Terms and Conditions
Affiliate Agreement of
Novigroup Limited
PO Box 227 | Clinch's House | Lord Street | Douglas | Isle of Man | IM99 1RZ
(hereinafter will be referred to as “Novigroup“)
and
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(hereinafter referred to as the “Affiliate“)
1. General
a) Novigroup is an Isle of Man business company with an online sports betting which offers betting opportunities and operates an online casino, and games to internet users on the websites of Novigroup "Group" (hereinafter referred to as "the Novigroup's Websites").
"Group" means in respect of a company, the ultimate parent undertaking of that company,
together with every subsidiary undertaking of that ultimate parent undertaking.
“the Novigroup's Websites” means the websites operated and/or controlled by Novigroup Group.
b) The "Affiliate" maintains and operates one or several websites on the Internet
(hereinafter together referred to as "the Affiliate's Websites")
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2. Subject matter of the agreement
a) The subject matter of the agreement is the inclusion of advertising material
provided by Novigroup on the Affiliate's Website in order to establish an advertising
cooperation of mutual benefit. It is understood that the advertising cooperation
hereunder is non-exclusive for both parties.
b) Novigroup shall provide the Affiliate with a variety of advertising material
(e.g. logos, banners, graphics, texts) to be included on the Affiliate's Websites.
Novigroup is entitled to change or restrict the advertising material or provide
new advertising material at any time. By including this advertising material on
the Affiliate's Website, the Affiliate enables his users to access directly the
Novigroup's Websites by clicking on the relevant symbols and to bet, play casino,
or games there (hereinafter “advertising material").
c) Novigroup shall pay any costs in connection with the graphic design of the advertising
material. The Affiliate shall pay the costs of the inclusion of the advertising
material.
3. Conditions
a) Novigroup expressly points out that the advertising of or reference to bets or
games of chance can be subject to legal restrictions in some countries or even might
be prohibited. Therefore, the Affiliate understands that he is not entitled to enter
into this agreement and/or include the advertising material on the Affiliate's Websites
if the advertising of or reference to bets and games offered by the operating companies
of the Novigroup Group is not permitted according to the regulations of the Affiliate's
home country. In this case, the Affiliate is not entitled either to complete or
submit the online application form. If the advertising of or reference to bets or
games of chance becomes inadmissible after the agreement has been concluded or the
advertising material has been included, the Affiliate is obligated to immediately
remove the advertising material from the Affiliate's Website.
If Novigroup Group or the Affiliate face a disadvantage of any kind whatsoever due
to the violation of applicable prohibitions on the advertising of or reference to
bets or games of chance, only the Affiliate shall be liable for this disadvantage
and the Affiliate shall also be fully responsible for the disadvantage caused to
him.
b) Furthermore, the Affiliate acknowledges that he operates the Affiliate's Websites
on his own behalf and is authorised to dispose of the the Affiliate's Websites without
restrictions.
4. Conclusion of the agreement
a) Novigroup shall provide an online application form which the Affiliate shall
complete and transmit electronically (via Novigroup's Affiliate website) to Novigroup
provided that the conditions of point 3 are met. After the completed form has been
sent, Novigroup shall check the application. If Novigroup accepts the application,
the Affiliate shall receive written confirmation. Novigroup expressly reserves the
right refuse applications at its own discretion without restrictions.
b) When entering into the agreement, the Affiliate shall receive an Affiliate ID.
Customers who are referred to the Novigroup's Websites via an advertising medium
on the Affiliate's Websites and their bets made in this context and other game activities
are registered by the advertising material code provided via the Affiliate programme.
"Customer" means a person who transacts with Novigroup, and has correctly registered
and made deposits.
