THIS TRENDYWORKS PARTNER PROGRAM AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") entered into shall constitute binding terms between TRENDYWORKS WEB SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED, a
Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 and having its registered office at 402, Maheswari Towers, Road No. 1,
Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad, Andhara Pradesh, INDIA (the "Company")
and you (“You” / the "Partner"). You agree that you have
the legal capacity and authority to bind the corporation, which you are representing, and you and your
organization shall be bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement.
The above referred Company and Partner are collectively referred to as “Parties” and individually
as “Party”.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions
As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
1.1. "Products” / “Services" shall mean the Company's services or any combination thereof to be resold
by Partner such as Website Builder packages), Hosting Services and such services and as may be communicated by the
Company in writing to the Partner from time to time.
1.2. “Enduser” / “Customer” shall mean any person who purchases the Products/Services from the
Partner for his ultimate use and who shall not have the right to sub-license it to any other
party.
1.3. “Terms and Conditions of Use” shall mean the terms and conditions pursuant, to which the said
Services shall be used by the Enduser and which are accessible by the Partner on http://partners.trendyworks.com (collectively
referred to as “TrendyWorks Site”).
1.4. “Disclaimer Policy” shall mean the Disclaimer Policy of the Company with regards to the use of the
Products/Services.
2. Distribution Rights
Company hereby appoints Partner as its non-exclusive reseller for the Services, and Partner hereby accepts such appointment. The Partner's sole authority shall be to solicit
Customers for the Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
2.1.
Limited Right to Resell
2.1.1. Partner hereby agrees and acknowledges and Company hereby grants the nontransferable,
non-exclusive, non-licensable, revocable right to resell the Products to the End
user during the term of this Agreement.
2.1.2. All Products purchased by the Partner and resold to the End user shall be subject
to the Terms and Conditions of Use and Disclaimer Policy in this regard and that the
Partner further agrees that this agreement shall be read in conjunction with the
said Terms and Conditions of Use and Disclaimer Policy.
2.1.3. Partner and its employees shall not have the authority to make any commitments,
representations or warranties whatsoever, whether express or implied on behalf of Company
otherwise than is expressly permitted under these presents.
2.1.4. Except as expressly provided, all the rights in the Products / Services are owned by the
Company. Partner agrees and acknowledges that Partner does not
own any right including Intellectual Property Rights in the Product /Services of the Company
and shall not claim any right in future.
2.2. Partner its employees and agents, shall provide Services as an independent “Service
Provider” on a non-exclusive basis and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to create any
partnership, joint venture, employment or relationship of principal and agent between the parties
hereto or between the Company and Partners and its employees or to provide Partner with any right, power or authority, whether express or implied to create any such duty or
obligation. This Contract is on a principal-to-principal basis and does not create any employeeemployer
relationship or principal and agent relationship.
2.3. Company reserves the right to solicit/engage other Agents, Representatives and /or Partners for the purpose of reselling its Products/Services.
3. Obligations of Partner
3.1. Partner shall while registering furnish the complete and accurate details including the
contact information (including without limitation, full name and postal address, email address,
Telephone No. and Fax No.) and such other particulars to the Company in the online registration form
and shall keep such information updated at all times.
3.2. Partner shall use his best efforts to promote the Services and maximize the sale of the
Services. Partner shall also provide reasonable assistance to Company in promotional
activities. Partner will assist the Company by taking part in all promotional events, use
the marketing inputs judiciously for maximizing orders for the Company.
3.3. Partner must have and maintain good, fundamental understanding of the Company
Products / Services and related plans.
3.4. Partner shall provide customer service, registration, billing services and technical support
to the End user. Partner shall ensure that each End User indicates his/her agreement to the
Terms and Condition as available on TrendyWorks Site.
3.5. Partner shall be solely responsible for the collection of Payments from End user.
3.6. Partner shall be responsible for providing all technical support to the End users. Any
failure of the Partner to provide appropriate technical support shall be deemed to be a
material breach of this agreement and in that event the Company reserves the right to terminate this
agreement. Partner shall have the right to contact the Company from time to time for the
technical assistance.
