This individual referral agreement ("Agreement"), made and entered into this
02/07/2012
(the "Effective Date"), by and between AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS, a Michigan Limited
Liability Company, with its principal place of business at 41570 Hayes Rd, Clinton
Township, Mi 48038 ("AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS"), AND an individual whose name, address
and contact details are noted on the electronically updated profile accompanying
this web page ("IR Agent"), contains the complete terms and conditions that apply
to the IR Agent’s participation in the AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS referral agent program
. AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS & IR Agent are sometimes collectively referred to as "Parties"
and singularly as "Party"
WHEREAS, AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS is certified to market and sell ADT products and
services as an authorized retailer or marketer of such products and services (the
“Business”); AND WHEREAS, IR Agent desires to provide certain marketing services
to AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS as specified in this Agreement, and AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS
desires to obtain these services on the terms and conditions herein provided; NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the mutual promises contained in
this Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows:
- DEFINITIONS
- “Brand Products and Services” means the various products and services provided by
AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS brand partners, as notified by AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS on its
website from time to time.
- “Installation” means such support services and actions as are required to ensure
the proper functioning and use of the Brand Products after purchase and before first
use by Customer, as defined below.
- “Activation” means such support services and actions as are required to ensure the
proper functioning and use of the Brand Services after purchase and before first
use by Customer, as defined below.
- "Sales Leads" means the sales leads generated by IR Agent for Brand Products and
Services.
- “Customer” means a Sales Lead who goes on to purchase Brand Products or Services
and has these installed.
- “Website”: Website shall mean www.ushomealarm.com.
- “Services”: Services involve an IR Agent marketing Brand Products or Services, generating
Sales Leads, completing a form on the Website where she/he indicates a person or
entity as a Sales Lead of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS.
- “Referral Program”: The Referral Program is a marketing system, set out in this
Agreement, which allows an IR Agent to become affiliated with AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS,
to provide Services to AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS and help promote Brand Products & Services
in an efficient way.
- "Confidential Information" means the technical information and management information
which are unknown to the public, can bring economic benefit to recipients, have
practicability and are subject to the confidential measures adopted by the recipients.
"Confidential Information" also means any information, including, but not limited
to, trade secrets, business processes, manufacturing processes, business plans,
inventions, techniques, data of any kind, drawings, customer lists, financial statements,
sales data, proprietary business information of any sort, research or development
projects or results, tests, and/or any non-public information which concerns the
business, operations, ideas or plans of licensor conveyed to the licensee by any
format or means including, but not limited to written, typed, magnetic, or orally
transmitted. Confidential Information shall not include information that is known
to the receiving Party at the time of disclosure, publicly known information, information
independently developed by the non disclosing Party, or information approved for
release upon a prior written consent of the disclosing Party.
- "Intellectual Property Rights" means any and all now known or hereafter known tangible
and intangible (i) rights associated with works of authorship, including but not
limited to copyrights, moral rights, and rights in architectural and mask works;
(ii) trademark, service mark, trade dress and trade name rights and similar rights;
(iii) trade secret rights; (iv) patent, design, algorithm and other industrial property
rights; (v) all other intellectual and industrial property rights (of every kind
and nature throughout the universe and however designated), whether arising by operation
of law, contract, license, or otherwise; and (vi) all registrations, applications,
renewals, extensions, reversions, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions
or reissues thereof, whether now or hereafter in force, throughout the universe.
- OBLIGATIONS OF IR AGENT
- Services: During the Term, as defined below, IR Agent
shall provide the Services in accordance with this Agreement.
- Sales Personnel: IR Agent may allow only its employees
(and not any other independent contractors, sub-agents or other parties) to perform
the Services under this Agreement except with AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS’ prior written
consent, which may be withheld in AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS’ discretion.
- Potential Customer Information: Except as expressly
mentioned in this Agreement, IR Agent shall not collect or maintain any information
on Sales Leads. All Sales Leads shall be directed immediately to AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS’
online ordering form or to AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS’ dedicated call center, as applicable,
where all customer information will be gathered and sales will be completed. Information
about Sales Leads may be maintained by the IR Agent only if such information was
gathered by the IR Agent for prior unrelated business transactions and was collected
and continues to be maintained in accordance with applicable law.
- OBLIGATIONS OF AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS
- Customer Accounts: AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS will determine,
in its sole discretion, whether to accept or reject any Sales Leads. AK SECURITY
SOLUTIONS will have no obligation to IR Agent or any other third party for any Sales
Leads rejected by AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS.
