Last Updated June 1, 2024
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY. ONCE ACCEPTED, THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, IN COMBINATION WITH OUR PRIVACY POLICY, DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT, AND AFFILIATE AGREEMENT (COLLECTIVELY THE “TERMS”), BECOME A BINDING LEGAL COMMITMENT BETWEEN YOU (OR THE BUSINESS ENTITY THAT YOU REPRESENT) AND IDISPUTE, LLC (S100F.COM) AND ITS RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “S100F”, “WE” OR “US”) AND WILL GOVERN YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE PLATFORM AND ALL OTHER INTERACTIONS WITH S100F RELATED TO THE PLATFORM.
ONLY THE TERMS IN THIS RIGHT COLUMN ARE LEGALLY BINDING. THE EXPLANATIONS IN THE COLUMN TO THE LEFT ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NON-BINDING.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU SHOULD NOT ACCEPT THEM, CREATE AN ACCOUNT, OR USE THE PLATFORM. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE AND THE ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, THESE TERMS OF SERVICE SHALL PREVAIL.
S100F reserves the right to make changes to these Legal Terms at any time. All changes are effective immediately when posted. Your continued use of the Platform following the posting of any revised Terms constitutes your acceptance and agreement to the updated Terms. You should consult a lawyer for legal advice to ensure your use of the Platform complies with these Terms and applicable law.
1. Use of Platform
1.1. Age Restrictions. You must be at least 18 years old to use the Platform. By accepting these Legal Terms, creating a Platform Account, or using the Platform, you represent that you are at least 18 years old. You must not create a Customer account unless you are at least 18 years of age. If you are a parent or legal guardian permitting a person who is at least 13 years of age but under 18 years of age (a "Minor") create a Customer account and/or use the Platform, you agree to: (i) supervise the Minor’s use of the Platform and their account; (ii) assume all risks associated with, and liabilities resulting from, the Minor’s use of the Platform and their Customer account; (iii) ensure that the content on the Platform is suitable for the Minor; (iv) ensure all information submitted to us by the Minor is accurate; and (v) provide the consents, representations and warranties contained in the Terms on the Minor’s behalf.
1.2. Platform Account Ownership. Your use of the Platform is conditioned on your provision of complete, current, and accurate information when registering for a Platform Account. The Platform is intended for business use or in connection with an individual’s trade, craft, or profession. As the individual who accepts these Legal Terms, You are the owner of the Platform Account unless You are acting on behalf of a business entity, in which case, the business entity is the owner of the Platform Account. If You accept these Terms on behalf of a business entity, You represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind the business entity to these terms.
1.3. Intended Use. You and your customers may use the Platform only as intended for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Legal Terms. You agree that You and Your customers will not use the Platform in any way that violates any applicable law or regulation or engage in any Prohibited Uses. In addition, you represent and warrant that: (i) You and Your customers will maintain in effect all licenses, permissions, authorizations, consents, and permits necessary to carry out the obligations under these Terms; (ii) You are fully responsible for your actions and the actions of your employees, agents, and customers who use of the Platform; (iii) You are fully responsible for the use of the Platform by your customers; (iv) You, your employees, agents and customers will not misrepresent the Platform or the Services; (v) You will provide these Terms to your employees, agents, and customers and confirm that all employees, agents, and customers understand that they are subject to these Terms if they use or offer access to the Platform; (vi) You own or control all rights in and to all content you provide to S100F, including, but not limited to, any code provided to customize the Platform for your customers; (vii) You will be solely responsible for your use of the Platform, including the quality and integrity of any data and other information, including Information, made available to us by or for you through the use of the Platform; and (viii) You, your employees, and your customers will provide reasonable cooperation regarding information requests from law enforcement, regulators, or telecommunication provider.
1.4. Privacy. By using the Platform and providing Information on or through the Platform, you consent to S100F’s use and disclosure of the Information in accordance with the Privacy Policy available here and incorporated herein by reference. You agree that S100F has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any Information or content maintained or transmitted on or through the Platform. When you provide your customers with access to the Platform, you must implement and enforce your own Privacy Policy, providing the level of protection at least equal to that provided to you by S100F. You must obtain consent from your customers, affirmatively acknowledging that your customers agree to be bound by your privacy policy. You represent and warrant that you have provided, and will continue to provide, adequate notices and have obtained, and will continue to obtain, the necessary permissions and consents to provide your customers’ data to us for use and disclosure in accordance with these Terms and our Privacy Policy.
1.5. Login Credentials. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Login Credentials. You are responsible for all uses of your Platform Account and Login Credentials, whether or not authorized by you. You agree to notify S100F immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your Platform Account or Login Credentials or any other breach of security. S100F reserves the right to disable your Login Credentials at any time in its sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in S100F’s opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms. Platform Accounts are non-transferable. You are obligated to take preventative measures to prohibit unauthorized users from accessing your Platform Account with your Login Credentials.
1.6. Use of Communication Services. The Platform may include certain communications features such as SMS, MMS, email, voice call capabilities and other methods. If You use these features, You agree that You are exclusively responsible for all communications sent using the Platform, including compliance with all laws governing those communications such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) and the CAN-SPAM Act. You represent and warrant that you understand and will comply with those laws. S100F is not responsible for your compliance with laws and does not represent that your use of the Platform will comply with any laws. S100F is a technology platform communication service application provider ONLY. S100F does not originate, send, or deliver any communications to any recipient via SMS, MMS, email, or other communication method. You control the message, timing, sending, fraud prevention, and call blocking. All communications, whether SMS, MMS, email or otherwise, are created by and initiated by you and/or your customers, whether generated by You or sent automatically via the Platform at Your direction.
1.7. Third Party Services. The Platform may leverage or include access to Third Party Services. S100F is not responsible for the usability or accessibility of Third Party Services. If you elect to pause or delete some or all of your Platform Account, certain features or functionality (such as LeadConnector phone numbers or email services) may not be retrievable upon reactivation. If you pause some or all of your Platform Account for more than thirty (30) days, and S100F is still incurring costs on your behalf related to Third Party Services (such as the costs of securing a particular phone number on your behalf), S100F reserves the right to release the phone number or delete some or all of your Platform Account in its sole discretion, without liability. S100F disclaims all liability related to outages or downtime of Third Party Services.
1.8. Third Party Content. The Platform may include Third Party Content. Your use of Third Party Content is entirely at your own risk and discretion. All statements and opinions expressed in Third Party Content are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the third party and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of S100F. S100F is not responsible for Third Party Content and makes no endorsements, representations or warranties and assumes no liability, obligation or responsibility for Third Party Content. You are responsible for ensuring that your engagement or transactions with Third Party Content is in compliance with these Terms and any applicable laws.
1.9. Customizations. Portions of the Platform may be modified by you, incorporating your name, logo, trademark, and color scheme into your individual access area within the Platform. You are solely responsible for copyright, trademark or other intellectual property concerns connected with you and your customers’ customized look and feel of the Platform. You acknowledge that you may not be able to customize the Platform according to your unique branding to the extent that your customization would appear to be independently developed. S100F may remove any of your modifications at any time without advance notice and without liability to you.
1.10. Excessive Use Restrictions. We provide access to the Platform on a tiered-pricing basis, and some tiers can process more data with less impact on performance. We have no liability for the effect that your excessive data use may have on performance. If, in S100F’s sole discretion, we determine that your data use is excessive, abusive, or has a negative effect on the Platform in anyway, we may (1) require that you upgrade your Services in order to continue your activity levels if your data use exceeds the intended use of your existing Platform tier or if S100F’s operational costs to support your Platform usage exceeds the subscription price; (2) suspend or terminate your use of the Platform or Services, and/or (3) reduce the amount of data you are able to use.
1.11. Platform Updates. S100F reserves the right to make updates or changes to the Platform at anytime, including changes that may affect the previous mode of operation of the Platform. You agree that your use of the Platform or purchase of Services is not contingent on S100F’s delivery or release of any functionality or feature, including but not limited to the continuation of a certain Service or any third-party services.
1.12. International Use. If you are in an embargoed country or are a sanctioned person or entity, you are prohibited from using the Platform. S100F makes no representation that materials on the Platform are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States. Those who choose to access the Platform from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk. If you choose to access the Platform from outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with local laws in your jurisdiction, including but not limited to, the taxation of products purchased over the Internet. Any offer for any product, Services, and/or information made in connection with the Platform is void where prohibited.
2. Resale MAP Policy
If you are authorized to resell access to a version of the Platform that is customized for or by You, You must comply with our Minimum Advertised Price Policy (“MAP Policy”) as described below:
a. Minimum Advertised Price. You cannot advertise access to the Platform for an effective price that is less than the DIY Plan Prices offered by S100F (the “MAP Policy”). DIY Plan for one Sub-Account is $297 USD for monthly subscriptions or $2888 USD for an annual subscription. S100F reserves the right to change its DIY Plan Prices at any time, for any reason. In the event of a change to S100F’s DIY Plan Prices, you are responsible for ensuring your continued compliance with the MAP Policy. For the avoidance of doubt, S100F may run special pricing offers, promotions, or discounts from time-to-time (“Special Pricing”). S100F’s use of Special Pricing does not create an exception to the MAP Policy. Any changes to this MAP Policy will be communicated by a change to these Terms or by other forms of communication deemed appropriate by S100F in its sole discretion.
b. Advertised Price and Final Sale Price. The price at which you are advertising access to the Platform is determined after deduction of coupon discounts, rebates, value of product giveaways, gift card amounts, and other promotional offers, that have the effect of lowering an advertised price (“Advertised Price”). The MAP Policy only applies to the Advertised Price. The final price at which you resell access to the Platform (“Final Price”) is not subject to the MAP Policy.
c. Exceptions to MAP Policy:
- S100F reserves the right to make exceptions to this MAP Policy at any time, for any reason, in its sole and absolute discretion. Such exceptions must be made in writing, and may be revoked at any time, for any reason, in its sole and absolute discretion.
- The MAP Policy does not apply to Advertised Prices displayed at brick-and-mortar selling locations where the Advertised Price is not distributed or visible to customers outside said location, or where Final Prices are first disclosed to customers in “shopping carts” for web-based sales (so long as such Final Prices cannot be retrieved by search engines or otherwise displayed to customers).
- This MAP Policy does not apply to advertising within any jurisdiction in which minimum advertised price policies are prohibited by law. It is a violation of this policy, however, to transmit an Advertised Price less than the MAP Policy from any such jurisdiction to customers in any jurisdiction in which the MAP Policy is permissible.
- For sales into the European Union, United Kingdom, or any countries, this MAP Policy does not prohibit you from offering customers discounts or communicating to customers that the Final Price could differ from the Advertised Price.
d. Resale Restrictions. When reselling access to the Platform, you agree that you are fully liable to your customers for their access to and use of the Platform, and you are solely responsible for the resolution of all customer disputes and inquiries. S100F may offer, but is not obligated, to assist in resolving customer disputes or inquiries in its sole discretion. If S100F determines, in its sole discretion, that you are failing to provide your customers with adequate resolutions to their disputes and inquiries, or if we receive complaints that you are not responding to legitimate customer disputes or inquiries, we may exercise our ability to terminate your Platform Account.
e. You Are Not S100F. You are prohibited from representing yourself as a S100F employee or otherwise implying an association with S100F when reselling access to the Platform. You may not direct your customers to contact S100F for any reason, including but not limited to Platform support.
f. Suspension and Termination. We may suspend or terminate your ability to resell access to the Platform in our sole discretion, with or without notice, if you violate the MAP Policy or these Terms or for any other reason in our sole and absolute discretion.
