DIGITAL POST INTERACTIVE – CFI SALES AND MARKETING, LLC AGREEMENT
DIGITAL
POST INTERACTIVE – CFI SALES AND MARKETING, LLC
AGREEMENT
This
Agreement (“Agreement”) effective as of the date of the later signature below,
(“Effective Date”) is by CFI
Sales and Marketing, LLC (“CFI”) with its principal place of business at
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 and DigitalPost Interactive, Inc.
(“DPI”), a Nevada corporation with its principal place of business at 0000 Xx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx #000, Xxxxxx, XX 00000. The parties to this Agreement may be
collectively referred to hereinafter as the “Parties” or individually as a
“Party”.
The
Parties desire to enter into a business relationship in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:
DEFINIITIONS
Customer: An individual or
entity that has acquired and activated the private label Westgate Resorts family
website (FW) service, based on the CFI’s sales and marketing efforts or the
sales and marketing efforts of an entity related to or affiliated with CFI by
common ownership or control.
Paid Activation: A
FW Service account activation made by a Customer in which Customer’s payment
information has been validated and at least one (1) payment has been
successfully received from Customer.
FW Service: All
versions of the hosted customer service applications developed and provided by
DPI.
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1.
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Relationship
of the Parties. It is understood that each Party is an
independent entity. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed to constitute CFI or DPI as an employee or agent of the other or
to create any rights other than the rights described in this
Agreement. This Agreement does not constitute a franchise or a
joint venture. Neither Party shall have the power to obligate
the other for any expenses or other obligation without the prior written
approval of the other Party.
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2.
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Sales
and Marketing.
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The
Parties intend to work cooperatively to promote the FW Service. In
order to further this purpose, the Parties shall undertake those
responsibilities described in Attachment
A. The Parties agree that Attachment A may be
amended from time to time upon written consent of both Parties.
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3.
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CFI
Responsibilities.
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A)
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CFI
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to actively promote and sell
the re-branded FW service as provided by DPI via its website(s), email and
advertising, as well as by any other manner that is customary for
CFI.
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B)
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CFI
shall provide commercially reasonable cooperation to DPI in jointly
developing marketing materials with the appropriate value proposition and
key messages that may be used to effectively promote the FW using CFI’s
branding to CFI’s client base.
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C)
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CFI
shall begin its efforts to promote the FW Service to new and existing
clients within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of this
Agreement.
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D)
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CFI
shall obtain written approval from DPI for all marketing collateral in
which DPI is mentioned.
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DPI
Responsibilities.
A) DPI
shall host and maintain the re-branded Family Service subscription website, and
shall be solely responsible for the content and operation of such
website.
B) DPI
shall obtain prior written approval from CFI for all marketing collateral in
which CFI is mentioned.
C) DPI
shall provide a CFI-branded shopping cart on the FW Service subscription website
that will allow tracking of Customer sign ups for revenue sharing
purposes.
D) DPI
shall be responsible for all billing, invoicing and fee collection from
Customers who choose to upgrade to the FW subscription service.
E) DPI
shall use its best efforts to work with CFI’s designated integration team to
ensure that A) log in/password information is carried through from
CFI-designated website to the FW Service subscription website and B) new design
templates can be added to the FW Service subscription website.
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4.
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Mutual
Responsibilities.
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A) Each
Party agrees to identify a coordinator with overall responsibility for ensuring
the success of the relationship. Coordinators can be changed by their
respective employers in the sole discretion of the employer.
B) The
Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to conduct ongoing
marketing and planning initiatives as mutually deemed appropriate, to review
strategies, direction, and customer requirements.
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5.
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COMPENSATION
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A) Subscription Revenue
Share. Based on the one-time stipulation noted on section 6C,
DPI agrees to pay CFI forty percent (40%) of the ongoing monthly net fees
received by DPI for active, paying Customer Subscriptions during the Term of
this Agreement. Upon cancellation of the Agreement by either Party, for a period
of 90 days DPI shall continue to pay the CFI forty percent (40%) of the net fees
received by DPI for active, paying Customer Subscriptions that were generated
through the efforts of the CFI during the term of this Agreement. Upon reaching
the milestone of five thousand (5,000) paid website subscriptions, the Revenue
Share will increase from forty percent (40%) to fifty percent (50%) of the
ongoing monthly net fees received by DPI for active, paying Customer
Subscriptions during the remaining Term of this Agreement and for the 90-day
post-termination pay period.