- Product Sales: AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS will be responsible
for completing all orders for Sales Leads generated through IR Agent’s efforts that
purchase any Brand Products or Services. AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS will be responsible
for collecting all revenue due from the applicable brand partners as a result of
such purchases.
- No Exclusivity Required Of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS: :
AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS may itself solicit Sales Leads from consumers, either directly,
indirectly, or in conjunction with any third party, and may authorize parties other
than IR Agent to act as its commissioned associates to solicit Sales Leads, for
any compensation and upon any other terms as AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS may determine
in its discretion. Such compensation and terms may differ from those provided IR
Agent in this Agreement. IR Agent acknowledges that AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS and such
other parties may compete with IR Agent in the solicitation of Sales Leads.
- APPROVAL OF MARKETING MATERIALS REQUIRED
IR Agent shall not incorporate into its marketing materials or activities any concept,
design or matter that would infringe upon any Intellectual Property Right of any
third party except any of the same that has been approved in writing by AK SECURITY
SOLUTIONS after full and complete disclosure by IR Agent of all material information
pertaining thereto ("Approved Third Party Materials"). IR Agent shall comply in
all respects with any conditions imposed on the use of Approved Third Party Materials,
which may include, without limitation, marks and copyrighted materials. Any failure
to do so will be a material breach hereof.
- OBLIGATIONS OF AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS
The following rules of engagement are to be followed:
- IR Agent is not allowed to bid upon or conduct targeted online marketing efforts
on keywords related to ADT trademark, including but not limited to, www.adt.com
domain or tracking URL, in pay per click search engine or through contextual advertising,
including but not limited to, Google, Yahoo, and MSN. If the IR Agent violates this
policy, the Agency will be terminated immediately without warning.
- IR Agent who wants to bid on search engines for the purpose of this Referral Program
must drive the traffic to their own URL as provided by www.ushomealarm.
- Negative broad matches on the word "ADT" must not be applied to any pay per click
activities IR Agent are conducting on the behalf of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS.
- Without reducing the general scope of the above, IR Agents specifically cannot do
the following while using pay per click:
- "Exact" or "Broad" match bidding on the trademark term “ADT” and derivatives of
its spelling.
- "Term Misspelling" bidding on the trademark term “ADT” and derivatives of its spelling.
- "Broad" match bidding on any combinations of that include the keyword terms ADT.
- "Phrase" matches bidding on the keyword term grouping “Protect America”.
- Bidding upon or targeting of the keyword ADT Alarm and derivatives of its spelling
for other competitive offerings, such as ATD Alarm
- Contextual marketing efforts of any kind whatsoever focused or targeted through
a keyword match on the keyword ADT and derivatives of its spelling.
- Attempts to cyber squat through the misspelling or use of ADT trademarks and their
derivatives within URL strings and domain names.
- General terms such as “home security” or “home alarm” or any other word that does
not include “ADT” are allowed and are thus exempt from these bidding restrictions
- TERMS OF AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS’S OFFER TO SALES LEADS
- The following terms governing the purchase of Brand Products & Services will be
communicated by IR Agent to Sales Leads:
- Form of payment by Customer shall be by credit card or electronic charge.
- $99.00 will be charged by ADT at the time of installation as Customer Installation
Charge.
- A 36-Month Monitoring Agreement, between Customer & ADT shall be required. This
Agreement will note monitoring charges of $35.99 per month ($1295.64).
- Offer shall be valid for new ADT authorized dealer Customers only and not on purchases
from ADT Security Services, Inc.
- Offers shall apply only to homeowners.
- This offer cannot be combined with any other offer.
- Other rate plans are also available.
- COMPENSATION
- IR Agent will be paid each month, a commission for each Brand Products Installed
for Customers generated through IR Agent’s efforts, within that month
- IR Agent will be paid commissions for each Brand Services Activated for Customers
generated through IR Agent’s efforts, next month following the Activation. Payment
will be made on or before the 20th day of the month following the Activation.
- All payments shall be made via check, direct deposit or PayPal.
