Terms and Conditions
Language Discrepancies. In case of any discrepancy between the meanings of any translated versions of this Agreement, the meaning of the English Language version shall prevail.
This Agreement applies to all members of the Affiliate Programme, say for instances where we have specifically entered into written and signed amendments or variations hereof with any party in our sole discretion, referencing such amendments or variations as overriding these terms. By continuing to engage in business with Us, as an Affiliate, you will be deemed to have read, understood, accepted and be bound to this Agreement, without exception.
Preamble
Whereas:
A. We operate the Affiliate Programme and the Website; and
B. Affiliates may market and promote the Online Gambling Operators represented by the Affiliate Programme; and
C. These Terms and Conditions govern the relationship between the Affiliates and Us.
Definitions
1.1 “Affiliate/You/Your” means a member of the Affiliate Programme, whether a natural or juristic person, having registered and having been accepted by Us as an affiliate in accordance with this Agreement;
1.2 “Affiliate Programme” means the affiliate Programme offered and operated by Us and explained in further detail in this Agreement;
1.3 “Agreement” means these terms and conditions and includes all annexes and/or schedules hyperlinked within these terms and conditions, and also includes any subsequent versions hereof, posted from time to time in accordance with Our rights in paragraph 2.2 below;
1.4 “Online Gambling Operators” means all of the online casinos, bingo rooms and poker rooms on behalf of which we offer and operate the Affiliate Programme and which are listed here;
1.5 “Commission” means all income and/or revenue earned by You in respect of referral of Players to the Online Gambling Operators, which shall be payable in accordance with the schedule available here;
1.6 “Confidential Information” means:
1.6.1 any information of whatever nature, which has been or may be obtained by You from Us, the Online Gambling Operators and/or any associated entities whether through the Affiliate Programme or otherwise. This includes both in writing or in electronic form, or pursuant to discussions with Us or the Online Gambling Operators. Also, any information which can be obtained by examination, testing, visual inspection or analysis, including, without limitation, scientific, business or financial data, know-how, formulae, processes, designs, sketches, photographs, plans, drawings, specifications, sample reports, models, customer lists, price lists, studies, findings, computer software, inventions or ideas;
1.6.2 analyses, concepts, compilations, studies and other material prepared by or in possession or control of You which contain or otherwise reflect or are generated from any such information as is specified in this definition; and
1.6.3 the details of any dispute between You and Us resulting from this Agreement;
1.7 “Delinquent activity” means activities which in Our sole opinion are deliberately practiced by an Affiliate in order to secure a real or potential, unfair or unlawful gain in their dealings with Us;
1.8 “Dormant” means, for a period of three months, acquiring no new active players;
1.9 “Inactive” means, for a period of three months, earning no commission income and/or earning commission levels below a certain threshold. We may advise You from time to time by way of e-mail and/or any written form of correspondence
1.7.3 any dispute between the Affiliate and the Operator resulting from this Agreement;
1.8 Delinquent activity means activities which in Our sole opinion is deliberately practiced by an Affiliate in order to secure a real or potential, unfair or unlawful gain;
1.9 Dormant means earning no commission income for a period going back at least 6 months;
1.10 “Intellectual Property” means any and all now-known or hereafter-known, tangible and intangible rights associated with works of authorship throughout the world, including but not limited to:
1.10.1 copyright;
1.10.2 trademark and trade name rights;
1.10.3 domain name and rights;
1.10.4 trade secret rights;
1.10.5 patents, designs and algorithms;
1.10.6 all other intellectual property rights of whatever nature, however known around the world. This includes logos, distinctive marks and any other unique identifiable feature whether arising by operation of law, contract, licence or otherwise and all registrations, initial applications, renewals, extensions, continuations, divisions or reissues no or hereafter in force;
1.11 “Parties” means You and Us;
1.12 “Player” for the purposes of this Agreement means a customer referred by You to Us in accordance with such conditions applicable to such referral as are stipulated in this Agreement;
1.13 “Second-Tier Affiliate” means a party who You refer to Us and whom we accept as an Affiliate and who is thereafter tagged as your referred party;
1.14 “Us, We, Our” means Napier Limited trading as Fortune Affiliates, the exclusive Affiliate Programme provider to The Fortune Lounge Group about which more information can be obtained from the Website;
1.11 “Website” means our website located at www.FortuneAffiliates.eu;
1.12 “writing” or “written” may include typed, hand-written and/or emailed correspondence.
