DIGITAL TURBINE ONLINE PUBLISHER AGREEMENT
PLEASE REVIEW THIS DIGITAL TURBINE ONLINE PUBLISHER AGREEMENT (THIS "AGREEMENT") CAREFULLY, AS IT CONSTITUTES A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU ("PUBLISHER") AND DIGITAL TURBINE, INC., ("DIGITAL TURBINE") WITH RESPECT TO PUBLISHER’S ACCESS TO AND USE OF
ACCESS POINTS (AS DEFINED BELOW) AND CERTAIN OF DIGITAL TURBINE’S OTHER TOOLS, FEATURES AND APPLICATIONS. BY ACCESSING AND USING ACCESS POINTS AND THESE OTHERS TOOLS, FEATURES AND APPLICATIONS, PUBLISHER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY EACH OF THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN. THE DATE ON WHICH PUBLISHER ACCEPTS THIS AGREEMENT IS THE "EFFECTIVE DATE."
1. Certain Definitions.
a. "Advertisements" means the advertising content generated by Digital Turbine’s servers and delivered to Publisher through Access Points (as defined below), at Digital Turbine’s sole discretion, in response to a query from Publisher’s servers for display on the Publisher Network (as defined below). Except as otherwise set forth herein, Advertisements may consist of one or more of the following formats: graphics, app walls, text links, interstitial and other formats.b. "Confidential Information" means any and all tangible and intangible information about a disclosing party, in any form disclosed, provided or revealed by or on behalf of such disclosing party, that is marked as "confidential" or with like marking, or that reasonably should be understood by the receiving party to be confidential or proprietary to the disclosing party under the circumstances of disclosure or in light of the nature of the information disclosed, including, but not limited to, the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Confidential Information" does not include information: (i) that is separately (outside of this Agreement and the NDA (as defined below)) and lawfully known to, or independently developed by, the receiving party, as evidenced by its prior written records; (ii) that is rightfully disclosed in published materials or generally known to the public without breach of any confidentiality obligations or violation of applicable law; or (iii) that is lawfully obtained from a third party who was not known by the receiving party to be under any obligation of confidentiality or to have violated applicable law.
c. "Publisher Network" means the website(s) or application(s) owned or controlled and operated by Publisher during the Term (as defined below) as may be approved by Digital Turbine from time to time. Any website or application rejected by Digital Turbine at any time will not be considered part of the Publisher Network.
2. Rights to Access and Use Access Points; Purchaser’s Obligations.
a. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Digital Turbine agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Publisher with non-exclusive rights to access and to use Digital Turbine’s cost per install application programming interface described at Digital Turbine Documentation Home, as may be modified by Digital Turbine from time to time ("Access Points"), in order to enable Publisher to distribute the Advertisements on Publisher Network (the "Publisher’s Obligation"). The rights of access and use described in this Section 2 are subject to Publisher’s continued compliance with this Agreement and with all rules, policies and guidelines that are provided to Publisher from time to time or that are posted at www.digitalturbine.com (collectively, the "Policies"). This Agreement and each of the Policies may be modified by Digital Turbine from time to time in its sole discretion, which modifications shall become effective upon publication. Publisher agrees its right to use Access Points is neither contingent on the delivery of any future functionality or features or on the delivery of any other services, nor is it dependent on any oral or written public comments made by or on behalf of Digital Turbine regarding future functionality or features.b. In connection with the Publisher’s Obligation, Publisher agrees to update promptly Digital Turbine’s ad code and/or software developer kit ("SDK") with new releases or bug fixes. Further, Publisher agrees to share with Digital Turbine, in a timely manner, non-personally identifiable information generated through Access Points, of a nature and in a form reasonably requested by Digital Turbine (the "End User Data"); and hereby grants Digital Turbine a non-exclusive, perpetual, fully-paid up, royalty-free, sublicensable, irrevocable, worldwide license to use the End User Data in aggregate and blinded formats that do not identify, reference or imply an association with Publisher or its end users, for the purposes of creating benchmarking, statistical, research and marketing analyses, surveys, reports and studies, and improving Advertisement placement, targeting, delivery and revenue. In connection with such license, Publisher agrees to procure all necessary and/or required approvals and consents and to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Digital Turbine from and against all liability arising from its failure to do so. Publisher and Digital Turbine agree to work in good faith to optimize mobile advertising placements and advertisement formats as may be desired from time to time in connection with which Publisher will apply its best operating practices and standards.
