This Affiliate Agreement (“Agreement”) contains the complete terms and conditions between us, Thread The Word (“Thread The Word”) and you, regarding your application to and participation in, the Thread The Word Affiliate Program (the “Affiliate Program”) as an affiliate of Thread The Word (an “Affiliate), and the establishment of links from your website to our website, www.threadtheword.com .
BY SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION TO JOIN OR BY PARTICIPATING IN THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM, YOU ARE CONFIRMING THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND THE THREAD THE WORD TERMS AND CONDITIONS https://www.threadtheword.com/affiliate-terms-and-conditions/ AND THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
1. Definitions
“Affiliate” – The business, individual, or entity applying to or participating in the Affiliate Program, or that displays Thread The Word’s products and/or promotions on its website, or other means, using an affiliate tracking code in exchange for receiving a commission from Thread The Word for sales directly resulting from such display.
“Affiliate Platform” – An internal or third-party platform, will be used by Thread The Word to track Affiliate performance, including specific referrals and commissions earned through the Affiliate Program.
“Affiliate Console” – The Affiliate Console is used by Affiliates to track commissions, view reports, and update contact information and payment preferences. Below is the link to the Affiliate Console: https://www.threadtheword.com/affiliate-portal/
“Affiliate Site” – The Affiliate’s website, physical store or social media which displays Thread The Word’s Products and/or promotions.
“Thread The Word’s Products” – Web hosting and related products that are available for purchase from Thread The Word.
“Commission Fees” – The amount you will be paid for each Qualified Purchase by a Referred Customer that you refer to Thread The Word subject to the Commission Threshold and pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Commission Threshold” – The amount of Commission Fees an Affiliate must accrue prior to receiving a payment from Thread The Word.
“Qualified Purchase” – A sale of Thread The Word Products to a Referred Customer that is not excluded under Section 7.
“Referred Customer” – Each new and unique customer referred from Affiliate through a Link (as defined in Section 3) that provides valid account and billing information.
“Registration Form” – Any and all order forms or other signup or acceptance form submitted by a customer to purchase Thread The Word’s Products.
2. Enrolment in the Affiliate Program
a. To begin the process, you must submit an Affiliate Program Signup Form. The Signup Form can be found at https://www.threadtheword.com/affiliate-portal/ .
b. We will evaluate your application in good faith and will notify you of your acceptance or rejection in a timely manner. We may reject your application if we determine (in our sole discretion) that your website, store or social media is not suitable for the Affiliate Program for any reason, including, but not limited to, its inclusion of content that is unlawful or otherwise violates our Terms and Conditions, as determined in our sole discretion.
c. If we reject your application, for any reason, you may not re-apply to the Affiliate Program utilizing the same domain name/URL or reapply using a different domain/URL name and then add the previously rejected domain name/URL to your affiliate account. Thread The Word, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to notify any prospective affiliate of their rejection or removal from the Affiliate Program at any time.
3. Promotion of Our Affiliate Relationship
a. Use of Links. If you qualify and agree to participate as an Affiliate, we will make a variety of graphic and textual links available to you (each referred to herein as a “Link” or collectively, as the “Links”). The Links will serve to identify your website as a member of the Affiliate Program and will establish a link from your website or e-mail to Thread The Word’s website. You agree to cooperate fully with us in order to establish and maintain such Links. You further agree that your use of the Links must be in compliance with this Agreement at all times. Thread The Word may modify the Links from time to time in its sole discretion. You will not use graphic or textual images (indicating a Link) or text messages to promote Thread The Word that are not approved in advance by Thread The Word. All Affiliate Sites shall display the Links prominently in relevant sections of their website. Furthermore, you agree not to use cookie stuffing techniques that set the affiliate tracking cookie without the Referred Customer’s knowledge. Any information with respect to Thread The Word that is going to be displayed on the Affiliate Site must be pre-approved by Thread The Word in writing.