5. Licences
a) When entering into the agreement, the Affiliate shall obtain the non-transferable
right, that may be terminated at any time, to use the advertising material provided
to create links to the Novigroup's Websites. The Affiliate, however, is not entitled
to change the advertising material or edit it in any fashion or for any purpose
whatsoever without the prior express written consent of Novigroup. The licence for
the use of the advertising material shall expire when the agreement is terminated.
b) Novigroup enters into this agreement on the basis of the design and content of
the Affiliate's Websites on the day of the conclusion of this agreement. The webpage(s)
of the Affiliate's Websites may not be changed, in particular with regard to its
content and other advertising material (of any kind whatsoever) without the prior
express written consent of Novigroup.
c) The design copyright in the advertising material provided under the Affiliate
programme and any other information on the Novigroup's Websites made accessible
exclusively remains with Novigroup.
d) A change of the URL address of the Affiliate's Websites shall not be regarded
as a change of the agreement and shall not affect the Affiliate's rights and duties
under this agreement.
6. Content and maintenance of the Affiliate's Websites
a) The Affiliate shall include the advertising material of his choice provided under
the Affiliate programme on the Affiliate's Websites and in doing so creates a connection
to the Novigroup's Websites. Novigroup’s registration system identifies Customers
that are referred to the Novigroup's Websites by linking the advertising material
of the Affiliate to the Affiliate ID (advertising material code) provided. The url
links of the advertising material may refer to different agreed URL´s, pointing
to various landing pages.
7. Commission
a) In consideration for the inclusion of the advertising material, the Affiliate
shall receive a performance-based commission of the net profit generated by the
new Customers referred to the Novigroup's Websites by the Affiliate in accordance
with point 2. Customers of the Novigroup Group who do not yet have an account and
who are referred to the Novigroup's Websites via the advertising material included
by the Affiliate on the Affiliate's Websites, correctly register and make deposits
to the account shall be regarded as referred new Customers.
Depending on the individual business segments, the net profit shall be calculated
as follows:
- Sports betting: Bets placed at Novigroup, less winnings paid, withdrawal fees, fees, bonuses and chargebacks, proportional royalties payable by Novigroup. to the sportsbook software provider, and any taxes, fees and other deductibles as may be imposed by national laws from time to time.
- Casino, Live Casino and Games: Casino, Live Casino and Games sales less winnings paid, chargebacks, game fees, bonuses and proportional royalties payable by Novigroup, to the respective games providers, and any taxes, fees and other deductibles as may be imposed by national laws from time to time.
c) The commission shall be calculated at the end of the month and paid until the 20th of the following month provided that a minimum amount of €100 has been reached. If this minimum amount is not achieved in a month, the commission shall be carried forward until it amounts to €100. Any amounts less than €3, are forfeited at the end of the month.
d) A negative account balance at the end of a month is carried over to the following month. The results of the following month(s) will be applied to this balance until it returns to a positive figure.
e) The commission may only be paid by bank transfer to the account stated by the Affiliate. The commission shall only be calculated in €. All bank charges incurred by transfers and/or their reversals by the bank (due to incomplete or inaccurate bank details) shall be paid by the Affiliate at all times. It is absolutely obligatory that you provide your IBAN Code together with the BIC/ABA/Swift Code to Novigroup if applicable! Novigroup reserves the right to withhold any payments to Affiliates due to incomplete and/or inaccurate bank details, pending investigations and/or the risk of fraud.
f) If the payment amount received by the Affiliate contains Value Added Tax (VAT), the Affiliate is responsible for submitting the respective amount to the tax authorities in charge.
g) After Novigroup has accepted the registration, the Affiliate shall be able to access his personal online statistics with his user name and password in order to become informed about the current state of his sales and the remunerations resulting from it.
h) Any services and expenses of the Affiliate shall be finally paid by the commission; the Affiliate can only claim reimbursement for expenses and costs, in particular for other advertising activities of the Affiliate, if Novigroup instructed the Affiliate to do so in writing.
