BILLING REVOLUTION
MOBILE COMMERCE SERVICES AGREEMENT
Note to Publisher:
By creating an account in the
Merchant Account Tool (MAT) you accept all terms and conditions of the
agreement set forth.
This
agreement shall become effective immediately upon Publisher (“Publisher”)
creation of an account in the Billing Revolution Merchant Account Tool (“Effective Date”). The agreement is made and entered into by and
between Billing Revolution, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Billing Revolution") and the
("Publisher").
1. Principal
Business Terms.
a. Mature
Content Transactions. Transaction Fees of 7.5% plus 50 cents per
Qualifying Purchase.
b. General Transactions. Transaction Fees of 3.5% plus 50 cents per
Qualifying Purchase.
2. Other
Terms and Conditions. This Agreement
includes, and incorporates by this reference, the Mobile Commerce Terms and
Conditions and all exhibits thereto, copies of which are attached or have
otherwise been provided to Publisher.
3. Definitions. All terms used herein with initial letters
capitalized, unless otherwise defined, have the meanings set forth in the
Mobile Commerce Terms and Conditions.
The
parties have entered into this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
BILLING
REVOLUTION
MOBILE COMMERCE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
These Mobile Commerce Terms
and Conditions (“Terms and Conditions”)
are a material part of, and are incorporated into, the Mobile Commerce Services
Agreement between Billing Revolution and Publisher. Billing Revolution and Publisher hereby agree
as follows:
1.1.
“Billing Revolution Materials”
means any graphics, images, content, links to Products, or other materials
provided by Billing Revolution to Publisher.
1.2.
“Link” means a link to a
Product that is supplied by Billing Revolution to Publisher or created by
Publisher in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
1.3.
“Merchant Account Tool”
means the Service’s online account management tool that allows Publisher to, in
accordance with this Agreement, register Products on the Service and otherwise
manage Publisher’s account.
1.4.
“Platform” means Billing
Revolution’s proprietary platform that processes Transactions on the Service.
1.5.
“Product” means a product
that is made available for purchase by Publisher on the Publisher Service and
is registered by Publisher in the Service using the Merchant
Account Tool.
1.6.
“Publisher Service” means
those portions of the user interface visible on the screen of any handheld
mobile device through which a user of such device is able to navigate directly
to the Service via a Link.
1.7.
“Service” means Billing
Revolution’s processing of transactions as described in this Agreement.
1.8. “Trademarks” means logos and other trademarks, if any, of Billing Revolution and third-party licensors that are identified in the Merchant Account Tool for use by Publisher in accordance with this Agreement.
1.9.
“Transaction” means the
purchase of a Product by a user of the Publisher Service who clicks through a
Link to the Service.
1.10. “Transaction Fees” means the per-Transaction fees payable to Billing
Revolution by Publisher, consisting of a fixed per-Transaction fee and a fee
based upon the retail price for the applicable Product, each as set forth on
page one (1) of this Agreement.
2.1.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Billing
Revolution will use commercially reasonable efforts to operate the Service and
to enable users of the Publisher Service to conduct Transactions using a
wireless device.
2.2.
Billing Revolution may reject or limit Transactions that do not comply
with requirements that Billing Revolution may establish from time to time, and,
more generally, reserves the right to reject or limit Transactions from time to
time in its sole discretion. Except as
set forth in this Section 2, Publisher will be solely responsible for, and will
bear all risk and liability for, sourcing, storing, fulfilling, and delivering
all Products, and will do so in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and
all Billing Revolution policies as made available within the Merchant Account
Tool or otherwise provided from Publisher from time to time.
2.3.
Publisher will bear all risk, liability and responsibility for: (a) any non-delivery, misdelivery, theft, or
other mistake or act in connection with the delivery of Products; and (b) any
non-conformity or defect in any Products.
Publisher will take appropriate actions to resolve any user customer
support, technical support, or other issues with respect to Products.
2.4.
Publisher will supply to Billing Revolution accurate and complete
information for each Product to be made available for Transactions on the
Service, together with any other related information, requested within the
Merchant Account Tool or otherwise reasonably requested by Billing Revolution. Publisher will update such information as
frequently as necessary so that the information is at all times current,
accurate, and complete, and will ensure that all information provided with
respect to any particular Product is relevant to such Product.