b. Disclaimer. EXCEPT AS PERMITTED HEREIN, YOU SHALL NOT AND ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO (i) USE THE THREAD THE WORD TRADEMARK, NAME OR ANY OF OUR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE LINKS, AND THE LICENSED MATERIALS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “THREAD THE WORD IP”) (OR ANY VARIATIONS OR MISSPELLINGS THEREOF OR OTHER TERM OR TERMS CONFUSINGLY SIMILAR TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING) WITHOUT THREAD THE WORD’S EXPRESS PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION; (ii) USE THREAD THE WORD’S IP IN A DOMAIN OR WEBSITE NAME, IN ANY BIDS FOR KEYWORDS OR GOOGLE ADS (OR SIMILAR PROGRAMS AT OTHER SEARCH ENGINES), IN ANY SEARCH ENGINE ADVERTISING (PAID OR OTHERWISE), IN ANY METATAGS, GOOGLE ADS (OR SIMILAR PROGRAMS AT OTHER SEARCH ENGINES), KEYWORDS, ADVERTISING, SEARCH TERMS, CODE, OR OTHERWISE; (iii) ACT IN ANY WAY THAT CAUSES OR CREATES OR COULD CAUSE OR CREATE ANY “INITIAL INTEREST CONFUSION” OVER THE USE OF THREAD THE WORD IP ON THE INTERNET OR IN ANY SEARCH ENGINE ADVERTISING. YOUR USE OF THREAD THE WORD IP IN ANY MANNER, OTHER THAN AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED HEREUNDER SHALL CONSTITUTE UNLAWFUL INFRINGEMENT OF THREAD THE WORD’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND MAY SUBJECT YOU TO CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES (INCLUDING POTENTIAL TREBLE DAMAGES FOR KNOWING OR WILLFUL INFRINGEMENT), AND THE OBLIGATION TO PAY THREAD THE WORD’S LEGAL FEES AND COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN WHICH THREAD THE WORD SEEKS TO ENFORCE ITS RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR WITH REGARD TO ANY OF THREAD THE WORD’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
c. Discounts and Coupons. You are not allowed to post any refunds, credits or discounts on the Thread The Word Products, or other content concerning Thread The Word without Thread The Word’s prior written consent in each instance. Affiliates may only use coupons and discounts that are provided exclusively through the Affiliate Program using banners and links. Each Link connecting users of the Affiliate Site to the pertinent area of the Thread The Word website will in no way alter the look, feel, or functionality of the Thread The Word website. Any violations of the terms surrounding links, coupons, refunds, credits or discounts shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement, and may result in your termination from the Affiliate Program or the withholding of Commission Fees.
4. Endorsement Compliance
a. It is the intent of Thread The Word to treat all of our customers fairly. Accordingly, we require all Thread The Word Affiliates to comply with applicable laws, regulations and guidelines concerning advertising and marketing, which require that material connections between advertisers and endorsers be disclosed. This means that all Affiliate Sites (e.g., directories, review/rating websites, blogs, and other websites) and any email or collateral that provide an endorsement or assessment of Thread The Word’s Products must prominently disclose the fact that you receive compensation for Referred Customers.
b. Thread The Word reserves the right to withhold Commission Fees and cancel the affiliate relationship with you should we determine, at our sole discretion, that you are not in compliance with the previously mentioned regulations that we deem relevant.
5. Order Processing
Thread The Word will process orders placed by Referred Customers who follow the Links from an Affiliate Site to Thread The Word. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to reject orders that do not comply with certain requirements that we may establish from time to time. All aspects of order processing and fulfilment, including Thread The Word’s services, cancellation, processing, refunds, and payment processing will be our responsibility. We will track the Qualified Purchases generated by your Affiliate Site and will make this information available to you through our website.
