By signing up to be an Affiliate in the Risio Affiliate Program, You are agreeing to be bound by the following terms. These Risio Affiliate Program Terms (“Agreement”) constitute a legal agreement between LLC “IBL” (TIN 01905202610473, OKPO 34943434), a company registered at Pervomaisky district, Moskovskaya St. 163, apt. 8, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, the operator of the Risio service at risio.me (“Risio”, “we” or “us”), and You (“Affiliate” or “You”). This Agreement governs Your participation in the Risio Affiliate Program. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MAY NOT CONTINUE WITH THE SIGNUP PROCESS OR FURTHER PARTICIPATE IN THE RISIO AFFILIATE PROGRAM.
DEFINITIONS
1.1. “Affiliate” or “You” means any person or legal entity that has completed the signup process on the Affiliate Program Website and is a participant of the Risio Affiliate Program.
1.2. “Affiliate Link” means a link that leads to the Risio Website and contains Your Affiliate ID. You will receive Your Affiliate ID upon becoming a participant in the Risio Affiliate Program.
1.3. “Affiliate Program Website” means https://risio.me/affiliate-program or another location that we designate.
1.4. “Applicable Laws” means all duly promulgated applicable international, national and local laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, decrees, judgments, directives, or judicial or administrative orders, permits and other duly authorized actions of any government authority.
1.5. “Applicable Data Protection Laws” means all applicable legislation relating to data protection and privacy including, where applicable, the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic “On Personal Information”, the GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 of the United Kingdom (“UK”), the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection, the California Consumer Privacy Act and implementing regulations, each as amended or replaced from time to time.
1.6. “Commission” means the monetary compensation You receive for sales or other actions covered by the Risio Affiliate Program that You generate through Your Affiliate Links. The structure of the Commission and payment details are posted on the Affiliate Program Website and/or can be found in Your Account.
1.7. “End User” means an authorized user of the Risio Services who registers for a free or paid account on the Risio Website.
1.8. “Lead” means a potential customer of the Risio Services who is referred to Risio through Your Affiliate Link.
1.9. “Referral Window” means the duration of an affiliate cookie from the date of the End User’s first arrival on the Risio Website through the Affiliate Link according to this Agreement, which ends if a Lead clears their cookies, changes their cookie selections, or after the expiration of the period indicated on the Affiliate Program Website, whichever is first.
1.10. “Risio Affiliate Program” means a cost-per-acquisition (CPA) affiliate program, developed by Risio, that allows an Affiliate to earn Commissions for sales or other actions arising out of Your promotion of the Risio Services by referring potential customers through Affiliate Links containing Your unique Affiliate ID, with tracking based on cookies during the Referral Window.
1.11. “Risio Marks” means the Risio and risio.me names, logos and other trademarks, trade names and trade dress and/or service marks of Risio and/or Risio’s affiliates.
1.12. “Risio Services” means the Service as described in Section 3 of the Risio Terms of Use located at https://risio.me/terms or another location that we designate.
1.13. “Risio Subscription” means the End User’s subscription for the Risio Services specified on the Risio Website.
1.14. “Risio Website” means https://risio.me.
1.15. “Third Party” means any individual or legal entity other than the parties to this Agreement.
1.16. “User Account” means the End User’s account for the Risio Services as described in Section 4 of the Risio Terms of Use located at https://risio.me/terms or another location that we designate.
1.17. “Your Account” means Your affiliate account, where Your information is stored and where You can track Your activity, including Commission information.
1.18. “Your Website” or “Affiliate Website” means the website(s) and/or social media account(s) You own and/or operate and which You register for the Risio Affiliate Program.
QUALIFICATION & PARTICIPATION
2.1. To participate in the Risio Affiliate Program, You must apply on the Affiliate Program Website and be accepted by Risio into the Risio Affiliate Program. To apply, You must:
- Own and run an active website or social media account;
- Have an established audience;
- Create original content, such as online courses, seminars, blog posts, or videos; or operate as an agency or digital marketing consultant; and
- Have read and agreed to the Risio Affiliate Program Terms.
