Quality Research Molecules LLC – Effective: May 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms and Voluntary Agreement

By submitting an application to the Quality Research Molecules LLC (“QRM,” “we,” “us”) Affiliate Program and checking the acceptance box at registration, you (“Affiliate,” “you”) agree to be legally bound by these Terms and Conditions in their entirety. If you do not agree, do not submit an application.

Voluntary and Informed Agreement. Affiliate acknowledges and agrees that: (a) Affiliate has had the opportunity to read these Terms in full and to consult with legal counsel before submitting an application; (b) Affiliate is not required to participate in the QRM Affiliate Program and is voluntarily applying; (c) Affiliate has not been induced to apply by any representation or promise not contained in these Terms; (d) the consideration received by Affiliate (the ability to earn commissions through the program) is adequate consideration for Affiliate’s obligations under this Agreement; (e) the limitations of liability and indemnification provisions reflect a fair allocation of risk between sophisticated commercial parties operating in a regulated category; and (f) without these provisions, QRM would not be willing to operate the affiliate program on the commission terms offered.

By registering, Affiliate expressly confirms each of the following:

• Affiliate understands and agrees that all QRM products are sold for Research Use Only (RUO). Affiliate will not make claims that QRM products are intended for human or animal consumption, diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention of any condition. Affiliate will include RUO disclosure language in all affiliate content as specified in Section 9.
• Affiliate understands and agrees to the prohibited content rules set forth in Section 11.
• Affiliate confirms that, to the best of Affiliate’s knowledge based on platform analytics available to Affiliate, Affiliate’s audience is composed primarily of adults aged 21 or older.
• Affiliate confirms that Affiliate is not a licensed clinician (physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, pharmacist, naturopathic doctor in licensure states, or other licensed healthcare provider) applying to this program in Affiliate’s clinical capacity, and that Affiliate’s affiliate content will not constitute professional medical advice.

2. Independent Contractor Status

Affiliate is an independent contractor, not an employee, agent, partner, joint venturer, franchisee, or representative of QRM. Nothing in this Agreement creates an agency, partnership, joint venture, franchise, or employment relationship between the parties.

Affiliate has no authority to bind QRM to any contract, representation, promise, or obligation, and shall not represent itself as having such authority. Affiliate shall not represent itself as an agent, employee, or representative of QRM in any communication with third parties, including without limitation communications with platforms, regulators, journalists, or customers.

Affiliate is solely responsible for:

• All taxes on commissions received, including federal income tax, state income tax, self-employment tax, and any other applicable taxes.
• All business expenses incurred in connection with Affiliate’s activities.
• All licenses, permits, and registrations required for Affiliate’s business.
• Compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations in jurisdictions where Affiliate operates or promotes QRM products.
• Affiliate’s own marketing decisions, content creation, audience engagement, and platform selection.
• Any and all consequences arising from Affiliate’s activities, including platform enforcement, regulatory action, and third-party claims.

QRM shall not withhold taxes, contribute to Social Security or Medicare on Affiliate’s behalf, provide workers’ compensation insurance, or offer any employee benefits. Affiliate shall not be entitled to unemployment benefits, retirement benefits, healthcare benefits, paid time off, or any other employee benefits as a result of participation in this program.

3. Program Eligibility

To participate in the QRM Affiliate Program, Affiliate must:

• Be at least 21 years of age.
• Be a US resident with a US-domiciled business or personal banking presence.
• Have an active online presence (social media, website, newsletter, podcast, or similar).
• Not appear on any US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions list, and not be a resident of or located in any country or region subject to US embargo.
• Comply with all applicable US export control laws.
• Agree to these Terms in full.
• Receive written approval from QRM following application review.

QRM reserves the right to approve or deny any application at its sole discretion, without obligation to provide a reason.

4. Commission Structure

Upon approval, Affiliate will earn a commission of 20% of the Net Order Value (as defined below) on qualifying purchases made through Affiliate’s unique referral link or coupon code, subject to the terms of this Agreement.

