TERMS
AND CONDITIONS
Welcome
to Metal Cash. Before you can become a participant in the Metal Cash
Program (hereafter Program) you must first read
and agree to all of the following terms and conditions. Please
read the following CAREFULLY. This is a legal agreement (hereafter
Agreement) between Blue Light Media and YOU.
The
following offer to You to participate in the Program is subject
to all the terms, conditions, limitations and waivers below. You
acknowledge and agree that by participating in the Metal Cash Program,
You will be bound by all the terms and conditions in this Agreement.
1.
Rights Granted To You By Us. Subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement by Us, We grant to You, the following:
1.1
The non-exclusive right to direct, refer or send visitors or users
of Your Website to websites owned or operated by Blue Light Media
(the Metal Cash Websites).
1.2
A limited nonexclusive, nontransferable and revocable license
to access and download promotional banners, and other promotional
materials created by ADMINISTRATOR for use on Your Website for
the exclusive purpose of advertising, marketing or promoting the
Metal Cash Websites; however, the license herein granted shall
automatically and immediately cease upon the termination of this
Agreement.
2.
Your Warranties To Us. In consideration of ADMINISTRATOR providing
You with Metal Cash Program benefits, You agree and warrant as
follows:
2.1
That You will at no time while You are participating in the Metal Cash
Program, or using any materials provided to You by Us, directly
or indirectly display or include on Your Website any advertising
or advertising links of any kind which promote Metal Cash Websites,
other than those advertisements or ad links which have been pre-approved
by Us, in compliance with this Agreement, and which advertise
Metal Cash Websites or other sites, companies, products or other
wide area network addresses which We designate.
2.2
That You will use best efforts to actively promote Your Website
and increase the number of appropriate visitors to it.
2.3
That You will not use any form of mass unsolicited electronic
mail solicitations, news group postings, IRC posting or any other
form of spamming as a means of promoting Your Website
or for the purpose of directing or referring users to any Metal Cash
Websites. You further acknowledge and agree that We have the right
to immediately, and without notice, terminate your participation
in the Program if we, in our sole and exclusive judgement, conclude
that you have engaged in the use of any form of mass unsolicited
electronic mail solicitations, news group postings, password selling
or trading, warez, IRC posting or any other form of spamming.
NOTE: WE HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR SPAMMING. IF YOU SPAM, YOUR PARTICIPATION
IN THE PROGRAM WILL BE TERMINATED, YOU WILL BE BARRED FROM FUTURE
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM AND ALL FUNDS OTHERWISE DUE TO YOU
WILL BE FORFEITED TO THE COMPANY.
2.4
That You will not copy or reproduce, alter, modify or change,
broadcast, distribute, transmit or disseminate any banners or
other promotional or advertising materials provided to You by
US pursuant to this Agreement and the Program in whole or in part,
in any manner, at any time anywhere in the World except as authorized
by Us in writing;
2.5
That You will not, directly or indirectly, link any of the following
content or material to any Metal Cash Websites through any hyperlinks
maintained or created on Your Website:
(i)
Obscene material, including without limitation any material depicting
bestiality, rape or torture.
(ii)
Any material which is displayed or transmitted in a way as to
constitute harmful matter or indecent communications to minors;
(iii)
Any material in which persons under the age of eighteen are depicted
in actual, simulated or suggestive sexual situations;
(iv)
Any material not fully in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2257
et seq.;
(v)
Any material which constitutes child pornography or matter which
involves depictions of nudity or sexuality by an age inappropriate-looking
performer (i.e. someone who looks younger than 18 years of age),
or by a performer who is portrayed or made to appear to be a person
under the age of 18 years of age by virtue of the script, make-up,
demeanor, costuming, setting, etc;
(vi)
Any material which is threatening, abusive, hateful, defamatory,
libelous, slanderous, scandalous or injurious to the reputation
of any person or entity;
(vii)
Any material which constitutes an infringement, misappropriation
or violation of any persons intellectual property rights
such as copyrights, trademark rights, rights of publicity, patent
rights, personal property rights, privacy rights or other rights;
or
(viii)
Any program, file, data stream or other material which contains
viruses, worms, "Trojan horses" or any other destructive
feature, regardless whether damage is intended or unintended,
which may cause damage to any computer equipment, loss or corruption
of data or programs or inconvenience to any person.
