed in response to an Advertisement;
all Sign-In Names, Passwords, and Unique Identifiers; all
pricing and Fees relating to the Service and the Inventory; and
any other non-public information or material regarding Solve
Media's and/or Publisher's legal or business affairs, financing,
customers, properties, or data. Notwithstanding any of the
foregoing, Confidential Information does not include information
which: (i) is or becomes public knowledge without any action by,
or involvement of, the Receiving Party; (ii) is documented as
being known to the Receiving Party prior to its disclosure by
the Disclosing Party; (iii) is independently developed by the
Receiving Party without reference or access to the Confidential
Information and is so documented; or (iv) is obtained by the
Receiving Party without restrictions on use or disclosure from a
third person who, to the Receiving Party's knowledge, did not
receive it, directly or indirectly, from the Disclosing
Party.
- Use and Disclosure of Confidential Information.
The Receiving Party shall, with respect to the Disclosing
Party's Confidential Information: (i) use such Confidential
Information only in connection with its performance of its
obligations and exercise of its rights under this Agreement;
(ii) subject to Section 9.4 below, restrict disclosure of
such Confidential Information within its organization to only
those employees and consultants and its Affiliates who have a
need to know such Confidential Information in connection with
its performance of this Agreement and (iii) except as expressly
contemplated under the preceding clause (ii), not disclose such
Confidential Information to any third party unless authorized in
writing by the Disclosing Party to do so.
- Protection of Confidential Information. The
Receiving Party shall protect the confidentiality of the
Disclosing Party's Confidential Information using at least the
degree of care that it uses to protect its own confidential
information (but no less than a reasonable degree of care).
- Compliance by Affiliates and Personnel. The
Receiving Party shall, prior to providing any Affiliate,
employee, or consultant access to any of the Disclosing
Party's Confidential Information, inform such Affiliate,
employee, or consultant of the confidential nature of such
Confidential Information and require such Affiliate, employee,
or consultant to comply with the Receiving Party's obligations
hereunder with respect to such Confidential Information. The
Receiving Party shall be responsible for any violation of this
Section 9 by any such Affiliate, employee, or
consultant.
- Required Disclosures. In the event the
Receiving Party becomes or may become legally compelled to
disclose any of the Disclosing Party's Confidential Information
(whether by deposition, interrogatory, request for documents,
subpoena, civil investigative demand or other process or
otherwise), the Receiving Party shall provide to the Disclosing
Party prompt prior written notice of such requirement so that
the Disclosing Party may seek a protective order or other
appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the terms of
this Section. In the event that such protective order or other
remedy is not obtained, or that the Disclosing Party waives
compliance with the provisions hereof, the Receiving Party shall
furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information which
it is advised by counsel is legally required to be disclosed,
and shall use its best efforts to insure that confidential
treatment shall be afforded such disclosed portion of the
Confidential Information.
- REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; DISCLAIMER; CHANGE IN LAW.
- Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each
Party represents and warrants that: (i) it has the full right,
power, and authority to enter into this Agreement, to discharge
its obligations hereunder, and to grant the licenses granted
hereunder; and (ii) it shall comply with all applicable federal,
state, and local laws, rules, and regulations in the conduct of
its business and in the performance of its obligations under
this Agreement, including, without limitation, laws relating to
advertising, the Internet, privacy and unfair business
practices.
- Additional Representations and Warranties of
Publisher. Publisher further represents and warrants to
Solve Media that: (i) Publisher is the owner of each Publisher
Website or that Publisher is legally authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of each such Publisher Website for the purposes of
this Agreement; (ii) Publisher is the sole owner of (or
otherwise has sufficient rights to) all Content on Publisher
Websites that will be submitted to be included in the Service,
and has the right to place Advertisements on such Publisher
Websites and to permit Solve Media and Third-Party Providers to
collect and use End User data as specified herein; (iii) no
Content on any of Publisher Websites and no Advertisements sold
by Publisher will infringe or otherwise violate the rights of
any third party; (iv) Publisher shall, during the Term, maintain
the Privacy Policies as set forth in Section 5 and comply
with the provisions of Section 2.2.
- Disclaimer. SOLVE MEDIA CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT
THE SERVICE OR THE WEBSITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES, OR
THAT EVERY ERROR IN THE SERVICE OR PROBLEM RAISED BY PUBLISHER
WILL BE RESOLVED. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN
SECTION 10.1 AND SECTION 10.2, THE SERVICE, THE
WEBSITE, AND THEIR COMPONENTS, AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED
BY SOLVE MEDIA HEREUNDER ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE." IN ADDITION, PUBLISHER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND
AGREES THAT SOLVE MEDIA HAS NO CONTROL OVER (AND IS MERELY A
PASSIVE CONDUIT WITH RESPECT TO) ANY ADVERTISEMENT THAT MAY BE
SUBMITTED, PUBLISHED, OR SERVED ON THE PUBLISHER WEBSITES, AND
THAT PUBLISHER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE (AND ASSUMES ALL LIABILITY
AND RISK) FOR DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT SUCH ADVERTISEMENTS ARE
APPROPRIATE OR ACCEPTABLE TO PUBLISHER. SOLVE MEDIA MAKES NO
GUARANTEE REGARDING THE LEVEL OF IMPRESSIONS OF OR CLICKS ON ANY
ADVERTISEMENT, OR THE TIMING OF DELIVERY OF SUCH IMPRESSIONS
AND/OR CLICKS. IN ADDITION, PUBLISHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT SOLVE MEDIA MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FILL ONE HUNDRED PERCENT
(100%) OF ADVERTISING REQUESTS SENT TO ITS SERVERS WITH PAYING
ADVERTISEMENTS. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN
SECTION 10.1 AND SECTION 10.2, NEITHER PARTY MAKES
ANY WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE, THE WEBSITE, THE SOLVE
MEDIA DATA, THE ADVERTISEMENTS, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS AGREEMENT AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL EXPRESS,
IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AVAILABILITY, ERROR-FREE OR
UNINTERRUPTED OPERATION AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A COURSE
OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE. TO THE
EXTENT THAT A PARTY MAY NOT AS A MATTER OF APPLICABLE LAW
DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY, THE SCOPE AND DURATION OF SUCH
WARRANTY WILL BE THE MINIMUM PERMITTED UNDER SUCH LAW.
