1. JOINING THE NETWORK
1.1 By submitting an Application Form, or by accessing the Interface, the Person
named in the Application Form (the “Publisher”) is offering to participate in the
Network, and market Advertisers and their Products, in accordance with the
Application Form and these Standard Terms. By submitting an Application Form,
the Publisher is also agreeing to the terms of AWIN’s privacy policy, which can be
found here: https://www.awin.com/gb/legal/privacy-policy.
1.2 Submission of the Application Form requires payment of a small deposit (“Sign
Up Deposit”) by the Publisher, as set out on the Application Form.
1.3 Acceptance of the Application Form is subject to the sole discretion of AWIN
Limited (“AWIN”) 5th Floor, 2 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YN,
incorporated in England and Wales with company number 4010229. Acceptance
or rejection of the Application Form will be notified to the proposed Publisher by
email.
1.4 On acceptance of the Application Form by AWIN, the Application Form and these
Standard Terms will together constitute a legally binding “Agreement” entered
into by AWIN and the Publisher. On rejection of the Application Form, no
agreement will be formed.
1.5 The Publisher is the operator of a website, application or service (including email
service), or is a Subnetwork. By entering this Agreement with AWIN, the Publisher
will join the Network to market Advertisers or their Products.
1.6 This Agreement prevails over any terms supplied by the Publisher.
1.7 Any individual contracting on his or her own behalf warrants that he or she is aged
18 or over. Any individual completing the Application Form on behalf of a proposed
Publisher warrants that he or she has all necessary authority to bind that proposed
Publisher.
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1 The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply in this Agreement:
“Action” means a Sale, Lead, Click, Ad Impression, or other event, that has been
specified as eligible for remuneration by the respective Advertiser under its
Program Terms, on which commissions may be based under this Agreement;
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“Ad Impression” means a display of an advertisement of an Advertiser by the Publisher,
as reported by the Tracking Code only;
“Advertiser” means a Person which has agreed with AWIN or a AWIN Group Company to
join the Network to be marketed, and/or to have its Products marketed;
“Advertiser Materials” means any trade marks, advertising content, images, text, video,
data or other material provided by or on behalf of an Advertiser to AWIN, the Publisher or
a Subpublisher;
“Advertiser Program” means an ongoing affiliate marketing program of an Advertiser on
the Network, for the promotion of the Advertiser or its Products in accordance with this
Agreement and the Program Terms;
“Advertiser URLs” means, from time to time, any websites, apps or services of an
Advertiser offering Products and to which the Publisher may link;
“Advertising Standards” means any applicable advertising laws, regulations or
standards, data laws relating to advertising (including the Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act), including without limitation any FTC Guidance, any generally accepted selfregulatory codes of practice, and any related guidance or best practice advice;
“Application Form” means the registration form at https://ui.awin.com/user/affiliatesignup/account-details, or by which operators of websites, applications, technologies or
services apply to participate in the Network;
“Approved Lead” means a Lead approved by an Advertiser in accordance with clause 5;
“Approved Sale” means a Sale approved by an Advertiser in accordance with clause 5;
“Authorized User" means an individual permitted to view, or view and operate, the
Publisher Account on behalf of the Publisher, by its individual Authorized User Account, as
set out in clause 3;
“Authorized User Account” means the account of an individual on the Interface, permitted
to view, or view and operate, the Publisher Account on behalf of the Publisher, as set out
in clause 3;
“AWIN” means AWIN Limited of 5th Floor, 2 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YN,
incorporated in England and Wales with company number 4010229;
“AWIN AG” means AWIN AG of Eichhornstr. 3, 10785 Berlin, Germany, incorporated in
Germany with company number HRB 75459, an AWIN Group Company;
“Bonus” means an ad hoc payment to the Publisher by an Advertiser in return for a specific
promotion or other marketing activity;
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or national public holiday in
England;
“Change of Control" means a change in the beneficial ownership of more than 50% of
the issued share capital of a company or a change in the majority of the Persons with legal
power to direct or cause the direction of the general management of a company;
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“Click” means the intentional and voluntary following of a Link by a Visitor as part of
marketing services as reported by the Tracking Code only;
“Code of Conduct" means AWIN’s code of conduct for publishers at
https://www.awin.com/gb/legal/code-of-conduct, as may be amended or updated by AWIN
at its discretion on notice to the Publisher;
“Commission” means the amount payable to the Publisher in return for marketing an
Advertiser and its Products, in accordance with that Advertiser’s Program Terms, and
subject to any agreement for the sharing of such amounts with third parties;
“Confidential Information” means any information disclosed by or relating to a party,
including: information arising during the Term of this Agreement; information about a
party’s business affairs; information about a party’s operations, products or trade secrets;
information about a party’s technology (including any know-how and source code) and any
derivatives of any part of any of them and which (i) is marked or identified as confidential;
or (ii) would be regarded as confidential by a reasonable business person;
“CPA” means a Commission earned per Approved Sale; “CPC”
means a Commission earned per valid Click; “CPL” means a
Commission earned per Approved Lead;
“CPM” means a Commission earned per one thousand Ad Impressions;
“Data Regulation" means any applicable data protection, privacy or similar laws that apply
to data processed in connection with this Agreement, including for EU citizens any
regulations implementing the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC (the “Directive”) or GDPR
(as applicable) or Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58/EC and for US
citizens, FTC Guidance, US state and federal legislation relating to data privacy and
security;
“Effective Date" means the date of acceptance of the Application Form by AWIN;
“FTC Guidance” means the published cases and guidelines from the United States Federal
Trade Commission, including without limitation the guidance on substantiation of claims,
privacy, data security, native advertising and disclosure guidance for influencers and
spokespeople.