6. Commission Determination; Qualified Purchases
a. Commissions will be calculated based on the commission rates stated on the Thread The Word website for each Qualified Purchase (as defined herein) subject to commission accruing pursuant to Section 8 below. A “Qualified Purchase” does NOT include the following:
i. A purchase by a Referred Customer that has transferred from any Thread The Word partners or subsidiaries.
ii. A purchase by a Referred Customer who is also associated with any Thread The Word reseller, referral, or other program.
iii. A purchase by a Referred Customer that is not up to date on its payments or is subject to a refund, referral, or other program.
iv. A purchase that was completed prior to the Affiliate joining the Affiliate Program or was not tracked properly through an Affiliate Link.
v. A purchase by a Referred Customer that has not been in good standing for a period of at least thirty (30) days or is in violation of Thread The Word’s Terms and Conditions, or other applicable policies at the time the Commission Fees accrue.
vi. A purchase that Thread The Word suspects, in its sole discretion, is the result of fraud, which shall include but is not limited to, the use of software that generates real and fictitious information, multiple accounts from the same customer, or the referral of accounts that do not comply with this Agreement.
vii. A purchase referred by an Affiliate that has an excessive cancellation rate as determined in Thread The Word sole discretion.
viii. A purchase by a Referred Customer if the Referred Customer was offered or received refunds or credits from the Affiliate.
ix. A purchase by a Referred Customer if the Affiliate or Referred Customer is in or is promoting a business-opportunity program (as determined by us in our sole discretion), using marketing practices that we deem to be unethical or likely to attract fraudulent signups and/or signups with a very low likelihood of renewal.
x. A purchase by a Referred Customer who received a popup with a discounted offer, while leaving Thread The Word’s website during their purchase.
xi. A purchase by a Referred Customer engaging in “Domain Speculation,” which is determined by the identification of two (2) web hosting accounts with the same Referred Customer’s name, email address, or other identifying characteristics as determined by Thread The Word and/or the identification of two (2) or more web hosting accounts that have content on their websites or have similar content, templates or formatting, as determined by Thread The Word, in our sole discretion.
xii. A purchase using a ‘Wholesale Discount Code’.
b. Thread The Word reserves the right to withhold payment of any Commissions Fees to Affiliates who are new to the Affiliate Program, or who have commissions that are potentially fraudulent as determined by Thread The Word in its sole discretion, to determine the legitimacy and cancellation rates of Referred Customers.
c. Thread The Word reserves the right to suspend the payment of Commission Fees at any time and indefinitely, if it suspects fraud or other improper activity or a potential breach of any of the terms of this Agreement by the Affiliate or a Referred Customer. Thread The Word reserves the right to deduct from Affiliate’s current and future Commission Fees any and all Commission Fees corresponding to any fraudulent, questionable, and cancelled purchases.
d. Thread The Word reserves the right to immediately cancel or withhold for later review any Commission Fee that fails to meet the criteria of a “Qualified Purchase.” Affiliate is responsible for monitoring the payment, denial and, with holding of Commission Fees. Thread The Word is not obligated to actively notify Affiliates of the status of Commission Fees. If Affiliate has a question about a Commission fee that has been cancelled or withheld, Affiliate has thirty (30) days from the day of the payment would have been due to contact Thread The Word to request that the Commission Fee be paid. Any changes to decisions about cancelled or withheld Commission Fees are strictly made in Thread The Word’s sole discretion.
e. Commissions for any Referred Customer who is associated with any Thread The Word reseller, referral or other program may not be considered a Qualified Purchase. In other words, you may not receive double commissions or compensation.
f. In the event that the Referred Customers that are referred to Thread The Word by an Affiliate are determined to have an excessive cancellation rate, as determined by Thread The Word in its sole discretion. Thread The Word reserves the right to withhold or decline pending and future Commission Fees to such Affiliate.
g. Any attempt by an Affiliate to manipulate, falsify or inflate the Referred Customers, Qualified Purchases, or Commission Fees to intentionally defraud Thread The Word or any violation of the terms of this Agreement constitutes immediate grounds for Thread The Word to terminate the Affiliates participation in the Affiliate Program and will result in the forfeiture of any Commission Fees due to the Affiliate.
