BRAND AMBASSADOR • TERMS AND CONDITIONS

ATTENTION:  If you are currently a Brand Ambassador for GOLDENSTARSPORT (“GSS”) or you are applying to become one, you are required to read and agree to these Brand Ambassador Terms and Conditions.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION TO BECOME A GSS BRAND AMBASSADOR!

BY CLICKING “I AGREE,” you are entering into a legally binding contract with GSS and are agreeing to be bound by these Brand Ambassador Terms and Conditions which will govern the relationship between you, as a participant in the Brand Ambassador Program (the “Program”), and GSS. 

IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT SUBMIT THE APPLICATION. At any time you no longer wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, you must immediately provide written notice to GSS. 

 

As used in these terms and conditions, “You” or “Your” shall mean the individual who is applying to be a brand ambassador for GSS, and his/her employees, agents, business affiliates, and permitted successors and assigns.

By submitting Your application and participating in the Program, You agree as follows:

If selected by GSS, You will become a brand ambassador (“Ambassador”) for products offered and sold by GSS. Your performance as an Ambassador is subject to these terms and conditions, and any separate agreement GSS may require you to execute as well as any GSS policies, standard operating procedures or guidelines provided to you from time to time (collectively, the “Ambassador Terms”).

  1. Eligibility. To enroll in the Program, You must complete and submit the online application. Initial approval of Your application does not mean that all information or actions set forth in the application comply with the Ambassador Terms, and it is Your continuing duty to ensure Your compliance. We may reject Your application and/ or dismiss You from the Program at any time at our sole discretion.
  2. You must provide Your full and accurate legal name, a valid email address, mailing address, mobile phone number, and any other information required to complete the application for the Program. You will only provide true and accurate information to GSS, and will update any such information as necessary to ensure that such information is kept complete and accurate. You will not use any “bot” or other automated method to enroll or participate in the Program.
  3. You acknowledge and agree that You meet the following eligibility criteria:
  • You have read, understand, and agree to be bound by the Ambassador Terms.
  • You are eighteen (18) years of age or older.
  • You reside in the United States or Canada.
  • You maintain and actively use an account on at least one form of social media, including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, or YouTube, which have been approved by GSS (collectively, “Approved Media”). Your accounts on Approved Media are referred to as “Accounts.”
  • You are in compliance with all FTC guidelines and the Ambassador Terms.
  • You have at least five thousand (5,000) followers on any Approved Media.
  1. Responsibilities. You agree to use Your best efforts to market and promote the GSS Products on Your Accounts (the “Promotional Services” or the “Services”) in a manner consistent with the authorized by GSS through its Campaigns. 

You are required to register and regularly check the new activities for the Program. All payouts and rewards will be issued by GSS via PayPal.

You are required to notify GSS of Your Accounts on Approved Media and add GSS as a friend/ follower. You will be notified of any additional Approved Media as it becomes available.

4.1. You agree to perform the following Promotional Services:

  • Create and post photo and video content promoting the GSS Products and/ or any related campaign as GSS may request from time to time (“Content”). That content should abide by Content Guidelines provided by GSS.
  • Share and promote Your personal discount code or link for GSS Products to encourage followers to purchase them.
  • Communicate, network and/ or collaborate with social media influencers, GSS’s social media followers and customers, and any other individuals requested by GSS, to promote the GSS Products as a tool to achieve certain health and fitness goals.
  • Promptly respond to communications from GSS personnel in text, email, phone or any other form.
  • Read the briefs and guidelines provided by GSS.

4.2. You agree that GSS may post, re-post, upload, and otherwise re-use any of Your Content at any time, without compensation other than what is provided in the Ambassador Terms. You acknowledge and agree that You are responsible for:

 

  • Any and all activity undertaken in connection with Your participation in the Program;
  • Maintaining Your Accounts to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and policies (collectively, the “Law”), including providing any notifications to followers as necessary to effect compliance with Law;
  • Conducting Yourself at all times with the highest degree of professionalism, behaving in a legal, ethical and business-like manner and maintaining the highest standards of integrity, honesty and responsibility in Your dealings with GSS, its staff, customers and sales representatives;
  • Presenting and demonstrating GSS Products in a positive, truthful and sincere manner and not engaging in any activity or action that may damage GSS’s reputation or the reputation of its products or services;
  • Not using GSS, or any trademarks, copyrighted materials, or other Intellectual Property of GSS in any advertising, social media, or in literature other than material published by GSS, without first obtaining the express written permission of GSS; and
  • Complying with the Ambassador Terms, and GSS’s terms of use and privacy policy.