“GDPR” means the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679.
“Group Company” means any holding company or subsidiary of a party or any of its
holding companies. A company is a “subsidiary” of another company, its “holding
company”, if that other company (i) holds a majority of the voting rights in it, or (ii) is a
member of it and has the right to appoint or remove a majority of its board of directors,
(iii) or is a member of it and controls alone, pursuant to an agreement with other members,
a majority of the voting rights in it;
“Intellectual Property Rights” means all copyrights and related rights, patents rights to
inventions, utility models trademarks, service marks, trade, business and domain names,
rights in trade dress or get-up, rights in goodwill or to sue for passing off, unfair competition
rights, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights (including any
database rights in the Network), topography rights, moral rights, rights in confidential
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information (including know- how and trade secrets) and any other intellectual property
rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications for and
renewals or extensions of such rights, and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of
protection in any part of the world;
“Interface” means the intranet and software platform operated by AWIN, to provide the
Services and any functionality or datafeeds accessed or made available through such
platform;
“Lead” means a ‘sales lead’ of an Advertiser generated in the Tracking Period, as reported
by the Tracking Code only;
“Link” means a hyperlink from a Promotional Space to an Advertiser URL;
“Network” means the marketing network of publishers and advertisersoperated by AWIN
and AWIN Group Companies to facilitate, amongst other things, affiliate and performance
marketing;
“Network Fee" means the fee payable to AWIN or a AWIN Group Company, calculated as
an override fee of an amount equal to a specified percentage of any total Commissions and
Bonuses due, or on such other basis as may be agreed by AWIN and an Advertiser;
“Plugin” means tracking tags, adtech and other software owned or operated by a third
party for embedding into, or integrating with, any websites, apps, emails, digital services
or other digital properties, for the purposes of: (i) revealing whether the content on that
property has been accessed or used; (ii) collecting data on the use of, or any users of, that
property; (iii) collecting data from, or submitted to, that property; (iv) enabling the
provision of additional services to users of that property; or (v) delivering content or
functionality;
“Plugin Integration” means the Processing of Personal Data by AWIN under the
Agreement (and any related or ancillary agreements between the Parties and any third
parties) for the purposes of facilitating the integration of the Publisher Service with a Plugin
operated by a third party, by use of the AWIN technology;
“Product” means a product, service or equivalent offered by an Advertiser on any Advertiser
URL;
“Program Terms” means any terms and conditions, or other requirements applied by an
Advertiser to the participation in its Advertiser Program;
“Promotional Space" means any advertising inventory appearing on the Publisher
Service, or means of delivering Advertiser Materials enabled by the Publisher Service;
“Publisher Account" means the respective account of the Publisher on the Interface;
“Publisher Service" means a website, application or service operated by the Publisher
capable of marketing Advertisers and their respective Products;
“Owner” means a single Authorized User with full access to, and control of, the Publisher
Account and which is at all times authorized to act on behalf of the Publisher and bind the
Publisher;
“Sale” means the agreed purchase of a Product by a Visitor in the Tracking Period, as
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reported by the Tracking Code only;
“Services” means the services or assistance provided by AWIN under this Agreement;
“Subpublisher” means the operator of a website, application or service, which has agreed
with the Subnetwork to market advertisers or their products;
“Subnetwork” means the operator of a marketing network of further publishers to
facilitate, amongst other things, affiliate and performance marketing, which has entered
this Agreement to join the Network to market advertisers or their products as a Publisher;
“Subprocessor” any person (excluding an employee of either party) appointed by or on
behalf of either party to Process Personal Data on behalf of such party or otherwise in
connection with this Agreement.
“Suspension” means the suspension by AWIN or any AWIN Group Company of the
provision of the Services to the Publisher for a period of time, including the following:(i)
preventing the Publisher from accessing the Interface; (ii) withholding payments otherwise
due to the Publisher; (iii) ceasing to track Actions; (iv) removing any Advertiser Materials
from the Publisher Service and “Suspend” shall be interpreted accordingly;
“Term” means the term of this Agreement from the Effective Date until its termination or
expiry in accordance with clause 14 or 17.4;
“Tracking Code” means the AWIN software code (from time to time) for the recording of,
amongst other things, web traffic and Actions;
“Tracking Period” means the period of time in which the Actions of a Visitor are attributed
to the Publisher and, subject to the Program Terms, generate Commissions for the
Publisher;
“Validation Period” means the period of time during which Advertisers may approve or
decline Sales and Leads; and
“Visitor” means any Person who follows a Link.
2.2 In this Agreement:
2.2.1 any meanings given to terms in the attached Application Form shall apply to these
Standard Terms;
2.2.2 the terms “Controller”, “Processor”, “Data Subject”, “Personal Data”,
“Personal Data Breach”, “Process” and “Processing” have the meanings given
to them in GDPR;
2.2.3 “include” or “including” is without limitation;
2.2.4 the singular will include reference to the plural and vice versa;
2.2.5 a "Person" includes an individual, company, partnership or
unincorporated association;
2.2.6 a statute, order, regulation or other similar instrument will include any
amendments to it or replacements of it; and
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2.2.7 “writing” and “written" includes emails but not faxes.