Net Order Value Defined. “Net Order Value” means the actual amount paid by the customer for QRM products, after application of any discounts, coupons, or promotions (including discounts provided through Affiliate’s own referral code), and excluding: (a) sales tax, use tax, or other taxes; (b) shipping fees; (c) payment processing fees; (d) any refunded amounts; and (e) any chargeback amounts resolved in favor of the customer.

Commission rate is 20%, beginning on the date of approval. No tier system. No ramp-up period. 20% from the first qualifying order. Commissions are not earned on refunded, charged-back (see Section 7), or fraudulently placed orders (see Section 8).

5. Cookie Window and Attribution

Cookie Duration. Affiliate referral cookies are valid for 90 days from the date of the initial click on Affiliate’s referral link. If a referred visitor completes a qualifying purchase within 90 days of clicking the link, that order is attributed to Affiliate.

Cookie and Ad Blocker Limitation. QRM uses cookie-based tracking. If a referred visitor uses an ad blocker, cookie blocker, denies cookie consent, or browses in a privacy mode that blocks tracking, the referral may not be tracked and no commission will be owed for that order. QRM is not liable for untracked referrals resulting from the visitor’s browser settings, privacy tools, platform behavior, or any other technical limitation.

Lifetime Attribution Window. For a period of 12 calendar months from the date of the customer’s first qualifying purchase attributed to Affiliate, all subsequent qualifying orders placed by that customer through QRM shall earn Affiliate the standard commission rate, regardless of whether Affiliate’s referral link or coupon code is used on subsequent orders. After the 12-month period expires, the attribution shall terminate, and no further commissions shall be earned on that customer’s orders. The 12-month window may not be extended, renewed, or restarted by any subsequent click on Affiliate’s referral link.

6. Payout Terms

Payment Schedule. Net-30 from the end of the calendar month in which commissions were earned. Example: commissions earned in May will be paid by June 30 of the same year.

Minimum Payout Threshold. $50.00. Balances below $50.00 will roll over to the following period.

Payment Methods. QRM currently processes affiliate payments via Venmo and Cash App. Additional payment methods may be made available in the future at QRM’s discretion. Affiliate must provide accurate payment information through the affiliate portal. QRM is not responsible for misdirected payments resulting from incorrect payment details provided by Affiliate.

Payment Method Risk. Affiliate acknowledges that third-party payment platforms may, in their sole discretion, freeze, reverse, hold, or seize payments based on their own terms of service and risk policies. QRM shall not be liable for any payment that is delayed, frozen, reversed, or seized by a third-party payment platform for reasons outside QRM’s reasonable control. In the event of such platform action, QRM shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange alternative payment to Affiliate within sixty (60) days of receiving notice of the platform action. Affiliate’s exclusive remedy for any payment platform action is the alternative payment described in this section. QRM shall not be liable for any consequential, incidental, indirect, or punitive damages arising from payment platform actions, including without limitation damages for lost income, lost opportunities, or loss of business.

Currency. USD only.

Tax. Affiliates earning $600 or more in a calendar year will be issued a Form 1099-NEC. Affiliate is solely responsible for reporting and paying applicable federal, state, and local taxes on commissions received.

Dormant Accounts. Affiliate accounts that remain inactive (no qualifying orders attributed) for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months may be deactivated by QRM upon thirty (30) days written notice to Affiliate. Any unpaid balance below the minimum payout threshold may be forfeited after deactivation, unless Affiliate requests payment in writing before the deactivation date.

7. Refunds and Chargebacks

If a customer who generated a commission subsequently receives a full or partial refund, or initiates a chargeback that is resolved in the customer’s favor, the corresponding commission (or prorated portion) will be reversed from Affiliate’s account balance.

If the reversed amount exceeds Affiliate’s current period commission balance, the deficit will carry forward and be deducted from subsequent period commissions. QRM will not issue negative payments; deficits will be resolved through future commission offsets only.

Time Limit on Reversal. Commission reversals under this section shall apply only to refunds or chargebacks occurring within ninety (90) days of the original purchase date, except that refunds triggered by Affiliate’s fraud or breach of this Agreement may result in commission reversal regardless of the time elapsed since the original purchase.

