Program Yourself Thin
Affiliate Agreement, Anti-Spam Policy And Earnings Disclaimer
To: All Program Yourself Thin Affiliates
From: Jim Katsoulis
1. Agreement
By using this website, you are agreeing to enter into a legal agreement (the “Agreement”) with Mindrise Hypnosis, LLC, also doing business as ProgramYourselfThin.com (“Program Yourself Thin” or “Company”) containing all of the terms and conditions governing your or your company’s (in either case, “You” or “Your”) participation in Program Yourself Thin’s Affiliate Program (the “Program”). Your completed ClickBank online registration form (as described in Section 5, below) and this Agreement constitute Your application to participate in the Program. Program Yourself Thin’s third-party affiliate manager, ClickBank, will evaluate Your application and will notify You regarding Your acceptance or rejection. If ClickBank accepts Your application, You will be bound by ClickBank’s terms of service. ClickBank is under no obligation to accept Your application, and may, in its sole discretion and for any reason or no reason at all, reject Your application. You represent and warrant that You have read and understood, and agree to be bound by, the Agreement and ClickBank's terms of service.
2. Statement of Investigation
You acknowledge that You have read and that you understand this Agreement. You acknowledge that You independently have evaluated the desirability of participating in the Program and that You are not relying on any representation, guarantee or statement not set forth in this Agreement.
3. Additional Agreements
The Program Yourself Thin Terms of Use and Medical Disclaimer are incorporated herein by reference. All capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Terms of Use. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the Terms of Use and/or Medical Disclaimer, this Agreement shall control.
4. Eligibility
You hereby represent and warrant that You are 18 years of age or older and that You are otherwise legally qualified to enter into and form contracts under applicable law. Any individual executing this Agreement on behalf of a company further represents and warrants that they are authorized to act and enter into contracts on behalf of, that company.
5. Administration of the Program by ClickBank; Registration
The Program is administered entirely through ClickBank (www.clickbank.com), a third-party affiliate management and payment processing company. The Program is governed by, in addition to this Agreement, ClickBank’s Client Contract and all of the rules, regulations and terms of conditions contained therein. In the event of a conflict between ClickBank’s Client Contract and this Agreement, this Agreement shall control. ClickBank may collect and use certain information about you, as specified in ClickBank’s Privacy Policy. Prior to providing information to ClickBank, you should review their privacy policy. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND OR DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF CLICKBANK’S PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MUST NOT SIGN UP TO PARTICPATE IN THE PROGRAM.
To enroll in the Program, You must complete, and submit information through, ClickBank’s SIGN UP FORM. On that form, you will be asked to choose a ClickBank account name (also known as a ClickBank affiliate "nickname") consisting of 5-10 letters and digits. Your account name will be used in the affiliate hypertext link that tracks all sales attributable to you; ClickBank refers to such affiliate links as "hoplinks," which are further defined in ClickBank’s Client Contract. When a prospective customer clicks on your affiliate hoplink, the destination website will be http://www.programyourselfthin.com.
6. Affiliate Link, Burn the Fat Marks and Copyright; and License
(a) Affiliate Link. ClickBank will provide You with a copy, in electronic form, of a clickable hypertext link (aka a hoplink, as described above), through which a user of a web page containing such link may purchase Program Yourself Thin products, including but not limited to the MP3 and PDF-format course, Program Yourself Thin (the "Affiliate Link").
(b) Marketing Tools and eBook. Program Yourself Thin will provide to you various types of media and marketing materials ("Marketing Tools") to assist you in promoting Program Yourself Thin products. Such Marketing Tools may include text ads, book covers, banner ads, author photos, solo emails, brandable PDFs, sales letters, reviews, articles and other materials. The Marketing Tools contain the trademark, "Program Yourself Thin" which is a registered trademark ("the Mark") of Mindrise Hypnosis. Additionally, all materials in the Program Yourself Thin, is protected by a registered copyright, and the Marketing Tools are protected by copyrights, all of which are owned by Mindrise Hypnosis. The Marketing Tools, the Mark and the Program Yourself Thin copyrights are owned exclusively by Program Yourself Thin, and You gain no ownership or other rights in such Marketing Materials, Mark or copyrights, except as specifically granted in this paragraph 6.