2.3 If there is a conflict between the Application Form and the Standard Terms, the Application
Form shall prevail.
3. PROVISION AND USE OF THE SERVICE AND THE INTERFACE
3.1 Subject to the Publisher's compliance with this Agreement, AWIN will provide to the
Publisher:
3.1.1 the Services; and
3.1.2 access to the Interface.
3.2 AWIN may change any aspect of the Interface at its sole discretion.
3.3 On the Effective Date, the Publisher shall:
3.3.1 register a Publisher Account; and
3.3.2 nominate an Authorized User as Owner of that Publisher Account.
3.4 Each Publisher Account may have only one Owner, and must have an Owner at all times.
Each Publisher Account may have a reasonable number of Authorized Users.
3.5 The Owner may assign its Owner status to another Authorized User via the Interface at any
time.
3.6 To the extent enabled by the Interface, Authorized Users shall be allocated permissions to
view, or view and operate, the Publisher Account by the Owner, acting on behalf of the
Publisher. Authorized Users may, on behalf of the Publisher, also allocate permissions to
view, or view and operate, the Publisher Account, provided that no Authorized User may
grant greater permissions than they themselves hold. The Owner may, at any time,
withdraw the permission of any Authorized User to view and/or operate the Publisher
Account.
3.7 The Publisher undertakes that:
3.7.1 the Owner, shall remain authorized to act on behalf of the Publisher and bind the
Publisher;
3.7.2 all Authorized Users are permitted to view, or view and operate, the Publisher
Account in accordance with any permissions granted on the Interface, which shall
be kept up to date by the Publisher;
3.7.3 it shall use best endeavours to ensure that the Owner and all Authorized Users
shall:
(a) access the Interface in their own name under their own Authorized User
Account; and
(b) keep any passwords confidential.
3.8 The Publisher shall:
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3.8.1 ensure the proper functioning and maintenance of all Links;
3.8.2 provide Advertisers and AWIN with full and clear instructions as to the Advertiser
Material it may reasonably require for the purposes of the promotion of an
Advertiser or its Products in accordance with this Agreement and the Program
Terms;
3.8.3 provide Advertisers reasonable access to information the Advertiser may require
to operate the Advertiser Program; and
3.8.4 remain primarily liable for the acts and omissions of all Subpublishers.
3.9 AWIN shall not be liable for any losses or damages suffered by the Publisher due to the
disclosure of any Authorized User Account passwords.
3.10 The Publisher shall remain primarily responsible and liable for all activities occurring under
any of the Authorized User Accounts and the acts or omissions of any Authorized User.
3.11 If the Publisher suspects that a third party has gained unauthorized access to access data,
the Publisher shall inform AWIN immediately by sending an e-mail to compliance@awin.com
or such other e-mail as may be notified to the Published from time to time.
3.12 AWIN may Suspend or withdraw any Authorized User Accounts at its discretion, or on
request by the Publisher.
3.13 Under this Agreement, AWIN AG or any other AWIN Group Company may, on behalf of
AWIN:
3.13.1 provide any aspect of the Services or the Interface (including the granting of
sublicenses and licenses under clause 10);
3.13.2 enjoy any benefit, or exercise any right;
3.13.3 satisfy any of AWIN’s obligations.
4. MARKETING
4.1 The Publisher may request to market Advertisers or their Products at their discretion by
applying to participate in the Advertiser Program. Advertisers may approve or refuse such
requests at their discretion. The Publisher may only market an Advertiser or its Products
under this Agreement with the Advertiser’s continued approval, unless specifically enabled
by the proper use of the Interface.
4.2 Advertisers may apply Program Terms at their discretion, which shall become effective on
notice to the Publisher, including by publication on the Interface. Advertisers may change
their Program Terms at any time. The Publisher is solely responsible for ensuring it is aware
of any changes to the Program Terms
4.3 Subject to the Publisher's compliance with this Agreement and the Program Terms, and the
continued approval of the respective Advertiser, AWIN will provide to the Publisher the
Advertiser Materials.
4.4 AWIN, however, is not obliged to review any Advertiser Material or check their legality or
accuracy. A Publisher admitted to the Advertiser Program may publish the Advertiser
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Materials through its Publisher Service at its discretion and use them solely to the extent
permitted under this Agreement and the Program Terms.
4.5 AWIN may deactivate any Links on request of the respective Advertiser, or at its sole
discretion.
4.6 The Publisher shall remove any Advertiser Materials from the Publisher Service immediately
on request of either the Advertiser or AWIN.
4.7 AWIN will use reasonable endeavours to procure that Advertisers comply with any terms and
conditions, or other requirements, applied by the Publisher to its promotion of Advertisers
or their Products.
5. TRACKING AND VALIDATION
5.1 The Tracking Code and Program Terms will be on the sole bases for recording and
determining Actions and Commissions and for tracking. No other means of recording or
determining Actions or Commissions shall be used under this Agreement, notwithstanding
any agreement or arrangement between the Publisher and any Advertiser to the contrary.
5.2 Sales and Leads will only be attributed to the Publisher where the Tracking Code records
that the Publisher was responsible for the most recent referral of the Visitor to the
Advertiser URL prior to that Sale or Lead , unless expressly agreed otherwise between the
parties or specified otherwise by the Advertiser in the respective Program Terms, and in
each case subject to any communicated “cookie hierarchy” or “commission hierarchy”.
5.3 Advertisers may approve or decline Sales and Leads at their discretion, subject to the
applicable Program Terms.