B) Photo Merchandise Profit
Share. Based on the one-time stipulation noted on Section 6C,
DPI agrees to pay CFI twenty percent (20%) of the profit share, defined as the
difference between the retail price and the wholesale price DPI has paid to its
vendor. This is further defined as the revenues generated by DPI on all
photo-related products that are sold through the private label FW during the
Term of this Agreement. Upon cancellation of the Agreement by either Party, for
a period of 90 days DPI shall continue to pay the CFI a twenty percent (20%)
profit share on Photo Merchandise purchased through a FW subscription previously
generated through the efforts of the CFI during the term of this Agreement. DPI
will offer free photo prints with each family website subscription. CFI
subsidiary / marketing partners will cover the wholesale cost of the free
prints.
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C)
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Warrants. See Exhibit
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Payment. In the
case of A) DPI shall pay CFI on or about the 15th day of
the calendar quarter following completion of successful Customer Paid
Activations. In the case of B) DPI shall pay CFI on or about the
15th
day of the month following the photo merchandise transactions. DPI agrees to
maintain books and records relating to its payment obligations. CFI
shall have the right to conduct, at its expense and no more than once in any
six-month period, an audit of DPI’s books and records by an independent
accounting firm in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards during
regular business hours upon at least thirty (30) business days’ advance
notice. Audits shall be for the purpose of determining whether
amounts payable have been properly calculated and paid. In the event
that such an audit reveals any underpayment, CFI shall be reimbursed for all
underpaid amounts and the cost of the audit, and that audit shall not count
toward the limit of no more than one audit in any six-month period.
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6.
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TERM
AND TERMINATION
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This
agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in force for
two (2) years subject to termination as provided below. Following
this period, the Agreement shall automatically renew for successive one (1) year
terms unless either Party elects by written notice to terminate the Agreement
with 30 days written notice prior to renewal period.
Termination. Prior
to first renewal period, either Party may terminate this Agreement upon thirty
(30) days written notice to the other Party. Provided, however, that if CFI has
generated at least five thousand (5,000) Paid Activation accounts, DPI shall not
have the right to terminate this Agreement.
Rights Upon
Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement, each Party
shall return or destroy the other Party’s confidential information, cease any
use of the other Party’s name, products or services, or product literature, and
terminate any links from its website(s) any description, review or other
reference to either Party’s website(s); provided that the terms of the
confidentiality agreement between the Parties shall survive termination of this
Agreement according to its terms.
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SERVICE
LEVEL GUARANTEE
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Coverage. DPI’s
service level guarantee applies to any Customer that has at least one uploaded
photo album within FW at the time of a service outage.
Service Level
Specifications. DPI endeavors to have the FW Service available
for http access in every part of the world 99.5% of the time. Network
downtime (unavailability) shall be defined as one hundred percent (100%) packet
loss and shall be measured on a monthly basis. Downtime is measured
beginning ten (10) minutes after DPI is verbally notified of the downtime by
phone. Reports of network downtime via email or fax are not accepted
under the Agreement. DPI’s administrators shall determine the end of
the downtime by a trace route to the affected computer.
Credits. For every
sixty (60) minutes of continuous downtime in excess of DPI’s 99.5% monthly
uptime guarantee, Customer will be entitled to a ten percent (10%) credit of the
monthly service fees. In order to receive a credit, a credit request
must be made within seven (7) days after the downtime was
experienced.
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Restrictions.
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Credits
shall not be provided in the event that downtime results from any of the
following: i) Scheduled and emergency maintenance and upgrades; ii)
CFI or Customer behavior or failure of CFI or Customer’s equipment, facilities
or applications; or iii) Reasons of Force Majeure as defined
below.
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CUSTOMER
SERVICE.
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For
issues relating to FW Service, DPI will provide customer support via phone and
e-mail Monday – Friday from 9:00am – 5:00pm PST, and via e-mail Saturday -
Sunday from 9:00am – 5:00pm PST. Customer service needs, including the expansion
of support hours, will be constantly evaluated and modified upon mutual
agreement of both Parties.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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Neither
Party (the “Recipient”) shall disclose to any third party or use for its own
benefit the other Party’s (the “Discloser”) proprietary or confidential
information except as authorized by the Discloser. All confidential
information of the Discloser shall remain the sole property of the
Discloser. This provision does not apply to information which the
Recipient lawfully receives from a third party having no obligation of
confidentiality or which the Recipient independently develops. Each
Party represents that each of its employees having access to the other’s
confidential information will, prior to receiving such information from the
Recipient, have executed a customary non-disclosure agreement with the
Recipient. These restrictions and obligations shall survive
termination or expiration of this Agreement.
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NON-EXCLUSIVITY
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This
Agreement does not impose upon either Party an obligation to exclusively work
with the other in any aspects of marketing related to their respective products
and services, or to participate exclusively in any particular marketing effort
proposed by the other. Subject only to compliance with the terms of a
confidentiality agreement between them with respect to confidential information,
the Parties agree they may engage in marketing efforts with third Parties, even
if such marketing efforts conflict with the subject matter of this Agreement or
compete with the other Party’s products or services.