(c) License.
i. Program Yourself Thin hereby grants to you a nonexclusive, revocable, nonsublicensable license to use the Marketing Tools, subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and specifically Section 6(d) below. Program Yourself Thin may, in its sole discretion, terminate Your rights to use the Marketing Tools and Your license thereto, whether in connection with a single website or entirely, at any time and for any or no reason, whether in connection with the termination of this Agreement or otherwise.
ii. Program Yourself Thin further grants to You a non-exclusive, revocable, non-sublicensable license to register the Mark in a domain name, subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and specifically this Section 6(c)(ii). Program Yourself Thin may further, in its sole discretion, terminate Your right to register a domain name, or maintain registration of a domain name, containing the Mark and Your license thereto, at any time for any or no reason, whether in connection with the termination of this Agreement or otherwise. Immediately upon termination of this Agreement or Your rights under this Section 6(c)(ii), You must transfer to Program Yourself Thin any and all domain names containing Mark.
iii. Other than as specifically granted in this Section 6 or in any other agreement between You and Program Yourself Thin, You have no right to use any Program Yourself Thin Mark, Marketing Tools or copyrights in any way.
(d) Use of License. Your use of the licenses and permissions contained in Section 6(c) is restricted to the sale of Program Yourself Thin products using ClickBank Affiliate Links. All other uses of the licenses and permissions contained in Section 6(c) are prohibited and will constitute a breach of this Agreement.
(e) Affiliate Link Formatting. The Affiliate Link, hoplinks as they are defined by ClickBank, contain special link formats permitting tracking, reporting, and commission calculations by ClickBank. You are responsible for using the Affiliate Link in a manner that ensures the proper tracking and commission calculations by ClickBank. You will not earn commissions on transactions initiated other than in connection with the proper utilization of the Affiliate Link.
(f) Your Representations and Warranties. You represent and warrant that you will not:
i. Use the Affiliate Link and/or Marketing Tools and/or register a domain name containing the Mark for any purpose other than that specifically set forth in Section 6(d);
ii. Use the Affiliate Link and/or Marketing Tools on any website not listed on the ClickBank online registration form or otherwise approved in writing by Program Yourself Thin;
iii. Modify or alter the Affiliate Link, in any way;
iv. Register a domain name in accordance with this section for the purpose of promoting any products other than Program Yourself Thin products;
v. Use the Mark in advertisements, including but not limited to pay-per-click advertising, for the purpose of promoting any product other than Program Yourself Thin products;
vi. eBay & Auction Sites Prohibited. Use the Mark to advertise Program Yourself Thin Products, or actually sell or otherwise distribute Program Yourself Thin Products, on eBay or any other online auction site, as you specifically warrant in Section 7(d).
vii. Display the Affiliate Link in any manner that implies sponsorship or endorsement by Program Yourself Thin, above and beyond of Your involvement in the Program; or
viii. Use the Affiliate Link, or register a domain name containing the Mark, to disparage Program Yourself Thin, its products or services, or in a manner which, in Program Yourself Thin’s reasonable judgment, may diminish or otherwise damage Program Yourself Thin’s goodwill in its Mark and copyright. You understand that disparagement may result in the immediate suspension or termination of Your account and a cancellation of any pending commissions.
ix. Design and publish Your own creative material containing the Mark or Program Yourself Thin copyrights, including without limitation banners or other graphical advertisements, without Program Yourself Thin’s express written approval. You also agree that You are responsible for all expenses related to the creation of custom creative materials.
x. Present Program Yourself Thin products and services in any way other than as set forth in the official Program Yourself Thin Website or Program Yourself Thin Marketing Tools. You will make no claims regarding potential income, earnings, products, or services beyond what is stated at the official Program Yourself Thin Website. You also agree not to reproduce commission checks or distribute commission checks in any form or by any means.
xi. Advertise on "free download" or file sharing sites. Specifically, you acknowledge that this advertising on "free download" or file sharing sites is strictly prohibited under this Agreement. You may not use to use the Mark or the name "Jim Katsoulis" on any file sharing or "free download" site to advertise or to distribute free reports or free articles. Such use is trademark infringement under this Agreement and US trademark laws. Additionally, you may not make a free article or free report download appear as if it is the Program Yourself Thin material. You acknowledge that this deceptive use of file sharing and "free download" sites is also deemed to be affiliate abuse by Clickbank.
7. Your Representations and Warranties
You hereby represent and warrant that:
(a) Registration Form. You have provided complete and accurate information on the ClickBank online registration form, and that you will immediately inform ClickBank of any changes to that information by written notice.