2.2. You agree to provide Your full legal name, a valid email address, the valid domain name(s) of Your Website, and all other information requested in order to complete the signup process on the Affiliate Program Website.
2.3. You can list multiple domains in one (1) Risio Affiliate Program account, but only one (1) Risio Affiliate Program account per Affiliate is allowed.
2.4. Once You have been approved, Your continued right to participate in the Risio Affiliate Program is conditioned upon Your ongoing compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Risio’s Privacy Policy located at https://risio.me/privacy.
LICENSE
Risio grants You a limited, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, revocable license to display and promote the Risio Services on Your Website, in accordance with the terms herein, from the date of Risio’s acceptance of You into the Risio Affiliate Program until the termination of this Agreement as set forth herein.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
4.1. Your activities to promote the Risio Services must reflect favorably upon Risio and the Risio Services. You agree to use the most current promotional materials made available by Risio to You and to update the information related to the Risio Services in the promotional materials on Your Website or in other promotional materials at least once a year. You will not make any false or misleading statements concerning the Risio Services or make any representations concerning the Risio Services’ specifications, features, capabilities and applicable warranties which are inconsistent with the product descriptions or promotional materials we make available to You.
4.2. Risio has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor Your Website. You agree to remove or disable any content or promotional materials related to the Risio Services from Your Website upon our request.
4.3. You agree to use the Risio Marks, banners, content, and any images provided to You by Risio in accordance with our guidelines and without variation.
4.4. You warrant, represent and covenant that all personal data or any other data or material that You provide to Risio have been collected in accordance with all Applicable Laws, including but not limited to Applicable Data Protection Laws.
4.5. You agree to maintain a privacy policy on Your Website that clearly and adequately describes how personal data is collected and used. The privacy policy must fully and adequately disclose Your use of third-party technology, use of cookies and options for discontinuing use of such cookies.
4.6. We require, and You expressly agree, that You will not:
4.6.1. Promote Risio or the Risio Services on any gambling websites, websites with adult, hate, violent or defamatory content, or any other content that Risio considers offensive or inappropriate, or in any manner that violates the rights of any Third Party or any Applicable Laws. Upon our request, You agree to provide to Risio any information regarding traffic sources, promotional channels, Your promotional methods, Your communication and correspondence with Leads, or other information and materials reasonably requested by Risio with regard to the Risio Services.
4.6.2. Split or share Commissions directly or indirectly with any Lead or End User.
4.6.3. Perform any fraudulent activities, commit or attempt to commit fraud or any other harmful actions during Your participation in the Risio Affiliate Program.
4.6.4. Use any content, screenshots or screengrabs of the Risio Website or the Risio Services without our written consent.
4.6.5. You further warrant, represent and covenant that You: (i) will not use the Risio Affiliate Program for any illegal or unauthorized purpose; (ii) will ensure that You are compliant with any and all trade and regulatory requirements that may apply to Your participation in the Risio Affiliate Program (for example, by clearly stating You are a Risio Affiliate on Your Websites where You make an Affiliate Link available); (iii) will not purchase ads that direct to Your Website(s) or any Third Party site or through an Affiliate Link that compete with Risio’s advertising, including, but not limited to, our branded keywords; (iv) will not participate in cookie stuffing or pop-ups; (v) will not use or create any false or misleading links; (vi) will not SPAM; (vii) will not mask or attempt to mask the referring URL information; (viii) will not use Your Affiliate Link to purchase the Risio Services for yourself, Your relatives, or employees; and (ix) will not use fraudulent mechanisms to generate traffic, including, but not limited to, sourcing Leads through compilations of personal data such as phonebooks, using fake redirects or other tools or automation software (including but not limited to robots, frames, or hidden frames), or offering non-approved incentives to encourage purchases or signups.
4.6.6. You agree to provide us with documents and information reasonably requested within five (5) days to investigate unauthorized or potentially fraudulent activities associated with Your Account, referred Leads, or Your Affiliate Links.
