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VERIZON CONFERENCING AFFILIATE PROGRAM AGREEMENT

You must accept the terms and conditions at the bottom of this page to apply.

This Verizon Conferencing Affiliate Program Agreement ("Agreement") sets forth the complete terms and conditions between the Applicant and Verizon Communications, Inc., on behalf of itself and its U.S.-based affiliates, its assigns and their successors (collectively, "Verizon"), regarding your participation in the Verizon Conferencing Affiliate Program ("Program") and the establishment of one or more links from Your Web site identified in the Application to Participate in the Verizon Internet Affiliate Program ("Application") completed in connection with this Agreement ("Your Site") to the Verizon Web site identified in the Application ("Verizon Site"). In this Agreement, "You" and "Your" refers to the person or entity identified in the Application as "Applicant".

Authority and Acceptance of Terms and Conditions

By pressing the "Accept" icon at the bottom of this Agreement, the person so accepting represents that he or she has the requisite authority and, in all applicable jurisdictions, is the legal age of consent to enter into this Agreement on Your behalf, that he or she is at least eighteen (18) years of age and that You hereby agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions.

Application

To enroll in the Program, You must submit a complete Application via the Verizon Site. Not all Applications will be accepted. Verizon will evaluate Your Application and will notify You in a timely manner in writing whether Your Application has been accepted or rejected. Your Application may be rejected (in Verizon’s sole discretion) for any reason or no reason at all. You are not authorized to participate in the Program and you shall have no rights under the below section, "Licenses and Use of Verizon Marks", until Your Application has been accepted in writing by Verizon. You will receive notice of acceptance or rejection of Your Application via email. You represent that the information provided by You in the Application is true and accurate and that You will notify Verizon in writing if any such information changes or becomes untrue or inaccurate.

Licenses and Use of Verizon Marks

You acknowledge Verizon’s exclusive rights in its names, trademarks, service marks, and logos, whether registered or unregistered, that are owned by Verizon (collectively, the "Verizon Marks"), and You agree not to assert any rights with regard to the Verizon Marks and other Verizon intellectual property or proprietary rights owned by or licensed to Verizon including, but not limited to, copyrights (registered or unregistered) and images of celebrities and non-celebrity individuals. During the Term of this Agreement (as defined below), Verizon grants You a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited, revocable and royalty-free license to provide one or more hypertext reference links (each a "Link") to the initial, top-level display of the Verizon Site for the sole purpose of establishing a direct Internet connection from Your Site to the Verizon Site, and to place on Your Site one or more of the pre-approved Verizon Marks or written text that are provided to You via http://mciconf.reporting.net for the sole purpose of creating and describing the Link. You must follow and adhere to the Verizon requirements ("Verizon Requirements") listed below and located at http://mciconf.reporting.net regarding the use and placement of the pre-approved Verizon Marks on Your Site. Verizon may revise the Verizon Requirements from time to time and notice of any such revisions will be posted at http://mciconf.reporting.net. Your Link, and any access to, link to, or use of the Verizon Site shall be deemed to constitute acceptance of such revised Verizon Guidelines. Verizon may revoke the rights granted in the Verizon Marks at any time and for any reason or no reason at all and may require You at any time to immediately remove or substitute previously-approved Verizon Marks and written text with new or different Verizon Marks or written text. Some substitutions may be automatic. Upon termination of this Agreement or revocation of Your license to provide the Link and use the Verizon Marks, You must immediately disable the link and cease using or displaying the MC I Marks and written text in any manner. Except as expressly provided, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to grant You any license, sublicense, intellectual property interest, proprietary right, or other interest in the Verizon Marks.

Verizon Requirements

You agree to comply with the following Verizon Requirements with respect to Your use and display of the pre-approved Verizon Marks and written text:

  • You may not alter or modify the Verizon Marks in any manner or use the Verizon Marks except as expressly permitted hereunder.
  • The Verizon Mark must always be surrounded by an area of clear, open space. The clear space is based on the value of "X", which is equal to the overall height of the Verizon Mark, from the logotype baseline to the top of the starburst.
  • You may not add patterns, busy backgrounds or textures behind the Verizon Mark.
  • The minimum size of the Verizon Mark is one inch (1") wide.
  • The maximum size of the Verizon Mark cannot be more than one half the size of Your logo.

