This document sets out the Terms and Conditions for participation in the Curly Proverbz Collaborative UK Affiliate Programme via Awin’s network.
Curly Proverbz Collaborative UK Affiliate Programme Terms & Conditions Summary
Affiliate Types
We welcome affiliate types including content, loyalty. We are however not looking to work with cash back, voucher code Partners and retargeters through the affiliate channel or any affiliates looking to promote via PPC. We do not work with sites that display content that may be deemed pornographic or offensive.
Our Commission Rates
Our commission rates are 7% new and 5% existing customers, Voucher Partners are set at 5% new and 3% existing, Sub-Networks will be on 1% flat rate on all sales with a 30 day cookie window.
Full transparency & disclosure on Promotional methods
Subnetworks and all other publishers must provide clarity on their promotion methods, traffic sources and referral URLs. Failure to cooperate can lead to suspension and sales being declined.
PPC Terms
- It is strictly forbidden for any partners to bid on Curly Proverbz trademarks, brand name(s), or any derivations/misspellings - with or without spaces, in any SEM campaigns
- “Curly Proverz, Curly Proverbz UK & Curly Proverbz UK EU” and all variations thereof must be added as negative keywords in all PPC campaigns
- “Curly Proverz, Curly Proverbz UK & Curly Proverbz UK EU”” (or variations thereof) must not appear in any paid advertising as the display URL, nor can it appear in the main domain of any partner’s website
- Partners in breach of our terms may face the reversal of some (or all) pending pay-outs and other penalties – potentially including removal from the programme
Website Restrictions
- Partners are not permitted to use any mis-spell domains which could be confused with our own website or that of any of our industry partners
- Partners must not mask or cloak their URLs
- Embedding our website or content in an Iframe is strictly forbidden
Branding Restrictions
- All partners must ensure that any Curly Proverbz logos and brand descriptions are up to date
- No amendments are permitted to be made to our copyright protected assets
- All offers listed on partner sites must be kept up to date and in-line with our own terms and conditions
Voucher Codes
- Sales driven using a voucher not intended for the affiliate channel will be declined
- Displaying unauthorized codes will lead to a suspension from the programme
Please see below for Further detailed Terms & Conditions.
A) You agree that you contract with Awin and that there is not, nor will be, any contractual affiliate relationship with Curly Proverbz Ltd.
B) Awin grants you, as a Contracted Affiliate, a non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sublicensable (sub)license for the term of the Affiliate Agreement to use and reproduce the Curly Proverbz logo and Curly Proverbz related content solely for the purposes of placement of Ad Links on the Affiliate Sites.
C) Awin reserves the right to terminate the Affiliate Agreement at any time for any reason whatsoever.
D) You undertake to return to Awin or to delete all materials which relate to Ad Links, designs, developments, prototypes, product samples and other items provided by Awin pursuant to the Affiliate Agreement, in the event of termination, for any reason whatsoever, of the Affiliate Agreement.
E) You undertake to immediately cease (i) to further use and reproduce any Ad Link, Curly Proverbz logo, Curly Proverbz related content or other Intellectual Property Rights of Curly Proverbz Ltd (or one of Curly Proverbz Affiliates or any third party related to Curly Proverbz); (ii) to use all (technical) know-how and other information provided to the Contracted Affiliate by Awin pursuant to the Affiliate Agreement, in the event of termination, for any reason whatsoever, of the Affiliate Agreement.
F) The term of the Affiliate Agreement as well as the sublicense as mentioned under B is subject to the Term of the Agreement between Awin and Curly Proverbz Ltd. For the avoidance of doubt the Affiliate Agreement and the sublicense will under no circumstances be longer than the remaining term of the Agreement between Awin and Curly Proverbz Ltd and will terminate in the event that the Agreement between Awin and Curly Proverbz Ltd terminates, for any reason whatsoever.
G) You undertake not to use any Curly Proverbz promotion codes or coupons that are not made available through Awin. Any promotion of a code before the official live date and time is not allowed. Any use of toolkits for product launches provided by Curly Proverbz and/or Awin are not to be used before the embargo date and time lifts. Any violation of these terms will disallow you to earn commission on that code or product launch.