7. Commission Payments
a. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the applicable Affiliate Platform, commissions will be calculated dollar amount set forth in the commission report in your Affiliate login for each Qualified Purchase that accrues during the period for which such commission fee is being calculated.
b. Commission Fees will be processed monthly unless otherwise stated.
c. Thread The Word will only compensate you for Qualified Purchases made in accordance with this Agreement.
d. Commission Fees shall be paid based on the current information in your Affiliate profile. You are required to notify Thread The Word promptly of any change in your payment information. You are responsible for informing Thread The Word of your desired payment form/type. Please email hello@threadtheword.com if you would like to update or change your desired payment method.
e. You may choose to receive Commission Fees through PayPal or direct deposit.
f. Thread The Word, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to modify the available commission payment methods or payment schedule at any time. Such changes shall take effect when posted.
g. Disputes: Affiliate has access to Thread The Word’s Affiliate Program statistics and agrees to file any disputes within thirty (30) days after the end of the month in which the sale or event that is disputed occurred. Disputes filed after thirty (30) days of the date on which the disputed sale or event occurred will not be accepted by Thread The Word and Affiliate forfeits any rights to a potential claim.
h. Commission Fees will accrue and only become payable once you (i) provide all relevant documentation pursuant to this Section 8 and (ii) reach the Commission Threshold of $100 or as set forth in your agreement with the Thread The Word (if applicable) based on the commission rates stated on Thread The Word’s website. It is solely your responsibility to provide Thread The Word with accurate payment information that is necessary to issue Commission Fees to you.
i. Thread The Word is not responsible for paying any third-party fees charged by PayPal or banks in order for you to receive Affiliate Commission Fees.
8. Reports of Qualified Purchases
You may log into your Affiliate Console to review your click through and potential Qualified Purchases statistics on a daily basis. The potential Qualified Purchases shown in this report have not been reviewed to confirm they meet all criteria for Qualified Purchases. As such, Commission Fees may not be issued for all Referred Customers that appear in the Affiliate Console.
9. Obligations Regarding Your Affiliate Site
We have the right in our sole discretion to monitor signups through your Affiliate Site from time to time to determine if you are in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. If you are not in compliance, we may terminate your participation in the Affiliate Program effective immediately.
10. Thread The Word Responsibilities
We will provide all of the information necessary for you to make Links from your Affiliate Site to our site. Thread The Word will be solely responsible for order processing (including processing, cancellations, and refunds) for orders for Thread The Word Products placed by a Referred Customer following a Link from your Affiliate Site, for tracking the volume and amount of Qualified Purchase statistics. Thread The Word will be solely responsible for all order processing, including but not limited to payment processing, cancellations, refunds, and related Thread The Word service.
11. Policies and Pricing
Referred Customers who buy Thread The Word Products through our affiliate network are deemed to be Thread The Word Customers. Thread The Word’s Terms and Conditions, rules, policies, and operating procedures will apply to such customers. We may change our policies, pricing, and operating procedures at any time. For example, Thread The Word determines the prices to be charged for Thread The Word Products sold through the affiliate network in accordance with our own pricing policies. Prices and availability of Thread The Word Products may vary from time to time. Because price changes may affect products that you have listed on your Affiliate Site, you may or may not be able to include price information in your product descriptions. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to present accurate information on our website, but we cannot guarantee the availability or price of any particular Thread The Word Product.
12. Emails and Publicity
You shall not create, publish, transmit or distribute, under any circumstances, any bulk email messages without prior written consent from Thread The Word, to be granted or denied in Thread The Word’s sole discretion, in each instance. Additionally, you may only send emails containing a Thread The Word affiliate link and or a message regarding Thread The Word or Thread The Word’s Affiliate Program to people who have previously consented to receiving such communications from you. Your failure to abide by this Section 13 and all applicable laws relating to email communications, in any manner, will be deemed a material breach of this Agreement by you and will result in the forfeiture by you of any and all rights you may have to any commissions and the termination of your participation in the Affiliate Program. Further, if your account has excessive clicks in a very short period of time as determined by Thread The Word in its sole discretion, the Affiliate relationship may be terminated.
