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 Copart Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions

These Terms and Conditions ("the Terms") constitute the Agreement between Copart and the Affiliate and shall govern the Affiliate's participation in the Copart Affiliate Programme.

Please read these Terms carefully as any failure to adhere to these Terms may result in loss of Commission and immediate termination of the Agreement. The Affiliate shall indemnify Copart both during and after termination of this Agreement in accordance with the section entitled “Indemnities” below for any breaches of this Agreement.

By signing and returning these Terms (or responding to the relevant email request from Affiliate Window requesting acceptance of these Terms) to Affiliate Window you indicate acceptance to these Terms and to the indemnities under the heading “Indemnities” below.

Any breach of these Terms may result in one or all of the following remedies:   

• Immediate termination of this Agreement (and therefore removal from the Copart Affiliate Programme)
• All associated Commission is void for payment
• Responsibility for payment of regulatory penalties, fines and interest incurred by Copart where the Affiliate has made any changes whatsoever to the Content provided to it via the Copart Affiliate Page  and/or Copart resulting in a loss to Copart (PLEASE READ the section entitled “Rules of Engagement” carefully in respect of use of the Content before accepting these Terms)

Definitions

The following definitions apply to these Terms:

Rules of Engagement

The Affiliate is only permitted to use the Content, on the Affiliate Website in accordance with this Agreement.

The Content shall be made available, via the Copart Affiliate Page interface on a regular basis.

Copart does not wish to participate in third party email activity of any kind. The Affiliate is not permitted in any circumstances to send any emails containing any Content.

By joining the Copart Affiliate Programme and promoting Copart’s brand within the affiliate channel, the Affiliate agrees to use all Content in accordance with all guidance and instructions notified to the Affiliate via the Copart Affiliate Page and/or Copart.

The Affiliate is not permitted to alter the Content provided via the Copart Affiliate Page.

Any costs incurred by the Affiliate in providing and maintaining the Content shall be the sole account of the Affiliate.

The Affiliate must only use links provided by Copart to allow campaign tracking. The Affiliate will be required to provide Copart with a list of all URL’s where advertising will be used. This list must be keep up to date.

All Content used by the Affiliate on the Affiliate Website must be in relation to the current Copart offer or promotion and any changes should be implemented by the Affiliate prior to the offer start date as notified to the Affiliate via the Copart Affiliate Page and/or Copart. 

It is also the Affiliate’s responsibility to ensure that any listed prices/discounts/offers/content and creative is updated within one (1) day from the date the changes have been communicated to via the Copart Affiliate Page and/or Copart or by the offer end date as notified to you (whichever is the earliest).

De-duplication Rules

Copart pays out on a ‘last click wins’ basis. Copart sales are de-duplicated using DART against the following online advertising channels:-

1. PPC Brand
2. PPC Generic
3. Email Advertising
4. Display Advertising
5. Direct Partnerships
6. Price Comparison

Cookie Length

Cookies used as part of the de-duplication process shall be stored for 7 (seven) days only.

Disputed Transactions

Copart will only investigate disputed transactions if Copart is notified by the Affiliate within 30 (thirty) days of the date of the disputed transaction. All transactions must be submitted within six (6) months to the Copart Affiliate Page Within the Awin platform for Commission to be paid.

Affiliates permitted to join the Copart Affiliate Program

1. Cashback
2. Community
3. Content
4. Vouchercode
5. Email
6. Loyalty 

Compliance with the Law

Before joining the Copart Affiliate Program, please ensure the Affiliate Website does not display or sell advertising that contravenes any law or regulation governing false or deceptive advertising.

Licence

The Content and Copart Website is owned by Copart and is protected by the law relating to trademark and copyright

Copart has the rights to use the Copart brand and hereby grants the Affiliate a revocable, non-transferable, royalty free, license to display and link to the Copart Website and Content from the Affiliate Website for the limited purposes of promoting the Copart Affiliate Program, subject to the Terms of this Agreement.  The foregoing rights are not sub-licensable by the Affiliate. 

The license is conditional upon the Affiliate (a) not otherwise copying nor modifying, in any way, any icons, buttons, banners, graphics files or Content that is made available to the Affiliate; and (b) not removing or altering any copyright or trademark notices.

Affiliates must not directly or indirectly bid on the word mark ' Copart ' or Derivatives or confusingly similar words

No doorway pages to be built around searches for Copart

No masked URL's (including “add to favourites” buttons)

Must be able to navigate using the browser’s back button

The Affiliate must not purchase, license, or operate any domain name which is confusingly similar to the URL of Copart’s Website or the website of any Derivative

PPC Brand Bidding

Affiliates may not bid/appear on Copart trademarks, misspellings, variations of Copart’s trademarks or branded product terms) on all internet search engines in paid search positions unless the Affiliate is invited to join a closed brand bidding group. Any unauthorised Affiliate found contravening this will be removed from the Copart Affiliate Programme and all associated Commission shall be void.