2.5.
Publisher will post and maintain a statement of its privacy practices
that discloses Publisher’s use, collection, and disclosure of personally
identifiable information (including, without limitation, telephone numbers) of
users of the Publisher Service, and will maintain a link to such statement on
the Publisher Service. Publisher will
comply with such policy and, further, will comply with all policies or
requirements regarding personally identifiable information that Billing
Revolution makes available to Publisher from time to time. Publisher acknowledges that Billing
Revolution may contact users who navigate to the Service.
3.
Fee Calculations and
Accounting
3.1.
Billing Revolution will be the merchant of record for all Transactions,
and Billing Revolution’s name will appear on the user’s credit card
statement. When a user places a
Transaction for a Product, Billing Revolution will purchase the Product from
Publisher for an amount equal to the retail price for the Product, less all
applicable Transaction Fees (such net amount, the “Publisher Share”). Billing
Revolution will process the user’s payment for the retail price of the Product
and request that the Product be fulfilled.
3.2.
Company will bear all risk of refunds, chargebacks, rebills, bad debt
expense, and returns (including any gateway and other fees incurred by Billing
Revolution as to the foregoing) occurring in connection with Transactions, and
Billing Revolution will charge Company on a pass-through basis, and Company
agrees to pay, all chargeback, refund, rebill, gateway and like fees incurred
by Billing Revolution. If a End User
requests a refund for a Product (and Billing Revolution honors such refund
request, or Company initiates processing of the refund request in the Merchant
Account Tool), or if a End User initiates a chargeback with respect to a
Product, Billing Revolution will debit Company’s account for the full retail
price of the returned Product. .
3.3.
Publisher will provide, and update from time to time, (a) a valid
corporate credit card number and expiration date, and (b) accurate and complete
bank account information at which Publisher can receive payments. At the end of each calendar month during the
term of this Agreement, Billing Revolution will review Publisher’s
account. If Publisher’s account has a
negative balance, Billing Revolution will charge Publisher’s credit card on
file for the amount of the negative balance.
3.4.
If Publisher’s account has a positive balance in excess of $25.00 at
the end of a calendar month, Billing Revolution will pay Publisher within 30
days of the end of that calendar month by transferring funds to Publisher’s
bank account on file (or, if requested by Publisher using the Merchant Account
Tool, issue a check to Publisher at its registered address) for the amount of
the positive balance, less the applicable Holdback (defined below) and a
payment processing fee of $3.00. At
Publisher’s request, settlement payouts, including all applicable fees, can be
made for amounts under $25.00.
3.5.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms and Conditions,
Billing Revolution will have the right to hold in reserve an amount equal to
five percent of the amounts received by Billing Revolution in connection with
Transactions under this Agreement for the previous six months (“Holdback”). Billing Revolution will apply the Holdback to
any and all charge-backs and refunds paid to users under this Agreement. If the amount of the Holdback is greater than
zero on the ninetieth day following any termination or expiration of this
Agreement, Billing Revolution will pay the amount of the Holdback to Publisher.
3.6.
Billing Revolution will make available to Publisher a report,
statement, or other accounting (within the Merchant Account Tool or by email to
Publisher’s email address on file) for each calendar month during the term of
this Agreement during which Transactions take place. Other than federal and state net income
taxes imposed on Billing Revolution by the United States, Publisher will bear
all taxes, duties, and other governmental charges resulting from this
Agreement. Publisher is responsible for
reporting all income and calculating and paying all taxes (including, without
limitation, federal and state income taxes, FICA (Social Security or Medicare)
taxes, FUTA taxes, state unemployment insurance taxes, state disability
insurance taxes, and any other taxes related to its sale or license of Products
or otherwise relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Billing Revolution will maintain the right,
but assumes no obligation, to deduct or withhold any taxes from any amounts
payable to Publisher under this Agreement, and payment to Publisher as reduced
by any such deductions or withholdings will constitute full payment and
settlement to Publisher of such amounts.
All payments to Publisher will be in U.S. Dollars.
4.
