Become an Affiliate

FAQ's

Joining the Quicken Affiliate Program

• What is the Quicken Affiliate Program?
• How do I sign up?
• Is my Web site eligible to become a Quicken Affiliate?
• How long does the application process take?
• Does it cost me anything to become a Quicken Affiliate?
• Can a Web site outside the United States be a Quicken Affiliate?
• I operate more than one Web site. Can I still be a Quicken Affiliate?
• What are my responsibilities as a Quicken Affiliate?
• What are Quicken' responsibilities?
• I don't have a Web site. Can I still apply?
• How do I change my account information?

Setting Up Links

• How do I create links?
• Where should I place the links on my site?
• How often should I update my links?
• Can I use your content on my site?

Tracking, Payment, and Reporting

• How do I know how much commission I've earned?
• How often do I get paid?
• Do I earn commissions on my own purchases?
• How can I monitor my sales?
• Who processes orders and handles customer service?
• How will you know that the orders came from my site?
• How often can I run reports?
• I operate more than one Web site. Can you track them separately but pay me with one commission check?
• How soon will I receive my Quicken software?
• How long will it take to download Quicken 2008?

What is the Quicken Affiliate Program?

The Quicken Affiliate Program allows you to make money by referring customers to our Web site. You do this by placing links on your site. Every time you refer a customer to us through your site and that customer makes a purchase, you earn a commission.

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How do I sign up?

First, you must read and accept our Quicken Affiliate Agreement. Then, you complete our online application form. After your application is submitted, we will contact you to let you know if you've been accepted as a Quicken Affiliate, and we will provide you with information on how to get started.

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Is my Web site eligible to become a Quicken Affiliate?

Anyone can apply to the program, as long as you have a Web site and an interest in personal finance software and/or other management software. While we are accepting applications from all interested parties, please note that at this time we are not able to accept all applicants. If you are not initially selected as a Quicken Affiliate, we encourage you to apply again at a later date.

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How long does the application process take?

It usually takes 2-3 business days.

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Does it cost me anything to become a Quicken Affiliate?

No! It's absolutely free to join our Quicken Affiliate Program. There is no charge to apply and there is no minimum sales requirement.

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Can a Web site outside the United States be a Quicken Affiliate?

At the present moment, we are only accepting Affiliates located within the U.S. We hope to be able to open the program to international applicants in the near future.

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I operate more than one Web site. Can I still be a Quicken Affiliate?

Yes. You can have multiple sites as a Quicken Affiliate. You can have one Affiliate account with us that will include all of your sites. You can track the progress of each of your sites separately and be paid with only one commission check.

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What are my responsibilities as a Quicken Affiliate?

The only thing you are responsible for is using the authorized marketing materials we provide you in your online Quicken Affiliate Toolkit and placing a link on your site. We handle everything else.

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What are Quicken' responsibilities?

We will provide you with the tools and support to help you maximize sales through your site. We also handle orders, shipping, and billing for all customers you refer to us.

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I don't have a Web site. Can I still apply?

Unfortunately, no. In order for us to accept you as a Quicken Affiliate, we must be able to view your Web site.

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How do I change my account information?

Once you have been accepted as a Quicken Affiliate, you will be given access to your personal Quicken Affiliate Toolkit Web site. Your account information can be modified through this site.

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How do I create links?

Creating links is easy. All you have to do is go to the Quicken Affiliate Toolkit and follow the step-by-step instructions. The site has an automatic tag generator that will create HTML for you to cut and paste into your Web site. It is so easy to use even beginners can create links in seconds.

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Where should I place the links on my site?

You should place links where they are easy for your site visitors to find, such as your home page. Some areas you may want to place your links include your home page, your navigation bar, and any other traffic areas. If you place the links in an easily accessible location on your site, your visitors will be more likely to make a purchase.

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How often should I update my links?

You should update links to our products frequently. We are constantly adding new products, so you should create new links that fit the interests of your visitors.

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Can I use your content on my site?

You may use the logos and content we license to you. However, you may not use logos that have not been specifically licensed to you. We will not be able to track your earnings and pay you the commission you deserve if you use a non-authorized logo or content.

