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INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE
AGREEMENT TERMS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES
I. Basic Recitals and
Definitions
1.1. The "Company" shall mean LimitedSystems LLC.,
an independent representative (selling) organization marketing
telecommunications products and services to the consumer through Cognigen Networks, Inc., and independent representatives. The stated terms
and conditions apply to all of the Company's Independent
Representatives. The Company reserves the right to accept or reject any
Independent Representative application. There is no application fee and
no purchase required of any of the products and services of the Company
to become an Independent Representative.
1.2. "I-Representative" shall mean an
independent representative who is an individual or entity that: (i) has
accepted and agreed to be legally bound by the terms and conditions of
the Company's Independent Representative Agreement (the "Agreement")
and (ii) has been accepted by the Company as an I-Representative. The
I-Representative shall have legal capacity and shall have attained
legal age to work and enter into contracts in the state or other
authoritative locale in which the I-Representative markets the
Company's and Providers' products and services.
1.3. "Acceptance" shall mean that the
I-Representative has clicked on the "I Accept/Agree" button at the end
of this Agreement, and agrees to be legally bound by all the terms and
conditions of the Agreement, as stated herein and as amended or
modified from time to time hereinafter. The Company reserves the right
to reject the I-Representative's application at any time after the
I-Representative has indicated an "Acceptance."
1.4. A "Provider" shall mean a vender of a
product or service, that has entered into an agreement with the Company
to offer the vendor's products or services through the Company's
marketing to the general public by I-Representatives.
1.5. "FEE-FREE Website" shall mean a Company
owned and activated "ld.net" website for the free use (subject to this
Agreement) by the I-Representative during the term of this Agreement.
To maintain a Fee-FREE Website, the I-Representative must comply with
all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and in particular
the Website Use terms in Section III. "Website" shall mean a URL web
address on the Internet. "Public Website" shall mean that portion of
the Website that is available for access by general public.
"I-Representative Website" shall mean the portion of the Website that
is restricted to and for internal use only by the respective
I-Representative.
1.6. "Information Entry Page" is the Web
page that will be downloaded to I-Representative's computer after
I-Representative's acceptance of this Agreement. The I-Representative
will be prompted to enter certain information on the Information Entry
Page: I-Representative's (i) first and last names; (ii) mailing
address; (iii) telephone number; (iv) Social Security Number; and (v)
desired Password and User Name. The I-Representative may be asked
additional, voluntary information that will be used for the purposes of
determining the I-Representative profile. The I-Representative also
agrees that data submitted on the Information Entry Page(s) must be
kept current by the I-Representative to maintain communication
integrity. All of the data supplied and entered on the Information
Entry Page by the I-Representative shall be truthful, factually
accurate information. Misrepresentations or fraudulent statements
supplied in connection with this Agreement shall cause immediate
termination, forfeiture of present or future compensation allegedly due
for products or services marketed, and grants the Company the right to
demand restitution for commissions paid.
1.7. "User Name" is the Company
identification ("Cogid") of the I-Representative Website that allows
and limits access thereto by the I-Representative through a designated
Password selected by the I-Representative.
1.8. "Proprietary Marks" shall mean the mark
"Cognigen," plus, any and all of the Company names, trade names,
trademarks, service marks and logos that presently exist and may be
created, designed or otherwise originated from time to time for use in
connection with the Company's marketing of products and services.
Further the term, Proprietary Marks, shall include the name, trade
names, trademarks, service marks and logos of any and all Providers
with which the Company has or shall contract to market such Providers'
products and services. All Proprietary Marks remain the intellectual
property of the Company. This Section shall survive termination under
this Agreement.
1.9. "Proprietary Information" shall mean
all confidential and proprietary information of the Company, including
but not limited to lists or other identification of I-Representatives;
pertinent facts or information about I-Representatives, accumulated and
stored by the Company; I- Representative User Names, Cogids, Website
URL names and addresses, "dba" names, email addresses and phone
numbers; the Company Compensation Plan with its organizational
structure and its vertical and horizontal levels of compensation, as it
presently exists or may be modified from time to time; the Company's
accumulated information about, contacts and contractual agreements with
Providers. All Proprietary Information must be kept confidential and
must not be disclosed by the I-Representative to third parties. All
Proprietary Information remains the intellectual property of the
Company. This Section shall survive termination under this Agreement.
1.10. "Licensed Materials" shall mean any
and all information and materials, whether copyrighted or produced and
published without copyright, the Company offers to its I-
Representatives for training, review and use in the administration of
marketing the products and services of and offered by the Company. The
Licensed Materials include but is not limited to all information and
materials on the Company's Fee-FREE Website system and related links to
other Company data utilized by the I-Representative.
1.11. Products and Pricing. The Company
reserved the right to change products and services or, from time to
time without prior notice, modify pricing of products and services that
are offered by the Company. Any such changes or modifications shall
become effective immediately upon the Company's posting on the
I-Representatives' Website unless another effective date is specified.
1.12. Reaffirmation of Acceptance. The
Company reserved the right to amend and modify the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, from time to time without prior notice. Any such
amendments or modifications shall become effective immediately upon the
Company's posting on the I-Representatives' Website unless another
effective date is specified. Each I- Representative reaffirms the
Acceptance of this Agreement with the Company, as modified, upon each
and every occasion that the I-Representative uses the Fee-Free Website
and specifically when accepting, endorsing or negotiating the monthly
compensation payments issued and delivered by the Company to the
I-Representative.
II.
