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Web Site Terms & Conditions
SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION
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SECTION 1 - 1 - Policies
and Compensation Plan Incorporated into Affiliate Agreement
These Policies and Procedures, in their present form and as amended by
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC a division of
AcceleratedResults LLC, LLC (hereafter "Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC" or the "Company"), are incorporated into, and form an integral
part of, the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliate
Agreement. It is the responsibility of each Affiliate to read, understand,
adhere to, and insure that he or she is aware of and operating under the
most current version of these Policies and Procedures. Throughout these
Policies, when the term "Agreement" is used, it collectively refers to the
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliate Agreement, these
Policies and Procedures, and the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC Compensation Plan. These documents are incorporated by reference into
the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliate Agreement (all in
their current form and as amended by Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC).
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SECTION 1 - 2 - Changes
to the Agreement
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC reserves the right to amend the
Agreement and its prices in its sole and absolute discretion. By entering
into the Affiliate Agreement, an Affiliate agrees to abide by all amendments
or modifications that Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC elects to
make. Amendments shall be effective 30 days after publication of notice that
the Agreement has been modified. Amendments shall not apply retroactively to
conduct that occurred prior to the effective date of the amendment.
Notification of amendments shall be published by one or more of the
following methods: (1) posting on the Company's official web site; (2)
electronic mail (e-mail); (3) posting in Affiliates' back-offices; (4)
inclusion in Company periodicals; or (5) special mailings. The continuation
of an Affiliate's Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC business, the
acceptance of any benefits under the Agreement, or an Affiliate's acceptance
of commissions from the sale of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
products or services constitutes acceptance of all amendments.
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SECTION 1 - 3 - Policies
and Provisions Severable
If any provision of the Agreement, in its current form or as may be amended,
is found to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, only the invalid
portion(s) of the provision shall be severed and the remaining terms and
provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The severed provision, or
portion thereof, shall be reformed to reflect the purpose of the provision
as closely as possible.
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SECTION 1 - 4 - Waiver
The Company never gives up its right to insist on compliance with the
Agreement and with the applicable laws governing the conduct of a business.
No failure of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC to exercise any
right or power under the Agreement or to insist upon strict compliance by an
Affiliate with any obligation or provision of the Agreement, and no custom
or practice of the parties at variance with the terms of the Agreement,
shall constitute a waiver of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC's
right to demand exact compliance with the Agreement. The existence of any
claim or cause of action of an Affiliate against Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC shall not constitute a defense to Marketing Services
/ Accelerated Results LLC's enforcement of any term or provision of the
Agreement.
SECTION 2 - BECOMING AN
AFFILIATE
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SECTION 2 - 1 -
Requirements to Become an Affiliate
To become an Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliate, each
applicant must:
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Be at least 18 years
of age;
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Reside in the United
States, a U.S. Territory, or any country that Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC has officially announced is open for business;
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Submit a properly
completed Affiliate Agreement to Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC;
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Personally sponsored
the sale of a Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC service to an
end consumer customer.
Until such time as each of
the above takes place, and Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC has
accepted the Affiliate Agreement, an applicant is not an Affiliate. Nonetheless,
such an applicant remains bound by the terms and conditions of the Agreement and
agrees to abide by them. Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC reserves
the right to accept or reject any Affiliate Agreement for any reason or no
reason.
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SECTION 2 - 2 - No
Product or Service Purchase Required
No person is required to purchase Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC services, sales aids to become an Affiliate.
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SECTION 2 - 3 -
Affiliate Benefits
Once an Affiliate Agreement has been accepted by Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC, and the requirements of Section 2.1 have been
satisfied, the benefits of the Compensation Plan and the Affiliate Agreement
are available to the new Affiliate. These benefits include the right to:
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Promote the
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC platform;
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Participate in the
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Compensation Plan (receive
commissions from the sale of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC services, if eligible);
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Sponsor other
individuals as Affiliates into the Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC business and thereby, build a Marketing Organization and
progress through the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
Compensation Plan;
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Receive periodic
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC literature and other
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC communications;
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Participate in
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC-sponsored support, service,
training, motivational and recognition functions, upon payment of
appropriate charges, if applicable; and
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Participate in
promotional and incentive contests and programs sponsored by Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC for its Affiliates.
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SECTION 2 - 4 - Term and
Renewal of Your Independent Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
Business The term of the Affiliate Agreement is one year from the date of its acceptance by Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC (subject to prior termination or reclassification pursuant to Section 6), and shall automatically renew for successive one year terms unless either party notifies the other party that it does not wish to renew the Agreement. If an affiliate is inactive or has made zero sales within a 6 month period, admin may move affiliate sales under another member at admins discretion.
SECTION 3 - OPERATING AN
INDEPENDENT MARKETING SERVICES / ACCELERATED RESULTS LLC BUSINESS
1.
SECTION 3 -
1 - Affiliate Marketing
Affiliates shall not require or encourage other current or prospective customers
or Affiliates to execute any agreement or contract other than official Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC agreements and contracts in order to
subscribe to or purchase Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC services
or to become Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliates. Similarly,
Affiliates shall not require or encourage other current or prospective customers
or Affiliates to make any purchase from, or payment to, any individual or other
entity to participate in the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
Compensation Plan other than those purchases or payments identified as
recommended or required in official Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
literature.
2.
SECTION 3 -
2 - Advertising
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SECTION 3 - 2
- 1 - General
All Affiliates shall
safeguard and promote the good reputation of Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC and its products. The marketing and promotion of Marketing Services
/ Accelerated Results LLC, the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
opportunity, the Compensation Plan, and Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC services must avoid all discourteous, deceptive, misleading, unethical or
immoral conduct or practices.
Affiliates may develop their
own advertising and promotional materials so long as such materials are properly
authorized by Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC. It is the
Affiliate's obligation to ensure that his or her marketing activities are
truthful, are not deceptive and do not mislead customers or potential Affiliates
in any way. No income claims or representations may be included in such
materials unless a copy of the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
Income Disclosure Statement is incorporated into the advertising or promotional
material or the Internet address of the current Income Disclosure Statement is
incorporated into the materials.
To promote both the platform
and the opportunity Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC has to offer,
Affiliates must use the sales aids and support materials produced by Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC. If Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC Affiliates develop their own sales aids and promotional materials (which
includes Internet advertising), notwithstanding Affiliates' good intentions,
they may unintentionally violate any number of statutes or regulations affecting
the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC business. These violations,
although they may be relatively few in number, could jeopardize the Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC opportunity for all Affiliates. Accordingly,
Affiliates must submit all written sales aids, promotional materials,
advertisements, websites and other literature to the Company for Company's
approval prior to use. Unless the distributor receives specific written approval
to use the material, the request shall be deemed denied. The marketing and
promotion of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC, the Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC opportunity, the Compensation Plan, and the
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC platform shall be consistent with
the public interest, and must avoid all discourteous, deceptive, misleading,
unethical or immoral conduct or practices.