Policies and Pricing. Users of the Publisher Service who navigate
to the Service will be deemed Billing Revolution’s users, and users of the
Publisher Service who enter into Transactions on or through the Billing
Revolution service will be deemed Billing Revolution’s customers. Accordingly, all of Billing Revolution’s rules,
policies, and operating procedures concerning use of the Service will apply to
those customers. Billing Revolution may
change its policies and operating procedures at any time in its sole
discretion.
5.
Links to Products. Subject to the terms of this Agreement,
Publisher will generate links for each Product within the Merchant Account
Tool. Billing Revolution may, but is not
obligated to, provide new or modified links to Publisher from time to time. If Billing Revolution provides new or
modified links to Publisher, Publisher must promptly use such links (and, if
applicable, cease to use any replaced or superseded Links). Upon request by Billing Revolution at any
time, Publisher will provide any banner advertisement, image, or other content
on the Publisher Service that incorporates or is associated with a Link (“Publisher Materials”) to Billing
Revolution for its review and written approval (which written approval may, for
purposes of this Section 5, be given by email).
Billing Revolution may approve of or reject Publisher Materials in its
sole discretion. Publisher must not
display on the Publisher Service (or elsewhere) any Publisher Materials that
Billing Revolution has rejected. If
Publisher creates Publisher Materials, it does so at its sole cost and expense
and without any assurance that any Publisher Materials will be approved by
Billing Revolution. Subject to any approval by Billing Revolution
required under this Section 5, Publisher is solely responsible for the development,
operation, and maintenance of Publisher Materials and the Publisher Service.
6.
Promotion of Products and Operation of
Publisher Service.
6.1.
Publisher will use commercially reasonable efforts to promote Products
by displaying Links on the Publisher Service in accordance with these Terms and
Conditions.
6.4.
Publisher must not, expressly or by implication, make or pass on any
representation or warranty regarding the Service, the Platform, Transactions,
or otherwise regarding Billing Revolution or its products or services. Publisher must not make any statement,
whether on the Publisher Service or otherwise, that contradicts, or is
inconsistent with, this Section 6.
6.5.
Without limiting Section 5, Publisher understands and agrees that the Publisher
Service, or relevant potions thereof, may need to be approved by Billing
Revolution and other third parties before Publisher may display Links on the Publisher
Service. Billing Revolution will notify
Publisher if approval is required, at which time Publisher must, if applicable,
immediately cease displaying the Links referenced by Billing Revolution (or, if
no particular Links are specified in such notice, all Links) until the time, if
any, that Billing Revolution notifies Publisher that approval has been
given. Billing Revolution and applicable
third parties may grant or withhold approval of the Publisher Service, and
applicable portions thereof, in their sole discretion.
7.
Term and Termination
7.1.
The term of this Agreement will commence upon the Effective Date and
will continue until terminated in accordance with this Agreement.
7.2.
Billing Revolution may suspend its performance under this Agreement at
any time upon notice to Publisher.
7.3.
In addition to the termination rights of either party specified
elsewhere in this Agreement, a party may terminate this Agreement with or
without cause at any time upon notice to the other party.
8.
Intellectual Property. No title
to or ownership of the Service, the Platform, the Billing Revolution Materials,
or any associated intellectual property rights, is transferred to Publisher
under this Agreement. Publisher will not
have any rights to the Platform, the Service, or any Billing Revolution
Materials except as expressly granted in this Agreement. Billing Revolution and its licensors reserve
all right, title, and interest (including, without limitation, all intellectual
property rights) in and to the Billing Revolution Materials, the Service, and
the Platform. Billing Revolution grants
to Publisher a nonexclusive, revocable right to use any Billing Revolution
Materials for which Billing Revolution grants express permission within the
Merchant Account Tool, solely for inclusion on the Publisher Service and solely
for promoting Links and Products during the term of this Agreement. Publisher must not use, modify, copy, distribute,
display, or make available any Billing Revolution Materials for any other
purpose. Publisher must follow all
guidelines for the use of the trademarks of Billing Revolution and its
licensors, as those guidelines may change from time to time. The license granted in this Section 8 will terminate upon any termination of this
Agreement. Billing Revolution may revoke
the license granted in this Section 8 at any time by providing written notice to Publisher.