Appointment and Term
2.1. Appointment. The Company appoints
I-Representative as a non-exclusive independent sales representative of
the Company for the term of this Agreement and I-Representative accepts
appointment. The I-Representative is an independent contractor
(individual or entity) that is compensated for marketing products and
services for the Company. The I- Representative is not a franchisee or
a distributor of the Company. I-Representative shall be responsible for
all expenses incurred which in any way arise out of the marketing of
products and service of the Company under this Agreement or otherwise.
I-Representative determines the time, method and manner of marketing
the products and services offered by Company, provided that there is
compliance with all the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any
other policies and procedures established, from time to time, and
announced by the Company.
2.2. Term. The term of this Agreement
("Term") shall commence on the date the Company accept the Independent
Representative application and shall continue until this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to the provisions contained herein. Certain
identified Sections herein shall survive termination under this
Agreement.
2.3. Commissions and Bonuses. The Commission
Plan is premised upon the Company receiving certain agreed amounts and
payment thereof from existing or additional Providers. From time to
time, to become or remain competitive in the changing telecommunication
market conditions, it may be necessary for the Company to modify the
terms and conditions of agreements with the Company's Providers.
Modification of such Provider agreements may necessitate scaling of the
proportional distribution by the Company of the revenue received from
said Providers. The Company shall provide Notice to the
I-Representative of any such modification that may affect the
I-Representative's compensation. The Company does not owe the
I-Representative any compensation on products and services marketed by
the I- Representative until such time, if ever, that the Company
collects the respective payment from the respective Provider.
Commissions and bonuses are paid to the I-Representative according to
the Company Compensation Plan, a copy of which is linked to each and
every Fee-FREE Website and incorporated herein by reference. Such
compensation is paid once per month to the eligible I-Representative.
The Company pays the I-Representative's compensation within
approximately a thirty-day period after receipt of payment from the
Provider; therefore, there is approximately a sixty-day lag-time
between the date the I-Representative makes a sale of a product or
service and the date of payment of the I-Representative's compensation.
Payments made to the I-Representative are subject to charge-backs
assessed on Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of agreements
with the Company's Providers. The Company shall provide Notice to the
I-Representative of any such vendor charge-backs that may affect the I-
Representative's compensation.
2.4. Compensation Eligibility. Maintenance
of existing customer accounts and acquisition of new customer accounts
are of primary importance to the Company. Compensation eligibility of
the I-Representative to receive commissions and bonuses is conditioned
upon compliance with the Company policies, plus performance of the
I-Representative to: (i) sell at least one Company product or service
within the first 60 days of becoming a I-Representative and to sell not
less than one Company product or service for each twelve months; (ii)
maintain the monthly minimum volume requirements, by the sixth month
(after being accepted as an I-Representative by the Company) and each
month thereafter, for the respective levels (IR, QR, AR, RR, NR and GR)
to receive or accrue commissions on customer accounts; and (iii)
maintain supervisory responsibility requirements of sponsored
I-Representatives as outlined herein by the Company. To accrue and
receive override compensation on customer accounts sold by the
I-Representative's downline pursuant to the various levels of the
Company's Compensation Plan, the I-Representative shall have complied
with all of the conditions stated in (i), (ii) and (iii), above, in
this paragraph. The Company may revoke the I-Representative's
eligibility for compensation in the event the I-Representative fails or
neglects to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
2.5. Independent Contractor. This Agreement
does not create an employer-employee relationship between the Company
and the I-Representative. It is the parties' intention that the
I-Representative will be an independent contractor and not the
Company's employee for any purpose. Company and I-Representative agree
that I-Representative's business is a separate and independent
enterprise from that of the Company. The I-Representative will retain
discretionary judgment in the manner and means of carrying out the
activities hereunder of the I-Representative, provided the same are not
contrary to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The
I-Representative does not have express, implied or apparent authority
to enter into any contract on behalf of Company or otherwise to bind
the Company to any agreement unless expressly authorized, in writing,
by an officer of the Company. The Company will not be liable for any
obligation incurred by the I-Representative, except as otherwise
provided herein. I-Representative shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Company from any claims, damages or liabilities arising out of the
business practices of I-Representative.
III.
Basic Requirements and Duties
3.1. Identification Number. The
I-Representative shall provide the Company with a valid identification
number ("ID#"). In the event the I-Representative is transacting
business as an individual or in any other personal format then that ID#
shall be the I-Representative's Social Security Number (SS#). In the
event the I-Representative is a corporation, limited liability company,
or partnership, the ID# shall be the Federal Employee Identification
Number ("F.E.I.N."). In the event the purported entity does not provide
a F.E.I.N., then the Company shall interpret the "entity" as an
individual or group of individuals and require the appropriate SS#s. In
the event the I-Representative is located outside of the USA, then the
appropriate governmental or other authoritative agency ID# or United
States passport number shall be submitted to the Company. The
I-Representative authorizes the Company to verify the ID# submitted.
The ID# shall be used by the Company for tax reporting and other lawful
purposes. The Company shall not pay and the I-Representative shall not
be entitled to payment of any commissions or bonuses on products and
services marketed prior to the receipt of the I- Representative's ID#
(SS# or F.E.I.N.).
3.2. Website. The I-Representative shall be
permitted to have no more than one Fee-FREE Website from which there is
Compensation Plan payment to the I-Representative. The Company may
permit use of more than one Fee-FREE Website for the I-Representative
upon request and valid premises, provided that such additional
Website(s) shall be attributed only to the subject I-Representative and
shall be linked into that I-Representative's one primary Fee-FREE
Website. All products and services marketed by the I-Representative
shall accumulate as and through the one primary Fee-FREE Website with
regard administration and advancement pursuant to the various levels of
the Company's Compensation Plan.
