INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS:

A. Party Definitions and Introductory Terms

1. The operative parties referred to in this Agreement as follows:

a. Us, the publisher – IE Entertainment is the publisher of the following websites:

• hdtvhotties.com,
• hdtvhottie.com,

Hereinafter, when first-person pronouns are used in this Policy, (us, we, our, ours, etc.) they are referring to this entity and publisher of the applicable websites. This entity may also be referred to as “Publisher” from this point forward. Additionally, when the terms “The Sites” or “Sites” are used, these terms refer to the aforementioned website.

b. You, the Affiliate – This Affiliate Agreement will refer to the Affiliate as “You” or through any second-person pronouns, such as “Yours,” etc. Hereinafter, the Affiliate shall be referred to as “Affiliate” or by applicable second-person pronouns.

B. This Agreement and the provisions hereof, shall be in full force and effect commencing on the date accepted by the Affiliate and continuing until terminated by either of the parties in accordance with the Termination provisions set forth infra. Acceptance is effective upon clicking “I Accept” or any similar syntax, and/or the installation or opening of any Publisher software or any other CORPORATION, product produced by the Publisher.

C. What this Agreement is – This Agreement is a legal contract between You, the Affiliate and the Publisher. You should treat it as any other legal contract by reading its provisions carefully, as they will affect Your legal rights. By accessing the Sites in any manner, You are affirmatively agreeing to be bound by all of the terms contained in this Agreement. You may not pick and choose which terms apply to You. If You do not agree with all of the terms in this Agreement, You must cease all access and use of the Sites and any other services provided by the Publisher.

D. Electronic Signatures / Assent Required – Nobody is authorized to act as an Affiliate for this Sites unless they have signed this Agreement. Such signature does not need to be a physical signature, since this Agreement is intended to be governed by the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign Act). You manifest Your agreement to this Affiliate Agreement by taking any act demonstrating Your assent thereto. Most likely, You have clicked a button containing the words “I agree” or some similar syntax. You should understand that this has the same legal effect as You placing Your physical signature on any other legal contract. If You have not yet done so, You must immediately click here to electronically sign this Agreement. If we discover that you have not signed this Agreement, You will be terminated from the Affiliate program, any funds otherwise due will be forfeited, and you will be required to refund any payments made to You. If you fail to remit this refund within 30 days of Our demand for repayment, we will take legal action against you.

E. Revisions to this Agreement:

1. From time to time, We may revise this Agreement. We reserve the right to do so, and You agree that We have this unilateral right. You agree that all modifications or changes to this Agreement are in force and enforceable immediately upon posting. The updated or edited version supersedes any prior versions immediately upon posting, and the prior version is of no continuing legal effect unless the revised version specifically refers to the prior version and keeps the prior version or portions thereof in effect.
2. We agree that if we change anything in this Agreement, we will change the “last modified date” at the top of this Agreement. You agree to periodically re-visit this web page, and to use the “refresh” button on Your browser when doing so. You agree to note the date of the last revision to this agreement. If the “last modified” date remains unchanged from the last time You reviewed this Agreement, then You may presume that nothing in the Agreement has been changed since the last time You read it. If the “last modified” date has changed, then You can be certain that something in the Agreement has been changed.
3. Waiver – if You fail to periodically review this Agreement to determine if any of the terms have changed, You assume all responsibility for such omission and You agree that such failure amounts to Your affirmative waiver of Your right to review the amended terms. We are not responsible for Your neglect of Your own legal rights.

F. Nothing provided -- Acting as an Affiliate does not mean that you are an employee of the Publisher. In fact, you are specifically placed on notice that you are not an employee of the Publisher. You are, at most, an independent contractor. No tools, no materials, and no support (other than what is specifically described in this Agreement) shall be provided to you. You are responsible for all internet access, computer equipment, modems, software, and other necessary requisites that you may need in order to function as an Affiliate.

INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS:

A. WHEREAS, Publisher has developed an affiliate marketing program for its website(s) (“Site(s)”) and intends to market its websites and associated documentation for the Program, (collectively, the “Program”), through its website(s), various online and traditional media, and elsewhere;

B. WHEREAS, Affiliate desires to become a member of the Publisher’s Affiliate Program, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein; and,

C. WHEREAS, Affiliate has determined that it is in its interest to enter into this Agreement.

D. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, and in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein set forth, and with the intent to be legally bound thereby, Affiliate hereby agrees as follows:

III. SPECIFIC GRANT OF LICENSE AND AFFILIATE’S CONTENT:

A. Publisher agrees to provide access to, and membership in, the Affiliate Program to the Affiliate and to provide Affiliate with the right to market, advertise and promote the Publisher’s online services and content.

B. Publisher will provide Affiliate access to a selection of promotional content including images, recordings, video, audio, links, computer script, advertising banners, and other promotional materials (hereinafter, “Materials”) that are associated with the Program from time to time, and hereby grants a non-exclusive, restricted, license to use such Materials solely for the purposes set forth in this Agreement. THIS LICENSE IS REVOCABLE AT WILL. SUCH REVOCATION DOES NOT REQUIRE PRIOR NOTICE.

C. The Publisher reserves all rights to select, alter, delete, add to, or remove any and all Materials used by the Affiliate to promote the publisher’s content. Publisher’s Materials may not be used in violation of any term contained in this Agreement.

D. Affiliate’s license to use the Materials shall automatically terminate, and all rights shall automatically revert to Publisher upon cancellation of the Affiliate’s membership or withdrawal from the Program by the Affiliate. Affiliate may not copy, reproduce, alter, modify, change, broadcast, distribute, transmit, disseminate, sell, nor offer for sale in any manner, the Materials at any time anywhere in the world except as expressly authorized by the Publisher.

E. Once the Affiliate is accepted into the Affiliate program, the Publisher will provide the Affiliate with the information necessary to operate as an Affiliate. The Affiliate may create his or her own materials as well, but any such materials must be approved by the Publisher, and any such materials may not utilize the Publisher’s trademarks unless the use is expressly permitted by the Publisher.

F. If the Affiliate creates his or her own marketing materials, the Publisher shall have the right to exercise editorial control over the materials and shall have the right to demand that the Affiliate cease use of any materials whatsoever that may be used to promote the Affiliate Program directly or indirectly. Failure to adhere to any demand made by the Publisher in this regard within 48 hours of the demand being made shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement and shall subject the Affiliate to immediate termination.

G. If the Affiliate creates his or her own marketing materials, the Publisher shall have the absolute right to demand that these materials contain certain text, online agreements, documents, notices, disclaimers, or age verification devices that may be necessary or desirable to protect the Publisher’s or the Affiliate’s legal interests.

H. The Affiliate shall be solely responsible for all content available on or through its Affiliate Website. Affiliate warrants that its website and Materials will not infringe or contain any content that infringes upon or violates any intellectual property rights, or otherwise violates any applicable law, rule or regulation. Publisher, shall have no obligations with respect to the content available on or through any participating website, including but not limited to, any duty to review or monitor any such content. Thus, Affiliate is solely responsible for the content on Affiliate’s Website.

I. Publisher, owns the rights to any and all content and Materials located on any of Affiliate’s sites if the Publisher’s services are in any way promoted by that site. This intellectual property rights transfer applies whether the Publisher provided any content on the site or not. Publisher shall always remain the owner of all intellectual property rights pertaining to the Materials, which may be licensed from third party content producers. Any and all derivative works generated by Affiliate shall inure to the benefit of the Publisher, which shall be considered the owner or license holder of such derivative works, to the extent permitted by law.

J. Affiliate’s license to use any of the Publisher’s Materials shall automatically terminate, and all such rights shall automatically revert to Publisher upon cancellation of the Affiliate’s membership or withdrawal from the Program by the Affiliate.

IV. ENROLLMENT:

In order to enroll in our Affiliate program, the first step is to submit a completed application form through our Affiliate Program website, http://businesscenter.ccbill.com/html_forms/acceptable_use.html. After your application is complete, we will evaluate your application and notify you of your acceptance. We reserve the right to refuse acceptance at any time and for any reason.

