Electronic Software Distribution Agreement
This agreement is made and entered into on March 8th,1999 by and between Digital
River, Inc., its successors or assigns, 0000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000 (>DR=) and the Millennium Software, Inc registered office at
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx X, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000 a corporation,
hereafter referred to as >Vendor=, with its principal office at 0000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx XX X0X 0X0 Xxxxxx.
BACKGROUND
a. Vendor is the Owner of all rights (or has a license to sell) to the
Software as defined hereunder.
b. Vendor desires to enter into an Agreement with the DR to allow DR to
distribute the Software.
c. DR desires to obtain the right to distribute the Software.;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1.DEFINITIONS
a. Software: the executable object code for the Vendor=s software identified
on Exhibit A, including all subsequent versions thereof provided to the DR
pursuant to this Agreement.
b. Documentation: all computer readable and/or printed instructions, manuals
and other materials normally provided from time to time by Vendor to End
Users for use of the Software, and all subsequent versions thereof
provided to DR pursuant to this Agreement.
c. End-User License Agreement (XXXX): the computer readable license agreement
provided by Vendor that governs the use of the Product by End Users, and
which is to be included with each copy of the Product sold by DR
hereunder.
d. DR Materials: computer readable materials provided by DR for inclusion in
an electronic package containing the Software, Documentation, and XXXX,
which materials have been approved by Vendor.
e. Product: a copy of the Software, Documentation, XXXX and DR Materials , if
any, packaged in computer readable form together for electronic delivery
on xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx (or equivalent) and/or in tangible packaged form
for delivery in accordance with this Agreement, as identified on Exhibit
A.
f. End User: person(s) or organization(s) that acquire a Product for use
rather than resale or distribution.
g. Vendor Trademarks: the trademarks, trade names and logos used by Vendor in
connection with the product.
h. Territory: all countries in the world except (i) countries to which export
or re-export of any Product, of the direct products of any Product is
prohibited by the United States law without first obtaining the permission
of the United States Office of Export Administration or its successors,
and (ii) countries that may be hereafter explicitly excluded pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement.
i. Dealer: person(s) or organization(s) that resell the Products.
j. Site: the Vendor=s World Wide Web Site
k. Host Sales: sales of the Products originating from the Site.
l. Channel Sales: sales of the Product originating from a source other that
the Site.
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m. Transaction: the processing at one time of a payment made by an End User,
which processing of payment may include more than one (1) Product.
2. LICENSE
a. Vendor hereby grants DR, within the Territory, a license and right to:
1. Reproduce and distribute the Product in computer readable form to the
End Users and/or Dealers;
2. Package the Product in a computer readable form reasonably specified
by Vendor;
3. Utilize the Vendor Trademarks in connection with the replication of
the Product, packaging and distribution of the Product, in a manner
reasonably specified by Vendor; and
4. Distribute in tangible form the Product to the End Users and/or
Dealers.
b. DR acknowledges that the Software and Documentation are the property of
Vendor or its licensors and that DR has no rights in the foregoing except
for encryption software supplied by DR, if any, and those expressly granted
by this Agreement.
c. Under no circumstances shall the provisions of this Agreement be deemed to
require DR to engage in any activities in connection with the distribution
of the Products that could, in the reasonable discretion of DR, result in a
financial loss to DR or result in an unacceptably small level of
profitability for DR.
3. VENDOR'S GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
a. Vendor shall deliver the current version of the Product to DR immediately
following execution of this Agreement. Vendor will provide DR with:
(i) copies of the Software on master diskettes, (ii) Product specification
information in a single file, self extracting archive format, or in
another mutually agreeable computer readable form that can be reproduced
by DR,
(iii) Documentation in a computer readable form mutually agreeable to the
parties that can be reproduced by DR, and (iv) all the items and
materials specified in the >Requirements Checklist= on Exhibit B.
b. Vendor shall provide DR with computer readable copies and/or tangible
packaged Products containing all new releases, updates, or revisions of
the Software and Documentation within a reasonable time after each such
release is made generally available by Vendor. Vendor will notify DR of its
plans for each new release, update, or revision of the Product to DR in
sufficient quantities on or before the date it is offered to any other
distributor.
