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RESTRICTIONS: (see full list of program policies below) We do not allow trademark bidding. See Special Terms and Keyword Link for more information. Protected SEM Bidding Keywords: · Publishers may not bid on Sprint or Sprint brand terms or their misspellings, including but not limited to: Sprint, Sprnt, Spritn, sprint, sprnt · Brand terms and their variations/misspellings should be added to Publisher’s negative keyword list. Non-compete SEM Bidding Keywords: · There are no restrictions here. Recommended SEM Bidding Keywords: · Device specific keywords: Galaxy S8, iPhone 8 · Cell phone category keywords: best cell phones, best price cell phone provider Special Instructions for Search Marketing Publishers: Sprint will not pay commissions to affiliates who violate these paid search rules and trademark terms and may correct or reverse commissions retroactively for such violations as well as remove affiliates entirely from the network. You may not use Sprint trademarks or brands in any manner that, in our sole judgment, may diminish or in any way negatively impact them or their effectiveness. Specifically, when engaging in Paid Search (PPC) activities, you may NOT: Place Sprint ads in search engines based on the purchase of Sprint trademark terms, derivatives, or misspellings thereof; Place Sprint ads in search engines identified as restricted by Sprint; You agree to implement Sprint’s Negative Keyword list, including the Protected Keywords. Toolbar Policy: Toolbars, software and/or browser applications/extensions are not permitted. Unacceptable Web Sites: Publishers are not allowed to promote Sprint via any toolbars, software and/or applications. Use of Logos and Trademarks in Web sites: Social Media Guidelines: The Social Media Guidelines apply to an affiliate's use of social media advertising or other forms of online targeted advertising offered by companies like: Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, RenRen, etc. 1. Affiliates may not create social media accounts (such as Facebook Fan pages, Twitter accounts, etc) that include Sprint trademarks. 2. ’Like’ or ‘share’ button functionality should not be used by affiliates to promote Sprint content within the affiliates website or mobile site without Sprint’s permission. 3. A hashtag is a tag used on the social network Twitter as a way to annotate a message (Ex: #yourhashtag), and are commonly used to show that a tweet, a Twitter message, is related to an event or conference. Retweeting, using Sprint’s hashtags, or public messaging Sprint’s social forums (twitter handles, blogs, walls) should not be done by affiliate websites, or their owned social media forums, without Sprint’s permission. Should you have any questions or feedback regarding the Sprint Affiliate Program, please contact us at PerformanceHorizon@sprint.com. Terms Sprint – Sprint.com U.S. Marketing Partner Agreement This Agreement is between Sprint/United Management company for its Sprint brand (“Sprint”, or “we”), and the applicant party (“you” or “Marketing Partner”). By clicking on the box below, Marketing Partner agrees that it has the capacity and authority to enter into this Agreement and agrees to be bound by its terms. This Agreement applies to your application and participation as a Marketing Partner in Sprint’s Marketing Partner Program (collectively, the "Program" or “Marketing Partner Program”) and are in addition to the terms and conditions entered into between you and Performance Horizon Group (“PHG”) for their service. If there are any conflicts between this Agreement and the PHG Terms and Conditions, the terms of this Agreement shall govern and control. By submitting the Application as defined below, you hereby ACCEPT AND AGREE to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement as they may be revised or amended by Sprint from time to time. This Agreement will become effective if and when your Application is accepted by Sprint. 0. Definitions. “Application” is defined in Section 2 below. “Approved Website” means your website that has been approved by Sprint to place Sprint Links on. “Sprint Campaign” or “Campaign” means the Sprint marketing campaigns that the Marketing Partners will be promoting as made available from Sprint. These can include but are not limited to offers and promotions (e.g., 50% the Samsung Galaxy S9). “Sprint Campaign Details” or “Campaign Details” means the rules and guidelines for each Campaign that are provided by Sprint which the Marketing Partner must comply with. Campaign Details will be available through the PHG Console. “Sprint Links” means the electronic graphic artwork, text and corresponding links provided by Sprint and obtained via the PHG Console’s creative section. “Commission” is fee due to the Marketing Partner for Qualified Transactions as further described in this Agreement. “Confidential Information” means (a) this Agreement and all related discussions, negotiations, and