2 Agreement
2.1 This Agreement constitutes the sole agreement between You and Us.
2.2 We may modify any portion of this Agreement, at any time for any reason whatsoever, in Our sole discretion, by posting a new version of this Agreement on the Website. Notwithstanding that we will endeavour to advise you when we make any changes to this Agreement, it remains Your sole responsibility to check this Agreement and the version number hereof frequently. Modifications may include, for example, changes to the calculation of Commissions, payment procedures, and terms and conditions. If any modification is unacceptable to you, your only recourse is to terminate this agreement with the loss of all further commissions due to you. Your continued participation in the affiliate programme, following our posting of a change notice or new agreement upon our website, will be deemed to constitute binding acceptance of such changes.
3 Registration and appointment
3.1 In order to enrol for the Affiliate Programme, You must register by completing and submitting the online form, which may be found on the Website here
3.2 By submitting an application to be registered as an Affiliate, You:
3.2.1 warrant that You are over the age of legal majority in Your jurisdiction (meaning that You are over the age required by law in Your jurisdiction for entering into a legally binding contract) and that You are not aware of any lawful impediment precluding You from entering into this agreement;
3.2.2 warrant that the information with which You provide Us upon registration is complete, current, valid and honest;
3.2.3 in the event that you are registering a juristic or corporate entity as an Affiliate, you have the full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of such entity;
3.2.4 warrant that all Your marketing activities adhere to the eCOGRA (e-Commerce Gaming and Regulation Assurance) Generally Accepted Practices (eGAP);
3.2.5 Irrevocably agree to be bound by this Agreement.
3.3 Upon submission of Your application to become an Affiliate, We shall consider the same and the decision whether to accept You as an Affiliate or not, shall be entirely in Our sole discretion. We shall notify You in a timely manner of Our acceptance or rejection thereof.
3.4 Upon our acceptance of Your application, You will automatically be granted, by Us, the non-exclusive right to direct Players to the Online Gambling Operators in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
4 Affiliate duties and responsibilities
4.1 As an Affiliate, You will be responsible for promoting one or more of the Online Gambling Operators by implementing the advertising banners and special tracking URLs (as provided by Us and designed to identify all Player traffic generated by You as having been directed to Us by You) on Your websites, in Your e-mails and in all other communications with Potential Players.
4.2 The objective of promoting the Online Gambling Operators, as described in clause 4.1 above, shall be to drive or direct Players to the Online Gambling Operators, with Your unique URL as the hyperlink thereto. By directing Players in such manner You will be ‘tagging’ or claiming such Players as your own.
4.3 Only properly ‘tagged’ Players will be assigned to an Affiliate. Should Your tag be improperly inserted into any marketing material or not properly received by the Online Gambling Operator servers, the resulting Player registration and purchases will not be assigned to You. It is wholly Your responsibility to ensure that all referred Players are properly tagged.
4.4 The Online Gambling Operator assumes ownership of potential Players at point of first official contact with such party referred by You. You act as a referring agent for the Online Gambling Operators in this regard. The Online Gambling Operators reserve the right to refuse Players (or to close their accounts) if necessary to comply with any requirements the Online Gambling Operators may establish from time to time. In the event that any Players’ account/s are suspended or closed by the Online Gambling Operator and subsequently reactivated at a later stage, such Player/s will be reassigned/retagged to You and You will be entitled to earn referral fees in respect of such Player/s in accordance with the then prevailing Commissions applicable to Your account.
4.5 You shall also be entitled to register Second-Tier Affiliates with Us, provided that such Second-Tier Affiliate is a genuine arms-length person and that You derive no financial benefit whatsoever from Commissions paid by Us to a Second-Tier Affiliate. In the case of juristic or corporate persons, the Affiliate shall not be entitled to register as a Second-Tier Affiliate, any entity in which the Affiliate has any shareholding, financial interest or benefit whatsoever. For further information regarding Second-Tier Affiliates, please see the information posted here.
