What is an affiliate agreement?

An affiliate agreement (or a referral agreement) is a contract between a company and another company or a private person, under which the company pays the other party for referring customers back to the company. The actual payout conditons could vary (e.g. a person coming through an affiliate link by doing a certain action on the company’s website).

When should I use an affiliate agreement?

You need to use an affiliate agreement if you want to run an affiliate program to increase your sales. Having it helps set up expectations and boundaries for both parties and makes sure you have legal protection if a dispute arises.

Do you need a contract for affiliate marketing?

Yes, if you are running an affiliate program, you need an agreement that sets the conditions for payouts and other aspects of the relationship. It is important from both a legal and marketing perspective, as it defines what actions will you promote and how well the program functions.

Affiliate Program Contract Template

Created by:

[Sender.FirstName][Sender.LastName][Sender.Company]

Prepared for:

[Affiliate.FirstName][Affiliate.LastName]

[Affiliate.Company]

State of:

Effective date:

MM.DD.YYYY

THIS AGREEMENT

(the “Agreement”) provides the terms and conditions of the relationship between:

Company: [Sender.Company], a/an

Individual

Corporation

Limited Liability Company

Other, at [Sender.StreetAddress], [Sender.City], [Sender.State][Sender.PostalCode] ("Company")

and

Affiliate: [Affiliate.Company], a/an (check one)

Individual

Corporation

Limited Liability Company

Other, at [Affiliate.StreetAddress], [Affiliate.City], [Affiliate.State][Affiliate.PostalCode] ("Affiliate")

In order to participate in the (Company.Name) Affiliate Program (the "Program") to refer traffic to the company's website.

WHEREAS,

the Company is the sole owner and operator of the Internet site known

as (the “Site”); and

WHEREAS, the Company has created a Program that enables Affiliates to refer internet traffic to the Site from the website(s) or advertising networks of others in exchange for agreed consideration; and

WHEREAS,

you are the sole owner of the website(s) known as (collectively, the “Affiliate Site”); and

WHEREAS,

you desire to participate in the Program, as evidenced by your application, which application the Company may approve or disapprove, at its sole discretion.

THEREFORE,

in consideration of the mutual promises herein, the Parties agree as follows:

Affiliate responsibilities

It is understood that the Affiliate will introduce Company products and services to their current and prospective customers and will comply with

all laws, including those that govern email marketing and anti-spam laws.

The Affiliate will be fully responsible for any costs related to maintaining

or marketing the Affiliate Program, including but not limited to costs associated with creation, hosting, modification, or improvements to the Affiliate's website; cost of internet marketing; offline marketing costs; postage; and all other costs and expenses.

The Company reserves the right to accept or reject any prospective customers. It will pay the Affiliate a commission per customer referred

using an affiliate code and according to a designated payment schedule.

Nature of partnership

The Affiliate will act as an agent on behalf of the Company by placing links

on their website(s) to direct traffic to the Company website(s) registered

at (Domain Names). In addition, the Affiliate shall coordinate with the Company to carry out successfully the marketing, publicizing, and promotion of the Company's products or services.

Any Affiliate Program may be amended or terminated at any time. Information about the Affiliate Program will be available on the company website. Accordingly, the Affiliate must keep themselves informed of any amendments of Affiliate Programs, particularly if a registered website has terminated its Affiliate Program or changed the conditions for remuneration to Affiliates.

Terms of the agreement

The term of this Agreement will begin upon the Company's acceptance of the Affiliate's application.

The Affiliate is only eligible to earn commission fees on qualified purchases occurring during the term, and commission fees earned through the date of termination will remain payable only if the orders for the related products and services are not canceled and comply with all terms laid out in this Agreement.

The Company may withhold your final payment of commission fees for a reasonable time to ensure that all qualified purchases are valid and payments from referred co mpany in its sole discretion.

Any Affiliate who violates either this Agreement or the Company's Terms and Conditions will immediately forfeit their right to all accrued commission fees and be removed from the Company Affiliate Program.

Without limitation, the Affiliate's participation in the program and this agreement shall be deemed automatically terminated immediately and all commissions forfeited upon the Affiliate's violation of any of the terms of this Agreement or any applicable law or regulation having the force of law.

Confidentiality

The Affiliate promises and agrees to hold any confidential information in strict confidence and trust for the sole benefit of the Company, both during the term of this Agreement and at all times thereafter, and shall not use such confidential information for any purpose, whether or not for consideration, business or personal, other than as may be reasonably necessary for the performance of its duties according to this Agreement, without the Company's prior written consent.