3. Grant of Licenses.
a. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Digital Turbine hereby grants Publisher a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use, publicly perform, display and distribute the Advertisements, in electronic form only, on the Publisher Network during the Term.b. If and to the extent applicable, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Digital Turbine hereby grants Publisher a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-sublicensable, non-transferable license to use the SDK solely to the extent required in connection with Publisher’s authorized use of Access Points.
c. The licenses set forth in Sections 3(a) and (b) above will terminate automatically upon any expiration or termination of this Agreement. Upon such termination, Publisher will destroy or return to Digital Turbine, as instructed by Digital Turbine, all tangible manifestations of the Advertisements and all access thereto and to the SDK. All rights not explicitly granted herein are reserved by Digital Turbine.
4. Proprietary Rights.
As between Digital Turbine and Publisher, all software embedded in Access Points (the "Software") and all intellectual property rights associated therewith are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of Digital Turbine. Publisher agrees that Publisher will not directly or indirectly: (a) assign, distribute, license, sublicense, transfer, sell, rent, lease, time share, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any rights in or to the Software, or make the Software available to third parties except as authorized by this Agreement; (b) modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Software for any purpose, including, without limitation, the creation of derivative works or similar products; (c) upload, link to or post any portion of the Software on a bulletin board, intranet, extranet or web site; (d) possess or use the Software in any format other than machine-readable format; (e) build a product using similar ideas, features, functions or graphics as Access Points; or (f) copy any ideas, features, functions or graphics of Access Points. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Digital Turbine. If Publisher is using Access Points in any country within the European Union, the prohibitions set forth herein will not affect Publisher’s rights under any legislation implementing the E.C. Council Directive on the Legal Protection of Computer Programs.5. Advertisements.
a. Publisher understands and acknowledges Digital Turbine does not own any Advertisements and expressly disclaims all representations and warranties with respect to, and all liability related to or arising from, the Advertisements. Digital Turbine does not verify or endorse any Advertisements. Publisher understands and agrees Publisher’s use of the Advertisements is at its sole risk. Under no circumstances will Digital Turbine be liable in any way for any Advertisement or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of Publisher’s use of any Advertisement.b. Publisher agrees to display Advertisements in the format received from Digital Turbine and to perform the Purchaser’s Obligations in strict accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, those technical specifications posted at Digital Turbine Documentation Home, and that certain prohibited activities policy posted at Digital Turbine Documentation Home, each of which is incorporated herein by reference (each, a "Prohibited Activity"), as each may be modified by Digital Turbine from time to time. Publisher acknowledges and agrees its engagement in any Prohibited Activity will be considered a material breach of this Agreement.
c. Each Advertisement may contain an automatic identifying footer such as "Powered by Digital Turbine." Except as otherwise expressly permitted in writing by Digital Turbine, Publisher agrees it will not remove, disable or modify, or attempt to remove, disable or modify, such footer.
d. Without limiting any other right or remedy Digital Turbine may have, if Advertisements are placed by Publisher in breach of this Section 5, then Publisher shall be responsible for: (i) any costs and expenses incurred by Digital Turbine in obtaining substitute advertising from another supplier (including the cost of the advertising inventory itself); and (ii) damages for any other costs, expenses, or losses incurred by Digital Turbine resulting from the Publisher’s failure to place Advertisements in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Section 5.
e. Publisher shall maintain at its principal place of business accurate and sufficiently detailed records detailing all transactions relating to Publisher’s Obligation, including in relation to the exact inventory sources on which Advertisements are placed. Digital Turbine has the right during Publisher’s normal business hours to examine and audit such records and all other documents and materials in Publisher’s possession or under its control relating to the same. Such audits shall be at Digital Turbine's cost, except that if an audit uncovers a breach of this Agreement, Publisher will reimburse Digital Turbine for the reasonable cost of such audit.
