PLEASE READ THIS SUBSCRIBER AGREEMENT
("AGREEMENT") CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICES OFFERED BY ADROLL,
INC., DBA BRIGHTROLL ("COMPANY"). BY CLICKING ON THE
"SUBMIT" BUTTON BELOW, YOU AGREE TO BECOME BOUND BY THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT CLICK THE "SUBMIT" BUTTON
BELOW, AND YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY RIGHT TO USE THE SERVICES OFFERED BY COMPANY.
COMPANY'S ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON YOUR ASSENT TO ALL THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER TERMS; IF THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE CONSIDERED AN OFFER BY COMPANY, ACCEPTANCE IS
EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THESE TERMS.
The Web pages available at www.brightroll.com, and all
linked pages unless indicated otherwise ("Site"), are owned and
operated by Company, and are accessed by you ("Subscriber") under the
following terms and conditions:
1. BrightRoll Network
(a) Membership. Membership in the BrightRoll network is
subject to prior approval by BrightRoll. BrightRoll reserves the right to
refuse service to any new or existing Subscriber 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 Subscriber has applied for approval
by BrightRoll. BrightRoll reserves the right, in its sole discretion and
without liability, to reject, omit or exclude any Subscriber any reason at any
time with or without notice to the Subscriber and regardless of whether such Subscriber
or Website was previously accepted. This Agreement is voidable by BrightRoll
immediately if Subscriber fails to disclose, conceals or misrepresents itself
in any way.
(b) Services. Subscriber understands and agrees that from
time to time the BrightRoll ad serving services may be inaccessible,
unavailable or inoperable for any reason, including, without limitation: (i)
equipment malfunctions; (ii) periodic maintenance procedures or repairs which BrightRoll
may undertake from time to time; or (iii) causes beyond the control of BrightRoll
or which are not reasonably foreseeable by BrightRoll, 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 BrightRoll will attempt to provide the services on a continuous
basis, Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that BrightRoll has no control over
the availability of the services on a continuous or uninterrupted basis. Subscriber
also understands and agrees that BrightRoll is not responsible for the
functionality of any third-party Website or interface. Terms of this Agreement
are subject to BrightRoll 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.
2. Website Content and Prohibited Conduct
(a) Prohibited Conduct. BrightRoll does not accept Websites
that produce, relate to or have characteristics of Prohibited Conduct.
"Prohibited Conduct" is defined as:
(i). Ad Placement & Tracking. Subscriber shall not: (1)
Place Ads in emails; (2) Incentivize offers or create the appearance to incentivize
offers; (3) Place statements near the Ads that encourage the Subscriber's
website visitors to "click" on the Ad (i.e., "Please click
here") or "visit" the sponsor (i.e., "Please visit our
sponsor"); (4) Place misleading statements near the Ad (i.e., "You
will win $5,000."); (5) Serve Creatives, or drive traffic to such
Creatives, using any downloadable applications without the prior written
approval of BrightRoll; (6) Use invisible methods to generate impressions,
clicks, or transactions that are not initiated by the affirmative action of the
end-user; (7) 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 BrightRoll
that allows BrightRoll to measure ad performance and provide its service.
(ii). Websites. Subscriber shall not place any Creatives or
Ads on Websites that contain, promote, reference or have links to: (1) software
piracy (warez, cracking, etc.), hacking, phreaking, emulators, ROM's, or
illegal MP3 activity.; (2) illegal activities, deceptive practices or
violations of the intellectual property or privacy rights of others.
(b) Subscriber is under no obligation to accept all
creative, promotional or Advertiser content provided by BrightRoll for display
on Subscriber’s sites. BrightRoll may pre-approve all Advertiser content and
offers to ensure that they meet Subscriber’s advertising guidelines; however, Subscriber
reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without liability, to reject,
omit or refuse any creative, promotional or Advertiser content for display on Subscriber’s
sites. Subscriber further reserves the right, in it sole discretion and
without liability, to remove any creative, promotional or Advertiser content on
display on Subscriber’s sites.
3. Advertising Revenue
(a) Advertising Revenue will be shared by the parties as
follows: fifty (50%) percent to BrightRoll and fifty (50%) percent to Subscriber.
For purposes of this section, “Advertising Revenue” means the total
compensation actually received by BrightRoll as a result of any advertising
content provided by BrightRoll and displayed on Subscriber’s sites whether such
revenue is determined on a Cost per Impression (CPM), Cost per Click (CPC) or
Cost per Action (CPA) basis, or as a result of any other payment arrangement
entered into between BrightRoll and an Advertiser or between BrightRoll and Subscriber.
(b) Payment Terms. All Advertising Revenue due and owing to
Subscriber pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid on a monthly basis on the
fifteenth of each month.
(c) BrightRoll Records. For two (2) years after receipt by BrightRoll
of Advertising Revenue, BrightRoll will maintain records and books, in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, regarding all payments due under
this Agreement.
(d) Daily Activity Reports. BrightRoll will make daily
reports available via a web interface at http://www.brightroll.com.
(e) Monthly Payment Reports. Within thirty (30) days after
the end of each calendar month, BrightRoll will deliver to Subscriber a report
which will provide all information reasonably necessary for computation and
confirmation of payments due to Subscriber from BrightRoll under this Agreement.
4. Representations and Warranties
(a) Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that Company has no
special relationship with or fiduciary duty to Subscriber and that Company has
no control over, and no duty to take any action regarding: which users gains
access to the Site or Services; what Content Subscriber accesses or receives
via the Site or Services; what Content other subscribers may make available,
publish or promote in connection with the Services; what effects any Content
may have on Subscriber or its users or customers; how Subscriber or its users
or customers may interpret, view or use the Content; what actions Subscriber or
its users or customers may take as a result of having been exposed to the
Content, or whether Content is being displayed properly in connection with the
Services.