4.3. Prohibitions/ Restrictions. The Ambassador agrees and understands that if any Content posted by or associated with Ambassador is deemed offensive or inappropriate, that Ambassador will be deemed, at the sole discretion of GSS, ineligible to participate in the Program. The Ambassador will then be disqualified from receiving any further commission, recognition, communication or compensation from GSS. Ambassador will also be disqualified in the event it takes any of the following actions, each a material breach of the Ambassador Terms:

  • Makes any representations or warranties on behalf of GSS, other than the ones contained in GSS’s marketing and promotional information;
  • Fails to comply with any of the Ambassador Terms
  • Promotes GSS Products through unsolicited or spam emails or otherwise violates any Laws regulating electronic communications;
  • Engages in, promotes, or contributes to, or creates a platform for, the publishing, hosting, or promotion of sexually explicit materials, scantily clad images or video, violence, discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age, or of any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, defamatory, obscene, harassing or otherwise objectionable to GSS in GSS’s sole discretion;
  • Transmits messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/ or good will with which GSS wishes to associate;
  • Engages in, promotes, or contributes to any activity, software, or materials that may divert commissions from other participants in the Program;
  • Engages in, promotes, or contributes to any illegal activity or violates GSS’s or any third party’s legal rights, and/ or intellectual property rights;
  • Engages in “spam” advertising, sends unsolicited commercial email, posts commercial messages to any forum that prohibits such messages, or engages in any other advertising or marketing practices that are deceptive, misleading, fraudulent, or otherwise objectionable in GSS’s sole discretion. You may not present GSS’s banners, images or videos as if they are Your own or any other site’s (which is usually referred to as copyright or trademark infringement, and is illegal) as it may cause a customer to opt-in thinking they are signing up to receive GSS communications rather than Yours;
  • Posts any links to the GSS website or any other GSS platform on Reddit.com or any sub-page, sub-domain, or sub-thread thereof;
  • Creates or links to a website that copies, resembles, has the look and feel of or creates the impression that it is the GSS website or any other platform of GSS;
  • Reads, intercepts, records, redirects, interprets or fills in the contents of any electronic form or other materials submitted to GSS by any person or entity;
  • Uses any promotional coupon or code that is not provided to Ambassador by GSS for the Program, or runs any ad with any of GSS’s URLs offering brand ambassador commissions;
  • Sells or re-sells any of the GSS Products, or offers a cash incentive or discount on GSS Products as a means of promotion; or
  • Takes any action (or fail to take an action), that is deemed to be unsuitable to GSS, in its sole discretion.
  1. Rights of GSS.

GSS reserves the right to preview Ambassador’s Content upon request and reserves the right to request changes to and/or removal of Content in its sole discretion. We have the right to monitor Your Accounts at all times to ensure that Your Accounts comply with the Ambassador Terms, the Law, and any other requirements. We may notify You of any changes to Your Content or Accounts that we feel should be made. Without limiting our rights as stated herein, we may terminate Your participation in the Program if You do not make any changes to Your Account that we feel are necessary or appropriate. We reserve the right to terminate Your participation in the Program immediately and without notice to You should we suspect that You have committed fraud or otherwise violated the Ambassador Terms. If such fraud or abuse is detected, GSS shall not be liable to You for any commissions for such fraudulent sales.

  1. Independent Contractor. By entering into the Ambassador Terms, You agree that:
  • You are customarily engaged in an independent business providing marketing and brand ambassador services, and are not an employee of GSS. Therefore, You are not entitled to any benefits provided by GSS to its employees, including, without limitation, worker’s compensation benefits or group insurance. Nothing in the Ambassador Terms should be construed to create an employer-employee relationship or any other relationship other than that of an independent contractor.
  • GSS will not have control or exercise direction over the methods by which You perform the Services. You are responsible for creating content and determining when Your Content will be shared, with the exception of time-sensitive projects as identified by GSS
  • You are responsible for Your own federal, state and local income, social security, unemployment, sales, disability and any other applicable local, state or federal taxes arising out of Your performance of Services under the Ambassador Terms. If applicable, GSS will report amounts paid to You by filing Form 1099-Misc. with the Internal Revenue Service, as required by Laws.
  • You understand and agree that GSS will not withhold or make payments for social security, unemployment insurance or disability insurance contributions on Your behalf. You agree to indemnify and defend GSS against any and all such taxes or contributions. You are also responsible for all costs, liabilities and expenses You may incur in connection with performing Services under the Ambassador Terms.
  1. Payment.

7.1. Payment for Services. In consideration of the Promotional Services and rights granted to GSS  with respect to Content, Ambassador will be compensated as follows:

  • A commission to be communicated to You in writing by GSS and paid to You by PayPal based on customers’ use of Your unique promotional code and/or link to buy GSS Your commission will be paid on a monthly basis in each month in which Your commission is at least fifty dollars ($50) (Your commission will roll over to the next month(s) if $50 in commissions is not reached in a given month);
  • Discounted or Free GSS Products, at GSS’s discretion, the value and amount of which shall be determined by GSS; and
  • The opportunity to participate in special events (including, without limitation, expos, photoshoots, video shoots and other special projects) in which any compensation would be set forth in a separate written agreement signed by You and GSS. GSS will strive to give priority to Ambassadors for special events, although such invitations to participate cannot be guaranteed.