3. Prohibited Uses
The following are considered Prohibited Uses of the Platform. Engaging in a Prohibited Use is a material breach of this Agreement for which S100F may immediately suspend or termination your Platform Account in accordance with these Terms:
- Use of the Platform in any way that violates any applicable law or regulation.
- Use of the Platform to exploit, harm, or attempt to exploit or harm anyone in any way.
- Use of the Platform to send, receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material that does not comply with these Terms.
- Use of the Platform to transmit, or procure the sending of, any unlawful advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation.
- Impersonating or attempting to impersonate S100F, a S100F employee, another user or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
- Engaging in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone's use or enjoyment of the Platform.
- Engaging in any conduct that would may, as determined by S100F, harm Platform users or S100F, or expose either to liability.
- Use of the Platform in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Platform or interfere with any other party's use of the Platform, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Platform.
- Use of any robot, spider or other automatic device, process or means to access the Platform for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Platform.
- Use of any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Platform or for any other unauthorized purpose without S100F’s prior written consent.
- Use of any device, software or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Platform.
- Introducing any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful.
- Attempting to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Platform, the server on which the Platform is stored, any server, computer, or database connected to the Platform.
- Attacking the Platform via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
- Otherwise attempting to interfere with the proper working of the Platform.
4. Payment
a. Fees. Your use of the Platform is subject to the timely payment of all Fees. Fees may change from time to time. All Fees are exclusive of Communication Surcharges. You will pay all Communications Surcharges associated with your use of the Platform. Communications Surcharges will be shown as a separate line item on an invoice. All Fees and Communications Surcharges are nonrefundable. Fees will be billed to the credit card we have on file. Fees for subscriptions will be billed in advance of Services. You agree to provide us with accurate and complete billing information (name, address, credit card information, and phone number) and notify us of any changes within 10 days of the change.
b. Noncancellable Fees. Some subscriptions for Services require a non-cancellable minimum subscription commitment which cannot be canceled until the commitment is fulfilled. Fees for such non-cancellable minimum subscription commitments will continue to be automatically applied to your bill until the minimum commitment has been achieved.
c. No Mark Ups. You may not mark-up or increase any S100F Fees that you pass through to Your customers or third parties. You are solely responsible for all pass-through Fees and related expenses, including but not limited to refunds and charge backs of such pass-through Fees. S100F is not responsible for resolving issues or disputes between You and Your customers regarding pass-through Fees.
d. Taxes. You are exclusively responsible for taxes and other governmental assessments (“Taxes”) associated with your use of the Platform, including all Taxes associated with transactions you conduct with your customers. S100F may collect Taxes from you as part of the Fees as legally required or as S100F deems appropriate, and all S100F determinations regarding what Taxes to collect are final. S100F may recalculate and collect additional Taxes from you if it determines at any point that they are due. You will indemnify S100F for all Claims related to Taxes that are associated with your activities on the Platform, including any Taxes related to your transactions with your customers as further described below. Taxes are nonrefundable.
e. Overdue Amounts. If, for any reason, your credit card company declines or otherwise refuses to pay the amount owed for the Services you have purchased, you agree that we may suspend or terminate your use of the Platform and/or delivery of Services and may require you to pay any overdue Fees and other amounts incurred (including any third-party chargeback fees or penalties) by other means acceptable to us. In the event legal action is necessary to collect on balances due, you agree to reimburse us for all expenses incurred to recover sums due, including attorney fees and other legal expenses.
f. Payment Disputes. You will notify us in writing within sixty (60) days of the date we bill you for any invoiced Fees or charges that you wish to dispute. You must pay all invoiced Fees and charges while the dispute is pending or you waive the right to pursue the dispute. Where you are disputing any Fees or charges, you must act reasonably and in good faith and cooperate diligently with us to resolve the dispute. All S100F determinations regarding your obligation to pay invoiced Fees and charges are final.
g. No Refunds or Credits. Except as described below, all Fees assessed by S100F are non-refundable. You are solely responsible for any excess Fees incurred by You as a result of an error or omission made by You or a third party. S100F does not provide Fee refunds or credits for such errors or omissions, or for partially used or unused Platform or Services subscriptions. If you sign up for a subscription but do not access the Service or Platform, you are still responsible for all Fees during the term of your subscription. Except as may be required by law, S100F reserves the right to issue or deny a refund or credit in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time, for any reason, and S100F’s determination of if and when to issue or deny a refund or credit is final.
h. Cancellations. You are solely responsible for the cancellation of Services associated with your account, and you will be responsible for all Fees incurred until such cancellation occurs. No refunds will be provided for your failure to properly cancel the Services associated with your account. i. Your Responsibility For Financial Transactions. You are solely responsible for all financial transactions you and your customers engage in on the Platform or using the Services, including transactions conducted using billing tools enabled by the Services. You are exclusively responsible for all chargebacks related to activities of you and your customers, regardless of the reason for the chargeback.
5. Affiliate Program
S100F offers an Affiliate Program under which customers may receive commissions for referring new accounts to S100F. Your participation in the Affiliate Program is subject to S100F’s approval and your acceptance of the Affiliate Agreement, a copy of which is available here and is incorporated herein by reference. You must establish a payment account linked to your S100F account in order to earn and receive commission payouts. Commissions may be forfeited if S100F is unable to submit payment to your payment account for any reason.
6. Intellectual Property
6.1. Platform Content. The Platform and Platform Content are the property of S100F or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws, except as indicated below. Platform Content does not include User Contribution(s), as defined below. S100F grants you a personal, royalty-free, non-assignable, revocable, and non-exclusive license to access and use the Platform Content while using the Platform for the purpose of making the Platform available to You and Your customers. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, framing, display or performance of Platform Content without prior permission of S100F is strictly prohibited.
6.2. S100F Marks. S100F Marks are trademarks and services marks of S100F and may not be used without advance written permission of S100F, including in connection with any product or service that is not provided by S100F, or in any manner that is likely to cause confusion, or in any manner that disparages, discredits, or misrepresents S100F. You may not remove any S100F Marks or other proprietary notices, including, without limitation, attribution information, credits, and copyright notices that have been placed on or near the Platform or Platform Content. Other products or company names mentioned on the Platform may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Third-party websites may feature S100F Marks, with or without authorization, and such usage of S100F Marks does not constitute or imply any approval, sponsorship, or endorsement by S100F.
6.3. User Contributions. User Contributions are considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You grant S100F, our service providers and each of their licensees, successors, and assigns the perpetual right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose User Contributions to third parties for any purpose. You also grant S100F the right to use Your Information and User Contributions to improve the Platform, develop new services, and/or improve S100F’s overall product offerings and business model. S100F is not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions, nor do we endorse the User Contribution of third parties. S100F is not responsible for any failure or delay in removing User Contributions that violate the Terms. S100F reserves the right to delete or otherwise remove any User Contributions we deem to be in violation of these Terms, with or without notice, at any time, for any reason. You represent and warrant that: (i) You own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions and have the right to grant the license granted above; (ii) All of your User Contributions comply with these Terms; and (iii) You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for the legality, reliability, accuracy and appropriateness of your User Contribution.
6.4. Prohibited User Contributions. You are prohibited from posting User Contributions on the Platform that: (i) Are unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, deceptive, fraudulent, tortious, invasive of another’s privacy, or includes graphic descriptions of sexual or violent content; (ii) Victimize, harass, degrade, or intimidate an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, disability, or otherwise; (iii) Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary or intellectual property right of any party; or (iv) Breach the security of, compromise or otherwise allow access to secured, protected or inaccessible areas of the Platform, or attempt to gain access to other networks or servers via your Platform account.
6.5. Feedback. If you provide Feedback, you agree and acknowledge that your submission of Feedback is voluntary, non-confidential, and gratuitous, and S100F has no obligation to use the Feedback. You grant S100F and its designees a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid up and royalty-free license to use any Feedback you submit to S100F without restrictions or payment or other consideration of any kind, or permission or notification to you or any third party. The license includes, without limitation, the irrevocable right to reproduce, prepare derivative works, combine with other works, alter, translate, distribute copies, display, perform, license the Feedback, and all rights therein, in the name of S100F or its designees throughout the universe in perpetuity in any and all media now or hereafter known. You represent that the Feedback is your own original work, you have all necessary rights to disclose the Feedback to S100F, and neither your disclosure of the Feedback nor S100F's review and/or use of the Feedback will infringe upon the rights of any other individual or entity. If your Feedback is the subject of a patent that is pending or has been issued, You are required to disclose that fact to S100F.
6.6. Feedback Waiver. You hereby irrevocably release and forever discharge S100F from any and all actions, causes of actions, claims, damages, liabilities and demands, whether absolute or contingent and of any nature whatsoever, which you now have or hereafter can, shall or may have against S100F with respect to the Feedback, including without limitation how S100F directly or indirectly uses the Feedback. You agree that you are responsible for the content of the Feedback and further agree (at S100F's option and at your sole expense) to defend, indemnify, and hold S100F harmless from any and all actions, claims, and liabilities, demands, whether absolute or contingent and of any nature whatsoever, damages, losses, costs, fees, fines or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which S100F may incur as a result of use of the Feedback in accordance with these Terms. 6.7. Copyright; Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If you believe that Your copyrights have been infringed, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated by a third party’s use of our Platform, you should notify us of your infringement claim in accordance with the procedure set forth below. We will process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and other applicable intellectual property laws with respect to any alleged or actual infringement. A notification of claimed copyright infringement should be emailed to [email protected] (Subject line: “DMCA Takedown Request”) and mailed to the designated copyright agent address below.
Our designated copyright agent to receive DMCA Notices is:
iDispute LLC Attention: Copyright Agent 30 N. Gould St, Ste R Sheridan, WY 82801
To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the following information:
- an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
- a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
- a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Platform, with enough detail that we may locate it;
- your address, telephone number, and email address;
- a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law; and
- a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.
Counter-Notice: If you believe that your User Contribution that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to upload or display the content in your User Contribution, you may send a written counter-notice containing the following information to the above-listed Copyright Agent:
- your physical or electronic signature;
- identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled;
- a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and your name, address, telephone number, and email address, and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.
If a counter-notice is received by our copyright agent, we will send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party, informing that person that S100F may repost the removed content or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may be reposted, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at our sole discretion.
We may, at our sole discretion, limit access to the Platform and/or terminate the account of any user who infringes any intellectual property rights of others.
7. Disclaimers
THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THE WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOUR USE OF THE PLATFORM IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND WITH YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH ACTIVITIES. YOU AGREE THAT S100F HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THE DELETION OR FAILURE TO STORE ANY INFORMATION OR CONTENT MAINTAINED OR TRANSMITTED ON OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (A) THE PLATFORM WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (B) THE PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (C) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE PLATFORM WILL BE EFFECTIVE, ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR (D) THE QUALITY OF THE PLATFORM WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS OR BE FREE FROM MISTAKES, ERRORS OR DEFECTS.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE INTERNET AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS’ NETWORKS ARE INHERENTLY INSECURE. ACCORDINGLY, YOU AGREE THAT S100F IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CHANGES TO, INTERCEPTION OF, OR LOSS OF YOUR DATA WHILE IN TRANSIT VIA THE INTERNET OR A TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER’S NETWORK.
