Agreement on Entrusted Fee Collection - Zhejiang Mobile Communications Co. Ltd. and Beijing WVAS Solutions Ltd.
Agreement on Entrusted Fee Collection
Between
Zhejiang Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.
And
Beijing WVAS Solutions Ltd.
No. ZMCCDC-SMSSP-J05102
Dated: May 1, 2003
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Party A: Zhejiang Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.
Address: 406 Tiyuchanglu, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province
Zip Code: 310006
Telephone:
Party B: Beijing WVAS Solutions Ltd.
Address: Floor 5, Zhouji Mansion, No.16 Andelu, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Zip Code: 100011
Telephone: 010 64255566
Considering Party A and Party B has entered into the Cooperation Agreement on
Monternet SMS Service for the cooperation of "SMS Game" business, the Parties
hereto agree as follows after further consultation on the matters in respect of
the collection of information service fee by Party A on behalf of Party B from
the users of Monternet SMS of Party B.
I. Rights and Obligations of the Parties
1. To be consistent with the billing and collection period of Party A for mobile
communication telephone services, Party B shall deliver to Party A before zero
o'clock of the first day of each month the schedule of information service fee
payable during the period starting at zero o'clock of the first day of preceding
month and ending at zero o'clock of the first day of current month. The form of
such schedule shall be made as required by Party A. If any change occurs to the
billing and collection period or form of Party A, Party A has the right to
require Party B to make due adjustment in respect to the delivery time and form
of the schedule of information service fee payable.
2. Party B shall provide registration information of users upon request of Party
A. Party B shall ensure the accuracy of the schedule of information service fee
payable and the registration information of users, and shall be liable to any
dispute or loss incurred by Party A arising from its breach of this provision.
3. Party A shall start billing process upon receipt of the schedule of
information service fee payable from Party B. Party A may check the accounts. If
the information service fee payable is found discrepant in excess of 5 percent,
the parties hereto shall take active cooperation to identify the cause
therefore. Party A shall start billing process after the cause is identified and
the problem is resolved.
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4. Party A shall collect information service fee for the period as specified by
Party A, i.e., starting from the first day of each month and ending at the last
day of such month, on behalf of Party B from the mobile communication telephone
fee account of the users of Party A on a monthly basis.
5. The information service fee collected by Party A on behalf of Party B is
limited to the information service fee on Monternet SMS agreed upon between
Party B and users. The entrusted fee collection by Party A is acknowledged by
users. If users refuse to pay such information service fee due to quality or
other problem, Party A will not collect information service fee from such users
on behalf of Party B (or refund the collected fee to users).
II. Settlement of Commission for Entrusted Fee Collection, Network Fee and
Information Service Fee
6. Pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement on Monternet SMS Service and this
Agreement, Party B shall pay commission to Party A for entrusted fee collection
according to the following standards: 9 percent of collected information fee for
GoTone users, 15 percent of collected information fee for subscribers of M-Zone
and users of premium and average pre-paid phone cards. The commission and the
network fee payable by Party B to Party A pursuant to Cooperation Agreement on
Monternet SMS Service shall be deducted directly from the information service
fee collected by Party A on behalf of Party B.
7. Party A shall deliver to Party B before the 10th day of each month the status
report of entrusted fee collection for the period starting from the first day of
and ending at the last day of preceding month, including the fee schedule of
applicable users, information service fee, and the network fee payable by Party
B to Party A.
8. For the information service fee collected by Party A on behalf of Party B
during the period starting from the first day of and ending at the last day of
each month, Party A shall pay such information service fee to the following
account of Party B after deducting its commission and network fee: Commercial
Bank Zhongzhoulu Branch, Account No. 800120109051052; location: Beijing;
Beneficiary: Beijing WVAS Solutions Ltd. Party B shall provide formal invoice
within 10 days upon receipt of the payment from Party A.