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SECTION 3 - 2
- 2 - Trademarks and Copyrights
The name of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC and other names as may
be adopted by Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC are proprietary trade
names, trademarks and service marks of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC (collectively "marks"). As such, these marks are of great value to Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC and are supplied to Affiliates for their use
only in an expressly authorized manner. Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC will not allow the use of its trade names, trademarks, designs, or symbols,
or any derivatives of such marks, by any person, including Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC Affiliates, in any unauthorized manner without its
prior, written permission. The content of all Company sponsored events is
copyrighted material. Affiliates may not produce for sale or distribution any
recorded Company events, presentations, and speeches without written permission
from Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC. Nor may Affiliates reproduce
for sale or for personal use any recording of Company-produced audio or video
tape presentations. As an independent Affiliate, you may use the Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC name in the following manner
Affiliate's Name
Independent Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliate
Example:
Alice Smith
Independent Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliate
Affiliates may not use the name "Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC"
in any form in a team name, a tagline, an external website name, a personal
website address or extension, in an email address, as a personal name, or as a
nickname. For example, an Affiliate may not secure the domain name
Accelerated Results/ Marketing Services, nor may an Affiliate create an email address such as
support@millionairemarketingmachine.net. Additionally, an Affiliate may only use the
phrase Independent Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliate in
telephone greetings or on an answering machine to clearly separate the
Affiliate's independent Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC business
from Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC.
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SECTION 3 - 2
- 3 - Media and Media Inquiries
Affiliates must not attempt to respond to media inquiries regarding Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC, its products or services, or their
independent Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC business. All inquiries
by any type of media must be immediately referred to support@millionairemarketingmachine.net.
This policy is designed to assure that accurate and consistent information is
provided to the public as well as a proper public image.
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SECTION 3 - 2
- 4 - Unsolicited Email
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC does not permit Affiliates to send
unsolicited commercial emails unless such emails strictly comply with applicable
laws and regulations including, without limitation, the federal CAN SPAM Act.
Any email sent by an Affiliate that promotes Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC, the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC opportunity, or
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC services must comply with the
following:
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There must be
a functioning return email address to the sender.
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There must be
a notice in the email that advises the recipient that he or she may reply to the
email, via the functioning return email address, to request that future email
solicitations or correspondence not be sent to him or her (a functioning
"opt-out" notice).
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The email must
include the Affiliate's physical mailing address.
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The email must
clearly and conspicuously disclose that the message is an advertisement or
solicitation.
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The use of
deceptive subject lines and/or false header information is prohibited.
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All opt-out
requests, whether received by email or regular mail, must be honored. If an
Affiliate receives an opt-out request from a recipient of an email,the Affiliate
must forward the opt-out request to the Company.
Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC may periodically send commercial emails on behalf of
Affiliates. By entering into the Affiliate Agreement, Affiliate agrees that the
Company may send such emails and that the Affiliate's physical and email
addresses will be included in such emails as outlined above. Affiliates shall
honor opt-out requests generated as a result of such emails sent by the Company.
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SECTION 3 - 2
- 5 - Unsolicited Faxes
Except as provided in this section, Affiliates may not use or transmit
unsolicited faxes in connection with their Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC businesses. The term "unsolicited faxes" means the transmission via
telephone facsimile or computer of any material or information advertising or
promoting Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC, its products, its
compensation plan or any other aspect of the company which is transmitted to any
person, except that these terms do not include a fax: (a) to any person with
that person's prior express invitation or permission; or (b) to any person with
whom the Affiliate has an established business or personal relationship. The
term "established business or personal relationship" means a prior or existing
relationship formed by a voluntary two way communication between an Affiliate
and a person, on the basis of:
(a) an inquiry, application, purchase or transaction by the person regarding
products offered by such Affiliate; or
(b) a personal or familial relationship, which relationship has not been
previously terminated by either party.
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SECTION 3 - 2
- 6 - Telephone Directory Listings
Affiliates may list themselves as an "Independent Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC Affiliate" in the white or yellow pages of the telephone
directory, or with online directories, under their own name. No Affiliate may
place telephone or online directory display ads using Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC's name or logo. Affiliates may not answer the telephone
by saying "Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC", "Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC Incorporated", or in any other manner that would lead
the caller to believe that he or she has reached corporate offices of Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC. If an Affiliate wishes to post his or her
name in a telephone or online directory, it must be listed in the following
format:
Affiliate's Name
Independent Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliate
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SECTION 3 - 2
- 7 - Television and Radio Advertising
Affiliates may not advertise on television or radio except with Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC's express written approval.
3.
SECTION 3 -
3 - Online Conduct
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SECTION 3 - 3
- 1 - Affiliate Web Sites
Affiliates may create their
own websites to promote the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
pportunity and the Company's platform, so long as the website and its content
comply with the terms of the Agreement. It is the Affiliate's obligation to
ensure that his or her online marketing activities are truthful, are not
deceptive and do not mislead customers or potential Affiliates in any way.
Websites and web promotion activities and tactics that mislead or are deceptive,
regardless of intent, will result in disciplinary action. Misleading tactics
include, but are not limited to, spam linking (or blog spam), unethical search
engine optimization ("SEO") tactics, misleading click-through ads (i.e. having
the display URL of a Pay-Per-Click ("PPC") campaign appear to be directed to an
official Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Corporate Site when it in
fact goes elsewhere), deceptive or misleading banner ads, and deceptive or
misleading press releases. Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC will be
the sole determinant of truthfulness and whether specific activities are
misleading or deceptive.
If there are any income
claims or representations contained within an Affiliate's website, there must be
a link to the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Income Disclosure
Statement immediately adjacent to any such claim or representation.
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SECTION 3 - 3
- 2 - Affiliate Website Content
Affiliates are solely responsible and liable for the content, messaging, claims,
and information included in their websites and must ensure that it appropriately
represents and enhances the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC brand
and adheres to the terms of the Agreement. Additionally, such websites must not
contain disingenuous popup ads or promotions or malicious code. Decisions and
corrective actions in this area are at Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC's sole discretion. The content of any website that promotes the Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC opportunity or Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC's platform must be suitable for viewing by all persons
and age groups. Such websites may not contain any material that:
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Is sexually
explicit, obscene, or pornographic;
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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);
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Is graphically
violent, including any violent video game images;
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Is solicitous
of any unlawful behavior;
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Engages in
personal attacks on any individual, group, or entity; or
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Is in
violation of any intellectual property rights of the Company or any third party.
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SECTION 3 - 3
- 3 - Independent Affiliate Disclosure
To avoid confusion, each page of an Affiliate's website must prominently
disclose that the website is owned and operated by an Independent Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliate and not by the Company. Although
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC brand themes and images are
desirable for consistency, anyone landing on any page of an Affiliate's website
must clearly understand that they are at an Independent Affiliate site, and not
an Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Corporate page.
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SECTION 3 - 3
- 4 - Social Media
Social Media may be used by Affiliates to share information about the Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC business opportunity and Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC services, provided such information complies with the
terms of the Agreement. Profiles an Affiliate generates in any social community
where Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC is discussed or mentioned
must clearly identify the Affiliate as an Independent Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC Affiliate and not as an employee, agent, or corporate
representative of the Company. No income claims or representations may be made
when participating in a social networking site unless a link to the Company's
current Income Disclosure Statement is provided.
4.
