The Legal Paige® Affiliate Agreement

This Agreement is between The Legal Paige, LLC (hereafter “Company”), and You (hereafter “Affiliate”) (collectively the “Parties”), for the purpose of Affiliate becoming a partner affiliate for Company’s contract shop (“Affiliate Program”). This Agreement shall become effective upon the date Affiliate submits its application to Company and accepts these Terms and Conditions.

1.    Scope of Affiliate Program

Affiliate understands and agrees that their business was evaluated by Company and determined by Company to be a proper fit as an affiliate marketer for Company’s legal template shop. Affiliate shall comply with this Agreement at all times and Company reserves the right to terminate Affiliate or amend or modify these terms and conditions at any time for any reason.

2.    Use of Affiliate Link

Company shall provide Affiliate with a unique tracking link that you place on their site or promote through other channels (“Affiliate Link”). Affiliate agrees to ONLY use this Affiliate Link to refer their audience to either the homepage of thelegalpaige.com or a webpage(s) of the Affiliate’s choice. Company reserves the right to change the Affiliate Link at any time if a misuse of the Affiliate Link has occurred.

Affiliate also agrees that they shall not use their own personal Affiliate Link to purchase any legal documents or related courses. To clarify, Affiliate cannot consider themselves as a legitimate referral.

Affiliate further agrees to not share their Affiliate Link on third-party awards, promotional, or coupon websites. Affiliate should only be referring purchasers from their own assets such as their website, email list, and/or social media channels.

Affiliate agrees that they are solely responsible for properly sharing or publishing the correct link. Company shall not be held liable for any incorrect spelling, formatting, or configuration of Affiliate Link by Affiliate.

3.    Commission Payout

Company agrees to pay Affiliate a 10-20% commission on each sale made (depending on Affiliate's tier they have reached) with Affiliate’s unique Affiliate Link based upon the final price of the sale including all discounts applied (“Payout”). Sales will be totaled at least once a month and will be made to Affiliate by Company through its Affiliate Platform and PayPal. Affiliate must link their PayPal account within 30 days of becoming an affiliate in order to be receive Payouts. If no PayPal account is linked within 30 days Affiliate will be removed from Affiliate Program. Affiliate Payouts are also only available when a total threshold of $50.00 or more in net commission sales by use of Affiliate’s Affiliate Link has been met. Any unpaid Payout amount below the threshold will roll into the following month.

If Company is charged back (due to a customer refund) at any time up to 12 months from the date of commissionable sale through Affiliate’s link, Company charge Affiliate back for that Commission.

Affiliate is responsible for maintaining proper payment information with Company and Affiliate Platform in order to receive Payouts, including current email address information, and accounting and tax documentation.

Company reserves the right to change Payout procedures in its sole and exclusive discretion. If Company does so, Affiliate will be notified.

Affiliate shall notify Company of any disputes as to payout within thirty (30) days of receipt of a specific monthly payout. Disputes filed after thirty (30) days of payout will not be addressed by Company.

4.    Affiliate Codes

Company may, at its sole discretion, offer Affiliate a unique code for their audience to receive a discount at thelegalpaige.com or for certain products. This type of code is never guaranteed and, if offered, will only occur at select times of the year. The code will track commissionable sales in addition to the Affiliate’s Affiliate Link.

Unique discount codes given to Affiliate have the ability to be compromised, misused, and abused by coupon tracking sites and other similar platforms/websites. If, at Company’s absolute discretion, it determines a unique code has been compromised, misused, or abused by such a site, Company reserves the right to investigate and Affiliate understands and agrees that they shall forfeit commissions owed directly relating their compromised code. If requested by Affiliate, Company will provide a report to Affiliate explaining how the code was inappropriately used by purchasers and the total amount of abused commission will be deducted from Affiliate’s commission payout.

Company further reserves the right to change an Affiliate’s code at anytime do to it being compromised, misused or abused. Company shall notify Affiliate promptly if this occurs and shall provide Affiliate with a new code. Affiliate understands and agrees that they are solely responsible for informing their audience if their code is changed.

5.    Affiliate Discount

Affiliate is eligible for a one-time, personal use 30% off discount in the TLP Shop upon completion of one full-length contract purchase (at least $497 in value prior to any discount codes applied) using their Affiliate Link. Upon the first sale, Affiliate may request this discount code and Company shall send the code via email.