4.6 In the event that you refer a Second-Tier Affiliate to the Affiliate Programme, You will have 90 days in which to confirm that they are tracked to You through one of Your banner tags. After this period, We will not map any untracked Second-Tier Affiliates back to You and You will not be eligible for any earnings from such Second-Tier Affiliates. In the event that you are unsure if a Second-Tier Affiliate is tracked to you, it shall be Your responsibility to contact Your Relationship Manager within the aforementioned 90 day period.
4.7 You must ensure that you comply with any relevant data protection laws in the jurisdiction in which You are domiciled and any jurisdictions in which You operate.
Marketing materials
4.6 You may only present content approved by Us in respect of the Online Gambling Operators upon Your websites and in all communications published or disseminated by You. Display and/or use of content upon Your website or in Your communications that We, in our sole discretion, deem unsuitable may result in this Agreement being terminated immediately and the loss of all future Commissions by You. Without derogating from the generality of the foregoing, content that we deem unsuitable includes, but is not limited to, content aimed at children; and/or containing sexually explicit materials; and/or promoting violence, discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age; and/or promoting illegal activities; and/or or violating the intellectual property rights of any third party including, but not limited to the intellectual property belonging to the Online Gambling Operators.
4.7 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, only approved and properly tagged creative materials supplied by Us, from time to time, whether directly or upon the Website, may be used to promote the Online Gambling Operators. Advertorials and personal endorsements are permissible but all materials not available upon the Website are required to be approved by Us in writing in advance of the use thereof.
4.8 We may provide Affiliates with special promotional material and resources from time to time, in order to assist Affiliates to better market the Online Gambling Operators. You shall be obliged to make use of such material, as and when such material is made available by Us.4.9 Affiliates may not modify any banners or other creative material supplied by Us without Our prior written approval. The appearance and syntax of the hyperlinks shall be designed and designated by Us and constitute the only authorized and permitted hyperlinks that may be used in connection with the websites of the Online Gambling Operators.
4.10 In keeping with our anti-spam policy, Commissions will not accrue to any Affiliate who abuses or exploits third party platforms including search engines, press release platforms, social media services and other web services, that results in unethical or unfair business practices. In addition, Banners and hyperlinks may not be placed within unsolicited email (spam), unauthorized newsgroup postings, or chat rooms or through the use of "bots”. Furthermore, We reserve the right to terminate this Agreement immediately if it comes to Our attention that You are 'spamming', falsely advertising or participating in any other form of marketing activity which could discredit the Online Gambling Operators or Us. Should we suspect such conduct, We shall be entitled to place your account under review and all funds due to you will be withheld, pending an investigation into your account and such activity with the potential outcome that You shall receive no further payments from Us. In addition, You hereby grant Us the right to levy all expenses and/or fees incurred as a result of such activity on Your behalf, to You.
General conduct
4.11 You are not entitled to make any claims, representations, or warranties in connection with Us or the Online Gambling Operators, other than those specifically made in any marketing material provided by Us. You are not entitled to alter such material or to extract portions thereof. All such marketing materials shall be depicted in their original format only. In addition, You shall have no authority to, and shall not, bind Us or the Online Gambling Operators to any obligations whatsoever.
4.12 You will not knowingly benefit, in any way whatsoever, from any Player traffic to the Online Gambling Operators generated by You, apart from the activities authorized by Us in terms of this agreement for the Commissions. This also applies to other benefits due to you in terms of this Agreement, whether or not it actually causes Us or the Online Gambling Operators any damage. This prohibition extends to your own use of the online gambling operators. Accordingly, you will not be entitled to make use of the online gambling operators for your own personal use under any circumstances for the entire duration that you remain an affiliate.