SECTION 3 -
4 - Change of Sponsor
An Affiliate may only have one sponsor. Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC prohibits changes in sponsorship except as provided below.
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SECTION 3 - 4
- 1 - Cancellation and Re-application
An Affiliate may legitimately change his or her Sponsor by voluntarily canceling
his or her Affiliate Agreement and remaining inactive (i.e., no promotion or
sponsor of sales of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC products or
services, no sponsoring, no attendance at any Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC functions, no participation in any other form of Affiliate activity,
no operation of any other Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC business,
and no income from the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC business)
for six (6) full calendar months. Following the six month period of inactivity,
the former Affiliate may reapply under a new Sponsor. In that event, the former
Affiliate's Marketing Organization will remain in the original line of
sponsorship. Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC will consider waiving
the six month waiting period under exceptional circumstances. Such requests for
waiver must be submitted to Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC in
writing.
5.
SECTION 3 -
5 - Waiver of Claims
In cases in which the appropriate sponsorship change procedures have not been
followed, and a downline organization has been developed in the second business
developed by an Affiliate, Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC reserves
the sole and exclusive right to determine the final disposition of the downline
organization. Resolving conflicts over the proper placement of a downline that
has developed under an organization that has improperly switched sponsors is
often extremely difficult. Therefore, AFFILIATES WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS
AGAINST MARKETING SERVICES / ACCELERATED RESULTS LLC, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
MANAGERS, MEMBERS, OWNERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS THAT RELATE TO OR ARISE FROM
MARKETING SERVICES / ACCELERATED RESULTS LLC'S DECISION REGARDING THE
DISPOSITION OF ANY DOWNLINE ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS BELOW AN ORGANIZATION
THAT HAS IMPROPERLY CHANGED LINES OF SPONSORSHIP.
6.
SECTION 3 -
6 - Unauthorized Claims and Actions
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SECTION 3 - 6
- 1 - Indemnification
An Affiliate is fully responsible for all of his or her verbal and written
statements made regarding Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC services
and the Compensation Plan which are not expressly contained in official
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC materials. This includes statements
and representations made through all sources of communication media, whether
person-to-person, in meetings, online, through Social Media, in print, or any
other means of communication. Affiliates agree to indemnify Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC and Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC's
directors, officers, managers, members, employees, and agents, and hold them
harmless from all liability including judgments, civil penalties, refunds,
attorney fees, court costs, or lost business incurred by Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC as a result of the Affiliate's unauthorized
representations or actions. This provision shall survive the termination of the
Affiliate Agreement.
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SECTION 3 - 6
- 2 - Income Claims
An Affiliate, when presenting or discussing the Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC opportunity or Compensation Plan to a prospective Affiliate, may not
make income projections, income claims, or disclose his or her Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC income (including the showing of checks,
copies of checks, bank statements, or tax records) unless, at the time the
presentation is made, the Affiliate provides a current copy of the Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC Income Disclosure Statement (IDS) to the
person(s) to whom he or she is making the presentation.
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SECTION 3 - 6
- 3 - Income Disclosure Statement
The Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Income Disclosure Statement
("IDS") is designed to convey truthful, timely, and comprehensive information
regarding the income that Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
Affiliates earn. In order to accomplish this objective, a copy of the IDS must
be presented to a prospective Affiliate (someone who is not a party to a current
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliate Agreement) anytime the
Compensation Plan is presented or discussed, or any type of income claim or
earnings representation is made.
The terms "income claim"
and/or "earnings representation" (collectively "income claim") include: (1)
statements of actual earnings, (2) statements of projected earnings, (3)
statements of earnings ranges, (4) income testimonials, (5) lifestyle claims,
and (6) hypothetical claims.
A lifestyle income claim
typically includes statements (or pictures) involving large homes, luxury cars,
exotic vacations, or other items suggesting or implying wealth. They also
consist of references to the achievement of one's dreams, having everything one
always wanted, and are phrased in terms of "opportunity" or "possibility" or
"chance." Claims such as "My Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC income
exceeded my salary after six months in the business," or "Our Marketing Services
/ Accelerated Results LLC business has allowed my wife to come home and be a
full-time mom" also fall within the purview of "lifestyle" claims.
In any non-public meeting
(e.g., a home meeting, one-on-one, regardless of venue) with a prospective
Affiliate or Affiliates in which the Compensation Plan is discussed or any type
of income claim is made, you must provide the prospect(s) with a copy of the
IDS. In any meeting that is open to the public in which the Compensation Plan is
discussed or any type of income claims is made, you must provide every
prospective Affiliate with a copy of the. In any meeting in which any type of
video display is utilized (e.g., monitor, television, projector, etc.) a slide
of the IDS must be displayed continuously throughout the duration of any
discussion of the Compensation Plan or the making of an income claim.
Copies of the IDS may be
printed or downloaded without charge from the Affiliate Back Office.
Affiliates who develop sales
aids and tools in which the Compensation Plan or income claims are present must
incorporate the IDS into each such sales aid or tool prior to distribution to
prospective Affiliates.
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SECTION 3 -
7 - Conflicts of Interest
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SECTION 3 - 7
- 1 - Non solicitation
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliates are free to participate
in other affiliate, multilevel or network marketing business ventures or
marketing opportunities. However, such Affiliates agree that they shall not,
during the term of this Agreement and following its termination for any reason,
use Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC's confidential or trade secret
information to solicit or recruit any person or entity to participate in any
such venture. Nor shall an Affiliate use any such confidential and proprietary
trade secret information in any way in association with such Affiliate's
participation in any other affiliate, multilevel or network marketing venture.
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SECTION 3 - 7
- 2 - Confidential Information
"Confidential Information" includes, but is not limited to, customer and
Affiliate lists, the identities of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
customers and Affiliates, contact information of Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC customers and Affiliates, and Affiliates' personal and
downline sales information. Confidential Information is, or may be available, to
Affiliates in their respective back-offices. Affiliate access to such
Confidential Information is password protected, is confidential, and constitutes
proprietary information and business trade secrets belonging to Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC. Such Confidential Information is provided to
Affiliates in strictest confidence and is made available to Affiliates for the
sole purpose of assisting Affiliates in working with their respective Marketing
Organizations in the development of their Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC business. Affiliates may not use any Confidential Information for
any purpose other than for developing their independent Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC businesses. When an Affiliate participates in other
direct selling or multilevel marketing ventures, the Affiliate may not have
access to certain Confidential Information, including, but not limited to,
customer or Affiliate lists. Affiliates should use the Confidential Information
to assist, motivate, and train their downline Affiliates, and for no other
purpose. In so doing, an Affiliate may not disclose the Confidential Information
to any third party, including, without limitation, his or her downline
Affiliates. The Affiliate and Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC agree
that, but for this agreement of confidentiality and nondisclosure, Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC would not provide Confidential Information to
the Affiliate.
To protect the Confidential
Information, an Affiliate shall not, on his or her own behalf, or on behalf of
any other person, partnership, association, corporation or other entity:
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Directly or
indirectly disclose any Confidential Information to any third party;
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Directly or
indirectly disclose the password or other access code to his or her back-office;
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Use any
Confidential Information to compete with Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC or for any purpose other than promoting his or her Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC business; or
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Recruit or
solicit any Affiliate or customer of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC listed on any report or in the Affiliate's back-office, or in any manner
attempt to influence or induce any Affiliate or customer of Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC, to alter their business relationship with Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC.