  • The Verizon starburst must always appear as web-safe RGB orange:

R: 255 G: 102 B: 0 Hexadecimal: FF6600

Letters that spell out "Verizon" should always appear as web-safe RGB blue:

R: 0 G:51 B: 102 Hexadecimal: 003366

  • You may not use any written text next to the Verizon Marks except for the pre-approved written text provided by Verizon at
  • http://mciconf.reporting.net and you may not modify or alter the pre-approved written text provided by Verizon at http://mciconf.reporting.net.
  • You agree not to use the Verizon Marks for any purpose, or in any manner, not specifically set forth herein.

 

Your Responsibilities and Prohibitions

In addition to any other responsibilities set forth herein, You will be responsible for the following:

  • You will be solely responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of Your Site and for all materials and content that appear on Your Site. Your Site must be active and not in development in order to be eligible to participate in the Program.

  • You agree to place a Link on Your Site, which will connect the Linked User (as defined below) to the Verizon Site.

  • To ensure accurate tracking, reporting and commission accrual, you must ensure that the Link(s) between Your Site and the Verizon Site is (are) properly formatted.
  • You agree that Your Site will not, in any way, copy or resemble the look and feel of the Verizon Site, nor will You create the impression that Your Site is the Verizon Site or is part of the Verizon Site, or is associated with the Verizon Site in a manner not contemplated in this Agreement.
  • You agree that Your Site will not contain any content from the Verizon Site, except those pre-approved Verizon Marks located at http://mciconf.reporting.net, which must be displayed and used in accordance with the terms and conditions hereunder.
  • You agree that Your domain name(s) will not contain the trademarks, service marks, names or parts of names or variations of the names of Verizon or its affiliates, including, but not limited to, Verizon, Verizon, UUNET, SkyTel, and TTI National.
  • You agree not to adopt, use or register any corporate name, trade name, domain name, trademark, service mark, certification mark, or other designation similar to, or containing in whole or in part, the Verizon Marks.
  • You agree that all use of the Verizon Marks by You will inure to the benefit of Verizon.
  • You agree to maintain the quality of Your Site at a level that meets or exceeds industry standards.
  • You are prohibited from activating any Link before all approvals required under this Agreement have been obtained.
  • You are prohibited from altering the appearance of the Verizon Site, including, but not limited to, framing any page on the Verizon Site being viewed by a Linked User. The term "Linked User" will mean a user who has connected to the Verizon Site through a Link on Your Site, and will also include a user that accesses the Verizon Site through the use of a "bookmark", which bookmark Verizon determines was created after the user accessed the Verizon Site through a Link and, before the user exited the Verizon Site ("Bookmark Link").
  • You must have terms of use for Your Site, which provide that all third party marks are the property of their respective owners.
  • You are prohibited from transmitting, distributing or storing any material in connection with Your Site that violates any applicable law or regulation. This includes, without limitation: material protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right used without proper authorization, false or misleading advertising and promotional claims, and material that is libelous, harmful, threatening, obscene, defamatory, harassing or improperly discriminatory or that violates export control laws.

Your Warranties

You warrant and represent that:

  • You own or otherwise have obtained any and all rights necessary to perform Your obligations under this Agreement.
  • You own or otherwise have obtained any and all rights necessary to license, or the required approvals for Verizon to use, all trademarks, copyrights, images and any other intellectual property or proprietary rights that You furnish for Verizon’s use of "Your Marks" (as defined below).
  • The making of this Agreement by You does not violate any agreements, rights, obligations or restrictions existing between You and any third party, that no other exclusive agreement with any third party covering a similar subject matter exists and that You shall not assume any obligations or restrictions that do or would in any way interfere or be inconsistent with your full performance under the Agreement.
  • You are not aware of any action, suit, proceeding or claim, pending or threatened, that does or would in any way interfere with Your full performance under this Agreement and that You will promptly notify Verizon in writing if you become aware of the same including, but not limited to, any claims involving any materials and content that appear on Your Site or any claims involving Your Marks or Verizon’s use of Your Marks.
  • You will use the Verizon Marks solely as provided in this Agreement, and will not use the Verizon Marks in any manner that will diminish or otherwise damage Verizon’s goodwill in the Verizon Marks.
  • You will not make any advertising claims in connection with Verizon or any of its affiliates or any product or service offered by Verizon or any of its affiliates that are in violation of any local, state or federal statute.
  • You will not permit a third party to use the Verizon Marks or any other of Verizon’s intellectual property and proprietary rights or claim a connection with Verizon or any of Verizon’s affiliates.
  • Your Site or any components thereof will not violate or infringe or otherwise violate the intellectual property or proprietary rights of any third parties anywhere in the world and will not otherwise contain any content that may be considered illegal or expose Verizon to legal liability.
  • You are responsible for complying with all applicable laws and regulations. Verizon has the right in its sole discretion to monitor Your Site at any time to determine if you are in compliance with applicable law and the terms of this Agreement.