V. ACCEPTABLE CONDUCT POLICY FOR AFFILIATES:

Affiliate agrees to be bound by the following general policies in connection with all content with which Publisher’s Materials are associated:

A. No defamatory, obscene, child pornographic, harassing, or otherwise objectionable content may appear the Affiliate’s site;

B. Affiliate shall have no content on the Affiliate’s site that promotes or facilitates illegal activity, or violates the rights of others such as copyright, trademark, other intellectual property infringement, right to privacy, right to publicity, or other similar rights;

C. Affiliate shall have no content that is prohibited; prohibited content includes, but is not limited to: child pornography, incest, wares content, scat, depictions coffins (or other death images), defecation, urination, genital mutilation, actual or simulated rape, sexual violence, bestiality, threats of physical harm to persons or property, programs containing viruses, pirated software, wire fraud, drug trafficking, and/or violations of international export control laws. Publisher, reserves the right to review and/or reject any content created and/or posted by Affiliate.

D. Our Affiliates are strictly forbidden to engage in any fraudulent, deceptive or unfair transactions or trade practices. The Affiliate agrees to fully comply with the United States Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) statutes and regulations (if Affiliate does business in the United States or with United States based customers), and any related rules, policies, and advisory opinions issued by the FTC. No commissions will be paid on violation transactions, and may be withheld if such conduct is suspected.

E. Affiliate may not promote any publisher websites on any Site that encourages password trading, distribution, or hacking. The Affiliate may not engage in promotion through the direct or indirect use of warez content, spamming, listing on newsgroups, search engines, bulk emailing, or hidden frames.

F. Affiliate shall not engage in any activities that may be harmful to the image, goodwill, or reputation of the Publisher.

G. Affiliate agrees not to utilize any false, misleading or infringing metatags tied to the Affiliate’s site. In addition, Affiliate agrees not to utilize any metatags that would imply or suggest that underage or illegal content may be found on the submitted website.

H. Affiliate shall not directly or indirectly display on Affiliate’s website any advertising links, banners, or promotional materials for other external websites other than those that have been pre-approved in compliance with this Agreement.

I. Affiliate may not attempt to cheat, defraud or mislead the Publisher, in any way.

J. Violation of the restricted nonexclusive license provided in this Agreement is prohibited.

K. Affiliate may not use the Publisher’s material or images to promote other sites or businesses.

L. Affiliates shall not use any material that contains “Trojan Horses,” viruses, or the like, which causes damage to any computer or programs regardless of intent. Affiliate will be solely responsible for any damage caused by the aforementioned destructive materials and the use of such materials may result in the termination of this Agreement.

M. PROMOTIONAL RESTRICTIONS AND SPAM:

Affiliate may use any reasonable promotional tool desired, with the following exceptions:

SPAM. The Affiliate agrees not to use the facilities and capabilities of Sites to solicit the performance of any activity that is prohibited by the CAN-SPAM Act dealing with illegal distribution of Unsolicited Commercial Bulk Email (“UCBE”), commonly known as “spam,” nor shall Affiliate forge or use without authorization, any mail header information. Affiliate agrees to the Sites’ Spam Policy http://www.nubiles.net/webmasters/spampolicy.html which is hereby incorporated by reference. Any breach of the Sites’ Spam Policy may result in immediate termination from the Program and forfeiture of any further commissions or payments. Any violation of the CAN-SPAM Act is strictly prohibited. Any Affiliate using unsolicited email, which does not strictly comport with the provisions of the CAN-SPAM Act, will be immediately terminated as an Affiliate and no commissions will be paid to any such offending Affiliate. If such conduct is suspected, any commissions will be withheld. Publisher reserves the right to conduct random audits of all of its Affiliates to determine whether this provision is being complied with, and any suspected offending activity will result in immediate termination and suspension of all payments. Any violation will result in the forfeiture of any payments due.