The obligation of an
Affiliate to not disclose any Confidential Information shall survive
cancellation or termination of the Agreement, and shall remain effective and
binding irrespective of whether an Affiliate's Agreement has been terminated, or
whether the Affiliate is or is not otherwise affiliated with the Company.
8.
SECTION 3 -
8 - Recruiting and Soliciting Other Direct Sellers
When recruiting or soliciting participants in other direct selling ventures to
either purchase Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC services or to
participate in the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC opportunity,
Affiliates must not encourage such persons to terminate or violate any term or
condition of any agreements that they may have with other direct selling
companies. Should an Affiliate engage in such activity, the Affiliate bears the
risk of being sued by the other direct sales company. If any lawsuit,
arbitration or mediation is brought against an Affiliate alleging that he or she
engaged in inappropriate recruiting activity of its sales force or customers,
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC will not pay any of the Affiliate's
defense costs or legal fees, nor will Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC indemnify the Affiliate for any judgment, award, or settlement.
9.
SECTION 3 -
9 - Errors or Questions
If an Affiliate has questions about or believes any errors have been made
regarding commissions, genealogy lists, or charges, the Affiliate must notify
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC in writing within 60 days of the
date of the purported error or incident in question. Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC will not be responsible for any errors, omissions or
problems not reported to the Company within 60 days.
10.
SECTION 3 -
10 - Governmental Approval or Endorsement
Neither federal nor state regulatory agencies or officials approve or endorse
any direct selling or network marketing companies or programs. Therefore,
Affiliates shall not represent or imply that Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC or its Compensation Plan have been "approved," "endorsed" or
otherwise sanctioned by any government agency.
11.
SECTION 3 -
11 - Income Taxes
Each Affiliate is responsible for paying local, state and federal taxes on any
income generated as an Independent Affiliate. Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC cannot provide Affiliates with any personal tax advice. Affiliates
should consult with their own tax accountant, tax attorney, or other tax
professional.
12.
SECTION 3 -
12 - Independent Contractor Status
Affiliates are independent business owners. The agreement between Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC and its Affiliates does not create an
employer/employee relationship, agency, partnership, or joint venture between
the Company and the Affiliate. Affiliates shall not be treated as an employee
for his or her services or for Federal or State tax purposes. All Affiliates are
responsible for paying local, state, and federal taxes due from all compensation
earned as an Affiliate of the Company. The Affiliate has no authority (expressed
or implied), to bind the Company to any obligation. Each Affiliate shall
establish his or her own goals, hours, and methods of sales promotion, so long
as he or she complies with the terms of the Affiliate Agreement, these Policies
and Procedures, and applicable laws.
13.
SECTION 3 -
13 - International Marketing
Affiliates are authorized to sponsor the sale of Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC services, and enroll Affiliates only in the countries in
which Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC is authorized to conduct
business, as announced in official Company literature. In addition, no Affiliate
may, in any unauthorized country:
(a) conduct sales, enrollment or training meetings;
(b) enroll or attempt to enroll potential customers or Affiliates; or
(c) conduct any other activity for the purpose of sponsoring the sale of
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC products or services, establishing
a Marketing Organization, or promoting the Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC opportunity.
14.
SECTION 3 -
14 - Bonus Buying
All forms of Bonus buying are strictly prohibited. Therefore, Affiliates agree
that they shall not purchase Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
products or services for the sole purpose of qualifying for compensation under
the Compensation Plan. Nor shall any Affiliate influence or attempt to influence
any other Affiliate to do the same. Bonus buying also includes any mechanism or
artifice to qualify for rank advancement, incentives, prizes, commissions or
bonuses that is not driven by bona fide product or service purchases by end user
consumers.
15.
SECTION 3 -
15 - Adherence to Laws and Ordinances
Affiliates shall comply with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations
in the conduct of their businesses. Many cities and counties have laws
regulating certain home-based businesses. In most cases these ordinances are not
applicable to Affiliates because of the nature of their business. However,
Affiliates must obey those laws that do apply to them. If a city or county
official tells an Affiliate that an ordinance applies to him or her, the
Affiliate shall be polite and cooperative, and immediately send a copy of the
ordinance to the Compliance Department of Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC.
16.
SECTION 3 -
16 - One Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Business Per Affiliate and
Per Household
An Affiliate may operate or have an ownership interest, legal or equitable, as a
sole proprietorship, partner, shareholder, trustee, or beneficiary, in only one
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC business. No individual may have,
operate or receive compensation from more than one Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC business. Individuals of the same Household may not
enter into or have an interest in more than one Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC Business. A "Household" is defined as all individuals who are living
at or doing business at the same address, and who are related by blood,
marriage, domestic partnership, or adoption, or who are living together as a
family unit or in a family-like setting. In order to maintain the integrity of
the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Compensation Plan, husbands and
wives, domestic partnerships, or common-law couples (collectively referred to
herein as "spouses") who wish to become Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC Affiliates must be jointly sponsored as one Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC business. Spouses, regardless of whether one or both are signatories
to the Affiliate Agreement, may not own or operate any other Marketing Services
/ Accelerated Results LLC business, either individually or jointly, nor may they
participate directly or indirectly (as a shareholder, partner, trustee, trust
beneficiary, or have any other legal or equitable ownership) in the ownership or
management of another Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC business in
any form. An exception to the one business per Affiliate/Household rule will be
considered on a case by case basis if two Affiliates get married or move in
together, or in cases of an Affiliate receiving an interest in another business
through inheritance. Requests for exceptions to policy must be submitted in
writing to the Legal Department (support@millionairemarketingmachine.net).
17.
SECTION 3 -
17 - Actions of Household Members or Affiliated Parties
If any member of an Affiliate's immediate household engages in any activity
which, if performed by the Affiliate, would violate any provision of the
Agreement, such activity will be deemed a violation by the Affiliate and
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC may take disciplinary action
pursuant to these Policies and Procedures against the Affiliate. Similarly, if
any individual associated in any way with a corporation, partnership, LLC, trust
or other entity (collectively "Business Entity") violates the Agreement, such
action (s) will be deemed a violation by the Business Entity, and Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC may take disciplinary action against the
Business Entity. Likewise, if an Affiliate enrolls in Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC as a Business Entity, each Affiliated Party of the
Business Entity shall be personally and individually bound to, and must comply
with, the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
18.