4.13 Should You breach clause 4.12 above, or should You or any Player directed to the Online Gambling Operators as a result of Your marketing efforts engage, or participate, in any fraudulent activity as assessed by Us in our sole discretion to be fraudulent (for more information as to what behaviour We believe constitutes fraudulent activity, please see the Fortune Lounge Groups general terms and conditions we reserve the right to reclaim all Commissions paid to You at any time in respect of such Player. Our decision in this regard will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. We reserve the right to retain all amounts, or a portion thereof that we deem fit, (including those legitimately generated) due to You under this Agreement, if We have reasonable cause, in our sole discretion, to believe that such traffic has been generated with Your knowledge.
4.14 For the purposes of this Agreement, ‘advantage’ play and ‘incentivised’ Player traffic will not be included in determining any Commissions due to You. If you have any questions as to what constitutes ‘advantage’ or ‘incentivised’ play, You are urged to contact your relationship manager.
4.15 Money laundering is a serious crime and should We become aware of or suspect that any Affiliate is engaged in or involved with any money laundering activities, We reserve the right to immediately suspend an Affiliate’s account with us, pending an investigation, or terminate this Agreement with immediate affect with the consequence of forfeiture of all Commissions due to the Affiliate. In addition, We reserve the right to comply with any statutory duties to report such activity without notice to the Affiliate concerned.
5 Our responsibilities
5.1 We will provide various marketing materials as referred to in clauses 4.6 and 4.7 above and technical support and assistance with regard to such materials.
5.2 We will ensure the registration of all Players referred and track their purchases and losses for the purposes of calculating Commissions due to you.
Commission payments
5.3 We will, as agent for the Online Gambling Operators, pay out all Commissions due to You. Our standard Commission models will always be available as a document hyperlinked to this Agreement. However, the following principles will, amongst any others listed from time to time in the Commission tables, apply in all instances to the management of Commissions:
5.3.1 If You become either Dormant or Inactive at any time during this Agreement, We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to either restructure, on an individual basis, the Commission calculation model applicable to your account, including in respect of any Commissions due, or to terminate this Agreement. In this regard, you are urged to consult the Commission schedule for details of such restructured commissions on dormancy or inactivity ;
5.3.1.1 This clause only applies to affiliates who join our programme after 9 September 2011.
5.3.2 Any non-cash incentives or expenses involved in retaining Players may be deducted in our sole discretion from Your Commission. Examples of non-cash incentives may include, but not be limited to, gifts, travel and other expense involving VIP hosts and the like.
5.3.3 Negative Commissionable revenue generated in any given month by any Players who We, in our sole discretion, determine to be “High Rollers” will be carried forward and offset against future commissionable revenue generated by Players referred by You until such negative commissionable revenue is cleared. The determination of the criteria to categorize a Player as “High Roller” shall be in our sole discretion, and Our sole responsibility in this regard shall be to advise you of the categorisation of any Players referred by you as the same by way of amendment to these terms and conditions. Current criteria for determining our High Roller policy are:
5.3.3.1 if in any given month a player generates negative commissionable revenue of at least $10,000, and the aggregate commissionable revenue in that month (for the casino) for that Affiliate is negative $2,000 or greater, then such Player shall be deemed to be a High Roller;
5.3.3.2 if both of the above criteria are met (5.3.3.1) then the negative commissionable revenue generated by the High Roller will be carried forward and offset against future commissionable revenue generated by that High Roller;
5.3.3.3 the negative balance carried forward cannot be set-off against other players' positive commissionable revenue;
5.3.3.4 the negative balance carried forward cannot be greater than the total aggregate negative commissionable revenue for the affiliate, for that month;
5.3.3.5 if there is more than one High Roller, the negative balance carried forward will be split proportionally between them;
5.3.3.6 The negative balance of a High Roller will be reduced by future positive commissionable revenue that they generate in subsequent months. A negative balance will not be increased by future negative commissionable revenue unless the High Roller meets the qualifying criteria stipulated in 5.3.3.1 above, in subsequent months;
5.3.3.7 This clause only applies to affiliates who join our programme after 9 September 2011.
5.4 We will provide a monthly report to each Affiliate detailing total number of Players referred by such Affiliate, activity generated and Commissions payable to such Affiliate and any High Roller balances. We may, from time to time, make available such further statistics as we deem to be necessary to enable Affiliates to better promote the Online Gambling Operators. We will enable Affiliates to access the report contents online.