3.7. Partner shall at all times adhere to and comply with the Terms and Conditions of Use.
Partner shall ensure that the End user complies with the Terms and Conditions of Use and
that the Partner agrees that the Company is in the intended third party beneficiary of the
transaction between the Partner and the End user. Partner acknowledges and agrees that the Partner shall be responsible for any liability resulting from a End user’s
non-compliance with the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement.
3.8. Partner shall not copy, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, translate or modify the
Product/Services or grant any other person the right to do so.
3.9. During the term of this Agreement, Partner shall not represent, promote or otherwise try
to sell any Services that, in Company's judgment, compete with the Services covered by this
Agreement.
3.10. Partner shall bear the cost and expense of conducting its business. This would include but
not limited to salaries for the staff of the Partner who are engaged in the business of
selling the products of the Company, expenses related to communications, telecommunication,
mailing, conveyance and business entertainment if required. The Company will not entertain any reimbursement
on any expense made by the Partner.
3.11. Partner shall make efforts to promote the sale of and stimulate demand for the Services by
direct solicitation. In no event shall Partner make any representation, guarantee or
warranty concerning the Services except as expressly authorized by Company. The Company will
take care of all online promotions on their website and ensure lead generations. Use of Company
logo, product logo, any advertising / promotion / marketing activity conceived originally by the
Partner should be first approved in writing by the Company before being implemented.
3.12. Partner shall inform and assist End Users on Company's Services, and shall perform such
additional customer services by e-mail, phone and fax, whenever needed, as good salesmanship
requires and as Company may reasonably request.
3.13. Partner shall notify the Company of any Customer's complaints regarding the Services
and immediately forward to Company the information regarding those complaints.
3.14. Partner shall promptly notify of any claims, allegations or other notifications that he
becomes aware of in respect of infringement of any of the property rights or misuse of any of the
products/services of the Company.
3.15. Partner agrees and undertakes to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations
(including in relation to Tax) existing and as may be amended from time to time in connection with
the performance by the Partners of his obligations.
3.16. Partner shall be liable for and pay all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
3.17. Partner agrees that the right granted to him by the Company shall be used for the purpose
for which it is granted as per Clause 2 above and that the said right shall not be used by the Partner for any other purpose. The Company does not grants any license to the Reseller for the
Services under these presents. The Partner is purchasing a product and reselling it in the
open market.
3.18. Partner shall not allow, enable or otherwise support the transmission of mass unsolicited,
commercial advertising or solicitations via email, facsimile or telephone; enable high volume,
automated electronic processes that apply to the Services to be resold.
4. Sale of Services
4.1.
Prices and Terms of Sale
4.1.1. The current market price of the services, its payment schedules, and all Rules and Regulations
and other material available for sales presentation and customer's information shall be made
available by the Company on TrendyWorks Site. Partner should regularly check the current
market price at the TrendyWorks Site. The price is subject to change and the sole discretion of the same
lies with the Company.
4.1.2. Partner shall be free to determine its own pricing for reselling the Product. It is
recommended that the Partner should price the Services at the MRP as determined by
the Company from time to time and indicated on TrendyWorks Site.
4.1.3. In consideration of the Partner’s services the Company shall provide the
Products/Services to the Partner at a discounted price. The said Price shall be the
discounted MRP of the Product/Services also referred to as Partner Price. The said
price shall be reflected in the Partner’s account.
4.1.4. The Partner shall pay the entire amount in advance in respect of the Products
purchased by the Partner. After receipt of the said amount the Company shall allot the
said product to the Partner who will then resell the same to his clients i.e., end users.
4.1.5. The services are prepaid services and will be activated by the Company only after receipt of
100% payment pertaining to the services purchased.
4.1.6. The Company shall terminate the account of the Partner immediately in case the
payment is uncollectable on account of chargebacks or cheque bouncing. The Partner
further agrees that the Partner shall be solely liable for making good the losses,
charges incurred if any incurred by the Company due to uncollectable payments.