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INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
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This
Agreement does not constitute a license, express or implied, by either Party to
the other Party to make, have made, use, reproduce, distribute, display or
perform any of such Party’s intellectual property rights, including but not
limited to patents, copyrights, trademarks or trade secrets. All
rights not expressly granted to either Party by the other in this Agreement are
reserved by such other Party.
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TRADEMARKS
AND TRADENAMES
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Rights in
Trademarks. Both Parties acknowledge that the other Party is
the owner of all right, title and interest in and to its name and certain
related designs associated therewith (“Trademarks”), together with any new or
revised names or materials which the Trademark owner may adopt to identify it or
any of its Services during the Term, and each Party agrees not to adopt or use
any of the other Party’s Trademarks in any manner whatsoever except as expressly
provided in this Agreement.
License to Use
Trademarks. Each Party hereby grants to the other Party a
limited, non-exclusive license during the Term to use their Trademarks, provided
that they are used solely in connection with the marketing of their Services and
in accordance with the Trademark owner’s specifications as to style, color and
typeface. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, each
Party will take all action necessary to transfer and assign to the Trademark
owner, or its nominee, any right, title or interest in or to any of the
Trademarks, or the goodwill related thereto, which the non-Trademark owner Party
may have acquired in any manner as a result of the marketing of the Trademark
owner’s Services under this Agreement and shall cease to use any Trademark of
the other Party. Each Party hereby agrees to notify the other Party
immediately if any infringement or potential infringement of any Trademark is
made known to the notifying Party.
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WARRANTY
AND LIMITED LIABILITY
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DPI shall
furnish Customer with its standard warranty in effect at the time, if any,
covering the FW Service. Such warranty shall run exclusively to the
Customer, and not to CFI.
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DPI shall
not be liable to CFI for loss incurred by CFI arising from DPI’s inability to
deliver the FW Service due to strike, riot, work stoppage, shortage or
unavailability of product or material, act of government, act of God, war, or
any other cause beyond the control of DPI.
DPI MAKES
NO WARRANTY TO THE PARTNER WITH RESPECT TO THE FW SERVICE OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED. THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. THIS
PROVISION SHALL SURVIVE TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION OF THIS
AGREEMENT.
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NEITHER PARTY, UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY
NATURE, WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, OR FOR
EXPENDITURES MADE OR COMMITTED TO BY THE OTHER PARTY IN RELIANCE UPON
CONTINUATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF THE PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS PROVISION SHALL SURVIVE TERMINATION OR
EXPIRATION OF THIS
AGREEMENT.
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Notices.
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All
notices by either Party given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be hand delivered or sent certified mail, return receipt requested or by
overnight courier. Notice may be given by facsimile if confirmed in
writing by first class mail, postage pre-paid or by overnight
courier. Notices to each Party shall be given at their respective
addresses first above written; provided, however, that DPI shall send a copy of
any notice sent to CFI to Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, P.A., Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Esq., 000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000.
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Assignment.
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Neither
Party shall assign any of its rights, interests or obligations under this
Agreement to a third party without the other Party’s prior written
consent.
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Applicable
Law.
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This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State
of Florida.
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Severability.
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Any
provision of this Agreement which is adjudged to be illegal, invalid or
unenforceable in any respect shall not affect any other provision of this
Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect.
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Entire
Agreement.
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This
Agreement, including any Attachments hereto, supersedes all other agreements and
representations, express or implied, written or oral, between the Parties with
respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement shall
not be changed or modified except in a writing signed by duly authorized
personnel of each Party.
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Headings.
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The
sections and paragraph headings used in this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
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Force
Majeure.
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Neither
Party shall be liable for any failure or delay in its performance under this
Agreement due to causes, including, but not limited to, an act of God, act of
civil or military authority, fire, epidemic, flood, earthquake, riot, war
sabotage, labor shortage or dispute, and governmental action, which are beyond
its reasonable control.
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Publicity
Neither Party may issue a press
release or make statements to the press or general public regarding this
Agreement without the other party’s prior written approval, which may be
withheld for any reason whatsoever.
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Attorneys
Fees, Prevailing Party
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In the
event of any litigation arising under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall
be entitled to the recovery of all court costs and attorneys’ fees inclusive of
court costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in any appellate
proceedings.