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How do I know how much commission I've earned?

When you are accepted as a Quicken Affiliate, you will be able to earn a commission of 15% on sales generated through your site. Through the Quicken Affiliate Toolkit, you can access reports, that provide information on impressions, click-throughs, orders, shipments, and commissions earned.

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How often do I get paid?

We will send you a check for a percentage of the sales you referred to our site every month, provided you earned more than $50.00 The Quicken Affiliate Program reserves the right to withhold payment until such time as such affiliate's aggregate commissions exceed $50.00 USD.

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Do I earn commissions on my own purchases?

Yes! When you buy products from us through your Web site, you earn the same commission on your purchase that you would from a visitor purchase.

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How can I monitor my sales?

You can monitor your sales by accessing reports as often as you like through the Quicken Affiliate Toolkit site.

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Who processes orders and handles customer service?

It's easy! We do all of that for the customers that you refer to our site. All you have to do is place links on your site. We do the rest!

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How will you know that the orders came from my site?

All links from your site to our site contain a unique identifier so that every time a user comes to us via your site, we know to credit you when a purchase is made. This is only possible, though, when you create all of your links with the approved logos on the Quicken Affiliate Toolkit site.

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How often can I run reports?

You can run reports daily if you wish. Your Quicken Affiliate Toolkit site is updated daily with the latest information about your site.

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I operate more than one Web site. Can you track them separately but pay me with one commission check?

Yes. You can have multiple sites under one Quicken Affiliate account. You can create links and generate reports specifically for each site, but you will receive one commission check for all of your sites. To set up an account with multiple sites, please contact us at affiliateteam@quicken.com with the names and URLs of the additional sites.

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How soon will I receive my Quicken software?

The Estimated Delivery Date is based on the shipping type selected and destination address. In general, orders for in-stock products sent via Standard or Express shipping will be processed and shipped out within 5-7 business days. Standard orders are expected to arrive within 8-14 business days and Express orders are expected to arrive within 7-9 business days. Expedited orders ship out within 2-5 business days and are expected to arrive within 3-6 business days when items are in-stock.

If you purchase Quicken 2008 via download, the product is immediately available to you when the download process is completed.

Please visit the Order Status area to view the status of your purchase.

(Note: It may take up to 24-48 hours for our site to display your new order.)

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How long will it take to download Quicken 2008?

Download times will differ depending on which Quicken product you purchase, Internet connection speed, server capacities, Internet Service Provider (ISP) capabilities and other variables. For average download times, visit Download FAQs.

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• Legal Notice: The aspects of the Quicken Affiliate Program set forth in these Frequently Asked Questions are subject to terms, conditions and certain restrictions set forth in the Quicken Affiliate Agreement. These Frequently Asked Questions and the Quicken Affiliate Agreement are subject to change without notice.

Quicken Affiliate Agreement

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

This Intuit Affiliate Program Agreement (the "Agreement") sets forth the terms and conditions regarding the Intuit Affiliate Program (the "Program") of Intuit Inc. ("Intuit").

BY CLICKING ON THE "APPLY" BUTTON AT THE END OF THE AFFILIATE APPLICATION, YOU (IF YOU ARE ACTING ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF AS AN INDIVIDUAL) OR YOUR COMPANY (IF YOU ARE ACTING ON BEHALF OF YOUR COMPANY) (THE "AFFILIATE") AGREE(S) TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCEPTING ITS TERMS.

1. Definitions. Capitalized terms in this Agreement will have the meanings set forth below or attributed to them in various sections of the Agreement. However, use of the term "Affiliate" in this Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed to mean that any party to this Agreement is an "affiliate" of any other party for purposes of any federal and state securities laws.

"Affiliate Originated Visitor" means a unique end-user who accesses the Intuit Site through an Affiliate Link on the Affiliate Site.

"Intuit Brand Features" means Intuit trade names, trademark, service mark and/or logo authorized by Intuit and found at intuitaffiliate.com.

"Intuit Content" means Intuit-provided small-business focused articles and other content.