4.1.7. The Company shall not be bound under any circumstances to refund the amount paid by the
Partner under these presents.
4.2.
Chargebacks
The Partner agrees that any transfer/ payment instructions accepted by the Partner from the End user which result in the payments being uncollectable by reason of any
dispute raised by a Customer / Customer’s bank, shall be the financial responsibility of the Partner and the Company shall in no way be liable for the chargebacks. TrendyWorks shall not entertain
any claims of the end users in respect of chargebacks. The Partner will have to take up all
issues with the End user.
5. Obligations of the Company
5.1. The Company shall on the appointment of Partner create the account for the Partner and allot the user name and password for his account.
5.2. Company shall, assist Partner of the Services in the way deemed reasonable by
Company in the solution of any problems relating to the Services.
5.3. Once the Partner has been allotted user Id and password on registration with the
Company, the Company will allow the Partner to access the Control Panel and to manage
the services of its end users.
5.4. The Company shall process the Transactions that have been properly procured by Partner. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company reserves the right to reject any order or to delete any
processed order in accordance with this Agreement or the Terms and Conditions of Use. Partner agrees that the Company, may in its sole discretion, may modify and/or terminate its
services at any time.
5.5. The Company shall not be liable to refund the amount paid by the Partner in the event the
Partner is not able to resell whole or any part of the Products/Services purchased by the
Partner.
6. Service Usage
6.1. The services provided under this arrangement may be utilized by the Partner and the End
user only for lawful purposes and the usage of services in connection with or adjunct to any matter or
thing, which violates any foreign, municipal, state, country regulation is prohibited. Partner hereby expressly agrees, understands, acknowledges and undertakes that the Company shall
not be liable for any cost, claims, damages arising out of the including but not limited to abuse,
spamming, misuse of the Services resold by the Partner to the End user. In the event the
Services are being used in the manner inconsistent with what is specified hereinabove, Partner agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, employees,
representatives, agents from and against any claims, actions, causes of action, administrative or
government action, losses or damages (including reasonable attorney fees) arising from the usage by
the Partner or End User of the service.
6.2. At any time if the Company believes that the services are being utilized by the Partner or
the End user in contravention of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Terms and conditions of
use, the Company shall have the right either at its sole discretion or upon the receipt of a request from
the legal / statutory authorities or a court order to discontinue/terminate the said service(s) to Partner or the End user as the case may be, without liability to refund the amount for unearned
prepaid service and furnish the registration, contact details of the End user and/or Partner
on the request received from the Legal/ Statutory Authorities or under a Court order. Further the
Partner shall be under the obligation to furnish the registration, contact and such other
details of the End user within 24 hours of the request by the Company.
7. Independent Contractor
Partner is an independent contractor, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed
to
(i) give either party the power to direct and control the day-to-day activities of the other,
(ii) constitute the parties as partners, joint ventures, co-owners or otherwise, or
(iii) allow Partner to create or
assume any obligation on behalf of Company for any purpose whatsoever. Partner is not an
employee of Company and is not entitled to any employee benefits. Partner shall be responsible
for paying all income taxes and other taxes charged to Partner on amounts earned hereunder. All
financial and other obligations associated with Partner's business are the sole responsibility of
Partner.
8. Trademarks and Tradenames
8.1. During the term of this Agreement, Partner shall have the right to indicate to the public
that it is an authorized Partner of Company's Services. Nothing herein shall grant
Partner any right, title, or interest in Company's Trademarks. At no time during or after
the term of this Agreement shall Partner challenge or assist others to challenge
Company's Trademarks or the registration thereof or attempt to register any trademarks, marks or
trade names confusingly similar to those of Company.
8.2. The Partner further agrees not to use the trademarks and tradenames belonging to the
Company in a manner otherwise than authorized by the terms of this agreement. Partner further agrees to obtain a prior written approval of the Company before using any trademark or
tradenames owned by the Company.
8.3. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Partner shall forthwith cease to use all
trademarks / logos belonging to the Company, whether in relation to the Services or otherwise as
were permitted to be used for the purpose of this Agreement.