SECTION 3 -
18 - Sale, Transfer or Assignment of an Independent Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC Business
Although an Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC business is an
independently operated business, the sale, transfer or assignment of an
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC business is subject to certain
limitations. If an Affiliate wishes to sell his or her Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC business, the selling Affiliate must offer Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC the right of first refusal to purchase the
business on the same terms as agreed upon with a third-party buyer. Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC shall have fifteen days from the date of
receipt of the written offer from the seller to exercise its right of first
refusal. If Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC elects not to purchase
the business, the following criteria must be met:
o
The selling
Affiliate must submit a $1,500 transfer fee to the Company to reimburse it for
its expenses associated with the transaction.
o
The buyer or
transferee must become a qualified Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
Affiliate. If the buyer is an active Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC Affiliate, he or she must first terminate his or her Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC business and wait six calendar months before acquiring
any interest in a different Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
business.
o
Before the
sale, transfer or assignment can be finalized and approved by Marketing Services
/ Accelerated Results LLC, any debt obligations the selling party has with
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC must be satisfied.
o
The selling
party must be in good standing and not in violation of any of the terms of the
Agreement in order to be eligible to sell, transfer or assign an Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC business.
Prior to selling an
independent Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC business or Business
Entity interest, the selling Affiliate must notify Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC's Compliance Department in writing and advise of his or
her intent to sell his or her Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
business or Business Entity interest. The selling Affiliate must receive written
approval from Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC before proceeding
with the sale. Before the sale is approved (whether to Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC or a third party), in order to protect the interests of
the buyer, the selling Affiliate must execute a 24 month non-competition
agreement with the buyer. The geographic scope of such non-competition agreement
shall be limited to the geographic area in which the subject business is
operated prior to the sale. No changes in line of sponsorship can result from
the sale or transfer of an Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
business.
19.
SECTION 3 -
19 - Separation of an Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Business
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliates sometimes operate their
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC businesses as husband-wife
partnerships, regular partnerships, LLCs, corporations, trusts, or other
Business Entities. At such time as a marriage may end in divorce or a
corporation, LLC, partnership, trust or other Business Entity may dissolve,
arrangements must be made to assure that any separation or division of the
business is accomplished so as not to adversely affect the interests and income
of other businesses up or down the line of sponsorship. During the divorce or
entity dissolution process, the parties must adopt one of the following methods
of operation:
o
One of the
parties may, with consent of the other(s), operate the Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC business pursuant to an assignment in writing whereby
the relinquishing spouse, shareholders, partners or trustees authorize Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC to deal directly and solely with the other
spouse or non-relinquishing shareholder, partner or trustee.
o
The parties
may continue to operate the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
business jointly on a "business-as-usual" basis, whereupon all compensation paid
by Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC will be paid according to the
status quo as it existed prior to the divorce filing or dissolution proceedings.
This is the default procedure if the parties do not agree on the format set
forth above.
Under no circumstances will
the Marketing Organization of divorcing spouses or a dissolving business entity
be divided. Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC will recognize only one
Marketing Organization. In the event that parties to a divorce or dissolution
proceeding are unable to resolve a dispute over the disposition of commissions
and ownership of the business in a timely fashion as determined by the Company,
the Affiliate Agreement shall be involuntarily canceled.
If a former spouse or former
Business Entity partner, shareholder, or member has completely relinquished all
rights in the original Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC business
pursuant to a divorce or Business Entity dissolution, he or she is thereafter
free to enroll under any Sponsor of his or her choosing without waiting six
calendar months. In such event, the former spouse or former partner, shareholder
or member shall have no rights to any Affiliates in their former Marketing
Organization or to any former customer. They must develop the new business in
the same manner as would any other new Affiliate.
20.
SECTION 3 -
20 - Sponsoring Online
When sponsoring a new Affiliate through the online enrollment process, the
Sponsor may assist the new applicant in filling out the enrollment materials.
However, the applicant must personally review and agree to the Affiliate
Agreement. The Sponsor may not fill out or submit the Affiliate Agreement on
behalf of the applicant.
21.
SECTION 3 -
21 - Death or Incapacity of an Affiliate
The Affiliate Agreement is a contract for personal services. Upon the death or
incapacitation of an Affiliate (as determined by Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC at its sole and absolute discretion), the Affiliate
Agreement shall automatically terminate.
22.
SECTION 3 -
22 - Telemarketing Techniques
The Federal Trade Commission
and the Federal Communications Commission each have laws that restrict
telemarketing practices. Both federal agencies (as well as a number of states)
have "do not call" regulations as part of their telemarketing laws. Although
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC does not consider Affiliates to be
"telemarketers" in the traditional sense of the word, these government
regulations broadly define the term "telemarketer" and "telemarketing" so that
your inadvertent action of calling someone whose telephone number is listed on
the federal "do not call" registry could cause you to violate the law. Moreover,
these regulations must not be taken lightly, as they carry significant
penalties.
Therefore, Affiliates must
not engage in telemarketing in the operation of their Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC businesses. The term "telemarketing" means the placing
of one or more telephone calls to an individual or entity to induce the purchase
of an Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC service, or to recruit them
for the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC opportunity. "Cold calls"
made to prospective customers or Affiliates that promote either Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC's products or services or the Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC opportunity constitute telemarketing and are
prohibited. However, a telephone call(s) placed to a prospective customer or
Affiliate (a "prospect") is permissible under the following situations:
o
If the
Affiliate has an established business relationship with the prospect. An
"established business relationship" is a relationship between an Affiliate and a
prospect based on the prospect's purchase, rental, or lease of goods or services
from the Affiliate, or a financial transaction between the prospect and the
Affiliate, within the eighteen (18) months immediately preceding the date of a
telephone call to induce the prospect's purchase of a product or service.
o
In response to
a prospect's personal inquiry or application regarding a product or service
offered by the Affiliate, within the three (3) months immediately preceding the
date of such a call.
o
If the
Affiliate receives written and signed permission from the prospect authorizing
the Affiliate to call. The authorization must specify the telephone number(s)
which the Affiliate is authorized to call.
o
If the
prospect is a family member, a personal friend, or an acquaintance. An
"acquaintance" is someone with whom an Affiliate has at least a recent firsthand
relationship within the preceding three months. Bear in mind, however, that if
an Affiliate engages in "card collecting" with everyone the Affiliate meets and
subsequently calling them, the FTC may consider this a form of telemarketing
that is not subject to this exemption. Thus, if an Affiliate engages in calling
"acquaintances," the Affiliate must make such calls on an occasional basis only
and not make this a routine practice.
Affiliates shall not use
automatic telephone dialing systems or software relative to the operation of
their Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC businesses. Affiliates shall
not place or initiate any outbound telephone call to any person that delivers
any pre-recorded message (a "robocall") regarding or relating to the Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC products, services or opportunity.
23.
SECTION 3 -
23 - Back Office Access
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC makes online back offices available
to its Affiliates. Back offices provide Affiliates access to confidential and
proprietary information that may be used solely and exclusively to promote the
development of an Affiliate's Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
business and to increase sales of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
products. However, access to a back office is a privilege, and not a right.
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC reserves the right to deny
Affiliates' access to the back office at its sole discretion.
24.
SECTION 3 -
24 - Change of Contact Information
To ensure timely delivery of products, support materials, commissions, and tax
documents, it is important that Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC's
files are current. Street addresses are required for shipping. Affiliates
planning to change any of their contact information or move must update their
contact information via the Back Office function of the Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC website. To guarantee proper delivery, two weeks advance
notice must be provided to Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC on all
changes.
25.