13. Licenses and Use of Thread The Word Logos and Trademarks
a. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3 above and otherwise in this Agreement, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferrable, revocable license to (i) access our website through the Links solely in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) solely in connection with such Links, to use Thread The Word trademark and logo and similar identifying material provided by us (collectively, the “Licensed Materials”), for the sole purpose of selling Thread The Word Products on your Affiliate Site and as approved in advance by us. You may not alter, modify, or change the Licensed Materials in anyway. You are only entitled to use the Licensed Materials while you are an Affiliate in good standing and in compliance with all of the terms of this Agreement.
b. You shall not use the Licensed Materials for any purposes other than selling Thread The Word Products, without first submitting a sample to us and obtaining the express prior written consent of Thread The Word in each instance. You shall not use the Licensed Materials in any manner that is disparaging or that otherwise portrays Thread The Word, any hosted member of Thread The Word or any Thread The Word employee or representative in a negative light. We reserve all of our rights in the Licensed Materials and your license to use such material is limited to the manner described herein. We may revoke your license at any time, by giving you written notice. If not previously revoked, this license shall immediately terminate upon the termination of your participation in the Affiliate Program.
c. You grant to us a non-exclusive license to utilize your name, title, trademarks, and logos (the “Affiliate Trademarks”) in any advertisement or other materials used to promote Thread The Word and the Affiliate Program, provided that Thread The Word’s use of the Affiliate Trademarks is not required and is at its sole discretion. This license shall terminate upon the termination of your participation in the Affiliate Program.
14. Term and Termination
a. The term of this Agreement will begin upon our acceptance of your Affiliate Program application and will end when terminated by either party (the “Term”). Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause.
b. You are only eligible to earn Commission Fees on Qualified Purchases occurring during the Term. Commission Fees earned prior to the date of termination will be eligible for commissions only if the orders for the related Thread The Word Products are not cancelled within 90 days and comply with all of the terms of this Agreement. We may withhold your final payment of Commission Fees for a reasonable time to ensure that all Qualified Purchases are valid and payment from Referred Customers are legitimate as determined by Thread The Word in its sole discretion.
c. Any Affiliate who violates this Agreement, Thread The Word’s Terms and Conditions, or any applicable law will immediately forfeit any right to any and all accrued, but not yet received, Commission Fees and will be immediately removed from the Affiliate Program.
d. Thread The Word reserves the right to remove an Affiliate from the Affiliate Program, and to terminate or suspend this Agreement, at any time for any reason, in Thread The Word’s sole discretion.
15. Modification
We may modify this Agreement at any time in our sole discretion; provided that the change shall solely apply to events occurring after the date on which you accept and agree to such modifications unless you otherwise agree herein. Such modifications shall take effect when posted on our website. Modifications may include, but are not limited to changes in the scope of available Commission Fee, commission amounts or percentages, payment procedures, Commission Fee payment schedules, and Affiliate Program rules. If any modification is unacceptable to you, your only recourse is to terminate this agreement, in which event you shall be entitled to your rights under the unmodified Agreement prior to the date of the applicable modification. Your continued participation in the Affiliate Program following our posting of any modifications on our website will constitute binding acceptance of the change.
16. Disclaimers
We make no express or implied warranties or representations with request to the Affiliate Program or any Thread The Word Products sold through the Affiliate Program (including, without limitation, WARRANTIES OF FITNESS, MERCHANTIABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING OUTOF COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, DEALING, OR TRADE USAGE). In addition, we make no representative that the operation of our website will be uninterrupted or error free, and we will not be liable for the consequences of any interruptions or errors, including the tracking of information concerning Referred Customers during any period of interruption.