S100F MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY TRANSACTIONS EXECUTED THROUGH A THIRD PARTY OR THIRD PARTY SERVICES, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLATFORM, AND YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT SUCH TRANSACTIONS ARE CONDUCTED ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. ANY WARRANTY THAT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SERVICES OR CONTENT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM FROM A THIRD PARTY OR THROUGH THIRD PARTY SERVICES IS PROVIDED SOLELY BY SUCH THIRD PARTY.
WE RESERVE THE SOLE RIGHT TO EITHER MODIFY OR DISCONTINUE THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING ANY SERVICES OR FEATURES THEREIN, AT ANY TIME WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU. WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY SHOULD WE EXERCISE SUCH RIGHT. MODIFICATIONS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, CHANGES IN THE PRICING STRUCTURE AND THE ADDITION OF FREE OR FEE-BASED SERVICES. ANY NEW FEATURES THAT AUGMENT OR ENHANCE THE THEN-CURRENT SERVICES ON THIS PLATFORM SHALL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.
SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. PLEASE CONSULT THE LAWS IN YOUR JURISDICTION.
8. Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, and Mitigation
Your exclusive remedy and our entire liability, if any, for any claims arising out of these Terms and your use of the Platform or the Services shall be limited to the amount you paid us for Services purchased on the Platform during the three (3) month period before the act giving rise to the liability.
IN NO EVENT SHALL S100F BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM MALICIOUS CODE, LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFIT LOSS, WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE PLATFORM OR THIRD PARTY SERVICES OR OF ANY WEBSITE REFERENCED OR LINKED TO FROM THE PLATFORM.
FURTHER, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR THIRD PARTY SERVICES OR DISRUPTIONS THEREOF, OR THIRD PARTY PROMISES AND/OR STATEMENTS REGARDING OUR PLATFORM SERVICES OR CONTENT OR FOR TRANSACTIONS WITH THE THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE PLATFORM, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE PROCESSING OF ORDERS.
SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. PLEASE CONSULT THE LAWS IN YOUR JURISDICTION.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold S100F harmless against all demands, claims, actions, proceedings, damages, liabilities, losses, fees, costs or expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and the costs of any investigation) directly or indirectly arising from or in any way connected with your use of the Platform (“Claims”), including, but not limited to: (a) our use of or reliance on information or data supplied or to be supplied by you, your employees, agents, or customers; (b) any breach of or default under these Terms by you, your employees, agents, or customers; (c) the wrongful use or possession of any S100F property by you, your employees, agents, or customers; (d) any negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct by you or your employees, agents, or customers; (e) misrepresentations by you, your employees, agents, or customers (f) violation(s) of applicable law by you, your employees, agents, or customers, (g) your actions and the actions of your employees, agents, or customers; (h) the acts or omissions of you, your employees, agents, or customers in connection with providing notice and obtaining consents regarding the origination or content of the SMS or MMS messages, email or other communications using the Services, (i) Taxes and other Fees and/or (j) any disputes between (1) you and other users (2) you and your client(s) and/or (3) your customers.
If the Platform is found to violate any third-party intellectual property right, at our option we may: (a) obtain the right for you to continue to use the Platform as contemplated by these Terms; (b) modify or replace the Platform, in whole or in part, to seek to make the Platform non-infringing; or (c) require you to immediately cease any use of the Platform.
9. Limitation On Time To File Claims
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE PLATFORM MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE ACTION OR CLAIM OCCURRED, REGARDLESS OF WHEN YOU KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
10. Injunctive Relief
You agree that a breach of these Terms will cause irreparable injury to S100F for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy, and S100F shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, in addition to any remedies it may have hereunder or at law, without having to post a bond or other security.
11. Waiver & Severability
You agree that a breach of these Terms will cause irreparable injury to S100F for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy, and S100F shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, in addition to any remedies it may have hereunder or at law, without having to post a bond or other security.
No waiver by S100F of a term or condition set forth in these Terms shall be deemed a continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition. Any failure of S100F to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Service will continue in full force and effect.
12. Change of Control
S100F may assign its rights under these Terms at any time, without notice to you. You may not assign your rights under these Terms without S100F’s prior written consent which may be withheld at S100F’s sole discretion.
13. Entire Agreement
Except as noted below, these Terms constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and S100F with respect to the Platform and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Platform. These Terms may not be altered, supplemented, or amended by the use of any other document(s) unless such document is signed by an authorized representative of S100F. S100F may enter into a separate agreement with you. The terms of any separate agreement between you and S100F will be considered a part of your entire agreement with S100F. To the extent there is a conflict between these Terms and the terms of your separate agreement with S100F, your separate agreement with S100F will control.
14. Term & Termination
These Terms will remain in full force and effect so long as you maintain a Platform Account. The sections of these Terms that are intended to survive termination of your Platform Account will remain binding even after you are no longer a Platform user.
a. Grounds for Termination. You agree that S100F, in its sole discretion, may suspend or terminate your access to the Platform (or any part thereof) for any reason, with or without notice, and without any liability to you or to any third party for any claims, damages, costs or losses resulting therefrom. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity may be grounds for barring your access to this Platform, and reporting you to the proper authorities, if necessary. S100F reserves the right to delete Platform Accounts that have remained inactive for at least one (1) year.
b. No Right to Services Upon Termination. Upon termination and regardless of the reason(s) motivating such termination, your right to use the Platform will immediately cease. S100F is not liable to you or any third party for any claims for damages arising out of any termination or suspension or any other actions taken by us with regards to your Platform access.
c. How to Terminate or Make Adjustments. If you, for any reason, would like to terminate your access to the Platform or make adjustments, S100F requires written notice at least 30 days before your next billing date.
d. No Termination by Third Party Users. S100F has limited access to subscriptions not directly purchased from us. Any user who has been given access to the Platform by any party other than S100F must contact the party who originally provided access to the Platform for any inquiries related to termination.
e. Force Majeure. In addition to any excuse provided by applicable law, we shall be excused from liability for non-delivery or delay in delivery of the Platform or any associated product or service through the Platform arising from any event beyond our reasonable control, whether or not foreseeable by either party, including but not limited to: labor disturbance, war, fire, accident, adverse weather, inability to secure transportation, governmental act or regulation, and other causes or events beyond our reasonable control, whether or not similar to those which are enumerated above.
15. Applicable Law, Binding Arbitration, and Class Action Waiver
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE YOU TO AGREE TO RESOLVE ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN US THROUGH BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION.
The laws of the State of Wyoming will govern these Terms of Service and any disputes under them, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws.
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be exclusively settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with Commercial Arbitration Rules, then in effect. This arbitration provision is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. The arbitration proceedings shall be held in Wyoming. Any arbitration award may be entered in a court of competent jurisdiction.
All claims and disputes within the scope of this arbitration agreement must be arbitrated or litigated on an individual basis and not on a class basis. Claims of more than one customer or user cannot be arbitrated or litigated jointly or consolidated with those of any other customer or user.
16. Communications & Contact Information
All notices to a party shall be in writing and shall be made via email. Notices to S100F must be sent to [email protected] You agree to allow us to submit notices to you either through the email address you provided when registering, or to any address we have on record. Notices are effective on receipt.
S100F may contact you regarding these Terms using any information you provide, or by any other means if you do not provide contact Information. If you no longer wish to receive communications from S100F, you can click on the “unsubscribe link” provided in such communications or contact us at [email protected]
When you create a Platform account, you must designate a primary email address that will be used for receiving electronic communication related to these Terms. S100F will never send you an email requesting confidential information such as account numbers, usernames, or passwords, and you should never respond to any email requesting such information. If you receive such an email purportedly from S100F, do not respond to the email and notify S100F by emailing us at.
For all other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Platform or the Terms, please contact us at or by mail at:
iDispute LLC ATTN: Legal Department 30 N. Gould St, Ste R Sheridan, WY 82801
17. Definitions
17.1. “Communication Surcharges” means any applicable communications service or telecommunication provider (e.g., carrier) fees or surcharges related to your use of the Platform.
17.2. "Feedback” means ideas You provide to S100F regarding improvements, enhancements, new features, new products, or other concepts related to the Platform, Services, or other matters related to S100F’s business.
17.3. “Fees” means any fees associated with the Platform, including but not limited to the monthly subscription services fee and any fees associated with add-in Services that you may purchase.
17.4. "S100F Marks” means the S100F name and related logos and service marks of S100F.
17.5. “Information” means data about You and Your customers that S100F collects on the Platform, including but not limited to information required to create a Platform Account and use the Platform for the intended purpose.
17.6. “Login Credentials” means the username and password used to access your Platform Account.
17.7. “Platform” means any Services, Training, content, functionality, communication channels, and software or other services or features offered to customers on or through S100F’s website or mobile application.
17.8. “Platform Account” means the account you created in order to access and use the Platform.
17.9. “Platform Content” means content, data, features, and functionality, including but not limited to text, graphics, videos, logos, button icons, databases, music, sounds, images, or other material that can be viewed on the Platform. Platform Content does not include User Contributions.
17.10. “Prohibited Conduct” means the behaviors described in Section 3.
17.11. “Services” means the variety of product integrations and services that S100F makes available on the Platform. Services may include Third Party Services.
17.12. “Sub-Account” means a subscription for one business under a Platform Account.
17.13. “Third Party Content” means content, promotions or offers provided by third parties or links to external third-party websites that may be accessible on the Platform.
17.14. “Third Party Services” means any Services or other services owned and provided by a third party vendor that S100F makes available to You as a Service on or through the Platform.
17.15. “Training” means any training, information or suggested usages conveyed by S100F about the Platform.
17.16. “User Contributions” means content or materials that you post, submit, upload, publish, display, or transmit on or through the Platform or to S100F directly.
17.17. “You” or “you” or any derivatives thereof means the individual who accepted the Terms or the business entity that the individual represents. “You” also includes any and all agents, employees, or third parties that are authorized to act on your behalf.
1. Overview
iDispute, LLC (“S100F,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through compliance with this Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect and use your Personal Information when you visit our website at https://www.s100f.com or otherwise use the Platform as described further in the Terms of Service, and that you may provide in electronic messages to S100F.
Please read this Privacy Policy to understand our policies and practices regarding your Personal Information and how we will handle it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not use the Platform. By accessing or using the Platform, you agree and consent to this Privacy Policy.
S100F may change this Privacy Policy at any time, at its discretion. Your continued use of the Platform after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of and consent to those changes, so please check the Privacy Policy periodically for updates.
This Privacy Policy is subject to and governed by the S100F Terms of Service. The Services are part of the Platform and are described further in the Terms of Service.
2. The Types of Information That S100F Collects About You and How S100F Collects Information About You
S100F may collect two types of information from you when you visit the Platform: Personal Information and Non-Personal Information (collectively “Information”).
- “Personal Information” refers to data by which you may be personally identified, such as name, email address, employer, job title and department, and telephone number.
- “Non-Personal Information” means data that is about you, but does not identify you specifically. If you do nothing during your visit to our Platform but browse, read pages, or view content, we will gather and store Information about your visit that does not identify you personally.