H) You guarantee that your Affiliate Site does not conduct any illegal activity and does not contain: 1. Discriminative content; 2. Pornographic content; 3. Hate/offensive/violent content; 4. Lewd/pornographic content; 5. Sexist content; 6. Political content that endorses one party or candidate; 7. Aesthetically unpleasing content as advised by Curly Proverbz; 8. Abusive or irresponsible promotion of Alcohol, Tobacco or Drugs; 9. Use of the word "sex" gratuitously or excessively; 10. Firearms, games of chance, and lotteries.
I) You undertake not to use other URLs, banners, button(s), pointer(s), icon(s) or other link(s) that individuals can click on and that enables them to navigate directly to Curly Proverbz Site(s), than the Ad Links provided by Awin pursuant to the Affiliate Agreement.
J) You undertake not to modify any creative made available through Awin and are not allowed to conduct display activities of any kind with self-designed creatives, without express permission and sign-off by Curly Proverbz.
K) You agree to use the creative/promotions made available through Awin.
L) You agree not to bid, except with prior written permission, on Curly Proverbz’s (or Curly Proverbz affiliates’) name and on any CURLY PROVERBZ logo, CURLY PROVERBZ’s (or CURLY PROVERBZ affiliates’) trademarks or any common misspelling or confusingly similar trademarks, on any pay-for- placement search engines, including, but not limited to: google.com, yahoo.com (overture), ask.com, msn.com and ilse.nl. Furthermore, You agree, except with prior written permission, not to utilise, advertise or otherwise promote, any Curly Proverbz terms in the headline or description copy associated with pay-for-placement search engines or in meta-tags, keywords, page titles or paid search engine advertising. The following phrases and terms are considered examples of Curly Proverbz (trademarked) terms:, CURLY PROVERBZ, CURLYPROVERBZ, CURLY PROVERBZ UK, CURLY PROVERBZ UK EU, CURLY PROVERBZ LTD, CURLYPROVERBZ UKEU, Curly Proverbz, CurlyProverbz Curly Proverbz Ltd CurlyProverbz.co.uk, Curly Proverbz.com Curly Proverbz UK EU.co.uk, Curly Proverbz UK EU store, Curly Proverbz UK EU.com, Curly ProverbzUKEU.co.uk, CurlyproverbzUKEU.com, CurlyProverbzUk.eu, CurlypProverbzEU.eu, CurlyProverbzUKEU.eu, Curly Proverbz com, Curly Proverbz Ltd , CurlyProvebrz .com CurlyProverbz.co.uk com Curly Proverbz store CurlyProverbzstore Curly Proverbz discounts Curly Proverbz coupons Curly Proverbz clearance Curly Proverbz products.
M) You shall at all times comply with Awin’s requests as to the use of the Ad Links and the CURLY PROVERBZ Logo and shall not remove any CURLY PROVERBZ copyright notices, trade marks or trade names from the CURLY PROVERBZ Logo.
N) You acknowledge that you will respect all Intellectual Property Rights of any third party pursuant to this Affiliate Agreement
O) You explicitly acknowledge and agree that all Intellectual Property Rights in the CURLY PROVERBZ, trade names, Curly Proverbz trade marks, Curly Proverbz Logos, CURLY PROVERBZ Sites and CURLY PROVERBZ Products belong to and shall continue to belong to CURLY PROVERBZ (or CURLY PROVERBZ’s affiliates, its licensors or other third party owners) and that you do not have any rights in or to the CURLY PROVERBZ Marks, CURLY PROVERBZ Sites and CURLY PROVERBZ Products other than the right to use or reproduce them during the term and in accordance with the Affiliate Agreement.
P) You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations and to conform to current good practice and any relevant regulatory guidance and rulings, including but not limited to advertising rules, regulations and standards, for the performance of the Affiliate Agreement. You will comply with any disclosure requirements or guidance provided by AWIN and CURLY PROVERBZ from time to time. Furthermore, you agree to comply with all environmental policies, standards and procedures described in manuals or other written notification provided to the Contracted Affiliate by Awin from time to time. Pursuant to the Affiliate Agreement, you shall in particular not (non-limitative): For example: 1) send spam; 2) use spyware; 2) misrepresent to visitors of its Affiliate Site;
Q) You agree that Awin has the right to audit your business facilities to verify compliance with the Affiliate Agreement, any laws and any guidelines imposed on you pursuant to the Affiliate agreement.
