MARKETING AFFILIATE
AGREEMENT
This Agreement
is made this 1 st day of October 2008, (the “Effective
Date”), by and between Equidata, Inc., a corporation
organized under the laws of Virginia with its principal place of
business at 724 Thimble Shoals Boulevard Newport News, Virginia
23606 (“Equidata”), and National Credit Report.com, LLC
a Corporation organized under the laws of Florida, with its
principal place of business at 7700 N. Congress Ave, Suite 3113,
Boca Raton FL33487 (“Marketing Affiliate”).
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Equidata provides certain personal
credit, fraud detection, credit scoring services and credit
monitoring for consumers, the (“Services”).
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Marketing Affiliate and Equidata
wish to enter into an agreement under which Marketing Affiliate may
market the Services.
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Marketing Affiliate wishes to
market the Services indirectly through third party programs, direct
mail, Internet and both inbound and outbound telemarketing. In
addition, each may own and operate a web site utilizing direct
access to the Services through Internet links.
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Therefore, if
accepted all parties agree that the following shall constitute a
marketing agreement between the parties.
Permission. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Marketing Affiliate may display Marketing Materials at
its principal place(s) of business, or at the principal place(s) of
its third party partners, together with a link from the Marketing
Affiliate Web Site to Fquidata (and its partners) Web Site.
Marketing Materials may also be used in the marketing of potential
customers through direct mail and personal solicitation as well as
inbound and outbound telemarketing. Marketing Affiliate may not
otherwise offer for sale, market, sell or distribute the Services
of Equidata without express written permission.
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Compensation.
Marketing Affiliate
shall be responsible for collecting all amounts due directly from
the Consumer and shall bear sole responsibility for non-payment of
any fees charged to the Consumer. Marketing Affiliate shall pay to
Equidata, as compensation for its providing of Services under this
agreement, such amounts as outlined and detailed in Exhibit A
attached hereto. Such amounts shall be billed on a bi-monthly basis
by Equidata and are due and payable in full by Marketing Affiliate
30 days from the invoice date. The prices set forth in
Exhibit A do not include regulatory fees, sales tax, excise
tax or any other fees or taxes that may be charged by states or
local taxing authorities nor does it include additional fees or
surcharges, including specific area Affiliate charges that may be
accessed by the Credit Reporting Agencies (CRA’s). Said
amounts charged to Equidata will be billed separately to Marketing
Affiliate and are due immediately upon receipt. Marketing Affiliate
agrees to reimburse Equidata all costs of collecting any past due
amounts from Marketing Affiliate by reason of non payment,
including reasonable attorney fees and disbursements. Equidata
reserves the right to increase the base cost of Services. Notice
will be given to Marketing Affiliate in writing no less than
30 days prior to such increase taking affect. A development
fee, yet To Be Determined and outlined in Exhibit A, is due
upon a signed agreement of project scope.
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Marketing Affiliate agrees to pay
promptly and in full all charges incurred through services rendered
when billed. When paying by credit card, the Marketing Affiliate
agrees to pay for all items that are revoked or disputed by the
credit card company or the card holder along with any charges or
fees charged by the credit card company including fees associated
with processing the credit card transaction and that the Marketing
Affiliate will be billed for those items in accordance with
Equidata standard practices. Marketing Affiliate and the
undersigned principal, partner or owner further agree that this
Agreement will serve as a personal guaranty by the undersigned
principal, partner or owner of the company, and the undersigned
principal, partner or owner will become responsible for any unpaid
balance past due on any invoice. The Marketing Affiliate agrees to
pay a late charge of 1 l /2% per month on the unpaid,
past-due amount as well as a returned check fee of not less than
$35.00 per returned item. In addition, the Marketing Affiliate
agrees to pay 25% attorney’s fees plus court cost in the
event that the Marketing Affiliate’s account is referred to
an attorney for collection.
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Disputes. In the case of disputed charge,
defined as a non-payment of an invoice for which notice of dispute
has been given in writing by Marketing Affiliate to Equidata,
Equidata or Marketing Affiliate may choose arbitration and
Marketing Affiliate and Equidata shall be obligated by the terms
agreed upon by arbitration and all monies determined owed shall be
considered due and payable immediately. Such arbitration does not
relieve Marketing Affiliate from its obligation to promptly pay for
undisputed charges in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Such disputes shall be settled by arbitration in the City of
Newport News, Virginia.
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Marketing Affiliate shall give
Equidata written demand of dispute within 10 days of the due
date of the invoice. The demand shall set forth a statement for the
nature of the dispute and the amount involved. If Equidata and
Marketing Affiliate can not resolve the dispute on their own within
10 days after Equidata receive said dispute, the parties shall
jointly select an arbitrator.
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If the parties do not agree on the
selection of an arbitrator, each party will select an arbitrator of
their choosing, and the two arbitrators will jointly select a third
arbitrator(s). Not later than 5 calendar days after the
arbitrator(s) have been selected, the arbitrator(s) shall schedule
the arbitration hearing to commence on a mutually convenient date.
The hearing shall commence no later than 25 calendar days after
Equidata receives receipt of dispute from Marketing Affiliate and
shall continue from day to day until completed. The arbitrator(s)
shall issue an award in writing no later than 10 calendar days
after the conclusion of the hearing. The arbitration award shall be
final and binding on both parties.
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Operational
Specifications. Marketing Affiliate and Equidata
shall agree upon Operational Specifications pertaining to the
methodology and logistics of data transfer and database
coordination. Upon mutual agreement as to the Operational
Specifications, they shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement
by way of an Exhibit. Both parties must agree upon any changes to
the Operational Specifications in writing. Any such changes will be
deemed to be a part of the Operational Specifications.
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Non-solicitation of
Clients. Marketing Affiliate shall not
directly or indirectly solicit an existing business customer of
Equid
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