III. User's Failure to pay and Service Termination
9. Party A, in collecting fee payable from user's account, shall firstly collect
its mobile communications fee payable and then the information service fee
payable to Party B.
10. If the balance in user's account is insufficient to pay the information
service fee payable to Party B after collection of mobile communications fee
payable to Party A, such user shall be deemed to have failed to make due payment
to Party B and Party A will no longer collect fee payable to Party B from such
user's account. Party B shall not
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claim damages from the user who has failed to make due payment to Party B and
Party A is not obligated to disconnect such user.
11. Party B is responsible to tracing a user who has failed to make due payment
to Party B for any fee overdue to Party B.
12. Party A shall present to Party B before the 25th of each month a name list
of users who have failed to make due payment, and Party B is responsible to
terminate its service with such users.
IV. Agreements between Party B and its Users
13. Party B shall include the following clauses in its agreements with its
users:
(1) The Users agree that Party B authorizes Party A to collect information
service fee payable to Party B from the user's account for mobile communications
payment, and such agreement is irrevocable;
(2) The balance in the user's account shall be firstly used to pay mobile
communications fee payable to Party A, and then to pay information service fee;
(3) Party A will not disconnect GoTone user who has failed to pay information
service fee.
Party A may make modification to such clauses in light of circumstances and
Party B shall make modification to its agreements with users as per Party A's
requirement, provided Party A informs Party B of such requirement two weeks in
advance.
V. Breach Liabilities
14. Party B shall be responsible to handle or make any compensation for any
claim or proceedings demanded by any user arising out of the fee collection by
Party A on behalf of Party B. If Party A is accountable for the claim or
proceedings of such user, Party A shall be liable to compensate Party B to the
extent of the scope of responsibilities of Party A specified under this
Agreement after Party B has made compensation to Party A.
15. The breach of any clause of this Agreement by Party A or Party B shall
constitute breach of this Agreement, and the breaching party shall be liable to
any loss thus incurred by the other party.
16. If Party A fails to make due payment of information service fee to Party B
after collection of its handling fee thereof and mobile communication fee for
more than a month, it shall be liable to pay damages to Party B in the amount of
0.01% of the overdue information service fee per day. If Party A fails to make
due payment for more than six months, Party B has the right to terminate this
Agreement and hold Party A liable for any loss thus incurred.
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17. If Party B breaches Article 2 or Article 13 of this Agreement, Party A has
the right to terminate this Agreement and hold Party B liable for any loss thus
incurred.
VI. Effectiveness and Term of this Agreement
18. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date on which it is signed and
the term hereof is one year. This Agreement shall be automatically extended for
one year unless Party A or Party B terminates this Agreement by notifying the
other party 60 days prior to the expiration of this Agreement. This Agreement
shall be terminated if the Cooperation Agreement on Monternet SMS Service
entered into between Party A and Party B is terminated.
VII. Dispute Resolution
19. If any dispute occurs between Party A and Party B during the performance of
this Agreement or in respect of validity, interpretation, termination or other
matters of this Agreement, the parties hereto shall resolve such dispute through
amicable consultation; if such consultation fails to produce any resolution,
either party may submit the dispute to Hangzhou Arbitration Commission for
arbitration.
VIII. Miscellaneous
20. It is acknowledged by the parties hereto that Party B shall start to provide
Monternet SMS Service to Party A's users and entrust Party A to collect fee on
its behalf as of May 1, 2003. Pursuant to the requirement of China Mobile Group
Corporation, the parties hereto shall sign a new copy of this Agreement on May
1, 2003 and the original agreement shall be terminated thereafter.
This Agreement is in quadruplicate and Party A and Party B each shall hold two
copies.
Party A: Zhejiang Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.
Representative: Si Huilong
Signed on: May 1, 2003
(Corporate Seal)
Party B: Beijing WVAS Solutions Ltd.
Representative: Yang Fan
Signed on: May 1, 2003
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(Corporate Seal)
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