7.2. Commissions will not be paid based on any sales or amounts that are attributed to spam, credit card fraud, or returned GSS If a sale is canceled or refunded for any reason, any paid commission will be deducted from the amount owed to the Ambassador and any subsequent payment. Ambassador will not be paid a commission on sales or orders that are in delinquent status.

7.3. Ambassador commissions are counted and final numbers are deemed final at the sole discretion and decision of GSS. GSS also reserves the right to change the dates of the commission payout.

7.4. Ambassador should clearly advise followers/ customers to use the Ambassador’s promotional code to purchase GSS Products in order for Ambassador to receive commission.

7.5. While GSS makes every reasonable effort to accurately track and pay commissions for all Ambassador sales, GSS is not responsible nor shall be held liable for any technical difficulties, outside events, actions by other Ambassadors, or other uncontrollable events that may disrupt or interfere with GSS’s ability to track sales or pay commissions. GSS has the right to pay commissions to any other person, in its discretion.

  1. Intellectual Property. All GSS trade names, trademarks, logos, slogans, domain names, trade dress, coupons, hypertext links, promotional codes, designs, works of authorship, and other advertising and marketing material (collectively, the “GSS Intellectual Property”) is the property of GSS, and You will not use such GSS Intellectual Property except in the form provided to You through the Program, and solely for the purpose and in the manner specifically authorized by GSS.
  • Unless and only to the extent explicitly authorized by GSS, You will not modify any GSS Intellectual Property or use any modified or derivative version of any GSS Intellectual Property.
  • Unless and only to the extent explicitly authorized by GSS, You will not purchase, use or register any domain name, or any social media profile name, handle, or moniker, that comprises or incorporates any GSS Intellectual Property or any variations, derivatives or misspellings thereof
  • You will not publish, host, or promote any GSS Intellectual Property or other material that misrepresents Your relationship with GSS or implies that You are an official site, authorized dealer, or otherwise specially connected with or sponsored by GSS. Without limiting the foregoing, You will not publish, host, or promote any press releases, print advertising, or co-branding items that reference GSS or make use of any GSS Intellectual Property or any variations or derivatives thereof, except to the extent expressly authorized by GSS.
  • You agree that any and all content, photos, videos, verbiage, pictures, writings, other work product and/ or works of authorship generated as part of the content or otherwise related to the work that You do for GSS (collectively, the “Content”) shall be sole and exclusive property of GSS, and You irrevocably assign to GSS all right, title and interest in any Content that You create, or to which You contribute, including all intellectual property rights contained therein. You acknowledge and agree that GSS is expressly authorized to use Your name, likeness, voice, signature, photograph, image, distinctive appearance, gestures or mannerisms as part of any Content, such use will not constitute an infringement of any of Your rights, and all Your rights relating to or embodied in any Content are hereby waived.
  • GSS may post any and all of the Content on social media outlets (including but not limited to YouTube, Facebook and Instagram) at its discretion, in perpetuity, at no charge. You acknowledge and agree that all Content was specially requested by GSS, and further agree that it shall be considered a work made for hire within the meaning of the copyright laws of the United States (together with any modifications, improvements or enhancements). GSS may use and/or re-use the Content, alone or with other material, in its sole discretion, without any obligation to give You any ownership, credit or remuneration.

 

  1. Confidential Information. GSS may disclose to You confidential or proprietary information and trade secrets from time to time (collectively, “Confidential Information”).  GSS’s Confidential Information includes, without limitation, all non-public or proprietary information and GSS Intellectual Property, including, but not limited to specifications, ingredients and other proprietary information relating to the GSS Products, sales figures, software passwords, customers, names and contact information, event format, presentation content, inventions, financial information, business plans, business processes, marketing plans, marketing strategies, marketing copy, financial projections, personal information of employees and agents, sponsorship strategies, relationships with vendors, technical data, software designs, drawings, specifications, models, source code, object code, documentation, diagrams, flow charts, inventions, techniques, marketing and other future plans.  You agree to hold all Confidential Information in the strictest confidence and not to disclose the Confidential Information to any third party.  You agree that GSS is (and will remain) the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to the Confidential Information, and all GSS Intellectual Property.  You further agree that You will not and will cause any employees and other agents to not, use GSS’s Confidential Information for the benefit of anyone other than GSS.  You agree not to use GSS’s Confidential Information for any purpose except in the performance of Your obligations under the Ambassador Terms.