6. Payment; Account.
a. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Digital Turbine shall remit to Publisher within sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar month during the Term a share of Digital Turbine’s Net Revenue (as defined below) earned during such month (the "Revenue Share"). All payments are based on Net Revenues as accounted and audited by Digital Turbine, and shall be paid in U.S. Dollars. Calculations of Revenue Share, including impressions and click through numbers, will be made by Digital Turbine in Digital Turbine’s sole discretion, will be based on a percentage determined by Digital Turbine in Digital Turbine’s sole discretion and subject to change from time to time, and will be binding on Publisher. Payments will be made by wire transfer, check, or PayPal subject to Publisher’s provision of complete and accurate payment information. Wire transfers will be used only for payments exceeding US$2,000. If a wire transfer is requested by Publisher for payments below US$2,000, Publisher will be responsible for all associated transaction fees. Digital Turbine may withhold Revenue Share payments until the amount due to Publisher equals at least US$250.00.b. Digital Turbine reserves the right to discontinue Publisher’s access to and use of Access Points, withhold payment at any time, and/or terminate this Agreement (with immediate effect), without liability to the Publisher, if Digital Turbine reasonably suspects that: (i) any of the following have occurred on or through the Publisher Network: (A) any Prohibited Activity; (B) any form of fraud or illegal practices; and/or (C) any type of activity or use that may violate applicable law or that is reasonably likely to have a negative commercial impact on Digital Turbine, its advertisers or business partners; and/or (ii) Publisher breached any material term or condition set forth herein. Without limiting the foregoing, at its sole discretion, Digital Turbine may credit back to advertisers and/or offset against future payments to Publisher any payments which it subsequently determines accrued as a result of one or more of the events described in this Section 6(b).
c. In connection with Publisher’s use of Access Points, Digital Turbine will provide Publisher with a unique publisher account (the "Account"). Through the Account, all transactions involving the Advertisements may be tracked. To use and access the Account, Publisher will be required to create a unique user-id and password (together, the "Password"). Publisher agrees to maintain its Password and its Account in strict confidence and not to disclose or otherwise provide access to such Password or Account to any party not listed in the Account as an authorized user without first obtaining Digital Turbine’s prior written consent. In the event the Password is lost or the Password or Account is compromised, Publisher agrees immediately to notify Digital Turbine of such loss or compromise, as the case may be, and Publisher agrees Publisher will be responsible solely for all actions, damages, liabilities and losses incurred as a result of such loss or compromise, except to the extent arising from Digital Turbine’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
d. In the event of any expiration or termination of this Agreement (except for a termination by Digital Turbine pursuant to Section 6(b) above or Section 11(b)(i) below or Section 11(b)(iv) below), Digital Turbine’s payment obligation under Section 6(a) above shall continue with respect to Net Revenues collected by Digital Turbine for Advertisements which were distributed on the Publisher Network during the Term.
For purposes hereof, "Net Revenues" means gross revenues actually collected by Digital Turbine from advertisers for distributions of Advertisements on the Publisher Network, minus Digital Turbine’s cost of sales, including the sum of: (i) any commissions due to, or revenue shares retained by, third party advertising sales networks or agencies; (ii) any out-of-pocket costs paid by Digital Turbine to third parties to serve the Advertisements pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, data enrichment and directed marketing costs; and (iii) refunds to advertisers, credit-card or electronic payment processing fees, set-offs, charge-backs, and bad debt; provided, however, that the total sum of such deductions (exclusive of out of pocket costs paid by Digital Turbine) shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of gross revenues.
e. In the event Publisher provides advertisements for Digital Turbine in Publisher’s capacity as an advertiser pursuant to an advertising insertion order (an "IO"), Publisher may credit Revenue Share payments against fees due pursuant to such IO (a "Credit"). Revenue Share amounts will be made available to Publisher as a Credit only when such amounts are available for payment to Publisher pursuant to Section 6(a) above.