- The commission shall be calculated as follows:
- $150 for 1-24 Installations/Activations
- $175 for 25-99 Installations/Activations
- $200 for each Sale for 100+ Installations/Activations
- OBLIGATIONS OF AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS
- Reservation of Rights: IR Agent shall have no right
to use any of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's Intellectual Property except as expressly
and specifically permitted by AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS in writing. Any such permitted
use shall not include the right to assign or sublicense except as expressly and
specifically permitted by AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS in writing, and any permitted assignment
or sublicense shall not include any right to further assign or sublicense except
as expressly and specifically permitted by AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS in writing. All
rights not expressly and specifically granted by AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS hereunder
are expressly reserved.
IR Agent has no right to use AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's Intellectual Property in any
of IR Agent's advertising, publicity or promotion, to express or imply any endorsement
by AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS of IR Agent's Services, or in any other manner whatsoever
except as expressly and specifically permitted by AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS in writing.
IR Agent shall not represent itself as an AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS licensee, and no
provision of this Agreement shall be construed as vesting in IR Agent any control
whatsoever in AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS or its operations or any ownership interest
in AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's Intellectual Property.
- Unauthorized Use, Infringement or Transfer IR Agent
may not assign or sublicense any of its limited rights to use AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's
Intellectual Property to any person or entity without AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's express
and specific prior written consent. Any consent by AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS to one
assignment or sublicense shall not constitute consent to a different or subsequent
assignment or sublicense. AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS grants no rights other than the
rights explicitly granted herein, and IR Agent shall not exceed the scope of its
right to use AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's Intellectual Property.
IR Agent shall immediately advise AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS of all actual or suspected
unauthorized uses of, and/or infringements upon, AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's Intellectual
Property of which it becomes aware. Any unauthorized use of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's
Intellectual Property by IR Agent or any attempt by IR Agent to transfer, assign
or sublicense its limited rights to AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's Intellectual Property,
other than as specifically provided herein, shall result in the immediate termination
of such right and termination of this Agreement at the sole discretion of AK SECURITY
SOLUTIONS. IR Agent acknowledges that an unauthorized use, assignment, sublicense
or transfer of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's Intellectual Property could result in substantial
and irreparable harm to AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS. Accordingly, IR Agent agrees that,
in addition to other remedies that may be available to AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS at
law, AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS will have the right to obtain equitable remedies for
any breach of this Section by IR Agent, including without limitation, injunctive
relief.
- Asset of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS: :IR Agent acknowledges
and agrees that AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's Intellectual Property is a valuable asset
of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS. IR Agent agrees that it shall not execute any documents
or take any actions that could, directly or indirectly, have a negative impact on,
or in any way impair the value of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS’s Intellectual Property
and/or AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's ownership or use of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's Intellectual
Property. IR Agent acknowledges and agrees that it has not acquired nor will acquire
any right, title, interest or claim of ownership in any of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's
Intellectual Property or goodwill (whether or not arising from use of AK SECURITY
SOLUTIONS's Intellectual Property by IR Agent).
- Third Party Marks: AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS presently
has a limited right to use in the Business certain intellectual property, which
may include the marks ("Third Party Marks") of certain third parties ("Third Party
Mark Holders"). AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS will seek to obtain from such Third Party
Mark Holders the permission to grant IR Agent a revocable limited right to use such
Third Party Marks ("Third Party Mark Rights") as AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS believes
is desirable for carrying out the Services under this Agreement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, however, IR Agent understands and agrees that (i) AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS
cannot and does not guarantee that the Third Party Mark Holders will permit AK SECURITY
SOLUTIONS to grant IR Agent Third Party Mark Rights; and (ii) if the Third Party
Mark Holders permit AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS to grant IR Agent Third Party Mark Rights
during the Term of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section with respect to
AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS's Property shall apply equally to the Third Party Marks, subject
to any additional or varying restrictions on the use of Third Party Mark Rights
imposed by the Third Party Mark Holders.
- TERM AND TERMINATION
- The Term of this Agreement will begin upon the acceptance by AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS
of the IR Agent clicking the “I AGREE” button below and will automatically renew
every year. Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time, without supplying
a reason, through written notice to the other Party at the applicable address noted
below.
- Either Party may give notice to the other Party in writing of the notifying Party’s
desire to renew the Agreement prior to its expiry.
- At termination or expiry, any pending transactions open for service to Sales Leads
generated by the IR Agent, will be processed by AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS.
- Any funds that AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS hold for the IR Agent, will be set off against
any sums due to AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS from the IR Agent, and be paid off to the
IR Agent.
- IR Agent may not seek termination of this Agreement as a means of evading responsibilities
or disputes towards or with Sales Leads generated through the efforts of IR Agent.
