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Dobby Digital Ads – Terms And Conditions PUBLISHER’S AGREEMENT

This Agreement (“Agreement”) is effective as of _____ 20__, and is made by Dobby Digital Ads and __________________________, a ________, (“Publisher”). For purposes of this Agreement, Publisher’s authorized representative will be ___________________. This Agreement governs advertising delivered through Publisher’s Web site(s) or platform(s) (the “Publisher’s Site(s)”).

Dobby Digital Ads and Publisher agree as follows:

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

DEFINITIONS

Advertising Material means the text, graphics, logos, designs, trademarks and copyrights for any type of advertising including, but not limited to, buttons, banners, text-links, pop-ups, and pop-unders is created by an advertiser.

Advertiser(s) means one or more customers of Dobby Digital Ads which create the Advertising Material, and authorizes Dobby Digital Ads as its agent to include it on the Publisher’s Site(s).

Approved Monthly Delivery means the amount of inventory to be delivered for each calendar month of the campaign as stated in the Order.

Approved Monthly Spend means the amount of money that Dobby Digital Ads sets as spending limit, and for which it will be liable for any calendar month if specified under a particular Order.

Dobby Digital Ads HTML Insertion Code means the code in which Publishers are permitted to use Advertising Material delivered to the Publisher’s Site(s).

Dobby Digital Ads Network means the advertising network owned and operated by Dobby Digital Ads.

Impressions means the number of times Advertising Material is served to a person visiting the Publisher’s Site(s).

Order means an insertion order that is submitted by Dobby Digital Ads and is accepted by Publisher, or an online order via the Internet, which is a proposal that is submitted by Publisher in response to a request for proposal and is accepted by Dobby Digital Ads Publisher Earnings” and “Dobby Digital Ads Earnings: “Publisher Earnings” means the total revenue Dobby Digital Ads generates by running advertising campaigns for Publisher using the Advertising Materials less “Dobby Digital Ads Earnings” and subject to the Total Spend that may be established under an Order. “Dobby Digital Ads Earnings” are calculated at the campaign level at the sole and absolute discretion of Dobby Digital Ads. Dobby Digital Ads evaluates each advertising campaign and makes relative earnings calculations based upon a number of factors including the type of campaign metric (e.g., CPM, CPC, and CPA), the performance of the campaign, technology costs, and other factors relating to the campaign, the performance of Publisher’s site(s) and Dobby Digital Ads’s Network as a whole.

Total Spend means the maximum amount of money for which Dobby Digital Ads will be liable under the Order.

Unique Click means the number of times, as recorded by Dobby Digital Ads’s server, a person visiting Publisher’s Site(s), as identified by cookie or IP address, clicks on Advertising Material, provided however, that a click on Advertising Material by a particular visitor shall only be counted as a Unique Click once every 24-hour period.

AGREEMENT

Section 1

Order, Delivery, and Adjustments

1.1. Relationship. From time to time, the parties may negotiate the terms of Orders under which Publisher will deliver Advertising Material for advertising campaigns to its Site(s) for the benefit of each Advertiser.

1.2. Orders. Each Order shall specify at the placement level: (a) the types of inventory to be delivered (e.g., impressions, clicks, or other desired actions); (b) the prices for such inventory; and if specified by Dobby Digital Ads (c) the Total Spend. Using such factors, the Order shall set forth the Approved Monthly Delivery and the Approved Monthly Spend. Publisher’s delivery of the first Advertising Material as specified in an Order shall be deemed Publisher’s acceptance of the Order’s specifications, terms and conditions, including any payment rates.

1.3. Publisher’s Delivery. Publisher shall ensure reasonably even delivery of Advertising Material based on the monthly contracted amount as stated in the Order. Publisher’s over-delivery of Advertising Material shall not relieve Publisher of such obligation, nor obligate Dobby Digital Ads to pay more than the total monthly contracted amount as stated in the Order. In the case of under delivery, Dobby Digital Ads shall have the right to decrease the Approved Monthly Spend for the current month, as well as for all remaining calendar months in the campaign, to an amount that would result from Publisher’s current actual rate of Delivery. The decrease to the Approved Monthly Spend(s), and a corresponding decrease to the Total Spend, shall be effective as of the date of the request by Dobby Digital Ads. In any event, Publisher is obligated to deliver evenly based on the most recent Order.