7. Confidentiality.
a. Except to the extent expressly governed by a separate nondisclosure and confidentiality agreement between the parties (the "NDA"), this Section 7 governs the use and protection of Confidential Information disclosed by the parties on and after the Effective Date in connection with this Agreement.b. Each party acknowledges that its Confidential Information may be disclosed to the other party in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. Each party agrees that it shall use the other party’s Confidential Information solely for the purpose of performing its obligations under this Agreement and to take reasonable steps (which includes no less than the steps it takes to protect its own Confidential Information) to prevent the duplication or unauthorized disclosure of the other party’s Confidential Information, other than by or to its employees or agents who must have access to the Confidential Information to perform such party’s obligations hereunder, each of whom must be bound in writing to the receiving party to confidentiality obligations no less restrictive than the obligations described in this Section 7. Each party agrees that it shall not be a breach of this Section 7 to disclose the other party’s Confidential Information pursuant to a regulation or order of any governmental body or regulatory authority or pursuant to any other legally required disclosure; provided, however, that the party required to make such disclosure must first give written notice of such required disclosure to the other party (to the extent legally permitted to do so), make a reasonable effort at the other party’s sole cost and expense to obtain a protective order requiring that the Confidential Information so disclosed be used only for the purposes for which disclosure is required, and allow the disclosing party to participate in the proceeding. The obligations set forth in this Section 7 shall continue during the Term and for three (3) years following any termination or expiration of this Agreement. All bid data or other financial information relating to the Advertisement and the identity and contact information for each advertiser shall be considered Digital Turbine’s Confidential Information. Upon any termination or expiration of this Agreement, or upon a disclosing party’s earlier request, the receiving party shall promptly return or destroy, as directed by the disclosing party, all tangible manifestations of such disclosing party’s Confidential Information and so certify in writing to such disclosing party.
8. Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
a. Each party warrants and represents to the other party that: (i) it is an entity duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction above stated, with full power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to enter into and carry out the terms of this Agreement; (ii) it has obtained all necessary authorizations and approvals required for the acceptance and performance of this Agreement; (iii) this Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; and (iv) its acceptance and performance of this Agreement will not conflict with or result in a breach of any other agreement to which it is a party or breach of any third party right.b. Publisher represents and warrants to Digital Turbine that: (i) the Publisher’s Network: (A) complies with all applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations; (B) does not and will not misappropriate, infringe or violate any intellectual property, privacy or other rights of a third party, or any applicable rights or duties under consumer protection, product liability, tort, or contract theories; and (C) does not contain content that is obscene, defamatory, libelous, slanderous or hate-related; (ii) neither Publisher nor any of its officers, directors or personnel is located in a United States embargoed country, or is, or has been, named on the United States Treasury Department’s listing of specially designated nationals and blocked persons or is, or has been, otherwise blacklisted by any instrumentality of the United States; and (iii) all information Publisher provides to Digital Turbine is and will be truthful and accurate in all material respects.
c. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, DIGITAL TURBINE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS, ENDORSEMENTS, GUARANTIES, OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATED TO THE ADVERTISEMENTS AND ACCESS POINTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. DIGITAL TURBINE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT USE OF THE ADVERTISEMENTS OR ACCESS POINTS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. PUBLISHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT DIGITAL TURBINE DOES NOT AND CANNOT GUARANTEE THE CONTENT, LEGALITY OR RELEVANCE OF ANY ADVERTISEMENT, THE SUBJECT MATTER OR LEGALITY OF THE DESTINATION WEB PAGE ACCESSIBLE THROUGH ANY ADVERTISEMENT, DIGITAL TURBINE’S ABILITY TO COLLECT FROM ITS ADVERTISERS FOR ADVERTISEMENTS DISPLAYED BY PUBLISHER, OR THAT PUBLISHER’S ACCOUNT AND REPORTS WILL BE ACCURATE OR FREE FROM ERRORS OR UNAUTHORIZED INTRUSION. ACCESS POINTS AND THE ADVERTISEMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
d. During the Term and for a period of one (1) year after the termination or expiration of this Agreement, Publisher covenants it will not, either directly or indirectly, solicit or attempt to solicit, or induce or attempt to induce, any advertiser of Digital Turbine with which Publisher had contact in connection with the performance of Publisher’s Obligations, to purchase from Publisher any product or service offered or proposed to be offered by Digital Turbine. Publisher agrees that in the event it breaches any term or condition set forth in this Section 8(d), Digital Turbine will be entitled to an accounting and repayment of all profits, compensation, royalties, commissions, remunerations or other benefits which Publisher realizes in connection with breach. Such remedy shall be in addition to Digital Turbine’s other available legal and equitable remedies for such breach.