8. Fraud and Commission Integrity

QRM reserves the right to withhold, reverse, or permanently revoke commissions in the event of suspected or confirmed fraud, including but not limited to:

• Self-purchasing using Affiliate’s own referral link or coupon code.
• Placing orders through family members, household members, or close personal or business associates for the purpose of generating commissions.
• Operating sock-puppet accounts or coordinated fake accounts to simulate referral activity.
• Cookie stuffing or any other artificial inflation of referral tracking.
• Any other activity designed to generate commissions without genuine third-party purchase intent.

Affiliate accounts found engaging in fraudulent activity will be immediately terminated and all pending commissions forfeited. QRM may pursue legal remedies where appropriate.

Determination of Fraud. QRM’s determination of fraud shall be made in good faith based on available evidence and shall be final and binding upon Affiliate. Affiliate may request reconsideration in writing within fourteen (14) days of notice of fraud determination, but QRM’s decision following reconsideration shall be conclusive.

9. Required Disclosures in Affiliate Content

The following disclosures are mandatory in all affiliate content, without exception:

RUO Disclosure (verbatim or substantively equivalent):

“Products are sold for research use only. Not for human or animal consumption. Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition.”

This disclosure must appear in a visible location within the content — in video description, on-screen text, caption, or article body — not buried in comments or collapsed sections.

FTC Affiliate Disclosure. Affiliate must clearly and conspicuously disclose Affiliate’s affiliate relationship with QRM in compliance with the Federal Trade Commission’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (16 CFR Part 255), as amended. Acceptable language includes “Affiliate link,” “I earn a commission from qualifying purchases,” or equivalent clear disclosure. The disclosure must be placed where consumers are likely to see it before they engage with the affiliate link or coupon code. This is a federal legal requirement and Affiliate is solely responsible for compliance.

Affiliate Code and Link Visibility. Affiliate’s referral code or link must be prominently included in all content that references QRM products.

10. Permitted Content

Affiliate is permitted to create content that includes:

• Discussion of QRM compounds in research-context language.
• References to preclinical or published research findings, with appropriate scientific caveats.
• Discussion of why Affiliate finds the research area interesting, without outcome or therapeutic language.
• Description of QRM’s COA program, third-party batch testing, US-domestic shipping, and pricing.
• Side-by-side objective comparisons with other research-chemical vendors on verifiable criteria (purity verification, COA practices, shipping speed), subject to Section 17’s cross-promotion restrictions.
• Links to QRM research articles and educational content as supporting material.

11. Prohibited Content

The following content is strictly prohibited in all affiliate materials. Each item below is independently prohibited; violation of any single item is a material breach of this Agreement:

• Medical, therapeutic, diagnostic, or treatment claims of any kind.
• Specific dosing recommendations for human or animal use.
• Reconstitution or injection demonstrations on camera, whether performed by Affiliate or a third party.
• Before/after images depicting clinical procedures performed without licensure, or images implying human or animal therapeutic use.
• Language that implies or confirms personal human or animal use, including but not limited to “I’ve used this,” “I’ve been taking,” “my results,” “it worked for me,” or substantively equivalent language. Acceptable alternatives include “In my research,” “I’ve been studying this compound,” or “my current research focus.”
• Customer testimonials (whether written, video, image, or audio) in which the testimonial implies or states a therapeutic outcome, improvement in a medical condition, or human or animal use of QRM products.
• Comparative claims about QRM products versus FDA-approved pharmaceuticals or licensed therapeutic products, including any statement implying equivalence, superiority, or substitution.
• Cross-promotion with other peptide or research-chemical vendors in the same piece of content. One vendor per content piece. Affiliate may not feature a competitor’s products, affiliate codes, referral links, or brand mentions in the same video, post, article, or audio content that features QRM.
• Paid social advertising (Meta, Google, TikTok, Instagram promoted posts, YouTube paid promotion, Reddit ads, or other paid media channels) without prior written approval from QRM.
• Content targeting individuals under the age of 21, or content published on platforms where the audience is predominantly under 21.
• Any platform not expressly approved by QRM for affiliate promotion.
• Disclosure of confidential QRM pricing, wholesale terms, internal business information, or non-public business data.
• Implied FDA-regulated use claims, including language suggesting QRM products have been evaluated by the FDA, are FDA-approved, or are intended for use in diagnosing, treating, curing, or preventing any disease or condition in humans or animals.
• Content that, taken as a whole, implies human or animal therapeutic use regardless of the presence of an RUO disclaimer. The inclusion of an RUO disclaimer does not render otherwise non-compliant content compliant. QRM may treat any content that a reasonable person would understand as promoting human or animal use — whether through tone, framing, imagery, or context — as a material breach of this Agreement, irrespective of disclaimer placement.
• Content that violates any applicable federal, state, or local law.