We collect Information:
- Directly from you when you provide it to us. When you subscribe to a newsletter, create an account, make a purchase or request information from S100F, we will ask for things like your name, contact, billing, shipping and communication information, and account ID or credentials in order to fulfill your request. If you set up an appointment with us through the Platform, attend a trade show or event, or otherwise contact us, you may also voluntarily provide similar information. If you submit any Personal Information about other people to us or to our service providers, you are responsible for making sure that you have the authority to do so and to allow us to use their Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy (for example, by You asking for their consent).
- From third parties. We obtain information through partners, vendors, suppliers and other third parties. The parties from whom we obtain information are typically corporate enterprises (although some may also be educational or public enterprises) and they may be located in any of the locations in which we do business. These enterprises largely fall into the following categories: advertising and marketing companies, data set and information vendors, public database providers, social media platforms, partners, providers of products or services, hosts or vendors at events or trade shows, research partners, or enterprises that use S100F Services. We take steps to confirm that information we receive from these third parties has been collected with your consent or that these parties are otherwise legally permitted to disclose your Personal Information to us. We might also obtain information through a partner, or co-create datasets with a partner, as part of our business operations. This kind of data is used for work like improving the Platform and other S100F Services, enhancing existing products and developing new capabilities and features. In some cases we combine Personal Information about individuals that we receive from multiple sources, including directly collected from you or through your use of the Platform.
- Automatically as you navigate through the Platform or during the time in which you utilize our Services. We collect information about how you interact with the Platform through the use of cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies. Please view our separate Cookies Policy for more information on our use of cookies and similar technologies, how you can manage cookies and how we respond to Do Not Track signals.
3. How S100F Uses Personal Information It Collects About You and the Purposes for the Collection and Use
We use Personal Information that we collect about you or that you provide to us for the following purposes:
- For Functionality and Development of the Platform and S100F Services. We use information to provide, offer, and personalize the Platform and other S100F Services provided to you. Some information, like your IP address, is used to communicate with your device to provide network connectivity, measure usage levels of the Platform, diagnose server problems and provide security features. Other business purposes that depend on use of your information include data analysis related to testing, modifying, improving or developing new products, services and technologies, and to identify trends. Some Platform features may leverage artificial intelligence tools to enhance performance capabilities. We do NOT retain Personal Information to develop, improve, or train generalized artificial intelligence or machine learning models, including user data provided via third party APIs, including but not limited to Google Workspace APIs. We use cookies to make our websites and the Platform operate, work more efficiently, and provide analytic information. Technologies similar to cookies, such as pixel tags are also used in connection with the Platform. For more information on our use of cookies, please read our Cookies Policy.
- For Customer Support, Platform Updating and Reporting. The Platform may use information to provide S100F with updates and reports, and to check that the Platform is working properly. Update functions may automatically check your system to see whether files need to be refreshed, updated, or modernized, in order to provide you with the up-to-date security, versions, features, options and controls associated with your systems or devices. We rely on information to analyze performance and improve and maintain the Platform. We also rely on Personal Information you provide to us to provide you with customer support for the Platform and other S100F Services, and to verify eligibility for promotional offers.
- For Business Operations. We use information to operate our business; for example, to perform accounting, auditing, billing, reconciliation, and collection activities. Other business purposes that depend on use of your Personal Information include crime or fraud monitoring and prevention, protecting our legal rights, and performing contractual obligations. We also use Personal Information to contact you to advertise, market and sell S100F Services in accordance with your communications preferences.
- To Communicate. We use contact information to send messages; to provide S100F Services; to respond to customer service requests; to provide alerts such as security updates or changes in our policies or about subscriptions that are ending; and to send marketing or informational materials like newsletters or white papers, in accordance with your communication preferences. We occasionally conduct surveys, or do focused research or studies which may require you to voluntarily share Personal Information in order to participate. These activities typically have additional notices that provide more information about the use of your Personal Information and to which you may be asked to consent.
- For Advertising and Marketing. We may use Personal Information collected from you, combined with information about what advertisements you viewed and other information we collect, to enable us to provide personalized content and to study the effectiveness of advertising and marketing campaigns. You may choose whether to allow or deny uses or sharing of your device’s location by changing your device settings, but if you choose to deny such uses or sharing, we may not be able to provide you with certain personalized S100F Services and content on the Platform.
- For Statistical Purposes to Improve the Platform. We may compile Platform statistics into traffic reports, which help S100F understand, anticipate, and respond to user needs. If we learn, for example, of heightened interest in certain aspects of the S100F Platform, we are likely to highlight that information on the Platform home page. This Information helps us create a better overall experience for Platform users.
LEGAL BASIS FOR OUR USE (APPLICABLE ONLY TO EEA, UNITED KINGDOM VISITORS, OR ANY COUNTRIES): If you are in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or any countries, our legal basis for collecting and using the Personal Information described above will depend on the Personal Information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it.
However, we will collect Personal Information from you only where we have your consent to do so, where we need the Personal Information to perform a contract with you, where we have a legal obligation to do so, or where the processing is in our legitimate interests (such as processing for administrative purposes, direct marketing, product development or improvement, preventing fraud or criminal acts and in support of information security) and not overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.
If we ask you to provide Personal Information to comply with a legal requirement or to perform a contract with you, we will make this clear at the time of collection. We will also tell you whether the requirement for that information is mandatory and explain any consequences to you if you do not provide the information.
Similarly, if we collect and use your Personal Information based on our legitimate interests (or those of any third party), we will take reasonable steps to provide clear notice and describe our legitimate interests.
S100F is the Data Controller of all Personal Information collected through the Platform in the EEA, United Kingdom, or any countries, except with respect to the Services (where S100F is the Data Processor) or where a supplemental Privacy Policy says otherwise. The contact details for S100F are set out in the "HOW TO CONTACT US” section.
If you have questions about or need further information concerning the legal basis on which we collect and use your Personal Information for any specific processing activity, please contact us using the contact details provided under the “HOW TO CONTACT US” Section below.
RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION: We will only retain your Personal Information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements and for other purposes described in this Privacy Policy. We may retain your Personal Information for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.
To determine the appropriate retention period for Personal Information, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the Personal Information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your Personal Information, the purposes for which we process your Personal Information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements. In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data: see “YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS” below for further information. And in some circumstances we will anonymize your Personal Information (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
4. How S100F Protects Your Information
The Platform is designed to provide reasonable and appropriate administrative, technical and organizational security measures to protect your Personal Information against risks such as temporary or permanent loss, destruction, and unauthorized or unlawful access, alteration, use or disclosure. We require our suppliers and vendors to apply similar protections when they access or use Personal Information that we share with them. Users of the Platform must also do their part in protecting the data, systems, networks, and service they are utilizing. No technology, data transmission or system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that your password to any S100F account has been compromised), please immediately notify us by contacting us using the instructions in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section below.
5. When S100F Shares Your Information
We work through our affiliates to provide the Platform and other S100F Services. We also work with authorized suppliers and business partners. When we share your Personal Information with these companies, we put in place appropriate measures to limit the use of your information only for legal and authorized purposes that are consistent with this Privacy Policy, as well as appropriate confidentiality and security measures. We also share information with third parties for advertising and marketing; when required by law or to respond to legal process; to protect our customers; to protect lives; to maintain the security of the Platform; and to protect our legal rights. We may disclose Personal Information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Policy:
- With Affiliates and Subsidiaries. For purposes limited to and consistent with this Privacy Policy.
- With Suppliers. Our authorized vendors and suppliers may require Personal Information to provide services we have contracted for, such as product delivery, website hosting, data analysis, IT services, auditing, or customer service. We use a wide variety of software and tools at S100F, and we process Personal Information using these tools as a regular course of business. Our contracts with suppliers and vendors include provisions to protect your Personal Information and limit its use.
- With Partners. We occasionally have relationships with third parties that are not suppliers or vendors but are working with us to offer certain opportunities such as marketing and similar promotions, to enable joint products or research studies, or to facilitate services on the Platform. In these cases, additional terms or Privacy Policies may be provided. For third parties or uses not described in this Privacy Policy, we share your information only with a lawful basis to do so.
- For Advertising and Marketing. We share your information with our third-party company partners to prepare and deliver advertising and marketing content, to provide content services and to enable them to provide you with more personalized ads and to study the effectiveness of our campaigns. In particular, we use third-party companies to communicate regarding goods and services that may be of interest to you, in accordance with your preferences. You may receive this content by a variety of means such as email, phone or when you access and use the Platform or other S100F Services, and other websites. Content may be based on information obtained, for example, through prior purchases or transactions, through your device’s physical location, through information about what advertisements and content you have viewed, or through cookies and similar technologies relating to your access to and use of the Platform and other websites. Please read our Cookies Policy for more information. You can choose whether to allow or deny uses and/or sharing of your device’s location by changing your device settings, but if you choose to deny such uses or sharing, our partners may not be able to provide you with the applicable Platform Services and content.
- For Connections to Social Networks and Third Party Services. Where you are using our Services and have chosen to connect your social networks profiles to the S100F Services, or if you authorize a third party service to access your account, you are agreeing to provide information about you to the social networks and the third party services under their respective terms and privacy policies. For example, if you choose to connect your YouTube account to the S100F Services, this connection uses YouTube’s API services, and the Google Privacy Policy (located here) will apply to you. If you have authorized us to access your information via the YouTube API services, in addition to our normal procedure for deleting stored data, you may revoke our access to your data via the Google security settings page, located here. - Sales, Mergers & Acquisitions. We may disclose Personal Information as part of a contemplated or actual corporate transaction such as a reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings). - With Your Consent. S100F may disclose your Personal Information to any other person or entity where you consent to the disclosure. For information about how to decline our advertising and marketing, please see the section entitled "Your Choices & Rights" below.
We also share non-personally identifiable information, such as anonymized or aggregated information, with suppliers for purposes such as analysis, identifying trends in the areas of our products and to help research and develop new S100F Services.
S100F does not sell any of your Personal Information for monetary compensation.
6. Information From Children
We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose Information from children under 16. If we learn that we have collected the Personal Information of a child under 16—or the equivalent minimum age depending on the jurisdiction, such as 13 in the United States per the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act—we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible. If you are under 16, do not provide any Information about yourself to S100F, including your name, address, telephone number or email address. If you become aware that Information of a child under 16 years of age has been provided, please use one of the methods provided under the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section below.
7. Links to Other Websites and Services
We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from the Platform, including the information or content contained therein. This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the policies and practices of third parties or other organizations that are not operating on S100F’s behalf, including policies and practices related to privacy and security, data collection, processing, use, storage, and disclosure. This includes: (a) any third party operating any site or service to which the Platform links – the inclusion of a link on the Platform does not imply endorsement of the linked site or service by us or by our affiliates; or (b) any app developer, app provider, social media platform provider, operating system provider, wireless service provider or device manufacturer (such as Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, etc.) - including any Personal Information you disclose to other organizations through or in connection with the Platform or other S100F Services.
8. Do Not Track
Some browsers incorporate a "Do Not Track" (“DNT”) feature that, when turned on, signals to websites and online services that you do not want to be tracked. At this time, the Platform does not respond to DNT signals.
9. Your Legal Rights
S100F respects your rights in how your Personal Information is used and shared. Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access or corrections to your personal data and make choices about the kinds of marketing materials you receive (or choose not to receive marketing from S100F at all). See below for more information, depending on your location.
10. European Privacy Rights
If you are in Europe, you may have additional rights under the GDPR, the UK GDPR, or nFADP. Additional choices and rights may be available to you depending on which S100F Services you use.