(b) Obligations Regarding Your Website and Your Marketing of Your Website. You will be responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of your website and for all materials and content that appear on your website. In developing, operating and maintaining your website, You will comply with any and all applicable laws, including without limitation Federal and state privacy, anti-spam and intellectual property laws, and will not violate the rights, including without limitation the intellectual property rights, of any third party. Additionally, you are solely responsible for ensuring that Your Affiliate Link is set up properly to have sales tracked and recorded to qualify for commissions.
(c) Non-Bona Fide Transactions. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, You must promote Program Yourself Thin in a manner that does not mislead end users, and in a manner that ensures bona fide transactions between end users and Program Yourself Thin. You shall not promote, facilitate or otherwise initiate transactions that are not in good faith, including without limitation by means of any misleading device or technology. Program Yourself Thin shall have no obligation to compensate You for transactions involving You or an end user acting as Your agent, for non-bona fide transactions, including without limitation multiple transactions initiated by the same individual, entity or IP address.
(d) Prohibition against Advertising on Online Auction Websites. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, You shall not use the Mark, Program Yourself Thin copyrights or any name identified or associated with Program Yourself Thin, to advertise, or to actually sell or distribute, Program Yourself Thin products on eBay or any other online auction website.
(e) Prohibition against Resale. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, You will not collect payments or sell any Program Yourself Thin products from other websites as a "reseller," and no "resale" rights are granted to you in any way. Specifically, you shall not sell Program Yourself Thin products on eBay or any other online auction site, and you shall not give away copies of any Program Yourself Thin products.
(f) Use of Tracking Code. Use of Tracking Code. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, You will not enable any tracking code, use any device or do any other thing that would allow You to collect personally identifiable information from or about end users, as such information is passed to ClickBank over its secure servers.
(g) Objectionable Content. You will not display the Affiliate Link or Marketing Tools, or advertise Program Yourself Thin products or services, on websites that promote sexually explicit material, violence, war or pirated materials, or sites that promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, national origin, or physical disability or sites that promote illegal activities, or sites that infringe or otherwise violate any copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights.
(h) Privacy of Customer Data. To protect customer privacy under Program Yourself Thin’s Privacy Policy, if deemed necessary, Program Yourself Thin reserves the right to withhold identifying customer contact information from you. Program Yourself Thin has no obligation to provide You with any specific information for any customer, regardless of whether said customer arrived at the Program Yourself Thin Web site through your Affiliate Link in Program Yourself Thin’s Marketing Tools.
7.1 Warranties Regarding Email Marketing and Spamming
You hereby acknowledge and agree to abide by the following restrictions regarding email when you engage in affiliate marketing for Company.
(a) SPAMMING IS NOT PERMITTED. For the purpose of this Agreement, spamming is any form of emailing for a commercial purpose that is unsolicited. If You spam, Program Yourself Thin reserves the right at any time and without notice to terminate Your status as an affiliate and to instruct ClickBank to terminate You as an affiliate of Program Yourself Thin Program Yourself Thin and, in Program Yourself Thin’s sole discretion, terminate your ClickBank account in its entirety, in accordance with Section 11 below. To give you notice of how spamming can result in termination of this Agreement, Program Yourself Thin has instituted an Anti-Spam Policy that sets forth the minimum standards to which Program Yourself Thin requires its affiliates to adhere in light of current laws, rules and regulations governing the transmission of email and the best practices in the industry. In the event any state or federal law, rule or regulation governing email communications is enacted or amended after the effective date of the Agreement, setting forth standards more restrictive than those set forth herein, the more restrictive standards contained in such enacted or amended law, rule or regulation shall apply to all affiliates, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Anti-Spam Policy. Any emails, email newsletters, or other forms of marketing campaigns operated by You MUST use "permission" or "opt-in" emails lists and must meet the following standards to prevent termination of this Agreement.
i. You may distribute emails solely to those persons who have actively opted-in to receive the email. The content of each email shall include (a) Your correct point-of-origin email address, transmission information and routing information, (b) clear, prominent opt-out instructions in the email and in the first line of the text, if required by applicable law; (c) a telephone number or valid email address at which recipient may contact You to file complaints and/or opt-out; (d) accurate information regarding the manner in which the recipient opted-in to receive the email, (e) a valid postal address for You, and (f) the identifier and any disclaimers that Company assigned to the email. You shall not, without Company's prior written approval, include any redirect links or frames in an email. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT MAY YOU USE ANY NAME IDENTIFIED OR ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRAM YOURSELF THIN IN AN EMAIL HEADER, SPECIFICALLY INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE Program Yourself Thin TRADEMARK, SERVICE MARK OR TRADE NAME, THE NAME "JIM KATSOULIS" (OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF), FORGE EMAIL HEADER INFORMATION OR OTHERWISE ENGAGE IN FALSE OR MISLEADING CONDUCT.