For the avoidance of doubt, all QRM products are sold strictly as research chemicals under the Research Use Only designation. Affiliate’s compliance with the prohibitions in this Section 11 reflects this designation. Any statement by Affiliate that contradicts or undermines the RUO designation — whether expressly or by implication — constitutes a material breach of this Agreement.

12. Audience Composition Representations

By participating in the program, Affiliate represents and warrants that:

• To the best of Affiliate’s knowledge based on platform analytics available to Affiliate, Affiliate’s audience is composed primarily of adults aged 21 or older.
• Affiliate’s content platform is not primarily directed at minors or individuals under 21.
• Affiliate does not knowingly create content for or market to individuals under the age of 21.
• The majority of Affiliate’s audience is US-based, based on platform analytics available to Affiliate.

Audience Definition. “Primarily” for purposes of this section means that, based on platform analytics, at least 80% of Affiliate’s measurable audience falls within the qualifying demographic. Affiliate is not obligated to verify the actual age of individual audience members beyond what platforms provide.

Documentation Requirement. Affiliate shall maintain reasonable records of audience analytics from each content platform on which Affiliate promotes QRM products, including audience age distribution, geographic distribution, and engagement metrics. Affiliate shall preserve these records for a period of three (3) years from the date of each content publication and shall produce them to QRM within five (5) business days of a written request. Failure to maintain or produce records is a material breach of this Agreement and grounds for immediate termination.

Audience Composition Shift. QRM may, at its sole discretion, terminate Affiliate’s participation if QRM determines that Affiliate’s audience composition has materially shifted from what was represented at application.

13. State Law Compliance

Affiliate is solely responsible for understanding and complying with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations applicable to Affiliate’s content, audience, and promotional activities, including without limitation:

• Federal Trade Commission rules and guidance, including the Endorsement Guides at 16 CFR Part 255.
• State-level controlled substance schedules, which may differ from federal schedules.
• State pharmacy practice acts.
• State consumer protection laws.
• State advertising regulations, including without limitation California Proposition 65 disclosure requirements, where applicable.
• State licensure requirements for healthcare-related communications, where applicable.
• Any other applicable federal, state, or local rules governing Affiliate’s promotional activities.

Affiliate represents and warrants that Affiliate will not promote QRM products in jurisdictions where such promotion would violate applicable federal, state, or local law. QRM makes no representation that QRM products may be lawfully promoted or sold in every US state. Affiliate is solely responsible for assessing the legality of Affiliate’s own promotional activities in Affiliate’s jurisdictions of operation.

14. Platform-Specific Risk Acknowledgments

Affiliate represents that Affiliate has read, understood, and accepted the platform-specific risks set forth in this section, and agrees that QRM has no liability for any losses arising from platform enforcement against Affiliate. The summaries below are not exhaustive and do not modify the prohibited and permitted content provisions of this Agreement.

TikTok. Enforces aggressive content moderation on peptide-related content. Platform takedowns, content removal, and account suspension are known risks. Affiliate is solely responsible for Affiliate’s own account standing. QRM cannot restore or replace removed content and is not liable for lost content, followers, or revenue resulting from platform enforcement.

Instagram. Content framing as clinical or drug-related is subject to removal. The DM-to-link-in-bio funnel is the standard approach. Affiliate should structure content accordingly.