SECTION 3 -
25 - Continuing Development Obligations
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SECTION 3 - 25
- 1 - Ongoing Training
Any Affiliate who sponsors another Affiliate into Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC must perform a bona fide assistance and training
function to ensure that his or her downline is properly operating his or her
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC business. Affiliates must have
ongoing contact and communication with the Affiliates in their Marketing
Organizations. Examples of such contact and communication may include, but are
not limited to: newsletters, written correspondence, personal meetings,
telephone contact, voice mail, electronic mail, and the accompaniment of
downline Affiliates to Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC meetings,
training sessions, and other functions. Upline Affiliates are also responsible
to motivate and train new Affiliates in Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC product knowledge, effective sales techniques, the Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC Compensation Plan, and compliance with Company Policies
and Procedures. Communication with and the training of downline Affiliates must
not, however, violate Sections 3.1 and/or 3.2 (regarding the development of
Affiliate-produced sales aids and promotional materials). Affiliates should
monitor the Affiliates in their Marketing Organizations to guard against
downline Affiliates making improper product or business claims, or engaging in
any illegal or inappropriate conduct.
o
SECTION 3 - 25
- 2 - Increased Training Responsibilities As Affiliates progress through the
various levels of leadership, they will become more experienced in sales
techniques, product knowledge, and understanding of the Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC program. They will be called upon to share this
knowledge with lesser experienced Affiliates within their Marketing
Organization.
26.
SECTION 3 -
26 - Nondisparagement
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC values constructive criticisms and
comments from Affiliates. All such comments should be submitted in writing to
the Legal Department (support@millionairemarketingmachine.net). While Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC welcomes constructive input, negative comments and
remarks made in the field by Affiliates about the Company, its products, or
Compensation Plan serve no purpose other than to sour the enthusiasm of other
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliates. For this reason, and to
set the proper example for their Marketing Organizations, Affiliates must not
disparage, demean, or make negative remarks about Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC, other Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
Affiliates, Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC's products, the
Compensation Plan, or Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC's directors,
officers, or employees.
27.
SECTION 3 -
27 - Product Sales and Commissions
The Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Compensation Plan is based on
the sale of the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC platform to end
consumers. Affiliates must fulfill personal sales requirements as specified in
the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Compensation Plan (as well as
meet other responsibilities set forth in the Agreement) to be eligible to earn
commissions from the sale of the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
platform. All commissions are paid directly to eligible Affiliates through the
payment processing accounts that each Affiliate must activate.
28.
SECTION 3 -
28 - Refunds
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC does not offer refunds of any kind
because of the proprietary information delivered instantly.
29.
SECTION 3 -
29 - Reports
All information provided by
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC in downline activity or downline
genealogy reports, including but not limited to downline sales information and
downline sponsoring activity is believed to be accurate and reliable.
Nevertheless, due to various factors including but not limited to the inherent
possibility of human, digital, and mechanical error; the accuracy, completeness,
and timeliness of orders; denial of credit card and electronic check payments;
returned products; credit card and electronic check charge-backs; the
information is not guaranteed by Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC or
any persons creating or transmitting the information.
ALL PERSONAL AND DOWNLINE
SALES INFORMATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR
REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER. IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION
THERE SHALL BE NO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE,
OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, MARKETING SERVICES / ACCELERATED RESULTS LLC
AND/OR OTHER PERSONS CREATING OR TRANSMITTING THE INFORMATION WILL IN NO EVENT
BE LIABLE TO ANY AFFILIATE OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES THAT ARISE OUT OF THE USE
OF OR ACCESS TO PERSONAL AND/OR DOWNLINE SALES INFORMATION (INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, COMMISSIONS, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY, AND DAMAGES THAT MAY
RESULT FROM INACCURACY, INCOMPLETENESS, INCONVENIENCE, DELAY, OR LOSS OF THE USE
OF THE INFORMATION), EVEN IF MARKETING SERVICES / ACCELERATED RESULTS LLC OR
OTHER PERSONS CREATING OR TRANSMITTING THE INFORMATION SHALL HAVE BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
MARKETING SERVICES / ACCELERATED RESULTS LLC OR OTHER PERSONS CREATING OR
TRANSMITTING THE INFORMATION SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY TO YOU OR
ANYONE ELSE UNDER ANY TORT, CONTRACT,NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, PRODUCTS
LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT
OR TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATED THERETO.
Access to and use of
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC's online reporting services and
your reliance upon such information is at your own risk. All such information is
provided to you "as is". If you are dissatisfied with the accuracy or quality of
the information, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue use of and
access to Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC's online reporting
services and your reliance upon the information.
SECTION 4 - DISPUTE
RESOLUTION AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
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SECTION 4 - 1 -
Disciplinary Sanctions
Violation of any term of the Agreement or the violation of any common law
duty, including but not limited to any applicable duty of loyalty, or any
illegal, fraudulent, deceptive or unethical business conduct, or any act or
omission by an Affiliate that, in the sole discretion of the Company may
damage its reputation or goodwill (such damaging act or omission need not be
related to the Affiliate's Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
business), may result, at Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC's
discretion, in one or more of the following corrective measures:
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Issuance of a
written warning or admonition;
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Requiring the
Affiliate to take immediate corrective measures;
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Suspension of the
individual's Affiliate Agreement for one or more pay periods;
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Transfer or removal
of some or all of an Affiliate's downline Affiliates from the offending
Affiliate's Marketing Organization;
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Involuntary
termination of the offender's Affiliate Agreement;
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Suspension and/or
termination of the offending Affiliate's ability to access the Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC website Back Office; or
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Any other measure
expressly allowed within any provision of the Agreement or which
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC deems practicable to
implement and appropriate to equitably resolve injuries caused partially
or exclusively by the Affiliate's policy violation or contractual
breach.
In situations deemed
appropriate by Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC, the Company may
institute legal proceedings for monetary and/or equitable relief.
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SECTION 4 - 2 -
Grievances and Complaints
When an Affiliate has a grievance or complaint with another Affiliate
regarding any practice or conduct in relationship to their respective
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC businesses, the complaining
Affiliate should first report the problem to his or her Sponsor who should
review the matter and try to resolve it with the other party's upline
sponsor. If the matter involves interpretation or violation of Company
policy, it must be reported in writing to the Affiliate Services Department
at the Company. The Affiliate Services Department will review the facts and
attempt to resolve it.
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SECTION 4 - 3 -
Mediation
Prior to instituting an arbitration as provided in Section 4.4 below, the
parties shall meet in good faith and attempt to resolve any dispute arising
from or relating to the Agreement through non-binding mediation. One
individual who is mutually acceptable to the parties shall be appointed as
mediator. If the parties cannot agree on a mediator within 14 days from the
date that a party submits a written request for mediation, the complaining
party shall apply to Judicate West (www.judicatewest.com)
to appoint a mediator. The mediation shall occur within 60 days from the
date on which the mediator is appointed. The mediator's fees and costs, as
well as the costs of holding and conducting the mediation, shall be divided
equally between the parties. Each party shall pay its portion of the
anticipated shared fees and costs at least 10 days in advance of the
mediation. Each party shall pay its own attorneys fees, costs, and
individual expenses associated with conducting and attending the mediation.