ii. You shall (a) make adequate disclosures as required by law to those on its email list(s) regarding Your email and privacy and security policies; (b) respond to all complaints within one (1) business day after You becomes aware of the complaint, (c) provide Company with a copy of every complaint, immediately upon Your receipt thereof, (d) implement any corrective action Company may require and (e) comply with any legal and/or other requirements Company may reasonably specify.
iii. You must provide a simple method for subscribers to the emails to opt-out of their subscriptions with clear and effective instructions for unsubscribing. As such, emailing from a list must cease promptly, but in no case more than three days, after a subscription is terminated.
iv. You must provide a manual opt-out procedure (e.g., an email address to which messages may be sent for further contact via email or telephone) available for those who wish to terminate their subscriptions but are unable or unwilling to follow standard automated procedures.
v. You must ensure that the potential negative impact of your email campaigns is minimized by proper list management procedures such as pruning of invalid or undeliverable addresses.
vi. You must take adequate steps to ensure that your lists are not used for abusive purposes such as emailing malicious emails or chain letters. You must use your lists and run Your campaigns in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
vii. You must not email to an unsubscribe list. As such, you should maintain a "suppression list" of email addresses through which all subscription requests are filtered to prevent subscription of addresses appearing on the suppression list by unauthorized third parties.
viii. You shall examine the terms and conditions under which the email addresses on all third party lists were originally compiled to ensure that all recipients have in fact opted-in to the type of mailing list you intend to operate. You shall ensure that all third party lists used by or on behalf of you were generated by the third party source in accordance with the same standards listed above, and You must discard an old email list and create a new email list when there is a substantive change in either the subject matter or frequency of messages. A notification about the new email list may be appropriate on the existing emailing list, but existing subscribers should never be subscribed automatically to the new list.
7.2 Warranties regarding other Marketing Communications and Spamming
You hereby acknowledge and agree to abide by the following restrictions regarding marketing communications when you engage in affiliate marketing for Company.
(a) You must not post messages to Usenet, forums and message boards that are unrelated to the topic of discussion, cross-posted to unrelated newsgroups, posted in excessive volume, or posted in against forum or message board rules. You further agree that it is your responsibility to make yourself aware of any forum or message board rules.
(b) You must not post content on free blog websites, especially multiple blog websites, that are not updated and that are used for the sole purpose of keyword spamming, or post comments on legitimate blogs that violate the comment policy of the blog owner. You further agree that it is your responsibility to make yourself aware of any blog rules or policies.
(c) You must not post solicitations in chat rooms, or to groups or individuals via Internet Relay Chat or "Instant Messaging" systems (such as ICQ).
(d) You must not engage in certain offline activities, that may not considered spam but are similar in nature, including distributing flyers or leaflets on private property or where prohibited by applicable rules, regulations, or laws.
(e) You agree and consent to receive e-mail from Program Yourself Thin and ClickBank, including but not limited to, sales reports, training, promotional resources, newsletters and other correspondence.
7.3 Liquidated Damages for Violation of Burn the Fat’s Anti-Spam Policy.
Because damages are often difficult to ascertain, if actual damages cannot be reasonably calculated then You agree to pay Company liquidated damages of $500 for each piece of spam or unsolicited e-mail transmitted from or otherwise connected with your account, or actual damages, whichever is higher, to the extent such actual damages can be reasonably calculated.
8. Indemnification
You will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Program Yourself Thin and its officers, directors, employees and agents (the "Indemnified Parties") from any claim, demand or other legal process or proceeding, including without limitation as to legal costs and fees, arising from or alleging facts that, if true, would constitute breach of this Agreement or any of the representations and warranties contained herein. The Indemnified Parties have the right, but not the obligation, to participate through counsel of their choice in any defense by you required by this Section 8. You may not settle any claim against any Indemnified Party without their prior written consent.
9. Customers; Order Fulfillment; Customer Service
Customers who purchase products and services through the Program are customers of Program Yourself Thin. Program Yourself Thin will be solely responsible for processing each and every order for Program Yourself Thin products, including but not limited to the MP3, Streaming video, and PDF-Format course, Program Yourself Thin. Program Yourself Thin is solely responsible for all customer service inquiries.
