Lineads.ai Terms for Publishers

Takeads FZ-LLC (hereinafter “Lineads”), registered at Dubai, UAE manages Lineads at https://lineads.ai/ and provides Publishers with the opportunity to work with Lineads Advertisers. To use Lineads, the Publisher agrees to unconditionally comply with these Terms of Use (hereinafter the “Terms”).

Advertisers, Merchants (hereinafter the “Advertisers”) online merchants that provide to Lineads product data feed.

Publishers are entities that that the contract is signed by and use Lineads Solutions.

Lineads is an online platform, which focuses on aggregating Advertisers with product data feeds from various sources, wrapping them in its proprietary tracker, and providing the aggregated product data. Publishers can utilize links to drive traffic from their sources. Publishers place links, initiating traffic to these products. Lineads captures clicks through these links and validates them. Verified clicks are sent back to the Advertiser for additional validation and anti-fraud checks. Clicks that pass validation are marked as potentially payable.

Lineads Solutions are various Lineads products developed for specific types of Publishers that said Publishers can use to monetize their content.

1. General Provisions

1.1. In order to use Lineads, Publishers must register on the website at the domain https://lineads.ai/. The registration is carried out using the Publisher’s email address, a self-created password, and a username.

1.2. By submitting the registration form, the Publisher acknowledges these Terms and accepts the Agreement (Offer) for their participation in Lineads.

1.3. Registration is available to persons aged 18 and up.

1.4. These Terms are part of the contractual agreements between Lineads and Publishers. These Terms regulate the use of the Solutions at the domain https://lineads.ai/ and the use of other Solutions of Lineads.

1.5. Use of Lineads is always free of charge for Publishers. There is no obligation to use Lineads. Furthermore, every Publisher is free to decide at any time whether, when, and to what extent s/he wants to be active on Lineads or whether s/he wants to discontinue his/her activity.

1.6. A claim to participation in the Lineads platform’s services does not exist. Lineads reserves the right to exclude Publishers from use of the platform.

1.7. Lineads reserves the right to set the compensation for incorrectly used Lineads Solutions to zero.

1.8. After completing the registration process and activating his/her account, the Publisher may use the Lineads Solutions. The Publisher may change the data provided upon registration in his/her account, except for his/her username.

1.9. These Terms shall prevail over any terms provided by the Publisher.

1.10. The Publisher’s participation in Lineads does not create any contract between the Publisher and any Advertiser.

2. Participation in Lineads’s Activities

2.1. The Publisher must properly register an account on Lineads and agree to Lineads’ rules, including inputting all necessary company data into Lineads’ systems. Lineads shall not be held liable for any incorrectly entered data (including, but not limited to, the company’s tax ID, address, name, etc.). The Party entering the data shall be solely responsible for the correctness of data entered. The Publisher must provide Lineads with all information about his/her Ad Space. Once the Ad Space is activated, the Publisher can use Lineads Solutions for his/her Ad Space. Lineads reserves the right to deny the Publisher the ability to participate in Lineads.

2.2. Only Lineads shall make the decision to admit a Publisher to the partnership. The Publisher does not have a legal basis for obtaining such admission in the event of a decision to the contrary.

2.3. Lineads reserves the right to request data regarding the traffic source and access the statistics of the Ad Space while limiting the Publisher’s participation in Lineads. In this case, the Publisher must provide the requested data within 5 working days. In the event of failure to do so, Lineads reserves the right to stop displaying advertisements on the Publisher’s Ad Space(s) and/or to take other measures to protect the interests of the Brands whose advertisements are displayed on the Publisher’s Ad Space(s).

2.4. Lineads shall have the right to request from the Publisher documents and data necessary (and if applicable) to confirm the validity of information about the Publisher, including but not limited to his/her name, date of birth, address, tax number, and banking details. By accepting these Terms, the Publisher agrees that s/he will consciously and with unequivocal consent provide data to Lineads. The Publisher’s refusal to provide data shall be considered a refusal to participate in Lineads.