1.4. Adjustments to Orders. The parties may make adjustment to Orders, via revised insertion orders, as that term is generally understood in the industry, when signed by both parties or when accepted via e-mail. These adjustments may include changes in the price at the placement level, changes in the inventory desired at the placement level, or changes in the contracted amount at the placement level.

Section 2

Invoicing and Payment

2.1. Payment. Within 15 days after the last day of each calendar month for a specific campaign, Dobby Digital Ads will pay Publisher its Publisher Earnings for Advertising Material actually delivered by Publisher to each of Publisher’s Site(s) approved by Dobby Digital Ads during the applicable calendar month and for which Dobby Digital Ads has been paid by the Advertiser in accordance with Section 3.2 herein, subject to the applicable Order’s specifications, terms and conditions. Publisher acknowledges that Dobby Digital Ads bills its Advertisers, and pays its Publishers, based on actual delivery.

2.2. Liability for Publisher’s Revenue. Publisher understands and agrees that Dobby Digital Ads acts solely as an agent for the Advertisers; and that Dobby Digital Ads shall only be liable to Publisher for Publishers Revenue based on payments from Advertisers that it has received without restrictions that constitute immediately-available funds to Dobby Digital Ads (hereinafter called “Cleared Funds”). Publisher agrees that (i) Dobby Digital Ads shall have no liability or obligation to Publisher for payments due but unpaid from Advertisers, or that are not Cleared Funds; (ii) Publisher will only assert any claims therefore directly against the Advertisers; and (iii) Publisher shall hold Dobby Digital Ads harmless and indemnify it from any claims or liability related to such unpaid amounts or amounts that do not constitute Cleared Funds. Dobby Digital Ads agrees to make every reasonable effort to bill, collect and clear payment from the Advertisers on a timely basis. Dobby Digital Ads, reserves the absolute right not to make any payments if the Publisher violates any of the terms and conditions set forth herein. Dobby Digital Ads shall not pay for clicks generated from Dobby Digital Ads house banners. Clicks from Dobby Digital Ads house banners will result in no revenue for Publisher.

2.3. Invoicing and Payments.

2.4. Taxes. Dobby Digital Ads assumes no responsibility for paying income taxes on behalf of Publisher. By participating in the Dobby Digital Ads Network, Publisher assumes complete and sole responsibility for any taxes owed as a consequence thereof. Dobby Digital Ads shall provide Publisher with appropriate tax information, including earnings on Form 1099. Publisher residing in the United States agree to provide their Social Security number or Federal Employee Identification Number to Dobby Digital Ads for tax reporting purposes. In no event will payments be made on accounts that have not provided proper tax identification information. Such information will be used for no purpose other than for tax reporting purposes. International Publishers may be asked to complete appropriate forms for tax purposes.

Section 3

Advertising Materials

3.1 Linking and Trafficking Guidelines. Prior to displaying the first Advertising Materials specified in an Order, Dobby Digital Ads shall provide Publisher with linking instructions, URL, banner, and alternative text for the Advertising Material. Dobby Digital Ads may make changes to any such Advertising Material upon 48 hours notice, via e-mail, telephone or fax. Publisher shall process such changes so as to deliver the Advertising Material correctly, clearly, and at the times and frequencies specified by Dobby Digital Ads. In the event Publisher fails to run the Advertising Material properly, Dobby Digital Ads may require appropriate delivery of additional Advertising Material and/or a proportional or total reduction in amounts payable.