YouTube. Channel terminations have occurred for peptide creators. Affiliate should treat Affiliate’s YouTube channel as at risk from any non-compliant video and structure Affiliate’s content library accordingly. QRM is not liable for channel loss.

X (formerly Twitter). More permissive environment but not zero-risk. Medical-claim language may result in account action.

Reddit. Stealth promotion is increasingly detected and removed. Affiliate must participate in relevant subreddits as a community member, not as a marketer, and must not use affiliate links in subreddit posts unless the specific subreddit expressly permits such use.

Kick.com. Promotion of QRM products on Kick.com is not permitted under any circumstances.

Other Platforms. Affiliate’s promotion of QRM products on any platform not listed above is permitted only if (a) the platform is not in violation of applicable law, (b) the platform’s terms of service do not prohibit such promotion, and (c) Affiliate’s audience on that platform satisfies the requirements of Section 12.

15. Platform Action Notification

If any platform takes action against Affiliate’s channel, account, or content in connection with QRM-related material — including content removal, demonetization, strikes, shadow-bans, account warnings, or account suspension — Affiliate must notify QRM in writing within three (3) business days of the action. The notification must include:

• The platform involved.
• The action taken.
• The content or channel affected.
• Any communication received from the platform.
• Any steps Affiliate has taken or intends to take in response.

Failure to notify QRM in a timely manner is a material breach of these Terms.

Commission Consequences of Failure to Notify. Commissions earned on orders placed during any period in which Affiliate had platform-violating content live in connection with QRM products may be reversed or withheld at QRM’s discretion, regardless of whether QRM received the notification required under this section, if QRM later becomes aware of the violation. This provision is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedy available to QRM under this Agreement.

16. Paid Social Advertising Approval

Affiliate may not use paid social advertising to promote QRM products or affiliate links on any platform, including Meta (Facebook/Instagram), Google, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, or any other paid media channel, without prior written approval from QRM. Requests for paid social approval must be submitted to QRM in writing with a description of the proposed campaign, targeting, creative, and budget. QRM may approve or deny at QRM’s sole discretion.

Unauthorized paid social advertising is a material breach of this Agreement and may result in immediate termination and commission forfeiture.

17. Cross-Promotion Restriction

Affiliate may not feature a competing peptide or research-chemical vendor’s products, affiliate codes, referral links, or brand mentions in the same piece of content that features QRM. This includes video, written, image, audio, and live-streamed content. One vendor per content piece.

This restriction exists to protect QRM’s brand positioning and to ensure Affiliate provides genuine, focused endorsement rather than a comparison-shopping experience that undermines brand trust.

18. Intellectual Property and Confidentiality

Limited License. QRM grants Affiliate a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use QRM’s name, logo, and approved marketing materials solely for the purpose of promoting QRM products in compliance with these Terms. Affiliate may not alter, modify, or create derivative works from QRM’s brand assets without prior written approval. This license terminates immediately upon termination of Affiliate’s participation in the program.

Confidentiality. Affiliate shall keep confidential all non-public information disclosed to Affiliate by QRM, including but not limited to: pricing information not displayed on QRM’s public website; wholesale or affiliate terms; internal business strategies; customer lists; supplier relationships; product roadmaps; and any other information marked as confidential or that a reasonable person would understand to be confidential. Affiliate shall not disclose, publish, or use such confidential information for any purpose other than Affiliate’s performance under this Agreement, both during and after the term of this Agreement, for a period of three (3) years following termination.

19. Customer Data and Customer Relationship

All customers referred through Affiliate’s referral link, coupon code, or other attribution method are customers of QRM, not of Affiliate. QRM exclusively owns and controls all customer data, including without limitation contact information, purchase history, browsing behavior, and any other personal data.

Affiliate shall have no right, title, or interest in QRM’s customer data, and shall not:

• Access, retain, store, or use customer data in any system other than the aggregate, anonymized analytics provided through the QRM affiliate dashboard.
• Solicit, contact, or market to QRM customers through any channel other than Affiliate’s own publicly available content.
• Build, maintain, or share any database, mailing list, or customer relationship management system populated with QRM customer data.
• Sell, transfer, or disclose any QRM customer data to any third party.