- Access, Correction to or Deletion of Your Information. If you would like to correct or update your Personal Information, or to request access to or deletion of your Personal Information, you may contact us by visiting the Platform or by using the contact details provided under the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section below. If you request a change to or deletion of your Personal Information, please note that we may still need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes, and/or to complete any transactions that you began prior to requesting such change or deletion (e.g., when you make a purchase or enter a promotion, you may not be able to change or delete the Personal Information provided until after the completion of such purchase or promotion). Some of your information may also remain within our systems and other records where necessary for compliance with applicable law.
At your request and where the law requires us to do so, we will confirm what Personal Information we hold about you. You may also have a legal right to obtain a copy of your Personal Information. You can make such a request by making a written request in one of the ways described in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section below. We may charge a processing fee for this service where permitted by law and we will require evidence of your identity before fulfilling your request.
- Data Privacy Rights Specific to Individuals in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. You can object to processing of your Personal Information, ask us to restrict processing of your Personal Information, or request portability of your Personal Information. You can exercise these rights by making a written request in one of the ways described in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section below.
Similarly, if we have collected your Personal Information with your consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect (1) the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal, or (2) processing your Personal Information under other legal bases.
If you believe we are using your Personal Information in a way that is inconsistent with this Privacy Policy or for more information about your rights, contact your local data protection authority. Additionally, under the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and/or the Swiss-U.S. DPF, you may contact JAMS Mediation, Arbitration, and ADR Services (https://www.jamsadr.com/eu-us-data-privacy-framework) to address complaints and provide appropriate recourse free of charge to you. Under certain conditions, you may invoke binding arbitration.
- Advertising and Marketing Choices. We give you many choices regarding our use and disclosure of your Personal Information for advertising and marketing purposes. You may access or update your contact details and modify your communication preferences by using one of the methods provided under the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section below. Please also note that if you choose not to receive marketing communications from us, we may still send you communications related to your products or the Platform, such as information about a security update, service issue or product delivery. Some advertising content is delivered through the Platform’s use of cookies and similar technologies. Our Cookies Policy includes more information on S100F’s use of such technologies for advertising and other purposes.
11. International Compliance
S100F is a global company with its headquarters in the United States. As such, we may transfer your Personal Information between the United States and our affiliates and business partners in other countries. We may also transfer your Personal Information to our third party service providers, who may be located in a different country to you.
S100F transfers information internationally in order to operate efficiently, to improve performance, and to create redundancies to protect information in the event of an outage or other problem. In so doing, we will process your Personal Information in a way that meets the commitments of this Privacy Policy and complies with the law wherever we transfer it.
Whenever S100F transfers Personal Information beyond the country of origin, we will do so in accordance with applicable laws. For Personal Information originating in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland, or all/any countries that is transferred to a S100F entity outside the EEA, UK, Switzerland, or all/any countries, S100F participates in the EU-CIS-ASIA-ANY COUNTRY-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) and, as applicable, the UK extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF), and/or the ANY COUNTRY-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (ANY-U.S. DPF). S100F commits to the DPF Principles and, as needed, will take additional steps to provide appropriate safeguards for the Personal Information we transfer. The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction over S100F’s compliance with the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, Swiss-U.S. DPF, and the ANY-U.S. DPF. S100F may be required to disclose Personal Information in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements. S100F is liable in cases of onward transfers to third parties.
12. Data Privacy Framework
iDispute LLC comply with the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) program www.dataprivacyframework.gov
13. California Privacy Rights
This section is addressed to California residents only and provides more information about your rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act or “CCPA” (California Civil Code Section 1798.100 et seq.), as amended. Subject to certain exceptions, the CCPA grants to California residents the rights to: be notified about the collection, use, disclosure, sale or sharing of their Personal Information; request access to, deletion of, or correction of their Personal Information; request to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of Personal Information (where such information is sold or shared); limit the use or disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information (as defined under CCPA); and to not be discriminated against for exercising such rights.
S100F does not sell your Personal Information. If you wish to exercise your right to opt-out of S100F using your Personal Information for cross-contextual targeted advertising purposes (called “sharing” under the CCPA), you may do so by using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section or the appropriate withdrawal mechanism provided to you on the Platform.
You can request access to, correction of or deletion of your Personal Information by using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section. If you request a deletion of your Personal Information, please note that S100F may still need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes, to complete any transactions that you began prior to requesting such deletion, to comply with applicable law, or for other purposes permitted by CCPA. If you submit a request to exercise rights under CCPA, S100F will ask you to provide certain information to verify your identity. This information will depend on your prior interactions with S100F and the sensitivity of Personal Information at issue. If S100F denies your request, we will explain why.
You can designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf in certain circumstances. If you use an authorized agent for this purpose, S100F may ask you to verify your identity or that you provided the authorized agent signed permission to submit a request under the CCPA. If you provide an authorized agent with power of attorney pursuant to Probate Code sections 4000 to 4465, it may not be necessary to perform these steps and S100F will respond to any request from such authorized agent in accordance with the CCPA.
The Privacy Policy describes the categories of Personal Information that S100F collects and how S100F uses such Personal Information. If S100F collects Sensitive Personal Information, we limit our use of the Sensitive Personal Information to uses: (1) you have authorized, (2) that are required to fulfill your requests for goods or services, or (3) that are otherwise allowed by the CCPA or required by other laws or regulations. The categories of Personal Information collected, disclosed, and sold from California residents over the preceding 12 months and S100F’s applicable retention periods include:
14. Colorado Privacy Rights
This section is addressed to Colorado residents only and provides more information about your rights under the Colorado Privacy Act or “CPA.” Subject to certain exceptions, the CPA grants to Colorado residents the rights to: be notified about the collection, use, disclosure, or sale of their Personal Information; request access to, deletion of, or correction of their Personal Information; and request to opt out of the use of Personal Information for targeted advertising, sale, or certain profiling.
You can request access to, correction of or deletion of your Personal Information by using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section. If you request a deletion of your Personal Information, please note that S100F may still need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes, to complete any transactions that you began prior to requesting such deletion, to comply with applicable law, or for other purposes permitted by CPA. If you submit a request to exercise rights under CPA, S100F will ask you to provide certain information to verify your identity. This information will depend on your prior interactions with S100F and the sensitivity of Personal Information at issue. If S100F denies your request, we will explain why. If we have not responded to your request or asked for additional time to respond to your request within 45 days after you send us a request, you have the right to appeal our failure to take action. To appeal our failure to take action, contact us using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section.
You can designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CPA on your behalf in certain circumstances. If you use an authorized agent for this purpose, S100F may ask you to verify your identity or that you provided the authorized agent signed permission to submit a request under the CPA.
15. Connecticut Privacy Rights
This section is addressed to Connecticut residents only and provides more information about your rights under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act or “CTDPA.” You can exercise your rights by using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section. If we inform you that we decline to take action regarding your request, you have the right to appeal our failure to take action by contacting us using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section.
16. Utah Privacy Rights
This section is addressed to Utah residents only and provides more information about your rights under the Utah Consumer Privacy Act or “UCPA.” You can exercise your rights by using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section.
17. Virginia Privacy Rights
This section is addressed to Virginia residents only and provides more information about your rights under Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act or “VCDPA.” Subject to certain exceptions, the VCDPA grants to Virginia residents the rights to: be notified about the collection, use, disclosure, or sale of their Personal Information; request access to, deletion of, or correction of their Personal Information; request to opt out of the use of Personal Information for targeted advertising, sale, or certain profiling; and to not be discriminated against for exercising such rights.
You can request access to, correction of or deletion of your Personal Information by using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section. If you request a deletion of your Personal Information, please note that S100F may still need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes, to complete any transactions that you began prior to requesting such deletion, to comply with applicable law, or for other purposes permitted by VCDPA. If you submit a request to exercise rights under VCDPA, S100F will ask you to provide certain information to verify your identity. This information will depend on your prior interactions with S100F and the sensitivity of Personal Information at issue. If S100F denies your request, we will explain why. If we inform you that we decline to take action regarding your request, you have the right to appeal our failure to take action. To appeal our failure to take action, contact us using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US'' section.
18. How To Contact Us About This Privacy Policy
To ask questions about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, contact us at [email protected] or by mail at:
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In compliance with the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, Swiss-U.S. DPF, and the ANY-U.S., S100F commits to resolve DPF Principles-related complaints about our collection and use of your personal information. EU, UK, Swiss, Any individuals with inquiries or complaints regarding our handling of personal data received in reliance on the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, Swiss-U.S. DPF, and the ANY-U.S. DPF should first contact S100F at: [email protected]
THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS A CLASS ACTION WAIVER THAT WAIVES YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION. YOU MUST REVIEW THIS DOCUMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY, INCLUDING THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SECTION BELOW, BEFORE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM (AS DEFINED BELOW)
This Affiliate Agreement constitutes the provisions herein, the S100F Terms of Service, the S100F Privacy Policy, both of which are incorporated herein by reference (collectively the “Agreement”). The Agreement governs your activity, application to join, and any subsequent participation in, S100F's Affiliate program (the “Program”). By accepting the Agreement, or by participating in the Program, you (“Affiliate,” “You” or “you”) agree to be bound by the terms thereof and agree that this is a binding legal agreement between You and iDispute, LLC (“S100F,” “we” or “us”). If You are or represent a business entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that entity to this Agreement. S100F reserves the right to modify the Agreement at any time. Your continued participation in the Program shall be deemed acceptance of any new versions of the Agreement. Affiliate is responsible for ensuring its employees, agents, and representatives comply with this Agreement. Any breach of the Agreement by an employee, agent, or representative acting on Affiliate’s behalf shall be deemed a breach by the Affiliate.
SECTION 1. PROGRAM APPLICATION You agree to provide all information reasonably requested by S100F in connection with Your Program application, and You represent and warrant that all information that You provide is truthful and accurate. You understand and agree that S100F retains sole and exclusive discretion to determine whether You qualify for participation in the Program. S100F reserves the right to change its criteria for the Program at any time, for any reason. You expressly consent to be contacted about your application and the Program via the email address and the phone number You provide in Your application. It is your responsibility to control the notifications you do, or do not, receive through your device. To stop receiving text messages from S100F, use the mobile phone corresponding to the number enrolled in S100F text messages and reply “STOP” in response to a text message from the S100F text messaging program. This will only opt you out of the specific S100F text messaging program associated with that phone number, and you will remain opted in to any other text messaging programs in which you have enrolled. The opt out does not preclude messaging that S100F sends for necessary services. You understand and acknowledge that network services, including but not limited to mobile network services, are outside of the control of S100F, and S100F is not responsible or liable for issues arising from them. S100F reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, all or any part of S100F text messages, with or without notice. S100F may suspend or terminate your receipt of S100F text messages for any reason without notice to you.
SECTION 2. PROGRAM RULES
You represent and warrant that, when participating in the Program, you will comply with the following Program rules (“Rules”), and, if S100F determines, in its sole discretion, that you are not in compliance with any of the Rules, you will be considered in material breach of this Agreement, and S100F may (in its sole discretion), in addition to seeking any other available remedies in law and equity, terminate this Agreement and Your participation in the Program immediately (which may include, without limitation, forfeiture of earned Commissions), without liability:
a. the Code of Conduct set forth in Exhibit A;
b. the following (collectively, “Laws/Terms”): (i) the terms of the Agreement, (ii) all applicable laws, statutes, treaties, ordinances, regulations, codes, guidance, guidelines, including, without limitation, the Federal Trade Commission’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising and related guidance, all as updated (collectively, the “FTC Endorsement Guides”), policies, terms and conditions of third parties to which you and the Program are subject, and (iii) the terms of use, user agreements and other terms and conditions pertaining to the use of each website and/or platform you use; and
c. the S100F Disclosure Requirements set forth in Exhibit B.