6. ACTIONS, COMMISSIONS AND BONUSES
6.1 The amount of any Commissions is as may be displayed on the Interface. CPA Commissions
in respect of Approved Sales will be determined as either:
6.1.1 a percentage of the purchase price of the Product(s) subject of the Approved Sale,
as set out on the Interface; or
6.1.2 a fixed amount, irrespective of the purchase price of the Product(s) subject of the
Approved Sale, as set out on the Interface.
6.2 Advertisers may change the amount of Commission offered on notice to Publishers. AWIN
will use reasonable endeavours to procure that Advertiser’s reductions of the amount of
Commissions offered shall take effect seven days after notification.
6.3 Bonuses may be agreed by the Publisher and Advertisers at their discretion and must be
processed via the Interface.
6.4 Commissions and Bonuses shall only be due:
6.4.1 on receipt by AWIN of the corresponding payment in respect of that Action from
the Advertiser; and
6.4.2 in respect of Actions procured in accordance with this Agreement and any applicable
Program Terms.
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6.5 Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies of AWIN, if AWIN reasonably suspects
that any Commissions paid under this Agreement have been generated in breach of this
Agreement, AWIN may set off or deduct the amount of such Commissions from any future
payments due to the Publisher or from any funds held to the Publisher's account from time
to time (whether under this Agreement or any other agreement between AWIN and the
Publisher). Such deduction shall constitute a genuine pre-estimation of the loss suffered by
AWIN as a result of the payment of such Commission in breach of this Agreement.
7. INVOICING AND PAYMENTS
7.1 The Sign Up Deposit will be refunded to the Publisher on first payment of any Commission.
7.2 AWIN will pay the Publisher:
7.2.1 Commissions in respect of each Approved Sale, Approved Lead, Clicks or one
thousand Ad Impressions; and
7.2.2 Bonuses agreed between the Publisher and Advertisers.
7.3 Payment of Commissions and Bonuses may be subject to any Advertiser Terms.
7.4 Self-billing invoices for Commissions and Bonuses can be accessed by the Publisher via the
Interface. Self-billing will be implemented as follows:
7.4.1 the Publisher agrees not to issue invoices for any Commissions and Bonuses
generated under this Agreement;
7.4.2 AWIN may provide a copy of this Agreement to HM Revenue & Customs (or
equivalent local tax authority) in order to evidence the self-billing arrangements
between AWIN and the Publisher;
7.4.3 the Publisher will immediately notify AWIN if it transfers any part of its business as
a going concern;
7.4.4 the Publisher will immediately update the Interface accordingly if it:
(a) stops being registered for VAT; or
(b) changes VAT number, regardless of the reason;
7.4.5 AWIN may engage third party service providers to administer the issuing of selfbilling invoices under this Agreement.
7.5 AWIN will pay all self-billed invoices subject to:
7.5.1 any minimum payment thresholds implemented by AWIN from time to time being
satisfied;
7.5.2 the correct, accurate and complete bank and tax information of the Publisher being
shown on the Interface;
7.5.3 the provision of any additional information reasonably requested by AWIN in respect
of the Publisher’s location or residence;
7.5.4 the payment not being subject to any internal audits or ‘network quality’ reviews
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from time to time.
7.6 All payments will be made to the bank account nominated by the Publisher on the Publisher
Account on the Interface from time to time. AWIN is not obligated to take steps to verify
the accuracy of bank account information provided by the Publisher. Updates to bank
account information may take up to two Business Days to take effect.
7.7 All sums payable under this Agreement shall be exclusive of VAT which, if applicable, shall
be added at the appropriate rate. VAT shall be paid by the Party liable to pay VAT pursuant
to applicable law. If payments under this Agreement are subject to withholding tax, AWIN
is entitled to deduct the appropriate amount from payments to the Publisher. The parties
agree to work together on reducing any withholding tax, and, upon request, shall provide
documents required for any reduction, exemption, reimbursement or deduction of
withholding tax.
7.8 All amounts payable shall be paid in the currency in which the respective Commissions are
received from Advertisers. Any costs of currency conversion or losses caused by exchange
rate fluctuations shall be borne by the Publisher.
7.9 The Publisher will immediately repay any amounts paid to the Publisher in error, or other
than in accordance with the Publisher’s rights under this Agreement.
8. PUBLISHER’S RELATIONSHIP WITH ADVERTISERS
8.1 The Publisher’s participation in the Network does not create any contract between the
Publisher and any Advertiser.
8.2 During the term of this agreement the Publisher will not, directly or indirectly, enter or
attempt to enter into any agreement, understanding or other form of arrangement (whether
express or implied) with any Advertiser without AWIN’s prior written approval.
9. WARRANTIES AND INDEMNITY
9.1 Each party warrants and undertakes to the other for the Term that:
9.1.1 it has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement;
9.1.2 it holds all licenses and approvals necessary for the performance of its obligations
under this Agreement;
9.1.3 it will perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with all applicable
laws and using reasonable skill and care; and
9.1.4 it will not make any false, misleading or disparaging representations or statements
regarding the other party.