c. For Products are listed on Exhibit A as Host Sales, Vendor shall provide a
hypertext link to xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx (Or equivalent) on the Site (the
Link) where Product may be purchased by End-User from DR. Vendor agrees to
prominently display the Link and use readable efforts to promote the Link
on Site. Vendor agrees that no other hypertext link for sale of the
Products will be placed on the Site or elsewhere without the prior written
consent of DR.
d. If Vendor makes any modifications, updates, or enhancements (the
Improvements) to the Product, Vendor will offer the Improvements for
distribution by DR on terms substantially equivalent to those provided in
this Agreement. In the event that Vendor develops or acquires any new
products, Vendor agrees to give DR the right of first refusal for
distribution of these products on the Site and as provided for in this
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Agreement with respect to the Products.
e. Vendor shall furnish an XXXX in computer readable form to DR which is to
be included with each copy of the Products sold by DR hereunder. Vendor's
linking of the Site to xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx (or equivalent) shall constitute
approval of the XXXX DR is delivering as part of the Product.
f. Vendor shall provide all support and be fully responsible for all warranty
obligations relating to the Product. Such support and warranty shall be in
accordance with Vendor's then-current published software support policy,
or, in the absence of such a policy in a reasonable manner.
g. Vendor shall provide DR, without charge, such technological information,
current maintenance documentation, and telephone assistance as is necessary
to enable DR to effectively reproduce, electronically package, and
distribute the Products as provided for in this Agreement.
4. WARRANTIES
a. Vendor represents and warrants that it has the right and authority to
enter into this Agreement and to grant DR the rights to the Software and
Documentation granted in this Agreement.
b. Vendor represents and warrants to DR that the Vendor has all rights,
title, and interest in the software and Documentation or has obtained the
right to grant to DR the license set forth in this Agreement. As of the
execution date of this Agreement, Vendor represents and warrants that to
the best of Vendor's knowledge the Product does not infringe upon or
misappropriate the proprietary rights of any other person or organization.
c. DR represents and warrants that it has the right and authority to enter
into this Agreement.
d. DR represents and warrants that it will use its best efforts to accurately
replicate the Product.
e. DR represents and warrants that except for encryption software, if any,
supplied by DR, the products will not be altered by DR.
5. INITIALIZATION FEE Vendor agrees to pay DR the Initialization Fee specified
on Exhibit A. Vendor agrees to allow DR to offset the unpaid Initialization Fee
against any or all other amounts owing to Vendor by DR under this Agreement.
Product available from Vendor will be installed on DR=s server upon fulfillment
of other obligations pursuant to this Agreement. The Initialization Fee
includes normal price changes and version updates. All programming and other
changes made after initial site setup excluding normal price changes, product
addition and version updates will be charged to Vendor at One Hundred Dollars
($100.00) per hour (Site Maintenance). Vendor agrees to pay the billed Site
Maintenance charges within thirty (30) days from the date of billing. In the
event that Site Maintenance is not paid for within thirty (30) days of billing,
Vendor agrees to allow DR to offset the unpaid Site Maintenance against any or
all other amount owing to Vendor by DR under this Agreement.
6. PROCESSING AND PAYMENTS
Sales activities shall be processed, and payments shall be made in accordance
with the provisions specified on Exhibit C.
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7. ORDERS BY MEANS OTHER THAN FROM SITE
The Vendor shall be charged (written)($ . ) for each order taken for the
Products by means including, but not limited to, orders taken
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by telephone, email, facsimile transmission or by means other than from the
Site, which amount shall, as applicable, be invoiced to the Vendor by DR, or
deducted from payments made by DR to the Vendor.
8. RECORDS
DR and Vendor agree to maintain adequate books and records relating to the
distribution of the Products to end Users and Dealers, including without
limitation, books, records, and tax returns relating to returns, refunds,
and sales and use taxes. Such books and records shall be available at the
principal office of each party for inspection by the other party or its
representative during normal business hours, for the purpose of determining
the accuracy of the payments required to be made pursuant to the provisions
of this Agreement. Each party shall have the right to conduct such an audit
upon twenty (20) days advance written notice not more than twice each year.