Mediation shall be held in the City of San Diego, California and shall last
no more than two business days.
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SECTION 4 - 4 -
Arbitration
If mediation is
unsuccessful, any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the
Agreement, or the breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration. The parties
waive all rights to trial by jury or to any court. The arbitration shall be
filed with, and administered by, Judicate West under its rules and procedures.
The Judicate West Arbitration Rules of Procedures are available at
www.judicatewest.com/library/rules. Copies of Judicate West Arbitration
Rules of Procedures will be emailed to Affiliates upon request to Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC's Legal
Department(support@millionairemarketingmachine.net).
Notwithstanding the rules of
Judicate West, the following shall apply to all Arbitration actions:
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The Federal Rules of
Evidence shall apply in all cases;
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The parties shall be
entitled to all discovery rights permitted by the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure;
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The parties shall be
entitled to bring motions under Rules 12 and/or 56 of the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure;
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The arbitration
shall occur within 180 days from the date on which the arbitrator is
appointed, and shall last no more than five business days; and
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The parties shall be
allotted equal time to present their respective cases, including
cross-examinations.
All arbitration proceedings
shall be held in San Diego, California. There shall be one arbitrator selected
from the panel that Judicate West provides. Each party to the arbitration shall
be responsible for its own costs and expenses of arbitration, including legal
and filing fees. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on
the parties and may, if necessary, be reduced to a judgment in any court of
competent jurisdiction. This agreement to arbitrate shall survive the
cancellation or termination of the Agreement.
The parties and the
arbitrator shall maintain the confidentiality of the entire arbitration process
and shall not disclose to any person not directly involved in the arbitration
process:
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The substance of, or
basis for, the controversy, dispute, or claim;
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The content of any
testimony or other evidence presented at an arbitration hearing or
obtained through discovery in arbitration;
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The terms or amount
of any arbitration award; or
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The rulings of the
arbitrator on the procedural and/or substantive issues involved in the
case.
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, nothing in the Agreement shall prevent either party from applying to
and obtaining from any court having jurisdiction a writ of attachment,a
temporary injunction, preliminary injunction, permanent injunction, or other
relief available to safeguard and protect its intellectual property rights
and/or to enforce its rights under the nonsolicitation provision of the
Agreement.
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SECTION 4 - 5 -
Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Venue
Jurisdiction and venue of any matter not subject to arbitration shall reside
exclusively in San Diego County, State of California. The Federal
Arbitration Act shall govern all matters relating to arbitration. The law of
the State of California shall govern all other matters relating to or
arising from the Agreement.
SECTION 4 - 5 - 1 - Louisiana Residents
Notwithstanding the foregoing, and the mediation and arbitration provisions
in Sections 4.3 and 4.4, residents of the State of Louisiana shall be
entitled to bring an action against Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC in their home forum and pursuant to Louisiana law.
SECTION 5 - CANCELLATION
OF THE AGREEMENT AND RECLASSIFICATION
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SECTION 5 - 1 - Effect
of Cancellation
So long as an Affiliate
remains active and complies with the terms of the Agreement, Marketing Services
/ Accelerated Results LLC shall pay commissions to such Affiliate in accordance
with the Compensation Plan. An Affiliate's commissions constitute the entire
consideration for the Affiliate's efforts in generating sales of Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC services and all activities related to
generating such sales (including building a Marketing Organization). Following
an Affiliate's non-renewal of his or her Affiliate Agreement, cancellation for
inactivity, or voluntary or involuntary cancellation of his or her Affiliate
Agreement (all of these methods are collectively referred to as "cancellation"),
the former Affiliate shall have no right, title, claim or interest to the
Marketing Organization which he or she operated, or any commission from the
sales generated by any Affiliate in the organization. An Affiliate whose
business is cancelled will lose all rights as an Affiliate. This includes the
right to sponsor the sale of the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
platform and the right to receive future commissions, bonuses, or other income
resulting from the sales sponsored by other Affiliates in the Affiliate's former
Marketing Organization. In the event of cancellation, Affiliates agree to waive
all rights they may have, including but not limited to property rights, to their
former Marketing Organization and to any bonuses, commissions or other
remuneration derived from the sales of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC services sponsored by any of the Affiliates in his or her former Marketing
Organization.
Following an Affiliate's
cancellation of his or her Affiliate Agreement, the former Affiliate shall not
hold himself or herself out as an Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
Affiliate and shall not have the right to sponsor the sale of Marketing Services
/ Accelerated Results LLC products or services. An Affiliate whose Affiliate
Agreement is canceled shall receive commissions and bonuses only for the last
full pay period he or she was active prior to cancellation (less any amounts
withheld during an investigation preceding an involuntary cancellation).
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SECTION 5 - 2 -
Cancellation Due to Inactivity
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SECTION 5 - 2 - 1 -
Failure to Earn Commissions
If an Affiliate has not earned a commission for 90 days (and thus become
"inactive"), his or her Affiliate Agreement shall be canceled for
inactivity.
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SECTION 5 - 2 - 2 -
Reclassification Following Cancellation Due to Inactivity
If an Affiliate's Agreement is cancelled due to inactivity and he or she
has an active subscription to any of the Company's subscription-based
products or services, such subscription(s) shall remain in force and the
former Affiliate shall be reclassified as a customer.
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SECTION 5 - 3 -
Involuntary Cancellation
An Affiliate's violation of any of the terms of the Agreement, including any
amendments that may be made by Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
in its sole discretion, may result in any of the sanctions listed in Section
4.1, including the involuntary cancellation of his or her Affiliate
Agreement. Cancellation shall be effective on the date on which written
notice is mailed, emailed, faxed, or delivered to an express courier, to the
Affiliate's last known address, email address, or fax number, or to his or
her attorney, or when the Affiliate receives actual notice of cancellation,
whichever occurs first. Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
reserves the right to terminate all Affiliate Agreements upon thirty (30)
days written notice in the event that it elects to: (1) cease business
operations; (2) dissolve as a corporate entity; or (3) terminate
distribution of its products via direct selling.
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SECTION 5 - 4 -
Voluntary Cancellation
A participant in this
affiliate marketing plan has a right to cancel at any time, regardless of
reason. Cancellation must be submitted in writing to the Company at its
principal business address. The written notice must include the Affiliate's
signature, printed name, address, and Affiliate I.D. Number.
If such a former Affiliate
has an active subscription to any of the Company's subscription-based products
or services, such subscription(s) shall remain in force and the former Affiliate
shall be reclassified as a customer, unless the Affiliate also specifically
requests that his or her subscription(s) also be canceled.
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SECTION 5 - 5 -
Non-renewal
An Affiliate may also voluntarily cancel his or her Affiliate Agreement by
failing to renew the Agreement on its anniversary date. The Company may also
elect not to renew an Affiliate's Agreement upon its anniversary date.
SECTION 6 – DEFINITIONS
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Active Affiliate
— An Affiliate who has received a commission during the preceding 90 days.
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Agreement
— The contract between the Company and each Affiliate includes the Affiliate
Agreement, the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Policies and
Procedures, and the Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
Compensation Plan, all in their current form and as amended by Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC in its sole discretion. These documents
are collectively referred to as the "Agreement."
