STANDARD TERMS FOR GUSH ADVOCATE PROGRAM (“STANDARD TERMS”)
1. JOINING THE GUSH ADVOCATE PROGRAM
1.1 By submitting an Application Form, the Person or Entity named in the Application Form (the “Applicant” also known as the “Advocate”) is offering to participate in the Gush Advocate Program in accordance with the Application Form and these Standard Terms.
1.2 Acceptance of the Application Form and enrolment into the Gush Advocate Program is subject to the sole discretion of LivinWall Pte. Ltd. (UEN No.: 201713542C), a limited liability company incorporated and having its registered office at 200 Braddell Road, BCA Academy Block B #02-09, Singapore 579700 (the "Company").
1.3 On Acceptance of the Application Form by the Company, the Application Form and these Standard Terms, including the applicable data processing annex(es), will together constitute an “Agreement” entered into by the Company and the Advocate. On rejection of the Application Form, no agreement will be formed.
1.4 This Agreement prevails over any terms supplied by the Advocate.
1.5 Employees of the Company are not eligible to participate in the Gush Advocate Program.
2. DEFINITIONS
2.1 The following definitions and rules of interpretation apply in this Agreement.
“Advocate Management System”: the program or platform in which the Sales referred by Gush Advocate is tracked.
“Application Form”: the registration form by which the Gush Advocate apply to participate in the Gush Advocate Program.
“Bonus”: additional payment to the Advocate by the Company in return for a specific Sales activity.
“Business Day”: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in Singapore when banks in Singapore are open for business.
“Commencement Date”: the date when this Agreement has been entered.
“Commission”: the relevant amount to be paid by the Company to the Gush Advocate for each completed Sales, in accordance with the Company’s Program Terms.
“Custom Advocate Link”: an unique link assigned to Gush Advocate to enable sales tracking.
“Effective Date”: the day in which the Application Form is accepted by the Company.
“Goods”: the products which are listed and sold on the Company’s Partner Site at the listed prevailing prices.
“Interface”: the software platform operated by the Advocate Management System.
“Lead”: a ‘sales lead’ of an Advocate generated in the Referral Period.
“Prospective Client”: a referred Sales lead that is not an existing trade customer of the Company, or already in the process of being onboarded as a customer of the Company.
“Quarter”: each period of three (3) calendar months ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December.
“Partner Site”: the Company website for repeat trade partners at www.partner.gush.earth.
“Program Terms”: any terms and conditions, or other requirements applied by the Company to the participation of the Gush Advocate Program.
“Referral”: the provision to the Company of the contact details of an employee at a Prospective Client who is of sufficient seniority to authorise or recommend the purchase of the Goods from the Company, and the fulfilment of the obligations in Clause 3 for each Prospective Client. Refer, Refers and Referred shall be interpreted accordingly.
“Referral Date”: In the case of trade partners, for each Prospective Client, the date during the term of this Agreement on which the Gush Advocate's Referred Prospective Client registers and is onboarded onto the Company’s Partner Site.
“Referral Period”: for each Prospective Client, the referral period will be a 12-month period from the Referral Date. For avoidance of doubt, should the Referral Date occur on the last day of the Agreement period, the Referral Period will still extend for 12 months from the Referral Date.
“Sale”: the purchase of Goods listed on the Company’s Partner Site made through the Gush Advocate’s Custom Advocate Link, as tracked by the Advocate Management System.
“Term”: The term of this Agreement from the Effective Date until its termination or expiry in accordance with Clause 11 or 18.
“Territory”: Singapore.
2.2 Clause, schedule and paragraph headings shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
2.3 Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the plural and in the plural shall include the singular.
2.4 A reference to writing or written includes fax and e-mail.
2.5 Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other genders.
3. OBLIGATIONS OF GUSH ADVOCATE
3.1 The Gush Advocate shall:
3.1.1 Make efforts to study and understand the Company’s products and participate in product and/or sales training provided by the Company;
3.1.2 Assist in championing Gush’s products and values, and uplift the brand;
3.1.3 Assist to onboard the Prospective Client (if an applicable repeat trade buyer) onto the Partner Site;
3.1.4 Regularly reach out to the Prospective Client to encourage more sales; and
3.1.5 Be part of the Company’s WhatsApp community chat group where training materials, updates and promotions are disseminated.
3.2 If referring a Prospective Client who is a trade partner, the Gush Advocate must assist with the onboarding or registration of the Prospective Client on to the Partner Site.
3.3 The Gush Advocate shall have no authority, and shall not hold itself out, or permit any person to hold itself out, as being authorised to bind the Company in any way, and shall not do any act which might reasonably create the impression that the Gush Advocate is so authorised. The Gush Advocate shall not make or enter into any contracts or commitments or incur any liability for or on behalf of the Company, including for the provision of any Goods or the price for them, and shall not negotiate any terms for the provision of any Goods with Prospective Clients.
4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY
The Company shall, subject to the willingness and availability of the Gush Advocate:
4.1 Let the Gush Advocate know within thirty (30) days if the Prospective Client Referred is already an existing client of the Company or if another Gush Advocate has first referred the same Prospective Client; and
4.2 Make reasonable sales training, updated marketing collaterals for the Gush Advocate and/or his team.
5. REFERRALS, COMMISSIONS, AND BONUSES
5.1 The amount of any Commissions is as may be displayed on the Interface. Commission in respect of completed sales will be determined as:
5.1.1 A percentage of the purchase price of the Goods as set out on Partner Site, purchased through Custom Advocate Link assigned to the Advocate; and
5.1.2 The fulfillment of the Goods paid for are completed without cancellation.
5.2 Company may amend the structure and quantum of Commission and Bonus offered at its sole discretion and inform the Advocate in writing.
5.3 The Commission and Bonus may either be processed by the system and displayed on the Interface, or may be processed offline from the system and informed to the Advocate in writing.
5.4 Should any disputes arise, the Company shall have the final absolute discretion on deciding whether a Prospective Client should be classed as a referral.
5.5 Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies of the Company, if the Company reasonably suspects that any Commissions paid under this Agreement have been generated in breach of this Agreement, the Company may set off or deduct the amount of such Commissions from any future payments due to the Advocate or from any funds held to the Advocate’s account from time to time (whether under this Agreement or any other agreement between Company and the Advocate). Such deduction shall constitute a general pre-estimation of the loss suffered by the Company as a result of payment of such Commission in breach of this Agreement.
6. PAYMENT
6.1 The Company will pay the Advocate:
6.1.1 Commissions in respect to completed sales; and
6.1.2 Bonuses agreed between the Company and Advocate
6.2 Payment statements for Commissions and Bonuses can be accessed by the Advocate via the Interface.
6.2.1 The date of fulfilment or the date of payment, whichever is later, shall be taken as the date of transaction for the purpose of this Agreement.
6.2.2 The Company will calculate the total amount of Referral Fees payable to the Gush Advocate for each preceding Quarter (i.e., January to March, April to June, July to September, October to December).
6.2.3 The month following the end of each calendar Quarter (April for Q1, July for Q2, October for Q3, and January for Q4), the Company will compute the total Commissions payable to the Gush Advocate for the preceding quarter. The Company shall approve the payable Commissions by the subsequent and pay to Gush Advocate within 2 weeks.
6.2.4 All payments shall be made via bank transfer to the designated bank account provided by the Gush Advocate.
6.3 All sums payable under this Agreement shall be exclusive of any sales taxes, use taxes, value added taxes, goods or services taxes or comparable taxes which, if applicable, shall be added at the appropriate rate.
7. AGREEMENT EXPIRY AND RENEWAL
The Agreement will expire after one (1) year from the Agreement date, unless a renewal is mutually-agreed upon and executed in writing by both the Company and the Gush Advocate.
8. ANTI-BRIBERY COMPLIANCE
The Gush Advocate shall:
8.1 comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, statutes, regulations, and codes relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption in any territories, including but not limited to the Prevention of Corruption Act (Cap 241);
8.2 have and shall maintain in place throughout the term of this Agreement its own policies and procedures to ensure compliance with 8.1(a), and will enforce them where appropriate;
8.3 promptly report to the Company any request or demand for any undue financial or other advantage of any kind received by the Gush Advocate in connection with the performance of this Agreement; and
8.4 immediately notify the Company in writing if a foreign public official becomes an officer or employee of the Gush Advocate or acquires a direct or indirect interest in the Gush Advocate and the Gush Advocate warrants that it has no foreign public officials as direct or indirect owners, officers, or employees at the date of this Agreement.
8.5 The Gush Advocate shall ensure that all of its suppliers, sub-agents and subcontractors who perform services or provide goods in connection with this Agreement do so only on the basis of a written contract which imposes on and secures from such persons terms equivalent to those imposed on the Gush Advocate in Clause 8.
9. REPRESENTATIONS
9.1 The Gush Advocate makes the representations set out in this clause to the Company on the date of this Agreement.
9.2 The Gush Advocate has not in any way misrepresented, or given misleading information in respect of the Company or its Goods to Prospective Clients or any other party in connection with a Referral.
9.3 The Gush Advocate has taken all reasonable steps to:
9.3.1 ensure that its employees, officers, agents and advisors have received training regarding the scope, nature, and price of all Goods;
9.3.2 ensure that its employees, officers, agents and advisors are kept up to date with any changes to any Goods the Company provides, or any additional Goods that the Company may introduce from time to time; and
9.3.3 the Company is contacted by a sufficiently senior representative of the Gush Advocate if there are any doubts or questions regarding the scope, nature or price of the Goods.
10. CONFIDENTIALITY
10.1 The Gush Advocate undertakes that it shall not at any time disclose to any person any confidential information concerning the business, affairs, customers, clients or suppliers of the Company, except:
10.1.1 to its employees, officers, representatives or advisers who need to know such information for the purposes of carrying out the party's obligations under this Agreement; and
10.1.2 as may be required by law, a court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental or regulatory authority.