SECTION 3. COMPENSATION
Upon acceptance into the Program, You will receive a unique Affiliate ID through https://affiliate.s100f.com This Affiliate ID will be incorporated in the URL that You use to advertise S100F (hereinafter, “Affiliate Link”). You may earn Commissions (as further described below) for each sale (“Sale”) that is registered using Your Affiliate ID. You may also earn Commissions on Sales generated by Affiliates you have recruited to join the Program (“Second Tier Affiliates”). S100F reserves full discretion in Second Tier Affiliate designations.
A Sale is determined to have occurred, provided that a new user (“Prospect”) (i) purchased S100F Products by accessing the S100F Site directly via a Affiliate Link from one of your authorized channels; and (ii) clicked the Affiliate Link to the S100F Site and purchased S100F Products, provided that it was the last Affiliate Link to the S100F Site that the customer clicked within the last 90 days. All determinations of whether a Sale occurred and whether a Commission is payable, will be made by S100F in its sole discretion.
A Commission is earned only if (i) Affiliate has registered and maintained a usable account with a third party payment provider to receive Commission payments and provided complete and accurate information to S100F to facilitate payment and (ii) the account of Prospect has remained in good status for at least forty-five (45) days after the Sale. No Commission is earned for a Sale if, at the time of attempted payout, Affiliate has not maintained a usable account with a third party payment provider or S100F is unable to payout Commissions due to incomplete or inaccurate information provided by the Affiliate. Similarly, Affiliates are responsible for ensuring that their Prospects and Customers are not located in or associated with an embargoed or sanctioned person or entity. No Commissions will be earned for Sales to any Prospect or Customer residing in a Sanctioned Country or who is or has an association with a Sanctioned Party. A “Sanctioned Country” means any country or territory that is the target of comprehensive sanctions, including but not limited to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region, the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, and any other country or region that is otherwise the target of sanctions administered by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets (“OFAC”) or equivalent government agency in other countries. A “Sanctioned Person” means any individual or entity that appears on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List of OFAC or that is otherwise the target of sanctions administered by OFAC or equivalent government agencies in other countries.
In the event that a Prospect has multiple Affiliate cookies (“Cookies”), the most recently acquired Cookie will generally determine which Affiliate is credited with a Sale except in instances of (i) recently canceled Prospects who attempt to re-subscribe under a different affiliate within 90 days of cancellation, (ii) cases of self-referral, or (iii) other scenarios at S100F’s sole discretion. If a Prospect signs up for S100F without connection to any Affiliate, that Prospect is considered unaffiliated, and no Commissions will be earned by any Affiliates for that Prospect unless otherwise agreed to by S100F in writing. In instances where a Prospect is affiliated under different Affiliates for different services (such as cases where one Affiliate makes the Sale, but another affiliate makes an upgrade for the same Prospect), S100F will allocate Commissions as deemed appropriate in S100F’s sole and absolute discretion. Affiliates are prohibited from inducing existing affiliated S100F customers from canceling or transferring their account in order to “unaffiliate” with a previous Affiliate and “re-affiliate” with You. Similarly, Affiliates are prohibited from inducing existing S100F customers to cancel or transfer their unaffiliated accounts in order to affiliate with You. Unless a cancellation or transfer request for affiliation purposes is received directly from the S100F customer in their own capacity, and not at Your direction, Commissions in such instances will not apply, and such behavior shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement. Commission payout amounts will be determined by S100F in its sole discretion. Commission rates may change from time to time at S100F’s sole discretion.
The Commission Rates are currently as follows: a. Single Location Account: 20% (applicable to all S100F Users) b. Agency Unlimited Account: 20% (applicable to all approved Affiliates) c. Agency Pro (SaaS) Account: 20% (applicable to all approved Affiliates) d. White Label Mobile App Upgrade: 20% (applicable to all approved Affiliates) e. Second Tier Single Location Account: 5% (applicable to all approved Affiliates) f. Second Tier Agency Unlimited Account: 5% (applicable to all approved Affiliates) g. Second Tier Agency Pro (SaaS) Account: 5% (applicable to all approved Affiliates) h. Second Tier White Label Mobile App Upgrade: 5% (applicable to all approved Affiliates) i. S100F Certifications: 20% (applicable to all S100F Users)
Except as otherwise provided herein, Commission payouts will be paid on the 15th of each month following S100F's receipt of payment for a Sale, subject to the other terms of this Agreement. In the event the 15th of each month falls on a holiday or weekend, Commission payouts will typically occur on the following business day, although exceptions may apply. All Commission payouts are calculated based on the amount of fees received by S100F, less sales taxes. All Commissions are paid in U.S. Dollars (USD) or otherwise in currencies offered by the payment provider. Some payment methods may incur processing fees that may be deducted from Your Commissions. Your combined Commission must be equal to or exceed Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($50.00) (USD) before You receive a payment from S100F. If Your combined Commissions in a 120-day period do not exceed $50.00 (USD), Your Commissions will not be paid and will be forfeited.
Affiliates must register with a third party payment provider to receive Commissions payouts. S100F or the third party payment provider may require You to submit a completed W-8 or W-9 tax form or any ancillary supporting documentation or other tax documents (the “Required Documents”) before processing Commissions payouts. If You fail to submit the Required Documents in a timely manner, S100F or the third party payment provider may refuse to payout Commissions that were earned more than 120 days prior to receiving your Required Documents. If You are not a resident of the United States, S100F may withhold tax (including, not limited to, VAT) where required by applicable law. You are solely responsible for complying with all tax laws in Your respective jurisdiction(s) including, but not limited to, the payment of all required taxes, and filing of all returns and other required documents with, the applicable governing body(ies).
If S100F determines, in its sole and exclusive discretion, that any Sale was procured fraudulently or as a result of any violation of this Agreement or applicable law, no Commission will be considered earned for such Sale. If a Commission has already been paid out for a Sale that is later deemed by S100F to be fraudulent or in violation of this Agreement or the law, the Commission amount will automatically be withheld against any future Commissions or refunded back to S100F at its option. S100F may also terminate this Agreement and Your participation in the Program immediately without any further liability to you.
If a refund or charge-back occurs for a Sale, and if a Commission was already paid to You for that Sale, such Commission is considered unearned, and the Commission will be deducted from Your future Commission payouts.
S100F will make reasonable efforts to payout all earned Commissions. In the event that S100F is unable to payout a Commission for any reason outside of S100F’s control, those Commissions may be forfeited at S100F’s sole discretion.
SECTION 4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; MEDIA RELEASE
S100F may provide you with certain intellectual property, resources or materials to be used solely in connection with the Program (collectively, “S100F Materials”). You acknowledge that S100F shall maintain complete ownership of the S100F Materials, and agree that you will not do anything inconsistent with our ownership, and agree that all of your use of the S100F Materials (including all associated goodwill) will insure to the benefit of, and on behalf of the S100F. You agree that nothing in this Agreement gives you any right, title, or interest in the S100F Materials other than the right to use the S100F Materials in accordance with this Agreement. You also agree that you will not attack our rights in or title to the S100F Materials or the validity of the S100F Materials or this Agreement. In addition, You agree that all of your use of S100F’s trademarks will comply with the latest edition of S100F’s Brand Style Guidelines and all other directions from S100F regarding the form and manner of the application of the trademarks. This includes using trademark notices, including the ® symbol, only as instructed by S100F. You further agree that your authorization to use the S100F Materials, including S100F’s trademarks, is personal; so you may not sublicense or otherwise allow anyone else to use the S100F Materials. At S100F’s request, you will provide samples of all materials that include any of S100F’s trademarks.
S100F hereby grants to you a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the S100F Materials solely in connection with and as necessary to conduct the services hereunder in a manner approved by S100F in advance for use.
All rights with respect to the software or services provided by S100F (“Services”), and S100F’s name, trademarks, logos, or other intellectual property (“S100F IP”), whether now existing or which may hereafter come into existence, which are not expressly granted to Affiliate herein are reserved to S100F. Any goodwill generated through Affiliate’s use of S100F IP shall inure solely to the benefit of S100F. Except as set forth in this Agreement, Affiliate may not use S100F’s IP without S100F’s prior written consent, including but not limited to using S100F’s trademarks or brands as part of Your company name or domain name. Affiliate will promptly notify S100F of any infringement or threatened infringement of any S100F IP or rights of S100F of which Affiliate becomes aware and will provide reasonable assistance to S100F, at S100F’s expense, in connection therewith. Affiliate shall not promote or provide services to any other business or person that is infringing any of S100F's IP. Affiliate will use commercially reasonable means to protect the security of the Services on Affiliate’s system and network, including internal and public websites, from hacking or other unauthorized access, modification or redistribution. Upon becoming aware of any breach in security, Affiliate shall notify S100F and take prompt action to remedy such breach.
Affiliate grants to S100F a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use any content or materials published or distributed by Affiliate in connection with S100F and the Program for any lawful purpose, including, without limitation, the purposes of (i) further promoting S100F, (ii) marketing and generating interest in the Program; (iii) highlighting the creativity or achievements of You or other Affiliates; or (iv) for any other purpose agreed upon between You and S100F. Affiliate represents and warrants that all content and materials that You publish and distribute related to S100F and/or the Program do not infringe any intellectual property right of third parties, including other Affiliates and S100F.
If Affiliate elects to participate in any events or media activities, such as virtual and in-person events, contests, strategy sessions, monthly virtual workshops, podcasts, masterminds, summits, conferences and any other activities that the parties may agree to from time to time (collectively, “Activities”), Affiliate further grants to S100F all ownership rights and the absolute and irrevocable right and permission to copyright, use and publish content that may contain the Affiliate’s image, voice, likeness and any of Your other contributions (“Likeness”) that were obtained during Your participation in the Activities described above. The Likeness may be copyrighted, used and/or published individually or with other photography or video works, in any medium and for any lawful purpose.
You represent and warrant that (i) no other party has been granted an exclusive license with respect to the Likeness, and (ii) no other party’s authorization or consent is required with respect to the permission granted to S100F under Section.
You waive any right that You may have to inspect or approve S100F’s use of the Likeness, or the advertising copy or printed matter that may be used in connection with the use and/or publication of the Likeness. You release S100F from all claims for libel, slander, invasion of privacy, infringement of copyright or right of publicity, or any other claim related to the Likeness. This release includes without limitation any claims related blurring, distortion, alteration, optical illusion, digital alteration, use in composite form, whether intentional or otherwise, or use of a fictitious name, that may occur or be produced in the processing or publication of the Likeness.
SECTION 5. TERM AND TERMINATION
The term of this Agreement will begin the earlier of your acceptance of or signing of this Agreement (including digitally). Your participation in the Program will continue unless and until terminated. Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by giving the other Party thirty (30) days’ written notice of termination. If, in our sole determination, You defaulted or made an attempt to default any term or provision of the Agreement, or violated or allegedly violated any Laws/Terms, whether in connection with Your use of S100F or otherwise (collectively, “Default/Breach”), we may terminate the Agreement, freeze Your Commissions, or suspend Your access to the Services immediately at any time without notice to You. In such an instance, and in our sole discretion, we may also, for the aforementioned reasons, terminate our relationship and suspend any accounts owned/controlled by You. In the event this Agreement is terminated due to Your Default/Breach, You immediately forfeit all Commissions, and any other payments owed to You or that may in the future be owed to You without any further liability by S100F to You.