Verizon’s Responsibilities

  • Verizon will provide You with the Verizon Mark(s) for the purposes related to the establishment of a Link to the Verizon Site.
  • Verizon will maintain records of Completed Calls (as defined below).
  • Verizon will provide You an email address where You can ask questions regarding the Program.
  • Verizon will pay commissions to You in accordance with the section entitled "Commissions".
  • Verizon will provide You access to reports (the "Reports") at http://mciconf.reporting.net. The Reports will indicate the total amount of commissions earned by You.
  • Verizon has no responsibility to promote or drive Internet traffic to Your Site.

Licenses and Use of Your Marks

You represent and warrant to Verizon that: (i) You own or have obtained all necessary rights to license or the required approvals for Verizon to use all names, trademarks, service marks, and logos (collectively "Your Marks") that You furnish for use by Verizon in connection with the Program; (ii) Your Marks shall not infringe upon, or otherwise violate, any third party intellectual property rights or proprietary rights anywhere in the world; (iii) You will notify Verizon of the existence of any third party intellectual property or proprietary rights, the use of which is contemplated under the Agreement, to which You do not have the right to use or grant use; and (iv) should Your Marks become the subject of an infringement or intellectual property or proprietary rights claim, You shall procure, at Your own expense, the right for Verizon to continue to use Your Marks or You shall provide Verizon with a similarly suitable non-infringing replacement. During the term of this Agreement, You grant Verizon a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use Your Marks to advertise, market, promote and publicize, in any manner, Your participation in the Program or Verizon’s rights under this Agreement; provided, however, that Verizon is not required to so advertise, market, promote or publicize.

Approval of Verizon’s Use of Your Marks

Prior to any use of Your Marks, including, without limitation, the placement of Your Marks on the Verizon Site or in any advertising, marketing or promotional materials, Verizon will submit a copy of the proposed use to You for review and written approval. Verizon will use Your Marks solely in the manner specified and pre-approved by You. Your approval must be provided to Verizon within five (5) days prior to the proposed use.

Commissions

During the term of this Agreement, You will be entitled to earn a commission fee for each completed call ("Completed Call") in the amount and manner set forth below. A Completed Call is defined as a Verizon Audioconference that is received from a Linked User and is among two (2) or more points scheduled and completed within seven (7) calendar days by a Linked User using Verizon’s Credit Card Scheduler. Verizon will determine, within its sole discretion, whether a Completed Call is valid and eligible for the commission fee. You are entitled to earn a commission fee for each Completed Call (as defined herein) from a Linked User throughout the duration of the parties’ Agreement, up to a maximum of twenty (20) Completed Calls per single Linked User scheduled within 120 days from the date the click-through is initiated. Affiliates will not be paid for any Completed Calls above this twenty (20) Completed Call maximum. The commission fee is calculated by multiplying the Total ($U.S.) Dollar Amount of a Linked User’s Completed Call by five (5) per cent (%). For the purposes of this Agreement, the Total ($U.S.) Dollar Amount of the Customer’s Completed Call excludes applicable federal, state, local, and foreign sales, use, excise, utility, gross receipts, value-added taxes, and other taxes, similar tax-like charges and tax-related surcharges.

Payment of Your commission earnings will be made to You within forty-five (45) days after the last day of the month in which the commissions were earned. Verizon will not send a check if for each account, the outstanding commissions owed to You total less than twenty five dollars ($25). In the event that the outstanding commissions owed to You for each account total less than $25, the balance of the commissions owed to You will be added to subsequent commissions earned until the total commissions owed exceed $25. At the end of each calendar year, Verizon will pay the outstanding commissions owed to You irrespective of whether that amount exceeds $25. In the event that this Agreement terminates, Verizon will pay all outstanding commissions owed to You prior to the date of termination within ninety (90) days after the end of the month following the termination of the Agreement. Verizon shall not be obligated to pay commissions for Completed Calls that may arise after the date of termination of this Agreement.

