This
HomeSpun Websites Reseller Agreement (the “Agreement”)
is a legal document between Homespun Websites
LLC (HSW) with offices located at 622 SE Grand
Ave, Suite 827, Portland, Oregon 97214 and you
(the “reseller”) collectively referred
to as the “Parties”.
RECITALS
HSW is a web development company that specializes
in On-Demand websites for small businesses. HSW
has developed a resellers program that gives companies
the ability to Brand HomeSpun Websites LLC’s
web building tool as its own service.
Reseller wishes to resell the HSW services and
products.
HSW desires to engage and contract for the services
of the reseller to perform certain tasks as set
forth below. Reseller desires to enter into this
and is willing to do so on the terms and conditions
set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above
recitals and the mutual promises and conditions
contained in this Agreement, the Parties agree
as follows:
The Effective Date of this Agreement shall be
the date that Reseller completes HomeSpun Websites
Reseller Signup form.
By entering into this Agreement, Reseller agrees
to be bound by the terms of this agreement for
transactions entered into on its behalf by anyone
acting as its Agent, as well as transactions entered
into by Reseller on its own behalf.
Reseller must complete and sign the HSW Reseller
Order Form, be accepted by HSW and pay any required
fee to become an authorized Reseller of HSW. An
authorized Reseller shall be entitled to provide
Website and Email Hosting Services to its Reseller
Accounts through HomeSpun. A Reseller shall enter
into a written agreement with its Reseller Accounts
regarding delivery of Website and email Hosting
Services.
Such agreement shall at a minimum obligate Reseller
Accounts in a relationship with the Reseller to
the same extent that HSW Customers are obliged
to HSW hereunder, and require Reseller Accounts
to abide by the HSW Terms and Conditions. HSW
shall have no liability to Reseller's Accounts.
In the event that any liability or obligation
on the part of HSW arises in favor of a Reseller
Account under any theory of law, such Reseller
shall indemnify HSW for and hold HSW harmless
from such liability or obligation. Reseller understands
and agrees that HSW could not provide Website
and Email Hosting Services to Reseller Account
at the prices provided for herein without the
benefit of this provision. There are no third
party beneficiaries of this Agreement.
1 License
Reseller shall retain title to and all ownership
rights to any and all text, multimedia or images
(graphics, audio and video), data and the like
(Content) provided by Customer and installed on
a server, but grants HSW the right and license
to access and use Content for the purpose of complying
with its obligations under this Agreement.
2. Service Details
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
HSW grants the Reseller a non-exclusive, non-transferable
license to resell the HSW services worldwide.
Reseller’s HSW site is non-transferable
and cannot be sold separately or in conjunction
or in connection with the sale of an existing
site or business.
3. Termination
Either party may terminate this Agreement for
a material breach of contract by the other party
that has not been fixed within 20 days. Either
party must notify the other of such material breach
in writing. As an alternative, either party may
terminate this Agreement with 20 days of written
notice. Upon termination, all customers will default
to and become property of HSW.
4. Restriction of Service;
Right of Refusal
Reseller agrees that HomeSpun, in its sole discretion
and without liability to Reseller, may terminate
this Agreement for if Reseller is found to be
using HSW Services in association with unsolicited
commercial email (“spam”) or morally
objectionable activities, as deemed by objectionable
at the discretion of HSW. Morally objectionable
activities will include, but not be limited to:
activities designed to defame, embarrass, harm,
abuse, threaten, slander or harass third parties;
activities prohibited by the laws of the United
States and/or foreign territories in which Reseller
conducts business; activities designed to encourage
unlawful behavior by others, such as hate crimes,
terrorism and child pornography; activities that
are tortuous, vulgar, obscene, invasive of the
privacy of a third party, racially, ethnically,
or otherwise objectionable; activities designed
to impersonate the identity of a third party;
and activities designed to harm minors in any
way. In the event HSW terminates this Agreement
for spam or morally objectionable activities,
no refund will be issued.
5. Customer Agreements
Reseller is required to ensure that Reseller’s
customers agree to comply with the standard agreement
for each product or service they purchase from
Reseller. v
6. Unauthorized Use
Upon the discovery of any unauthorized use or
copying of HSW products or services, Reseller
will immediately notify HSW. If Reseller is at
fault in any way, Reseller may be held responsible
for the cost of the any legal proceedings that
result from any unauthorized use or copying of
the HomeSpun Websites LLC’s products and/or
services.
