General Principles

The Postal Service’s selection process is objective, and a panel reviews responses under the direction of the Postal Service as follows:

• The Postal Service may limit the number of affiliations in a particular category or the number of merchants on a particular Postal Service Web page, consistent with Postal Service’s laws, policies, and technical and business needs.
• The Postal Service informs affiliates whose applications are denied of the reasons why the application was denied and the applicant may reapply using new information.
• The Postal Service, as a Merchant, provides each qualified applicant with an affiliate agreement containing standard terms and conditions in the event remuneration flows from the Postal Service or the Affiliate.
• The Postal Service, as an Affiliate and when receiving remuneration, may also require certain standard terms and conditions as follows:
• The Postal Service must include in the terms and conditions the right to terminate, the fee structure, procedures for tracking and accounting, provisions to protect the privacy of users, intellectual property licenses, and security provisions.
• The Postal Service must approve any revisions to the standard terms and conditions.