Affiliate’s obligations under this section survive termination of this Agreement indefinitely.

20. Termination

By Affiliate. Affiliate may terminate participation in the program at any time with thirty (30) days written notice to QRM.

By QRM — Standard. QRM may terminate Affiliate’s participation with thirty (30) days written notice for any reason.

By QRM — Immediate. QRM may terminate Affiliate’s participation immediately and without notice in the event of:

• Material breach of these Terms, including prohibited content violations.
• Fraudulent activity as described in Section 8.
• Platform action resulting from Affiliate’s non-compliant content.
• Conduct that QRM reasonably determines to be harmful to QRM’s brand, reputation, or legal standing.
• Audience composition misrepresentation or material audience shift.
• Failure to comply with notification requirements in Section 15.

Post-Termination Obligations. Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, Affiliate shall:

• Within fourteen (14) days, remove or deactivate all referral links and affiliate codes referencing QRM.
• Within fourteen (14) days, remove all QRM logos, brand assets, and marketing materials from Affiliate’s owned content and platforms.
• Update videos, articles, posts, podcast episodes, and social media content to remove references to QRM where commercially reasonable.
• For content where complete removal is not commercially reasonable (such as published podcast episodes or YouTube videos), at minimum deactivate the affiliate link and code and add a written or spoken notice that Affiliate is no longer affiliated with QRM.
• Continue to comply with the prohibited content provisions of Section 11 for any content that remains accessible to the public referencing QRM.
• Cease all promotional activities related to QRM.

Effect of Termination on Commissions. Upon termination without cause by either party, QRM shall pay all commissions earned through the effective termination date in accordance with Section 6. Upon termination for cause by QRM (including but not limited to fraud or material breach), QRM may, at QRM’s sole discretion, withhold all unpaid commissions, including those that would otherwise be payable, as partial offset against losses caused by Affiliate’s breach. Withholding under this provision shall not be the exclusive remedy and shall not limit QRM’s right to seek additional damages or indemnification.

Survival of Indemnification for Surviving Content. Affiliate’s indemnification obligations under Section 21 shall apply to all content that remains accessible to the public referencing QRM, regardless of when the content was originally published, including content that survives termination of this Agreement. Failure to comply with this section is a material breach of this Agreement and gives rise to additional indemnification obligations under Section 21.

21. Indemnification

By Affiliate. Affiliate agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Quality Research Molecules LLC, its members, officers, employees, contractors, and agents (collectively, “QRM Indemnitees”) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses arising out of or related to: (a) Affiliate’s marketing content or activities; (b) Affiliate’s breach of these Terms; (c) any third-party claim arising from Affiliate’s promotion of QRM products; (d) Affiliate’s violation of any applicable federal, state, or local law or regulation; (e) Affiliate’s content that survives termination of this Agreement; or (f) any inquiry, investigation, or enforcement action by any federal, state, or local regulator that relates to Affiliate’s content or activities.

California Civil Code Section 2782 Allocation. Affiliate’s indemnification obligation under this Section 21 shall apply to claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses arising in whole or in part from QRM’s own passive negligence to the maximum extent permitted by California Civil Code Section 2782, but shall not apply to claims arising from QRM’s sole active negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud. Where a claim arises from the combined conduct of Affiliate and QRM, Affiliate shall indemnify QRM for the portion of the claim attributable to Affiliate’s conduct, breach, or violation of these Terms.

Defense Obligation. Affiliate’s duty to defend QRM arises upon QRM’s written tender of a claim and is independent of any final determination of liability. Affiliate shall control the defense with counsel reasonably acceptable to QRM. QRM may participate in the defense with its own counsel at its own expense. Affiliate shall not settle any claim that imposes any obligation on QRM, contains any admission of fault by QRM, or affects QRM’s intellectual property, brand, or regulatory standing, without QRM’s prior written consent.