- Changes in Privacy Laws. The Parties hereby
acknowledge that: (i) the state of the law with respect to
behavioral advertising, contextual advertising, cookies, PII,
and informational privacy is unsettled; and (ii) subsequent to
the Effective Date, new or changes in existing applicable
federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations (a
"Change in Law") may hold that the operation of the Service and
the Website, the collection and use of data and cookies, or
other activities as contemplated under this Agreement, is not
permissible. Neither Party makes any representations or
warranties with respect to such Changes in Law, and each Party
hereby expressly disclaims any representations, warranties,
guarantees, covenants, or obligations relating thereto. In the
event any such Change in Law frustrates the purpose of this
Agreement, either Party may terminate this Agreement on written
notice in accordance with Section 7.1.
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL
SOLVE MEDIA BE LIABLE TO PUBLISHER, ANY END USER, OR ANY OTHER
PARTY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS) ARISING FROM OR RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SOLVE MEDIA WAS
ADVISED, HAD OTHER REASON TO KNOW, OR IN FACT KNEW OF THE
POSSIBILITY THEREOF. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY
PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, SOLVE MEDIA'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR
DIRECT DAMAGES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED SOLVE
MEDIA'S SHARE OF THE NET REVENUE ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY SOLVE
MEDIA HEREUNDER DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE LOSS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE
EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS
SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO DAMAGES ARISING FROM SOLVE MEDIA'S
FAILURE TO MAKE PROPERLY DUE PAYMENTS HEREUNDER.
- INDEMNIFICATION. Each Party shall indemnify, defend,
and hold harmless the other Party, and the other Party's officers,
directors, employees, attorneys, and agents (collectively, the
"Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all losses, liabilities,
damages, fines, and claims, and all related costs and expenses
(including reasonable legal fees and disbursements and costs of
investigation, litigation, settlement, judgment, interest, and
penalties) incurred by such Indemnified Parties in connection with any
third-party claim to the extent arising from, relating to, or alleging
that the Party has breached any of its representations and warranties
hereunder.
- PUBLICITY.
- Branding on Publisher Websites. Publisher
agrees to post Solve Media's name and logo at a point size not
smaller than one-half (1/2) inch in height on either the
homepage or the "advertising" page of each Publisher Website,
as mutually agreed by the Parties. The logo shall hyperlink to
a separate page communicating contact information for Solve
Media.
- Promotional Materials. Publisher hereby grants
Solve Media a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable,
royalty-free license to use Publisher's name, trademarks,
service marks, and logos ("Publisher Trademarks") on
Solve Media's website, promotional materials, and marketing
collateral in connection with the Service. Solve Media shall
make no other use of the Publisher Trademarks. Solve Media
acknowledges and agrees that the rights granted to it under this
Section are license rights only, and nothing contained in this
Agreement constitutes or shall be construed to be an assignment
of any or all of Publisher's rights with respect to the
Publisher Trademarks. Publisher retains the right to specify,
from time to time, the format in which Solve Media shall use and
display the Publisher Trademarks, and Solve Media shall use or
display the Publisher Trademarks only in a format approved by
Publisher.
- MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
The failure of either Party to exercise in any respect any right
provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights
hereunder. Neither Party shall be liable to the other Party for any
failure to perform its obligations hereunder where such failure results
from any cause beyond its reasonable control. If any provision of this
Agreement is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall
be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this
Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and
enforceable. This Agreement is not assignable, transferable, or
sub-licensable by either Party, except with the other Party's prior
written consent, except to a successor to all or substantially all of
that Party's assets or business (for which no consent of the other
Party is required). This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware without regard to
the conflict of laws provisions thereof. Without limiting Solve Media's
right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in court, either
Party may elect (by written notice given prior to filing a complaint or,
in the case of the defendant, prior to answering a complaint) to resolve
a dispute by binding arbitration in the English language in San
Francisco, California under the Rules and Procedures of the Judicial
Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc.; the decision of the arbitrator
will be enforceable in any court; and the arbitrator shall apply the
law of Delaware, as stated above. The Party prevailing in any dispute
under this Agreement shall be entitled to its costs and legal fees. Both
Parties agree that this Agreement, is
the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the
Parties and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral
agreements, communications, and other understandings relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement. Any modification to this Agreement
must be in a writing signed by both parties; provided, however, that
Solve Media may modify this Agreement at any time by posting such
modification on www.solvemedia.com. It is Publisher's
responsibility to check for such modifications on a regular basis. No
agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result
of this Agreement, and neither Party has any authority of any kind to
bind the other Party in any respect whatsoever. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts (which may be exchanged by facsimile or PDF),
each of which shall be deemed an original, but which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
At Publisher's option, House Ads may be run on Publisher Websites
through the Service. If Publisher elects to run House Ads, Solve Media will
invoice and Publisher shall remit to Solve Media a fee of Three Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500) per month per Publisher Website running such
House Ads. In addition, a variable fee of $1/CPM will be invoiced to
Publisher should more than ten million (10,000,000) impressions be served
in connection with such House Ads in the aggregate in any given month.