In the event that such an audit discloses an underpayment which is greater
than five percent (5%), then the party responsible for the underpayment
shall pay the underpayment and reasonable costs of such audit, otherwise the
party requesting the audit shall pay the costs of such audit.
9. DELIVERY OF PRODUCTS
As specified in Exhibit A, DR and/or Vendor shall be responsible for making
digital and/or tangible delivery of the Products as follows:
a. The following provisions shall apply to any Products listed on Exhibit A
for which digital delivery is to be made by DR:
1. Within twenty-four (24) hours after receipt of an order from an End
User, DR shall make digital delivery of the Products available to the End
User.
b. The following provisions will apply to any Products listed on Exhibit A
for which tangible delivery is to be made by DR:
1. The Vendor shall provided DR with an inventory of the Products to be
held on consignment and used by DR to fulfill orders for the Products.
DR shall be responsible for the delivery of the Products to the End
Users at the locations designed by the End User.
2. The Products shall be delivered to DR prepackaged and ready for
shipment and delivery to the End User. The Vendor shall be solely
responsible for the shipment of the Products to DR and shall be solely
responsible for all costs and expenses associated with any such
shipments. The Vendor shall bear the entire risk of loss or damage to
the Products during shipments to or from DR.
3. Within fifteen (15) days after the date of this Agreement, the Vendor
shall provide DR with such consigned quantities of the Products as may
be mutually agreed upon in writing by DR and the Vendor. On a periodic
basis, DR shall provide an inventory detail to Vendor showing the current
inventory of the Products, Periodically, DR will issue consignment purchase
orders for the estimated needs of the Product to be tangibly delivered.
The Vendor shall be responsible for making prompt delivery of the Products
to DR.
4. All Shipments of Product to DR will be clearly labeled with DR's
purchase order number on the outside of the box. If DR is tracking serial
numbers for the Products, Vendor will provide with each shipment of the
Product a complete list of the serial numbers of the Product enclosed in
the box.
5.DR shall have no liability of any kind whatsoever as a result of a delay
in the delivery of the Products by Vendor, or the delivery of
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Products to DR in non-conforming condition, Upon the termination of this
Agreement, at the Vendor=s sole cost and expense, the unsold inventory of
the Products shall be returned to the Vendor.
c. The following provisions shall apply to any Products listed on exhibit A
for which digital or tangible delivery is to be made by Vendor:
1. The Vendor shall maintain an inventory of the Products to be used by
Vendor to fulfill orders for tangible delivery of products.
2. On a daily basis, by electronic and/or facsimile transmission, DR
shall notify Vendor about the number of orders for the Products made the
previous day ( the Order Notification). The Order Notification shall
contain the names and delivery addresses (including, as applicable,
electronic delivery addresses) of the End Users; the names, serial
numbers, and quantity of the Products sold to particular End Users; and
the manner of the delivery to such End Users (whether digital or tangible
delivery).
3. Vendor shall be responsible for making digital or tangible delivery,
as applicable, of all Products to the End Users and Dealers identified in
the Order Notifications, and shall be responsible for all risk of loss
of, or damage to the Products during digital or tangible delivery to the
End Users. Vendor shall, as specified in the Order Notification, make
digital delivery or tangible shipment to the End User of all the Products
within twenty-four (24) hours after receipt of the Order Notifications.
4. Vendor shall develop, establish, and maintain such delivery systems
and procedures as may, in the discretion of DR, be necessary ensure that
the Products are promptly and correctly delivered, and which enable DR
and Vendor to immediately determine the status of the Products during
delivery. On a daily basis, by electronic and/or facsimile transmission,
Vendor shall provide a report to DR which provides information about the
digital deliveries and tangible shipments of the Products made the
previous day (the Shipment Reports). The Shipment Reports shall contain
the names, and delivery addresses (including, as applicable, electronic
delivery addresses) of the End Users or Dealers to whom the Products have
been digitally delivered or tangibly shipped; the form of delivery
(whether digital or tangible delivery); the name, address, and telephone
number of carriers (in case of tangible shipment); confirmation numbers;
package tracking information; and any other information that may from
time to time be requested by the Company.
