Shopping.com API General Requirements

The Shopping.com API, (SDC API"), is a tool for submitting a query (e.g. keyword) to obtain Shopping.com result data in XML format to be displayed on the Partner's website to the end user.

The following are SDC API usage requirements which must be met by all Partners submitting queries to the SDC API. In some cases an amendment to the SDC API usage requirements will preempt the terms listed below.

1. The terms of this Exhibit are an integral part of the Agreement to which it is attached. Breach of any of the terms of this Exhibit shall constitute a material breach of such Agreement and shall entitle Shopping.com to avail itself of all legal remedies.
2. Partner shall provide email notice to Shopping.com, including projected traffic volume, no later than two (2) business days prior to Partner's load testing of the API and shall limit test traffic volumes to expected production levels.  Partner shall provide Shopping.com with email notice of the expected Launch Date of Partners site no later than five (5) business days prior to the Launch Date.  Shopping.com reserves the right to deny or require delay of load testing or launch based on available capacity.
3. Access to the SDC API and to information contained in SDC API result sets shall be solely through the Partner Site and displayed only for end users of the Partner site. The SDC API results shall not be permitted or facilitated through any other Web site or means whether under Partner's ownership and control or otherwise. No sub-licensing, re-packaging, or other use (including "service bureau" use) shall be permitted.
4. Information returned by the SDC API shall not be edited or modified, stored or cached, unless otherwise previously agreed upon with Shopping.com.
5. Store offers returned by the SDC API must be displayed on a pre-existing web page, to a visitor and in the order received.  The store (merchant) name and offer price must be displayed along with each store offer, and it must be made clear to the user that they are leaving your site.
   
6. No substitution shall be made for page URLs included in SDC API result sets, and SDC API links shall convey users directly to such page URLs within the same browser window and without any framing, redirection (with the exception of redirection through a tracking system), or interstitial advertising (including pop-up or pop-under ads).
7. Partner must include the Shopping.com tracking image returned in the API result set on each page of the Partner Site displaying SDC API results.
8. Queries to the SDC API must contain all required parameters, including apiKey, trackingId, visitorIPAddress, and visitorUserAgent.
9. No more than 250,000 SDC API queries may be submitted per Partner per day, unless otherwise previously agreed upon with Shopping.com.
10. DNS caching, the use of localized DNS or hard coding the Shopping.com API server IP address, should only be used in combination with the Shopping.com time to live (TTL) DNS configuration of 4 hours.
11. Store offers returned by the SDC API shall not be commingled with Partner or third-party store offers.
12. Shopping.com will create a Partner account in its system and supply Partner with a specific Tracking ID. It is essential that Partner include this tracking ID in all requests to the API so that the activity will be reported to Partner account to receive referral revenue.
13. Minimum Number of Offers - For all results where store offers are returned, Partner must display at least 3 store offers so that users may perform a comparison. In the event that a result has fewer than 3 store offers Partner must display all available store offers.
14. Only a user can initiate a click out to a merchant site (store). You can only display offer URLs on your site when the specific merchant details and offer information are prominently displayed. There must be a clear indication that the user is leaving your site to have the option to purchase the product.