7. Terms of Confidentiality
1) Non-Disclosure of Trade Secrets, Customer Lists
and other Proprietary Information
Reseller agrees not to disclose or communicate,
in any manner, either during or after Reseller’s
agreement with HSW, proprietary information about
HSW, its operations, or any other proprietary
information, that relate to the business of HSW
including, but not limited to, the its marketing
strategies, operations, or any other information
of any kind which would be deemed confidential,
a trade secret, or other form of proprietary information
of HSW. Reseller acknowledges that the above information
is material and confidential and that it affects
the profitability of HSW. Reseller understands
that any breach of this provision, or that of
any other Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement,
is a material breach of this Agreement. Nothing
in this Agreement grants any implied rights to
you. HSW retains all of its right, title and interest
in and to all of its intellectual property.
8. Conflicts of Interest
Reseller agrees that Reseller will disclose to
HSW any conflicts of interest or potential conflicts
of interest Reseller may have immediately and
in writing.
9. Privacy
Reseller agrees to be bound by the Privacy Policy
of HSW in its dealings with customers and others
and to post the Privacy Policy provided to Reseller
by HSW on Reseller’s home page. Failure
to comply with such Privacy Policy will be deemed
a material breach of this Agreement.
10. Branding
HSW authorizes Reseller to brand the services
with Reseller’s name and logo.
11. Notices
Reseller agrees that all notices (except for notices
concerning breach of this Agreement) from HSW
to Reseller may be posted on our web site and
will be deemed delivered within fifteen (15) days
after posting. Notices concerning breach will
be sent either to the email address Reseller has
on file with HSW or mailed first class postage
to the postal address Reseller has on file with
HSW. In both cases, delivery shall be deemed to
have been made ten (10) days after the date sent.
Notices from Reseller to HSW shall be made either
by email, sent to the address we provide on our
web site, or first class mail to our address at:
Homespun Websites LLC
622 SE Grand Ave, Suite 827
Portland OR 97214
Delivery shall be deemed to have been made by
Reseller to HSW ten (10) days after the date sent.
12. No Solicitation
Reseller agrees that it will NOT approach Homespun
Website LLC’s employees with proposals to
hire them as its own employees or contractors.
If Reseller were to hire any of HomeSpun Website
LLC’s employees, Reseller agrees to pay
HSW for each employee hired the greater amount
of three years salary for that employee as Reseller
is to pay such employee, or $150,000.
13.. Modification
This Agreement and its Attachments are subject
to change. Reseller will be notified of such changes
as they occur via the email contact supplied during
the reseller signup process, which may be modified
using the Reseller’s site administration
tool.
14. Assignment
Reseller may not assign its rights or duties under
this Agreement to another without the express
written consent of HSW, which will not be unreasonably
withheld. HSW may assign its rights and obligations
under this Agreement without notice so long as
the Service continues to operate as outlined in
this Agreement.
15. Attorney’s
Fees and Costs
If any action at law or in equity is necessary
to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement,
the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable
attorney's fees, costs and necessary disbursements
incurred both before or after judgment in addition
to any other relief to which such party may be
entitled.
16. Mediation and Arbitration
Any controversy between the parties to this Agreement
involving the construction or application of any
of the terms, provisions, or conditions of this
Agreement, shall on written request of either
party served on the other, be submitted first
to mediation and then if still unresolved to binding
arbitration. Said mediation or binding arbitration
shall comply with and be governed by the provisions
of the American Arbitration Association for Commercial
Disputes unless the Parties stipulate otherwise.
The attorneys’ fees and costs of arbitration
shall be borne by the losing party, as set forth
in paragraph 22 above, unless the Parties stipulate
otherwise, or in such proportions, as the arbitrator
shall decide.
17. Indemnification
Reseller shall defend, indemnify, hold harmless,
and insure HSW from any and all damages expenses
or liability resulting from or arising out of,
any negligence or misconduct on Reseller's part,
or from any breach or default of this Agreement
which is caused or occasioned by the acts of Reseller.
Reseller shall insure that its employees and affiliates
take all actions necessary to comply with the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
Reseller shall name HSW as an additional insured
on all related insurance policies including workers
compensation, and general liability.
18. Representation
Each party of this Agreement acknowledges that
no representations, inducements, promises or agreements,
orally or otherwise, have been made by any party
hereto, or anyone acting on behalf of any party
hereto, which are not embodied herein, and that
no other agreement, statement or promise not contained
in this Agreement shall be valid or binding. Any
modification of this Agreement shall be effective
only if it is in writing, signed and dated by
all parties hereto.
19. Partial Invalidity
If any provision of this Agreement is held by
a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions
shall nevertheless continue in full force and
effect without being impaired or invalidated in
any way.
20. Governing Law and
Jurisdiction
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
under, the laws of the State of Oregon. Jurisdiction
and venue for all purposes shall be in the County
of Multnomah, State of Oregon
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