3.3. Compliance with Laws and Regulations.
The I-Representative shall comply with all federal, state and local
taxes and regulations governing the sale of company products and
services. I-Representative shall be responsible for payment of income
tax, self-employment tax and other tax of any nature, if any, due and
owing to any federal, state, county, municipal, country, province,
territory or any other governmental taxing authority for the
I-Representative and employee-representatives, if any. Such taxes are
the responsibility of the I-Representative, who shall indemnify and
hold harmless the Company for payment of any such taxes.
3.4. Change of Status. Each and every
I-Representatives is required to report to the Company any change in
status that may affect I-Representative's rights to receive any
commission or other compensation from the Company. Such change in
status may include, a change of marital status or a change from
individual to corporation, limited liability corporation or
partnership. This Agreement shall not be assigned or transferred
without prior written approval of Company.
3.5. Change of Entity. In the event the
I-Representative desires to change of business names or form entity to
a corporation, Limited Liability Corporation, partnerships or trusts
for tax, estate planning, and limited liability purposes, the
I-Representative must submit the proposal for the Company for approval
of the proposed change. The Company reserves the right, at its own
discretion, to approve or disapprove the proposed change or
restructure. In the event Company approves the proposed change or
restructure, the new organization's name and the names of the
principals involved therein must be submitted to Company, including new
or additional ID#.
3.6. Death or Disability. In the event of
death or incapacitating disability of an individual I- Representative,
the personal representative, executor, trustee or court appointed
advocate for the estate of the I-Representative's shall notify the
Company to request an assignment of change of status. I-Representative
and the subject estate shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company
for any and all claims related to the payment of commissions, or lack
thereof, to the I-Representative or the estate.
3.7. Goodwill. The I-Representative shall at
all times safeguard the Company's reputation and promote the good will
of the Company and the products or services marketed by the Company.
I-Representatives shall refrain from any and all conduct that may be
harmful to the reputation of the Company or the Providers of the
products and services offered by Company. The I- Representative shall
refrain from and avoid all deceptive, misleading, unethical or
discourteous conduct or practice.
3.8. Unauthorized Products and Services.
I-Representative shall not use the Fee-FREE Website to promote, market
or sell products or services that, directly or indirectly, are not
specifically authorized in advance by the Company. The terms, "directly
or indirectly," include, but are not limited to, prohibiting
identification of such other products or services on the Fee- FREE
Website wherein a symbol thereof is identified to provide linking to
another website or multiple websites that promote, market or sell
products and services, notwithstanding the fact that such products and
services may not be competitive with the Company's products and
services. The Company reserves the right to immediately deactivate and
terminate the use of the Fee-FREE Website by the I-Representative when,
in its opinion and sole discretion, the Company determines that the
I-Representative has violated the permitted use of the Fee-FREE Website
as stated herein.
3.9. Use of Licensed Materials. The
Company's Licensed Materials, including filmed, videotaped, audio-taped
recorded or printed, shall not be duplicated, produced, reproduced,
marketed or distributed in whole or in part and shall not replicated in
deceptively similar in form or style, directly or indirectly, by the
Representative or any third person, except as authorized by prior
written approval by an officer of the Company. The I-Representative's
use of Licensed Materials is limited to the time-term and the explicit
purpose that the I-Representative actively markets the products and
services offered by the Company. The use of the Licensed Materials
terminates concurrently with the termination of the I-Representative.
All Licensed Materials remain the intellectual property of the Company.
This Section shall survive termination under this Agreement.
IV.
Website Use
4.1. Duties of Company, pursuant to this
Agreement, shall be to provide I-Representative with access to the
designated Fee-FREE Website.
4.1.1. Website Privacy. The Company shall
not disclose to third parties any personal information that the
I-Representatives submits to Company through the Information Entry
Page. Such data shall be used for the sole purposes of the Company for
the administration of the account of, notices to, periodic contact with
the I-Representative or any other purpose the Company deems necessary.
4.1.2. Unauthorized Access of Website.
I-Representative must protect the I- Representative's Password. The
I-Representative is solely responsible for use of I- Representative's
Website by any third party using the access information provided by the
I-Representative. In the event that I-Representative determines that
another party has improperly or wrongfully gained or should no long
maintain access to I-Representative's User Name or Cogid and Password,
then upon written notice to the Company, I- Representative may request
the Company to delete the old information and issue a new User Name,
Cogid and Password to I-Representative.
4.1.3. Availability of Representative
Website. Company shall notify I-Representative by posting or e-mail of
scheduled upgrade or maintenance work on the I-Representative Website.
In the event it is possible to determine the length of time the Website
will be unavailable, then the Company shall notify the I-Representative
in advance of that information. The Company does not warrant that the
I-Representative Website will be available to I-Representative on a
continual twenty-four hour basis.