"Intuit Product" means the QuickBooks Software Product, QuickBooks Online Product, QuickBooks/Quicken Supplies, and Quicken Software Products.

"Intuit Site" means the Intuit World Wide Web site which is the destination of the URL included by Intuit in the Link.

"Intellectual Property Rights" means all rights in and to trade secrets, patents, copyrights, trademarks, know-how, as well as moral rights and similar rights of any type under the laws of any governmental authority, domestic or foreign, including rights in and to all applications and registrations relating to any of the foregoing.

"Link" means a hypertext and/or graphical link, to or from one Web site to another Web site which allows an Affiliate Originated Visitor to automatically transfer from the Affiliate Site to the Intuit Site.

"QuickBooks Online Product" means the QuickBooks Web-based products made available by Intuit.

"QuickBooks Software Product" means the QuickBooks software products made available by Intuit, excluding trial, evaluation, demonstration copies.

"QuickBooks/Quicken Supplies" means the checks, forms and other business supplies made available by Intuit.

"Quicken Software Product" means the Quicken software products made available by Intuit, and excluding trial, evaluation and demonstration copies.

2. Enrollment in the Program. To begin the enrollment process, Affiliate will submit and complete Affiliate Program application via quicken.intuit.com. Intuit will evaluate Affiliate's application and notify you of your acceptance or rejection of your application. Intuit may reject your application and reserves the right to terminate this Agreement for any reason with or without notice to Affiliate including but not limited to a determination that the Affiliate Site is unsuitable for or incompatible with the Program.

3. Links. Affiliate agrees to promptly post at least one Link (the "Affiliate Link(s)") to the Intuit Site at one (or more) Web sites owned or operated by Affiliate (the "Affiliate Site(s)") in no event later than five (5) business days following Intuit's acceptance of Affiliate into the Program. Affiliate Links may not be placed in newsgroups, unsolicited e-mail, banner networks, counters, chatrooms or guestbooks. Any Affiliate Link placed must be done so in such a way that it is not misleading to any Affiliate Originated Visitor and done so with the intention of delivering users to the Intuit Site for that Link. Affiliate acknowledges that the Affiliate Site will include the Intuit Brand Features, and Affiliate has no right to alter, remove, or customize the Intuit Brand Features. Affiliate will not use or display the Link(s) or the Intuit Brand Features in a manner that is defamatory, misleading, libelous, and obscene or otherwise potentially damaging to the reputation of Intuit, or the goodwill associated with the Intuit Brand Features.

4. Affiliate Obligations and Restrictions. Affiliate will be solely responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of Affiliate Site and for all materials that appear on Affiliate Site, including but not limited to: (a) the accuracy and appropriateness of materials posted on Affiliate Site; and (b) ensuring that materials posted on Affiliate Site do not violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party. Affiliate agrees to refrain from the following: (a) purchasing and/or using domain name(s) that incorporate any portion of the Intuit Brand Features; (b) purchasing any search engine keywords that outrank and/or outbid any of the Intuit Brand Features; (c) identifying the Affiliate site as an "official site" ("affiliate" or "authorized affiliate" are permitted uses); and (d) changing any Intuit Product price and/or offering any additional Affiliate discounts or rebate on any Intuit Product. Affiliate hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Intuit, its shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages or expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees) arising from the development, operation, maintenance and contents of Affiliate Site.

5. Competitive Services. If you are approved as an Affiliate, Intuit would prefer that you not be an affiliate or otherwise promote, market or sell any products that are competitive with Intuit Products. If you do market competitive products and services, you agree to place our Link, banners, and any other content identifying Intuit and/or describing the our products and services (the "Content") in a location and in a manner on your Site that is equal to or better than the location and manner in which you place a competitor's Content.

