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What is a Referral Partner Agreement?
A referral partner agreement is a legal agreement entered by two parties for the purposes of referring new business leads and clients in exchange for commissions. The referral partner will agree to refer potential business leads to a company and if the lead produces a sale, the referral partner will then be paid a commission. Referral partner agreements can be complicated because the contract must differentiate between a qualified and unqualified lead. The contract must also define a payout period for completed referrals, include what the commission pay will be, and include terms that are beneficial to both parties.
Common Sections in Referral Partner Agreements
Below is a list of common sections included in Referral Partner Agreements. These sections are linked to the below sample agreement for you to explore.
Referral Partner Agreement Sample
a. | All deal registrations need to adhere to GE Digital Deal Registration Guidelines, which are available on the partner portal referenced above. Key points include: |
• | Clear budget, authority, need and timing from end-customer. |
• | Referral Partner is expected to regularly update GED on the status of an approved opportunity, once every thirty (30) days at a minimum. If no update is provided for a period of sixty (60) days, GED may close the opportunity if Referral Partner does not provide an update to GED within ten (10) business days following GED’s written request. |
• | Referral Partner may register opportunities for end-customers in any regions where they are contracted to sell. |
• | Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, an approved deal registration will be valid for one-hundred-eighty (180) days. During the period in which an |
• | Any disagreement on the outcome of deal registration will be decided in accordance with the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 13 of this Agreement. |
b. | After submission of a deal registration, Referral Partner will receive a confirmation email that confirms GED has received and is reviewing the opportunity. GED will conduct a review to determine whether: |
• | The opportunity has been completed with all required information. |
• | Another channel partner has already engaged with the opportunity. |
• | A direct seller of GED or its Affiliates is already engaged with the opportunity. |
• | The opportunity aligns with GED product and sales strategy. |
c. | The terms of Exhibit 1 (Referral Commercial Terms) will additionally apply, and those terms will govern the Registered Opportunity for referral in the event of any conflict with the body of this Agreement. |
3. | Termination of Registered Opportunity. |
a. | Each Registered Opportunity will remain a Registered Opportunity until terminated upon the earliest of the following events: |
i. | GE Digital gives written notice to Referral Partner that it withdraws from working on the Registered Opportunity; |
ii. | GE Digital gives written notice to Referral Partner that the Registered Opportunity has been won and a contract signed with the end-customer, which written notice shall be provided reasonably promptly following the closing of the Registered Opportunity with the end-customer; |
iii. | both Parties agree in writing to remove the Registered Opportunity; |
iv. | the opportunity has remained an open Registered Opportunity for more than one-hundred-eighty (180) calendar days from the date registration became effective, unless both Parties mutually agree in writing to maintain its status as a Registered Opportunity; or |
v. | GE Digital does not contact the applicable end-customer within thirty (30) days following approval of a Registered Opportunity, after which BHGE may provide GE Digital with written notice of its intent to terminate the applicable Registered Opportunity due to such failure to contact the end-customer, which Registered Opportunity shall terminate if GE Digital does not subsequently contact such end-customer within ten (10) business days following receipt of such written notice from BHGE. |
b. | From and after the termination of a Registered Opportunity in accordance with this Section 3 (other than pursuant to Section 3(a)(ii)), BHGE may pursue the Registered Opportunity directly or refer it to other third parties and, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties (including with respect to any applicable referral fees), GED shall not pursue the Registered Opportunity or related opportunity with the same end-customer for a period of one-hundred and eighty (180) days. |
a. | GE Digital shall, at GE Digital’s expense, indemnify, defend or, at GE Digital’s option, settle any claim brought against Referral Partner relating to or arising out of GE Digital’s sales efforts in connection with any Registered Opportunity or the terms and conditions of any definitive agreement entered into with an end-customer pursuant to a Registered Opportunity (each such claim, a “Referral Partner Claim”), and pay any final judgments awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction or settlements entered into by GE Digital on Referral Partner’s behalf. Referral Partner must notify GE Digital promptly of the applicable Referral Partner Claim in writing, tender to GE Digital sole control and authority over the defense or settlement of such Referral Partner Claim, and reasonably cooperate with GE Digital, at GE Digital’s expense, and provide GE Digital with available information in the investigation and defense of such Referral Partner Claim. Any effort by Referral Partner to settle a Referral Partner Claim without GE Digital’s involvement and written approval shall void any indemnification obligation hereunder. |
b. | Referral Partner shall, at Referral Partner’s expense, indemnify, defend or, at Referral Partner’s option, settle any claim brought against GE Digital relating to or arising out of Referral Partner’s sales efforts in connection with any Registered Opportunity or any agreement entered into between Referral Partner and a third party in connection with such sales efforts (each such claim, a “GE Digital Claim”), and pay any final judgments awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction or settlements entered into by Referral Partner on GE Digital's behalf. GE Digital must notify Referral Partner promptly of the applicable GE Digital Claim in writing, tender to Referral Partner sole control and authority over the defense or settlement of such GE Digital Claim, and reasonably cooperate with Referral Partner, at Referral Partner’s expense, and provide Referral Partner with available information in the investigation and defense of such GE Digital Claim. Any effort by GE Digital to settle a GE Digital Claim without Referral Partner’s involvement and written approval shall void any indemnification obligation hereunder. |
Reference:
Security Exchange Commission - Edgar Database, EX-10.7 8 a20190630exhibit107.htm EXHIBIT 10.7, Viewed November 11, 2021, View Source on SEC.
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