All commission payments will be paid in U.S. dollars. Commissions will be paid for new Customers only. You will not be paid any Commissions for Linked Users who have previously received Verizon products and/or services.

Taxes

The commission amounts to be paid by Verizon to You are exclusive of any taxes and similar charges (collectively,"Taxes"), which Verizon agrees to pay, provided that such Taxes are due, by law, from a payer of such commissions and You properly invoice Verizon for such Taxes within 30 days after the payment giving rise to the Taxes is due. If You fail to invoice Verizon for any Taxes due, then You shall indemnify and hold Verizon harmless for all liability (including reasonable attorney's fees) arising from or related to any failure to invoice or remit the Taxes. In the event that any payment to be made in respect of any invoice is subject by law to any foreign withholding tax, Verizon shall make payment to You of the amount owing, less a deduction for such withholding tax and shall account to the relevant tax authority for the appropriate withholding tax. Payment of such net sum to You and to the relevant tax authority of the said withholding tax shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, constitute full settlement of the sums owing under the relevant invoice. Verizon hereby agrees that it will, upon written request from You and at Your expense, furnish any necessary evidence that may reasonably be required of the payment of the said Withholding Tax.

Policies and Pricing

Linked Users who make a Completed Call shall constitute customers of Verizon ("Linked Purchasers"). All of Verizon’s rules, policies and operating procedures concerning customer orders, customer service, and sales will apply to the Linked Purchasers. Verizon may change its policies and operating procedures at any time without notice to You. Prices and availability of the Verizon Conferencing products and services may vary from time to time. Verizon cannot guarantee the availability or price of any particular product or service. You agree to direct Linked Users and Linked Purchasers to Verizon for inquiries relating to Verizon’s pricing, services, products, policies and operating procedures. Verizon does not authorize You to make and Verizon is not responsible for any representations made by You that conflict with Verizon’s rules, policies and operating procedures. You are not entitled to any information regarding the Linked Users or the Linked Purchasers.

Term and Termination

The term of this Agreement will begin upon Verizon’s written acceptance of Your Application and will continue for a period of one (1) year (the "Term"). Thereafter, this Agreement shall be renewed for successive twelve (12) month terms without further notice, unless (i) either party provides the other written notice prior to the expiration of the then-current Term that it does not wish to renew the Term of the Agreement for an additional 12 month period or (ii) either party terminates this Agreement pursuant to the terms herein. Either You or Verizon may terminate this Agreement immediately at any time, with or without cause, by giving the other party written notice of termination. Upon termination, You will immediately disable the link and cease using or displaying the Verizon Marks in any manner.

Disclaimer of Warranties

Verizon exercises no control over, and accepts no responsibility for, the content in any Web site, whether accessed directly from or independently of the Verizon Site, or any information provided by You or a third party. Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, Verizon makes no representations or warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, and disclaims any and all implied warranties, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title or non-infringement of third-party rights. Specifically, Verizon makes no warranty regarding the Program or the Verizon Site, including, but not limited to, any representations or warranties that use of the Verizon Site will be uninterrupted or error free, or that any site or server that makes it available is free from viruses or other harmful components, and you agree that Verizon will not be liable for the consequences of any interruptions, errors or viruses. This provision survives the Termination of this Agreement.

Limitation of Liability

Neither party shall be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages that arise out of or relate to this Agreement or Linked Users, including, but not limited to, damages for loss of data or missed business opportunities related to an inability to access the Verizon Site. Without limiting the foregoing, the total liability of Verizon, its affiliates or any of its or their directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors or assignees to You for damages arising out of or related to this Agreement or Linked Users, will be limited to actual, direct damages resulting from Verizon’s gross negligence or willful misconduct and will not exceed, in the aggregate, the lesser of (i) Your actual proven damages, or (ii) the total commissions paid or payable to You as a result of transactions completed during the one month period preceding the act or event giving rise to or forming the basis of Your claim or cause of action. Verizon will not be liable for damages that could have been avoided by Your exercise of reasonable diligence. No claim or cause of action under any theory that arose more than two (2) years prior to initiating a proceeding alleging such claim or cause of action shall be enforceable or asserted by either party against the other. The limitations set forth in this section shall not apply to Your duty under this Agreement to indemnify and hold harmless Verizon from and against any liability to a third party or arising from or relating to a breach or violation of intellectual property or proprietary rights. This provision survives the Termination of this Agreement.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Verizon, its affiliates and its and their respective employees, officers, directors, agents and contractors from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and allocable costs of in-house counsel) that are based in, in any manner arise out of, are related to, or are incidental to this Agreement, Your Site or Your Marks, including but not limited to the actual or alleged infringement or other claim of violation of a third party’s intellectual property or proprietary rights in or relating to Your Site or Your Marks or Verizon’s use of Your Marks, provided Verizon’s use of Your Marks has been pre-approved by You as provided in this Agreement. This provision shall not be subject to the section entitled "Limitation of Liability". This provision survives termination of this Agreement.