10. Processing of Transactions by ClickBank; Commissions
(a) Commissions. Program Yourself Thin will pay you a commission of 51% of the revenue for each order placed through Your Affiliate Link. ClickBank may deduct from any commission payment amounts as necessary to compensate for transaction costs, customer returns or other charges. All checks will be remitted by ClickBank. For more information, please se ClickBank’s Accounting Policy.
(b) Right to Reject Non-Compliant Transactions. Program Yourself Thin reserves the right to reject any end user transaction initiated in a manner that does not fully comply with this Agreement or with any other requirements made communicated by Program Yourself Thin and/or ClickBank to You. Program Yourself Thin will only pay commissions on sales that are tracked through ClickBank’s tracking system and indicate you as the source of the visit to the Program Yourself Thin website. You have no right to commissions if a buyer later returns to the Program Yourself Thin site through another affiliate link or source and makes a purchase.
(c) Tax Information. ClickBank may require you to furnish taxpayer identification information in connection with Your receipt of any commissions under this Agreement. You will be responsible for paying any and all taxes relating to all such commissions.
(d) Pricing of Products. Program Yourself Thin’s pricing of products and services is totally within Program Yourself Thin’s absolute discretion, and Program Yourself Thin reserves the right to change the pricing structure, terminate any special offers, discontinue products or services, or change the terms under which products or services are offered at any time, without any advance notice to You.
11. Term of the Agreement; Termination of ClickBank Account
The term of this Agreement begins upon ClickBank’s acceptance of your application for the Program and ends when terminated by You, ClickBank or Program Yourself Thin. Either You or Program Yourself Thin may terminate this Agreement at any time, for any reason or no reason, by giving the other party written notice of termination in accordance with this Agreement. Immediately upon termination (whether by you or Program Yourself Thin), You must remove the Affiliate Link from Your website and must destroy or erase from computer memory all copies of the Affiliate Link. Program Yourself Thin will pay you any commissions you earned before termination. In the event that Program Yourself Thin terminates this Agreement for cause, however, Program Yourself Thin shall have no obligation to pay you any commissions that were unpaid as of the date of termination. The provisions of Section 3, 7.3, 8, 11-17 will survive any termination or expiration of the Agreement.
YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BURN THE FAT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH CLICKBANK, MAY, IN BURN THE FAT’S SOLE DISCRETION, WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, TERMINATE YOUR CLICKBANK ACCOUNT IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR ANY BREACH OR SUSPECTED BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANT CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION, AND SUCH TERMINATION WILL RESULT IN THE FORFEITURE OF ANY AND ALL UNPAID COMMISSIONS WHETHER ASSOCIATED WITH Program Yourself Thin OR ANY ANOTHER CLICKBANK PRODUCT.
YOU, ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF, YOUR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND YOUR HEIRS HEREBY VOLUNTARILY AGREE TO RELEASE, WAIVE, DISCHARGE, HOLD HARMLESS, DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY Program Yourself Thin AND ITS RESPECTIVE OWNERS, AGENTS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, ACTIONS OR LOSSES WHICH MAY ARISE OUT OF THE TERMINATION OF YOUR CLICKBANK ACCOUNT.
12. Modification
Program Yourself Thin may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement upon notice to you, to be given by the posting of a new version or a change notice on the Program Yourself Thin website. In the event of substantive changes, You also may receive written notice, given as required by this Agreement. If a modification is unacceptable, You may terminate this Agreement as permitted herein. If you continue to display the Affiliate Link on Your site after such notice, then you will be considered to have accepted the modifications. Any changes or additions to ClickBank’s affiliate program will also apply as soon as they are effective in the ClickBank affiliate agreement, whether you have received notice of such changes or not.
13. Relationship of the Parties
You and Program Yourself Thin are independent contractors, and nothing in this Agreement creates any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative or employment relationship between you and Program Yourself Thin. You understand that You do not have authority to make or accept any offers or make any representations or warranties on behalf of Program Yourself Thin or related to Program Yourself Thin’s website or the Services.
14. Disclaimers
PROGRAM YOURSELF THIN MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PROGRAM, THE AFFILIATE LINKS OR ANY OTHER RIGHTS GRANTED OR INFORMATION EXCHANGED HEREUNDER. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM YOURSELF THIN SERVICE MAY NOT BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE.