P. WE HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY REGARDING PEDOPHILES OR ANY PEDOPHILIC ACTIVITY.

1. You understand that all depictions of all persons in all Materials produced or published by the Publisher are of persons over the age of 18 as of the date of the production of the depiction. We take great measures to ensure that no underage models appear in any of our Materials.
2. If You traffic in, possess, or ever possessed any form of child pornography (including so-called “virtual” child pornography), you must exit these Sites immediately and you are ineligible to be an Affiliate. We do not provide this kind of material and We do not tolerate those who provide this kind of material nor do we tolerate consumers of this kind of material.
3. In order to further Our zero-tolerance policy, all Affiliates agree that they will report any images, real or simulated, that appear to depict minors on any Affiliate’s site. If You see any images or other depictions that are questionable, You agree to report these images by emailing us at abuse@hdtvbucks.com.
4. Include with your report any appropriate evidence, including the date and time of identification. All reports will immediately be investigated and the appropriate action will be taken.
5. We enthusiastically cooperate with any law-enforcement agency investigating child pornography. If you suspect other outside websites are participating in unlawful activities involving minors, please report them to http://www.asacp.org.
6. The Affiliate my not alter any image to make models appear younger than they actually are, and they may especially not modify any content whatsoever to make it appear that any models are under the age of 18.

Q. Affiliate’s websites must contain all information required by 18 U.S.C. §2257, supported by all required documents. Affiliate represents that each site operated by the Affiliate is in full compliance with Section 2257 of Title 18, United States Code, the “Records Keeping and Labeling Act,” including all applicable regulations. Affiliate acknowledges that it is Affiliate’s legal obligation to comply with the disclosure provisions of the Records Keeping and Labeling Act, and that Affiliate must identify a records custodian and records address for each image appearing on the Affiliate’s website and maintain all required age records, indexed in the required manner. Affiliate represents and warrants that any and all content it provides on its website is compliant with Title 18 U.S.C. § 2257, and that all models depicted thereon were at least eighteen (18) years of age when the content was taken. Affiliate also warrants that all materials shall only be transmitted and distributed by Affiliate’s Website to willing adults.

R. Affiliates may not “hotlink” to any of the Publisher’s images, banners and/or graphics unless they have been provided to the Affiliate for this purpose.

S. Affiliates must provide within 24 hours, upon request by the Publisher, access to any password protected area where the Publisher’s websites are being or have been promoted.

T. Affiliates may neither solicit nor permit any minor to become a customer of the websites. Publisher, takes a strong stance in favor of preventing minors from accessing sexually-oriented materials. Accordingly, any and all images, web pages, or tours depicting sexual activity must be protected by some form of legal age verification.

U. Suspected violation of a portion of the Acceptable Use Provisions may result in termination from the Program and forfeiture of any past or future commissions or payments, whether earned or unearned. If, in our sole opinion, you have violated any of the acceptable use policy provisions, you will forfeit all funds otherwise due, we will fully cooperate with the law enforcement with the investigation of your actions.

V. The Publisher shall retain the discretion to interpret, modify, terminate and/or enforce any of the general policies for Affiliates. http://businesscenter.ccbill.com/html_forms/acceptable_use.html.

W. If Affiliates violate any part of CCBILLS acceptable use policy, the Publisher may cancel the Affiliate's account.

VI. AFFILIATE’S NOTIFICATION DUTY:

Affiliate agrees to notify the Publisher, of any and all URL’s where the Publisher’s website(s) will be promoted, if requested.

VII. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

A. Affiliates will be compensated in accordance with the program posted here http://businesscenter.ccbill.com/html_forms/acceptable_use.html which may be altered from time to time without notice.

B. We are not responsible for any billing errors.

C. Affiliate will be compensated with a commission or referral fee according to the terms of this Agreement and the pay program referred to above. Affiliate’s payouts will be debited for cancelled subscriptions.

D. Affiliates will receive no commission for activity determined to be fraudulent, including but not limited to credit card numbers in a negative bin number data base, multiple subscriptions from a single email address, multiple subscriptions with the same credit card number, sequential names or patterns of names, many subscriptions from a specific Website in a short time span, and multiple attempts to subscribe from the same credit card, or any subscriptions that suggest a violation of our Spam Policy. We will also deny or withhold commission for any links coming from any practices that violate the Acceptable Use Policy (infra) of this Agreement. Any Affiliate site found to be engaging in such actions will not receive any credit or payment and will forfeit any and all credit or payment earned.