4.1.4. Website Monitoring. THE COMPANY DOES
NOT PLAN TO ACT AS A "CENSOR" OR "MONITOR" THE WEBSITE. THE COMPANY
DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY MATERIAL DISCUSSED OR POSTED ON
THE WEBSITE BY THE I-REPRESENTATIVE. HOWEVER, UPON NOTICE OF A
PURPORTED VIOLATION OR IRREGULARITY OF THE WEBSITE, THE COMPANY SHALL
INVESTIGATE ANY AND ALL SUCH ALLEGATIONS OF A VIOLATION OF TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
4.1.5. Website Deactivation. The Company
reserves the right to remove any statement, sound byte, graphic image
or other item, the presence of which violate the terms and condition of
this Agreement, now in existence or as modified from time to time. The
Company reserves the right, in the alternative, to immediately
deactivate and terminate the use of the subject Website by the
I-Representative without prior notice, in the event the
I-Representative violate any of the terms and condition of this
Agreement, now in existence or as modified from time to time.
4.2. Duties of I-Representative, pursuant to
this Agreement, shall be to provide I- Representative with access to
the designated Fee-FREE Website.
4.2.1. Restrictions of Use. I-Representative
shall be obligated to continuously check the Website for any changes in
such rules or regulations. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, I-Representative agrees to not post, directly or indirectly
on or by links to any other websites, any of the following material or
information to the Website: (i) intellectual property copyrighted or
trademarked by others; (ii) abusive, defamatory or inflammatory
statements; (iii) statements which contain vulgar, obscene or indecent
statements or graphical images; (iv) statements which threaten the
person of others;(v) advertising or other forms of solicitation; (vi)
statements which are bigoted, hateful, racially offensive or endorse or
advocate illegal or immoral activity; (vii) statements of or about
political issues or political campaign materials; and (viii) any
materials not specifically approved by prior written consent of an
officer of the Company.
4.2.2. Availability of I-Representative
Website. I-Representative recognizes that the traffic of data through
the Internet may cause delays during the download of information from
the I-Representative Website. I-Representative shall not hold the
Company liable for any delays that are ordinary in the course of
Internet use. I-Representative acknowledges that the I-Representative
Website may not be available on a continual twenty-four hour basis as a
direct or indirect result of Internet delays and delays caused by the
Company's upgrading, modification, or standard maintenance by the
Company.
4.3. Limitation of Liability: THE WEBSITE
SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY ARE PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND TO I-REPRESENTATIVE OR ANY THIRD PARTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF: (i) MERCHANTABILITY; (ii)
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; (iii) EFFORT TO ACHIEVE PURPOSE; (iv)
QUALITY; (v) ACCURACY; (vi) NON-INFRINGEMENT; (vii) QUIET ENJOYMENT;
AND (viii) TITLE. I-REPRESENTATIVE AGREES THAT ANY EFFORTS BY THE
COMPANY TO MODIFY ITS PRODUCTS OR SERVICES SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A WAIVER
OF THESE LIMITATIONS, AND THAT ANY COMPANY WARRANTIES SHALL NOT BE
DEEMED TO HAVE FAILED OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. I-REPRESENTATIVE
FURTHER AGREES THAT THE COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE I-
REPRESENTATIVE OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR
OTHER CON-SEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER
HYPER-LINKED WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOSS OF
PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, WHETHER UNDER THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IN THE EVENT THE
COMPANY WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR WAS GROSSLY
NEGLIGENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, AND, AS SUCH,
SOME PORTION OF THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO I-REPRESENTATIVE.
IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, COMPANY'S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
V.
Business Practices
5.1. Slamming and Spamming. The
I-Representative shall not engage in or facilitate any form of slamming
or spamming in any way with any customers or potential customer of the
Company or any of the Company Providers. Basically, Slamming occurs
when one party surreptitiously and fraudulently switches or causes the
transfer of another party's long distance or local telephone service
from one carrier to another without customer-user's knowledge or
consent. The I-Representative shall not submit any order to switch long
distance or local telephone service unless the transfer has been fully
and knowingly authorized and verified by the customer-user in
accordance with the Company and Provider's operating principles,
procedure, and guidelines. Instances of forgeries or willful violations
of applicable laws, rules and regulations shall result in the immediate
termination and a permanent ban of I- Representative from any
representation of the Company. Spamming, occurs when a party uses any
unauthorized or unsolicited communication or transmission of
information or material by phone, facsimile, email or other
telecommunication equipment to another individual or entity not having
a prior business or personal relationship with that sender.
Specifically, unsolicited advertisements sent by telephone or facsimile
are restricted by federal law. Legal action may be filed to recover
actual monetary loss from such violation, with damages for each such
violation, whichever is greater. This Section shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
5.2. Slamming or Spamming NO Tolerance
Policy. It is acknowledged by the I- Representative that the Company
prohibits and shall not tolerate any occurrence of Slamming or
Spamming. Upon each and every occasion that the I-Representative
endorses or negotiates the monthly compensation checks issued and
delivered to the I-Representative by the Company, each I-Representative
reaffirms that the I-Representative shall not engage in or facilitate
any form of slamming or spamming in any way with any customers or
potential customer of the Company or any of the Company Providers. The
Company will take all action necessary to protect the Company customers
against Slamming or Spamming, including, but without limitation,
termination of the I-Representative. The Company prohibits the I-
Representative from using any of the Company's Proprietary Information,
Proprietary Materials and Licensed Materials on or through any
automatic calling devises, "broiler room" operations or any other form
or unsolicited advertising to generate prospective customers or for
sponsoring new I-Representatives.
5.3. Violation of Laws and Regulations.
I-Representative acknowledges that certain local, state and federal
laws and regulations apply to I-Representative as an independent
contractor and as an individual. I-Representative agrees to comply with
all applicable local, state and federal laws. Further, I-Representative
agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, including
the Company's affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, directors, officers and
employees, against all claims, damages, losses, causes of action,
liabilities and expenses of any kind or nature, including but not
limited to reasonable attorney fees, which arise out of or relate to
the failure of I-Representative to comply with such applicable local,
state and federal laws and regulations in the performance of
I-Representative's obligations under this Agreement. This Section shall
survive termination under this Agreement.