6.    Affiliate Obligations 

Company monitors Affiliate’s account and all clicks and/or purchases coming through the account. Affiliate is required to make one sale within 180 days of joining the Company’s Affiliate Program in order to stay a qualified affiliate. Thereafter, Affiliate is required to make at least one sale every 180 days to stay active in the Affiliate Program. In the event that Affiliate has not made a sale in 180 days, Company will Notify Affiliate regarding pending program termination and may give a courtesy 30-day extension upon request. In the event Affiliate does not comply with the sale requirements after the 30-day courtesy period, Company reserves the right to terminate Affiliate from the Affiliate Program at its sole discretion.

Further, if Company determines that Affiliate is not in compliance with the terms of this Agreement or improperly uses the Affiliate Link, Company reserves the right to immediately terminate Affiliate’s participation in Affiliate Program.

Affiliate is responsible for ensuring operation and maintenance of the Affiliate sites, Affiliate Link, including technical operations, written claims, accuracy of materials. Affiliate must ensure that these do not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any third-party or otherwise violate any legal rights.

7.    Collaborations 

From time-to-time Company may, in its sole discretion, collaborate with Affiliate to produce content including, but not limited to, a social media post/story, blog post, podcast episode, Q&A session, evergreen webinar, etc. Affiliate understands and agrees that they are not guaranteed collaborations at any time. Furthermore, Affiliate understands and agrees that any collaboration or advertisement of collaboration should be posted or published only on Affiliates accounts or sites and that such collaborations will not be shared on Company’s website or social media accounts, unless otherwise agreed to by Parties.

8.    Reports

Affiliate will receive reports of all sales each month through the third-party Affiliate Platform. Affiliate may also login to their personal portal at any time to review all sales and statistics.

9.    Copyright 

Affiliate agrees that the intellectual property owned by Company includes all copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, and other intellectual property belonging to Company (“Company IP”). Company owns the copyright and intellectual property rights for any and all TLP Template Contracts and Clauses.

Subject to the limitations listed below, Company hereby grants to Affiliate a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access Company’s websites in conjunctions with the Affiliate Program and use the Company IP solely and exclusively in conjunctions with identifying Company and brand on the Affiliate Site to send customers to the Affiliate Link Company provides. Affiliate may not modify the Company IP in any way and only Affiliate is permitted to use the Company IP. Company may revoke this license at any time.

The Affiliate’s non-exclusive license excludes the right to do the following without the express permission from Company:

·     Download and publish Company’s social media posts and videos.

·     Download and publish Company’s content including blogs, courses, guides, podcasts, YouTubes, etc.

·     Download and publish reviews, testimonials, or any third-party content on Company’s website or social groups.

Affiliate shall not use any portion of the TLP template contracts and/or clauses for commercial purposes beyond this Agreement. Affiliate is advised that any unauthorized use of Company IP shall constitute unlawful infringement and Company reserves all its rights, including the right to pursue an infringement suit against Affiliate.

Furthermore, Affiliate agrees to refrain from purchasing or attempting to acquire domain names, search engine keywords, or social media pages relating to “The Legal Paige”, “TLP”, “Too Legit to Quit”, and “Legally Legit”.

Affiliate hereby provides Company a non-exclusive license to use their name, company name, trademarks, service marks, and testimonials, if applicable, and other business intellectual property, to advertise Company’s Affiliate Program.

10. Work Relationship

Nothing contained within this Agreement shall be construed to form any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, or employment relationship. Affiliate is an independent contractor of the Company and will remain so at all times. In the event Affiliate is paid over $600 at the end of the calendar year by Company, Company or the appropriate third party settlement organization will provide a 1099 form to Affiliate for tax purposes, as required by law.

11.  Top Affiliates

Company may enter into independent agreements, arrange special accommodations, and/or offer additional resources with high-earning affiliates. Company reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine what these independent agreements, arrange special accommodations, and/or additional resources may include. Such independent agreements, special accommodations, and/or additional resources may amend this Agreement as agreed upon by the Parties.

12.  Affiliate Representations and Warranties

Affiliate represents and warrants that:

•               They will accurately provide all websites and domains they own where they intend to use Affiliate Links to generate affiliate leads upon request by Company;

•               They will not use their Affiliate Link directly in any pay-per-click advertising, without prior written permission from Company.