14.1 Program Earnings Disclaimer
Any earnings or income statements or examples mentioned on www.programyourselfthin.com or in emails sent on behalf of Program Yourself Thin are only estimates. Where specific income figures are used, and attributed to an individual or business, those persons or business have earned that amount. Any and all claims or representations as to the income earnings of affiliates from the Program Yourself Thin Program, are not to be considered as average earnings. There can be no assurance that any prior successes, or past results, as to the income earnings, can be used as an indication of your future success or results. Making decisions based on any information presented in Program Yourself Thin’s products, services, or website, should be done only with the knowledge that you could experience losses, or make no money at all. Use caution and seek the advice of qualified professionals. Check with your accountant, lawyer or professional advisor, before acting on this or any information. YOU AGREE THAT Program Yourself Thin IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF YOUR BUSINESS DECISIONS RELATING TO ANY INFORMATION PRESENTED BY PROGRAM YOURSELF THIN, OR PROGRAM YOURSELF THIN’S PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.
15. Limitation of Liability
PROGRAM YOURSELF THIN WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES OR ANY OTHER INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE PROGRAM, EVEN IF PROGRAM YOURSELF THIN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. FURTHER, PROGRAM YOURSELF THIN’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF THE FEES PAID TO YOU HEREUNDER IN THE SIX MONTHS PRECEDING THE LAST OF THE INCIDENT OR INCIDENTS ALLEGEDLY GIVING RISE TO PROGRAM YOURSELF THIN’S LIABILITY. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION WILL SURVIVE TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT.
16. Notices
All notices under this Agreement by Program Yourself Thin to You may be made by email sent to the address provided on Your ClickBank online registration form, and will be deemed given upon the sending of such email. All notices under this Agreement by You to Program Yourself Thin must be made by both: (i) an email sent to http://www.programyourselfthin.com/contact.html and (ii) a letter sent by regular mail to Mindrise Hypnosis, LLC, PO Box 1561, Westfield, MA, 01085, USA, and will be deemed given upon the receipt of such letter by Program Yourself Thin.
17. Miscellaneous Provisions
(a) This Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the law of the state of Massachusetts, without regard to its conflict of law principles. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DISPUTES INVOLVING DOMAIN NAMES, YOU AGREE THAT ALL DISPUTES ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE PROGRAM SHALL BE SUBJECT TO BINDING ARBITRATION BEFORE THE JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICE (JAMS) IN HAMPDEN COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY ITS STREAMLINED RULES. A JUDGMENT UPON THE AWARD RENDERED BY THE JAMS ARBITRATOR, IF ANY, MAY BE ENTERED IN ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTON THEREOF. THIS PROVISION IS INTENDED TO BE AS BROAD AS POSSIBLE WITH RESPECT TO THE NATURE OF "ALL" DISPUTES.
(b) FOR DISPUTES INVOLVING DOMAIN NAMES THAT YOU HAVE REGISTRED THAT CONTAIN ANY TRADEMARK OR SERVICE MARK OF PROGRAM YOURSELF THIN, YOU AGREE THAT SUCH DISPUTES SHALL BE LITIGATED IN A FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT IN NEW JERSEY OR IN A JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHERE EITHER THE DOMAIN REGISTRY OR DOMAIN REGISTRAR FOR THE DISPUTED DOMAIN IS LOCATED. YOU HEREBY SUBMIT TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN SUCH FORUM. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY DISPUTE INVOLVING PROGRAM YOURSELF THIN TRADEMARKS OR SERVICE MARKS CONTAINED IN DOMAIN NAMES SHALL RESULT IN IRREPARABLE HARM TO PROGRAM YOURSELF THIN. YOU ALSO AGREE TO PAY FOR ALL ATTORNEY FEES OF PROGRAM YOURSELF THIN RELATED TO A DISPUTE UNDER THIS SECTION 17 (B).
(c) This is the entire Agreement between You and Program Yourself Thin with respect to the Program. Except as specifically set forth, any modification to this Agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties. You may not assign this Agreement, by operation or law or otherwise, without Program Yourself Thin’s prior written consent, and any assignment in violation of this sentence will be null and void. Subject to that restriction, this Agreement will be binding on, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable against the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Program Yourself Thin’s failure to enforce Your strict performance of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of Program Yourself Thin’s right to subsequently enforce that provision, or any other provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Section will survive termination of the Agreement.
Sincerely,
Jim Katsoulis,
Creator and affiliate manager
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