2.5. A Publisher that agrees to participate in Lineads’ service(s) shall embed proper Lineads Solutions delivery codes as provided by the Lineads support team in compliance with delivered technology integration instructions and update them if such a request comes from a duly authorized Lineads representative.

Lineads shall not be held responsible for any misconduct by the Publisher that has taken place during or after the code is installed. Liability for any such misconduct shall be solely that of the Publisher.

3. Rights and Liabilities of the Publisher

3.1. The Publisher is obliged to strictly follow these Terms and to ensure that the data provided by him/her to Lineads by any means, including the registration form, are complete and true. If any of these data are changed, the Publisher shall, within 5 days from the date of the change, make the relevant changes in his/her personal account.

3.2. The Publisher undertakes to securely store his/her data (username and password) for access to Lineads and not allow the transfer thereof to third parties. The Publisher is solely responsible for the security of his/her username and password.

3.3. The Publisher must have the right(s) to conduct marketing activities on his/her specified Ad Space(s). The Publisher shall bear any and all legal and property liability for what happens on their Ad Space(s).

3.3.1. The Publisher shall provide to Lineads all traffic coming to the Lineads Systems, including, but not limited to, referral clicks (data on click/traffic source) for each individual user that was provided without referral information. Lineads shall be entitled not to treat such traffic as coming from a given Publisher.

3.3.2. Each instance of referral information accompanying Publisher information must correspond to the Publisher’s Ad Space information (domain/subdomain) provided to Lineads by the Publisher upon registration. For each instance of traffic provided with non-corresponding information, Lineads shall not be obliged to treat such traffic as coming from a given Publisher.

3.4. When using Lineads Solutions on an Ad Space, the Publisher undertakes not to violate the rights of third-party rightsholders to the trademark, brand, personal rights, and/or other rights without the permission of the rightsholders in accordance with current law. The Publisher agrees not to use content on his/her Ad Space that violates applicable laws or leads to pages that violate applicable laws.

3.5. The Publisher agrees not to take any action that affects the operation of Lineads. Such actions include attempts to technically influence the performance of the Lineads Solutions; to hack security mechanisms; to use viruses, trojans, and/or other malicious programs for any purpose. This shall also include brute force attacks, DoS (DDoS) attacks, spam, the use of links, and/or any other processes that may damage the operation of Lineads.

3.6. The Publisher may have only one account, i.e., one account per each domain in its possession. Duplicating accounts for the same domain is strictly prohibited.

3.6.1. With regard to point 4.6 above, more than one account per legal entity may be created in order to monetize different domains/content. If an individual performs official duties on the staff of or for a legal entity that has an account on Lineads, said person shall be prohibited from creating a personal account as an individual to perform their official duties for the legal entity.

3.7. The Publisher undertakes to familiarize him/herself with and execute the Terms and refer to them during the entire period that the Publisher uses Lineads Solutions. The Publisher agrees that if s/he fails to perform this duty, his/her access to Lineads may be suspended. If Lineads, a Advertiser suffers losses caused by the Publisher’s violation of the Terms, the relevant amount will be deducted from the Publisher’s account. In the absence of funds on the Publisher’s account, the Publisher undertakes to reimburse such losses at the request of Lineads within 10 (ten) days.

3.8. At the request of Lineads, the Advertiser, the Publisher undertakes to check the Traffic Source and provide all requested files, documents, etc. Otherwise, the Publisher’s access to Lineads may be blocked, and appropriate sanctions may be applied.

3.9. The Publisher agrees to provide Lineads with any requested documents necessary to confirm information about the Publisher.

3.10. The Publisher is notified of and agrees to Lineads’s right to pay the Publisher a reward only after the Advertiser wires payment for the provided services to Lineads’s settlement account. In exceptional cases, when the Lineads make a payment to the Publisher, but then the Advertiser rejected and did’t pay for the actions, the Lineads has the right to withhold this amount from the Publisher’s account in Lineads or withhold it against future payments.

3.11. The Publisher attests that s/he has provided true and complete information at registration. Should this not be the case, Lineads reserves the right to refuse Publishers use of the platform.