5.4. FTC Rule. Federal Trade Commission
("FTC") Three-Day "Cooling Off" Rule requires specific statutory
language and notice of the right of cancellation on the retail sales
receipt. Notwithstanding the Company's retail customer guaranty policy,
all retail sales must comply with the FTC Rule.
5.5. Endorsements by federal, state or local
governmental or regulatory agencies are rarely offered or made
concerning program or materials marketed or promoted in the private
sector. The Company has not requested and does not intend to request
any such governmental or regulatory endorsement of the Company's
Proprietary Materials or Licensed Materials. Therefore, the
I-Representatives shall not represent that such endorsements exist.
5.6. Non-Circumvention. During the term of
this Agreement and for a period of one year after the
I-Representative's resignation, termination or departure from the
Company, I- Representative shall not circumvent or attempt to
circumvent the Company by negotiating with or entering into any
agreement or agreements, competitive or otherwise, directly or
indirectly, with any of the Providers of the Company. Further,
I-Representative shall not attempt to solicit, induce or cause transfer
of any customer or other I-Representatives of the Company to another
provider competitive to the Company. The I-Representative acknowledges
that such acts are tortious interference with a contract by and between
the Company and its customers or other I- Representative. This Section
shall survive termination under this Agreement.
5.7. I-Representation business cards,
stationary and any printed material, proposing to use the Company name
or any Proprietary Marks, must be submitted by the I- Representative to
the Company for review and approval by written consent of an officer of
the Company prior to printing and distribution. Such printed materials
may be purchased through the Company.
5.8. I-Representation Business Phones. The
I-Representative's business-telephone(s) may not use, listed under or
make reference to the Company name.
5.9. Provider Return Policies. All Provider
products and services purchased through the Company from a Provider are
subject to the respective Provider's return policies. The Company is
not responsible for a Provider's return polices and the Company shall
not accept such returns.
5.10. Press Inquiries. Any inquiries by
the news media must be referred immediately to the Company to ensure
presentation of factual information, plus an accurate and consistent
public image.
VI. Marketing Materials
6.1. Representations Regarding the Company
or Products. I-Representative agrees not to make any oral or written
statements regarding the Company, its products, its services, the
products and services of its Providers and the Company marketing
program, that are not expressly contained in the materials supplied by
the Company directly to the I-Representative. The I-Representative
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company from any and all
liability including judgments, civil penalties, refund, attorney fees,
court cost or lost business incurred by the Company as a result of
I-Representative's unauthorized representations. This Section shall
survive termination under this Agreement.
6.2. Reporting. The Company will provide, as
and when available, computer reports to the I- Representatives. The
reports may include information regarding I-Representative's sales
organization, product purchases and product mix. The I-Representative
acknowledges that such reports are the Company's Proprietary
Information. The use of such reports is provided by the Company for use
the I-Representative, solely, during the term of this Agreement and not
afterwards. The I-Representative shall not, directly or indirectly,
discloses the Proprietary Information to any third party. The
I-Representative and the Company agree that, but for this agreement of
confidentiality and nondisclosure, the Company would not provide the
Proprietary Information to the I-Representative. This Section shall
survive termination under this Agreement.
6.3. Proprietary Marks. The Proprietary
Marks of the Company and Providers have significant value and the
I-Representative may use the Proprietary Marks only as authorized and
pursuant to this Agreement. The I-Representative shall use the
Proprietary Marks only in the form and format provided by the Company.
The I-Representative shall obtain prior written permission from an
officer of the Company for any other use the Proprietary Marks. Such
prohibited use includes, but not limited, to advertising or promotional
materials individually procured by the I- Representative for marketing
of the products and services of the Company or its Providers. The
I-Representative shall not use any written, printed, recorded material,
or any other material in advertising, promoting or describing the
products and services of the Company's marketing and sponsoring
program, unless such materials have been submitted to the Company for
approval and such approval is granted, in writing, by an officer of the
Company prior to dissemination, publication, displayed or use by the
I-Representative.
6.4. Licensed Materials. The Licensed
Materials of the Company and Providers have significant value and the
I-Representative shall not advertise the Licensed Materials of the
Company and Providers, except when and as authorized by prior written
consent by an officer of the Company. Any display, institutional,
trademark, television, radio, Internet, direct mail or newspaper
advertising copy, other than that originated, produced and disseminated
by the Company, must be submitted by the I-Representative to the
Company for analysis, review and approved by written consent of an
officer of the Company prior to dissemination, use or publication,
privately or publicly.
6.5. Sales Materials. All I-Representatives
are encouraged to purchase sales aid materials only for the use of
display and as required in the operation of the I-Representative's
business. Maintaining an inventory supply may not be necessary and is
not required by the Company. 6.6. The Company has originated and
produced certain Licensed Materials for I-Representative sales aids. In
the event such sales aids were purchased from the Company by the I-
Representative and are unencumbered, in salable condition, in
possession of the I- Representative and which had been purchased within
one year of the I-Representative's voluntary termination, then such
sales aids may be, at the Company's sole option, repurchased by the
Company. The repurchase may be at a price of not more than eighty
percent of the original net cost to the I-Representative. As a
condition for such a refund, the sales aids must be returned, postage
prepaid, to the Company in their original sales aid packaging, in near-
original condition, ready to be re-stocked and resold.
