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Revenue Share Program Agreement - eDiets.com Inc. and eUniverse Inc.
eDiets.com, Inc.
Amended Revenue Share Program Agreement
This Amended Revenue Share Program Agreement (the "Agreement") is
entered into on May 20, 2002, and effective to May 19, 2003, between eDiets.com,
Inc. (the "Company") and eUniverse, Inc. (the "Client"). The parties agree that
this Agreement shall be given full force and effect and supercede the August 28,
2001 agreement, and any other understandings between the parties.
In consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein, the Client
and the Company agree as follows:
1. The Client agrees to display an eDiets ad, graphic or mutually
agreed to content on its website or in e-mail newsletters in the
form of a banner, tile, button, link and/or other graphic element
that is mutually agreed upon (hereinafter "Customer Contact").
2. The Client agrees not to modify the eDiets' icon, message or
image(s) in any way. The Company reserves all of its rights in its
icon, message, trade names, trademarks and all other intellectual
property rights.
3. The Company agrees to pay the Client a referral fee for each final
sale of an eDiets program offered through the website of the
Client as outlined below. A final sale does not include any credit
card sales that have been declined or cancelled within the first
10 business days (the "Sale") of the original sale.
4. The Client will be solely responsible for the development,
operation, and maintenance of its site and for all materials that
appear on its site. The Company disclaims all liability for these
matters. Further, the Client agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company from all claims, damages, and expenses (including, but
not limited to, attorney's fees) relating to the development,
operation, maintenance and content of the Client's site.
5. The Company reserves the right to visit the Client's website at
anytime and in the event that the Company deems that the website
to be considered unsuitable for the eDiets' program, the Client
will be required to remove the eDiets' ad within twenty-four (24)
hours of verbal or written notice.
6. The Company will pay the Client a [***] placement fee of [***] and
a cost per acquisition for each member generated via the Client,
based on the following schedule:
0-2000 new paying members in a quarter: [***]
2001-3000 new paying members in a quarter: [***]
3001- new paying members in a quarter: [***]
for any new member acquisition, whether generated from Client's
initial Customer Contact [***]. "An Action/Acquisition is defined
as a [name of partner] user who links from an eDiets advertisement
displayed by [name of partner] to the eDiets web site and who
makes a purchase of an ediets membership. An Action/Acquisition
does not include a membership sale that is made with a credit card
that is declined or a membership that is cancelled within ten (10)
business days after the date of purchase."
7. The Company will provide the Client with real-time statistics to
track new member acquisitions as they become available. The
Company will provide separate statistics for
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new members acquired after Client's initial Customer Contact and
for new members acquired after subsequent Company generated email
newsletters.
8. Payment will be paid net 30 following the end of each calendar
month. Monthly net sales are determined on the 10/th/ day of the
month following. The parties agree that there shall be no limit to
the number of referred members for which the Client shall be
entitled to receive a fee, provided that the members have been
verified as a "final sale".
9. The Client will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver a
minimum of [***] new customers to the Company resulting from
Client's initial Customer Contact every [***] throughout the
term of this Agreement.
10. Company agrees to pay for Client's initial Customers from contact
with those same potential customers initiated in subsequent
Company generated e-mail newsletters during the third month of
every quarter throughout the term of this Agreement.
11. The Client agrees not to accept advertising in any form from
Weight Watchers during the term of this Agreement.
12. The term of this Agreement will be for a period of one (1) year.
13. Both parties agree that nothing in this Agreement constitutes any
partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales
representative, or employment relationship between the parties.
13. Company will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Client, its
officers, directors, agents and employees from and against any and
all losses, damages, suits, judgments, reasonable costs and
expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of any
claim or cause of action relating to the performance or
non-performance of Company's obligations as set forth herein,
including without limitation any claims or causes of action
relating to the business of Company and the content of the
materials provided by Company pursuant to Paragraph One (1).
14. Neither Party makes any express or implied warranties or
representations with respect to its business. In addition, neither
party makes any representation that the operation of its site will
be uninterrupted or error-free, and neither will be liable for the
consequences of any interruptions or errors which are not within
the party's reasonable control.
15. The Client acknowledges that it has read this Agreement and all
its terms and conditions as stated herein.
16. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the United States and
the state of Florida, without reference to rules governing choice
of laws. Any action relating to this Agreement must be brought in
the federal or state courts located in Broward County, Florida,
and the Client irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such
courts
17. Neither party shall assign this Agreement, by operation of law or
otherwise, without the other's prior written consent. Subject to
that restriction, this Agreement will be binding on, inure to the
benefit of, and enforceable against the parties and their
respective successors and assigns.
AGREED TO:
/s/ Matt J. Slan /s/ Ron Caporale
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Client Signature Company Signature
Matt J. Slan Ron Caporale
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Print Name Print Name
Director of Business Development EVP, Business Development
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Title Title
eUniverse.com, Inc. eDiets.com, Inc.
5/21/02 5/17/02
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