 

  1. Term; Termination. The term of the Ambassador Terms shall begin upon submission of Your application and continue until terminated, with the Services subject to reasonable adjustment in GSS’s discretion. The Ambassador Terms may be terminated by GSS immediately at any time, with or without cause, upon GSS’s written notice to You; and by You upon fifteen (15) days written notice by You to GSS. Ambassadors who do not follow the applicable requirements can be subject to termination, suspension, or their commissions being held until all requirements are followed. The obligations related to Confidential Information will continue perpetually after the termination of the Ambassador Terms.

 

  1. Third Parties. GSS recognizes that, as an independent contractor, You are available to perform services for entities other than GSS.  You agree to notify GSS of any other arrangements.  Moreover, You warrant and represent that there is no conflict or potential conflict of interest between Your performance of Services under the Ambassador Terms and the performance of services under other contracts for services or as an employee of other entities and will ensure that no such conflict arises.  Without limiting the foregoing, You agree to promptly notify GSS if and when You are engaged to perform substantially similar services with respect to a competing brand of products.
  2. Indemnity. You will at all times defend, indemnify and hold harmless GSS (including, without limitation, all related and affiliated entities and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, agents and representatives) from and against any and all claims of whatever nature, including without limitation:  (i) any violation of Law committed by You or Your agents; and/ or (ii) Your participation in the Program, and/ or Your breach of any obligation, representation or warranty set forth in the Ambassador Terms.  Your obligation to indemnify and defend GSS as set forth in this Section shall include reimbursement of any and all legal fees and related costs and expenses incurred by GSS in connection with any such claim.

  3. Limitation of Liability. GSS WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU UNDER ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE OR GOODWILL OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS), EVEN IF GSS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. FURTHER, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THE AMBASSADOR TERMS, IN NO EVENT SHALL GSS’S CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE AMBASSADOR TERMS, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, EXCEED THE TOTAL COMMISSIONS PAID TO YOU UNDER THE AMBASSADOR TERMS.

  4. Disclaimer. GSS MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING GSS’S WEBSITE(s) OR ANY OTHER WEBSITES MAINTAINED AND OPERATED BY GSS OR THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PROVIDED THEREON OR OTHERWISE OFFERED BY GSS, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED. IN ADDITION, GSS MAKES NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE OPERATION OF ANY GSS WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, AND GSS IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY INTERRUPTIONS OR ERRORS.

  5. Modification. GSS may change the Ambassador Terms in the future. Unless the Ambassador Terms or Law specify/(ies) otherwise, we will give You thirty (30) days prior notice of any significant change to the Ambassador Terms. If You find the change unacceptable, You have the right to terminate the Agreement. However, if You continue to receive the benefits of the Agreement after the end of the notice period of the change, You will be considered to have accepted the changes. You may not modify the Ambassador Terms by making any typed, handwritten, or any other changes to them for any purpose.

  6. Miscellaneous. The Ambassador Terms contain the entire agreement with respect to Your independent contractor relationship with GSS  and supersede any prior verbal and/or written agreements or representations regarding said relationship, and will be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without regard to conflict of law principles).  All disputes, claims or controversies arising out of or in any way relating to the Ambassador Terms, shall be governed by, construed under, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflict of laws principles. All claims, disputes, or causes of action under the Ambassador Terms, whether by You or GSS, must be brought in an individual capacity, and shall not be brought as a plaintiff (or claimant) or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding, nor joined or consolidated with the claims of any other person or entity. The arbitrator may not consolidate the claims of more than one person or entity, and may not preside over any form of representative or class proceeding. The Ambassador Terms are made under the provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C., Sections 1-14) (“FAA”) and will be construed and governed accordingly. The parties agree that the procedural and the substantive provisions of the FAA shall apply.  Nothing herein shall prevent any party from obtaining injunctive relief in court to prevent irreparable harm pending the conclusion of any such arbitration. Both parties may conduct discovery to the same extent as would be permitted in a court of law.  The arbitrator shall issue a reasoned, written decision that explains the legal and factual basis for the arbitrator’s decision on all claims and defenses presented to the arbitrator.  The arbitrator shall have the full authority to award all relief and remedies which would otherwise be available in a court of law, including, but not limited to, monetary damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, and exemplary damages when authorized by applicable law.  Any awards or orders in such arbitrations may be entered and enforced as judgments in the federal and state courts of any competent jurisdiction. The Ambassador Terms can be amended only by a written agreement signed by You and GSS.  Each party agrees to do all such acts, matters and things and shall sign or execute and deliver all such documents as may in the reasonable opinion of the other party be necessary or expedient to further and more effectually carry into effect the provisions of the Ambassador Terms.