9. Term and Termination
9.1. This Agreement shall commence on the date on which this Agreement is executed. This term of this
Agreement shall be for the duration for which the Services are purchased by Partner or
has exhausted his funds deposited with the Company and chooses not to renew his account,
whichever is earlier.
9.2. Either party to this agreement shall have the right to terminate this agreement with or without cause
with a thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party. However, in the event the Partner terminates this agreement, the Company shall not refund the amount already paid by the
Partner for the unearned prepaid service period.
9.3. All of Company's trademarks, trade names, data, photographs, literature, and sales aids, customer
related database of every kind shall remain the property of Company. Within five (5) days after the
termination of this Agreement, Partner shall return all such items to Company. Partner shall not make or retain any copies of any confidential items or information that may have
been entrusted to it. Effective upon the termination of this Agreement, Partner shall cease
to use all trademarks, marks and trade name of Company.
9.4. The Company shall immediately terminate the Services to the Partner in the event the
Partner misuses or abuses the services, has provide forged cheques, furnished the credit
cards details which are stolen by him for purchasing the products of the Company.
9.5. The Company reserves the right to modify the Terms and Conditions of Use of the Services from time
to time without any prior notification. Partner and the End user are advised to check and
review the said Terms and Conditions. At any point of time during the term of this Agreement if the
Partner is not agreeable to the modified Terms and Conditions the Partner
should discontinue using the Services. The Partner continued use of the Services would
constitute binding acceptance of the modification.
10. Indemnification by Partner
Partner shall indemnify and hold Company, its directors, officers, employees, representatives and
agents free and harmless from any and all claims, losses, damages or lawsuits (including reasonable attorneys'
fees) arising out of negligence or malfeasant acts of Partner, its employees, End Users or
misrepresentation or breach of any obligations under this agreement, infringement of any third party rights
including intellectual property rights, any third party claims arising out of any action or inaction on the part of
the Partner or its employees, End Users.
This clause shall survive the termination or sooner determination of the agreement.
11. Disclaimer
EXCEPT AS SET FORTH HEREIN, THE LIMITED WARRANTIES AS SPECIFIED IN THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF USE, THE COMPANY HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY
WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY,
AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, QUALITY, CONITUNITY, PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES
CONTAINED/DISPLAYED WITHIN THE TRENDYWORKS SITES/SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH
INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TRENDYWORKS HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS SERVICE, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES,
INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
12. Limitation on Liability
In the event of termination by either party in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement, the
Company shall not be liable to the Partner, for any compensation, reimbursement or damages on account of the loss of prospective profits or anticipated sales or on account of expenditures or commitments in
connection with the business of Partner.
13. Confidentiality
Partner acknowledges that by reason of its relationship to Company hereunder it will have access
to certain information and materials concerning Company's business plans, customers, technology, and
products/services that is confidential and of substantial value to Company, which value would be impaired if
such information were disclosed to third parties. Partner agrees that it shall not use in any way for
its own account or the account of any third party, nor disclose to any third party, any such confidential
information revealed to it by the Company.
Company shall advise Partner whether or not it considers any particular information or materials to be confidential. Partner shall not publish any description of the Products/Services beyond the
description published by Company and without the prior written consent of the Company. In the event of
termination of this Agreement, there shall be no use or disclosure by Partner of any confidential
information of Company.
This clause shall survive the termination or sooner determination of the agreement.
14. Entire Agreement
This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter
herein and supersedes any prior discussions or agreements between them.
15. Non-Assignability
Partner shall not assign or transfer its rights or obligations under or interest in this Agreement
without prior written consent of the Company. Any attempt by the Partner to assign any of its
rights without prior written consent of the Company shall be null and void.
16. Severability
If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the
remaining provisions shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.
17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Union of India. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts in Mumbai (India).
THE PARTNER HEREBY EXPRESSLY AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
Partner HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
CONTAINED HEREINABOVE AND UNDERTAKES TO ABIDE BY AND COMPLY WITH THESE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS DURING THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT.