Affiliate Terms of Use

As an authorized affiliate (Affiliate) of GermanPedia, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement (Agreement or Contract). Please read the entire Agreement carefully before registering and promoting GermanPedia as an Affiliate.

Your participation in the Program is solely to legally advertise our website to receive a commission on products or services purchased/booked by individuals referred to GermanPedia by your own website or personal referrals.

By signing up for the GermanPedia Affiliate Program (Program), you indicate your acceptance of this Agreement and its terms and conditions.

Approval or Rejection of the Application

We reserve the right to approve or reject ANY Affiliate Program Application at our sole and absolute discretion. You will have no legal recourse against us for the rejection of your Affiliate Program Application.

Remuneration/Commissions

Should a sale be concluded as a result of banners or links, the Affiliate shall receive a commission. The Affiliate’s remuneration shares the same fate as that of GermanPedia.

Should GermanPedia be obliged to pay back customer/service provider/partner commissions in part or in full, the Affiliate is also obliged to pay back his remuneration in part or in full to GermanPedia.

You can find the detailed amount of remuneration/commission after login into your affiliate portal. The remuneration is subject to VAT. The Affiliate is responsible for the proper payment of taxes on their earnings.

Commissions will be paid once a month. You cannot refer yourself, and you will not receive a commission on your own accounts.

Payments will only be sent for transactions that have been successfully completed. Transactions that result in chargebacks or refunds will not be paid out.

Rights and obligations of the Affiliate

The Affiliate is allowed to integrate the links and banners furnished by GermanPedia into the agreed websites and newsletters. The Affiliate must ensure that this causes no violation of third-party rights (such as personal rights, trademark rights or copyrights) or of any other statutory provision.

No website content is allowed which is pornographic, liable to corrupt the young, subversive, racist, or glorifies violence.

Discretion/Data protection

Both parties agree to keep the content of this contract and commissions strictly confidential. Exception to this is the disclosure to persons who are subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if the disclosure is necessary for proper operations management or for the
protection of legitimate interests.

The Affiliate shall safeguard any trade and company secrets of GermanPedia, disclosed to them during the course of their activities or in any other way, also after the end of the present contract.

The Affiliate has to return to GermanPedia any records provided to him about confidential business processes immediately after their ordered use, but not later than at the end of the contractual relationship. This obligation to return records also includes any material and
information furnished by GermanPedia to the Affiliate during the contract period.

The Affiliate undertakes to observe and adhere to all statutory provisions as well as all currently valid standards and laws of the Federal Republic of Germany or his country.

Termination

Your affiliate application and status in the Program may be suspended or terminated for any of the following reasons:

  • Inappropriate advertisements (false claims, misleading hyperlinks, etc.).
  • Spamming (mass email, mass newsgroup posting, etc.).
  • Advertising on sites containing or promoting illegal activities.
  • Failure to disclose the affiliate relationship for any promotion that qualifies as an endorsement under existing Federal Trade Commission guidelines and regulations, or any applicable state laws.
  • Violation of intellectual property rights. GermanPedia reserves the right to require license agreements from those who employ trademarks of GermanPedia in order to protect our intellectual property rights.
  • Self referrals, fraudulent transactions, suspected Affiliate fraud.

In addition to the foregoing, GermanPedia reserves the right to terminate any Affiliate account at any time, for any violations of this Agreement or no reason.

You may use graphic and text links both on your website and within in your email messages.

You may use the graphics and text provided by us, or you may create your own as long as they are deemed appropriate according to the conditions and not in violation as outlined in the Termination section.

Pay Per Click (PPC) Policy

PPC bidding is NOT allowed without prior written permission.

Liability

GermanPedia will not be liable for indirect or accidental damages (loss of revenue, commissions) due to affiliate tracking failures, loss of database files, or any results of intents of harm to the Program and/or to our website(s).

We do not make any expressed or implied warranties with respect to the Program and/or the memberships or products sold by GermanPedia. We make no claim that the operation of the Program and/or our website(s) will be error-free and we will not be liable for any interruptions or errors.

Term of the Agreement

The term of this Agreement begins upon your acceptance in the Program and will end when your Affiliate account is terminated.

The terms and conditions of this agreement may be modified by us at any time. If any modification to the terms and conditions of this Agreement are unacceptable to you, your only choice is to terminate your Affiliate account. Your continuing participation in the Program will constitute your acceptance of any change.

Indemnification

Affiliate shall indemnify and hold harmless GermanPedia and its affiliate and subsidiary companies, officers, directors, employees, licensees, successors and assigns, including those licensed or authorized by GermanPedia to transmit and distribute materials, from any and all liabilities, damages, fines, judgments, claims, costs, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and costs) arising out of or related to any and all claims sustained in connection with this Agreement due to the negligence, misrepresentation, failure to disclose, or intentional misconduct of Affiliate.

Severability

If any provision of this contract is deemed to be invalid due to currently valid statutory provisions, this shall only apply to this particular provision. This shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. The parties agree to replace the invalid provision with a new, similar
provision.

Electronic Signatures Effective

The Agreement is an electronic contract that sets out the legally binding terms of your participation in the GermanPedia affiliate program. You indicate your acceptance of this Agreement and all of the terms and conditions contained or referenced in this Agreement by completing the GermanPedia application process. This action creates an electronic signature that has the same legal force and effect as a handwritten signature.