9.2 The Publisher warrants and undertakes to AWIN for the Term that:
9.2.1 neither the Publisher, nor any of its officers or shareholders, have previously been
party to an agreement terminated by AWIN or any AWIN Group Company for
breach;
9.2.2 no officer or shareholder of the Publisher has been an officer or shareholder of a
company (or other entity) party to an agreement terminated by AWIN or any AWIN
Group Company for breach;
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9.2.3 all information about the Publisher set out in the Application Form or on the
Interface is complete, true, accurate, not misleading and will be kept up to date;
9.2.4 its marketing of any Advertiser or its Products will comply with all Advertising
Standards and Data Regulation;
9.2.5 the Publisher Service will be operated in accordance with all applicable laws
(including Advertising Standards and Data Regulation);
9.2.6 it shall comply with the Code of Conduct at all times;
9.2.7 it shall comply with all relevant tax laws;
9.2.8 it shall retain ultimate control of the operation of the Publisher Service;
9.2.9 it shall not use the Interface other than in accordance with the terms of the licences
granted under clause 10, nor use the Interface or any part of it to build a product
or service which competes with the Interface or any part of it;
9.2.10 it is the owner or valid licensee of any Intellectual Property Rights appearing on
the Publisher Service, and that no part of the Publisher Service infringes the rights
of any third party; and
9.2.11 all Advertiser Materials will be accurately and faithfully reproduced.
9.3 The Publisher will indemnify, defend and hold harmless AWIN (including its directors,
employees, agents or contractors), from and against any claims, costs, damages, losses,
liabilities and expenses (including legal fees) relating to any claims, actions, suits or
proceedings by third parties against AWIN arising out of or related in any way to any breach
by the Publisher of any of the warranties at clauses 9.1 and 9.2.
10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
10.1 AWIN hereby grants to the Publisher, for the duration of its participation in the Advertiser
Program, a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free, worldwide sublicense
to publish Advertiser Materials, without modification, on the Publisher Service in the
Promotional Spaces to the extent necessary to enable the Publisher to market the respective
Advertiser and its Products on the Network in compliance with the Agreement and the
Program Terms.
10.2 A sublicense granted to a Subnetwork under clause 10.1 shall be further sub- licensable by
the Subnetwork to Subpublishers on terms equivalent to clause 10.1, with AWIN’s prior
written consent.
10.3 A sublicense granted by a Subnetwork under clause 10.2 shall not be capable of further
sublicense by the Subpublisher without AWIN’s prior written consent.
10.4 AWIN hereby grants to the Publisher a revocable, non-exclusive, non-sub- licensable, nontransferable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use the Interface to the extent necessary for
the Publisher to participate in the Network and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
10.5 The Publisher will not, and will not attempt to, change, reverse engineer or create derivative
works of the Interface or the Tracking Code.
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10.6 Each party reserves all of its right, title and interest to any of its Intellectual Property Rights
licensed under this clause 10, or which it creates under this Agreement or which is created
by operation of the Tracking Code.
10.7 The Publisher shall use information and data obtained from and in connection with
participating in the Network only for the purpose of this Agreement. Uses for any other
purpose, or disclosure of such information and data are prohibited.
10.8 Either party may identify the other party in lists of clients or customers, and may use the
other party’s name and logo in marketing materials and presentations. Any other use shall
require the prior written consent of the other party.
10.9 The Publisher shall make available to AWIN all requested information in respect of its use
of the Interface, including, on at least 30 days prior written notice and during normal
business hours, permitting AWIN or any relevant licensor of AWIN, or any of their auditors
or advisors, to attend the Publisher’s premises in order to inspect the Publisher’s systems
and records to the extent determined by AWIN or any relevant licensor to be necessary to
demonstrate the Publisher’s use of the Interface complies with the terms of this Agreement.
11. CONFIDENTIALITY
11.1 Each party will only use Confidential Information to enjoy its rights or comply with its
obligations under this Agreement. Save as set out in this Agreement, neither party will
disclose any Confidential Information. Confidential Information shall be kept confidential.
11.2 The obligations of confidentiality in this Agreement will not apply to Confidential Information
to the extent it:
11.2.1 is in the public domain (other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement);
11.2.2 can be demonstrated as having been independently developed by the receiving
party;
11.2.3 is published on the Interface in the receipt or provision of the Services in accordance
with this Agreement;
11.2.4 is required to be disclosed by law or a court order.
11.3 AWIN may disclose Confidential Information to AWIN Group Companies.
11.4 This clause will survive termination for five years.
12. DATA PROTECTION AND COOKIES
12.1 AWIN and the Publisher will comply with their respective obligations under Data Regulation.
Each party will provide the other party any co-operation reasonably requested to enable
the other party’s compliance with this clause 12.
12.2 In accordance with Data Regulation, the Publisher will obtain the prior, freely given, specific
informed, unambiguous and revocable consent of any Visitors to any cookies served by
AWIN on the Visitor as a result of a Click.
12.3 The Publisher will not provide any Personal Data to AWIN without AWIN’s prior written
consent, unless as anticipated by AWIN in its ordinary operation of the Network.