VII.
Sponsorship
7.1. Sponsoring I-Representative. Each
I-Representatives has the opportunity to become a "Sponsor"
I-Representative. The initial process begins when the sponsor
facilitates other individuals or entities to make application with the
Company to become an I-Representative. Potential new I-Representatives
may be discovered through aggressive personal contact of the sponsoring
I-Representative, by passive or direct contact through the
I-Representative's Public Website or as a result of the
I-Representative's purchase of the professional business card package.
The I-Representative must provide the prospective I-Representative with
information to identify how and where the prospect would login to
review the opportunity and make application with the Company for
marketing of the products and services offered by the Company. To
assure that the I-Representative is credited with a new sponsorship,
the Sponsor I-Representative shall have the prospective login through
the Sponsor I-Representative's Public Website. Failure to instruct the
prospect on login procedure may invalidate I-Representative's
sponsorship.
7.2. Duties of the Sponsoring
I-Representative. The second and continuing phase of a Sponsor
I-Representative is to fulfill the obligation of assisting, training
and performing bona fide supervisory functions in developing the new
sponsored I-Representative into a proficient marketer of the products
and services offered by the Company to the ultimate consumer. The
Sponsor I-Representative must have continuing and ongoing contact,
communication with and management of each sponsored I-Representative in
the organization of the Sponsor I- Representative. Such supervision may
include, but is not limited to: e-mail, newsletters, written
correspondence, personal meetings, telephone contact, voicemail,
training sessions, and sharing genealogy information with all of those
sponsored I-Representatives. When requested by the Company, Sponsor
I-Representatives shall provide evidence to the Company on the ongoing
fulfillment of the Sponsor I-Representative's responsibilities. In the
event the Sponsor I-Representative fails to give evidence of
supervisory actions to the non-productive sponsored I-Representatives,
then the Sponsor I-Representative shall be given a thirty-day (30)
period to show evidence of the corrective action to assist the
non-productive sponsored I-Representative improve their respective
skills and work habits. In the event the Sponsor I-Representative fails
or neglects to assume and perform the necessary supervision and
management within the thirty-day (30) period, Company shall confer with
the Sponsor I-Representative to determine, in the alternative at the
Company's sole discretion, whether to (i) remove each of the non-
productive sponsored I-Representative from the Sponsor
I-Representative's management, or (ii) withhold the Sponsor
I-Representative's next payment due of all bonuses and override
commissions for the next thirty-day (30) period, thus giving a "second
chance" for the Sponsor I-Representative to activate and refine the
supervisory and management skills. If after further review by the
Company, the corrective action remains deficient, the Company shall
withhold the Sponsor I-Representative's next payment due of all bonuses
and override commissions for a six-months period. If after this
six-month final review, the Sponsor I-Representative has not produce
evidence of a supervisory and management abilities or has indicated
unethical sponsoring practices, the Company may (i) relieve the Sponsor
I-Representative of all sponsored I-Representatives and retain the
bonuses and override commissions previously withheld, and/or (ii)
terminate the Sponsor I-Representative. The I-Representatives who
sponsor widely, but do not supervise and manage the new I-
Representatives to develop business acumen, meet with limited success.
It is the sole responsibility of Sponsor I-Representatives to assist,
train and perform bona fide supervisory and management functions to
develop the newly sponsored I-Representative into a proficient marketer
of the Company products and services offered.
7.3. Reassignment of Non-Productive
I-Representatives. In the event the downline of the Sponsor
I-Representative is removed, in full or in part, at the sole discretion
of the Company, the subject sponsored I-Representatives shall be: (i)
reassigned to another Sponsor I-Representative; or (ii) placed in the
repository of un-sponsored I-Representatives in the Founders Club to be
assigned to fee-paid-subscribers, according to the established
procedure of distribution the Founders Club.
7.4. Income Claims. I-Representatives shall
not represent hypothetical income figures as actual income projections,
based upon the alleged inherent power of network marketing. The Company
holds the position that such statements are false and misleading. Such
representations about hypothetical income projections are considered
misrepresentations and thereby are prohibited in any sponsorship or
recruiting presentation.
7.5. Sponsor Conflicts. In the event two
Sponsor I-Representatives claim to be the sponsors of the same new
sponsored I-Representative, the sponsored individual or entity may
elect to select which I-Representative shall be the sponsor. Unless
otherwise designated by the sponsored individual, the Company shall
regard the first application received by the corporate office as being
the binding choice of the sponsored I-Representative. It is the
responsibility of the Sponsor I-Representative to ensure that the
prospective I-Representative has made contact and application to the
Company through the I-Representative's Public Website.
7.6. Transfer of Sponsorship is rarely
permitted and is actively discouraged. The Company believes that
maintaining the integrity of sponsorship is mandatory for the success
of the system. In the event an I-Representative elects to pursue such a
transfer, a written request shall be presented to the Company stating
the relative facts and the premises for the transfer.
VIII. Termination
8.1. The I-Representative may terminate the
relationship with the Company at any time and for any reason, simply by
written or email notification delivered to the Company. In the event
the I-Representative elects to terminate this Agreement and the
relationship with the Company, all rights to receipt of compensation,
including but not limited to all commissions, override commission,
bonuses, stipends or discounts on products and services theretofore
purchased by the I-Representative, shall terminate immediately.