proposals, and (b) information, whether provided directly or indirectly from the other party in writing, verbally, by electronic or other data transmission or in any other form or media and whether furnished or made available before or after the effective date of this Agreement, that is confidential, proprietary or otherwise not generally available to the public. Confidential Information does not include information that is: (i) rightfully known to the receiving party before negotiations leading up to this Agreement; (ii) independently developed by the receiving party without relying on the disclosing party’s Confidential Information; (iii) part of the public domain or is lawfully obtained by the receiving party from a third party not under an obligation of confidentiality; or (iv) free of confidentiality restrictions by agreement of the disclosing party. “Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, municipal, local, territorial, or other governmental department or agency, regulatory authority, judicial, or administrative body, whether domestic, foreign, or international. “Licensed Materials” means Sprint’s logos, trade names, trademarks, service marks, and brands. “Net Sales” means the amount actually paid to Sprint for Qualifying Transactions, excluding any amounts paid for sales taxes, duties, shipping and handling, or similar fees. “Personnel” means a party’s employees and any person or entity other who performs an obligation on behalf of the party under this Agreement. “PHG Console” means the Performance Horizon platform/console. The platform or user interface will house Sprint’s creative, the Campaign Details, marketing terms, billing terms, restrictions, or requirements that Sprint requires in order to participate in the Program. “Program Terms” means the Sprint Campaign Details and the terms and conditions of this Agreement. “Qualified Transaction” or “Qualifying Transaction” means a transaction generated on the Sites as defined for a given Campaign. For a transaction to constitute a Qualifying Transaction, the Sprint customer must (i) follow a campaign link in the format specified by Sprint to the applicable Site, and (ii) purchase a phone through the Sprint Sites. “Site(s)” means Sprint’s website(s) as related to the respective Campaign including but not limited to www.sprint.com and any other Sprint-owned websites, excluding www.boostmobile.com, whether existing as of the date you began to participate in the Program or in the future, created by Sprint to sell products or services. “Sprint Affiliates” means (a) any entity, directly or indirectly, Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with Sprint/United Management Company; or (b) any entity that has entered into an agreement to construct, manage, and maintain a wireless service network in a defined geographical territory and is authorized to sell telecommunication services in that territory under the “Sprint” brand name or any of their successor brand name(s). 1. Program Terms and Conditions. Your participation in the Program shall be governed by the Program Terms. The Program Terms are accessible through the PHG Console. We may update the Program Terms at any time without prior notice to you, and you will make updates immediately according to any revisions to these guidelines. 2. Application and Enrollment in the Program. You must submit a completed Program application via the program’s signup tunnel to begin the enrollment process (“Application”). We will evaluate your Application and notify you of your acceptance or rejection within a reasonable timeframe. We may reject your application, in our sole discretion, for any reason. As part of the Application you must submit the principal address of your website upon which you desire to place the Sprint Links. You represent and warrant that (i) the information submitted in the Application is truthful and accurate; (ii) the person submitting the Application is at least 18 years old; (iii) in the event you are an entity, the person submitting the Application has the full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of such entity; and (iv) the execution of this Agreement by such person, and the performance by you of your obligations and duties hereunder, do not and will not violate any agreement to which you are a party or by which you are otherwise bound. 3. Your Website. Except as set forth in Section 5.2, you may promote Sprint and all of the Sprint Campaigns only by means of your Approved Website(s). Sprint reserves the right to approve all content appearing on your Approved Website which describes, or relates to, Sprint. If your website requires a login, you agree to provide Sprint with test login credentials (i) prior to being approved to the Program and (ii) at any time such credentials may be requested by Sprint. If you want to promote Sprint through another website other than an Approved Website, you will provide written notice to Sprint’s PHG marketing partner email address, at PerformanceHorizon@sprint.com. Upon Sprint’s written approval, you will amend or add the website accordingly on the PHG Console before promoting Sprint and the Sprint Campaigns through that website. 