EACH PARTY HERETO KNOWINGLY,
VOLUNTARILY, AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY
WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY CLAIMS,
CROSS-CLAIMS, COUNTER-CLAIMS, OR THIRD PARTY CLAIMS) ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR BETWEEN THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT,
THEIR AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, SUCCESSORS, OR ASSIGNS AND IRRESPECTIVE OF
WHETHER SUCH LITIGATION ARISES OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, BY STATUTE, OR AS A MATTER
OF TORT LAW AND THE PARTIES HERETO EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO A NON-JURY TRIAL IN THE
EVENT OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
DigitalPost
Interactive. –
Fax: 000.000.0000 CFI Sales and Marketing,
LLC
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Printed
Name: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Printed Name: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Title: President /
CEO Title: COO, Sales and
Marketing
Date:
Date:
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ATTACHMENT
A
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
PARTIES
GENERAL
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Each
Party agrees to identify a coordinator with overall responsibility for
ensuring the success of the relationship. Coordinators can be
changed, by their respective employers, at the sole discretion of the
employer.
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2.
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The
Parties shall use reasonable efforts to conduct ongoing marketing and
planning initiatives as mutually deemed appropriate, to review strategies,
direction, and customer
requirements.
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PARTNER
RESPONSIBILITIES
1.
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Understanding
that the success of this relationship is based upon best efforts made to
market the FW service to its online audience and through other channels,
CFI shall make such best efforts to actively promote and sell the
co-branded Family Website service, provided by DPI via its website(s),
email and advertising, as well as by any other manner that is customary
for CFI.
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CFI may
promote the FW service through a variety of marketing initiatives, including,
but not limited to:
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Banner
Ads and Online Contests
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Company
newsletters
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Email
promotions
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Email
Newsletters
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Forum
Posts
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Reviews
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CFI
Catalogs
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CFI
Resorts
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2.
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CFI
shall cooperate with DPI in jointly developing marketing with the
appropriate value proposition and key messages to be used to effectively
promote the FW using CFI’s logo to CFI’s client
base.
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3.
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CFI
shall begin promoting the FW on CFI website(s) within 30 days of the
Effective Date of this Agreement.
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4.
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CFI
shall obtain written approval from DPI for all marketing collateral in
which DPI is mentioned.
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DPI
RESPONSIBILITIES
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1.
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DPI
shall host and maintain the re-branded Family Website
service.
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2.
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DPI
shall obtain written approval from CFI for all marketing collateral in
which CFI is mentioned.
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3.
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DPI
shall provide CFI with a branded shopping cart that will allow tracking of
Customer sign ups for revenue sharing
purposes.
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4.
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DPI
shall be responsible for all billing, invoicing and fee collection from
Customers who choose to upgrade to the FW subscription
service.
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DPI
will work with CFI’s designated integration team to ensure that A) log
in/password information is carried through from CFI’s site(s) to the FW
and B) new design templates can be added to the
FW.
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DPI / CFI PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT & COST
The
following components are part of a one-time development cost associated with the
customization of DPI’s family website platform for CFI / Westgate Resort
customers.
This cost
shall be invoiced to CFI and payable in two equal installments: The first
installment due upon 50% completion of the program development. The second and
final installment is due when the program development is completed.
Application
Framework Build Out
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oPrepare
Development Environment
oPrepare
Skeleton Framework
oAdjust API
for CFI Support
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CFI
Branding Template Development
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oModify Pages
for Template support
oDatabase
work to support CFI Branding in Templates
oDevelop API
to support Templates
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Platform
Packaging & Deployment
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oPreparation
of Server Farm for Project Delivery
oDeployment
of Project
oQ/A, Review
of Project and Modifications as necessary
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Initial
Creative Services
(No
Charge)
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oCovers all
Creative Services needed to launch online and offline
promotion
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Total
Cost: $10,000, however, this Fee is
Waived
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Exhibit
1: Additional Compensation
A)
CFI SALES AND MARKETING, LLC Warrants
NOTES:
1.Warrant
exercise price = $.32 cents per share (closing price 2/12/08)
2.Upon
reaching each milestone, the warrants shall be issued and vest immediately
upon issuance of warrant.
3.Cumulative
period = length of contract
4.Upon
exercise of any warrant(s), the underlying share(s) shall be unrestricted,
freely transferable and shall have piggyback registration
rights.
5.If
during the term of this Agreement DPI issues any additional shares, the
number of warrants set forth below and available to CFI shall be subject
to adjustment to eliminate dilution and ensure that after the issuance of
the additional shares, CFI has the same percentage of potential
ownership.
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Total Users
/ Websites Sold
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Milestone
Grant/Warrants
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Cumulative
Warrants
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10,000
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162,500
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162,500
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20,000
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187,500
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350,000
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30,000
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212,500
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562,500
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40,000
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237,500
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800,000
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50,000
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262,500
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1,062,500
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60,000
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287,500
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1,350,000
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80,000
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312,500
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1,662,500
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100,000
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362,500
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2,025,000
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