8. Duties of Novigroup
a) Novigroup shall provide the Affiliate with all information required for the proper
inclusion of the advertising material.
b) Novigroup shall administer sales generated via the advertising material, record
the net profit and the amount of commissions resulting from the advertising material,
provide the Affiliate with sales statistics and perform customer services in connection
with the business transaction.
9. Duties of the Affiliate
a) The Affiliate's Websites, or any part thereof, may not be aimed at people
under 21 in Greece and under 18 years old in other countries displayed. Novigroup's websites only accept customers over 21 in Greece and over 18 years old in other countries displayed.
b) The Affiliate is solely responsible for the correct technical inclusion of the
advertising material. Therefore, only advertising material provided under the Affiliate
programme may be used, otherwise the correct registration and calculation of sales
cannot be guaranteed.
c) The Affiliate is also responsible for the technical operation of the Affiliate's
Websites, in particular linking to the Novigroup's Websites, and shall ensure that
the content of the Affiliate's Websites does not violate the rights of third parties
or otherwise violates the law.
d) The Affiliate shall develop, operate and maintain the Affiliate's Websites and
any material shown on the Affiliate's Websites. He especially undertakes that representations
of violence, contents of a clearly sexual nature or discriminating statements or
representations based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation
or age will not be shown on the Affiliate's Websites and shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Novigroup Group in this respect.
e) The Affiliate undertakes that the material shown on the Affiliate's Websites
does not violate the rights of third parties (including copyrights and trademark
rights, the general right to privacy or other rights) and that the material shown
on the Affiliate's Websites is not offensive or defamatory or otherwise unlawful
and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Novigroup Group in this respect. The Affiliate
must notify the Novigroup's Affiliate team of any changes to the Affiliate's Websites
name(s), or if he has added any additional banners linking to other websites not
announced to Novigroup before.
f) Advertisements and contents of the Affiliate shall not contain illegal or unlawful
misrepresentation that is likely to cause damage to the business of the Novigroup
Group and shall not knowingly engage in the distribution of unsolicited advertisement
(i.e. SPAM) either. The Affiliate is bound to comply with compliance requirements
and policies that may from time to time be specified by the Novigroup Group. If
the Affiliate does not comply to this policy, Novigroup is allowed to terminate
the contract immediately.
g) The Affiliate is not entitled to (a) design the Affiliate's Websites in a way
so that there is the danger of confusion with the Novigroup's Websites or (b) the
Affiliate's Websites gives the impression that it is, in whole or in part, of the
Novigroup Group. The Affiliate is not allowed to use certain key words of the Novigroup
Group on search engines prior to written approval.
h) The Affiliate is not entitled to use the name of Novigroup or other designations
or brands of the Novigroup Group otherwise as by including the advertising material
on the Affiliate's Websites. The Affiliate, in particular, shall not use designations
or designs which are similar to those of the Novigroup Group and might be confused
with them.
i) The Affiliate is not entitled to offer rake-backs or any other incentives for
Customers to sign up with a company of the Novigroup Group. In any circumstance
we will deactivate Affiliate accounts immediately from Novigroup Affiliate System.
Rake-Back is prohibited.
Definition:
Rake-Back is any form of proportional reward or rebate offered, awarded, provided,
facilitated or paid to current affiliated players and/or prospective affiliated
players (Affiliated Player) based on their level of rake contribution.
j) The Affiliate shall not place advertisements that are not approved by the Hellenic Gambling Commission (HGC) through Novigroup's commercial plans.