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12.4 In respect of any Processing under this Agreement for which AWIN and the Publisher are
joint Controllers (whether together, or with any Advertiser):
12.4.1 Each party will provide the other party any co-operation reasonably requested to
enable the other party’s compliance with Data Regulation;
Transparency
12.4.2 The Publisher shall take appropriate measures to provide Data Subjects with
information about how Personal Data is being processed by or on behalf of the
Publisher, which shall at a minimum include all the information required by Articles
13, 14 and 26 of the GDPR, in a concise, transparent and easily accessible form,
using clear and plain language (“Publisher Fair Processing Notice”);
12.4.3 AWIN shall take appropriate measures to provide Data Subjects with information
about how Personal Data is being Processed by or on behalf of AWIN, which shall
at a minimum include all the information required by Articles 13, 14 and 26 of the
GDPR, in a concise, transparent and easily accessible form, using clear and plain
language (“Awin Fair Processing Notice”);
12.4.4 The Publisher shall include a hyperlink to the current AWIN Fair Processing Notice
in the Publisher Fair Processing Notice;
Personnel
12.4.5 Each party shall take reasonable steps to ensure the reliability of any employee,
agent or contractor who may have access to Personal Data, ensuring in each case
that access is:
(a) strictly limited to those individuals who need to know and/or access the
relevant Personal Data; and
(b) as strictly necessary for the purposes of the Principal Agreement and to
comply with Data Regulation in the context of that individual's duties.
12.4.6 Each party shall ensure that all individuals referred to in Clause 12.4.5 are subject
to confidentiality undertakings or professional or statutory obligations of
confidentiality.
Security and Confidentiality of Data
12.4.7 Each party shall in relation to the Personal Data, implement appropriate technical
and organisational measures to ensure an appropriate level of security, including,
as appropriate, the measures referred to in Article 32(1) of the GDPR. In doing so,
each party shall take into account:
(a) the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope,
context and purposes of Processing; and
(b) the risk of varying likelihood and severity for the rights and freedoms of
natural persons.
12.4.8 In assessing the appropriate level of security, each party shall in particular take
account of the risks that are presented by Processing, including from accidental or
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unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to
Personal Data transmitted, stored or otherwise Processed.
Subprocessors
12.4.9 With respect to a proposed Processor or Subprocessor, each party shall:
(a) before the Processor or Subprocessor first Processes Personal Data, carry
out adequate due diligence to ensure that the Processor or Subprocessor is
capable of providing the level of protection for Personal Data required by
applicable Data Regulation; and
(b) ensure that the arrangement with such a Processor or Subprocessor, is
governed by a written contract including terms meet the requirements of
Article 28(3) of the GDPR.
Data Subject Rights
12.4.10 Each party shall fulfil their obligations to respond to requests to exercise Data
Subject rights under the Data Regulation. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by
between the parties, the first recipient of any request by a Data Subject to exercise
his or her rights under Data Regulation shall be primarily responsible for its
response. Each party will provide the other party any co-operation reasonably
requested to enable the other party’s compliance with this clause.
Personal Data Breach
12.4.11 Each party shall:
(a) notify the other party without undue delay upon becoming aware of a
Personal Data Breach affecting Personal Data (“Network Data Breach”);
and
(b) provide the other party with sufficient information to allow it to meet any
obligations to report or inform Data Subjects of the Network Data Breach
under or in connection with the Data Regulation;
(c) meaningfully consult with the other party in respect of the external
communications and public relations strategy related to the Network Data
Breach;
(d) subject to 12.4.11, not notify any data protection regulator of the Network
Data Breach without having obtained prior written approval of the other
party; and
(e) not issue a press release or communicate with any member of the press in
respect of the Network Data Breach, without having obtained prior written
approval by the other party.
12.4.12 The notification set out in Clause 12.4.11(a) above, shall as a minimum:
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(a) describe the nature of the Network Data Breach, the categories and
numbers of Data Subjects concerned, and the categories and numbers of
Personal Data records concerned;
(b) describe the likely consequences of the Network Data Breach; and
(c) describe the measures taken or proposed to be taken to address the
Network Data Breach.
12.4.13 The Publisher shall co-operate with AWIN and take such reasonable commercial
steps as are directed by AWIN to assist in the investigation, mitigation and
remediation of each Network Data Breach.
Data Transfers
12.4.14 Neither party shall transfer Personal Data to countries outside of the EEA in breach
of applicable Data Regulation.
12.5 To the extent that the Publisher is a Data Controller and AWIN is a Data Processor, (or, as
applicable, the Publisher is a Data Processor and AWIN is a Subprocessor), including in
respect of any Plugin Integration:
12.5.1 the Publisher warrants and undertakes for the Term that any Processing under this
Agreement, undertaken by AWIN or any Advertiser acting as a Data Processor on
behalf of the Publisher acting as a Data Controller, including any Processing of
Personal Data relating to the Publisher and any Authorized Users, complies with
Data Regulation and that it holds any rights or consents necessary for the transfer
outside of the EEA of Personal Data by AWIN or any Advertiser;
12.5.2 AWIN will:
(a) Process Personal Data for the purposes of Plugin Integration only, or
otherwise in accordance with the Publisher’s instructions, including in
respect of the deletion or return of Personal Data;
(b) make available to the Publisher requested information in respect of Personal
Data, on at least 30 days prior written notice and during normal business
hours, necessary to demonstrate compliance with this Clause 12.5.2,
including to allow for and contribute to reasonable audits, conducted by the
Publisher or the Publisher’s designated auditor (such designated auditors
being subject to AWIN’s prior written approval);
(c) promptly notify the Publisher if it receives any request from a Data Subject
to exercise his or her rights under Data Protection Law, and provide the
Publisher any co-operation reasonably requested to enable the Publisher to
respond to such requests;
(d) engage Subprocessors in accordance with Article 28(4) of the GDPR, and
the Publisher hereby grants a general authorisation to AWIN under Article
28(2) of the GDPR to engage Subprocessors. AWIN shall inform the
Publisher of any intended changes concerning the addition or replacement
of Subprocessors;
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(e) comply with clauses 12.4.5 - 12.4.8 and 12.4.11 - 12.4.14.