3.2. Delivery of Advertising Material. Dobby Digital Ads shall provide all Advertising Material to Publisher via servers at Dobby Digital Ads. Dobby Digital Ads shall issue Orders to Publisher, and shall provide Publisher with appropriate linking instructions to the Dobby Digital Ads servers. Publisher shall obtain the Advertising Materials from the Dobby Digital Ads services at the time of delivery the Advertising Materials for a specific advertisement. If Publisher is unable to obtain the Advertising Materials from the Dobby Digital Ads servers on a consistent basis, Publisher shall cease delivering Advertising Material and shall contact Dobby Digital Ads promptly, but in no event more than one business day after the problem first occurred. Publisher shall not resume the display of Advertising Materials until Dobby Digital Ads directs Publisher to do so. In the event of a persistent outage of the Dobby Digital Ads servers, Dobby Digital Ads may, at its option, provide Publisher with the Advertising Materials directly, and may direct Publisher to serve the Advertising Materials from its servers.

3.3. Dobby Digital Ads HTML Insertion Code. Publisher shall place the Dobby Digital Ads HTML Insertion Code on all appropriate pages within its Site(s). Publisher shall not alter, sell or disclose the Dobby Digital Ads HTML Insertion Code in any way without Dobby Digital Ads’s prior written consent. The Dobby Digital Ads HTML Insertion Code for Advertising Material may not be used on a web page other than one located at an approved Site and may not be distributed or submitted to any newsgroup, e-mail distribution list, chat room, guest books, or other location which would result in the execution of such code without a bona fide visit to an approved Web Site.

3.4. Modification of Advertising Material. Advertising Material must not be modified from original format without consent from Dobby Digital Ads. Publisher agrees to use the Advertising Material provided for displaying not more than one ad unit per page view. Advertising Material cannot be placed in email messages. Publisher cannot alter, copy, modify, take, sell, reuse, or divulge any computer code for the Advertising Materials, except as is necessary to partake in the Dobby Digital Ads Network, provided, however, with the prior approval of Dobby Digital Ads, the Publisher may, in certain instances, modify the Advertising Material computer code for purposes of inserting certain pre-approved language above or below the Advertising Material. Requests for language approval should be sent to publishers@Dobby Digital Ads.com . If Publisher violates this provision, Dobby Digital Ads, may, at its option, either reduce or eliminate any and all payments due hereunder, and/or terminate this Agreement as provided herein.

3.5. Recording of Service Counts. Dobby Digital Ads shall have the sole responsibility for calculation of statistics, including Impressions and click-through numbers. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) shall be the time period for traffic and tracking purposes. Statistics shall be available to Publisher online at http://www.Dobby Digital Ads.com. Publisher understands that Dobby Digital Ads’s online statistics may not be 100% accurate and that Dobby Digital Ads may make adjustments to Publisher’s online statistics at the end of each calendar month to account for, among other things, specific contractual provisions (e.g., bonuses) and statistical errors. In the event that coding on Publisher’s Site(s) generates substantial number of erroneous impression due to a technical problem such as server malfunction, coding alteration or a mistake in entering code, Publisher agrees to respond to the e-mail generated by Dobby Digital Ads technical support within 48 hours. If Publisher does not respond to this alert, Dobby Digital Ads reserves the right to (a) withhold payment on all Impressions and clicks delivered after the 48-hour period has expired, or (b) not show any revenue-producing Advertising Material on the relevant Site(s).

3.6. Fraudulent Impressions. Any method to artificially and/or fraudulently inflate the volume of impressions or clicks is strictly forbidden. Counts of impressions or clicks will be decided solely on the basis of reports generated by Dobby Digital Ads’s Advertising Network. These prohibited methods include but are not limited to: framing an ad-banner’s click-through destination, auto-spawning of browsers, blind text links, running ‘spiders’ against the Publisher’s own website, automatic redirecting of users, pop-up windows or any other technique of generating automatic or fraudulent (as determined by Dobby Digital Ads, acting reasonably, or based on industry practices) click-throughs and/or impressions. Advertising Material may not be placed on a page which reloads automatically. Publisher may not require users to click on Advertising Material prior to entering a Web Site or any area therein or provide incentives of any nature to encourage or require users to click on Advertising Material. Publisher’s clicks-throughs of any link other than Dobby Digital Ads’s Advertising Material, or use of any other means of artificially enhancing click results shall be a material breach of this Agreement, and upon such occurrence, Dobby Digital Ads may terminate this Agreement effective upon delivery of notice. Such termination is at the sole discretion of Dobby Digital Ads and is not in lieu of any other remedy available at law or equity. Dobby Digital Ads’s ad server will be the official counter for determining the number of Advertising Material delivered under an applicable Order, and amounts payable under this Agreement.