Notice

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any notice required or permitted to be given or made under this Agreement will be in writing (which does not include electronic mail) and delivered by personal delivery, registered or certified U.S. mail, return receipt requested, or regular U.S. mail to Verizon, Attn. Conferencing Affiliate Partner Marketing Manager, 5055 North Point Parkway, Second Floor, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022 with a copy to: Attn: Law & Public Policy, 5055 North Point Parkway, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022, and to You at the address provided in the Application. Notice, however, of the acceptance or rejection of Your Application or Verizon’s termination of this Agreement may be given via email.

Confidentiality

"Confidential Information" means only that information of the disclosing party that may be reasonably understood by the receiving party, from legends, the nature of the information itself or the circumstances of disclosure, to be confidential or proprietary to the disclosing party or to any third party to which the disclosing party owes a duty of non-disclosure and includes, but is not limited to, the fact of existence of this Agreement and all other business arrangements between the parties. The receiving party agrees to use the Confidential Information only in the performance of this Agreement or as otherwise permitted in this Agreement or as approved in writing by the disclosing party and to protect the disclosing party’s Confidential Information from disclosure to third parties using the same degree of care used to protect the receiving party’s own information of like importance, but in any case using no less than a reasonable degree of care; provided, however, that the receiving party may disclose Confidential Information received hereunder to its affiliates, its employees, consultants and agents, and its affiliates’ employees, consultants and agents who (a) have a need to know, and (b) are bound by a written agreement to protect Confidential Information from unauthorized use and disclosure to the same or greater degree as required herein.

Without granting any right or license, the parties agree that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to information the receiving party can document: (i) is in or (through no improper action or inaction by the receiving party or any affiliate, agent, consultant or employee thereof) enters the public domain, or (ii) was in its possession or known by it prior to receipt from the disclosing party, or (iii) was rightfully disclosed to it by a third party authorized to make such disclosure without restriction, or (iv) was developed independently by it without use of the Confidential Information, or (v) is disclosed pursuant to a requirement of a court or government agency. If disclosure is required by a court or government agency, the receiving party will promptly notify the disclosing party in writing prior to making any such disclosure and will cooperate with the disclosing party in seeking a protective order or other appropriate remedy. The receiving party further agrees that it will furnish only that portion of the Confidential Information, which is legally required and will exercise all reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurances that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information. This provision survives the Termination of this Agreement.

Publicity

You agree that the fact of the existence of this Agreement and all other activities or business arrangements between the parties related to this Agreement are Confidential Information and will not be disclosed in any manner whatsoever, including, but not limited to, by way of public release or announcement, without the prior written approval of Verizon. This provision survives the Termination of this Agreement.

Domestic Arbitration

If the Applicant is physically located within the territorial boundaries of the United States, the following arbitration provision shall apply:

Any dispute or disagreement relating to this Agreement or its subject matter including disputes as to validity, performance, breach, or termination -- which cannot be settled to the mutual satisfaction of the parties by negotiation within fifteen (15) days (or such longer period as may be mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties) from the date that either party informs the other in writing that such dispute or disagreement exists, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the J.A.M.S./ENDISPUTE Arbitration Rules and Procedures ("Endispute Rules"), as amended by this Agreement. The costs of Arbitration, including the fees and expenses of the arbitrator, shall be shared equally by the parties unless the arbitration award provides otherwise. Each party shall bear the cost of preparing and presenting its case. The parties agree that this provision and the arbitrator’s authority to grant relief shall be subject to the United States Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. 1-16 et. seq. ("USAA"), the provisions of this Agreement, and the ABA-AAA Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes. The parties agree that the arbitrator shall have no power or authority to make awards or issue awards or issue orders of any kind except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, and in no event shall the arbitrator have the authority to make any award that provides for punitive or exemplary damages. The arbitrator’s decision shall the follow the plain meaning of the relevant documents, and shall be final and binding. The award may be confirmed and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. All post-award proceedings shall be governed by the USAA. Any hearing or proceeding required to be held with respect to such arbitration shall be held in the greater Washington, D.C. area at a location to be mutually agreed to by the parties.