If pending disputes remain at termination, IR Agent authorizes AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS
to hold funds that AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS hold for the IR Agent, for up to 180 days
or further as required to protect AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS from sale reversals or customer
disputes.
- Upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason, IR Agent will immediately
cease the use of and shall remove from IR Agent’s website, all Links to the Website,
and all AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS trademarks, trade dress, and logos, and all other
materials provided by or on behalf of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS to IR Agent pursuant
hereto or in connection with the Referral Program.
- CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Each Party agrees that it will keep confidential any and all Information it receives
from the other Party, either orally, or in writing, whether in documentation or
electronically, and will not disclose all or any part of such information to any
third party. Each Party will use such Confidential Information only in pursuit of
its duties under this Agreement for the term of this Agreement. Each Party shall
take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized disclosure of Confidential
Information by its staff, agents, or other representatives. Each Party shall promptly
return all Confidential Information of the other Party, including any and all copies
of such Confidential Information, upon the termination of this Agreement. In the
event of any breach of this provision, the non-breaching Party will be entitled
to any and all remedies available at law and/or in equity. The provisions of this
section are in addition to any other rights provided under applicable law with respect
to confidential or trade secret information and shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Agreement.
- INDEMNITY
- EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION, NEITHER PARTY SHALL HAVE ANY OBLIGATIONS
TO INDEMNIFY THE OTHER PARTY.
- Indemnification By IR AgentIR AGENT AGREES TO DEFEND,
INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND CONTRACTORS (INCLUDING THE THIRD PARTIES REFERENCES
ABOVE), AGAINST ALL COSTS, EXPENSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, JUDGMENTS, ATTORNEYS’
FEES AND LOSSES INCURRED THROUGH CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES AGAINST AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS
OR A AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS CONTRACTOR BASED ON OR ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF THIS
AGREEMENT, OR THE BREACH OF ANY COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES HEREIN,
BY IR AGENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO (I) INFRINGEMENT OR MISAPPROPRIATION BY
IR AGENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INCLUDING THIRD PARTY MARKS; OR, (II)
MISUSE BY IR AGENT OF AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS'S CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OR ANY OTHER
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OF A THIRD PARTY; OR, (III)CLAIMS THAT ORIGINATE FROM DEFECTS
IN IR AGENT’S MARKETING METHODS OR DELIVERY OF SERVICES, WHETHER OR NOT LEADING
UP TO A BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT; AND (B) NEGLIGENCE, NON-COMPLIANCE OF THE PROVISIONS
IN THIS AGREEMENT OR FAILURE TO PERFORM SERVICES AGREED UPON, ON THE PART OF IR
AGENT. IN THE EVENT A THIRD PARTY CLAIM IS BROUGHT AGAINST AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS
OR A AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS BRAND PARTNER, IR AGENT SHALL ENGAGE COUNSEL REASONABLY
SATISFACTORY TO AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS OR SUCH BRAND PARTNER, PROVIDED THAT NO SETTLEMENT
SHALL BE MADE WITHOUT AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS'S PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT. IF IR AGENT
FAILS OR REFUSES TO DEFEND ANY SUCH CLAIM, AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS OR SUCH BRAND PARTNER
MAY ASSUME CONTROL OF THE DEFENSE AND IR AGENT SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS
AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS, SUCH BRAND PARTNER, AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES FOR ALL FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH OR ARISING
FROM SUCH DEFENSE. AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS OR SUCH BRAND PARTNER WILL HAVE THE RIGHT
TO SET OFF THE AMOUNT OF ANY INDEMNITY CLAIMS MADE IN GOOD FAITH BY AK SECURITY
SOLUTIONS AGAINST ANY COMPENSATION THAT MAY BE OWED TO IR AGENT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
OR OTHERWISE.
- Indemnification By AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS:AK SECURITY
SOLUTIONS AGREES TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, AND HOLD HARMLESS IR AGENT AND ITS OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES, AGAINST ALL COSTS, EXPENSES, AND LOSSES INCURRED
THROUGH CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES AGAINST IR AGENT BASED ON OR ARISING OUT OF ANY
BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE BREACH OF ANY COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
HEREIN, BY AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS. IN THE EVENT A THIRD PARTY CLAIM IS BROUGHT AGAINST
IR AGENT, AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS WILL ENGAGE COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO IR
AGENT. IF AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS FAILS OR REFUSES TO DEFEND ANY SUCH CLAIM, IR AGENT
MAY ASSUME CONTROL OF THE DEFENSE AND AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS WILL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD
HARMLESS IR AGENT AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES FOR ALL COMMERCIALLY
REASONABLE FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH OR ARISING FROM SUCH DEFENSE.