ADVERTISING DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
5.1. Your promotional methods, including Your Website, must comply with all Applicable Laws on advertising and endorsements and include a material disclosure statement before the Affiliate Link identifying Your post as a promotional or paid advertisement and that You may receive a Commission from any resulting sales or other actions covered by the Risio Affiliate Program.
5.2. Where You promote the Risio Services to an audience in the United States, Your promotional methods must also be FTC compliant. For more information about FTC disclosure requirements, see the FTC’s “.com Disclosures” Guidelines at https://www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf; the FTC’s Endorsement Guidelines at https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/topics/truth-advertising/advertisement-endorsements; and the FTC’s Native Advertising Guidelines at https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/native-advertising-guide-businesses.
COMMISSIONS
6.1. Your participation in the Risio Affiliate Program is free of charge.
6.2. To be eligible for a Commission, the referred Lead must:
- Be a new user of the Risio Services;
- Have used Your Affiliate Link;
- Not have been an existing, active Lead within Risio’s systems (including those of our partners and resellers);
- Maintain a User Account for the Risio Services for at least seven (7) days after registration as a new End User; and
- Be accepted by Risio as a valid Lead.
6.3. Any Lead not satisfying the above requirements shall be deemed invalid and shall not qualify for a Commission under the Risio Affiliate Program. Risio reserves the right to reject a Lead for any reason, at its sole discretion.
RIGHT TO REVERSE COMMISSIONS AND PARTICIPATION
7.1. The Commission rates are posted on the Affiliate Program Website and/or in Your Account. There are no guaranteed Commissions, payouts or commission levels. Our Commission structure may be updated from time to time and reposted on the Affiliate Program Website and will become effective immediately after we post it. Continued participation after any such update constitutes Your acceptance of the revised commission levels and terms.
7.2. We reserve the right to freeze, void or reverse any or all Commissions at any time for any reason and without warning, including, but not limited to, for any actual or suspected breach of this Agreement. In the event of any suspicious activity within Your Account, we may withhold Commission payments until we are able to verify the transaction.
7.3. If a Lead clears their cookies during the Referral Window or changes their cookie selections, Risio shall not be liable for any Commissions that may have otherwise been owed to an Affiliate.
TERM AND TERMINATION
8.1. This Agreement is effective upon registration on the Affiliate Program Website (“Effective Date”) and remains in effect until terminated by either party.
8.2. You may terminate Your participation in the Risio Affiliate Program at any time by sending a written request to Risio at affiliate@risio.me.
8.3. Risio may terminate Your participation in the Risio Affiliate Program at any time, in our sole discretion and without notice, for any reason, including but not limited to Your breach of this Agreement.
8.4. Upon termination, access to Your Account will be restricted, and You shall not receive any further Commissions, whether paid, unpaid or potential. All licenses and rights to use Your Account, any Risio materials, documentation and trademarks will immediately terminate.
8.5. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, all provisions regarding indemnification, warranty, liability and limits thereon, confidentiality and protection of proprietary rights and trade secrets, and any provisions which expressly or by their nature are required to survive such termination in order to achieve their purpose shall so survive until it shall no longer be necessary for them to survive in order to achieve their purpose.
OWNERSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; USE OF TRADEMARKS
9.1. As of the Effective Date, You are granted a non-exclusive, limited, revocable right to use the Risio Marks. Your use of the Risio Marks is subject to the usage guidelines made available by Risio from time to time. We may immediately terminate the license to use the Risio Marks if we reasonably believe that any of Your use dilutes, tarnishes, or blurs the value of the Risio Marks. You acknowledge and agree that Your use of the Risio Marks will not create any right, title or interest in or to the Risio Marks other than the license as set forth in this Section. You will not challenge the validity of or attempt to register any of the Risio Marks or Your interest therein as a licensee, nor will You adopt any derivative or confusingly similar names, brands or marks or create any combination marks with the Risio Marks. You acknowledge our ownership and exclusive right to use the Risio Marks and agree that all goodwill arising out of the use of the Risio Marks shall inure to Risio’s benefit.
9.2. You agree that Risio may identify You as a Risio Affiliate and may use Your name and/or logo solely for such purpose in its marketing materials. You furthermore grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, unlimited, and royalty-free license to use Your name, logo, and service marks in connection with the Risio Affiliate Program and this Agreement.
