Associate Partner Terms
Associate Partner Agreement & Terms of Business
This Agreement contains the complete terms and conditions that apply to an individual’s or entity’s participation in Expat Wills Associate Partner Scheme (the “Scheme”). As used in this Agreement, “we” means Expat Wills., “you” means the applicant, and “services” means Will writing and associated services offered by Expat Wills.
To begin the enrollment process, you will submit a complete scheme application via our website or by completing and signing a an Associate Partner Application Form. We may reject your application if we determine (at our sole discretion) that you or your Company is unsuitable for the Scheme. We may also reject your application if you are partaking in any other scheme or offer from any of our competitors.
You will earn an associate referral fee of between 10 -20% (dependent on levels of business) of the total services purchased by the referred Client which is payable to you with 14 days after the referred Clients has paid Expat Wills for their total Invoice amount. Partial or deposit payments by Clients will not be considered as payment by the referred Client as only full and final settlement of the referred Clients Invoice will satisfy this requirement.
Introduce another colleague or agent and we will pay you AED Dhs 250.00 (or equivalent currency) bonus per introduction providing your friend introduces a client to Expat Wills. You will be paid this Associate Partner referral bonus 14 days after the referred Associate Partners Client has paid Expat Wills for their total Invoice amount.
You can check your commission payments at any time using your own easy to use secure online management system with your own login username & password.
If it is later found that the customer’s purchase of Expat Wills services was refunded, we retain the right to withhold any payments to you resulting from that individual’s purchases.. If at any time the commissions owed to you become less than the total deductions due to refunds as mentioned above the difference shall be immediately payable to Expat Wills.
Commission may not be paid to an associate partner if the details we hold for that associate partner are not accurate. It is the associate partner’s responsibility to make sure that Expat Wills is notified of any change in their details such as bank details, email or postal address. We also reserve the right to cancel commission payments if we believe that there has been any fraudulent attempts to use the service.
You will earn an associate referral fee of ten percent (10%) which is payable to you with 14 days after the referred Clients has paid Expat Wills for their total Invoice amount. Partial or deposit payments by Clients will not be considered as payment by the referred Client as only full and final settlement of the referred Clients Invoice will satisfy this requirement.
Customers purchasing services from Expat Wills through this scheme will be deemed to be customers of Expat Wills. Accordingly, all Expat Wills rules, policies, and terms of business concerning services will apply to those customers. We may change our policies and operating procedures at any time.
Refer Clients to Expat Wills that require a Will writing service and do not refer clients without their permission.
Maintain the strictest confidentiality and not to pass on Expat Wills Clients details to any other organisation without your express written permission unless legally required to do so and shall comply with all legislation in force relating to data protection.
Provide Clients referred to Expat Wills with a full set Expat Wills brochures relevant to their requirements.
Inform all Clients referred to Expat Wills of our complete current fee rates and charges and payment terms.
If you are an employee of a company, you will inform your employer that you intend to become an Associate Partner of Expat Wills and that you will receive a commission for all clients you refer to us. You will only complete the Expat Wills Partner application form once your employer has given you permission in writing and should you do so without permission this act will discharge Expat Wills from any liability or consequences that may result. Expat Wills will not be liable for damages, prosecution or for any misconduct by you as a result of you not properly informing an authorised representative of your company that of your involvement in the Expat Partner scheme.
You agree that as a Expat Wills Associate Partner you are an independent contractor, and not an employee, agent, partner, legal representative, or franchisee of Expat Wills. You are not authorized to and will not incur any debt, expense, obligation, or open any checking account on behalf of, for, or in the name of Expat Wills. You agree that you will be solely responsible for paying all expenses incurred by myself, including but not limited to travel, food, lodging, secretarial, office, long distance telephone and other expenses. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU SHALL NOT BE TREATED AS AN EMPLOYEE OF EXPAT WILLS FOR TAX, LEGAL OR ANY OTHER PURPOSES WHATSOEVER. Expat Wills is not responsible for withholding, and shall not withhold or deduct from my bonuses and commissions, if any, taxes of any kind.