3.1 Responsibility for Your Website. You will be solely responsible for (i) the development, operation, and maintenance of your website; (ii) all costs associated with your website; and (iii) the accuracy, timeliness and appropriateness of all content posted on your site. We disclaim all liability for these matters. You agree that your website will not engage in any of the unsuitable website activities listed in Section 3.2 or prohibited marketing practices listed in Section 5.3, will only engage in the permitted marketing practices listed in Section 5.2. 3.2 Website Requirements. In order to qualify for the Program and receive Commissions, your website must: Be relevant and professional: Have a professional look-and-feel compatible with Sprint’s Sites; Employ logical navigation that is not confusing or misleading to the user; Not contain broken images or links; Not include areas that are under construction; Not display or provide content that: is offensive to the communities served by your website, including but not limited to blatant expressions of bigotry, prejudice, racism, hatred or excessive profanity or post any obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing or otherwise objectionable content; contains pornographic material, graphics or content perceived as offensive, defamatory, libelous, obscene, abusive, inflammatory or controversial, including that of a sexual, violent or political nature (including but not limited to nudity in content or ads); Not feature or promote: discrimination of any type, including but not limited to discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age-based criteria; activities involving unusual or extreme risk to life or the environment; illegal or criminal activities; Not sell, promote, or advertise in any manner (including but not limited to the use of hyperlinks): any products or services that are unlawful in the location at which the content is posted or received; gambling activities, alcohol, tobacco, or any illegal or controlled substance; Not violate intellectual property of Sprint or any third party, including but not limited to: the use of unauthorized links, domain names, HTML tags, or content containing "Sprint" or any other trademarks owned by Sprint, and any variations, or misspellings thereof; infringing in any way or violate any copyright, patent, trademark, service mark, trade name, trade secret or other intellectual property right of Sprint or any third party; · Not post any content that holds Sprint open to public scorn or ridicule; · Not provide site visitors purchase capability outside of the Sites; · Use industry best practices to identify and screen for viruses, worms, harmful code, Trojan horses, and other malware and prevent the transmission of such through your Website; · Adhere to data privacy by o not using tracking technology that enables correlation of tracking data with personally identifiable information collected independently by you from Sprint prospects or customers; o not collecting, posting, maintaining, or disclosing any personally identifying information or private information about children or any third parties without obtaining their consent in a legally sufficient way (or their parents’ consent in case of a minor), and to the extent such information concerns children under 13, you will ensure that you fully comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act; and o not collecting, accessing, maintaining, disclosing, or otherwise using, or implying that you are doing such, any identifiable information or other data relating to a person or entity on behalf of Sprint or the Sprint Affiliates. Not require a password or contain other means of restricted access to your website unless your website is a member-based website that requires a login, in which case you will provide Sprint with test login credentials as set forth in Section 3.1. 4. Linking With and Use of Sprint Links. In the event your Application is accepted by Sprint, you may use (to the extent provided in Section 6) the Sprint Links as necessary to participate in the Program. The PHG Console’s creative section will provide access to the Sprint Links that will allow you the opportunity to earn a Commission. The Sprint Links are the only mechanisms that will make it possible to track and report Qualified Transactions acquired through your website, provided that cookies have not been disabled on the web browser being used to follow the link to the applicable Site. It is your responsibility to integrate the Sprint Links into your website properly in accordance with the instructions available, and Sprint will not be liable to you with respect to your failure properly to integrate the Sprint Links into your website, including to the extent such failure may result in