10. MARKETING PAYMENTS
If Exhibit D has been initialed by the parties and attached to this
Agreement, Vendor, and DR agree to the marketing payments and marketing
activities provided for on Exhibit D.
11. CUSTOMER SERVICE
DR's policy is to provide End User=s with a thirty (30) day right to return
Products for a refund of the purchase price paid by the End User, Returns
and refunds may be made in the discretion of DR. This policy is subject to
modification from time to time in the discretion of DR. To the extent the
Vendor=s return policies are consistent with those of DR then in effect, DR
shall cooperate and assist the Vendor and End Users with respect to Product
Returns.
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12. CONFIDENTIALITY
a. Each party agrees that all binary code, inventions, algorithms, know-how
ideas, and all other business, technical and financial information it
obtains from the other party constitutes the confidential property of the
disclosing party (confidential Information). Except as expressly
permitted in this Agreement, the receiving party will hold in confidence
and not use or disclose any Confidential Information and shall similarly
bind its employee and agents. The receiving party shall not be obligated
under this Section with respect to information the receiving party can
document that:
1. is or has become readily available to the public through no fault of
the receiving party or its employees or agents; or
2. is received without restriction from another person or organization
lawfully in possession of such information and lawfully empowered to
disclose such information;
3. was rightfully in the possession of the receiving party without
restriction prior to its disclosure by the disclosing party; or
4. is independently developed by the receiving party or its employees or
agents without access to the other disclosing party's similar
Confidential Information.
Each party's obligation with respect to Confidential Information shall continue
for the shorter of three (3) years from date of termination of this Agreement or
until one of the above enumerated conditions becomes applicable. Each party
acknowledges that its breach pf this Section would cause irreparable injury to
the other for which monetary damages are not adequate remedy. Accordingly, a
party will be entitled to injunctive relief and other equitable remedies in the
event of a breach of the terms of this Agreement. b. DR agrees no to: (i)
disassemble, decompile, or otherwise reverse engineer the Software, or otherwise
attempt to learn the source code, structure, algorithms or ideas underlying the
Software; or (ii) take any action contrary to XXXX except as allowed under this
Agreement.
13. VENDOR TRADEMARKS
a. DR acknowledges that the Vendor Trademarks are trademarks owned or
licensed solely and exclusively by Vendor, DR agrees to use the Vendor
Trademarks only in the form and manner and with appropriate legends as
prescribed by Vendor. All use of Vendor Trademarks shall inure to the
benefit of Vendor.
b. DR shall not remove, alter, cover, or obfuscate any copyright notice or
other proprietary rights notice placed in or on the Products by Vendor.
14. INDEMNIFICATION
a. Vendor shall defend, indemnify, and hold DR and its successors and assigns
harmless from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, costs,
and expenses (including without limitation, reasonable legal fees and
expenses) associated with or incurred as a result of any claim, action, or
proceeding instituted against DR and its successors and assigned arising
out of or relating to the acts or failure to act of the Vendor, or any of
its affiliated companies, agents, employees or other related parties under
this Agreement including, without limitation, action, claims, or
proceedings related to: (i) Vendor=s performance of its obligations under
this Agreement, (ii) the breach by Vendor of any pf the terms of this
Agreement or any of the representation and warranties contained herein;
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(iii) the actual or alleged infringement of any proprietary rights arising
out of DR's duplication, sale, distribution, or other use of the Product
pursuant to this Agreement; or (iv) in the event the Vendor is obligated to
sales or use tax payments pursuant to the provisions of Exhibit C, any
obligation or liability of DR and its successors and assigns to make use tax
payments in any state indicated in Exhibit C or otherwise.
b. DR shall indemnify and hold Vendor harmless from and against any and all
liabilities, losses, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable
legal fees and expenses) associated with or incurred as a result of any
claim action, or proceeding instituted against Vendor resulting from DR's
improper or unauthorized replication, packaging, marketing, distribution,
or installation of the Product, or the breach by DR of any of the terms of
this Agreement or any of the representations and warranties contained
herein.
c. If either Vendor or DR receives notice or knowledge of a claim as described
above, it will promptly notify the other party in writing and give the other
party all necessary information and assistance and the exclusive authority to
evaluate, defend, and settle such claim.
15. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY The total liability of DR (including its employees,
agents, and Dealers) for all claims, whether in contract, tort (including
negligence and product liability) or otherwise, arising out of, connected with,
or resulting from the distribution of the Products or the provisions of this
Agreement shall not exceed the net amount realized by DR hereunder. IN NO EVENT
SHALL DR BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, LOST PROFITS, OR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, EVEN IF DR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE
OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN.
16. TERM AND TERMINATION
a. This Agreement will continue un effect for two (2) years from the date
hereof (Initial Term). This Agreement will be automatically renewed for
successive additional one (1) year terms (each, a Renewal Term) unless
terminated by either party upon ninety (90) days written notice prior to
the expiration of the Initial Term and Renewal Term.
b. This Agreement may be terminated by a party immediately by written notice
to the other party upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) If
the other party ceases to do business, or otherwise substantially terminates
its business operations; (ii) If the other party shall fail to promptly
secure or renew any license registration, permit, authorization or approval
for the conduct of its business in the manner contemplated by this Agreement
or if any such license, registration, permit, authorization or approval is
revoked or suspended and not reinstated within thirty (30) days; (iii) If the
other party materially breaches any provision of this Agreement and fails to
fully cure such breach within thirty (30) days of written notice describing
the breach; or (iv) If the other party becomes insolvent or seeks protection
under any bankruptcy laws, creditor=s arrangement, composition or comparable
proceeding, or if any such proceeding is instituted against the other and not
dismissed within ninety (90) days.
c. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, DR will immediately
cease distribution of the Product. The termination of this Agreement
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shall not in any respect whatsoever affect a party=s obligation to make
payments to the other party in connection with the distribution of Products
that occurred prior to the termination of this Agreement.
d. Termination by either party will not affect the rights of any End User
under the terms of the XXXX.
17. GENERAL PROVISIONS
a. This Agreement many not be assigned by Vendor or transferred by operation
of law to any other person or organization without the express written
approval of DR. DR shall be entitled to assign this Agreement in the event
of a merger, acquisition, joint venture, or a sale of substantially all of
its assets or business, or any similar transaction.
b. All notices and demands hereunder shall be in writing and shall be served
by personal delivery, nationally-recognized express courier, or by certified
mail at the address of the receiving party set forth in this Agreement (or at
such different address as may be designated by such party by written notice
to the other party). All notices and demands shall be deemed given upon the
earlier of receipt, two (2) days after deposit with a nationally-recognized
express courier; or five (5) days after deposit in the mail.
c. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
substantive laws of the state of Minnesota.
d. Each party is acting as an independent contractor and not as an agent,
partner, or joint venturer with the other party for any purpose. Except as
provided in the Agreement, neither party shall have the right, power, or
authority to act or to create any obligation, express or implied, on behalf
of the other.
e. The indemnification and confidentiality obligations set forth in the
Agreement and any other provision which by its sense and context is
appropriate, shall survive the termination of this Agreement by either party
for any reason.
f. The titles and headings of the various sections and paragraphs in this
Agreement are intended solely for convenience of reference and are not
intended for any other purpose whatsoever, or to explain, modify or place any
construction upon ir in any of the provisions of this Agreement.
g. All exhibits to this Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and
made part of this Agreement.
h. No provisions in either party's purchase orders, or in any other business
forms employed by either party will supersede the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, and no supplement, modification, or amendment of the
Agreement shall be binding, unless executed in writing by a duty authorized
representative of each party to this Agreement.
i. DR shall not be in breach of the Agreement in the event it is unable to
perform its obligations under this Agreement as a result of natural disaster,
was, emergency conditions, labor strike, the failure or substantial failure
of the Internet, or other reasons or conditions beyond its reasonable
control.
j. The parties have read this Agreement and agree to bound by its terms and
further agree that it constitutes the complete and entire agreement of the
parties and supersedes all previous communications, oral or written, and all
other communications between them relating to the license and to the subject
thereof. No representation or statements of any kind made by either party,
which are not expressly stated herein, shall be binding on such party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
set forth above.
DR: Vendor:
Digital River, Inc. Millennium Software, Inc.
