(Last Updated: June 20, 2012)
The following changes will be effective from July 1, 2012:
Introduction – Definition of "Amazon Site"
July 1, 2012 version
""Amazon Site" means the amazon.com site, the endless.com site, the amazonsupply.com site, or the myhabit.com site, as applicable."
February 1, 2012 version
""Amazon Site" means the amazon.com site, the endless.com site, the smallparts.com site, or the myhabit.com site, as applicable."
Section 2 (Enrollment) – Subparagraph (f) onward
July 1, 2012 version
"(f) include any trademark of Amazon or its affiliates, or a variant or misspelling of a trademark of Amazon or its affiliates in any domain name, subdomain name, or URL or in any username, group name, or other identifier on any social networking site (see the Trademark Guidelines for examples); or
(g) otherwise violate intellectual property rights."
February 1, 2012 version
"(f) include any trademark of Amazon or its affiliates, or a variant or misspelling of a trademark of Amazon or its affiliates, in any domain name – for example, a domain name such as <endlessboots.com>, <amaozn.com>, <smallpartsstore.com>, <amazonauctions.net>, <kindlemagazines.mydomain.info>, or <kindlewirelessreader.co.uk> would be unsuitable;
(g) include any trademark of Amazon or its affiliates in any username, group name, or other identifier on any social networking website – for example, a username such as "Endless Shoes," "Amazon Japan," "Smallparts Hardware," or "Kindle For You" registered on a social networking site such as Twitter or Facebook would be unsuitable; or
(h) otherwise violate intellectual property rights."
Section 4 (Program Requirements) – Second Paragraph
July 1, 2012 version
"You will provide us with any information that we request to verify your compliance with this Operating Agreement or any Operational Documentation. In addition to any other rights or remedies available to us, we may terminate this Operating Agreement, withhold (and you agree you are not eligible for) any advertising fees payable to you under this Operating Agreement, or both, if we determine that you or other persons that we determine are affiliated with you or acting in concert with you (whether in respect to any existing or previously terminated Associates account):
have not complied with any requirement or restriction described in the Associates Program Participation Requirements page or any other Operational Documentation or have otherwise violated this Operating Agreement;
have violated the Product Advertising API License Agreement ("License Agreement"); or
have violated any requirement or restriction described in the applicable agreements governing participation in any other Associates Program offering provided by any of our affiliates (e.g., the Amazon EU Associates Programme, the Amazon.ca Associates Program, the Amazon.cn Associates Program, and the Amazon.co.jp Associates Program)."
February 1, 2012 version
"You will provide us with any information that we request to verify your compliance with this Operating Agreement or any Operational Documentation. If we determine that you have not complied with any requirement or restriction described on the Associates Program Participation Requirements page or any other Operational Documentation or that you have otherwise violated this Operating Agreement, we may (in addition to any other rights or remedies available to us) withhold any advertising fees payable to you under this Operating Agreement, terminate this Operating Agreement, or both."
Section 7 (Advertising Fees) – Definition of "Session" clause (z)
July 1, 2012 version
"(z) the customer follows a Special Link to the Amazon Site that is not your Special Link."
February 1, 2012 version
"(z) the customer follows a link to the Amazon Site that is not your Special Link."
Section 7 (Advertising Fees) – Definition of "Proprietary Term"
July 1, 2012 version
""Proprietary Term" means keywords, search terms, or other identifiers that include the word "amazon," "endless," "Kindle," "myhabit," or "Javari," or any other trademark of Amazon or its affiliates (see a non-exhaustive list of our trademarks), or variations or misspellings of any of those words (e.g., "ammazon," "amaozn," "endlss," "enldess," "kindel," and "javary")."
February 1, 2012 version
""Proprietary Term" means keywords, search terms, or other identifiers that include the word "amazon," "endless," "Kindle," "smallparts," "myhabit," or "Javari," or any other trademark of Amazon or its affiliates (see a non-exhaustive list of our trademarks), or variations or misspellings of any of those words (e.g., "ammazon," "amaozn," "endlss," "smalparts," "enldess," "kindel," and "javary")."
Section 10 (Identifying Yourself as an Associate) – Last Sentence
July 1, 2012 version
"You must, however, clearly state the following on your site: "[Insert your name] is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to [insert the applicable site name (amazon.com, endless.com, amazonsupply.com, or myhabit.com)].""
February 1, 2012 version "You must, however, clearly state the following on your site: "[Insert your name] is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to [insert the applicable site name (amazon.com, endless.com, smallparts.com, or myhabit.com)].""