3.7. Ad Placement. 728×90 leaderboard, 120×600 skyscraper, and 160×600 wide skyscraper creative must be placed above the fold on an 800×600 pixel screen (within 500 pixels of the top of the webpage) so they are viewable without scrolling; 300×250 medium rectangles must be placed above the fold on an 800×600 pixel screen (within 500 pixels of the top of the webpage).

Section 4

Eligible Site(s)

Dobby Digital Ads reserves the absolute right to refuse in its sole discretion to affiliate with any Publisher. The following are examples of sites that are not eligible for participation:

At any time Dobby Digital Ads may investigate any Site for violation of this Agreement. Dobby Digital Ads regularly performs compliance audits. If Dobby Digital Ads determines that Publisher’s Site(s) includes any undesirable content, Dobby Digital Ads may discontinue the Ad campaign upon notice, and Publisher shall immediately cease delivering Advertising Material on such Site(s). In no event, will Dobby Digital Ads or its Advertisers be obligated to pay for Advertising Material delivered through Sites containing undesirable content after Publisher’s receipt of such notice from Dobby Digital Ads.

Section 5

Minimum Traffic

Dobby Digital Ads reserves the right to terminate this Agreement immediately should, according to Dobby Digital Ads’s statistics, either (a) the number of Impressions delivered by Publisher total less than 30,000 Impressions per month, or (b) the unique click-through rate on Advertising Material delivered to Publisher’s Site(s) equals 80% less than the average click-through rate of said Advertising Material for all web sites in the Dobby Digital Ads Network for any 7 consecutive calendar day period; or (c) the amount of United States-based traffic to Publisher’s Web Site (determined by the IP address of visitors to Publisher’s Web Site) equals less than 50% of the total traffic to such site (as determined by the total number of Impressions delivered by Publisher) (the “Minimum Requirements”); provided, however, should Dobby Digital Ads exercise its rights pursuant to this Section 5, Publisher shall be entitled to receive payments under Section 3 herein generated up to and including the date of termination, as long as payments equal at least $50 at the date of termination, and amounts under $50 shall be forfeited. When calculating the amount due to Publisher under the previous sentence, any payments for a particular month of less than $1.00 will be forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to making any payment to Publisher, Dobby Digital Ads reserves the right to (i) demand make-goods for any short-fall of the Minimum Requirements, which make-goods shall equal the number of Impressions necessary to achieve United States-based traffic of at least 50% relative to the total traffic to Publisher’s Web Site; OR (ii) reduce payment to Publisher accordingly.

Section 6

Representations and Warranties
Publisher represents and warrants to Dobby Digital Ads that:

Section 7

Campaign Discontinuance

Dobby Digital Ads has the option, in its sole discretion, to discontinue any Ad campaign or obligation under an Order, with or without cause, by giving a notice via e-mail, telephone or fax, to the Publisher’s authorized representative that will be effective immediately on the date when it is sent. If Dobby Digital Ads elects to discontinue any Ad campaign or obligation under any Order, all unfulfilled contractual commitments subsequent to notice shall become null and void, and Dobby Digital Ads shall pay Publisher only for Advertising Material delivered up to the date of the notice period so long as such Advertising Material are delivered evenly, or at a rate consistent with the rate anticipated in the Order. Dobby Digital Ads shall have no obligation to pay for Advertising Material delivered by Publisher prior to the date of the notice that exceeds the number specified in the original order or that vary significantly from the rate of Delivery prior to notice of discontinuance.

Section 8

Term and Termination

Section 9

License and Intellectual Property

Dobby Digital Ads shall use the trade names or trademarks of the other party or Advertisers without prior written approval from the party owning such name or mark.

