For affiliates

Affiliate program requirements

A plain-language summary of what is expected of affiliates. The binding terms are in the Affiliate Program Agreement and the Acceptable Use Policy.

1. Eligibility

To join and stay in good standing, you must:

Be at least 18 years old and able to enter a binding contract.
Not be on the US OFAC SDN list or any equivalent sanctions list, and not be located in a comprehensively sanctioned country.
Hold one account per person. Referral codes are personal and non-transferable.

2. Your relationship with us

You are an independent contractor. Nothing makes you an employee or agent of EarningIt or of any company whose program you promote, and you have no authority to act on their behalf. You cover your own promotional costs.

3. Disclosure is required

You must clearly disclose your affiliate relationship before any affiliate link, in every medium, as required by the FTC (16 C.F.R. Part 255), the UK ASA guidelines, and equivalent laws. Honest disclosure protects your audience and is a condition of participating.

4. Prohibited promotion methods

These are not allowed and can result in withheld commissions and removal:

Spam or messaging that violates anti-spam law.
Deceptive, false, or misleading advertising.
Bidding on a company brand or trademark where not permitted.
Cookie stuffing, click injection, or forced clicks.
Self-referral, or referring people you have an undisclosed financial relationship with.
Unauthorized use of a company logo, trademark, or copyrighted material.

5. Approval is at each company’s discretion

Each program reviews applications and may approve or decline them at its own discretion. Approval is not guaranteed, and a company may pause or remove an affiliate, subject to paying commissions that have already vested.

6. Getting paid

You earn a commission when a referred person completes the qualifying action a program defines and it is tracked. Commissions are held for a maturation period covering refunds, then become payable. A commission can be reversed if the sale is refunded, charged back, or found fraudulent. You are responsible for your own taxes; a W-9 or W-8BEN may be required before payout in some cases.

7. Removal

Violating these requirements, the Agreement, or the law can lead to suspension or removal. Commissions that have already vested past the maturation period are still paid on the program schedule.