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Terms of use
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This Agreement contains the complete terms and conditions that apply to an individual's or entity's participation in Dating Network Affiliates Scheme (the "Scheme"). As used in this Agreement, "we" means Dating Network Limited., "you" means the applicant, and "services" means domain name registration services and/or hosting services offered by Dating Network Limited.


Enrolling as an affiliate
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To begin the enrolment process, you will submit a complete scheme application via our site.  We may reject your application if we determine (at our sole discretion) that your site is unsuitable for the Scheme. We may also reject your application if you are partaking in any other scheme or offer from Dating Network Limited. You must be a resident of the United Kingdom to participate in this scheme.


Linking to our site
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After you have enrolled as an affiliate, you can provide one or more links from your site to our site. We will provide you with special link formats designed for tracking and reporting for all links between your site and our site. You will be solely responsible for properly utilising the link formats. We do not accept any responsibility for the incorrect use of the special links / link formats and therefore we shall not be accountable for any loss of fees as a result of your errors.


Commission
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Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you will be paid commission for each customer referred from your site through the Dating Network Limited link on your site who successfully purchases one or more membership subscriptions on the choice of Partner website in our network, including all their repeat subscriptions, which are applied by default to all memberships.

If it is later found that the customer's purchase was refunded, we retain the right to withhold any payments to you resulting from that individual's payments. The affiliate scheme relies on cookies to track customers. If for whatever reason, the customer isn't using cookies, or the cookie expires or the customer deletes the cookie, they cannot be tracked and you will not earn commission for any sales that customer may make. Our cookies are set for a period of 60 days.

If at any time the commissions owed to you become less than the total deductions due to refunds as mentioned above the difference shall be immediately payable to Dating Network Limited.

Commission may not be paid to an affiliate if the details we hold for that affiliate are not accurate. It is the affiliate's responsibility to make sure that Dating Network Limited is notified of any change in their details such as email or postal address. We also reserve the right to cancel commission payments if we believe that there have been any fraudulent attempts to use the service.

Dating Network Limited reserves the right to offer discounted memberships to members referred by affiliates as added incentive for the members to become full paying members.  The affiliate commission is always paid as 50% of the transaction value, so therefore some commissions maybe less than the £9.99 minimum standard rate in these instances.  Please note however, that all discounts are applied to the member's first transaction only and thereafter all repeat subscription payments are taken at the full standard rate.


Commission Schedule
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You will earn an affiliate referral fee of fifty percent (50%) for all new and repeat subscriptions referred by you, which is payable to you once the commission threshold of GBP £25.00 has been reached or exceeded at any time.

Dating Network Limited takes all responsibility for all VAT elements contained in all transactions and will accept all responsibility for forwarding the VAT proportion to HM Customs & Excise at all times.

Therefore, all affiliates are paid commissions on the sales price exclusive of vat.  An affiliate does not earn any more commission by becoming vat or non vat registered, it simply means they are responsible for forwarding the vat % of the sales price to HM Customs & Excise.

Commission invoices are generated at the point at which payment is requested and totals the amount of commission paid in the payment request.

NOTE - it is affiliates responsibility at all times to make a payment request in order for funds to be paid to them.  Payments can be made at anytime and as often as possible once the commission threshold of GBP £25.00 has been reached / exceeded at any time.  We accept no responsibility whatsoever for making a payments to an affiliate once the commission threshold has been reached, so unless a payment request is made, no payment will be made to an affiliate.


Policies and operating procedures
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Customers purchasing services from Dating Network Limited through this scheme will be deemed to be customers of Dating Network Limited. Accordingly, all Dating Network Limited Terms & Conditions will apply to those customers. We may change our policies and operating procedures at any time.


Limited License
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We grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable, revocable right to use our trademarked logos and text for which we grant express permission, solely for the purpose of identifying your site as a scheme participant. You agree that you will not engage, participate or otherwise become involved in any activity or course of action that diminishes and/or tarnishes the image and or reputation of Dating Network Limited. We may revoke your license.


Your Responsibility
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You will be solely responsible for the development, operation, and maintenance of your site and for all materials that appear on your site.

You will indemnify, defend and hold us harmless from all claims, damages, and expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees) relating to the development, operation, maintenance, and contents of your site as well as any goods or services provided or made available by you. These obligations will survive any termination of this Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that your Web site information (name, URL, traffic counts, etc.) may be utilized by Dating Network Limited. Possible uses include (but are not limited to) lists of the busiest sites, lists of member sites, etc. The information provided by Dating Network Limited to you may be proprietary in nature. You acknowledge that you are not a competitor of Dating Network Limited, and agree not to share this information with any of our competitors. Any violation of these terms and conditions may cause us to terminate this agreement.


Term
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The term of this Agreement will begin upon our acceptance of your application and will end when terminated by either party. Either you or Dating Network Limited may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by giving the other party written or emailed notice of termination. You are only eligible to earn referral fees on membership subscriptions occurring during the term of this Agreement only. We may withhold your final payment to ensure that the correct amount is paid. Your site is subject to periodic review. If we determine at any point after acceptance into our scheme that your site is not suitable for the scheme, we may unilaterally end the status of your site as an Affiliate.


Modification
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We may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, at any time and in our sole discretion, by posting a new agreement on our site. Your continued participation now, or within thirty (30) days following the posting notice of any changes in these terms and conditions, will constitute a binding acceptance by you of such rules, changes or modifications. IF ANY MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT. Your continued participation in the scheme following our modifications will constitute a binding acceptance of the change.


Limitation of Liability
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We will not be liable for indirect, special or consequential damages (or loss of revenue, profits or data) arising in connection with this agreement or the affiliate scheme, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Further, our aggregate liability arising with respect to this agreement and the affiliate scheme will not exceed the total Affiliate Referral Fees paid or payable to you under this agreement.


Disclaimers
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We make no express or implied warranties or representations with respect to the scheme or any products sold through the scheme including, without limitation, warranties of fitness, merchantability, non infringement, or any implied warranties arising out of a course of performance, dealing, or trade usage. In addition, we make no representation that the operation of our site will be uninterrupted or error-free, and we will not be liable for the consequences of any interruptions or errors.


Independent Investigation
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You acknowledge that you have read this agreement, have had an opportunity to consult with your own legal advisors if you so desired, and agree to all the terms and conditions set forth herein. You agree that, in interpreting this agreement, no weight shall be placed upon the fact that this agreement has been drafted by us, and you shall not assert that this agreement is unenforceable or invalid on the grounds that it is a contract of adhesion, that it is unconscionable or any similar theory. You understand that we may at any time, directly or indirectly, solicit customer referrals on terms that may differ from those contained in this agreement or operate web sites that are similar to or compete with your web site. You have independently evaluated the desirability of participating in the scheme and are not relying on any representation, guarantee or statement other than as set forth in this agreement.


Miscellaneous
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This Agreement will be governed by the English law, without reference to rules governing choice of laws. Any action relating to this Agreement must be brought in the courts of England and Wales, and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts. You may not assign this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. Subject to that restriction, this Agreement will be binding on, inure to the benefit of, and enforceable against the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Our failure to enforce your strict performance of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of our right to subsequently enforce such provision or any other provision of this Agreement.
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