9.1.
“Confidential Information,”
for purposes of these Terms and Conditions, means any trade secrets, Billing
Revolution Materials, or other information of Billing Revolution, whether of a
technical, business, or other nature (including, without limitation,
information relating to the Service or the Platform or otherwise relating to
its technology, software, products, services, designs, methodologies, business
plans, finances, marketing plans, suppliers, prospects, or other affairs), that
is disclosed to Publisher during the term of this Agreement and that Publisher
knows or has reason to know is confidential, proprietary, or trade secret
information of Billing Revolution.
Confidential Information does not include any information that: (a) was
known to Publisher prior to receiving the same from Billing Revolution in
connection with this Agreement; (b) is independently developed by Publisher
without use of or reference to Confidential Information; (c) is acquired by
Publisher from another source without restriction as to use or disclosure; or
(d) is or becomes part of the public domain through no fault or action of
Publisher.
9.2.
During and after the term of this Agreement, Publisher will: (a) use
Confidential Information solely for the purpose for which it is provided; (b)
not disclose Confidential Information to a third party unless the third party
must access the Confidential Information to perform in accordance with this
Agreement and the third party is bound by confidentiality obligations similar
to the terms contained in this Section 9; and (c) protect all Confidential Information from
unauthorized use and disclosure to the same extent (but using no less than a
reasonable degree of care) that it protects its own confidential information of
a similar nature. If Publisher is
required by law to disclose any Confidential Information, Publisher must give
prompt written notice of such requirement to Billing Revolution before such
disclosure and assist Billing Revolution in obtaining an order protecting the
Confidential Information from such disclosure.
Upon the termination or expiration of this Agreement, or upon earlier
request, Publisher will deliver to Billing Revolution all Confidential
Information that it may have in its possession or control.
9.3.
The obligations in this Section 9 are in addition to, and supplement, each party’s
obligations of confidentiality under any nondisclosure or other agreement
between the parties.
11. Indemnification. Publisher will indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless Billing Revolution, its affiliates, licensors, and suppliers, and
their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, and agents, from
and against any and all third-party claims, actions, suits, proceedings,
damages, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including without limitation
reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs) arising directly or indirectly from
or in connection with (a) Publisher’s development, operation, or maintenance of
the Publisher Service; (b) the Products; and Publisher’s promotion and supply
thereof; and (c) any breach by Publisher of any of the covenants, warranties,
or representations contained in this Agreement.
12.1. DISCLAIMER OF CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES. BILLING REVOLUTION AND ITS LICENSORS AND
SUPPLIERS WILL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE LIABLE TO PUBLISHER FOR LOST
PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE MOBILE
COMMERCE PROGRAM, THE PLATFORM, THE SERVICE, OR ANY OTHER SERVICES OR MATERIALS
PROVIDED BY BILLING REVOLUTION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF BILLING REVOLUTION
OR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS ARE APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING. THIS PROVISION WILL APPLY EVEN IF THE
REMEDIES IN THIS AGREEMENT HAVE FAILED OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
12.2. GENERAL LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF
BILLING REVOLUTION AND ITS LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR STRICT LIABILITY),
OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED UNDER
THIS AGREEMENT, THE MOBILE COMMERCE PROGRAM, THE PLATFORM, THE SERVICE, OR ANY
OTHER SERVICES OR MATERIALS PROVIDED BY BILLING REVOLUTION UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT, EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID OR PAYABLE TO BILLING REVOLUTION UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT DURING THE THREE (3) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE APPLICABLE
CLAIM.
12.3. INDEPENDENT ALLOCATIONS OF
RISK. EACH PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT THAT
PROVIDES FOR A LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, OR EXCLUSION
OF DAMAGES IS TO ALLOCATE THE RISKS OF THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THIS ALLOCATION IS REFLECTED IN THE PRICING
OFFERED BY BILLING REVOLUTION TO PUBLISHER AND IS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE
BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
EACH OF THESE PROVISIONS IS SEVERABLE AND INDEPENDENT OF ALL OTHER
PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE
LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION 12 WILL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL
PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY IN THIS AGREEMENT.