12.6 To the extent that AWIN is a Data Controller and the Publisher is a Data Processor, (or, as
applicable, AWIN is a Data Processor and the Publisher is a Subprocessor) the Publisher
will:
12.6.1 Process Personal Data only AWIN’s documented instructions, including in respect
of the deletion or return of Personal Data;
12.6.2 assist AWIN in all respect necessary to enable AWIN to comply with Data
Regulations;
12.6.3 promptly notify AWIN if it receives any request from a Data Subject to exercise his
or her rights under Data Protection Law, and provide AWIN any co-operation
reasonably requested to enable AWIN to respond to such requests;
12.6.4 make available to AWIN all requested information in respect of Personal Data,
including, on at least 30 days prior written notice and during normal business
hours, permitting AWIN or any relevant Advertiser, or any of their auditors or
advisors, to attend the Publisher’s premises in order to inspect the Publisher’s
systems and records to the extent determined by AWIN or any relevant Advertiser
to be necessary to demonstrate the Publisher’s compliance with this Clause 12;
and
12.6.5 comply with clauses 12.4.4 - 12.4.9 and 12.4.11 - 12.4.14.
12.7 The Publisher shall not use any reports generated by use of the Interface to create Visitor
profiles, as defined under GDPR.
12.8 The Publisher will not do or omit to do any act which may cause AWIN to be in breach of
any of its obligations under the Data Regulation.
13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
13.1 This clause 13 sets out the entire liability of AWIN under or in connection with the
Agreement.
13.2 Each party shall be liable for any breaches of Data Regulation for which they are responsible
and accordingly there shall be no joint liability between the parties in respect of such
breaches.
13.3 AWIN will not be liable for any losses of the Publisher if AWIN’s compliance with the
Agreement is prevented by the acts or omissions of the Publisher.
13.4 AWIN will not be liable to the Publisher for: loss of profit, business, goodwill, anticipated
savings, goods, contract, use or data; losses arising from the acts or omissions of an
Advertiser; or for any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss, costs,
damages, charges or expenses.
13.5 The total liability of AWIN in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory
duty), misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise arising in connection with the Agreement
will be limited to the amount of Network Fee actually received by AWIN from Advertisers in
respect of Commissions paid to the Publisher in the 12 month period preceding the date on
which the claim arose.
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13.6 Except as expressly stated otherwise in this Agreement, all warranties, conditions and other
terms implied by statute or common law are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by
law.
13.7 The Network, the Interface, the Tracking Code, the Services, their use and the results of
such use are provided "as is" to the fullest extent permitted by law. AWIN disclaims all
express or implied warranties, including warranties of satisfactory quality and fitness for a
particular purpose, which may be implied in respect of the Network, the Interface, the
Tracking Code, the Services, their use and the results of such use. The performance of the
Network, the Tracking Code and the Interface relies on third parties beyond AWIN’s control,
and in particular, the maintenance by Advertisers of the proper integration of the Tracking
Code into Advertiser URLs. AWIN specifically disclaims any warranty:
13.7.1 that the use or operation of the Network, the Interface or the Tracking Code will
be uninterrupted or error-free;
13.7.2 that the Tracking Code will be properly integrated into the Advertiser URLs;
13.7.3 that the Tracking Code accurately records Actions at all times;
13.7.4 in respect of the Advertiser Materials, including any warranty that the Advertiser
Materials comply with Advertising Standards;
13.7.5 that defects will be corrected;
13.7.6 that the Network, the Interface or the Tracking Code are free of viruses or malicious
code;
13.7.7 that any security methods employed will be sufficient;
13.7.8 in respect of any Publisher or its technology; and
13.7.9 regarding correctness, accuracy, or reliability.
13.8 AWIN shall only be held liable in cases of intent or gross negligence of one of its legal
representatives, executives or other vicarious agents, in the event of any culpable breach
of a material contractual obligation and limited to the amount of the typically foreseeable
loss.
13.9 Nothing in this Agreement limits or excludes the liability of AWIN in the event of culpable
injury to life, limb or health, fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation or fraudulent misstatement
as well as in cases of mandatory statutory liability.
14. TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION
14.1 This Agreement will start on the Effective Date and continue until terminated in accordance
with its terms.
14.2 Either party may terminate the Agreement on 30 days’ written notice to the other party for
any reason.
14.3 Without prejudice to its other rights or remedies, a party may terminate the Agreement
immediately on written notice to the other party, if:
14.3.1 the other party materially breaches this Agreement;
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14.3.2 the other party is deemed unable to pay its debts; steps are made to wind up, or
appoint an administrator over, the other party; a third party becomes entitled to
appoint a receiver over the assets of the other party; the other party negotiates
with all or a class of its creditors, or proposes or enters a compromise with such
creditors; or any similar or analogous event occurs.
14.4 AWIN may terminate this Agreement or Suspend the Publisher, immediately on written
notice, if the Publisher:
14.4.1 does not access the Publisher Account for a period of six months or if no
Commissions have been generated for a period of six months;
14.4.2 is reasonably suspected by AWIN to have breached any:
(a) of the warranties at clauses 9.1 and 9.2;
(b) Program Terms of an Advertiser;
(c) part of the Code of Conduct.
14.5 AWIN may terminate this Agreement, immediately on written notice, if the Publisher
undergoes a Change of Control.