6. Order Processing. Intuit will process orders placed by users who follow the Links from Affiliate's Site to Intuit's Web Site. Intuit reserves the right to reject or withhold acceptance or fulfillment of orders for any reason or for no reason, including but not limited to the failure of any customer making an order to comply with our terms and conditions of sale, (which we may revise periodically without notice to you). Intuit will be responsible for all aspects of order processing and fulfillment. The amount of sales generated using the Affiliated Links from Affiliate Site to Intuit Site will be tracked by Kowabunga (the "Tracking Data"). Affiliate will have access to Kowabunga reporting center at http://intuitaffiliate.com, where Affiliate can check the Affiliate Site's sales activity on a daily basis. To permit accurate tracking and reporting, Affiliate must ensure that the Links between Affiliate Site and Intuit Site are properly formatted and are maintained.

7. Commissions.

8. Payments. Subject to Section 7 above, Intuit will pay Affiliate the Commissions and Bounties earned which payments will be calculated on a monthly basis. Approximately forty-five (45) days following the end of each calendar month during the agreement, Intuit will send Affiliate a check for the Commissions and Bounties you earned in such month, less any other fees or reduction for returns that Intuit is required by law to withhold, and excluding fraudulent, redundant, or non-qualifying Commissions or Bounties. If the Commissions and Bounties payable to Affiliate for any calendar month are less than $50.00, Intuit will hold those fees until the total amount due is at least $50.00 (unless this Agreement is terminated). Affiliate may be taxed on the accrual of Commissions or Bounties, depending on the tax laws of Affiliate's federal, state, and local jurisdictions. Affiliate shall be responsible for any and all tax liability arising out of your accrual or receipt of Commissions or Bounties and Affiliate hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Intuit harmless from any and all claims, damages and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees) arising from such tax liability.

9. License Grant. Intuit hereby grants to Affiliate a limited, nonexclusive, royalty-free, nontransferable, worldwide license, without the right to sublicense, to use, reproduce, publicly perform, distribute and display the Intuit Brand Features and Intuit Content at the Affiliate Site solely in the form delivered by Intuit. Affiliate is only entitled to use the Intuit Brand Features and Intuit Content to the extent that the Affiliate is a member in good standing in the Program.

10. Reservation of Rights. Intuit reserves all rights other than those expressly granted in this Agreement, and no licenses are granted except as expressly set forth herein. Intuit retains all right, title, and interest in and to the Intuit Brand Features and the Intuit Site, together with all Intellectual Property Rights thereto. In addition, Intuit shall establish all Intuit Product pricing and associated fees. Intuit may, in its sole discretion, change the Intuit Product pricing with or without notice.

11. Program Information. Intuit will own all right, title and interest in and to all information that is created or collected in the operation of the Intuit Site including, without limitation: (i) any contact information collected from any Affiliate Originated Visitors, (the "Contact Information"); and (ii) any information collected about product sales at the Intuit Site generated through the Affiliate Link(s), (the "Sales Information"). Intuit (will/can) not share contact information to Affiliates and/or other third parties. Intuit will make certain Sales Information available online to Affiliate from time to time. Affiliate will not disclose any Sales Information to any third party without Intuit's prior approval. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Intuit grants to Affiliate a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use Sales Information solely in the manner and subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section. Each party shall comply with its respective privacy policies and statements in handling, using and disclosing any Contact Information and Sales Information.

12. Termination. This Agreement will become effective on the Effective Date and ends when terminated by either party in accordance with this Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated (i) by Intuit, with or without cause, and with or without notice to Affiliate, and (ii) by Affiliate, with or without cause, by removing the Intuit Brand Feature from the Affiliate Site, and notifying Intuit of its intention to terminate the Agreement. Upon termination or expiration of the Agreement: (i) all licenses granted herein shall terminate; (ii) Affiliate shall immediately remove any Affiliate Link(s) and Intuit Brand Features from Affiliate Site; (iii) Intuit will pay Affiliate any accrued and unpaid Fees, provided such fees exceed $25; and (iv) Sections 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21 and this sentence will survive. If Intuit should terminate this Agreement because Affiliate is in breach of a material term, Intuit may withhold Commissions or Bounties payable to you in an amount equal to the amount by which Intuit believes in good faith that we have been damaged by such breach, including prospective damages and damages resulting from claims by third-parties caused by such breach.