Recoverable Amounts. Recoverable amounts under this Section include, without limitation: attorneys’ fees; court costs and arbitration filing fees; expert and consulting fees; regulatory response costs; paralegal time; internal staff time at reasonable hourly rates; settlement amounts; judgment amounts; investigation costs; document production costs; and any other reasonable expenses incurred by QRM in connection with the claim.

Regulatory Inquiry Coverage. For clarity, Affiliate’s indemnification obligation expressly includes costs incurred by QRM in responding to or defending against:

• FDA warning letters, untitled letters, Form 483 observations, or other FDA communications.
• FTC inquiries, civil investigative demands, consent order discussions, or staff letters.
• State Attorney General investigations, subpoenas, or civil investigative demands.
• State pharmacy board, medical board, board of nursing, or consumer protection agency inquiries.
• Platform-initiated complaints to QRM regarding Affiliate’s content.
• Demands from third parties, including but not limited to journalist inquiries that result in QRM incurring legal review costs.
• Any compliance review, remediation, or corrective action undertaken by QRM in good-faith response to the foregoing, including reasonable internal staff time and outside counsel fees.

This indemnification applies regardless of whether the inquiry results in a formal enforcement action.

Affiliate Settlement Restrictions. Affiliate shall not settle any third-party claim or regulatory matter related to Affiliate’s promotion of QRM products in a manner that includes any admission of fault by QRM, imposes any obligation on QRM, or affects QRM’s intellectual property, business reputation, or regulatory standing, without QRM’s prior written consent. Affiliate shall notify QRM in writing of any settlement discussions involving QRM-related content within five (5) business days of becoming aware of such discussions.

Reputational Damages. Affiliate acknowledges that platform enforcement actions or regulatory actions against Affiliate’s channel may, in some circumstances, generate adverse publicity that could harm QRM’s brand or business interests. Affiliate agrees to indemnify QRM for any provable reputational damages, lost business, or remediation costs arising from Affiliate’s published non-compliant content that becomes the subject of media coverage, regulatory inquiry, or third-party legal action implicating QRM.

By QRM. QRM agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Affiliate from and against claims arising directly out of QRM’s own product defects or QRM’s own material misrepresentations to Affiliate about the program.

22. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall QRM’s total cumulative liability to Affiliate for any and all claims arising out of or related to this Agreement exceed the total commissions actually paid to Affiliate by QRM in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

In no event shall QRM be liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages, including without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost business opportunities, loss of goodwill, or loss of data, regardless of the theory of liability and regardless of whether QRM was advised of the possibility of such damages.

The limitations in this Section 22 shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and shall apply even if any limited remedy fails of its essential purpose.

23. Disclaimer of Warranties

QRM makes no representations or warranties regarding the earnings potential of the Affiliate Program. Commission projections shown on the QRM Affiliate Program page are illustrative estimates only and do not constitute a guarantee of income. Actual earnings will vary based on Affiliate’s audience size, engagement, content quality, market conditions, regulatory environment, and other factors outside QRM’s control.

The affiliate program is offered on an “as is” basis. QRM disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

24. Force Majeure

Neither party shall be liable for any failure or delay in performance under this Agreement (other than for the payment of money already due) caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation:

• Acts of government, regulatory agencies, or law enforcement, including FDA, FTC, DEA, state Attorney General, or state regulatory action affecting QRM’s ability to operate.
• Platform enforcement actions against QRM that materially impair operations.
• Payment processor or banking failures.
• Supply chain disruptions.
• Product seizures or holds.
• Natural disasters, pandemics, acts of war, or acts of terrorism.
• Labor disputes.
• Interruptions of utilities, internet, or transportation.

The affected party shall promptly notify the other party in writing of the force majeure event and use commercially reasonable efforts to resume performance. If the force majeure event continues for more than ninety (90) days, either party may terminate this Agreement with no further obligation other than payment of commissions actually earned before the force majeure event.

25. Governing Law and Venue

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Each party irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in San Luis Obispo County, California, for any matter not subject to arbitration under Section 26, and waives any objection to venue or inconvenient forum.