5.5 For the purposes of calculating Commission earnings, the Affiliate Programme month end is the last day of the month. Commission calculations for the purposes of determining the preceding month's balance are finalized by the 5th day of each month. Payments of Commission for the previous month are made by the 20th day after the close of the month.
5.6 Commission payments shall be effected by one of the following methods: NETELLER, PaySpark, EcoCard, UseMyWallet , Click2Pay, Wire or Check. It is the responsibility of the Affiliate to select the method of payment.
5.7 Should a Player’s account be locked at their own request, and not for delinquent activity, the revenue of such Player will be added back to Your account and the impact may be positive or negative towards your overall earnings, dependent on such Player’s wins or losses.
Security and confidentiality
5.8 You will be required, from time to time, to positively verify Your account with Us in order to receive payments due to You. This is to protect both You and Us from fraud. This verification process may require the submission of personal documentation proving identity and physical address details.
5.9 During the term of this Agreement, You may be entrusted with Confidential Information relating to the business, operations, or underlying technology of the Online Gambling Operators and/or the Affiliate Programme (including, for example, Commissions earned by you under the Programme). You agree not to disclose any of the same to third parties or to make use of any such confidential information unless You have our prior written consent and You further agree that You will use the Confidential Information only insofar as it is necessary to further the purposes of this Agreement.
6 Intellectual property
6.1 We hereby grant to You a non-exclusive, non-transferable license, for the duration of this Agreement, to use the Online Gambling Operators’ intellectual-property (licensed to Us by its owner/s) solely for the purposes of furthering Your obligations in terms of this Agreement and solely in connection with the marketing materials provided by Us on the Website. We may terminate this license at any time whatsoever and cancellation of this Agreement will automatically constitute such termination in all instances.
6.2 You shall have no rights whatsoever to sub-license any Intellectual Property belonging to us or the Online Gambling Operators, whether in whole or in part, to any third party whatsoever.
6.3 Ownership of all content displayed upon Our Online Gambling Operator clients' websites remains Our clients’ respective property and shall not be deemed to have been transferred to You through any act or omission in respect of this Agreement
6.4 You shall not assert the invalidity, unenforceability, or contest the ownership of the Online Gambling Operators’ Intellectual Property in any action or proceeding of whatever kind or nature, and shall not take any action that may prejudice Our and/or the Online Gambling Operators’ rights in any Intellectual Property belonging to Us or them nor do anything that might render the same generic or otherwise weaken its validity or diminish the goodwill associated with such Intellectual Property.
6.5 Under no circumstances whatsoever is the registration of any domain names or URL’s which contain derivatives of the Online Gambling Operators’ respective brand names permitted. Any Affiliate found to be utilizing brand name derivatives in URL’s, domain names or any other form of non-authorized marketing material shall be subject to termination of this Agreement, forfeiture of all Commissions due to such Affiliate and, in addition, shall face possible legal action.
6.6 To the extent that You are found to own any derivative URLs or domain names of Our or the Online Gambling Operator’s brands, You hereby irrevocably cede and assign ownership thereof to Us or our designated assignees and undertake to cooperate in doing all things necessary to perfect such cession.
6.7 All content contained on the Website and those websites belonging to the Online Gambling Operators is the respective copyright of such parties. Under no circumstances whatsoever will the duplication of this content in any form be permitted. Affiliates who infringe this copyright, whether by republishing such content or otherwise, shall be subject to termination of this Agreement, forfeiture of all Commissions due to such Affiliate and, in addition, shall face possible legal action.
6.8 In keeping with Our stated policy on copyright materials in clause 6.7 above, no Affiliate may bid on any Pay-Per-Click search engine service using brand names associated with any of Our or the Online Gambling Operators’ Intellectual Property.
7 Disclaimers, indemnity and warranties
7.1 Ownership, content and liability for Your websites are Your sole responsibility. You will be solely responsible for the development, operation, and maintenance of Your website and for all materials that appear on Your website.