9.3. Your feedback about the Risio Affiliate Program is welcome, though not required. If You share ideas, suggestions, comments, or other feedback with us, You hereby assign to us, and we will own, such ideas, suggestions, comments, or feedback without restriction or obligation of any kind.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Risio and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (a) Your use of and access to the Affiliate Program Website; (b) Your participation in the Risio Affiliate Program; (c) Your breach of any term of this Agreement; and (d) Your violation of Applicable Laws or any Third Party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right. This indemnification obligation will survive the termination of this Agreement, Your use of the Affiliate Program Website and Your participation in the Risio Affiliate Program.
AUTHORITY
Each party represents and warrants to the other party that the person accepting this Agreement is authorized to do so. IF YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT. If You are under 18, You may not participate in the Risio Affiliate Program or send any information about yourself to us, including Your name, address, telephone number, or email address.
AFFILIATE WARRANTIES
You represent and warrant that: (i) You have all appropriate authority to operate, and to post any and all content on, Your Website(s); (ii) You have all appropriate rights to promote the Risio Services with any promotional method You may choose to use; (iii) Your Website(s) and Your promotional methods do not and will not infringe a Third Party’s or Risio’s proprietary rights; and (iv) You shall remain solely responsible for any and all of Your Website(s) and all of Your promotional methods and/or campaigns and any consequences resulting therefrom.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW, THE RISIO AFFILIATE PROGRAM AND THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THE RISIO AFFILIATE PROGRAM OR THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM WEBSITE (A) WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS AND/OR EXPECTATIONS; (B) WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AN UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE BASIS; (C) WILL BE APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN ALL LOCATIONS; OR (D) WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, COMPLETE, LEGAL, OR SAFE. WE FURTHER MAKE NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT ON ANY SITES LINKED TO ON THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM WEBSITE.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
14.1. In no event shall Risio, its officers, directors, employees, or agents be liable to You or to any Third Party for any indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential damages whatsoever arising from or related to this Agreement, the use of the Affiliate Program Website or participation in the Risio Affiliate Program. Our maximum liability to You for any damages arising from or related to this Agreement is limited to fifty US dollars (USD 50). The existence of more than one claim will not enlarge this limit. The foregoing limitation of liability shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.
14.2. Risio does not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for any product or service advertised or offered by any Third Party through the Affiliate Program Website, any hyperlinked website or any Affiliate Links or featured in any banner or other advertising, and Risio will not be a party to or in any way be responsible for monitoring any transaction between You and Third Party providers of products or services.
SANCTIONS AND EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
The Risio Affiliate Program, the Risio Services, the Risio Website and the Affiliate Program Website, including their content, software and technical data (the “Risio Items”), may be subject to export control and sanctions laws and regulations of the Kyrgyz Republic, United Nations Security Council sanctions and other applicable export control and sanctions laws of any other jurisdiction (“Applicable Export Laws”). You may not access, download, distribute, use, export, re-export, release or otherwise transfer the Risio Items in violation of any Applicable Export Laws. You agree to comply with all Applicable Export Laws and not to directly or indirectly provide or otherwise make available the Risio Items in violation of any such Applicable Export Laws, or without all necessary approvals. By agreeing to this Agreement, You represent and warrant that You are not a person or entity that is the subject or target of sanctions under Applicable Export Laws, and that You will not share the Risio Items with anyone who is.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Information disclosed by a party (“Disclosing Party”) to the other party (“Receiving Party”), whether orally, in writing, or in electronic form, that is designated as confidential, proprietary, or otherwise not generally available to the public, or that is information about Risio customers and prospects, whether or not designated as confidential, shall be treated as confidential (“Confidential Information”). Confidential Information will be safeguarded by the Receiving Party to the same extent that the Receiving Party safeguards its own information of like kind, but using not less than a reasonable degree of care. The Receiving Party shall not use Confidential Information for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement or disclose Confidential Information to any Third Party (except as explicitly stated in our Privacy Policy). The Receiving Party’s obligations under this section shall not apply to information which is (i) publicly available through no fault of the Receiving Party, (ii) already in the Receiving Party’s possession without obligation of confidentiality, (iii) rightfully obtained by the Receiving Party from third parties not under obligation of confidentiality, or (iv) independently developed by the Receiving Party as evidenced by written documentation. If the Receiving Party is requested pursuant to a court or government order to disclose Confidential Information, the Receiving Party will give the Disclosing Party written notice (if not legally prohibited from doing so) sufficient to enable the Disclosing Party to seek a protective order, and the Receiving Party will cooperate with the Disclosing Party in such effort.