E. Affiliates agree that the Publisher, in its sole discretion, may deny or withhold payment and terminate Affiliate’s membership due to suspicious behavior including but not limited to numerous charge backs or subscription cancellations.

VIII. BILLING AND DISBURSEMENT:

A. The Publisher has the sole right to determine the manner in which payments will be processed, and the identity of any third party processor used for billing purposes. Determination of the third-party billing service shall be made at the convenience of the Publisher and may be unilaterally changed by the Publisher at the Publisher’s sole convenience.

B. Affiliate will provide the Publisher, with a Social Security Number or Federal Tax ID, if requested so that an IRS form 1099 may be issued. Failure to provide the Publisher such information may result in termination of this Agreement.

IX. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES:

A. You, as the sites’ Operator, warrant and represent that you own or operate a lawful, and otherwise valid Internet Websites.

B. Affiliate warrants that Affiliate is the sole owner of any and all necessary rights, title, and interest to any content contained on the Affiliate’s Website, and that such Website is free of claims to the content by third parties.

C. You represent that you have the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform the obligations set forth herein and that you are and adult at least eighteen (18) years of age; that performance under this Agreement does not and will not constitute a breach of any existing contract or obligation undertaken by you; and that there are no outstanding orders, judgments, decrees, rules or regulations which would preclude you from entering into this Agreement.

D. The Publisher makes no representations or warranties other than those specifically contained herein, and specifically disclaims any implied warranties, including merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Publisher makes no representations of success or profitability and does not monitor or supervise the Sites.

X. CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY POLICY:

A. “Confidential Information” shall mean any confidential technical data, trade secret, intellectual property, know-how or other confidential information disclosed by any Party hereunder in writing, orally, or by drawing or other form and which shall be marked by the disclosing party as “Confidential” or “Proprietary.” If such information is disclosed orally, or through demonstration, in order to be deemed Confidential Information, it must be specifically designated as being of a confidential nature at the time of disclosure and reduced to writing and delivered to the receiving party within ten (10) days of such disclosure.

B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include information which:

1. Is known to the receiving party at the same time of disclosure or becomes known to the receiving party without breach of this Agreement;
2. Is or become publicly known through no wrongful act of the receiving party or any subsidiary of the receiving party;
3. Is rightfully received from a third party without restriction on disclosure;
4. Is independently developed by the receiving party or any of its subsidiary;
5. Is furnished to any third party by the disclosing party without restriction on its disclosure;
6. Is approved for release upon a prior written consent of the disclosing party; or
7. Is disclosed pursuant to judicial order, requirement of a governmental agency or by operation of law.

C. The receiving party agrees that it will not disclose any Confidential Information to any third party and will not use Confidential Information of the disclosing party for any purpose other than for the performance of the rights and obligations hereunder during the term of this Agreement and for a period of five (5) years thereafter, without the prior written consent of the disclosing party. The receiving party further agrees that Confidential Information shall remain the sole property of the disclosing party and that it will take all reasonable precautions to prevent any unauthorized disclosure of Confidential Information by its employees. The disclosing party shall grant no license to the receiving party with respect to Confidential Information disclosed hereunder unless otherwise expressly provided herein.

D. Upon the request of the disclosing party, the receiving party will promptly return all Confidential Information furnished hereunder and all copies thereof.

E. The Parties agree that all publicity and public announcements concerning the formation and existence of this Agreement shall be jointly planned and coordinated by and among the Parties. Neither party shall disclose any of the specific terms of this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not be withheld unreasonably. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party may disclose information concerning this Agreement as required by the rules, orders, regulations, subpoenas or directives of a court, government or governmental agency, after giving prior notice to the other party.