7.2 We make no express or implied warranties or representations with respect to the Affiliate Programme or Commission payment arrangements (including, without limitation, their functionality, warranties of fitness, merchantability, legality, non-infringement, or any implied warranties arising out of a course of performance, dealing, or trade usage). In addition, We make no representation that the operation of the Website or the Online Gambling Operator websites will be uninterrupted or error-free and We will not be liable for the consequences of any interruptions or errors.7.3 Under no circumstances will We be liable for indirect, special, or consequential damages (or any loss of revenue, profits, or data) arising in connection with this agreement or the Affiliate Programme, even if We have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Further, our aggregate liability arising with respect to this agreement and the Affiliate Programme will not exceed the total Commission paid to You under this agreement during the 3 (three) months immediately preceding the cause of action giving rise to any claim for damages.
7.4 You hereby indemnify and hold Us and the Online Gambling Operators harmless from all claims, damages, and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees) relating to Your performance in terms of this agreement and the development, operation, maintenance, and contents of Your website, notwithstanding that some of such content may have been provided by Us under license to You.
7.5 We reserve the right to withhold and/or claim any funds due to You by Us in exercising Our rights as an indemnified party in terms of clause 7.4 above. Should the funds in Your account be insufficient to cover such damages, we reserve all of Our rights to secure payment including, but not limited to withholding and/or claiming the payment of future commissions due to You by Us until such a time as the damages have been paid.
7.6 Nothing whatsoever in this agreement will create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales or employment relationship between You and Us.
7.7 You understand that we may at any time (directly or indirectly) solicit player referrals on terms that may differ from those contained in this agreement, or operate websites that are similar to or compete with your website. You have independently evaluated the desirability of participating in this affiliate programme and are not relying on any representation, guarantee, or statement other than as set forth in this agreement.
7.8 No modifications, additions, deletions or interlineations of this agreement are permitted or will be recognized by us unless:
7.8.1 Reduced to writing and signed by both parties. In this regard, it is expressly recorded that none of our employees, officers or agents may verbally alter, modify or waive any provision of this agreement and only a party clearly identified as one of our authorized signatories may bind us in any written, signed variation of this Agreement; or
7.8.2 Posted as an amended or new version on these terms and conditions linked to our website.
8 Miscellaneous
8.1 This agreement is governed by the laws of Malta. Any action relating to this Agreement must be brought in terms of such laws.
8.2 Our failure to enforce Your strict performance of any provision of this agreement will not constitute a waiver of Our right to subsequently enforce such provision or any other provision of this agreement.
8.3 Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law but, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement or any provision hereof. No waiver will be implied from conduct or failure to enforce any rights and must be in writing to be effective.
9 Term & Termination
9.1 The term of this agreement will begin when You are informed of Your acceptance as a member of the Affiliate Programme.
9.2 This agreement shall endure indefinitely until terminated in terms of any termination rights contained herein or until either party notifies the other in writing that it wishes to terminate the Agreement, in which case this Agreement shall be terminated immediately. Accordingly, termination is at will, for any reason, by either party. For purposes of notification of termination, delivery via email is considered a written and immediate form of notification.
9.3 Upon termination, You must remove all of the Online Gambling Operators’ banners from Your site and disable any links from Your site to theirs and Ours. You will be entitled only to unpaid commission above the $200 payment threshold, if any, earned by You on or prior to the date of termination. You will not be entitled to Commission accruing after the date of termination.
9.4 If you have failed to fulfil Your obligations and responsibilities in terms hereof, We will not pay you the Commission otherwise owing to You upon termination.
9.5 We may withhold Your final payment for a reasonable time after termination to ensure that the correct amount is paid.
9.6 If we continue to permit activity (generation of revenue) from Players after termination, this will not constitute a continuation or renewal of this Agreement or a waiver of termination.
9.7 Upon termination, You will return to Us any Confidential Information, and all copies of it in your possession, custody or control.
9.8 You and We will be released from all obligations and liabilities to each other occurring or arising after the date of such termination, except with respect to those obligations that by their nature are designed to survive termination, as set out in this Agreement. Termination will not relieve You from any liability arising from any breach of this Agreement, which occurred prior to such termination
Last Updated : 09 September 2011