Section 18 (Disclaimers) – First Sentence
July 1, 2012 version
"THE PROGRAM, THE AMAZON SITE, ANY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED ON THE AMAZON SITE, ANY SPECIAL LINKS, LINK FORMATS, OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTATION, CONTENT, AMAZON.COM DOMAIN NAME, ENDLESS.COM DOMAIN NAME, AMAZONSUPPLY.COM DOMAIN NAME, MYHABIT.COM DOMAIN NAME, OUR AND OUR AFFILIATES’ TRADEMARKS AND LOGOS (INCLUDING THE AMAZON MARKS), AND ALL TECHNOLOGY, SOFTWARE, FUNCTIONS, MATERIALS, DATA, IMAGES, TEXT, AND OTHER INFORMATION AND CONTENT PROVIDED OR USED BY OR ON BEHALF OF US OR OUR AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM (COLLECTIVELY THE "SERVICE OFFERINGS") ARE PROVIDED "AS IS.""
February 1, 2012 version
"THE PROGRAM, THE AMAZON SITE, ANY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED ON THE AMAZON SITE, ANY SPECIAL LINKS, LINK FORMATS, OPERATIONAL DOCUMENTATION, CONTENT, AMAZON.COM DOMAIN NAME, ENDLESS.COM DOMAIN NAME, SMALLPARTS.COM DOMAIN NAME, MYHABIT.COM DOMAIN NAME, OUR AND OUR AFFILIATES’ TRADEMARKS AND LOGOS (INCLUDING THE AMAZON MARKS), AND ALL TECHNOLOGY, SOFTWARE, FUNCTIONS, MATERIALS, DATA, IMAGES, TEXT, AND OTHER INFORMATION AND CONTENT PROVIDED OR USED BY OR ON BEHALF OF US OR OUR AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM (COLLECTIVELY THE "SERVICE OFFERINGS") ARE PROVIDED "AS IS.""
Associates Program Advertising Fee Schedule – Table 1
July 1, 2012 version
Referral Rates
February 1, 2012 version
Referral Rates
Associates Program Linking Requirements – General Requirements Applicable to All Links
July 1, 2012 version
The following is added to the end of such section as a new paragraph:
“Some types of links that we may make available to you may contain a link to an informational page on an Amazon site that is not formatted as a Special Link (e.g., links to privacy policy information at the bottom of banners may not be formatted as Special Links).”
Associates Program Participation Requirements
July 1, 2012 version
The following is added as a new Participation Requirement Number 30:
"30. You will not cloak, hide, spoof, or otherwise obscure the URL of your site containing Special Links (including by use of a redirecting page) such that we cannot reasonably determine the site from which a customer clicks through such Special Link to the Amazon Site."
Associates Program Trademark Guidelines – First Sentence
July 1, 2012 version
"These Trademark Guidelines ("Guidelines") apply to your use of our and our affiliates’ trademarks and logos that we may make available to you from time to time, including as part of any content you obtain from us (collectively, "Amazon Marks")."
February 1, 2012 version
"These Trademark Guidelines ("Guidelines") apply to your use of our and our affiliates’ trademarks and logos that we may make available to you from time to time, including as part of any content you obtain from us (those trademarks and logos, collectively, "Amazon Marks")."
Associates Program Trademark Guidelines – Number 5
July 1, 2012 version
"5. You must prominently include a statement on your site stating that Amazon and the Amazon logo, Endless and the Endless logo, AmazonSupply and the AmazonSupply logo, and MYHABIT and the MYHABIT logo (as applicable) are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. For example, if your site displays the amazon.com and AmazonSupply logos, you would include the following statement:
"Amazon, the Amazon logo, AmazonSupply, and the AmazonSupply logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.""
February 1, 2012 version
"5. You must prominently include a statement on your site stating that Amazon and the Amazon logo, Endless and the Endless logo, SmallParts and the SmallParts logo, and MYHABIT and the MYHABIT logo (as applicable) are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. For example, if your site displays the amazon.com and
www.smallparts.com 
logos, you would include the following statement:
"Amazon, the Amazon logo, Endless, and the Endless logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.""
Associates Program Trademark Guidelines – Number 7
July 1, 2012 version
A new number 7 is added as follows:
"7. You are not allowed to use any trademark of Amazon or its affiliates, or a variant or misspelling of a trademark of Amazon or its affiliates:
a. in any domain name – for example, a domain name such as <endlessboots.com>, <amaozn.com>, <amazonsupplystore.com>, <amazonauctions.net>, <kindlemagazines.mydomain.info>, <kindlewirelessreader.co.uk>, <friendazon.com>, <amazon.blogspot.com>, <amazonmusicblog.wordpress.com>, <
www.uk.com/amazonreviews> , <imdb-videos.info>, or <johnsamazon.org> is prohibited; or
b.In any username, group name, or other identifier on any social networking site – for example, a username such as "Endless Shoes," "Amazon Japan," "Aammazon," "Kindle For You," "Amazonian Seller," "Bookazon," "@BuyKindlesFromMe," "IMDB Number One Fan," or "Buyazon Bargain" registered on a site such as Facebook, Twitter or YouTube is prohibited.
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