F. If a party breaches any of its obligations with respect to confidentiality and unauthorized use of Confidential Information hereunder, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to equitable relief to protect its interest therein, including but not limited to injunctive relief, as well as money damages notwithstanding anything to the contrary to the contrary contained herein.

G. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the Publisher shall be entitled to make any public statement, press release or other announcement relating to the websites without any prior written approval of Affiliate.

H. Publisher honors the privacy of its Affiliate’s personal information. Our Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated by reference. For more information on our Privacy Policy, please contact us.

XI. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS:

A. The parties agree that:

1. Each party’s marks are and shall remain the sole property of that party;
2. Nothing in this Agreement shall convey to either party any right of ownership in the party’s marks;
3. Neither party shall now or in the future contest the validity of the other party’s marks; and
4. Neither party shall in any manner take any action that would impair the value of, or goodwill associated with, such marks.
5. The Parties acknowledge and agree that all use of the other party’s marks by a party shall inure to the benefit of the party whose marks are being used.

B. Each party hereby grants the other party, during the term of this Agreement, a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use that party’s trade names, trademarks, service names, copyrights, and similar proprietary marks as is reasonably necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement, provided, however, that any promotional materials containing a party’s proprietary marks will be subject to that party’s prior, written approval.

C. Each party agrees not to use the other party’s proprietary marks in a manner that disparages the other party or its products or services, or portrays the other party or its products or services in a false, competitively adverse or poor light. Each party will comply with the other party’s requests as to the use of the other party’s proprietary marks and will avoid any action that diminishes the value of such marks. Each party’s unauthorized use of the other’s proprietary marks is strictly prohibited.

D. At any time, the Publisher may, at its sole discretion, require a copy of any and all legal documentation showing rightful ownership, or licensed distribution for any item displayed on the Affiliate’s Website so as to resolve any copyright or other legal claims that may arise. If Affiliate is unable to provide ownership or licensing information to the complaining party and/or Website, then Affiliate must remove the objectionable material, or face having the applicable pages taken down by the Publisher.

XII. TERMINATION:


The following termination rights are in addition to the termination rights that may be provided elsewhere in this Agreement:

A. Mutual Right to Termination Upon Notice: Either Party, may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason upon written notice to the other party. In the event that the Publisher, terminates this Agreement for breach, Affiliate shall not be entitled to receive any further commissions or payments, including commissions earned prior to the date of termination. Further, upon termination, Affiliate shall immediately cease using any marks and materials referring to or supplied by the Publisher, including banners and promotional materials.

B. Affiliate’s Right to Terminate: Affiliate shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time, however Affiliate shall cease receiving commissions as of the date of termination.

C. Publisher’s Right to Terminate: Publisher, shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon discontinuation of the Program without prior notice.

XIII. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATIONS:

A. Affiliate expressly agrees that Affiliate’s use of the services is at Affiliate’s sole and exclusive risk. The services are provided on an “as is, with all faults” and “as available” basis. Publisher expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. Publisher makes no warranty that the services will meet Affiliate’s requirements, or that the services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free; nor does Publisher make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the services or as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the services or that defects in any software, hardware or the services will be corrected. Affiliate understands and agrees that any use Affiliate makes of any material and/or data downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the services is at Affiliate’s own discretion and risk, and that Affiliate will be solely responsible for any damage to Affiliate’s computer system or loss of data that results from the download of such material and/or data.

B. In no event shall either party be liable to the other for any indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential damages, including but not limited to, loss of profits, loss of data, loss of business or other loss arising out of or resulting from this Agreement, even if the other party has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The foregoing shall apply regardless of the negligence or other fault of either party and regardless of whether such liability sounds in contract, negligence, tort or any other theory of liability. Notwithstanding the aforementioned limitations of liability, you agree that if Publisher, is held liable to you for damages, the total amount of liquidated damages for any and all claims shall not exceed ten dollars ($10.00).

C. Affiliate shall remain solely responsible for the operation of their own site, and Publisher, shall remain solely responsible for operation of the Program and its sites. Each party acknowledges that the other’s site may be subject to temporary shutdowns dues to causes beyond the operating party’s reasonable control.