- REPRESENTATION & WARRANTIES
EACH PARTY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS TO THE OTHER THAT (A) IT HAS THE FULL POWER TO
ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO PERFORM ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, (B) THIS AGREEMENT
CONSTITUTES A LEGAL, VALID AND BINDING OBLIGATION OF SUCH PARTY, ENFORCEABLE AGAINST
SUCH PARTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS, AND (C) THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT CONTRAVENE,
VIOLATE OR CONFLICT WITH ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OF SUCH PARTY.
- RESERVATIONS
- EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY MAKES, AND EACH
PARTY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT
OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, TITLE, ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE,
DEALING OR TRADE USAGE, AND THEIR EQUIVALENTS UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
- b. EXCEPT AS SPECFICALLY ALLOWED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY WILL MAKE ANY
CLAIMS, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ON BEHALF OF THE OTHER PARTY OR BIND THE OTHER
PARTY. DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT, NEITHER PARTY SHALL MAKE ANY PUBLIC STATEMENTS
DISPARAGING THE OTHER PARTY’S TRADEMARKS, SOFTWARES OR SERVICES.
- SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL SURVIVE AND
REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FOR 12 MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
- EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS, COST, DAMAGE,
CLAIM, OR OTHER CHARGE THAT ARISES OUT OF OR IS CAUSED BY THE ACTIONS OF ITSELF
OR ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS. NO PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, COST, DAMAGE,
CLAIM, OR OTHER CHARGE THAT ARISES OUT OF OR IS CAUSED BY THE ACTIONS OF THE OTHER
PARTY OR ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS. JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITIES WILL NOT ATTACH
TO THE PARTIES; NO PARTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS OF ANY OTHER PARTY, BUT
IS ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE TASKS ASSIGNED TO IT AND TO WHICH IT AGREES IN THE
AGREEMENT.
- NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES FOR LOST DATA, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE OR LOST BUSINESS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, HOWEVER CAUSED AND BASED ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE
OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY.
- WITHOUT FORGOING ON THE GENERALITY OF THE ABOVE, IN CASE ANY THIRD PARTY MAKES OR
RAISES A CLAIM AGAINST AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS CAUSED BY THE ACTIONS OF IR AGENT OR
ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE SAME.
- No Spam
IR Agent agrees not to use e-mail addresses of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS customers to
send unsolicited e-mails. IR Agent agrees not to use unsolicited e-mail, Usenet,
message board postings, or similar methods of mass messaging (Spam) to generate
Sales Leads. The use of spam to promote the Website or the Brand Products & Services
will lead to immediate and permanent termination of this Agreement for cause. In
addition, the IR Agent may be subject to State and Federal penalties and other legal
consequences under applicable law.
- Miscellaneous
- Assignment: IR Agent shall not assign or delegate or otherwise transfer its rights
or duties under this Agreement except with the prior written consent of AK SECURITY
SOLUTIONS and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Consent to such
an assignment, delegation or transfer may be withheld by AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS for
no reason or for any reason whatsoever. A sale, transfer or encumbrance by the owners
of IR Agent, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law, of twenty-five
percent (25%) or more of the ownership of IR Agent, or the merger of IR Agent into
or with any other third party or entity, shall be deemed to be an attempted transfer
in violation of this provision. Any prohibited assignment will be void. AK SECURITY
SOLUTIONS may assign, transfer, delegate or grant all or any part of its rights
pursuant to this Agreement to any other third party or entity. Subject to the foregoing,
this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors
and assigns of the Parties hereto.
- Severability: If any portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the Parties agree that such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining portions
of this Agreement, and the parties shall seek in good faith to agree to substitute
for the invalid provision a valid provision that most closely approximates the economic
effect and intent of the invalid provision.
- Relationship: The relationship between the parties shall at all times be that of
independent contractors. No employment, partnership, agency or joint venture relationship
is formed by this referral agreement and at no time may the IR Agent position itself
as affiliated to AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS, except as an independent referrer. In view
of this independent relationship the IR Agent shall not enter into any agreements
on behalf of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS, shall make no warranty either expressed or implied
on behalf of AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS and shall not incur any expenses on behalf of
AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS.