3.12. The Publisher is not authorized to share his/her access data and/or passwords with third parties. Should third parties gain access to a Publisher’s Lineads account or misuse is suspected, the Publisher is requested to contact Lineads immediately in order to have the Publisher’s data changed.

3.13. Publishers are obliged to refrain from everything that endangers or disturbs the operation and functioning of Lineads and the prosperous cooperation.

4. Lineads prohibits the following activities:

4.1. Performing Clicks by methods or means that violate current law, the Agreement, or the Terms

4.2. Simulating Clicks by entering knowingly incorrect and/or non-existent data or someone else’s data unbeknownst to their owner when ordering goods or services by any means

4.3. Using advertising methods that force a visitor to perform actions by deception, blackmail, or any other actions that violate the visitor’s freedom of choice

4.4. Using the data of a Advertiser or a third party protected by a registered trademark, copyright, other legally registered rights of the holder for purposes other than those stated in these Terms. If the Publisher uses a Advertiser’s trademark(s) and/or Lineads Solution(s) for purposes other than those specified in this Agreement, the Publisher is fully liable for such placements in accordance with applicable law and undertakes to independently resolve all arising claims and/or disputes, including judicial ones, to settle all other disputable situations, including with state authorities and third parties (e.g., Advertisers).

4.5. Using promotional materials, including a Advertiser’s wordmark, to promote the website of another Advertiser.

4.6. Using any fraud, cookie stuffing technology and/or types of cookie stuffing (cookie dropping).

4.7. Using the registered Ad Space with a specific declared traffic source for attracting a different type of traffic.

4.8. Deleting an account in which the Publisher has a negative balance and/or debt to Lineads.

4.9. Offending common decency, making statements, or choosing a particular username that violates the religious feelings of others or are racist or discriminatory.

4.10. Using, posting, publishing, and/or linking to any insulting or defamatory content on any third-party website, whether such content affects other participants or other persons or companies.

4.11. Using, posting, or publishing content that is political, immoral, pornographic, morally reprehensible, offensive, violent, violence glorifying, sexist, and/or right-wing or left-wing extremist content or content that violates laws, in particular youth protection laws, and the Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media. It is also prohibited to link to corresponding material on a third-party website or to advertise, offer, or distribute pornographic products or products that violate laws, in particular youth protection laws.

4.12. Publishing, reproducing, making publicly available, and/or distributing content protected by law (e.g., by copyright, trademark, patent, design, and/or utility model law) without being entitled to do so.

4.13. If there are indications of violations of these Terms, Lineads is entitled to block him/her from any further use of the Lineads platform. In addition, Lineads reserves the right not to pay out any remuneration achieved prior to the deletion of the Publisher’s account, as well as to report possible fraud.

4.14. If the violations described above are detected, the Publisher’s account shall be immediately blocked, and all earnings earned as a result of a violation(s) shall be transferred to the Advertiser. The Publisher shall be notified of the decision by the Lineads’s administration. After the Publisher’s account has been blocked, s/he will be unable to create another one.

5. Payment for the Publisher’s Services

5.1. The Publisher shall receive from Lineads a reward that directly depends on the success of his/her advertising campaigns. Publisher agrees that Lineads may in its absolute discretion determine whether a click counts as a Qualified Click for the purposes of the Publisher Revenue. Lineads shall have the right to suspend payments to the Publisher in the event of an objective suspicion of a violation of these Terms, as well as to verify the Publisher’s specified data and/or the Publisher’s traffic quality.

5.2. The payment rate of clicks can be dynamic and the cost per click can be recalculated by Lineads at any time. Based on the collected information, Lineads can automatically adjust the cost per click.

5.3. The minimum withdrawal amount should equal or exceed 20 dollars.

5.4. Except for the agreed reward, the Publisher is not entitled to the reimbursement of costs incurred for bank transfers or the use of third-party services or programs not provided by Lineads, even if these costs are related to their advertising activities within Lineads.