•               They will not use or encourage any means of delivering fraudulent traffic, including but not limited to use of bots or toolbar traffic, cookie stuffing, or use of false or misleading links.

•               They will not use direct linking to any page on any The Legal Paige website, without prior written permission from Company.

•               They will not mask their referral sites or use deceptive redirecting links; and

•               They will not use any mechanisms to deliver leads other than through an intended consumer.

13.  Affiliate FTC Compliance

Company requires Affiliate to comply with all applicable statutes, regulations, and guidelines set by the federal government, through the Federal Trade Commission, as well as state and local governments as mandated. The FTC requires that an affiliate relationship be (a) clearly and conspicuously disclosed to consumers, and (b) that the affiliate is not engaged in misleading or deceptive advertising. For further information Affiliate should refer to the FTC regarding these guidelines.

Company further requires Affiliate to comply with any and all applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations, including all of those which may impact their country of residence or their visitors. Such regulations include, but are not limited to, the General Data Protection Regulations and California Consumer Protection Act.

14.  Affiliate Spam Compliance

Affiliate agrees to comply with all US Federal CAN-SPAM Acts. Company has a zero-tolerance policy towards SPAM or any Affiliate associated with SPAM. If, at Company’s absolute discretion, it establishes that Affiliate is involved with SPAM in any way including creating, sending, or otherwise distributing SPAM, Company may immediately terminate Affiliate’s account and they will forfeit all commissions owed.

15.  Reverse Engineer and Security

Affiliate agrees not to (1) reverse engineer or attempt to reverse engineer or disassemble any link or software from or on any of Company’s websites or Affiliate Programs/services; (2) violate the security of any of Company’s websites or Affiliate Programs/services through any unauthorized access, circumvention of encryption or other security tools, data mining or interference to any host, user, or network.

16. Data Loss

Company does not accept responsibility for the security of Affiliate’s account or content. Company shall not be liable for any loss related to Affiliate’s transmissions or data gathered in participation in the Affiliate Program. Affiliate agrees that their participation in the Affiliate Program is at their own risk.

17. No Guarantees & No Warranties by Company

Company does NOT guarantee that the Affiliate Program will provide any specific outcome, such as monetary gain, to Affiliate’s business. Company hereby expressly disclaims any and all express or implied warranties of any kind, including, but not limited to, the implied warrant of fitness for a particular purpose and the implied warranty of merchantability. Company makes no warranties that the Affiliate Program will meet Affiliate’s needs or that it will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure. Company also makes no warranties as to the reliability or accuracy of any information. Affiliate agrees that any damages that may occur to Affiliate are their sole responsibility and Company is not liable for any such damage or loss.

18. Communication

Company’s hours of operation are Monday-Thursday 9:00am – 5:00pm MST. Company’s primary source of communication is through its email affiliates@thelegalpaige.com. Company will respond to Affiliate’s emails within those office hours. Affiliates understand and agree that it is their responsibility to also respond to Company within a timely manner to ensure there is no breakdown of communication.

19. Website Interruption and Malicious Code 

Company may experience outages or website interruptions from time to time. Company is not liable for any lost commission due to website interruptions or outages that may occur.

Although Company will attempt to prevent the introduction of viruses and other malicious code to The Legal Paige website, Company does not guarantee or warrant that its website does not contain malicious code, and Affiliate agrees to hold Company harmless for any harmless virus or malicious coding they or their audience may obtain while interacting on The Legal Paige’s site.

20. Term & Termination 

The term of this Agreement will begin when Company accepts you into the Affiliate Program and will continue until termination by either Party. This Agreement can be terminated by either Party at any time with or without cause. Affiliate may only earn Payouts as long as Affiliate is in good standing during the term. If Affiliate terminates this Agreement, Affiliate will only qualify to receive Payouts earned prior to the date of termination. If Affiliate fails to follow the terms of this Agreement or any other legal terms, Affiliate forfeits all rights, including the right to any unclaimed Payout. Company reserves the right to terminate this Agreement if Affiliate violates or breaches any of the terms outlined herein.