A breach of this term provides Novigroup the right to terminate the contract effective immediately and seek damages.
k) The Affiliate assumes and attains full and sole responsibility for the content and the manner of, projection, promotion, placement, upload, broadcast of the advertising messages/activities in relation to the Affiliate Program and shall comply with every law, decision, provision, rule, regulation and obligation, as amended and valid from time to time, that is related directly or indirectly with the activities that the Affiliate will undertake whether they are within the context of the present agreement or not.
l) The Affiliate shall place the Links solely on the Affiliate’s Website and shall not upload any content or other data from the Links on any electronic or other medium without Novigroup’s prior written approval and the Affiliate shall not use the Links in any manner that may harm or cause damage/loss to Novigroup.
m) In case the Affiliate wishes to offer incentives to potential Customers, the Affiliate must request and receive Novigroup’s prior written approval for each incentive, before offering them to such Customers. In case the Affiliate offers any incentives without acquiring Novigroup’s prior written approval, Novigroup is entitled to cancel the Affiliate Account and withhold the relevant commission.
n) An upload/promotion (or similar activity) by the Affiliate of non-approved bonuses or offers will result to the deduction of any proceeds of the Affiliate from the monthly commission.
o) The Affiliate shall at all times comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
p) The Affiliate shall at all times comply with the UKGC regulations and the UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing (“CAP Code”).
10. Termination
a) The agreement can be terminated by either party at any time with immediate effect
without giving any prior notice and without giving a reason. In any case Novigroup
terminates the agreement, if the Affiliate violated essential obligations of this
agreement or the execution of this agreement is not permitted by law or has become
inadmissible.
b) If the agreement is terminated, the Affiliate shall immediately delete all advertising
material of Novigroup included on the Affiliate's Websites. The Affiliate shall
have no right or avoidance.
c) Novigroup shall calculate and pay the Commission from net profit accrued until
the 20th of the following month. Novigroup is entitled to set off outstanding commissions
against claims against the Affiliate, if applicable.
d) After the termination of the agreement, the Affiliate is not entitled to receive
further remuneration or other compensation of Novigroup.
e) Novigroup reserves the right to regularly perform quality checks on the Websites
and their performance and to determine that Affiliates are obligated to produce
minimum amount of real customers per month.
f) The Affiliate agrees not to place any digital advertisements containing Novigroup links or branding on websites providing unauthorised access to copyright content.
11. Confidentiality
a) Any information, in particular business and financial information, customer and
buyer lists and price and sales information, shall be treated confidential and must
not be used directly or indirectly for the party’s own economic or other purposes
or passed to third parties.
b) This does not apply for such information that is generally known or may become
known via generally accessible sources, however, not being the sources of the relevant
party. Either party is entitled to pass such information to third parties if there
is a judicial order, if the information is passed to persons being bound by professional
confidentiality or if there is a legal obligation to provide it.
c) Email addresses and all user data may only be used for internal purposes. The
Affiliate undertakes to comply with the provisions of "The Telecommunications Act
1984 (Isle of Man) Order 1984" and "Data Protection Act 2002".
12. Warranty and liability
a) Novigroup undertakes that the Novigroup's Websites will be operated within the
scope of the current technical possibilities. No liability is accepted for further
claims.
b) The liability of the legal representatives and vicarious agents of Novigroup
shall be limited to intent and gross negligence. The liability of Novigroup – for
whatever reason – shall be limited to the amount of the commission paid to the Affiliate
within the last six months. If the agreement is terminated before the end of six
months, the commission paid until this date shall apply for the calculation of the
damage.
13. Alteration of the agreement
Novigroup reserves the right to alter any of the regulations and provisions hereunder
at any time. The Affiliate shall be notified of the alteration by email. If the
agreement is not terminated within one week from the receipt of the alteration,
the alteration shall be regarded as accepted. In addition, Novigroup reserves the
right to transfer any rights and duties under this agreement to another company
of the Novigroup Group.
14. Miscellaneous
a) This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Isle of Man excluding the
UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the Convention on
the Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and the conflict rules of its private
international law. The place of jurisdiction for any disputes arising under this
agreement shall be Isle of Man.
b) Amendments and supplements to this agreement must be made in writing to be effective.
Oral subsidiary agreements do not exist.
c) If any of the provisions hereunder are or become ineffective, the ineffective
provision shall be replaced by a provision that comes as close as possible to the
economic purpose of the ineffective provision. This shall not affect the other provisions
of the agreement.