Section 10

Privacy

10.1. Privacy Policy. Each party shall include conspicuously on its Site(s), a privacy policy that describes how such party collects, uses, stores and discloses users’ personal data if any is collected, including e-mail addresses, and instructs users how to opt-out of such practices. Publisher’s privacy policy shall disclose that third party advertisers may place cookies on the browsers of visitors to Publisher’s Site(s).

10.2. Privacy Representations and Warranties. Each party warrants to the other that, during the term of this Agreement, it shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations (including but not limited to laws governing privacy, and data protection). Publisher warrants that it shall comply with the Self-Regulatory Principles Governing Online Preference Marketing promulgated by the Network Advertising Initiative.

Section 11

Confidentiality

Dobby Digital Ads shall disclose to Publisher the names of Dobby Digital Ads’s Advertisers (“Client List”); and Publisher agrees that the Client List is sensitive and highly confidential information that it shall use solely for its performance under this Agreement, and that it and its officers, employees, directors, members, agents and representatives shall not disclose it to any other party for any purpose without the prior written consent of Dobby Digital Ads. Publisher shall ensure that each of the persons or parties in the previous sentence have signed confidentiality agreements with Publisher consistent with the aforesaid sentence before it may disclose the Client List to them. Notwithstanding the previous two sentences, however, Publisher may disclose to any third party the existence of its relationship with Dobby Digital Ads; but it cannot disclose the Client List or the existence or nature of Dobby Digital Ads’s relationship with any Advertisers included in the Client List. Publisher’s obligations under this paragraph shall continue indefinitely following the date of termination of this Agreement.

Section 12

Indemnification

The Publisher agrees to indemnify and hold Dobby Digital Ads and its affiliates, employees, agents and representatives harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, expenses, losses, damages and attorney fees arising from any and all claims and lawsuits for libel, slander, copyright, and trademark violation as well as all other claims resulting from (i) the participation of the Publisher in the Dobby Digital Ads Network, (ii) operation of the Publisher’s Site(s) submitted to Dobby Digital Ads for participation in the Dobby Digital Ads Network or (iii) otherwise arising from Publisher’s relationship with Dobby Digital Ads. The Publisher also agrees to indemnify Dobby Digital Ads for any legal fees incurred by Dobby Digital Ads, acting reasonably, in investigating or enforcing its rights under this agreement.

Section 13

Disclaimers, Exclusions and Limitations

Section 14

Non-Circumvention

During the Term of this Agreement, and any renewal thereof, and for one (1) year after its termination for any reason, Publisher agrees that it will not do business directly or indirectly with any Advertiser specified in an Order, or directly or indirectly solicit or induce such Advertiser to do business directly with the Publisher. Publisher understands and agrees that this prohibition is a key consideration and inducement for Dobby Digital Ads to enter into this Agreement with Publisher, and to provide the services hereunder.

Section 15

General

15.1.Inconsistency with Order. In the event of any inconsistency between an Order and this Agreement, the terms of the Order shall prevail.

15.2. Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Venue. This Agreement and all Orders shall be governed by the laws of United States, without regard for the conflict of law principles thereof. The Jaipur Jurisdiction Courts shall be the sole venue to hear controversies arising from or related to this Agreement, and each party consenting to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

15.3. Assignment. Any assignment, transfer or delegation by Publisher of its rights or duties hereunder will be governed by this Agreement, subject to the parties’ termination rights hereunder.

15.4. No Prior Agreements. This Agreement, together with all fully-executed Addenda, attachments and exhibits attached hereto, and all proper Orders, contains every obligation and understanding between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and merges and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings, if any, regarding the subject matter hereof.

15.5. Severability, Rights Cumulative. If any provision herein is held to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. All rights and remedies hereunder are cumulative.

The Parties represent that they fully acknowledge and agree to the terms of this Agreement, and that the following individuals are authorized to sign on their behalf.

______________(PUBLISHER) ________________Dobby Digital Ads
By ________________________ By ________________________
Printed Name _______________ Printed Name _______________
Title ______________________ Title ______________________
Date ______________________ Date ______________________