- Governing Law: This Agreement will be governed, interpreted, and enforced by the
Laws of the State of Michigan. Any dispute or controversy that the parties cannot
amicably resolve will be brought to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State Courts
in Michigan, USA or where AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS is then headquartered. Arbitration
and mediation for unresolved disputes and controversies will take place in Clinton
Township, Michigan. Both Parties accept that there would be mandatory arbitration
or mediation prior to litigation and waive their rights to approach the courts directly,
including where such waivers may be voided or excepted under law at the waiving
Party’s option.
- Notices: Any notice to be provided under this Agreement must be in writing and must
be posted or delivered at the addresses or by facsimile, at the fax number/s as
stated below. A notice will be considered as having been properly given, if posted,
on the date of receipt; if sent by facsimile, when the sender receives the fax report
back confirming receipt; if personally delivered, when the receiving Party confirms
receipt back to the sending Party. A Party may from time to time change its address
by written notice to the other Party.
If to AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS:
AK SECURITY SOLUTIONS, LLC
41570 Hayes Rd
Clinton Township, Mi 48038
If to IR Agent: At the address noted in the IR Agent’s profile following this web
page.
- Waiver, Discharge, Amendment, Etc: The failure of any Party hereto to enforce at
any time any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed to
be a waiver of any such provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of this
Agreement or any part thereof or the right of the Party thereafter to enforce each
and every such provision. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held
to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. Neither this Agreement nor any
term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated, nor may any waiver,
permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any Party be
effective against such Party, other than by a written instrument signed by the Party
against whom enforcement of such amendment, waiver, discharge, termination, permit,
consent or approval is sought and expressly stating the extent to which such instrument
shall be an amendment, waiver, discharge, termination, permit, consent or approval
relating to this Agreement.
- Entire Agreement: Unless otherwise set out, this Agreement constitutes the entire
Agreement between the Parties relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes
any and all prior Agreements, negotiations, representations and understandings whether
written or oral between the Parties relating to its subject matter. This Agreement
may not be modified in any manner except by a further written Agreement signed by
each of the Parties.
- Approvals and Consents: IR Agent shall obtain all necessary third party consents,
releases of Liens or other approvals which may be necessary on the part of IR Agent
to consummate this Agreement.
- No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is
intended to confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on
any other person other than the Parties to this Agreement and their respective permitted
successors and assigns, nor is anything in this Agreement intended to relieve or
discharge any obligation of any third party to any Party hereto or give any third
party any right of subrogation or action against any Party to this Agreement.
- Section Headings: Titles and headings to Sections herein are inserted for convenience
of reference only and are not intended to affect the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption
or other rule requiring construction hereof against the Party causing this Agreement
to be drafted.
- Pronouns: Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular
form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.
- Inconsistency: Unless otherwise expressly stated in such other document, if there
is a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any document prepared
pursuant to this Agreement from time to time, containing rules, procedures or articles
that are binding upon the Party, this Agreement shall prevail.
- Public Announcement: In the event any Party proposes to issue any press release
or public announcement concerning any provisions of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby, such Party shall so advise the other Parties hereto, and the
Parties shall thereafter use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause a mutually
agreeable release or announcement to be issued. Except as otherwise required by
law or applicable stock exchange regulations, neither Party will publicly or privately
disclose or divulge any provisions of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby without the other Party's written consent.
- Force Majeure: No Party shall be liable, in respect to any delay in completion of
work hereunder or of the non-performance of any term or condition of this Agreement
directly or indirectly resulting from delays by Acts of God; acts of the public
enemy; strikes; lockouts; epidemic and riots; power failure; water shortage or adverse
weather conditions; or other causes beyond the control of the Party. In the event
of any of the foregoing, the time for performance shall be equitably and immediately
adjusted, and in no event shall any Party be liable for any consequential or incidental
damages from its performance or non-performance of any term or condition of this
Agreement. The Parties shall resume the completion of work under this Agreement
as soon as possible subsequent to any delay due to force majeure. Delays in performance,
or failure to perform, by any Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
shall not constitute a default hereunder or give rise to any claim for damages if
and to the extent caused by occurrences beyond the control of the Party affected;
lack of finances shall not be considered a cause beyond a Party’s control.
- Counterparts: This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed as original and all of which together shall constitute
one instrument.
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