24/7 Course Authoring Agreement:
Please complete the Course Development/Design Agreement.
24/7 Course Authoring Agreement: Printable Version
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into the day listed above by and between (hereinafter "24/7 Education Inc, or Publisher."), a corporation with its principal place of business at 105 West 125th St - Front 1 #1221, New York, NY, 10027, United States, and the party named above (hereinafter "Designer"), an individual or company residing at the address listed above.
GRANT OF RIGHTS: The Designer unequivocally confers upon the Publisher, for the entire duration of the copyright and any ensuing extensions and renewals, the exclusive authority to replicate, circulate, and commercialize the educational course created by the Designer in perpetuity. (hereinafter "the Course").
DELIVERY OF THE COURSE: The designer agrees to deliver the complete Course to the Publisher on or before the assigned and agreed-upon due date. The Course shall be in a form suitable for reproduction with no further work needed by Publisher.
ROYALTIES: The publisher agrees to pay the Designer a royalty of 20% of the gross revenues received from the sale of the Course, payable monthly.
COPYRIGHT: The Designer warrants that they are the primary or sole author of the Course, that they own the rights granted under this agreement, that the Course is original, and that it does not infringe upon any statutory copyright or upon any common law right, and does not violate any right of privacy.
REVISIONS: If the Publisher requests revisions to the Course, the Designer agrees to complete such revisions within 5 days.
TERM AND TERMINATION: This Agreement shall commence on the date first above written and shall continue in force and effect until terminated by either party upon 45 days’ written notice.
GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York.
INDEMNIFICATION: The Designer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Publisher against any loss, damage, claim or liability, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of or in connection with any breach of the warranties given by the Designer in this Agreement.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION: In the event of a dispute, claim, or disagreement arising from or relating to this Agreement, the parties agree to use their best efforts to settle the dispute in an amicable manner.
ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS: This Contract, or the permissions bestowed within it, cannot be allocated, sold, rented out, or otherwise transferred entirely or partially by the author without explicit approval from the publisher.
CONFIDENTIALITY: Both parties agree to keep all aspects of this agreement and related business information confidential and not to disclose such information to any third party without the other party's express written consent.
NON-COMPETITION: The Designer agrees not to design a similar course for a competing publisher during the term of this agreement.
QUALITY CONTROL: The Publisher reserves the right to maintain a certain level of quality in the Course and may require the Designer to make changes as needed to meet those quality standards.
MARKETING AND PROMOTION: Both parties agree to promote the Course. For the designer’s promotional efforts, based on the usage of the designer’s 24/7 discount code, the designer will receive 20% of the revenue generated from the sale of the course.
PAYMENT TERMS: The Designer's royalties will be disbursed on a monthly basis, each payment accompanied by a comprehensive sales report of the Course. Your Designer's Fee will also be processed monthly, specifically on the 15th day of every month. Although the actions for which you'll be compensated lock-in (meaning payment is guaranteed) in the month following their occurrence, the actual payment is not released until the 15th of the subsequent month. To illustrate, actions that take place in January get locked in, with payment then issued on February 15th.
Royalties will not be paid on Customer Action Reversals (Registration/order cancellations, refund requests, or no customer payment received).
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: The Designer is an independent contractor of the Publisher (Us), and this Agreement shall not be construed to create any association, partnership, joint venture, employee, or agency relationship between Designer and Publisher for any purpose. Designer has no authority (and shall not hold itself out as having authority) to bind Publisher, and Designer shall not make any agreements or representations on Publisher's behalf without Publisher's prior written consent. Without limiting the above,the Designer will not be eligible to participate in any vacation, group medical or life insurance, disability, profit sharing or retirement benefits, or any other fringe benefits or benefit plans offered by Publisher to its employees, and Publisher will not be responsible for withholding or paying any income, payroll, Social Security or other federal, state or local taxes, making any insurance contributions, including unemployment or disability, or obtaining worker's compensation insurance on Designer's behalf. Designer shall be responsible for and shall indemnify Publisher against, all such taxes or contributions, including penalties and interest. Designer shall be solely responsible for all costs or expenses that it may incur in performing its activities under this Agreement.
FORCE MAJEURE: Neither party will be liable for any failure or delay in performance under this Agreement due to causes beyond its reasonable control.
SEVERABILITY: If any provision of this Agreement is found by a competent court to be invalid, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and there are no other promises or conditions in any other agreement, whether oral or written. This Agreement supersedes any prior written or oral agreements between the parties.
TERMINATION FOR BREACH: Either party may terminate this Agreement in the event of a material breach by the other party. The non-breaching party must provide the breaching party with written notice of the breach and a reasonable period of not less than 45 days to cure the breach. If the breaching party fails to cure the breach within this period, the non-breaching party may terminate this Agreement with immediate effect.
WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS: Each party represents and warrants to the other that: (a) it has the full right, power, and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, (b) the execution of this Agreement does not and will not violate any other agreement to which it is a party, and (c) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation when signed by both parties.