R) You undertake not to assign (which includes (i) a sale or other transfer of shares or of all or substantially all of the assets of the business of Contracted Affiliate and (ii) a merger, consolidation or other reorganization to which the Contracted Affiliate is a party) any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written approval of Awin.
S) You agree to respect confidentiality regarding all documents and materials which are made available to you and clearly marked as ‘Confidential’ pursuant to the Affiliate Agreement.
T) Curly Proverbz will aim to validate transactions on a twice-monthly basis, after the returns period has ended. This period is 30 days for all products.
U) Transaction queries must be submitted within 45 days of the transaction date. Curly Proverbz reserve the right to decline claims submitted after this time period.
V) Toolbars are not permitted on the Curly Proverbz affiliate programmes, in any region.
W) As an approved subnetwork you are and will be responsible for compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations related to partners on your platform. When reporting traffic and sales back to the Curly Proverbz program, you must use the click ref or publisher URL field to identify the publisher and inform us of the last referring URL that drove the sale. Partners that do not comply will be suspended from ALL Curly Proverbz programs. Curly Proverbz holds the right to decline any transactions without a clearly defined website URL.
X) Use of the affiliate channel for drop shipping or re-seller activities is not allowed. This is applicable for both direct activities or through Cashback websites. Consumers using cashback for these activities are not eligible to receive cashback and any transaction resulting from this will be declined. Curly Proverbz allows a maximum of 5 products per week per user to be eligible for Cashback.
Paid Search Policy:
The CURLY PROVERBZ program has a closed PPC policy. Affiliates are not permitted to use Store.Curly Proverbz.com, CURLY PROVERBZ.com or any other CURLY PROVERBZ URL as a display URL in any paid search listings. CURLY PROVERBZ do not allow affiliates to bid on any brand name or terms including any misspellings, variations or derivatives. Affiliates are not permitted to bid on phrases which include both brand terms and generic keywords. Affiliates are not permitted to include any brand terms, misspellings, variations or derivatives in any search string or display URL on any pay per click search engines (including, but not limited to, Google AdWords, Google Content Network, Yahoo, Overture, Miva, Mirago, Bing, AOL search, 7Search etc.). Examples of prohibited terms include but are not limited to: Curly Proverbz, Curly Proverbzstore store, Curly Proverbz.com Curly Proverbz-store, Curly Proverbzstore.com, Curly Proverbz.com, Curly Proverbz.co.uk, Curly Proverbz store UK, Curly Proverbz products, Curly Proverbz UK, Curly Proverbz hair oil, Curly Proverbz hair, Curly Proverbz hair care, Curly Proverbz hair growth, Curly Proverbz hair growth serum, Curly Proverbz hair growth oil, Curly Proverbz products, Curly Proverbz hair care products, Curly Proverbz Elixir, Curly Proverbz hair growth Elixir.
The use of any of the above search terms as either a keyword or in the display URL of any PPC advert is prohibited. To ensure that you do not appear for any search strings that include the CURLY PROVERBZ brand name, please make sure the following terms are negatively matched in all PPC campaigns: Curly Proverbz, Curly Proverbzstore, store.Curly Proverbz.com, Curly Proverbz.com Curly Proverbz.co.uk, Curly Proverbz UK, Curly Proverbz UK EU, Curly ProverbzUKEU, CurlyProverbzUKEU, CURLY PROVERBZ trademarks must not be used as a subdomain or subfolder on any display URL in paid search listings. For example: www.Curly Proverbz.mywebsite.com www.mywebsite.com/Curly Proverbz Anyone found infringing these terms will be contacted by the CURLY PROVERBZ Affiliate Team. Affiliates found to be breaching the program terms and conditions may have their commissions declined and will face suspension from the program. In extreme circumstances CURLY PROVERBZ reserves the right to immediately suspend any affiliates found breaching these terms and conditions and declining any commissions accrued from the activity.
The CURLY PROVERBZ program has a closed Paid Social policy. Affiliates are not permitted to use Store.Curly Proverbz.com, CURLY PROVERBZ.com or any other CURLY PROVERBZ URL as a display URL in any paid social listings.
The use of any of direct paid social linking to Curly Proverbz website in any advert is prohibited. In extreme circumstances CURLY PROVERBZ reserves the right to immediately suspend any affiliates found breaching these terms and conditions and declining any commissions accrued from the activity.
