Affiliate Program Agreement

This Agreement contains the complete terms and conditions that apply to your participation as an Affiliate in the Affiliate Program of Bass West Magazine , and the establishment of your affiliate links to our web site, "www.basswest.com".

Please read and understand this agreement before completing our signup form. Submission of your application means that you accept the terms and conditions of this agreement.

Joining Our Affiliate Program
Please read and understand this agreement. Then proceed by completing our signup form.

While we look forward to accepting your application, we reserve the right to reject your site if it is unsuitable for our program. Unsuitable sites are those that contain sexual content or promote violence, discrimination, illegal activities or anything else we deem inappropriate for us or our other affiliates.

Linking To Our Site
After submitting your application, you will receive your personal Affiliate ID number by e-mail. Go to your assigned Administration page for banners and text links with links to place on your web site. All we require is a single link from your website to ours. With more links to our web site you will increase your commission potential, but we leave it up to you.

Once you are approved and place our affiliate links on your site, you will start receiving commissions when you refer visitors to our site and they purchase subscriptions and back issues of Bass West Magazine utilizing your Affiliate ID. We will not be liable to you with respect to any failure by you to correctly use these links with your affiliate code properly formatted. If you need help, please contact us.

Processing Your Referral Orders
We will process and fulfill orders placed by customers who follow links from you with your affiliate code to our site. We use the Affiliate Wiz Affiliate Management Software to track your referrals to our site. This is one of the best affiliate tracking software programs available which insures you third party tracking and independent reporting.

We will track sales made to customers who purchase Bass West subscriptions and back issues using links with your affiliate code from your site to our site. We will keep you informed by sending a confirmation e-mail with each sale and provide reports summarizing your site's sales activity. You will be able to view all activity generated through your site by logging on to your assigned Administration page.

Affiliate Commission Schedule and Payments
To receive a commission on sales of Bass West subscriptions and back issues, the customer must follow a link from you with your affiliate code to our site, purchase using our automated ordering system, accept delivery, and remit full payment to us. This Affiliate Program pays commissions only for sales of Bass West subscriptions and back issues from our affiliates links to our site.

An affiliate commission of 10% is paid on all purchases of Bass West subscriptions and back issues and does not include the sales tax or shipping and handling. Foreign affiliates are welcome, but we only pay in U.S. currency.

All commissions earned by an Affiliate will be paid when a balance of $25.00 has been meet. If a sale that generated a commission is not completed or returned by the customer, we will deduct the corresponding commission from your current or the following monthly payment. If their is no subsequent payment, we will send you a bill.

If the current U.S. pricing of Bass West Items is changed by us, you will be given 15 day prior notice by e-mail.

Limited License To Use Our Materials
We grant you a nonexclusive, revocable right to use the graphic image, text and tips we may provide, solely for the purpose of identifying your site as an Affiliate participant and to assist in generating sales.

We reserve all rights to the above. We may revoke your license at any time by giving you notice by e-mail. If we revoke your limited license, you must immediately remove all of our materials from your site.

You Are Responsible for Your Site
You are solely responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of your site and for all materials that appear on your site. We disclaim all responsibility for your site. Further, you will indemnify and hold us harmless from all claims, damages and expenses (including, without limitation, attorney's fees) relating to the development, operation, maintenance, and contents of your site.

You acknowledge and agree that we may utilize your web site's name and URL to list our member affiliates for use on our site and any promotions or advertising.

Term of This Agreement
The term of this Agreement will begin upon our acceptance and approval of your Affiliate application and will end when terminated by either party. Either you or we may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by giving the other party e-mail notice of termination. You are only eligible to earn referral commissions on sales occurring during the term. We may withhold your final payment for a reasonable time to ensure their are no returns or cancelled orders and that the correct amount is paid.

Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, you will immediately cease use of, and remove from your site, all links to our site and all other materials provided by us in connection with this Program.

Modification of This Agreement
We may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, at any time and in our sole discretion, by posting a change of notice or a new agreement on our site. Modifications may include, for example, changes in the referral commission schedules, payment procedures and Program rules.

IF ANY MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT. Continued participation in the Affiliate Program following our posting of change notice or new agreement will constitute binding acceptance of the change.

Independent Contractors
You understand and agree that you and I are acting as independent contractors and as such you will be responsible for your own taxes and any other tax liabilities that affect the sales of our products in your state. Nothing in this Agreement will create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative, or employment relationship between us.

Other Terms and Conditions

• We will not be liable for indirect, special, or consequential damages (or any loss of revenue, profits, or data) arising in connection with this Agreement or the Program.

• We make no representation that the operation of our site will be uninterrupted or error-free, and we will not be liable for the consequences of any interruptions or errors.

• You have independently evaluated the desirability of participating in this Program and are not relying on any representation, guarantee, or statement other than as set forth in this Agreement.

• This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California. Any action relating to this Agreement must be brought in the federal or state courts located in Contra Costa County, California, and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.

If you agree to all of the above, proceed to our sign up area. Submission of your application means that you accept the terms and conditions of this agreement.