13. Modification. At any time and in Intuit's sole discretion, Intuit may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement by (i) posting a change notice or a new agreement on quicken.intuit.com and/or (ii) e-mailing a revised agreement to Affiliate. If any modification is unacceptable to Affiliate, Affiliate's only recourse is to terminate this Agreement. Affiliate's continued participation in the program following Intuit's posting of a change notice or new agreement on quicken.intuit.com and/or affiliate's receipt of a revised agreement will constitute binding acceptance of the modification.

14. Disclaimer. THE INTUIT SITE AND RELATED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY, AND INTUIT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE INTUIT SITE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. IN ADDITION, INTUIT MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE LINKS, THE TRACKING DATA, THE OPERATION OF INTUIT'S SITE, OR BE FREE'S PROCEDURES AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING AND REPORTING SALES GENERATED BY YOUR SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, AND INTUIT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY INTERRUPTIONS OR ERRORS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF DATA. INTUIT SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITIES OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE TO ANY OF YOUR CUSTOMERS FOR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE DELIVERY, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INTUIT'S PRODUCTS.

15. Limitation of Liability. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL INTUIT BE LIABLE WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION OR DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE FAILURE, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE PROGRAM. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, INTUIT'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL FEES PAID OR PAYABLE TO AFFILIATE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

16. Authority. If the person entering into this Agreement is acting on behalf of his or her company, such person represents to Intuit that he or she has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of Affiliate, that this Agreement has been duly authorized by Affiliate and that this Agreement will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Affiliate. Such person hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Intuit harmless from any and all claims, damages and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees) arising from any breach of this Section. If the person entering into this Agreement is acting on one's behalf, such person represents to Intuit that he or she is an individual, 18 years of age or older, who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and is not a citizen or permanent resident of Cuba, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Libya, Sudan or Syria.

17. Publicity. Affiliate shall not create, publish, distribute, or permit any written material that makes reference to Intuit without first submitting such material to Intuit and receiving written consent from Intuit.

18. Relationship of Parties. Affiliate and Intuit are independent contractors, and nothing in this Agreement will create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative, or employment relationship, or the relationship of principal and agent between the parties. Affiliate will have no authority to make or accept any offers or representations on Intuit's behalf. Affiliate will not make any statement, whether on Affiliate Site or otherwise, that reasonably would contradict anything in this Section. Affiliate, as an independent contractor, will have sole responsibility for its expenses, employees, sales representatives and agents.

19. Communications. Affiliate agrees that by becoming a Quicken Affiliate, Intuit will contact you on a periodic basis with information about Intuit's affiliate programs.

20. Geographic Scope. All the rights and obligations of both Intuit and Affiliate are valid only within the United States.

21. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California without reference to conflicts of laws provisions, and any legal proceeding arising out of this Agreement will occur in San Francisco, California. This Agreement will be binding on and will inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors and valid assigns of the parties hereto. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between Intuit and Affiliate with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and/or contemporaneous agreements or understandings, written or oral, between Intuit and Affiliate with respect to the subject matter hereof. Affiliate may not assign all or any part of this Agreement without Intuit's prior written consent. Except as set forth in Section 13, this Agreement may not be modified without the prior written consent of both parties.

22. Notice. Any notice to be given hereunder will be in writing and given by facsimile, postpaid registered or certified mail return receipt requested, or electronic mail. The date of receipt shall be deemed the date on which such notice is given. Notice to Intuit will be directed to Intuit Inc., 2535 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043, Attn: General Counsel, Phone: (650) 944-6000, Fax: (650) 944-6622.

23. Assignment. You may not assign this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. Subject to that restriction, this Agreement will be binding on, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable against the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns.

24. Independent Investigation. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE MAY AT ANY TIME (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) SOLICIT CUSTOMER REFERRALS ON TERMS THAT MAY DIFFER FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT OR OPERATE WEB SITES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO OR COMPETE WITH YOUR WEB SITE. YOU HAVE INDEPENDENTLY EVALUATED THE DESIRABILITY OF PARTICIPATING IN THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM AND ARE NOT RELYING ON ANY REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE, OR STATEMENT OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.

As of 09.20.05