THESE TERMS OF USE PERTAIN TO AN INDIVIDUAL AND/OR COMPANY'S USAGE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ArgonHosting.com AFFILIATE PROGRAM. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO EDIT, CHANGE, AND AMEND THESE TERMS. BY PARTICIPATING YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS:
1. JOINING THE PROGRAM. By filling out the affiliate signup form you will automatically become a ArgonHosting.com affiliate. Your participation in the program is solely for this purpose: to legally advertise the ArgonHosting.com site and products and receive a commission on sales generated by your referrals. You also agree to receive periodic mailings to affiliates regarding the ArgonHosting.com affiliate program.
2. REVOCATION OF AFFILIATE STATUS. Your affiliate application and status in the program may be suspended or terminated for any of the following reasons: Inappropriate advertisements (False claims, misleading hyperlinks), Spamming (mass email, mass newsgroup posting, etc...), Advertising on sites containing/promoting illegal activities, Violation of intellectual property rights (copying ArgonHosting.com material).
3. LINKING TO ArgonHosting.com. You may use graphic and text links both on your website and in emails. ArgonHosting.com may also be advertised "offline" in classified ads, magazines, and newpapers. You may use the graphics and text provided to you by ArgonHosting.com, or you may create your own as long as they are deemed appropriate according to the conditions in 2.
4. AFFILIATE COMMISSIONS. You will be paid referral fees for every ArgonHosting.com product purchased with credit card, and offline check or money orders with the exception of domain name sales. This referral fee will be a flat fee of the final purchase price. Affiliate commissions will be paid out monthly on the 15th of the following month of the customer signup date given the affiliate has accumulated $50 or more in commissions. If the referred product was refunded, the membership cancelled, or money was reimbursed, ArgonHosting.com reserves the right to deduct the appropriate commissions from the affiliate's account. ArgonHosting.com does not give a commission when an affiliate makes a ArgonHosting.com purchase and generates a commission for themselves. ArgonHosting.com does give commissions when an affiliate makes a purchase and generates a commission for a different affiliate. Payments to be made via paypal accounts and/or check. Argon Hosting.com reserves the right to request an intermediate payment processor or escrow account to facilitate payments to affiliate.
5. AFFILIATE TRACKING. After signing up for the program you will receive a unique affiliate url which you will use to advertise our website. When someone clicks through this url a cookie will be set in their browser with your affiliate ID and their IP address will also be logged with your affiliate ID. During that visit to our website or any later visit, when a purchase is made the commission will be given based on the existence of the cookie or a match of the IP address in the database.
6. TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. These terms will begin upon your signup with the affiliate program and will end when either you or ArgonHosting.com terminates your affiliate status. The terms of this agreement may be modified at any time by ArgonHosting.com. If any modification is unnacceptable to you, your only choice is to terminate your affiliate status. Your continuing participation in the program will constitute your acceptance of any change.
7. LIABILITY. ArgonHosting.com will not be liable for indirect or accidental damages (loss of revenue, commissions) due to affiliate tracking failures, loss of database files, and any results of "intents of harm" to the program. We make no claim that the operation of ArgonHosting.com will be error-free and will not be liable for any interruptions or errors.
