Catmails.net Terms Of Service

By signing up and actively using the Catmails program you agree to all terms and conditions set forth in this agreement. Catmails may, at any time, choose to edit, add and/or delete portions of this agreement and impose changes without prior notification of its affiliates. Affiliates will be informed of any and all changes to this policy via an e-mail to their primary contact e-mail address provided upon signing up with Catmails . If any modification is unacceptable to you, your only recourse is to terminate this agreement. Your continued participation in the Catmails program following our posting of a change in policy notice or new agreement on our site will constitute binding acceptance to the change.
We reserve the right to refuse and/or delete ANY account we feel necessary. We do NOT take deletion of accounts lightly. We will NOT tolerate cheating of ANY kind nor will we tolerate vulgar language, threatening, abusive or harassing emails or abusive, threatening or harassing posts at public forums. If you see fit to send us nasty emails or cheat - your account will be deleted and you will be banned from this site permanently. Abuse in any form will not be tolerated. The use of Click Software is considered a violation of these terms and will result in the member forfeiting their account and all earnings and referrals. The use of click software will be considered fraudulent activity.

Responsibility of Affiliates:

You must be 18 years of age or older to participate in this program. Our program is open to both US and International affiliates and is void where prohibited by local governing laws.
Only members from the following countries may join: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.
Anyone joining must read and understand English.
In the event that you are inactive for a period of more than 14 (45 for Upgraded Members) days, your account will be terminated and you will forfeit all prior earnings and referrals. Your account will not be reinstated. You are solely responsible for being active on the site by reading emails and or clicking ptc banners.
You may only set your account on vacation for a maximum of 30 days, unless you have contacted the webmaster PRIOR to setting vacation. Any accounts that have been set on vacation for more than 1 month will be subject to the rules of inactivity stated above and will be deleted if inactive. You must be active and clicking within 5 days of the end of your vacation period. You must also go into your account and remove the vacation date. Otherwise it appears to the admin as if you are still on vacation.
You MUST be able to read English to participate in our program. "English Tests" are sent out to all members. Failure of three (3) English Tests will result in account deletion. ALL advertisements shall be written in English for English language sites only. No other languages will be accepted.
If you click the "I Don't Speak English" or "I Cheat" or "Take My Money" boxes in the Interests section, your account WILL be DELETED.
You agree to and must use your own name and e-mail address in the sign-up process and may not assume a false identity. You may not sign-up multiple times with different e-mail addresses. Your computer must not be shared with another individual that has an existing Catmails account. You may not share payout accounts with another individual that has an existing Catmails account.
All account information asked for must be filled in completely or your account will be deleted. this includes proper payment information.
You will use your e-mail address / password combination to access your account, it is your responsibility to keep this information confidential, you may change this information by logging into your account and following the "User Account Info." link. Use of "SQUID" is prohibited. If your IP registers as "SQUID" your account may be deleted. Proxies are not allowed for anyone searching. Aol users are considered proxy users and may not search. No exceptions.
You are solely responsible for any and all use of your Catmails account including authorization by you to any third party individual who may use your account.
Should any instances of fraud, system abuse, or any type of activity deemed to be inappropriate or illegal by Catmails be detected it may result in member termination and possible legal action. Any solicitation of advertisers for a confirmation e-mail for purposes of receiving credit in your account will be grounds for immediate termination.
You may not sell your account or your downline. If we find that a downline has been sold, we will disassemble the downline and remove the buyer and seller from our program.
You must maintain your e-mail account that you used when signing up Catmails . You must maintain your e-mail account that you used when signing up with Catmails . You agree to receive e-mail advertising from Catmails, limited to no more than (150) per day.
In the event your e-mail account on file becomes closed or blocked to messages from Catmails, your account will be terminated. This especially applies to e-mail accounts returned for being Full, those returned as non deliverable or no such address. In the cases of a full mailbox, you will be set to both mail and onsite, if mails continue to bounce your account will be terminated and all earnings, downlines and upgrades lost. Any member sending us gibberish will result in automatic termination of account and Forfeiture of All earnings to date of termination. Auto-responses will also be deleted immediately.

Relationship of the Parties:

You and Catmails are independent contractors, and nothing in this Agreement creates any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative or employment relationship between you and Catmails . You understand that you do not have authority to make or accept any offers or make any representations on behalf of Catmails. You may not make any statement, whether on your site or otherwise, that would contradict anything in this section. You are solely responsible for the reporting and payment of any taxes for money earned while using the program.