5.5. Lineads maintains an internal settlement account for each Publisher that is used to carry out all accrual and payment operations.

5.6. Each Party is solely and individually responsible for the payment and reporting of its own taxes in any jurisdiction concerned. If payments under these Terms are subject to applicable withholding tax, Lineads shall be entitled to deduct the corresponding tax amount from the Publisher’s reward.

5.7. The Publisher undertakes full responsibility for the payment information provided and confirms that it is true, complete, and accurate. All payments will be made using this payment information. Lineads is not obligated to take steps to verify the accuracy of payment information provided by the Publisher.

5.8. The Publisher shall immediately repay any amount paid to the Publisher in error or other than in accordance with the Publisher’s rights under this Agreement.

6. Timeframe and Termination

6.1. These Terms are concluded for an indefinite period of time and start when the Publisher creates the account in accordance with clause 1.2.

6.2. The Parties may voluntarily terminate the Terms at any time.

6.3. Any data transmitted in connection with the registration process as a Lineads Publisher can be managed, changed, or deleted by the Publisher in his/her account.

6.4. Lineads shall have the right to block a Publisher’s account in the following cases:

  • The Publisher has violated participating Terms.

6.5. In case of termination due to violations of these Terms by the Publisher, s/he shall pay the debt (if any) and the penalty specified in these Terms.

6.6. Lineads shall have the right to delete the Publisher’s account and data from the system in the following cases:
– The Publisher has not logged in to their account for the last 12 month or
– The Publisher has not delivered traffic (clicks) towards Lineads system (via any of the avaliable integrations systems) for the last 12 month.

After 9 month inactivity period, Lineads will notify the Publisher that in case of inactivity and non-use of the account, Lineads will delete the Publisher’s account and data in 3 month from the date of notification, and the remaining funds will be written off in favor of Lineads.
The Publisher agrees and is notified that their has no right to restore the account or return the funds, after the expiration of the above Terms and the deletion of the account.

7. Protection of Personal Data

7.1. Lineads shall store and process only those data that were specified by the Publisher in the registration form and in his/her personal account or that were obtained from the Publisher during his/her participation in Lineads.

7.2. The Publisher agrees to comply with all laws, rules, policies, and confidentiality provisions effective in the regions where the services are provided.

7.3. The Publisher undertakes to comply with all laws, including the UAE Data Protection Law (the “PDPL”) and perform the following actions:

  • To inform end users about the use of tracking devices, cookie files, and other online identifiers;
  • To only transfer data outside of the UAE (if applicable) in accordance with the provisions of the PDPL;
  • To receive the consent of end users for placing and collecting cookie files and other online identifiers on their devices and provide the option to refuse or manage the cookie collection on the website;
  • To take appropriate technical and organisational measures against accidental loss and damage of data, as well as illegal processing of personal data.

7.4. The Publisher undertakes not to take any actions that may lead Lineads to a breach of the current Data Regulations Law.

7.5. Lineads and the Publisher undertake to comply with data protection laws.

Depending on the jurisdiction, the Publisher may be obliged to inform visitors to his/her website about cookies used on the website, including those placed by Lineads (“third-party cookies”) and other online identifiers. The Publisher must explain what cookies s/he and/or third parties set in the user’s browser and for what purposes this information is collected. Also, the Publisher undertakes to obtain preliminary, freely presented, specific and informed, unambiguous, and revocable consent from users before setting any cookies in their browsers. The consent should also apply to the cookies set by Lineads after performing a certain action (e.g., a click).

8. Confidentiality

8.1. Each Party undertakes to use the commercial information of the other Party, information about its business affairs and operations, trade secrets, know-how, and source code, or any information specifically marked as confidential, including all mentioned information of the other Party’s counterparty or affiliate (hereinafter the “Confidential Information”) only for the performance of its rights and obligations hereunder. The Parties undertake not to disclose Confidential Information.

