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AFFILIATE AGREEMENT
At this time and until further "posted" notice, ONLY
individuals with United States (or US Territories) addresses and Web
Sites, are eligible for participation in the BuyAutoParts.com affiliate
program. We only ship to the 50 United States and US territories, and to
APO/FPO US Military addresses.
This Agreement contains the terms and conditions that apply to a
participant in the BuyAutoParts.com affiliate program (the
"Program"). As used in this agreement,
"we"/"our/"us", means BuyAutoParts.com and
"you"/"your" means the
"affiliate/applicant", "site" refers to a World Wide
Web site.
To begin the enrollment process, you will submit a complete Affiliate
Application form. We will evaluate your application in good faith and
will notify you of your acceptance or rejection, usually within 24
hours. (you can re-apply at any time). We may reject your
application if we determine, in our sole discretion, that your site is
unsuitable for the Program. Unsuitable sites include, for example, sites
that:
- promote sexually explicit materials
- promote violence
- promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality,
disability, sexual orientation or age
- promote illegal activities or violate intellectual property rights
- or from applicants who we prefer not to be associated with
We grant you a non-exclusive, revocable right to use our present banners
and other such images for which we grant express permission, for the
purpose of identifying your site as a program participant and linking to
our site. You may not modify the banners or any of our images in any way
without our express permission.
We reserve all of our rights to our trade names and trademarks and all
other intellectual property rights.
SPAM (unsolicited email)
We will not tolerate the sending of unsolicited bulk emails which
promote, or make reference to BuyAutoParts.com, or any of its associated
companies, Partners, or employees. Other prohibited forms of advertising
include postings to non-commercial newsgroups and cross-posting to
multiple newsgroups at once. In addition, Affiliates may not advertise
in any way that effectively conceals or misrepresents their identity,
their domain name or their return email address.
Any Affiliate who, in our opinion, breaches this ruling will have their
Affiliate status cancelled immediately and any and all outstanding
commissions WILL BE FORFEITED.
Stay Safe, Don't SPAM.
We will NOT revoke affiliate status to avoid payment of owed or future
commissions.
UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
BuyAutoParts.com and its associated companies operate with the strictest
codes of professional conduct. Any Affiliate who brings BuyAutoParts.com
or its associates into disrepute, or who promotes any form of slander,
racism, or unfair business practices, will have their Affiliate status
cancelled and any outstanding commissions WILL be forfeited.
We reserve the right to reject any affiliate application if in our
opinion, that person or company violates established laws or commonly
held standards of decency.
An affiliate who ignores warnings to cease and desist any activities we
deem negligent, inappropriate, or harmful to BuyAutoParts.com and or
other affiliates will be terminated.
ORDER PROCESSING
We will be solely responsible for processing every order for our
products. Customers will use our secure online ordering process. Order
forms, payment processing, shipping, cancellations, returns, and related
customer service are our responsibility.
All of our rules, operating procedures and policies regarding customer
orders and accounts will apply to orders we receive through special
links on your site. We reserve the right to reject any order that does
not comply with our rules, operating procedures and policies.
Every customer who buys a product through this program is deemed to be a
customer of ours. You do not have the authority to make or accept any
offer on our behalf. All our policies regarding customer orders,
including product availability, pricing and problem resolution, will
apply to these customers. We are not responsible for any representations
made by you which contradict our policies.(See
"Policies/Contact" link at bottom)
TRACKING OF SALES
We will be solely responsible for tracking sales we make to customers
who follow links from your website. We use AffiliateShop.
Statements of your sales activity will be available to you in "realtime"
with a special URL that we assign to you. Accessible 24 hours per day
and 7 days per week. You may access these stats via a password and
username we assign.
Only two entities may access your stats and affiliate information. That
would be you, and us (BuyAutoParts.com).
LINKS
We will provide you with a unique identifying URL for you to link to.
Each sale or referral that is generated from this URL will be attributed
to you. You will have access to your own private section to check your
stats in Real Time. Your links to the unique URL can be text links or
banner links, or a combination of the two, at your sole discretion. If
you choose banner links, you must use our banners. We will provide you
with a URL of all our banners, from which you can freely choose. You may
add as many links to BuyAutoParts.com, or remove such links, at anytime
and without prior approval from us.
** Inactive affiliates will be removed from participation in the
Program. Inactive means little or no "click-throughs" via your
banner/text links, as monitored via our affiliate program administrative
panel, for a period of sixty (60) days. And/or, non-placement of
affiliate banners/text ads. We will contact you after thirty (30) days
of "inactivity". Efforts will be made to help and encourage
your participation in the Program.