MISCELLANEOUS
17.1. Assignment. You may not assign or transfer this Agreement, or rights or obligations under it, without our prior written consent. Any assignment or transfer in violation of the foregoing shall be deemed void and of no effect. Subject to the foregoing, the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
17.2. Force Majeure. We shall not be liable for failure or delay of performance of our obligations resulting from any condition beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to third-party equipment or services, communications failure, governmental action, war, acts of terrorism, earthquake, fire, flood or other acts of God, labor conditions, power failures, or Internet disturbances.
17.3. Relationships. Risio and the Affiliate are independent parties. Nothing stated in this Agreement will create any partnership, joint venture, agency or employment relationship between You and Risio. You do not have any authority to make or accept any offers or representations on Risio’s behalf.
17.4. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Kyrgyz Republic, without regard to any conflict of law principles. The parties shall first attempt to resolve any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement through negotiations, including by contacting us at affiliate@risio.me. If the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days, it shall be submitted to the competent courts of the Kyrgyz Republic at the location of Risio (Bishkek). The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Agreement.
17.5. Tax Status and Obligations. You are obligated to independently assess and comply with all relevant tax and legal requirements, and You are solely responsible for Your own sales tax collection, reporting, and any other obligation arising from Commission income.
17.6. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Privacy Policy, constitutes the entire agreement between You and Risio concerning Your participation in the Risio Affiliate Program.
17.7. Changes. We may change the terms of this Agreement from time to time by posting the updated Agreement at https://risio.me/affiliate-terms. You can review the most current version of this Agreement at any time at https://risio.me/affiliate-terms or a successor URL that we may designate. The revised Agreement will become effective immediately after we post the updated text. If You continue to participate in the Risio Affiliate Program after such date, such participation will constitute acceptance of the revised Agreement. We also reserve the right to modify the Risio Affiliate Program from time to time in our sole discretion. If any change to this Agreement or the Risio Affiliate Program is not acceptable to You, You may, as Your sole remedy for such change, stop participating in the Risio Affiliate Program and send a cancellation request email to affiliate@risio.me.
17.8. Languages. This Agreement is in the English language, which prevails over any translations of it into other languages made by us and provided to You for Your convenience, as applicable. Translations into other languages may contain inaccuracies for which we shall not bear any responsibility; we suggest using the English version and resorting to versions in other languages only for reference and at Your own risk. You agree to have all communications with us in English.
17.9. No Waiver. No failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under this Agreement or by law shall constitute a waiver of that (or any other) right or remedy, nor preclude or restrict its further exercise. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exercise of that (or any other) right or remedy, and will not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or default under the same or any other provision of this Agreement.
17.10. Severability. All the provisions of this Agreement are distinct and severable. If any provision of this Agreement (or part of any provision) is found by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, this shall not impair the operation of this Agreement or affect the other provisions which are valid.
17.11. Electronic Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands, and other communications regarding this Agreement should be addressed to affiliate@risio.me. You agree to receive communications from us in electronic form. Electronic notices will be delivered to the email address You used for registration purposes. All communications in electronic format will be considered to be “in writing” and to have been received on the day that we send them.
CONTACT DETAILS
LLC “IBL” (TIN 01905202610473, OKPO 34943434)
Registered address: Pervomaisky district, Moskovskaya St. 163, apt. 8, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Affiliate Program: affiliate@risio.me
Affiliate Program Website: https://risio.me/affiliate-program
Website: https://risio.me