10.2 No party shall use any other party's confidential information for any purpose other than to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
11. TERMINATION
11.1 Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, the Company may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Gush Advocate if:
11.1.1 the Gush Advocate commits a breach of any term of this Agreement which breach is irremediable or (if such breach is remediable) fails to remedy that breach within a period of ten days after being notified to do so;
11.1.2 the Gush Advocate repeatedly breaches any of the terms of this Agreement in such a manner as to reasonably justify the opinion that its conduct is inconsistent with it having the intention or ability to give effect to the terms of this Agreement;
11.1.3 the Gush Advocate suspends, or threatens to suspend, payment of its debts or is unable to pay its debts as they fall due or admits inability to pay its debts or (being a company or limited liability partnership) is deemed unable to pay its debts;
11.1.4 a petition is filed, a notice is given, a resolution is passed, or an order is made, for or in connection with the winding up of the Gush Advocate (being a company);
11.1.5 any event occurs, or proceeding is taken, with respect to the other party in any jurisdiction to which it is subject that has an effect equivalent or similar to any of the events mentioned in Clause 11.1.3 to Clause 11.1.4 (inclusive);
11.1.6 the Gush Advocate suspends or ceases, or threatens to suspend or cease, carrying on all or a substantial part of its business; or
11.1.7 the Gush Advocate is found to be making derogatory statements, badmouthing, or disparaging the Company, its brand, products, or services, in any form of communication, either publicly or privately, which could reasonably be expected to cause harm to the Company's reputation or commercial interests.
11.2 Either party may also terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other party of one (1) month.
12. CONSEQUENCES OF TERMINATION
Termination or expiry of this Agreement shall not affect any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities of the parties that have accrued up to the date of termination or expiry, including the right to claim damages in respect of any breach of the agreement which existed at or before the date of termination or expiry.
13. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Gush Advocate shall not make any public announcement concerning this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company, except as required by law, any governmental or regulatory authority (including, without limitation, any relevant securities exchange), any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction,
14. ENTIRE AGREEMENT
14.1 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between them, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter.
14.2 Each party agrees that it shall have no remedies in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in this Agreement. Each party agrees that it shall have no claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation based on any statement in this Agreement.
15. INDEMNITY
The Gush Advocate shall indemnify the Company against all liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis) and all other professional costs and expenses) suffered or incurred by the Company arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and from a breach of any representation made by the Gush Advocate pursuant to Clause 9.
16. VARIATION
No variation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the parties (or their authorised representatives).
17. WAIVER
No failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under this Agreement or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.
18. FORCE MAJEURE
18.1 Neither party shall be in breach of this Agreement nor liable for delay in performing, or failure to perform, any of its obligations under this Agreement if such delay or failure result from events, circumstances or causes beyond its reasonable control. In such circumstances the affected party shall be entitled to a reasonable extension of the time for performing such obligations.
18.2 A force majeure event shall include such events as an act of God, fire, flood, typhoon, storm, war, riot, civil unrest, act of terrorism, strikes, industrial disputes, outbreak of epidemic or pandemic illness, failure of utility service or transportation.
18.3 If the period of delay or non-performance continues for one (1) month, the party not affected may terminate this Agreement by giving one (1) week of written notice to the affected party.
19. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the rights and remedies provided under this Agreement are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law.
20. SEVERANCE
20.1 If any provision or part-provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted. Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision under this clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of this Agreement.
20.2 If any provision or part-provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to amend such provision so that, as amended, it is legal, valid and enforceable, and, to the greatest extent possible, achieves the intended commercial result of the original provision.
21. NO PARTNERSHIP OR AGENCY
21.1 Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between any of the parties, constitute any party the agent of another party, or authorise any party to make or enter into any commitments for or on behalf of any other party.
21.2 Each party confirms it is acting on its own behalf and not for the benefit of any other person.
22. NOTICES
22.1 All notices required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and in the English language and shall be displayed by the Company on the Interface or emailed to the recipient.
22.2 Notices shall be delivered by hand or sent by registered post, e-mail, courier or by facsimile. If delivered by hand or sent by courier, notice will be deemed given on the date of receipt, if sent by facsimile, on the date of transmission, if sent by registered post, five (5) days after being posted, and if sent by e-mail, when the sender receives an automated message confirming delivery.
23. COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed shall constitute a duplicate original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute the one agreement.
24. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Singapore.
25. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
All disputes, controversies, or differences arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any questions regarding its existence, validity, or termination, shall first be referred to mediation in Singapore, in accordance with the Law Society Mediation Rules for the time being in force. If the Dispute cannot be resolved in mediation, the Parties shall refer the Dispute to arbitration in Singapore in accordance with the Law Society Arbitration Scheme and the rules thereunder for the time being in force