Signature:_________________ Signature: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Name & Title: Name & Title: A.M. Xxxxxxx, Pres.
and CEO
Date: 3/24/99 Date: March 8th 1999
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EXHIBIT A Defined Terms
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
ascribed to them below, and shall have application to the Products and DR and
the Vendor, as applicable, as indicated in the following table:
The term 'Advertised Price' shall mean the price at which the product will be
initially sold for Host Sales.
The term 'Discount Percentage' shall mean the percent by which the Advertised
Price is reduced.
The term 'Margin Payment' shall mean the Dollar amount of the Discounted
Percentage, which, as applicable, shall be retained by or paid by DR.
The term 'Percentage Cost' shall mean an amount equal to the Advertised Price
minus the Margin Payment, and which shall be payable by DR to Vendor for each
copy of a Product sold to an End User in a Host Sale.
The term 'Fee' shall mean the amount indicated, which shall be payable to DR
for each Transaction.
The term 'Responsible for Delivery' shall mean the party responsible for
delivering the Products to End Users.
The term 'Method of Delivery' shall mean the manner in which the Products are
delivered to End Users, either digitally or tangibly.
The term 'Distribution Cost' shall mean the amount indicated, which is the
amount DR shall pay Vendor for each Product sold in a Channel Sale and which
shall not in any event be an amount more than the amount for which the Vendor
sells the same Product to any other person or organization.
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EXHIBIT A (continued)
Product Information
Please fill out the following template for each Product.
Product name (50 characters maximum): CHECKMYLOANS2000
Vendor Name (up to 36 characters): MILLENNIUM SOFTWARE, INC
If product is for tangible delivery by
DR, shipping weight: NOT GREATER THAN 75 GRAMS WEIGHT
Product Categories (up to 3) PERSONAL SOFTWARE
Does this Product include electronic
documentation? (Y/N) ON LINE FILES WILL BE RESIDENT ON
OUR WEB SITEDoes this Product
include online help?
(Y/N) YES
What is the platform for this Product? Win95/98 & NT
What is the vendor part number of this
product? CL #1
Will DR distribute serial numbers? (Y/N) NO
Does this Product have an export ban? (Y/N) NO
If yes, to which countries is export
Restricted or banned? N/A
EXHIBIT C
Processing and Payments
For each copy of a product sold and delivered to an End User, DR shall be
responsible for the following processing of payments made by End Users
(including amounts for sales or use taxes). Amounts collected by DR shall be
deposited in an account established, owned, and maintained by DR. DR shall be
solely responsible for the payment of any and all credit card transaction fees.
DR shall be solely responsible for the preparation and filing of any sales or
use tax returns, and the payments of any and all sales or use taxes, together
with any and all related interest and penalties.
Within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, by electronic
and/or facsimile transmission, DR shall contain the names and delivery addresses
of the End Users, and names, Vendor Product numbers, and quantity pf the
Products sold to particular End Users. Within thirty (30) days after the end of
each calendar month, DR shall, as indicated, in Exhibit A, pay Percentage Costs
and Distribution Costs to the Vendor based on the number of Products for which
DR processed payment during the immediately preceding calendar month. Any
payment or part of a payment hereunder, which is not paid when due shall bear
interest at the rate of 1.5% per month from its due date until paid. DR
acknowledges that it shall bear the risk associated with unauthorized returns of
Vendor products and credit card charge-backs in connection with the distribution
of the Vendors products as contemplated by this Agreement. Under no
circumstances shall DR be obligated to pay any Percentage Costs or Distribution
Costs in connection with any activities that are deemed to be fraudulent or
criminal. DR shall use its best efforts to screen for, detect, prevent and take
such other actions as it deems reasonably necessary to prevent fraudulent
activity. The existence of fraud, or the possibility of the existence of fraud
shall be determined in the sole discretion of DR, and DR may, at it deems
appropriate under the circumstances. During the pendency of any such payment to
the Vendor of the Percentage Costs and Distribution Costs associated with such
inquiries and investigations. The payment of percentage Costs and Distribution
Costs shall be subject to adjustment by DR based on Product returns and refunds
paid to End Users.
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