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VITAL PEPS RESEARCH AFFILIATE & CONTENT CREATOR AGREEMENT
By applying to, joining, or participating in the VITAL PEPS Research Affiliate Program (“Program”), Affiliate agrees to the following terms:
1. Independent Contractor
Affiliate is an independent contractor and is not an employee, agent, partner, representative, spokesperson, or legal representative of VITAL PEPS (“Company”).
Affiliate has no authority to make promises, warranties, guarantees, representations, or commitments on behalf of Company.
2. Affiliate Content Responsibility
Affiliate is solely responsible for all content, statements, opinions, reviews, videos, social media posts, advertisements, testimonials, demonstrations, and promotional materials created or distributed by Affiliate.
Affiliate independently determines the nature, format, timing, audience, and content of Affiliate’s promotional activities and is not acting under the direction or control of Company.
Any views, opinions, statements, claims, experiences, commentary, or representations made by Affiliate are solely those of Affiliate and shall not be attributed to Company.
Affiliate shall not represent that Company authored, approved, endorsed, reviewed, verified, or authorized Affiliate’s statements unless expressly authorized in writing by Company.
3. Compliance
Affiliate agrees to comply with:
- This Agreement
- Any written compliance guidelines provided by Company
- FTC endorsement and disclosure requirements
- Applicable laws and regulations
- Social media platform rules and advertising policies
Affiliate shall clearly disclose any material relationship with Company when promoting Company products.
4. Prohibited Conduct
Affiliate shall not:
- Misrepresent Company or its products
- Claim to speak on behalf of Company
- Use deceptive, misleading, or fraudulent advertising practices
- Make false, unsubstantiated, or misleading claims regarding Company products
- Represent products as approved, endorsed, or certified by any government agency when such approval does not exist
5. Monitoring and Removal
Company may review Affiliate content at any time. Company may require Affiliate to modify, remove, discontinue, or correct any content that Company reasonably believes creates legal, regulatory, payment processing, banking, advertising, platform, or reputational risk. Affiliate agrees to comply with such request within twenty-four (24) hours. Failure to comply constitutes a material breach of this Agreement.
6. Confidentiality
Affiliate shall not disclose or share any non-public information relating to Company, including:
- Commission structures and payout terms
- Marketing strategies and campaigns
- Internal communications
- Supplier or vendor information
- Business operations and processes
- Customer information
- Any other confidential or proprietary information
This obligation survives termination of this Agreement.
7. Indemnification
Affiliate agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Company, its owners, officers, employees, contractors, affiliates, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, demands, investigations, liabilities, judgments, settlements, penalties, fines, damages, costs, or attorney’s fees arising out of: (a) Affiliate’s content or promotional activities; (b) Affiliate’s statements, claims, or representations; (c) Affiliate’s violation of this Agreement; (d) Affiliate’s violation of any applicable law, regulation, advertising rule, platform policy, or third-party right.
8. Commission Forfeiture
Company may withhold, reverse, deny, recover, or cancel commissions generated through conduct or content that violates this Agreement or Company compliance guidelines.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Company shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages arising from Affiliate’s participation in the Program.
10. Termination
Company may suspend or terminate Affiliate’s participation in the Program immediately and without notice for any violation of this Agreement or for any conduct that Company reasonably determines creates legal, regulatory, payment processing, banking, advertising, platform, or reputational risk.
11. Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict of law principles.
12. Acceptance
By applying to, joining, or participating in the Program, Affiliate acknowledges that they have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Agreement.