(b) Further, (i) if Subscriber is a publisher, Subscriber
specifically acknowledges and agrees that Company has no control over (and is
merely a passive conduit with respect to) any Content that may be submitted or
published by any advertiser, and that Subscriber is solely responsible (and
assumes all liability and risk) for determining whether or not such Content is
appropriate or acceptable to Subscriber, and (ii) if Subscriber is an
advertiser, Subscriber specifically acknowledges and agrees that Company has no
control over any Content that may be available or published on any publisher
website (or otherwise), and that Subscriber is solely responsible (and assumes
all liability and risk) for determining whether or not such Content is
appropriate or acceptable to Subscriber.
(c) Subscriber releases Company from all liability in any
way relating to Subscriber's acquisition (or failure to acquire), provision,
use or other activity with respect to Content in connection with the Site or
Services. The Site may contain, or direct Subscriber to sites containing,
information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate. Company makes
no representations concerning any content contained in or accessed through the
Site or Services, and Company will not be responsible or liable for the
accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in or
accessed through the Site or Services. Company makes no guarantee regarding the
level of impressions of or clicks on any advertisement, the timing of delivery
of such impressions and/or clicks, or the amount of any payment to be made to
Subscriber in connection with the Services.
(d) THE SERVICES, CONTENT AND SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN
"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT
THE RESULTS OF USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE RESULTS
OF ANY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN, AND SUBSCRIBER ASSUMES ALL RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY
WITH RESPECT THERETO. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN
IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO SUBSCRIBER.
(e) ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PRIVACY ACT NOTICE (18USC
2701-2711): COMPANY MAKES NO GUARANTY OF CONFIDENTIALITY OR PRIVACY OF ANY
COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TRANSMITTED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE, SERVICES OR
ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO THE SITE. Company will not be liable for the privacy of
e-mail addresses, registration and identification information, disk space,
communications, confidential or trade-secret information, or any other Content
stored on Company's equipment, transmitted over networks accessed by the Site,
or otherwise connected with Subscriber's use of the Services.
5. Marketing and Promotion
(a) Promotional Materials. BrightRoll shall, subject to Subscriber's
prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or denied), have the
right to include Subscriber (and reference its trade names, trademarks, and
service marks) in any marketing, advertising, or other promotional materials,
excluding press releases (which are governed by subpart (c) below), related to
this Agreement (the "Promotional Materials"). Once Subscriber has
approved any Promotional Materials, BrightRoll shall have the right to continue
using such approved Promotional Materials so long as they remain accurate.
(b) Trademark License. During the Term of this Agreement,
each party hereby grants to the other party a non-exclusive,
non-sublicenseable, non-transferable, royalty-free, revocable right and license
to use, display and reproduce such party’s name, logo, trademarks and service
marks, solely for the purposes of displaying and maintaining the Subscriber
Pages and BrightRoll Service and, subject to subpart (a) above, for marketing
and promoting the BrightRoll Service as set forth in this Agreement. Each party
acknowledges that the other party’s Trademark is and will remain the exclusive
property of such party and all use by each party of any Trademark will inure
solely to the benefit of the owning party. Neither this Agreement nor any
rights granted hereunder will operate as a transfer of any rights in or to any
Trademark, except for the limited rights expressly granted under this Agreement
(c) Press Releases. BrightRoll shall, subject to the Subscriber's
prior approval (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or denied), have the
right to include Subscriber’s name in any press release relating to this
Agreement.
6. Indemnification
(a) Subscriber shall indemnify BrightRoll and any BrightRoll
advertising partner from and against any claims, liabilities, losses, damages,
costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, arising in connection
with an claim or allegation that the Subscriber’s sites, including any content
therein, excluding content provided by BrightRoll: (a) infringe any third
party’s patent, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property right;
or (b) violate any law or regulation; or (c) violate any right of or cause
injury to any third party, including any right of publicity or privacy, or are
defamatory or obscene.
(b) BrightRoll shall indemnify and hold harmless, Subscriber
from and against any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses,
arising out of legal liability relating to any advertisement provided by BrightRoll
for display on Subscriber’s sites, and/or any material to which users can link
through such advertisement.
7. Term and Termination
(a) Termination by BrightRoll. This Agreement, as may be
amended, applies to Subscriber for as long as Subscriber distributes Ads for BrightRoll.
BrightRoll reserves the right to terminate any Subscriber from the Network at
any time, with or without cause.
(b) Termination by Subscriber. Subscriber reserves the
right to terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, and to
cease display of any creative, promotional or Advertiser content on Subscriber’s
sites.
(c) Post-termination. Upon termination, Subscriber agrees to
immediately remove from the Websites any and all BrightRoll ad serving code
supplied to Subscriber by BrightRoll. Subscriber will be paid, in the next
scheduled payment cycle following termination, all legitimate, non-fraudulently
accrued, earnings due up to the time of termination.
8. Choice of Law and Attorneys' Fees. This Agreement is
governed by the laws of the State of California (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 San Francisco, California.
9. Notice. Except as provided elsewhere herein, both
parties must send all notices relating to this Agreement to: (i) for BrightRoll,
via registered mail, return receipt requested or via an internationally
recognized express mail carrier to: 2106 Scott Street, Ste. C, San Francisco,
CA 94115, (effective upon actual receipt); and, (ii) for Subscriber at the
email and physical address listed above via registered mail, return receipt
requested or via an internationally recognized express mail carrier.
10. Assignment. No rights or obligations under this
Agreement may be assigned by Subscriber without the prior written consent of BrightRoll.
Any assignment, transfer or attempted assignment or transfer in violation of
this Section shall be void and of no force and effect. Upon notice to Subscriber,
BrightRoll 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.