8.2. The Company reserves the right to
terminate the relationship with the I-Representative at any time in the
event that in the Company's sole opinion that the Company determines
that the I-Representative has violated: (i) any of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, as it presently exists or as it may be
amended or modified from time to time; (ii) any provision of applicable
laws, rules or regulations; (iii) any standards of fair and honest
dealing, including but not limited to the I-Representative dealing in
any secret arrangement, deceitful tactic, collusion or apparent
conspiracy with any third-party to circumvent any existing prohibitive
provision or non-compete agreement by and between that third-party and
a respective contracting-party to which the third-party has an apparent
binding obligation; (iv) any Company policy or procedure; or (v) the
I-Representative's neglect or failure to maintain and provide the
Company with a current email address, mailing address, phone number(s)
or other pertinent data deemed necessary at the sole discretion of the
Company. The act of termination of an I- Representative carries with it
the corresponding termination of any and all current or future
compensation that may be attributed to products and services marketed
on behalf of the Company by the subject I-Representative or the
downline I-Representatives thereof, while acting in the
I-Representative capacity.
8.3. In the event of such termination of the
I-Representative, the sole obligation of the Company shall be to notify
the I-Representative at the last known e-mail address provided by the
I-Representative to the Company. The termination shall be effective
immediately, unless otherwise stated in the notice.
8.4. The I-Representative shall have a
fifteen-day (15) period from the date of transmission of the email
notification in which to appeal the termination in writing. In the
event the Company does not receive the I-Representative's written
appeal within the fifteen-day period, then the termination shall be
final and effective as of the date of the notification of termination.
8.5. In the event the I-Representative files
a written appeal, timely, the Company shall (i) review the factual
basis of the written appeal; (ii) consider the premises of the
termination; (iii) consider any alternative action that may be
appropriate; and (iv) notify the I-Representative of the Company's
final decision.
8.6. The Company's decision shall be final
and subject to no further review. In the event the Company upholds the
termination, the effective date shall be the date of original notice of
termination emailed by the Company.
IX.
Miscellaneous
9.1. Waiver. No course of dealing between
the Company and the I-Representative shall modify, amend, waive or
terminate any of the terms and conditions herein or any obligations of
the I-Representative under or by reason of this Agreement, without
prior written consent of an officer of the Company.
9.2. Dispute Resolution. This Agreement is
governed under the laws of the State of Colorado. During and after the
term or any extension of the term of this Agreement, any dispute,
controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or
the breach thereof between the Company and I-Representative or
I-Representatives ("Arbitral Claims") shall be settled by binding
arbitration in Denver, CO, USA, according to the Federal Arbitration
Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1, et seq., inasmuch as this Agreement concerns
transactions involving interstate commerce and the corporation laws of
the State of Colorado. Arbitral Claims shall include, but are not
limited to, contract (express or implied) and tort claims of all kinds,
as well as all claims based on any federal, state, or local law,
statute, or regulation. The parties hereby waive any rights they may
have to trial by jury in regard to arbitral claims. This clause shall
not be construed to limit Company from bringing any action for
injunctive or other provisional relief as Company deems necessary or
appropriate to compel I-Representative to comply with its obligations
hereunder or to protect Company's intellectual property rights in any
court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Colorado and agree that
in the event Company elects to bring an action for injunctive or other
provisional relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, such court(s)
shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any such action. Notwithstanding
the foregoing and in its sole discretion, Company may seek and obtain
such injunctive or other provisional remedies to prevent an
anticipatory, threatened or continued breach of this Agreement, through
the arbitration procedure stated herein. Each of the parties hereby
submits to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Denver,
Colorado, for these purposes. Pending the final disposition of a
dispute other than a dispute arising out of the termination of this
Agreement by Company, the parties shall, at all times, proceed
diligently with the performance of this Agreement.
The arbitrator(s) shall be selected as
follows: The parties shall jointly select one impartial arbitrator in
the event the dispute is less than $50,000. In the event the parties
cannot agree on one arbitrator within ten (10) days, or the dispute is
$50,000 or greater, then each party shall select an impartial
arbitrator within the following twenty (20) days, and those two
selected arbitrators shall select the third arbitrator who will
comprise a three-person panel for arbitration. All arbitration matters
shall be held and decided in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), but without the
administration, cost or supervision of AAA. In any arbitration, the
burden of proof shall be allocated as provided in applicable law, and
the arbitrator(s) shall have the authority to award or grant legal,
equitable, and declaratory relief only to the same extent as if the
case were brought in a civil court.
The arbitrator(s), in addition to
declaratory relief, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and
compensatory damages, shall award to the prevailing party reasonable
fees and costs of attorneys. Confirmation and enforcement of the
decision and award rendered by the arbitrator or panel of arbitrators
shall be binding and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof for confirmation and enforcement of the arbitration decision
and award.
9.3. Severability. If all or part of any
term or condition of this Agreement, or the application of any term or
condition of this Agreement, is determined by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the
remainder of the terms and conditions of this Agreement (other than
those portions determined to be invalid or unenforceable) shall not be
affected, and the remaining terms and conditions (or portions of terms
or conditions) shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law. If a judicial determination prevents the
accomplishment of the purpose of this Agreement, the invalid term or
condition (or portions of terms or conditions) shall be restated to
conform with applicable law and to reflect as nearly as possible the
original intention of the parties.