any reductions of amounts that would otherwise be paid to you under this Agreement. In order to qualify for the Program and receive Commissions, your use of the Sprint Links must comply with the following requirements: Sprint Links placed on your website may take the form of text links, graphics, banners, buttons, and data feeds that Sprint makes available to you. Sprint Links may also include promotions provided to you by Sprint through PHG. The content of all Sprint Links will be provided by Sprint; links provided by entities other than Sprint may not be used. We may make available to you, through PHG, HTML banners and data feeds that may permit site visitors to navigate directly to individual areas on Sprints Sites. For any search functionality on your website using Sprint trademarks, (i) Sprint Links must always appear at the top of the list; and (ii) any link that contains Sprint in the title must connect the user directly back to Sprint’s Sites. Sprint will provide guidelines to use when linking to the Sites and using our trademarks and other intellectual property. You agree not to modify any Sprint Links in any way without the express written permission of Sprint. You will ensure that all advertising promoting Sprint that you deliver using multi-site or cross-app data (e.g., interest-based or behavioral advertising) complies with applicable industry standards (e.g., the Digital Advertising Alliance’s principles for online behavioral advertising). 5. Marketing. 5.1 Notification of Changes. If you are accepted as a Member Partner, you agree to notify us via PerformanceHorizon@sprint.com within seven (7) calendar days of any material changes to (i) the content or structure of your website(s) or (ii) the activities utilized by your marketing program. 5.2 Permitted Marketing Practices. In order to promote the Sprint Campaigns, you may engage in the following marketing practices as set forth in Sections 5.2.1 through 5.2.6. 5.2.1 Loyalty Programs. You may promote the Sprint Campaigns by means of loyalty, rebates, and/or cash back programs. If you offer special incentives through a loyalty program you need to declare so in your Application before applying to Sprint’s Marketing Partner Program. 5.2.2 Email Marketing. You may use integrated email marketing, meaning emails that promote Sprint along with other news or advertiser offers, to promote the Sprint Campaigns or your participation in the Program. You may not use standalone emails to promote solely Sprint Campaigns without prior written approval by Sprint. For any email sent by you that promotes Sprint, you represent and warrant that you (i) will comply with all applicable legal requirements as the sender of the email (including but not limited to providing an opt-out link that recipients can use to opt-out of future promotional emails from you, maintaining an internal do-not-email list, not sending the email to any email address that has opted out of promotional emails from you, and providing all legally required disclosures) under the CAN-SPAM Act, Canada’s Anti-Spam Law, and any other applicable law; (ii) will only send the email to an email address that you have lawfully acquired; (iii) will not directly state or indirectly imply that email recipients have the ability to opt out of emails from Sprint or Sprint Affiliates; (iv) will send the email from an email account that does not include a Sprint entity in the email address or domain; (v) will clearly disclose that the email is being sent by you to the recipients based on the recipients’ relationship with you; (vi) clearly brand the email as your email; (vii) only use the Sprint Links to promote Sprint. 5.2.3 Social Media Marketing. You may use social media applications to promote Sprint, including through blogs, forums, newsgroups, message boards, chat rooms, or through similar Internet resources. You may do so only to refer prospects directly to Sprint, not as a means of representing Sprint. Social Media Guidelines: These social media guidelines as updated by Sprint from time to time (either through updates in the PHG Console and/or modifications to the Program Terms) apply to your use of social media advertising or other forms of online targeted advertising offered by companies such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, and Instagram: · You may not create social media accounts such as Facebook pages or Twitter accounts that include Sprint trademarks. · You may not use ’Like,’ ‘Share’ or other similar functionality to promote Sprint content. · You may not retweet using Sprint’s hashtags or public message Sprint’s social forums (e.g., Twitter handles, blogs, walls), on, including but not limited to, your website and social media forums. · You may not remessage to any Sprint customers or site visitors. 5.2.4 Sprint Deals/Promotions/Sweepstakes. You may promote special deals, promotions, and sweepstakes for the Sprint Campaigns, provided that these deals are publicly available, were provided by