AffiliateBOT.com Acceptable Use Policy for Email Marketing Purposes

You cannot run any email marketing campaigns for AffiliateBOT offers until you have agreed to the following terms and conditions.

Please read this entire document carefully, as it is an important part of the contractual agreement BizCentral Inc. (“Company”) and you as a registered affiliate at the site (“AfiiliateBot.com”). It sets forth the rights and responsibilities of each of the parties with respect to each other. This document can and does change from time to time, and may change without prior notice, so it is important that you review this document periodically in order to assure your continued compliance with the terms upon which your use of the AffiliateBot Network is conditioned. By Affiliate’s continued participation in the AffiliateBot Network, Affiliate is fully subject to any and all changes to this Agreement as they are posted.

For purposes of the Agreement, “Affiliate” means the company or entity registering with Company as a Service Affiliate and, without limitation, any parent entities, owners, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessor or successor entities, and any agents, officers, directors or employees acting on behalf of same. If You do not agree to the terms and conditions contained within this AUP, You are not authorized to register as an Affiliate, use the Service and/or Site in any manner or form whatsoever. Any capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the AffiliateBot.com Terms of Use.

All Affiliate e-mails and/or e-mail-based Creative transmitted by You or any parent entities, owners, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessor or successor entities, and any agents, officers, directors or employees acting on behalf of You must, at a minimum, comply with all related applicable laws and adhere the following obligations, as determined by AffiliateBot.com and the applicable Merchant(s), in their joint and exclusive discretion:

Marketing Messages: All artwork and copy delivered by AFFILIATEBOT.COM to affiliate under this Agreement may not be changed or modified in any respect without the prior written consent of AFFILIATEBOT.COM. In addition, any marketing materials from AFFILIATEBOT.COM's affiliate program sent through email must be on an OPT-IN basis only.


ADDRESS GATHERING AND LIST USE


Affiliates may not send bulk email to individuals unless a prior business relationship exists between the Affiliate and the individual.


EMAIL

AffiliateBot.com strictly forbids any sexually-explicit materials via e-mail and/or e-mail-based creative transmitted by You, which include e-mails and/or e-mail-based Creative from AffiliateBot.com. Strictly no e-mail and/or e-mail based Creative may display content that fails to satisfy all of the requirements of the AffiliateBot.com Term of Use. You represent and warrant that Your e-mail marketing will not contain objectionable content (including but not limited to content that is misleading, libelous, defamatory, obscene, offensive, violent, bigoted, hate-oriented, illegal, and/or promoting illegal goods, services or activities), and that You will not mislead others.

Affiliate must comply with the requirements of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 as amended and any other applicable laws governing email communications or downloadable software applications, including without limitation, the following:

  1. Affiliates may not use false or misleading header information. The emails "From," "To," and routing information, including the originating domain name and email address, must be accurate and identify the person who initiated the email.

  2. Affiliates may not use deceptive subject lines. The subject line cannot mislead the recipient about the contents or subject matter of the message.

  3. Affiliates must give email recipients an opt-out method. Affiliates must provide a return email address or another Internet-based response mechanism that allows a recipient to ask the Affiliate not to send future email messages to that email address, and Affiliates must honor the requests.

  4. Affiliates must identify the commercial email as an advertisement and include the sender's valid physical postal address. Affiliate emails must contain clear and conspicuous notice that the message is an advertisement or solicitation and that the recipient can opt-out of receiving more commercial email from the Affiliate. The email must include a valid physical postal address from the Affiliate.

  5. You shall answer all complainants' and/or recipients requests and/or enquiries for details regarding where the complainant ‘opted-in’ to receive e-mail marketing within seventy-two (72) hours. This information must include the date, time, originating IP and the location from which the email address or other recipient information was obtained. Instructions as to how one is able to get such information must be stated clearly in the body of your reply email.

  6. You shall immediately cease distribution of e-mail and/or e-mail-based Creative solicitations promoting Company represented Advertisers’ Program(s) upon notice from Company to You requesting that You terminate e-mail solicitations of one or more of the Company represented Advertisers’ Program(s). You shall be permitted to use brokers or third parties to deliver e-mail and/or e-mail-based Creative. You must require that all distributors of the Company’s Program(s) act in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. You are responsible for ensuring that any and all such third parties agree, in writing, to terms and conditions no less restrictive than those contained herein, and You must submit all such written representations to Company if requested by Company. Company reserves the right to reject Your request to work with any third parties at any time and for any reason.


SECURITY


Affiliates must use all commercially reasonable business practices to maintain security and privacy of email addresses and all other contact information of email recipients.


Intellectual Property

You shall not use Company or its’ represented Advertisers’ names (including any abbreviation thereof) or any trademark, trade name, service mark, logo or other Company identifying information in the originating or return e-mail address line, header or subject line of any e-mail and/or e-mail-based Creative transmission unless otherwise directed by Company in writing.

A Clear History

You must have a strong track record of compliance with the terms and conditions of this AUP, as well as applicable laws, rules, regulations and industry standards. You shall immediately alert Company in the event that any litigation or investigation ensues concerning You, Your parent entities, subsidiaries, and/or Your affiliates e-mail practices (regardless of whether such litigation relates to Affiliate’s relationship with Company).

Truthfulness

You must be clear, complete and forthcoming in all statements to Company, its Advertisers and such e-mail and/or e-mail-based Creative recipient.

LINKS

You must redirect all links in the emails and not embed any AffiliateBot links directly into those emails.