8.2. The following information shall not be considered confidential:

  • Information which is or subsequently became publicly available without infringement of the Agreement by the Receiving Party
  • Information which was legally obtained from a third party without restriction and without violation of this Agreement, and also without the non-disclosure obligations of the Receiving Party
  • Information that cannot be designated as Confidential Information in accordance with applicable law
  • Information published in Lineads when receiving or providing services in accordance with these Terms

8.3. When deleting the Publisher’s account, Lineads shall also delete all the Publisher’s personal data, except for the username and statistics data.

8.4. The provisions of Article 8 shall remain valid for 5 years from the termination of these Terms.

9. Rights to Use Information

9.1. The information obtained during participation in Lineads is allowed to be used exclusively with Lineads. Transfer thereof to third parties and use for other purposes are prohibited.

9.2. Lineads and the components thereof (products and applications) are protected by the current legislation in the field of copyright and related rights.

9.3. Lineads provides Publishers with the temporary, non-exclusive right to use the provided services and applications and the data contained therein exclusively within the framework of participation in Lineads. In case of termination of the Agreement, this right loses its validity.

9.4. Other ways of using information are prohibited. The Publisher is STRICTLY PROHIBITED from transferring, either wholly or partially, the rights to use the services, applications, and data granted to them to third parties, provide access to them, modify or otherwise process them, transfer them in other forms, or create their own databases or information services based on them.

9.5. In case of violation of these rights of use, Lineads reserves the right to use other remedies, except for the termination of the Agreement. If, as the result of violations by the Publisher, a third party initiates an administrative case or any other lawsuit against Lineads, all litigation costs and other related costs shall be completely paid by the Publisher at fault.

10. Liability and Limitations Thereof

10.1. Lineads shall not be liable for any damage or interference caused by the content of third-party web pages, software errors, or hardware of participants of Lineads, or for damage caused by insufficient availability or the limited functionality of the Internet.

10.2. According to the applicable regulations, Lineads shall be liable for intentional and grossly negligent acts. If Lineads is found to be liable for damage caused by slight negligence according to legal regulations, Lineads’s liability shall be limited: in this case, Lineads shall only be liable in the event of a breach of material contractual obligations (these are obligations whose fulfillment is essential for the proper execution of the contract and on whose compliance the Publisher regularly relies and/or may rely). Furthermore, this liability shall be limited to typical damage foreseeable at the time the contract was concluded.

10.3. The liability under clause 11.2 shall be limited to the compensation of actual damage, which shall be determined by the participants or a court decision.

10.4. The above limitations of liability do not apply in the case of mandatory legal liability and do not limit or exclude Lineads’s liability in the event of harm to life or health.

10.5. The Publisher shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Lineads (including its directors, employees, agents, and/or contractors) from and/or against any claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including legal fees) relating to any claims, actions, suits, or proceedings by third parties against Lineads arising out of or related in any way to any culpable breach by the Publisher of any warranties of these rules, or the Publisher’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

11. Changes to these Terms

11.1. Lineads reserves the right to change the provisions of these Terms at any time. A notification of changes can be sent by email two weeks before their entry into force. Subject to clause 11.2, the Publisher shall be solely liable for familiarizing him/herself with the updated Terms.

11.2. The use of Lineads by the Publisher after changes are made to these Terms indicates the Publisher’s consent to the changes and willingness to assume the obligations specified in the updated Terms. Disagreement with the changes in the Terms entails the termination of these Terms, as well as the termination of work with Lineads.

12. Final Provisions

12.1. If certain provisions of these Terms become invalid in whole or in part, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired. The provision deemed invalid shall be considered replaced by the applicable provision under statutory law. If such a replacement were to constitute an undue hardship , the Terms as a whole would become invalid.

12.2. The rights and obligations resulting from these Terms may be transferred to a third party only with the consent of Lineads.

12.3. Any dispute arising out of the formation, performance, interpretation, nullification, termination or invalidation of these Terms or arising therefrom or related thereto in any manner whatsoever, shall be settled by the Dubai Courts.

12.4. It is agreed that these Terms shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of UAE without regard to its conflict of laws, rules or principles.