We will provide you with instructions on how to properly format the
links. You are responsible for ensuring the links are formatted
correctly. This will ensure accurate tracking of sales for credit to
your account. Every effort will be made to ensure that our site is
functional and available for customers referred to our site through your
"affiliate link".
We have NO responsibilities with regard to your site. BuyAutoParts.com
shall have no liability for any indirect, incidental, special or
consequential damages or any loss of revenue or profits arising under or
with respect to this agreement or the program. In addition, BuyAutoParts.com's
aggregate liability arising under or with respect to this agreement or
the program shall in no event exceed total referral fees paid or payable
to the affiliate under this agreement.
COMMISSION AND PAYMENT
We will pay you 5% of any and all purchases made by a customer referred
by your "affiliate link" through our banners or text links
(Not including any applicable sales tax and shipping charge).
Minimum amount for payment is fifty dollars ($50). Any amount under this
will be held in your account until the minimum for pay out is reached.
(this is ongoing)
Payment will be made in the form of a bank check from us,
BuyAutoParts.com (BuyAutoParts.com), paid in US dollars. Checks will be
mailed within ten days of the first of the month for the prior month's
sales. For example, commissions for sales made during May will be sent
out on or before the 10th of June. We are not responsible for paying
interest to Affiliates for accrued but not yet delivered Commission
payments.
Payment will be made out to you and mailed, via U.S. postal mail, to the
address you provide at sign-up. (you will be able to modify your address
and contact info via your private affiliate area)
Any "refunds" to a customer, referred through your
"affiliate link", will be deducted from your
"credited" commission/s. (The majority of customers gladly
accept replacement of products.) Charge backs (None to date!), if any,
will be deducted from your "credited" commissions.
TERM OF THE AGREEMENT
The term of this agreement will begin upon our acceptance of your
affiliate program application and your placement of our banner or
textual link on your site and will end when terminated by either party.
Either you or we may terminate this agreement at any time, by giving the
other party written notice of termination. This will be in the form of
"email". You can only earn referral fees on sales occurring
during the term. We will never withhold any payment due. Payment of
monies owed you will be payable on the same schedule as stated above for
commission payment. Upon termination of this agreement, the former
Affiliate must remove all Affiliate links and graphics from its web
site, and refrain from publishing same in any manner whatsoever.
INCOME TAX LIABILITY
You must understand and agree that you are acting as an independent
contractor and as such will be responsible for your own Income Taxes and
any other tax liabilities that affect the sales of our products in your
state. By law, any commissions in excess of five hundred ninety nine
($599) dollars must be reported by us on a Federal Tax form 1099 (that's
why we ask for your SSAN-social security number on the sign-up page).
You will be sent this form and are required to sign and return to us
before any 'further payment' to you can or will be made.
MODIFICATION
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. Any modifications will ALSO be notified, by
email, to all participating affiliates. If any modification is
unacceptable to you, you may terminate this agreement. Your continued
participation in the program following notification of our new program
will constitute binding acceptance of the change.
RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
You and We are independent contractors, and nothing in this Agreement
will create any partnerhip, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales
representative or employment relationship between the parties. You will
have no authority to make or accept any offers or representations on our
behalf. You will not make any statement, whether on your site or
otherwise, that reasonably would contradict anything written here.
CONFLICTS AND DISPUTES
As with any program, a conflict or dispute may occasionally arise due to
tracking, orders, commission calculation, performance issues and appeals
regarding "termination for cause". Below is outlined who to
contact and how to handle any such situation.
- If a concern should arise, send an email stating your full name, your
affiliate ID, your address and state the specifics of your concern.
Include any dates or numbers that apply. We will investigate immediately
and will reply as soon as possible.
- Though we will be more than willing to settle the dispute in as fair a
manner as possible we realize this situation may arise. In this case we
will be open to mediation or arbitration to settle the matter.
- We have NOT pre-selected a mediator or arbitrator. Should one be
needed we will select a non-biased, third party moderator.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
E-mail: sales@buyautoparts.com
Phone: 888-907-7225
mail: BuyAutoParts.com - 10211 Pacific Mesa Blvd, Suite 404. San
Diego, CA 92121
PRIVACY POLICY
It's pretty simple... We ONLY use the information you submit to maintain
your account. That is, to make your commission payments and to
communicate changes in OUR product offerings. We will NOT email you with
any other company's products... period! We WILL notify you of new
banners and or text links to facilitate promotion of BuyAutoParts.com.
We Do Not Now nor Will We in the future, Sell, Rent or otherwise make
your personal information available to anyone!
This concludes the agreement. Thank you for taking the time to read it
carefully. We look forward to working with you, our Valued Affiliates!
By signing up for our Program, you are in effect, agreeing to the above
"affiliate agreement".
When you are ready you can
Sign up.
Click here to signup as an affiliate.
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