26. Dispute Resolution

The parties agree to resolve any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms through the following process:

Informal Negotiation. The parties will first attempt to resolve the dispute through good-faith written communication for a period of thirty (30) days from notice of the dispute.

Mediation. If informal negotiation fails, the parties agree to non-binding mediation in California before a mutually agreed mediator. Mediation costs shall be shared equally by the parties.

Arbitration. If mediation fails, the dispute shall be resolved by binding arbitration in California under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding.

Class and Collective Action Waiver. Affiliate and QRM agree that any dispute resolution under this Section 26 shall be conducted only on an individual basis and not as a class action, collective action, mass action, or representative action. Neither Affiliate nor QRM may join or consolidate claims with another party or seek to represent the interests of any other party in any dispute proceeding. This class action waiver is an essential element of this Agreement; if it is held to be unenforceable, the entire arbitration provision shall be void and disputes shall be resolved in court on an individual basis.

Fees and Costs. In any arbitration or court proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, expert fees, arbitration filing fees, and other reasonable expenses, in addition to any other relief awarded.

Injunctive Relief Carve-Out. Notwithstanding the dispute resolution process described above, QRM may seek immediate injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to:

• Prevent infringement or unauthorized use of QRM’s intellectual property, brand assets, or confidential information.
• Prevent breach of Section 18 (Intellectual Property and Confidentiality) or Section 19 (Customer Data).
• Prevent any other irreparable harm.

Such proceedings shall not be deemed a waiver of QRM’s right to arbitrate other disputes.

27. Modifications

QRM may modify these Terms by providing Affiliate with at least thirty (30) days written notice via email to Affiliate’s registered email address and through the affiliate dashboard. The modified Terms shall become effective on the date specified in the notice, which shall be no less than thirty (30) days after the notice is sent.

If Affiliate does not agree to the modified Terms, Affiliate may terminate participation in the program by providing written notice to QRM at any time before the effective date of the modification. Upon such termination, Affiliate shall be entitled to receive all commissions earned through the effective termination date, subject to the refund, chargeback, and fraud provisions of these Terms.

Continued participation in the program after the effective date of the modification constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms. This section does not apply to modifications required by law or regulation, which take effect immediately upon notice.

28. Survival

The following provisions shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement for any reason:

• Section 7 (Refunds and Chargebacks) for one (1) year after termination.
• Section 8 (Fraud and Commission Integrity).
• Section 18 (Intellectual Property and Confidentiality), with confidentiality obligations surviving for three (3) years post-termination.
• Section 19 (Customer Data), with obligations surviving indefinitely.
• Section 20 Post-Termination Obligations.
• Section 21 (Indemnification), for a period of four (4) years from the effective termination date.
• Section 22 (Limitation of Liability).
• Section 23 (Disclaimer of Warranties).
• Section 25 (Governing Law and Venue).
• Section 26 (Dispute Resolution).
• Any other provision that by its nature is intended to survive termination.

Affiliate’s indemnification obligations under Section 21 shall apply to all claims arising during the term of this Agreement, including claims first asserted after termination, and to all claims arising from content Affiliate published or maintained during the term of this Agreement, regardless of when such content gives rise to a claim.

29. Miscellaneous

Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect, and the unenforceable provision shall be replaced with an enforceable provision that most closely reflects the parties’ original intent.

Assignment. Affiliate may not assign or transfer this Agreement, in whole or in part, without QRM’s prior written consent. QRM may assign this Agreement to any successor entity or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all assets.

Notices. All notices required under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered by email to the parties’ registered email addresses, or by US mail to the registered business address. Notices to QRM shall be sent to support@qualityresearchmolecules.com with a copy to 2108 N St. Ste N, Sacramento, CA 95816.

Waiver. Failure or delay by either party in enforcing any right under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right.

Headings. Section headings are for convenience only and shall not affect interpretation.

30. Entire Agreement

These Terms, together with any written approval communication from QRM, constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the QRM Affiliate Program and supersede all prior discussions, representations, and agreements.

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