Venue

The parties understand and agree that all claims or causes of action which arise out of or relate in any way to this Agreement shall be brought in a state or federal court located in Washington, D.C. The parties further voluntarily waive any right to seek to transfer venue from the court in which any action has been filed by either party.

International Arbitration

If Applicant is located outside the U.S., the following arbitration provision shall apply:

Any dispute relating to this Agreement or its subject matter -- including disputes as to validity, performance, breach, or termination -- which cannot be settled by negotiation, shall be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL Rules") as in force on the date of commencement of arbitration, and as modified by this Arbitration Clause. Claims alleging violations of the telecommunications laws of the United States of America, however, shall be brought solely before the United States Federal Communications Commission.

ADR Associates shall serve as both the appointing authority and the administering body under the UNCITRAL Rules. ADR Associates shall appoint a single arbitrator of a nationality other than the nationalities of the parties. All arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English. The place of arbitration shall be Bermuda. Neither the parties, nor the arbitrator, nor ADR Associates shall disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration except with the prior written consent of both parties. The law governing the arbitration proceedings shall be the Bermuda International Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1993.

The arbitrator shall abide by the rules of Ethics for International Arbitrators established by the International Bar Association. The arbitrator’s authority to grant relief is subject to the terms of this Arbitration Clause, the terms of the Agreement, and the law governing the Agreement. The arbitrator shall have no authority to award exemplary, punitive, or treble damages.

Each party shall pay one half the costs of the arbitration (as defined in Article 38, UNCITRAL Rules), except that each party shall pay the expenses it incurs for its own legal representation and assistance. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The post-award proceedings shall be governed by the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958 (the "New York Convention"). The validity and construction of this Arbitration Clause shall be governed by the law of the State of New York, U.S.A., without regard to its conflict of laws rules.

This provision survives termination of the Agreement.

Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its choice of law principles. This provision survives the Termination of this Agreement.

Assignment

This Agreement may not be assigned by You by operation of law or otherwise, except with the prior written consent of Verizon.

No Waiver

Neither party's failure, at any time, to enforce any right or remedy available to it under this Agreement shall be construed to be a waiver of such party's right to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in the future. This provision survives the Termination of this Agreement.

 

Severability

All provisions of this Agreement are severable, and the unenforceability or invalidity of any of the provisions will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions. The remaining provisions will be construed in such a manner as to carry out the full intention of the parties. Section titles or references used in this Agreement have no substantive meaning or content and are not a part of this Agreement. This provision survives the Termination of this Agreement.

Independent Status

Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the relationship of the parties in the performance of this Agreement is that of independent contractors. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed as creating a partnership, agency, joint venture or fiduciary relationship between You and Verizon. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, neither party will have any right to obligate or bind the other in any manner whatsoever or represent to third parties that it has any such right. This provision survives the Termination of this Agreement.

Force Majeure

Verizon will not be liable for any delay or failure in performance due to acts of Force Majeure, which include, but are not limited to, acts of God; labor disputes; changes in law, regulation, or government policy; riots; war; epidemics; acts or omissions of vendors or suppliers; equipment failures; transportation difficulties; or other occurrences that are beyond Verizon’s reasonable control.

Entire Agreement

You acknowledge that you have read this Agreement, understand it, and agree that it constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all other representations, understandings, communications or agreements that are not expressed herein, whether oral or written. No amendment to this Agreement or the like by You will be valid unless in a writing signed by an authorized representative of each party. Verizon, however, may alter or amend the terms of this Agreement, without specific notice to You, by posting new terms and conditions to the Web site where this Agreement currently is posted. In the event of such posting, the new terms and conditions will govern transactions completed on or after the date on which the new terms and conditions are posted. If any modification of this Agreement is unacceptable to You, Your only recourse is to terminate this Agreement. Your continued participation in the Program following the posting of modifications to this Agreement will constitute Your binding acceptance of the modifications.