2.6
That all materials of every kind, including photographic, videographic,
audio and textual materials used in direct or indirect association
with materials provided through the Program shall only be transmitted,
distributed, broadcast and otherwise disseminated by You to willing
adults and shall at all times comply with contemporary community
standards in the communities into which they are so disseminated.
2.7
That You shall remain a Program Participant until You terminate
participation in the program by notifying ADMINISTRATOR by E-mail
at webmaster@metalcash.com of Your intent to terminate Your participation;
or Your participation in the Program is terminated by ADMINISTRATOR
for any reason; or the Program is terminated by ADMINISTRATOR
for any reason.
2.8
That You will remain a Program Participant in good standing at
all times You are receiving benefits or are otherwise participating
in the Program.
2.9
That You shall cease to be a Participant in good standing and
shall be subject to immediate termination of all Benefits without
prior notice if You fail to perform under or breach any part of
this Agreement.
2.10
That if Your participation in the Program is terminated for any
reason, You cease to be a Program Participant in good standing,
or You cease to offer services on the Internet, You shall immediately
and permanently cease all use of all materials provided to You
by Us through the Program and that you will remove all files containing
materials provided to You pursuant to the Program from your website.
2.11
That You are a person over the age of eighteen (18) years, or
over the age of twenty one (21) in those states where 21 is the
age of majority.
2.12
That You are the person who owns or is otherwise is entitled to
contract on behalf of the entity which owns the rights to the
Your Website.
2.13
That you will supply ADMINISTRATOR with a Federal Tax ID or Social
Security Number when requested, and that Your failure to supply
that information will constitute a basis for terminating this
Agreement and for forfeiting any commissions or fees to which
you would otherwise be entitled under this Agreement.
2.14
That upon termination of this Agreement you will immediately cease
using ADMINISTRATOR marks and remove any materials supplied to
you by ADMINISTRATOR or referring to the Metal Cash Websites, including
without limitation any banner ads, from Your Website.
2.15
That all Your warranties, indemnities and obligations, which by
their nature are designed to survive termination, shall extend
beyond the termination of this Agreement.
3.
Limitations Of Your Participation In The Program. You acknowledge
and agree that the Program, Your participation in the Program
and Program Benefits are subject to the following limitations:
3.1
Only persons over the age of eighteen (18) years , or persons
over the age of twenty one (21) in those states where 21 is the
age of majority, may participate in the Program.
3.2
ADMINISTRATOR shall at all times have the right, in its sole and
exclusive discretion, to terminate the Program and any and all
Program Benefits relating to Your Participation in the Program
at any time and may do so with or without prior notice or cause.
3.3
ADMINISTRATOR, in its sole and exclusive discretion, shall have
the right at any time to change or modify the Program, including
without limitation, the right to pay Participants in the Program
based on click throughs rather than a flat commission
or fee for a referral, as defined in paragraph 4.1. If at any
time ADMINISTRATOR changes the Program, you shall have the right
to withdraw and terminate your participation in the Program.
3.4
ADMINISTRATOR has the right to terminate Yours and any other
persons participation in the Program at any time and may
do so with or without prior notice or cause.
3.5
Program Benefits are not transferable by You and may only be used
by You in association with Your Website while You are participating
in the Program and are a Participant in good standing.
3.6
All Program Benefits materials, including, without limitation,
all advertising banners, photographic materials, recordings, video,
sound, and any other form of intellectual property provided to
You by ADMINISTRATOR as part of this Program shall remain the
property of ADMINISTRATOR and may not be copied or reproduced,
altered, modified or changed, broadcast, distributed, transmitted
or disseminated, sold or offered for sale in any manner, at any
time anywhere in the World except as expressly authorized by ADMINISTRATOR
in writing.
