FIVE9 AFFILIATE PROGRAM
MASTER REFERRAL AGREEMENT
BY CLICKING THE "I ACCEPT" BUTTON DISPLAYED AS PART OF THE SIGNUP
PROCESS, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS (THE
"AGREEMENT") GOVERNING YOUR APPLICATION TO THE FIVE9 AFFILIATE PROGRAM
(THE "PROGRAM"). IN THE EVENT FIVE9, INC. ACCEPTS YOUR APPLICATION TO
THE PROGRAM, YOU AGREE THAT THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL
APPLY.
IF YOU ARE ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF A COMPANY OR OTHER
LEGAL ENTITY, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BIND SUCH
ENTITY TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, IN WHICH CASE THE TERMS "YOU" OR
"YOUR" SHALL REFER TO SUCH ENTITY. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SUCH AUTHORITY,
OR IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MUST NOT
CLICK THE "I ACCEPT" BUTTON AND MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. THE
"EFFECTIVE DATE" OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE THE DATE OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE.
This Master Referral Agreement (the "Agreement") is
entered into as of
the "Effective Date" provided by Five 9, Inc., a
Delaware Corporation
(the "Company"), based on the acceptance of this
Referral Agreement.
This Agreement is not effective unless and until the Company notifies
you in writing (including via email) that you have been accepted into
the Program.
WHEREAS both parties wish to enter into this non-exclusive Agreement in
order to facilitate the distribution of Five9's hosted VCC
service.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
representations, and subject to the conditions herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Engagement as Referring Agent. The Company hereby engages Referring
Agent and the Referring Agent hereby accepts this engagement with the
Company, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set
forth, to act as a non-exclusive agent for referring prospective
customers to Five9.
2. Customer Specific Referral Agreements. Each referral provided by the
Referring Agent that is accepted by the Company and converted into a
Customer shall be subject to a Customer Specific Referral Agreement.
3. Term. This Agreement shall commence upon the Effective Date and
continue for a period of twelve months, unless terminated earlier by
either party in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. This Agreement may be extended upon mutual consent of both
parties and for such term as agreed to by both parties. The individual
Customer Specific Referral Agreements (the "Sub-Agreements")
shall
survive the termination of this Agreement and remain in effect for the
specific terms agreed to in each Sub Agreement and subject to the
provision that the referred customer is still an active user of the
Five9 VCC at the time this Agreement terminates.
4. Referral Fee. In consideration for Referring Agent's referral of
customer, the Company shall pay Referring Agent a referral fee
("Referral Fee") equal to:
a. 10% of the "net license fee". Percentages are based
on the "net
license fees" actually collected and received by the Company
from
customer for the term of the initial hosted services license agreement
with customer. In no event shall any fees be owed beyond the term of
the contractual agreement between Five9 and the customer.
b. The Referral Fee shall be due and payable for the total number of
site licenses (aka "seats") purchased by the customer
when the hosted
services license agreement is first entered into by customer and Five
9. In the event additional seat licenses are purchased by an existing
referred customer, the referral fee applied to those additional seats
shall follow the same formula detailed in Section 4a. In the event that
seat licenses are discontinued at any time, the referral fee applied to
any and all remaining seats shall follow the same formula detailed in
Section 4a.
c. No Referral Fee shall be due, owing or payable for any set-up fees,
local or long-distance charges or any other amounts charged by the
Company to customer.
d. All Referral Fees shall be due and payable to Referring Agent within
30 days of the date the Company actually receives payment from customer
of the net license fees for which the Referral Fee is due. No Referral
Fees shall be due on outstanding or unpaid customer invoices.
e. "Net license fees" shall mean only monthly seat
license fees
actually collected by the Company after deduction of any taxes,
charge-backs, discounts, refunds, tariffs and other extraordinary
charges.
5. Special Incentive Promotions The Company may from time to time offer special incentive promotions to its Referring Agents. As an approved Referring Agent, you will automatically qualify to participate in the Special Incentive Promotions. Such promotions will be governed by their own terms and conditions and may require additional information or action from you in order to qualify for the particular incentives being offered.
6. Company Discretion. The Company has the right, in its sole and
absolute discretion, to determine whether and on what terms it will
enter into an agreement or modify an existing agreement with the
prospective customer and whether to accept or reject or terminate any
agreement with the customer. If the Company declines to enter into an
agreement with the prospective customer, the Company shall have no
obligation to Referring Agent hereunder with respect to such customer
or regarding any agreement with such customer that occurs three (3)
months after termination of this Agreement.
7. Obligations of the Parties. Referring Agent's sole
obligation under
this Agreement is to introduce the Company to prospective customers via
phone or electronic mail and, if requested by the Company, to set up a
meeting between a prospective customer and Company. The Company may
further request that Referring Agent participate in the sales process,
but any such participation shall be solely at the direction of the
Company's designated sales personnel. The Company shall be
solely
responsible for providing and maintaining the hosted service and
performing billing, collection and support functions for the customers.
8. Relationship Between The Parties. Referring Agent shall operate as
an independent contractor and shall not act as, or be, an agent,
employee, partner or joint venturer of the Company. Referring Agent
shall in no way have authority to bind or obligate the Company in any
respect.
9. Compliance With All Laws. Referring Agent shall perform the services
provided herein in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and
regulations.
10. Termination. This Agreement terminates twelve months from the
Effective Date unless terminated earlier by the Company for cause.
Termination for cause shall include, but is not limited to, breaches of
confidentiality or disclosures of proprietary information to third
parties including direct competitors of the Company; or intentional
misrepresentations or fraudulent actions or statements by Referring
Agent as to Company's products, services, pricing, license
terms or any
other aspect of the Company's business to prospective customers
or to
any third-party. The termination of this Agreement shall be limited to
the Referring Agent's engagement under this Agreement;
individual
Sub-Agreements entered into pursuant to this Agreement shall remain in
effect and shall be governed by the terms of the specific
Sub-Agreement.
11. Miscellaneous. This Agreement and the individual Sub-Agreements
entered into pursuant to this Agreement constitute the entire Agreement
between the Company and Referring Agent and supersedes all prior
agreements between the parties, whether oral or written, and may only
be amended by a writing signed by both parties. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California
without regard to its conflict of law rules. Venue for all disputes
arising out of this Agreement shall be Alameda County, California. Any
notice or other communication required or permitted to be given by
either party shall be given in writing either personally or by U.S.
first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the other party at the
address shown below such party's signature hereto or to such
other
address as either party shall indicate by proper notice to the other in
the same manner as provided above. All notices will be deemed effective
either upon receipt or five (5) business days after mailing in
accordance with the above provisions. This Agreement may be executed in
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This
Agreement may be amended only by a writing executed by the parties
hereto and the observance of any term of this Agreement by a party
hereto may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and
either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of
the other party. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held
to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision, or such
portion of such provision as may be necessary, shall be excluded from
this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as
if such provision were so excluded and shall be thereafter enforceable
in accordance with its terms.