Well !!! the subject says it all.. I need an exhaustive agreement..
with no liability clause builtin :)

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Clarification of Question by rkm100-ga on 31 Jul 2003 11:15 PDT

Sorry I posted a comment on the question, instead of clarification :(

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Request for Question Clarification by jem-ga on 31 Jul 2003 12:11 PDT

Hi again rkm100-ga :)

I've found a US website that sells a downloadable affiliate agreement
for US$19.99 (a code is emailed to you after purchase and the document
can be downloaded as a Word document or a .pdf file).  You can also
preview the document before you purchase it.  I've had a quick look at
it and while it does seem to contain most of the elements that you are
looking for, you will need to do some editing and tweaking yourself.

The form is described on the website in the following manner: 

<<THIS FORM:

- Provides License for Linking and Logo Use
- Provides for Tracking of Purchasers and Revenue Sharing Payment
System With Exclusions for Incomplete Purchases and Payment After
Deductions for Shipping, Taxes, etc.
- Provides for Both Parties' Maintenance of Each's Site
- Provides Standard Warranties and Indemnifications 
- Provides Liability Limit

The terms of this form are in favor of the Affiliate Program owner.
See preview for form details. Purchase includes one internal license
in PDF with form fields for completion of company name, address, term,
choice of law and other terms, or Word 95 with autonumbering and fully
editable.>>

Please could you let me know if the supply of this website address
(along with this clarification) would be acceptable as an answer to
you - if so, I will post as an answer.

:) jem-ga

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Clarification of Question by rkm100-ga on 01 Aug 2003 23:52 PDT

Yes !!! it would be accepted as an answer.. I should be able to buy it
either through PayPal or Credit Card.. :)

Hi rkm100-ga :) 

As per my clarification above:

I've found a US website that sells a downloadable affiliate agreement
for US$19.99 (a code is emailed to you after purchase and the document
can be downloaded as a Word document or a .pdf file).  You can also
preview the document before you purchase it.  I've had a quick look at
it and while it does seem to contain most of the elements that you are
looking for, you will need to do some editing and tweaking yourself.
 
The form is described on the website in the following manner:  
 
<<THIS FORM: 
 
- Provides License for Linking and Logo Use 
- Provides for Tracking of Purchasers and Revenue Sharing Payment
System With Exclusions for Incomplete Purchases and Payment After
Deductions for Shipping, Taxes, etc.
- Provides for Both Parties' Maintenance of Each's Site 
- Provides Standard Warranties and Indemnifications  
- Provides Liability Limit 
 
The terms of this form are in favor of the Affiliate Program owner.
See preview for form details. Purchase includes one internal license
in PDF with form fields for completion of company name, address, term,
choice of law and other terms, or Word 95 with autonumbering and fully
editable.>>

and can be found at:

http://www.coollawyer.com/webfront/doclist/docinfo.php?did=23&cbid=14

The form can be previewed before purchase at:

http://www.coollawyer.com/docpreviews/23.pdf

The preview actually gives a very good introductory guideline as to
how to use the agreement properly and discusses the issues behind
clauses such as liability limits, warranties and indemnification and
payment.

As I've indicated above, you will need to do some tweaking with this
template as it is provided only as a "basic" boilerplate template and
the disclaimers on the website make it very clear that you use such
templates at your own risk.

Of further potential interest to you:

1. An article on critical affiliate contract clauses found at:

http://www.revenews.com/advice/strategy/contracts.html

2. A guide entitled "Affiliate Marketing 101 Start-Up Guide for the
Serious Netpreneur" - this must be purchased and is downloadable for
US$25.00 found at:

http://www.megadox.com/subscribers/docdetail.php?doc=386&doc_key=ycp9jnjnsq&PHPSESSID=319a759dcdc418c0da50194fb5226984

(the site http://www.megadox.com/documents.php/593 itself has a
variety of e-commerce/internet documents available for download, most
costing around US$25).

Kind regards
jem-ga :)

Google Search Strategy:

Keywords: affiliate agreement

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Keywords: boilerplate affiliate agreement

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Clarification of Answer by jem-ga on 02 Aug 2003 02:26 PDT

Hi rkm100-ga 

Am also confirming that purchase can be via credit card:

<<Security: Upon purchase, your credit card number is immediately
transmitted to your credit card company via secure socket layering
(see Help for more information); we do not have reference to it and it
does not reside on our site or server.>>

Best of all, if you are not happy with your purchase, then, provided
you return it within 72 hours, you are entitled to a full refund:

<<Return: If you are unhappy with your purchase for any reason, you
may return it within 72 hours of purchase and receive a full refund.
Please forward your receipt to help@coollawyer.com for a refund.>>

Of special note: Once you have made your purchase, you must download
your forms within 48 hours of receipt of your order confirmation email
- after that your code will expire.

Best wishes
jem-ga :)

Hi there rkm100 :)


With all due respect, you are unlikely to get an "exhaustive"
agreement for your currently listed price.  Only three quarters of
your list price (i.e $4.80) will be paid to the researcher that
answers this question.

In particular, given the scope of your question (i.e. "exhaustive"),
it's highly unlikely that any researcher will be able to anticipate
your precise requirements.

Some of the things which would help researchers:

1. Where are you located?
2. What type of affiliate agreement do you want e.g. does it involve
simple linking between sites, does one affiliate do any form of
processing for the other, are there any referral fees, is product
tracking involved, etc.
3. Do you really want an exhaustive agreement or perhaps a basic
template that you can then tweak/alter as you require would be more
suitable.

Kind regards
jem-ga

I know it is too less.. but I guess BoilerPlate means something which
is already there I could use it for free ;)

Nevertheless.. my comments on the quries raised :)
(i) I am Looking for a company based in US
(ii) Yes !!! simple linking.
(iii) referral fees would be paid to affiliates based on click through
(iv) The company is offering traffic tracking.. and affiliates have
nothing to do with product sales.

I am looking at an exhaustive.. :) (if agreement available less than
20$ would not mind paying for the same)