3.7
Metal Cash is a service marks or trademarks of ADMINISTRATOR. All
rights are reserved. Nothing herein shall be construed as a grant
or assignment of any rights in any intellectual property owned
by ADMINISTRATOR, including, without limitation, any of its trademarks
or service marks.
4.
Metal Cash Benefits. For each person who becomes a subscriber to
Metal Cash Websites, and who has been tracked and verified by ADMINISTRATOR
as a referral to one of the Metal Cash Websites from
Your Website, you will receive a referral fee or commission as
set forth in the Metal Cash website.
4.1
A referral from Your Website which entitles YOU to
a referral fee or commission shall be defined as follows:
(i)
A person who has been directed to one or more of the Metal Cash
Websites through the use of a hypertext transfer link residing
on Your Website which is in the form of a banner ad or other promotional
link which automatically connects any person who clicks on said
banner ad or other promotional link to one or more of the Metal Cash
Websites, and which banner ad or other promotional link has been
supplied to YOU by ADMINISTRATOR as part of the Metal Cash Program;
and
(ii)
A person who after having been directed to one or more of the
Metal Cash Websites through the use of the hyperlink banner ad
or other promotional link supplied to You by ADMINISTRATOR residing
on Your Website has been converted into a subscriber by the operator
of such sites;
4.2
You acknowledge and agree that You shall not be entitled to a
commission or referral fee for any Metal Cash Websites subscriber
who you sent or referred to one or more of the Metal Cash Websites
in violation of the terms of this Agreement, or for any Metal Cash
Websites subscriber who does not fall within the terms of paragraphs
4.1 (i) & (ii).
4.3
You also acknowledge and agree that You shall not be entitled
to a commission or referral fee from ADMINISTRATOR for any subscription
which ADMINISTRATOR determines is the result of possible fraudulent
activity. You further acknowledge and agree that ADMINISTRATOR
shall have the right, in its sole and exclusive discretion, at
any time to expand or modify what it determines to constitute
possible fraudulent activity. Without limiting the foregoing,
possible fraudulent activity shall include without limitation,
the following circumstances or activities:
(i)
Where there has been an attempt to put through a credit card with
a bin number that is listed in a negative bin number database;
(ii)
Where there have been sequential or multiple attempts to register
or subscribe from a credit card using the same bin number and
sequential or multiple number strings to complete the credit card
number.
4.4
You acknowledge and agree that ADMINISTRATOR shall have the right
to terminate the program at any time, for any reason, or for no
reason at all, in its sole and absolute discretion.
4.5
All commissions and referral fees due and payable hereunder shall
be payable in United States Dollars and shall survive termination
of this Agreement.
4.6
The commissions or referral fees payable as part of the Program
shall be listed www.Metal Cash.com, and ADMINISTRATOR reserves
the right, in its sole and exclusive discretion, at any time to
alter or modify the Program including the method and terms of
all payment benefits to Participants. Any changes posted in the
Payout Details link shall be binding upon all Participants,
including you, immediately upon posting said changes at that link
by ADMINISTRATOR. It shall be your sole obligation to check the
Payout Details link to determine if there have been
any changes in the Program.
5.
No Joint Or Collaborative Venture; No Monitoring Or Control Of
Your Content By Us. Nothing in this Agreement is intended by Us
or You to create or constitute a joint or collaborative venture
or partnership of any kind between You and Us, nor shall anything
in this Agreement be construed as constituting or creating any
agency, employment relationship, joint or collaborative venture
or partnership between You and ADMINISTRATOR, its employees, agents
or assigns.
5.1
You acknowledge and agree that We shall have no control nor ownership
interests of any kind in Your business or Your Website.
5.2
You acknowledge and agree that You shall have no financial or
other interest in ADMINISTRATOR or any property owned by ADMINISTRATOR,
its affiliates, licensees, agents, successors or assigns.
5.3
You acknowledge and agree that Your relationship with Us shall
be restricted to matters pertaining to the Program exclusively
and shall be governed entirely by the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
5.4
You acknowledge and agree that We have no direct or indirect control
over the content of performances or services, the manner of performances
or services, or the time or duration of provision of performances
or services by You on, at or in association with Your Website
except as specifically set forth in this Agreement.