21. Non-Disparagement

Company and Affiliate agree that, at all times during this Agreement and in perpetuity, they shall use reasonable and good faith efforts to ensure that neither Party engages in any vilification of the other, and shall refrain from making any false, negative, critical or disparaging statements, implied or expressed, concerning the other, including, but not limited to, methods of doing business, the Affiliate Program, the quality of products and services, role in the community, or treatment of one another. The parties further agree to do nothing that would damage the others business reputation or goodwill; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit either Party’s disclosure of information which is required to be disclosed in compliance with applicable laws or regulations or by order of a court or other regulatory body of competent jurisdiction.

22. Indemnification

Affiliate hereby agrees to indemnify, release, discharge and hold harmless the Company, its heirs, legal representatives, assigns, employees or any persons or corporations acting under permission or authority of the Company from and against any liability or claims arising as a result of any work done related to this Agreement.

23. Force Majeure

No Party shall be liable or responsible to the other Party, nor be deemed to have defaulted under or breached this Agreement, for any failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any term of this Agreement (except for any obligations to make payments to the other Party hereunder), when and to the extent such failure or delay is caused by or results from acts beyond the impacted party’s (“Impacted Party”) control, including, but not limited to, the following force majeure events (“Force Majeure Events”): (a) acts of God; (b) a natural disaster (fires, explosions, earthquakes, hurricane, flooding, storms, explosions, infestations), epidemic, or pandemic; (c) war, invasion, hostilities (whether war is declared or not), terrorist threats or acts, riot or other civil unrest; (d) government order or law; (e) actions, embargoes or blockades in effect on or after the date of this Agreement; (f) action by any governmental authority; (g) national or regional emergency; (h) strikes, labor stoppages or slowdowns or other industrial disturbances; and (i) shortage of adequate power or transportation facilities. The Impacted Party shall give notice within 5 days of the Force Majeure Event to the other Party, stating the period of time the occurrence is expected to continue. The Impacted Party shall use diligent efforts to end the failure or delay and ensure the effects of such Force Majeure Event are minimized. The Impacted Party shall resume the performance of its obligations as soon as reasonably practicable after the removal of the cause. In the event that the Impacted Party’s failure or delay remains uncured for a period of 15 days following written notice given by it, the other Party may thereafter terminate this Agreement upon written Notice.

24. Entire Agreement

This is a binding Agreement that incorporates the entire understanding of the Parties and supersedes any other written or oral agreements between the Parties. Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to update this Agreement at any time, and by Affiliate continuing on in the Affiliate Program all Parties shall be deemed to have agreed to any updated terms.

25. Venue and Jurisdiction 

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Montana including all matters of construction, validity, performance, and enforcement and without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws. The Parties agree that any dispute or lawsuit arising out of, or concerning, this Agreement that is not first resolved by arbitration shall be resolved exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located in Missoula County, Montana. The Parties assume responsibility for their own collection costs and legal fees incurred should enforcement of this Agreement should it become necessary.

26. Arbitration 

Any and all disputes or disagreements rising between the Parties out of this Agreement upon which an amicable understanding cannot be reached, shall be decided by arbitration in accordance with the procedural rules of the American Arbitration Association. The Parties agree to be bound by the decision of the arbitrator(s). The arbitration proceeding shall take place in Missoula County, Montana, unless another location is mutually agreed to by the Parties. The cost and expenses of the arbitrators shall be shared equally by the Parties. Each Party shall be responsible for its own costs and expenses in presenting the dispute for arbitration.

27. Severability & No Waiver

In the event that any part of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable. Any failure by one or both Parties to enforce a provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other portion or provision of this Agreement.

28. Transfer 

This Agreement cannot be transferred or assigned to any third-party by either the Affiliate or Company without written consent of both Parties.

29. Headings

Headings and titles are provided in this Agreement for convenience only and will not be construed as part of this Agreement.

30. Notice

Parties shall provide effective notice (“Notice”) to each other via email at the date and time which the Notice is received.

31. Facsimile Signatures 

The Parties agree that a facsimile copy (electronic copy) of this Agreement with the digital signatures as indicated below shall constitute a valid agreement.

Affiliate Digital Signature

By checking the box on the Affiliate Registration Page, Affiliate confirms that it has read, understands, and agrees to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Company Digital Signature

Company has read, understands, and agrees to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Paige Griffith /ss/

Owner of The Legal Paige, LLC