9. Limitation of Liability.
EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH ITS INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN, DIGITAL TURBINE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO PUBLISHER OR ANY OTHER PARTY, UNDER ANY BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND RELIANCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, DIRECT, INDIRECT OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF USE, OR LOST PROFITS, EVEN IF DIGITAL TURBINE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN ADVANCE. IN NO EVENT WILL DIGITAL TURBINE’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO PUBLISHER FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS OR DAMAGE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNTS ACTUALLY PAID TO PUBLISHER HEREUNDER DURING THE TWELVE (12)-MONTH PERIOD ENDING ON THE DATE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION UNDERLYING SUCH CLAIM, LOSS OR DAMAGE. NO CLAIM MAY BE ASSERTED BY PUBLISHER AGAINST DIGITAL TURBINE MORE THAN TWELVE (12) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION UNDERLYING SUCH CLAIM.PUBLISHER ACKNOWLEDGES DIGITAL TURBINE DOES NOT CONTROL THE TRANSFER OF DATA OVER COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, AND THAT ACCESS POINTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF SUCH COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES. ACCORDINGLY, DIGITAL TURBINE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS, DELIVERY FAILURES, OR OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING FROM SUCH PROBLEMS OR ANY ISSUE OUTSIDE OF DIGITAL TURBINE’S REASONABLE CONTROL. PUBLISHER UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES ITS USE OF ACCESS POINTS IS AT ITS OWN RISK AND DISCRETION.
THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT DIGITAL TURBINE HAS ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT IN RELIANCE UPON THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SPECIFIED HEREIN, WHICH ALLOCATE RISK BETWEEN DIGITAL TURBINE AND PUBLISHER AND FORM A BASIS OF BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. IF PUBLISHER IS LOCATED IN ANY COUNTRY WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION ONLY, NOTHING SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL EXCLUDE OR LIMIT LIABILITY TO A GREATER EXTENT THAN IS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR SHALL EXCLUDE OR LIMIT LIABILITY FOR FRAUD, FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION OR FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE.
10. Indemnification.
a. At Publisher’s sole cost and expense, Publisher hereby agrees to defend and hold harmless Digital Turbine and its affiliates and subsidiaries, and its and their officers, directors, stockholders, employees, consultants, representatives, agents, successors and assigns (the "Indemnitees") in any action or claim, and to indemnify Digital Turbine and its Indemnitees from and against any and all losses, liabilities, sums of money, damages, expenses, and costs (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively, "Losses") arising from such action or claim, to the extent related to: (i) Publisher’s breach of any term, condition, representation or warranty set forth in this Agreement; (ii) the Publisher’s Network; and/or (iii) Publisher’s violation of applicable law.b. At Digital Turbine’s sole cost and expense, Digital Turbine hereby agrees to defend and hold harmless Publisher and its Indemnitees in any third party action or claim, and to indemnify Publisher and its Indemnitees from and against any and all Losses arising from such action or claim, to the extent related to Access Points violation, misappropriation or infringement of such third party’s U.S. intellectual property rights.
11. Term and Termination.
a. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of one (1) year unless earlier terminated as provided herein ("Initial Term"). Contemporaneous with the expiration of the Initial Term, the Agreement shall renew automatically for consecutive one (1)-year terms until terminated as provided herein (each a "Renewal Term," and together with the Initial Term, the "Term").b. Termination. In addition to the other termination provisions set forth herein, this Agreement may be terminated by a party immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the other party’s failure to cure such other party’s breach of a material term or condition or of any of its representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement, within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of written notice thereof from the non-breaching party; (ii) at any time, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of the terminating party’s desire to terminate this Agreement for convenience; (iii) if the other party seeks protection under any bankruptcy, receivership, trust deed, creditors arrangement, composition or comparable proceeding, or any such proceeding is instituted against the other party and is not dismissed within sixty (60) calendar days; or (iv) if the other party ceases to do business, or otherwise terminates its business operations. Also, this Agreement may be terminated by Digital Turbine upon written notice if Digital Turbine, in its sole discretion, determines that Publisher’s traffic quality is detrimental to Digital Turbine’s advertisers.
c. Effect of Termination. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement, Publisher shall immediately cease displaying and distributing the Advertisements. Sections 2(b), 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15 hereof shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.