5.5
You further acknowledge that neither ADMINISTRATOR nor any employee,
associate, agent, assign or successor of ADMINISTRATOR shall exert
or provide any direct or indirect control over, monitoring of,
supervision of, prior approval of, or review of the content appearing
or otherwise distributed on, at or in association with Your Website,
and that You shall be solely responsible for any legal liabilities
or consequences resulting from the dissemination of that content
on or through Your Website.
6.
No Guarantees Or Warranties Of Any Kind. You acknowledge and agree
that ADMINISTRATOR makes no guaranties or warranties of any kind
with respect to the Program or materials provided by, through
or in association with the Program, and all materials are provided
to you as is, and that use of Program and associated
materials, including, without limitation is solely at Your risk.
ADMINISTRATOR disclaims all warranties, either express or implied
including, but not limited to, express or implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with regard
to the Program and any and all materials of every kind supplied
to You as part of this Program.
7.
ADMINISTRATOR Limited Liability and Liquidated Damages. You acknowledge
and agree that under no circumstances shall ADMINISTRATOR, its
employees, independent contractors, licensees, authors, agents,
representatives, assigns and successors be liable to You, or any
other person or entity, for any direct or indirect losses, injuries
or incidental or consequential damages of any kind (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) with regard
to any link to any of the Metal Cash Websites, or arising from
or in connection with the use of the Metal Cash Program materials,
or due to any mistakes, omissions, delays, errors, interruptions
in the transmission, or receipt of ADMINISTRATOR services,
content or Program materials, including without limitation any
losses due to server problems or due to incorrect placement of
HTML.
7.1
Notwithstanding the foregoing express limitations of liability,
you acknowledge and agree that should ADMINISTRATOR, its officers,
employees, successors, licensees or assigns be held liable to
You for damages, injuries or losses of any kind, directly or indirectly
resulting from Your participation in the Program, that the total
dollar amount of liquidated damages for any and all of Your claims,
injuries, damages or losses shall not exceed a total of ten dollars
($10.00).
8.
No Representations Of Success Or Profitability. You hereby confirm
and acknowledge that You have unilaterally decided to enter an
Internet service business and acknowledge that it is a high risk
business. You further confirm, acknowledge and expressly agree
that neither ADMINISTRATOR, any agent, licensee or representative
of ADMINISTRATOR, nor any other person has at any time in the
past, represented to You or has otherwise directly or indirectly
communicated in any manner to You any guarantee, reassurance or
any other communication of any kind regarding:
(a)
the potential profitability or likelihood of success of Your participation
in the Program as set forth in this Agreement or otherwise;
(b)
the possibility or likelihood that use of any products and/or
services provided by ADMINISTRATOR pursuant to this Agreement
can or will result in the recoupment of any funds expended by
You for the promotion of Your Website or any other purpose; or
(c)
the existence, nonexistence, size or any other characteristics
of any market for any products or services which involve Your
participation in the Program pursuant to this Agreement.
8.1
You expressly acknowledge and agree that the success any of its
business endeavors which involve Your participation in the Program
pursuant to this Agreement, like any other business endeavor,
is subject to numerous factors, such as the effectiveness of advertising
and promotion, Your administrative capabilities, etc., and that
the ultimate success or failure of Your business rests with You
and not ADMINISTRATOR. You further expressly agree not to raise
any claim of any kind against ADMINISTRATOR or any of its licensees
and You agree to hold ADMINISTRATOR harmless from any claim of
loss to You directly or indirectly resulting from Your decision
to participate in the Program pursuant to this Agreement.
9.
No Monitoring Or Supervision Provided By Us. We shall not monitor,
supervise or review, and shall not be responsible for any content
appearing or otherwise distributed on, at or in association with
Your Website including any content which You have received from
Us. You assume the full and sole responsibility and liability
for the decision to display or include content on Your website,
to distribute or make the content available to the viewers of
Your website in various geographical areas, and for all decisions
relating to the manner in which You permit or restrict access
to Your website.
10.