15. CONSEQUENCES OF TERMINATION AND SUSPENSION
15.1 During any period of Suspension:
15.1.1 the Publisher is not permitted to access the Interface;
15.1.2 all licenses will be Suspended and the Publisher shall immediately remove any
Advertiser Materials from the Publisher Service;
15.1.3 AWIN may deactivate any Links and remove any Advertiser Materials from the
Publisher Service (to the extent it is able); and
15.1.4 no payments will be made to the Publisher.
15.2 On termination of the Agreement:
15.2.1 all licenses will terminate and the Publisher shall immediately remove any Advertiser
Materials from the Publisher Service;
15.2.2 AWIN may deactivate any Links and remove any Advertiser Materials from the
Publisher Service (to the extent it is able);
15.2.3 each party will return or at the other party’s option destroy all confidential
information in its possession within five Business Days; and
15.2.4 unless terminated by AWIN under clauses 14.3 or 14.4, AWIN will pay all
outstanding Commissions and Bonuses due to the Publisher;
15.2.5 by AWIN under clauses 14.3 or 14.4 all unpaid Commissions as of the date of
termination, or accruing after the date of termination, shall be forfeited to AWIN
irrevocably and the Publisher hereby waives any right or entitlement to recover
such Commissions and Bonuses from AWIN.
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15.3 Termination of this Agreement will not affect any existing rights or remedies.
15.4 Clauses 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 10.5, 10.6, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 and 17 will survive Termination.
16. NOTICES
16.1 Notices given under this Agreement will be in writing and:
16.1.1 displayed by AWIN on the Interface;
16.1.2 delivered by the Publisher by hand or sent by pre-paid first-class post or recorded
delivery post to AWIN at AWIN’s registered office;
16.1.3 delivered by AWIN by hand or sent by pre-paid first-class post or recorded delivery
post to the Publisher at its notice address set out in the Application Form (or such
other address as may be set out on the Publisher Account); or
16.1.4 sent by AWIN by email to the Publisher's notice email address set out in the
Application Form (or such other notice email address as may be set out on the
Publisher Account).
16.2 A notice displayed by AWIN on the Interface will be deemed to have been received at the
time of its display (or if displayed outside business hours, at 9 am on the first Business
Day following display). A notice delivered by hand will be deemed to have been received
when delivered (or if delivered outside business hours, at 9 am on the first Business Day
following delivery). A correctly addressed notice sent by pre-paid first-class post or recorded
delivery post will be deemed to have been received two Business Days after posting. A
notice sent by email will be deemed to have been received at the time of transmission as
shown by the sender’s records (or if sent outside business hours, at 9 am on the first
Business Day following dispatch).
17. GENERAL
17.1 AWIN may change the terms of this Agreement on 14 days’ notice to the Publisher.
17.2 Certain services Awin offers may be subject to additional terms. Such terms will be
communicated to the Publisher before those services are supplied, including by displaying
on the Interface.
17.3 AWIN may set off any liability of the Publisher against any liability of AWIN.
17.4 Time for performance of clauses 3.11, 4.6, 7.4.3, 7.4.4, 7.9, 15.1.2 and 15.2.1 are of the
essence of this Agreement.
17.5 No party will be liable for any breach of this Agreement arising from circumstances beyond
its reasonable control (a “Force Majeure Event”). If a Force Majeure Event continues for
six months, the unaffected party may terminate this Agreement by giving 30 days’ written
notice to the other party.
17.6 The Publisher may not assign or subcontract its rights or obligations under this Agreement
in whole or part without AWIN's prior written consent. AWIN may assign or subcontract its
rights or obligations under this Agreement, including to a AWIN Group Company.
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17.7 Nothing in the Agreement constitutes a partnership or joint venture between the parties, nor
constitutes a party the agent of the other. No party has authority to bind the other.
17.8 A Person who is not a party to this Agreement will not have any statutory rights under or in
connection with it.
17.9 A counterpart of this Agreement executed and/or transmitted electronically shall be treated
as fully binding and with full legal force and effect.
17.10 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating to its subject
matter, to the exclusion of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for International Sale
of Goods.
17.11 If the Publisher’s registered office address (as recorded on the Application Form) is located,
within the UK, Ireland, USA or Canada this Agreement is governed by the law of England and
Wales and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction. For all other regions
this Agreement is governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany and the place of
jurisdiction is Berlin.
17.12 The Publisher is aware that this Agreement is originally drawn up in English. The Publisher
is aware of and accepts that, in the event of any inconsistencies or differences of
interpretation between the English version and a translated version, this English version shall
always prevail.
17.13 In the event that the United Kingdom withdraws from the European Union on such terms
that the transferring of Personal Data to the UK constitutes a transfer of Personal Data to a
third country pursuant to Article 44 of the GDPR, in the absence of an adequacy decision
pursuant to Article 45(3):
17.13.1 the parties shall be deemed to have entered into standard contractual clauses issued
by the European Commission, from time to time, for data transfers from Controllers
established in the EEA to:
17.13.2 Controllers established outside the EEA; and/or
17.13.3 Processors established outside the EEA;
immediately on written notice to the Publisher (including by the posting of a notice on the
Interface), on terms AWIN thinks fit, provided that such terms shall satisfy the
requirements of an appropriate safeguard pursuant to Article 46 of the GDPR.
17.14 AWIN may on at least 7 days' written notice to the Publisher (including by the posting of a
notice on the Interface) make bind