PPC Generic Bidding

Where an Affiliate requires verification from Copart under a non-Copart verification process for approving third-party ads, Copart is in no way responsible for the Content. Without prejudice to Copart’s other rights and remedies under these Terms, the Affiliate indemnifies Copart both during the term of this Agreement and following termination of this Agreement from any losses, claims, liabilities, fines, penalties, interest and expenses arising from any complaint in relation to the Content. 

Unsuitable content

The Affiliate Website must reflect favourably on Copart. The Affiliate agrees not to provide, promote, distribute, place or otherwise publish any content which is libellous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or otherwise objectionable, fraudulent or violates any law.

The Affiliate further agrees not to place Links on any websites that are pornographic (or display pornographic material or advertisements); that promote or condone violence, bigotry or hatred; or that promote any illegal activity including (but not limited to) warez, cracking, ROM or emulator sites, or hacking. The Affiliate remains solely responsible for the content of its website

Fraud

Copart will not knowingly engage in any fraudulent activity whether directly or indirectly. Any Affiliate found to be engaging in any illegal activity will be reported to the appropriate authority and removed from the affiliate programme. Copart reserves the right not to pay Commission sale found to be fraudulent, whether direct or indirectly the fault of the Affiliate.

Affiliates must act ethically and reasonably in their participation in the Copart Affiliate Program and their provision of Visitors to Copart’s Website. Affiliates must not do anything (or cause or permit anything to occur) which will cause Copart to pay Commission to an Affiliate on sales made by Copart which the Affiliate did not procure legitimately

Management Information

The Affiliate may be required to attend a quarterly review meeting/ teleconference Copart to discuss performance. The Affiliate may be required to provide Copart with information in respect of:

1. Search & Marketing spend
2. Traffic volumes
3. Copart Click Through Rate and Earnings Per Click

Copart may in its discretion request a monthly meeting with the Affiliate to enhance/ develop the business relationship.

Auditing and Compliance:

The Affiliate Website will be audited on a monthly basis by Copart to ensure the correct Content is being used by the Affiliate and that the Affiliate is displaying the correct Content, offers and promotions as notified by Copart which are changed on a regular basis.

If the Affiliate is not displaying the correct Content, imagery or offering, the Agreement shall be terminated immediately and any pending sales that the Affiliate is awaiting payment for shall be rejected.

Affiliates that are removed shall not be allowed to reappear on the Copart Affiliate Program without explicit authorisation from Copart.

Copart will monitor the Affiliate’s pages to identify any breaches to the above terms and conditions.

Copart Affiliate Programme Termination

Copart may terminate the Agreement immediately for convenience. In the circumstance where the Affiliate is given notice to leave the program, the Affiliate may not rejoin.

The Affiliate is entitled to terminate this Agreement upon one (1) months prior written notice.

The Affiliate must cease to use the Content immediately upon the termination of this Agreement and delete all Links to the Affiliate Website. For the avoidance of doubt the Affiliate shall not be entitled to receive any Commission on any sales made after the termination date

Payment

The Affiliate will receive Commission for each genuine new sale, based on current commission rates as notified by Copart to you. For any sales, a genuine sale is defined as the last click conversion where someone accepts the quote provided by Copart for the vehicle and Copart goes on to purchase that vehicle. 

Payment of Commission shall be withheld if:

1. If the sale of the vehicle is cancelled by either the customer or Copart; 
2. The Affiliate deviates from the terms of this Agreement.
3. The sale is found to be fraudulent as the result of the Affiliate and/or a customer (e.g. the customer has not declared outstanding finance on a vehicle).
4. The amount payable will be recorded by Affiliate Window and verified by Copart.
5. Copart may from time to time vary the payment structure. Affiliates will be given a minimum of 5 (five) working days notice for commission decreases and one (1) working day notice for commission increases and be informed via email by Copart.

Representations and Warranties

The Affiliate represents and warrants that:

1. it has the authority to enter into this Agreement;
2. the Affiliate Website is in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (including but not limited to ASA rules and guidance);
3. any information displayed on the Affiliate Website regarding Copart is correct and not misleading.

Indemnities

The Affiliate indemnifies Copart both during the term of this Agreement and following termination of this Agreement from any losses, claims, liabilities, fines, penalties, interest and expenses arising from any breach of the Agreement including any breach of the following sections:

1. Rules of engagement
2. Compliance with the law
3. Licence
4. PPC brand bidding
5. PPC generic bidding
6. Fraud
7. Payment
8. Representations and warranties

The Affiliate shall also compensate Copart for any other damages or costs caused by the Affiliate's improper, negligent or unauthorised use of Copart Affiliate Program and technical problems or loss of data caused by the Affiliate’s Website

Copart reserves the right to amend and update these Terms at any time giving notice of when changed terms are posted on the Affiliate Window Website or in an email/newsletter.