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Business Entity
— A corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, or other
type of entity.
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Cancel
— The termination of an Affiliate's business. Cancellation may be either
voluntary, involuntary, through non-renewal or inactivity.
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Customer
— An individual or entity that purchases Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC products or services from an Affiliate, but who is not an
Affiliate, or an immediate household family member of an Affiliate.
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Household
— All individuals who are living at or doing business at the same address,
and who are related by blood or marriage, or who are living together as a
family unit or in a family-like setting. A household includes, but is not
limited to, spouses, headsof-household, and dependent family members
residing in the same residence.
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Immediate Household
— Spouses, heads-of-household, and dependent family members residing in the
same residence.
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Marketing Organization
— The Affiliates sponsored below a particular Affiliate make up such
Affiliate's Marketing Organization.
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Official Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC Material
— Literature, audio or video tapes, websites, and other materials developed,
printed, published and/or distributed by Marketing Services / Accelerated
Results LLC to Affiliates.
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Recruit
— For purposes of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC's Conflict of
Interest Policy (Section 3.7), the term "Recruit" means the actual or
attempted sponsorship, solicitation, enrollment, encouragement, or effort to
influence in any other way, either directly, indirectly, or through a third
party, another Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC Affiliate or
customer to enroll or participate in another multilevel marketing, network
marketing or direct sales opportunity.
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Customer Sales
— Sales to customers. (See the definition of "Customer" above).
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Social Media
— Any type of online media that invites, expedites or permits conversation,
comment, rating, and/or user generated content, as opposed to traditional
media, which delivers content but does not allow readers/viewers/listeners
to participate in the creation or development of content, or the comment or
response to content. Examples of Social Media include, but are not limited
to, blogs, chat rooms, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, Delicious, and
YouTube.
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Sponsor
— An Affiliate who enrolls another Affiliate into Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC, and is listed as the Sponsor on the Affiliate
Agreement. The act of enrolling others and training them to become
Affiliates is called "sponsoring."
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Upline
— This term refers to the Affiliate or Affiliates above a particular
Affiliate in a sponsorship line up to the Company. Conversely stated, it is
the line of sponsors that links any particular Affiliate to the Company.
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Copyright,
Licenses and Idea Submissions.
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The entire
contents of the Site are protected by international copyright and trademark
laws. The owner of the copyrights and trademarks are Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC, its affiliates or other third party licensors. YOU MAY
NOT MODIFY, COPY, REPRODUCE, REPUBLISH, UPLOAD, POST, TRANSMIT, OR DISTRIBUTE,
IN ANY MANNER, THE MATERIAL ON THE SITE, INCLUDING TEXT, GRAPHICS, CODE AND/OR
SOFTWARE. You may print and download portions of material from the different
areas of the Site solely for your own non-commercial use provided that you agree
not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notices from the materials.
You agree to grant to Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC a
non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license, with the right to
sub-license, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works of,
publicly display and publicly perform any materials and other information
(including, without limitation, ideas contained therein for new or improved
products and services) you submit to any public areas of the Site (such as
bulletin boards, forums and newsgroups) or by e-mail to Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC by all means and in any media now known or hereafter
developed. You also grant to Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC the
right to use your name in connection with the submitted materials and other
information as well as in connection with all advertising, marketing and
promotional material related thereto. You agree that you shall have no recourse
against Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC for any alleged or actual
infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communications
to Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC.
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TRADEMARKS.
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Publications,
products, content or services referenced herein or on the Site are the exclusive
trademarks or servicemarks of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC.
Other product and company names mentioned in the Site may be the trademarks of
their respective owners.
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2. Use of the
Site.
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You understand
that, except for information, products or services clearly identified as being
supplied by Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC, Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC does not operate, control or endorse any information,
products or services on the Internet in any way. Except for Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC- identified information, products or services, all
information, products and services offered through the Site or on the Internet
generally are offered by third parties, that are not affiliated with Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC a. You also understand that Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that
files available for downloading through the Site will be free of infection or
viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or
destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient
procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy
of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the Site for
the reconstruction of any lost data.
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YOU ASSUME
TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND THE INTERNET.
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC PROVIDES THE SITE AND RELATED
INFORMATION "AS IS" AND DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, OR THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICE,
ANY MERCHANDISE INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE
INTERNET GENERALLY, AND Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC SHALL NOT
BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY
SUCH TRANSACTION. IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY,
COMPLETENESS AND USEFULNESS OF ALL OPINIONS, ADVICE, SERVICES, MERCHANDISE AND
OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY.
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE
CORRECTED.
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YOU UNDERSTAND
FURTHER THAT THE PURE NATURE OF THE INTERNET CONTAINS UNEDITED MATERIALS SOME OF
WHICH ARE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT OR MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU. YOUR ACCESS TO SUCH
MATERIALS IS AT YOUR RISK. Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC HAS NO
CONTROL OVER AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR SUCH MATERIALS.
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LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY
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IN NO EVENT
WILL Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR
INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE
SERVICE, OR ANY INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON THE SERVICE, OR
DOWNLOADED FROM THE SERVICE, OR ANY DELAY OF SUCH INFORMATION OR SERVICE. EVEN
IF Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC OR ITS AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (II)
ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE
SERVICE AND/OR MATERIALS OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE SERVICE. BECAUSE
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
IN SUCH STATES, Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC LIABILITY IS
LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
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Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC makes no representations whatsoever about any
other web site which you may access through this one or which may link to this
Site. When you access a non-Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC web
site, please understand that it is independent from Marketing Services /
Accelerated Results LLC, and that Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC
has no control over the content on that web site. In addition, a link to a
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC web site does not mean that
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC endorses or accepts any
responsibility for the content, or the use, of such web site.
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Additional
Indemnification.
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You agree to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Marketing Services / Accelerated Results
LLC, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any
third party information providers to the Service from and against all losses,
expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting
from any violation of this Agreement (including negligent or wrongful conduct)
by you or any other person accessing the Service.
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4. Third Party
Rights.
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The provisions
of paragraphs 2 (Use of the Service), and 3 (Indemnification) are for the
benefit of Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC and its officers,
directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third party
information providers to the Service. Each of these individuals or entities
shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you
on its own behalf.
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5.Term;
Termination.
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This Agreement
may be terminated by either party without notice at any time for any reason. The
provisions of paragraphs 1 (Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions), 2 (Use of
the Service), 3 (Indemnification), 4 (Third Party Rights) and 6 (Miscellaneous)
shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
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6.Miscellaneous.
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This Agreement
shall all be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of The United
States of America applicable to agreements made and to be performed in The
United States of America. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC and you for any purpose concerning
this Agreement or the parties' obligations hereunder shall be brought
exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in The
United States of America . Any cause of action or claim you may have with
respect to the Service must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or
cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred. Marketing
Services / Accelerated Results LLC failure to insist upon or enforce strict
performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a
waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the
parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement.
Marketing Services / Accelerated Results LLC may assign its rights and duties
under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.
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Any rights not
expressly granted herein are reserved.
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