Limitation of Liability:

Catmails will not be liable for lost profits, lost business opportunities, or any other indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages arising out of or related to this Agreement or Catmails program, even if Catmailshas been advised of the possibility of such damages. Furthermore, Catmails aggregate liability arising under this Agreement will not exceed the amount of the total fees paid or payable to you under this Agreement. The provisions of this Section survive termination or expiration of the Agreement. We do not endorse any advertisements and you are urged to join or become a part of advertised sites at your own discretion.

Payments:

Affiliates may earn by receiving paid-emails and visiting the advertiser websites after they have entered their member ID in the area on the website provided by Catmails. Your payment id must match the name on the account you registered with..ie..your name is Jane Smith, the Paypal account must be in the name of Jane Smith. Affiliates may earn by referring new affiliates to the Catmails program. Affiliates will earn a percentage of advertising revenues collected by Catmails .
Catmails will pay affiliates when their balance reaches the minimum payout rate ($25.00 for free members). Once the member has reached payout, they may request payment. Free members MUST have 50% in PERSONAL EARNINGS (no downline earnings, prizes, ptp, etc.) in order to be paid. Upgraded members must have 30% in PERSONAL EARNINGS (no downline earnings, prizes, ptp, etc.) in order to be paid. This requirement applies to EVERY payout request, NOT just the first. In addition, since this is a paid to read site, you must have at least 50% of your earnings in paid to read emails. Members will be limited to a maximum of $25.00 per payout in an effort to reduce the number of members who "save up" for payout. This puts a strain on our funds and allows us to pay fewer members each time. Everyone may request payout once per 30 day period. Payments will be made within 90 days or a reasonable time after. This time frame may depend upon revenue taken in by the site.
To request payouts, please mail management through the contact page, with your user name and payment information. Your account will then be verified and earnings verified and you will be placed in order of payouts requested and informed as to approximate time you will receive your payout. Your payment id must match the name on the account you registered with..ie..your name is Jane Smith, the Paypal account must be in the name of Jane Smith. For any reason should the payment id be different you must have prior approval from Catmails management staff. You must meet all the terms of the site as well.

Spam:

You may not promote your referral links through unsolicited emailing (i.e. SPAMMING), newsgroup postings, or any other method of mass communication. Failure to comply will result in immediate termination of your affiliateship with Catmails and may result in legal prosecution. Catmails strictly enforces anti-Spamming laws. Spamming is a federal crime. Any member caught Spamming will not only have their account terminated immediately and lose any past, present and future earnings, but shall also be held liable for Spamming as we shall cooperate with any authorities and investigations that may arise from the Spamming incident. Catmails may charge up to $5 per spam e-mail sent. Multiple sign-ups shall be grounds for immediate termination of all involved accounts. Signing up multiple times from the same computer also constitutes fraud. Catmails will file charges for recovery of any earnings received from multiple sign-ups.

Advertising:

Catmails does not accept advertising for Adult, Illegal, Gambling, MLM, HYIP, Randomizers, sites that promote or encourage racism or "hate", or Non-English language sites. We reserve the right to refuse to advertise sites that are clearly unsustainable as shown by their site information as well as advertise sites with webmasters who have clearly used unethical business practices.
Any Member/Advertiser who purchases and/or redeems for an ad for any non-allowed advertisement - will forfeit the amount of redemption or payment. We do NOT issue refunds.
All links and banners sent must be working correctly and banner images must work correctly. If your banner image does not work, the advertisement may be rejected or a generic banner used, in any case a refund will not be issued. A rejection notice may be sent at the managements discretion. This applies to submitted upgrade ads and redemptions as well as purchased advertising. No one in any way may ever steal bandwidth from this site for their advertising purposes. Once in awhile a ad may be sent for the wrong amounts, errors do occur. These "wrong" ads will be rolled back and the amounts deducted from your account. Then a new advertisement will be issued with the correct amount.
Points are used for redemptions only. These are found in your members area.

Cheating:

If you are caught using ANY kind of "cheating" software; ie., mass sign-up software or link grabbing software, YOU WILL BE DELETED!!
If you click 3 or more Cheat Links or Cheat Banners, your account WILL be DELETED and you will forfeit all prior earnings and referrals. Our Cheat Links are ALL clearly marked and there is NO excuse for clicking on more than three. If your account is deleted for clicking more than 3 Cheat Links or Cheat Banners; DO NOT ask me to give you another chance! You had at least 3 and you abused the chance and our advertisers by not paying attention to what you were clicking.
If you Search from a disallowed Country, your account WILL be DELETED and you will forfeit all prior earnings and referrals. Only members from the following countries may perform searches: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.
If your account is deleted for cheating, do NOT re-join. Your new account will be deleted.
We are an honest and paying site and will NOT tolerate cheating. Nor will we tolerate threats by former members who have been deleted for cheating. We NEVER delete ANY member for no reason and it is absolutely ridiculous to make such an accusation.

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