13.1. Changes to Terms and Conditions. Notwithstanding Section 13.10, Billing Revolution may modify any of the terms and
conditions contained in this Agreement, at any time and in its sole
discretion. In such event, Billing
Revolution will provide Publisher with written notice (which written notice,
for purposes of this Section 13.1, includes notice given by email to Publisher’s email
address on file) that these Terms and Conditions have been modified. Such notice will either describe the
revisions to these Terms and Conditions or direct Publisher to a URL at which
Publisher may review the revised Terms and Conditions. All revised terms will be deemed incorporated
into this Agreement immediately upon receipt by Publisher of such notice. IF ANY MODIFICATION TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OR RELATED BILLING REVOLUTION POLICIES IS UNACCEPTABLE TO PUBLISHER,
PUBLISHER’S ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT. PUBLISHER’S USE OF THE SERVICE (OR CONTINUED
PARTICIPATION IN THE MOBILE COMMERCE PROGRAM IN ANY OTHER MANNER) FOLLOWING A
MODIFICATION TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION 13.1 WILL CONSTITUTE BINDING ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGE.
13.2. Assignment. Publisher may not assign its
rights, duties, or obligations under this Agreement without Billing
Revolution’s prior written consent. If
consent is given, this Agreement will bind Publisher’s successors and
assigns. Any attempt by Publisher to
transfer its rights, duties, or obligations under this Agreement except as expressly
provided in this Agreement is void.
13.3. No Waiver. The waiver by either party of
any breach of any provision of this Agreement does not waive any other
breach. The failure of any party to
insist on strict performance of any covenant or obligation in accordance with
this Agreement will not be a waiver of such party’s right to demand strict
compliance in the future, nor will the same be construed as a novation of this
Agreement.
13.4. Force Majeure. Neither party will be liable
for, or be considered to be in breach of or default under this Agreement on
account of, any delay or failure to perform as required by this Agreement
(except with respect to monetary obligations) as a result of any cause or
condition beyond such party's reasonable control (including, without
limitation, any act or failure to act by the other party).
13.5. Cumulative Rights. The remedies specified in
this Agreement are in addition to any other remedies that may be available at
law or in equity.
13.6. Independent Parties. For the purposes of this Agreement,
Billing Revolution and Publisher are independent contracting parties. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions will be
construed as creating an agency relationship, an employer-employee
relationship, a partnership, a joint venture, or an obligation to form any
entity or any of the foregoing relationships between the parties.
13.7. Governing Law/Venue. This Agreement will be
interpreted, construed and enforced in all respects in accordance with (a) the
laws of the State of Washington applicable to agreements entered into and to be
performed wholly therein (without reference to the rules governing choice of
laws rules and principles) and (b) the federal laws of the United States of
America. Any legal action or proceeding
by either party to enforce, construe or otherwise concerning this Agreement
will be brought exclusively in the state and federal courts (as applicable)
located in King County in the State of Washington. In any such action or proceeding, each party
hereby agrees irrevocably submit to the exclusive personal and subject matter
jurisdiction and venue of such courts.
13.8. Notice. Notices under this Agreement
are sufficient if given by nationally recognized overnight courier service,
certified mail (return receipt requested), facsimile with electronic
confirmation, or personal delivery, at the addresses provided by Publisher in
the Merchant Account Tool (MAT). Notice
is effective: (a) when delivered
personally, (b) when sent by email (where email notice is authorized explicitly
under these Terms and Conditions or in any applicable Billing Revolution
policies made available on the Service); (c) three business days after sending
by certified mail, (d) on the business day after sending by a nationally
recognized courier service, or (e) on the business day after sending by
facsimile with electronic confirmation to the sender. A party may change its notice address by
giving notice in accordance with this section.
13.9.
Severability. If any term of this Agreement is held to be
invalid, void or unenforceable, then the remaining terms of this Agreement will
not be affected and will be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
13.10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire
agreement between Billing Revolution and Publisher concerning Publisher’s use
of and participation in the Mobile Commerce Program. This Agreement supersedes any other
agreements between Billing Revolution and Publisher relating to its
contents. Any changes to this Agreement
must be in writing and signed by each party.