If this Agreement is terminated or canceled, then all provisions that, by their nature, should survive, will survive, including, but not necessarily limited to, all limitations of liability, disclaimers of warranties, indemnity obligations, class action waiver provisions. All representations and warranties undertaken by You shall also survive termination or cancellation of this Agreement and/or Your S100F account.
SECTION 6. ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
In addition to Your other representations and warranties herein, You further represent and warrant that there are no prior or pending government investigations or inquiries of, or prosecutions against You by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), any other federal or state governmental agency, or any industry regulatory authority, anywhere in the world, nor any prior or pending private lawsuits against You which relate to alleged intentional torts or alleged violation of any consumer protection or advertising laws. If You become the subject of such an investigation, inquiry, prosecution, or lawsuit any time after this Agreement is executed, You are required to notify S100F of the same within 24 hours. S100F, in its sole and exclusive discretion, may immediately terminate Your participation in the Program, as well as immediately terminate this Agreement, based on any investigation, proceeding, or lawsuit identified pursuant to this paragraph.
SECTION 7. ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the Parties with regards to the Program and supersedes any other written or oral agreement between the parties. In the event that you have executed a separate written agreement related to the Program, that separate agreement shall prevail in the event of a conflict between it and this Agreement.
SECTION 8. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Affiliates are independent contractors of S100F. It is the express understanding and intention of the Parties that no relationship of employee/employer nor principal and agent shall exist between S100F and You by virtue of this Agreement. You have no right to act on behalf of or bind S100F in any way, nor share in the profits or losses of S100F. The only compensation available to You is set forth in this Agreement. You are solely and exclusively responsible and liable for all of Your acts or omissions and the acts and omissions of anyone working on your behalf, as well as for any taxes due hereunder. S100F may provide compliance recommendations and/or Program recommendations, such as strategy sessions, marketing techniques, suggestions or guidance on complying with applicable Laws/Terms, or other materials and resources intended solely for informational and entertainment purposes (collectively, “Recommendations”). Such Recommendations should not be relied upon to ensure Your compliance with Laws/Terms. You are solely responsible for ensuring that Your participation in the Program and all subsequent activities comply with Laws/Terms, and S100F assumes no liability or responsibility for monitoring or confirming Your compliance or informing You of non-compliance.
SECTION 9. NO GUARANTEE S100F does not promise, guarantee, or warrant Your business success, income, or sales. You understand, acknowledge, and agree that S100F will not at any time provide sales leads or referrals to You. You understand and agree further that neither S100F nor the Program is a business opportunity, a franchise opportunity, a “business-in-a-box,” or an assisted marketing plan.
SECTION 10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Except where otherwise inapplicable or prohibited by law, in no event shall S100F or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, independent contractors, telecommunications providers, and/or agents be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, exemplary, consequential, punitive, or any other damages, fees, costs or claims arising from or related to this Agreement, the Services, the Program, Recommendations, your or a third party’s use or attempted use of the Services or any software, service, or product, regardless of whether S100F has had notice of the possibility of such damages, fees, costs, or claims. This includes, without limitation, any loss of use, loss of profits, loss of data, loss of goodwill, cost of procurement of substitute services or products, or any other indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential, or other damages. This applies regardless of the manner in which damages are allegedly caused, and on any theory of liability, whether for breach of contract, tort (including negligence and strict liability), warranty, or otherwise. In no event shall S100F's liability to you or your business exceed the amount of three (3) times the payments paid by you to S100F for the month preceding the date in which the facts giving rise to a claim against S100F occurred or one-thousand five-hundred dollars ($1500), whichever is less, subject to applicable law, the remedies set forth above are your sole and exclusive remedies for S100F’s entire obligation and liability, for any breach of our limited warranty. Subject to applicable law, under no circumstances will S100F’s obligation or liability hereunder exceed the limited liability amount stated in this section. However, this shall not prevent S100F from seeking any and all remedies available to it in law or equity.
SECTION 11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION, CLASS ACTION WAIVER, & GOVERNING LAW You agree that all matters relating to the Program, including all disputes, will be governed by the laws of the United States and by the laws of the State of Wyoming without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. You agree to the personal jurisdiction by and venue in the state and federal courts in Wyoming, and waive any objection to such jurisdiction or venue. The preceding provision regarding venue does not apply if you are a consumer based in the European Union, or any. If you are a consumer based in the European Union, or any, you may make a claim in the courts of the country where you reside. Any claim under this Agreement must be brought within one (1) year after the cause of action arises, or such claim or cause of action is barred. Claims made under the separate terms and conditions may not be subject to this limitation. No recovery may be sought or received for damages other than out-of-pocket expenses, except that the prevailing party will be entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees. In the event of any controversy or dispute between S100F and you arising out of or in connection with the Program, the parties shall attempt, promptly and in good faith, to resolve any such dispute. If we are unable to resolve any such dispute within a reasonable time (not to exceed thirty (30) days), then either party may submit such controversy or dispute to mediation. If the dispute cannot be resolved through mediation, then the parties shall be free to pursue any right or remedy available to them under applicable law.
YOU AND WE AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED THROUGH THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH ABOVE WILL BE RESOLVED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. CLASS ACTIONS AND CLASS ARBITRATIONS ARE NOT ALLOWED. YOU MAY BRING A CLAIM ONLY ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF AND CANNOT SEEK RELIEF THAT WOULD AFFECT OTHER USERS OF OUR SERVICES OR THE PROGRAM.
SECTION 12. INDEMNITY You agree to protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless S100F, its officers, directors, employees, owner(s), and parent company(ies) and assigns from and against all demands, claims, actions, proceedings, damages, liabilities, losses, fees, costs or expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and the costs of any investigation) directly or indirectly arising from or in any way connected with (1) use of or reliance on information or data supplied or to be supplied by You, (2) any alleged or actual Default/Breach of this Agreement by You, (3) the use or possession of any S100F property, including, without limitation, any S100F IP or S100F Materials, (4) any negligence, gross negligence or willful misconduct by or on behalf of You or those working on your behalf, (5) your use and/or modification of any of the Services, including Affiliate Links, in connection with this Agreement; and (6) any materials you create or campaigns you run in connection with the Program. S100F reserves the right to assume, at your expense, the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you. You agree to cooperate with our defense of any claim. You will not in any event settle any claim without the prior written consent of S100F.
SECTION 13. SEVERABILITY
In the event any provision of this Agreement is inconsistent with or contrary to any applicable law, rule, or regulation, the provision shall be deemed to be modified to the extent required to comply with the law, rule, or regulation, and this Agreement, as so modified, shall continue in full force and effect.
SECTION 14. JUDICIAL ACTION FOR PROVISIONAL RELIEF
The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement will result in irreparable harm to S100F for which there will be no adequate remedy at law. In addition to other remedies provided by law or at equity, in such event S100F shall be entitled to seek injunctive relief, without the necessity of posting a bond and without having to establish actual damages resulting from a breach, to prevent any further breach of this Agreement by Affiliate or those working on its behalf.
SECTION 15. COMPLAINT NOTIFICATION
Affiliate must notify S100F of any complaint received by Affiliate regarding any content disseminated hereunder within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving such complaint. Notice should be sent to the S100F Support Team via [email protected]
SECTION 16. FORCE MAJEURE
No party will be liable for nonperformance of any of its obligations under the agreement if its nonperformance was due to a Force Majeure Event as defined in of this Section if reasonable notice and good faith efforts to find a reasonable solution are provided. “Force Majeure Event” shall mean any act of God; war; riot; civil strife; act of terrorism, domestic or foreign; embargo; governmental rule, regulation or decree; flood, fire, hurricane, tornado, or other casualty; earthquake; strike, lockout, or other labor disturbance; the unavailability of labor or materials to the extent beyond the control of the party affected; pandemics, epidemics, local disease outbreaks, public health emergencies, and quarantines; or any other events or circumstances not within the reasonable control of the party affected, whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing. Upon occurrence of a Force Majeure Event, the non-performing party shall, in a timely manner, notify the other party that a Force Majeure Event has occurred, its anticipated effect on performance.
SECTION 17. CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY
“Confidential Information” means any non-public business, technical, financial or other proprietary information you may receive from us during the term of this Program, including without limitation any brand guidelines, data, personal information of Customers or Prospects that S100F provides to you for the purpose of fulfilling your obligations under the Program or under a separate agreement for services (“Personal Information”), or the terms of this Agreement. You agree to hold our Confidential Information in strict confidence and not disclose it to any third party or use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than as expressly allowed here. Confidential Information will not include: (a) information that is or becomes publicly available through no fault of yours, (b) was in your possession or known by you without restriction prior to receipt from us, (c) was rightfully disclosed to you by a third party without restriction, or (d) was independently developed by you without use of any of our Confidential Information. You may disclose our Confidential Information where required by law or court order; provided, that to the extent legally permissible, you shall promptly notify us so that we may try to limit disclosure and obtain confidential treatment or a protective order for our Confidential Information. With regards to Personal Information, you represent and warrant that you will treat Personal Information in accordance with all applicable Laws/Terms and in compliance with applicable privacy policies. You also represent and warrant that you will maintain and make your own privacy policy available to Customers or Prospects with whom you interact as part of the Program or services you provide to S100F under separate agreement. Additionally, you represent and warrant that you will not share or sell any Confidential or Personal Information to third parties, regardless of whether that third party is under an obligation of confidentiality, without S100F’s express written consent.
SECTION 17. LIABILITY FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
We are not responsible for the content or services of any third party, and we make no representations regarding the content or accuracy of any third-party services or materials.
EXHIBIT A - CODE OF CONDUCT
1. Affiliate shall comply with the provisions of any applicable S100F policy and S100F instructions provided to Affiliate. This includes immediate compliance with S100F’s requests for removal of certain content, statements, materials, or anything other collateral posted or distributed by Affiliate.
2. Any claims Affiliate makes about S100F or S100F’s products or services shall reflect Affiliate’s honest and truthful opinions. If Affiliate’s positive opinion(s) about S100F or S100F’s products or services should change during participation in the Program so that Affiliate no longer can truthfully endorse S100F, Affiliate shall immediately advise S100F and S100F shall have the right to terminate the Agreement.
3. Any materials published by Affiliate represents fair, accurate, typical and truthful depictions of what is represented, be typical of what the average consumer can expect to achieve and clearly and conspicuously disclose generally expected results.
4. Affiliate is expressly prohibited from making any express or implied claims that S100F is or provides a business opportunity, franchise opportunity, a “business-in-a-box,” or an assisted marketing plan.
5. Affiliates may not make, publish or communicate any claims or statements that expressly or impliedly guarantee that Prospect will make money by using S100F or by becoming an Affiliate.
6. Affiliate must correct any statement that later becomes inaccurate.
7. Affiliate may not make deceptive or misleading claims, or claims that are not substantiated (i.e., adequate proof must exist to back up the claim).
8. If Affiliate chooses to comment on S100F competitors or their product(s), it must be made clear such comment is not on behalf of or as a representative of S100F, and such comment cannot be construed as defamatory, misleading or deceptive, unfair or unsubstantiated.