You will perform my obligations as an Associate Partner with honesty and integrity.
You may not assign any rights or delegate my duties under the Agreement without the prior written consent of Expat wills. Any attempt to transfer or assign the Agreement without the express written consent of Expat Wills renders the Agreement void will result in termination of my Expat Will Associate Partner status and agreement.
You agree that I will not send unsolicited commercial emails unless such emails strictly comply with applicable laws and regulations including, without limitation the data protection act of the all relevant countries.
You will not use the Associate Partner Program for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. You must not, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).
If you commit fraud or falsify information in connection with the submission of referrals to Expat Wills services, this Agreement will be terminated immediately. In addition, you will be liable to Expat Wills for any and all damages that Expat Wills suffers as a result of such actions. You will also be responsible for returning to Expat Wills all commissions received for fraudulent/falsified referrals submitted, and we will not hesitate to pursue all legal courses of action against you to the fullest extent possible under the law.
Expat Wills has a zero tolerance policy for spam. Spam is defined as any unsolicited email whether commercial or non-commercial in nature. Spam includes, but is not limited to, the sending of ANY unsolicited information to a person or group that has not specifically asked to receive that particular information or is not a personal acquaintance of the individual sending the information. All Associates are expected to adhere to Expat Wills no spam policy. Associates may promote Expat Wills to “opt-in” lists ONLY. If you run a newsletter, ezine, or other kind of bulk email service, you must have evidence that people signed up to receive email from you. Any and all spam complaints will be investigated thoroughly. If you spam, we WILL terminate this Associate Partner agreement.
This agreement will be terminated immediately if you are found guilty of misconduct including but not limited to breach of contract, dishonesty, drunkenness, absence confidentiality breach, incompetence or disobedience to lawful orders or instructions given by Expat Wills or you conduct yourself in a manner calculated to bring Expat Wills or its employees into disrepute.
The term of this Agreement will begin upon our acceptance of your application and will end when terminated by either party. Either you or Expat Wills may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, by giving the other party written or emailed notice of termination. You are only eligible to earn referral fees occurring during the term of this Agreement only. Your performance as an associate partner is subject to periodic review. If we determine at any point after acceptance into our scheme that you or your Company is not suitable for the scheme, we may unilaterally end your status of Associate Partner.
We may modify any of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, at any time and in our sole discretion, by posting a new agreement on our site. Your continued participation now, or within thirty (30) days following the posting notice of any changes in these terms and conditions, will constitute a binding acceptance by you of such rules, changes or modifications. IF ANY MODIFICATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOUR ONLY RECOURSE IS TO TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT. Your continued participation in the scheme following our modifications will constitute a binding acceptance of the change.
We will not be liable for indirect, special or consequential damages (or loss of revenue, profits or data) arising in connection with this agreement or the associate partner scheme, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Further, our aggregate liability arising with respect to this agreement and the associate partner scheme will not exceed the total Associate Referral Fees paid or payable to you under this agreement.
You acknowledge that you have read this agreement, have had an opportunity to consult with your own legal advisors if you so desired, and agree to all the terms and conditions set forth herein. You agree that, in interpreting this agreement, no weight shall be placed upon the fact that this agreement has been drafted by us, and you shall not assert that this agreement is unenforceable or invalid on the grounds that it is a contract of adhesion, that it is unconscionable or any similar theory. 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 scheme and are not relying on any representation, guarantee or statement other than as set forth in this agreement.
This Agreement will be governed by the UAE law, without reference to rules governing choice of laws. Any action relating to this Agreement must be brought in the courts, and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts. 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 enforceable against the parties and their respective successors and assigns. Our failure to enforce your strict performance of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of our right to subsequently enforce such provision or any other provision of this Agreement.
If any provision of the Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable, and the balance of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.