Term And Termination Of Agreement. You acknowledge and agree that
the term of this Agreement is at will, and this Agreement and/or
the Metal Cash Program may be terminated by ADMINISTRATOR, in its
sole and exclusive discretion, at any time, without any advance
notice and for whatever reason.
10.1
In the event that this Agreement or the Metal Cash Program is terminated
by ADMINISTRATOR, You shall be entitled to all unpaid commissions
or referral fees earned by You prior to the date and hour of termination.
However, You shall not be entitled to receive any commissions
or referral fees for any referrals delivered or received
by ADMINISTRATOR after the date and time of termination.
11.
Entire Agreement; Modification; Assignment. This Agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between You and ADMINISTRATOR with respect
to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and cancels all other
prior agreements, discussion, or representations, whether written
or oral.
11.1
You agree that ADMINISTRATOR may from time to time, in its sole
and exclusive discretion, modify the type and quality of benefits
provided to You hereunder either with or without notice. Other
terms and conditions may be modified by Us at any time upon e-mail
notice to You or by posting at a Metal Cash information web address
location.
11.2
You agree that no modification of this Agreement by You, Your
employees, representatives, agents, assigns or successors shall
be enforceable of have any effect unless first reduced to writing
and signed by ADMINISTRATOR duly authorized representative.
11.3
You agree that no officer, employee or representative of You or
ADMINISTRATOR has any authority to make any representation or
promise in connection with this Agreement or the subject matter
thereof which is not contained expressly in this Agreement; and
You acknowledge and agree that You have not executed this Agreement
in reliance upon any such representation or promise.
11.4
You acknowledge and agree that the failure of ADMINISTRATOR to
enforce any of the specific provisions of this Agreement shall
not preclude any other or further enforcement of such provision(s)
or the exercise of any other right hereunder.
11.5
You agree that all promises, obligations, duties and warranties
made by You in this Agreement are personal to You and that neither
they nor any benefits hereunder may be assigned by You to any
other person or entity.
11.6
You agree that ADMINISTRATOR may at any time, and without prior
notice to you, freely assign all or part of its duties, obligations
and benefits hereunder.
12.
Arbitration; Choice of Law. Any and all disputes as to the interpretation
of or any performance under this Agreement which are not first
resolved informally, shall be determined by binding arbitration
in Phoenix, Arizona in accordance with the rules of the American
Arbitration Association. The final award in any such arbitration
proceeding shall be subject to entry as a judgment by any court
of competent jurisdiction, provided that such judgment does not
conflict with the terms and provisions hereof. The jurisdiction
of the arbiter (or arbiters) with respect to legal matters shall
be limited only by the statutory and common law of the State of
Arizona and the United States.
13.
All Provisions Of This Agreement Not Deemed Unenforceable Shall
Survive Any Unenforceable Provisions. In case any one or more
of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason
be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect,
such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect
any other provision hereof, and this Agreement shall be construed
as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision(s) had
never been included. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of any other provision.
14.
This Agreement Shall Be Deemed To Be Mutually Drafted. For purposes
of construction of this Agreement, both ADMINISTRATOR and You
shall be deemed to have mutually drafted this Agreement and all
parts thereof.
15.
Review By Your Attorney. We strongly advise that You review this
Agreement with Your attorney before You enter into it. You acknowledge
and agree that nothing herein and no statement by Us or any employee,
representative, agent or other person associated with Us has in
any way prevented or inhibited You in any way from seeking such
advice prior to entering into this Agreement. You hereby acknowledge
and agree that the terms of this Agreement are reasonable and
fair; all terms have been fully disclosed in writing, and that
You have been given a reasonable chance to seek advice of independent
counsel with respect to this Agreement and all transactions associated
herewith.
16.
Acceptance And Execution Of This Agreement. By CLICKING ON THE
I ACCEPT BUTTON on the signup form, and by supplying
ADMINISTRATOR with all the required information to sign You up
to the Metal Cash PROGRAM, You are acknowledging that You agree
to all of the terms, conditions, promises, warranties, duties
and obligations set forth in the above Agreement.
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