9. Affiliate may not engage in defamation, slander, or libel regarding S100F, S100F employees, S100F Affiliates, or other parties associated with S100F.
10. Affiliate may not engage in any communication or disseminate content that is unlawful, harassing, or abusive.
11. Affiliate may not disseminate any content that is protected by intellectual property laws, rights of privacy or publicity, or any other applicable law unless Affiliate owns or controls all rights in the content and all elements of the content or has received all necessary consents. For example, Affiliate may not post photos or video content without written permission from the person who owns the photo or video as well as any persons (other than Affiliate) depicted in the photo or video, and Affiliate may not use music or sounds that are not cleared for use commercially and as contemplated by this Agreement.
12. Affiliate may not disseminate any materials that contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other computer programming routines that are intended to damage, interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data, or personal information.
13. Affiliate may not use software or technology that attempts to intercept, divert or redirect Internet traffic to or from any other website, or that potentially enables the diversion of affiliate payments from another website, including toolbars, browser plug-ins, extensions, and add-ons.
14. Affiliate may not impersonate S100F or S100F employees, or otherwise imply that Affiliate has the authority to bind or represent S100F.
15. Affiliate will only use their Affiliate Link without manipulation.
16. Affiliate will not share their Affiliate Link with any other affiliate.
17. Affiliate may not incite, advocate, or express hatred, ethnic slurs, bigotry, racism, or gratuitous violence.
18. Affiliate may not disseminate pornography, vulgarity, profanity, obscenity, or use other offensive language or content, nor depict nudity or sexually explicit content.
19. Affiliate may not promote excessive or irresponsible consumption of alcohol beverages or promote any illegal or abusive drug use.
20. Affiliate may not misrepresent the source of anything in their posted content, including by impersonating another individual or entity.
21. Affiliate may not use content that contains advertising for Affiliate or third parties (including, without limitation, money making schemes, discount cards, credit counseling, online surveys).
22. Affiliates may run paid advertising campaigns hereunder as long as you comply with Laws/Terms.
23. Affiliate may not engage in any unlawful or deceptive actions with respect to search engine optimization.
24. Affiliate shall not offer monetary incentives, such as rewards points, cash, or prizes to Prospects in return for their response to an advertisement.
25. Affiliate shall not run any contests or offer any prizes to Prospects or Customers without the prior written approval of S100F, and all such contests and prizes must be administered in compliance with all laws and regulations that government contests and sweepstakes.
26. Affiliate may not “self-refer,” meaning that only transactions by other persons using your Affiliate Link will result in Commissions.
27. Affiliate may not engage in deceptive, manipulative or fraudulent behaviors (whether done independently, in coordination with a Prospect, or another affiliate) or otherwise engage in conduct that, in S100F’s sole discretion, is abusive of or outside the spirit of the Program in order to acquire additional Commissions.
28. Affiliate will not in any way copy, resemble, or mirror the look and feel of S100F’s Website nor use any means to create the impression that your content is S100F’s, including by framing S100F’s website in any manner.
29. Affiliate may not engage in cookie stuffing or include pop-ups or false or misleading links.
30. Affiliate will not attempt to mask the referring URL information (i.e., the page from where the click is originating).
31. Affiliate will not send unsolicited bulk-emails, text spam, form spam, social media spam or any other form of communication to which Prospects or others have not consented.
32. Affiliate agrees to comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the sending of any email communications, including the CAN-SPAM Acts, privacy laws, and data security standards consistent with the industry, and shall indemnify S100F for any claims resulting from failure to do so. E-mails must be sent on Affiliate’s behalf and must not state or imply that they are being sent on behalf of S100F. Affiliate shall be the “designated sender” of any emails Affiliate sends that include S100F links, scrub the prospective list of recipients against applicable do-not-email lists, include a functioning opt-out mechanism in all such emails, and honor all opt-outs.
33. Affiliate agrees to comply with all laws and regulations applicable to the sending of any text communications, including the TCPA and related state laws, privacy laws, and data security standards consistent with the industry, and shall indemnify S100F for any claims resulting from failure to do so. Texts must be sent on Affiliate’s behalf and must not state or imply that they are being sent on behalf of S100F. Affiliate must not text any third party without prior written consent, and you must honor all opt-outs.
34. Affiliate agrees to comply with all privacy laws and regulations when collecting Personal Information of Prospects and Customers. Affiliate agrees to comply with S100F’s Privacy Policy in its treatment of Personal Information, and Affiliate agrees to implement and post its own Privacy Policy.
35. Affiliate agrees to comply with export and sanctions laws and regulations when engaging Prospects and Customers, and Affiliate shall not attempt to enable any Sales to Sanctioned Parties or people in Sanctioned Countries without S100F’s prior written approval.
36. Affiliate will not create advertisements that appear on (a) sites and apps that contain or reference categories adult content, pornography, weapons, graphic violence (including any violent video game images), alcohol, drugs, tragedy, transportation accidents, sensitive social issues, gambling, or content that is offensive, profane, hateful, threatening, harmful, defamatory, libelous, harassing, or discriminatory (whether based on race, ethnicity, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, physical disability, or otherwise), or solicitous of any unlawful or offensive behavior; or (b) ads that appear on fake news content.
37. Affiliate will not use any images, text, or other content provided to you by S100F except as authorized by S100F in advance in writing and may not modify the graphic image or text in any way. All of our rights in the images and text, any other images, our trade names and trademarks, and all other intellectual property rights are reserved.
38. Affiliate will not offer discounts, coupons, free trials, promo codes, or any other promotional offer that is not expressly authorized by S100F in writing. S100F may, on a case-by-case basis, offer you access to discounts, coupons, free trials, promo codes, or other promotional offer, and you agree to comply with all terms and limitations that S100F establishes in connection with such promotional offers as well as all Laws/Terms.
39. Unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by S100F, Affiliate may not promote through a sub-affiliate network.
40. Affiliate may not provide or create links to external sites that violate this Code of Conduct.
41. The maintenance and the updating of your content, accounts, and sites will be your responsibility, but we may monitor the foregoing and you agree to honor any of our requested changes provided they relate to the Program.
EXHIBIT B - S100F Disclosure Requirements
Affiliate represents, warrants and agrees to comply with the following guidelines for all content created on S100F’s behalf:
I. Disclosure Requirements
Affiliate must make their material connections to S100F (and/or its brands, products, services, as applicable) known to viewers of their content in a manner that is consistent with the Agreement, the requirements set forth in these S100F Disclosure Requirements and all applicable law and industry guidance, including, without limitation, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising and the FTC’s business guidance, “Endorsement Guides: What People are Asking.”
Material connections may include, without limitation, monetary compensation, free product, gift cards, discounts, personal or professional relationships, access to events or experiences, and more. For clarity, Affiliate’s material connections must be disclosed even when simply tagging S100F or its brands, or simply posting a picture or a video of Affiliate enjoying using one of S100F’s products or services.
II. Disclosures Must Be Made “Clearly and Conspicuously”
A. “Clearly”
Disclosures
(1) must be easy to understand by an ordinary viewer of Affiliate’s content (including by members of groups to which it is targeted),
(2) must accurately describe Affiliate’s material connections and
(3) must not be contradicted by or inconsistent with anything else in Affiliate’s content
Unless otherwise agreed in advance in writing by S100F, these are the options for material connection disclosures:
- For disclosure of a material connection, Affiliate may use #ad, provided that it is otherwise clear that S100F is the sponsor of the post.
- As applicable, the following are also permissible:
“Sponsored by S100F”
Natural language making the connection easily understandable. For example:
“I am a paid affiliate marketer for S100F”
“Paid post for S100F”
“I was paid by S100F to...”
- If Affiliate is receiving commissions in connection with an affiliate link:
If Affiliate’s post clearly and conspicuously identifies S100F as the sponsor, includes #ad and viewers can see #ad and Affiliate’s affiliate link at the same time, no additional disclosures are needed.
If #ad and the affiliate link are not viewable at the same time, Affiliate must include one of the following disclosures when posting Affiliate’s affiliate link:
“This is an affiliate link and I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post)”
“I am a S100F affiliate, which means I get a commission when purchases are made through this link: URL]”
The following material connection disclosures DO NOT work alone and thus MAY NOT BE USED AS STANDALONE DISCLOSURES:
For disclosure of material connection: #S100F Abbreviations that would not be understood by consumers (e.g., #spon, #pd, #sp, #collab, etc.) Only using #partner, #ambassador, #consultant, #adviser, #affiliate, #teamS100F, etc. Only using “thank you”, “thanks,” “gift” or “gifted” (without explanation if Affiliate is referring to receiving something of value) Only using #endorsement Only using a platform’s branded content tool without further disclosure Only tagging or @mentioning the S100F Only using a campaign hashtag
Disclosures must be made regardless of space limitations and appear in each applicable post/piece of content.
If an endorsement is made through visual means, the disclosure should be made at least visually. If the endorsement is made audibly, the disclosure should be made at least audibly. And if the endorsement is made through both visual and audible means, the disclosure should be made both visually and audibly. For clarity, depending on the creative and the post format, multiple types of disclosures may be prudent.
Some factors to consider when assessing the conspicuousness of a visual disclosure include: the font, color and size of the disclosure, how well it contrasts against the frame (it might make sense to have a solid background behind the disclosure), how much time followers have to look at the frame and the impact of competing text or other visual elements. Some factors to consider when assessing the conspicuousness an audible disclosure include: the speed, volume and cadence of the disclosure, how close in time the disclosure is to the mention of the S100F (or its products or services), the impact of competing background music and other sounds, and whether repetition may be needed due to livestreaming, post length or other factors.
III. Disclosure Requirements Based on Posting Format
For in-feed posts (like X (f/k/a Twitter), Facebook and Instagram grid posts):
Disclosures must appear in the first two lines of text.
Disclosures should not buried (e.g., disclosures should not be only in a bio or below the fold (or otherwise requiring consumers to scroll down); under a hyperlink, like a “More,” “Legal” or “Disclosure” button; or in the middle or at the end of a series of hashtags, other disclosures, or general copy).
For video, live stream, stories, etc.:
Video: In video posts: (1) place the disclosure within the video itself and in the description of the video; and (2) display the disclosure in the video long enough for a viewer to be able to read and understand it.
Disclosures must appear at the beginning of the video (within the video) as well as in the video description.
It is NOT sufficient to make a disclosure only on an end card.
Stories, Snaps, TikToks, etc.: Superimpose the disclosure over the images or video in a way that is: (1) easy to notice, read and comprehend in the time that viewers have to look; and (2) well-contrasted against the background and positioned with consideration for where the viewer’s attention is drawn.
Live Stream: Repeat disclosures throughout the stream as needed to ensure that consumers hear them if they join at different times.
Platform-specific transparency tools, such as the “Branded Content” tools on Instagram, should be used in addition to the above disclosure options on social media, but may not be used as a substitute.
In the event Affiliate is posting on one social media platform and the post may be syndicated to another social media platform, disclosures must travel with the post, and appear unavoidably (e.g., pre-click) on all platforms.
IV. Modifications
Affiliate hereby agrees that S100F shall have the right to make modifications to the S100F Disclosure Requirements and any of the policies or guidance included therein, and Affiliate shall comply with any such modifications, so long as such modifications are
provided to Affiliate.
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