17. Relationship of Parties
You and Thread The Word are independent contractors, and nothing in this Agreement will create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative, or employment relationship between the parties. You will have no authority to make or accept any offers or representations on our behalf. You will not make any statement, whether on your Affiliate Site or otherwise, that contradicts anything in this section.
18. Representation and Warranties
You hereby represent and warrant to us as follows:
a. You have reviewed and understand this Agreement and agree to be bound by its terms.
b. Your acceptance of this Agreement and participation in the Affiliate Program will not violate (i) any provision of law, rule, or regulation to which you are subject, (ii) any order, judgement, or decree applicable to you or binding upon your assets or properties, (iii) any provision of your by-laws or certificate of incorporation, or (iv) any agreement or other instrument applicable to you or binding upon your assets or properties.
c. You are the sole and exclusive owner of the affiliate Trademarks and have the power to grant to Thread The Word the license to use such marks in the manner contemplated herein, and such grant will not (i) breach, conflict with, or constitute a default under any agreement or other instrument applicable to you or binding upon your assets or properties, or (ii) infringe upon any trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright, or other proprietary right of any third person or entity.
d. You are not required to obtain consent, approval, or authorization of, or exemption by, or filing with, any governmental authority or any third party in connection with your entrance into this Agreement.
e. There is no pending or threatened claim, action, or proceeding against you, or any affiliate of yours with respect to the Affiliate Trademarks, and, to the best of your knowledge, there is no basis for any such claim, action, or proceeding.
f. During the Term, you will not include in your Affiliate Site content that is, in our opinion, unlawful, harmful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, harassing, racially, ethically, or otherwise objection able or are in violation of our Terms and Conditions.
g. You are at least eighteen (18) years of age.
h. Each Referred Customer is valid, genuine, and unique and meets the criteria of a Qualified Purchase for generating a Commission Fee as provided in this Agreement.
19. Limitation of Liability
WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS, OR DATA, ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. FURTHER, OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM WILL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL COMMISSIONS PAID OR PAYABLE TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT DURING THE THREE (3) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY.
20. Indemnification
You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless Thread The Word and its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their directors, officers, employees, agents, shareholders, partners, members, and other owners, against any and all claims, actions, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, judgements, settlements, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) (any or all of the foregoing hereinafter referred to as “Losses”) insofar as such Losses (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based on (i) any claim that our use of the Affiliate Trademarks infringes on any trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright, license, intellectual property, or other proprietary right of any third party, (ii) any misrepresentation of a representation or warranty or breach of a covenant and agreement made by you herein, or (III) any claim related to your Affiliate Site, including, without limitations, its development, operation, maintenance and content therein not attributable to us.
21. Confidentiality
Each of the parties hereto agrees that all information including, without limitation, the terms of this Agreement, business and financial information, Thread The Word customer and vendor lists, or pricing and sales information (including without limitation commission rates), shall remain strictly confidential and shall not be utilized for any purpose outside the terms of this Agreement except and solely to the extent that any such information is (a) already lawfully known to or independently developed by the receiving party, (b) disclosed in published materials, (c) generally known to the public, or (d) lawfully obtained from any third party not under any obligation of confidentiality to the disclosure hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each party is hereby authorized to deliver a copy of any such information (a) pursuant to a valid subpoena or order issued by a court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, (b) to its accountants, attorneys, or other agents on a confidential basis, and (c) otherwise as required by applicable law, rule, regulation, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. In the event of such disclosure, the receiving party shall give the disclosing party prior notice before releasing any information unless giving such notice is prohibited.
22. Independent Investigation
You understand that we may at any time (directly or indirectly) solicit Thread The Word relationships on terms that may differ from those contained in this Agreement. We may also solicit relationships with entities that operate websites that are similar to or compete with your Affiliate Site. You have independently evaluated the desirability of participating in the Thread The Word Affiliate Program and are not relying on any representation, guarantee, or statement other than as set forth in this Agreement.