9.4. Waiver or Forbearance. Any delay or
failure of either party to insist upon strict performance of any
obligation under this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy
provided under this Agreement shall not be a waiver of that party's
right to demand strict compliance, irrespective of the number or
duration of any delay(s) or failure(s). No term or condition imposed on
either party under this Agreement shall be waived and no breach by
either party shall be excused unless that waiver or excuse of a breach
has been put in writing and signed by both parties. No waiver in any
instance of any right or remedy shall constitute waiver of any other
right or remedy under this Agreement. No consent to or forbearance of
any breach or substandard performance of any obligation under this
Agreement shall constitute consent to modification or reduction of the
other obligations or forbearance of any other breach.
9.4. Headings. The headings used in this
Agreement are merely for reference. The headings have no independent
legal meaning and impose no obligations or conditions on the parties.
9.5. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be
interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.
9.6. Indemnification. In the event the
I-Representative violates the terms and conditions contained herein,
I-Representative agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company for
any losses, costs, or damages, including reasonable attorneys fees
incurred by the Company and relating to, or arising out of such a
breach. The I-Representative, not the Company, is solely responsible
for I-Representative's behavior and the acts or behavior of any third
part accessing I-Representative Website. The Company shall not
undertake to resolve any disputes or litigation on Representative's
behalf involving use of the services described herein, and
I-Representative agrees that it shall indemnify, hold harmless and
defend Company against any disputes involving use of the Website.
9.6. Entire Agreement. This I-Representative
Terms and Conditions Agreement, as stated herein and as amended or
modified from time to time hereinafter, supersede any and all other
agreements, either oral or in writing, between the Company and the
I-Representative with respect to the matters stated herein. This
Agreement, including any and all other documents incorporated herein by
reference, contains all of the covenants and agreements between the
parties with respect thereto. The terms and conditions of this
Agreement may be amended or modified by the Company at any time. Any
such amendments or modifications shall become effective immediately
upon the Company's posting on the I-Representatives' Website unless
another effective date is specified. Each and every I-Representative
reaffirms the Acceptance of this Agreement with the Company upon each
and every occasion that the I-Representative exercises use of the
Fee-Free Website and, specifically, when the I-Representative endorses
or negotiates the monthly compensation checks issued and delivered by
the Company to the I- Representative.
I HAVE READ AND UNDER STAND THE TERMS
CONDITIONS AND NOTICES OF THIS AGREEMENT. IN THE EVENT I DO NOT CLICK
THE "I ACCEPT/AGREE" BUTTON, MY APPLICATION SHALL BE NULL, VOID AND OF
NO EFFECT AND I WILL HAVE NO RIGHTS UNDER THE TERMS CONDITIONS AND
NOTICES OF THIS AGREEMENT. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I KNOWINGLY ACCEPT AND
AGREE TO BECOME LEGALLY BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS STATED
HEREINABOVE. FURTHER, I ACKNOWLEDGE MY ACCEPTANCE BY PHYSICALLY
CLICKING THE "I ACCEPT/AGREE" BUTTON, WHICH ALSO REPRESENTS MY
"ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE" AFFIRMING MY ACCEPTANCE. ACTIVATION OF THIS
BUTTON ALLOW ME TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION ENTRY PAGE TO PROCEED
WITH ENTRY OF THE REQUISITE DATA TO BECOME AN I-REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE
COMPANY, SHOULD THE COMPANY ACCEPT MY APPLICATION.
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LimitedSystems
LLC. Privacy Statement
LimitedSystems LLC., has written this Privacy
Statement to state our firm commitment to protecting our Customer’s
privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and
dissemination practices for our Web site:
LimitedSystems LLC., is committed to protecting
our customers’ privacy. We will not sell, trade or rent a customer’s
personal information to others. Only Cognigen
Networks, Inc.
uses information that is provided by our customers or gathered via our
web site to communicate product, release, and or general company
information.
Our order environment features several
widely accepted and endorsed security methods to ensure that
transactions, ordering and fulfillment are safe, and that all exchanges
of information remain confidential. Your credit cards and checks are
processed through separate merchant services vendors.
Authorization Forms
Our web site’s authorization forms require
users to give us contact information (like your name, email, and postal
address), and demographic information (like your zip code). A Social
Security Number or a Company Tax Identification number is required for
tax reporting and credit checks.
Contact information from the authorization
forms is used to complete your order and to get in touch with you when
necessary.
Demographic and profile data is also
collected at our site. We use this data to tailor our visitor’s
experience at our site showing them content that we think they might be
interested in, and displaying the content according to their
preferences.
Order Forms
Our site uses an order form for customers to
request information, products and services. We collect visitor’s
contact information (their email addresses), and credit card numbers to
complete orders. Cognigen Networks, Inc. and the Vendor providing your
service are the only companies retaining your information. Financial
information that is collected is used to bill the user for products and
services.
The information that we collect from you is
not shared with any other company or mailing list. When we get your
information from our order forms, only a select number of people are
allowed access to the data. Cognigen Networks, Inc. and its vendor’s
Customer Service staffs view and complete your order. All credit card
information is maintained in a secure, offline, database that is not
accessible over dial up or Internet links.
Customers have the option to phone, email or
fax their confidential information by contacting us using the address
information at the end of this form. If you have any questions about
this Privacy Statement, Authorization or Order forms, the practices of
this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please contact:
LimitedSystems LLC.
45 Rockefeller Plaza
50th & 5th Avenue
Manhattan, NY 10111
customerservice@limitedsystems-co.com
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and/or promotions, please analyze the details and conditions of the
offer including the fine print. Any access to or use of this site shall
be deemed your agreement to and approval of all the above terms and
conditions.
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