The Affiliate shall not disclose any confidential information to any person

or entity, other than to such of its employees or consultants as may be reasonably necessary for purposes of performing its duties hereunder

and have executed agreements of confidentiality no less protective than

this Agreement without the Company's prior written consent.

The Affiliate's obligations include taking all actions necessary to ensure

that any affiliates, employees, contractors, or agents abide by the terms

of this section in their entirety.

Confidential information does not include information that

is or becomes publicly known through lawful means;

was rightfully in provider’s possession or part of the Affiliate's general knowledge before the effective date

of this Agreement; or

is disclosed to the Affiliate without confidential restriction

by a third party who rightfully possesses the information (without confidential restriction) and did not learn of it, directly or indirectly, from the Company.

Indemnification

The Affiliate hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company,

its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their directors, officers, employees, agents, shareholders, partners, members, and other owners, against any claims, actions, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, settlements, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) (any or all of the foregoing hereinafter referred to as "Losses") insofar as such Losses

(or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based on:

Any claim that our use of the Affiliate trademarks infringes on any trademark, trade name, service mark, copyright, license, intellectual property, or other proprietary rights of any third party.

Any claim related to the Affiliate's site, including, without limitation, its development, operation, maintenance, and content therein not attributable to the Company.

Any misrepresentation of a representation or warranty or breach of a covenant and agreement made by the Affiliate herein.

Enrollment in the affiliate program

To register for the Affiliate Program, the recipient must complete and send an Affiliate Program Application to the Company. The Affiliate Program Application is included on the Company's website and can be completed

and submitted through the site.

The Company will evaluate the application and notify the Affiliate of their acceptance or rejection. The Company may reject the application for any reason at their sole discretion.

Without limiting the ability to reject any application for any reason at the Company's absolute discretion, the Affiliate application will be rejected if:

The application is incomplete.

The Affiliate website contains images or content that promotes violence or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.

The Affiliate website promotes illegal activities or is intended to harass or defame any person.

The Affiliate website intentionally includes variations or misspellings thereof in their domain names or otherwise violates the Company's intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others.

If the Company rejects the Affiliate’s application, the Affiliate is welcome to reapply to the program at any time.

However, if the company accepts the application, they reserve the right to terminate the Affiliate’s participation in the program for any reason at their sole discretion immediately and without prior notice.

Modification

The Company may modify any of the terms and conditions in this Agreement at any time at their sole discretion. In such an event, the Company will notify the Affiliate by email. Modifications may include but are not limited to changes in the payment procedures and Company Affiliate Program rules.

If any modification is unacceptable to the Affiliate, their only option is to end this Agreement. Continued participation in the Company Affiliate Program following the notification of change or new Agreement posting on our site will indicate your agreement to the changes.

Affiliate payment

The Company makes no representations or warranties regarding potential income that may result from the Affiliate Program. Commissions will be paid to the Affiliate based on customers who access the Company website through the Affiliate's site.

Commissions will be based on gross sales price, not including any sales tax, shipping, special service fees (such as gift wrapping), late charges, collection costs, and any other payment made to the Company that is not the purchase price of the product.

The percentage paid as commissions is outlined in Schedule A (attached to this agreement). Payments are made automatically on the (insert day) day of each month OR when the Affiliate's account balance reaches $(insert amount) or more for the previous months' transactions. The Affiliate understands that the Company may change the payout amount at any time.

The Affiliate is responsible for determining if the payout for a link they placed on their site has changed or been discontinued. The Company reserves the right to deduct the costs for any products that are returned or refunded in the subsequent months, attributable to credit card fraud or bad debt write-off, or for any other reason if the previous commission was overpaid.

Severability

If any provision of this Agreement or part thereof should to any extent be or become invalid or unenforceable, the parties shall agree upon any necessary amendment of the Agreement to achieve the interests and objectives of the parties prevailing at the time of execution of the Agreement.

Applicable law

The laws of the States and Country will govern this Agreement, without reference to rules governing choice of laws. Any action relating to this Agreement must be brought in the federal or state courts located in [Sender.City], [Sender.State] and the Affiliate irrevocably consents

to the jurisdiction of such courts.

The Affiliate may not assign this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, without our prior written consent. The Company's failure to enforce the Affiliate's strict performance of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of the Company's right to subsequently enforce such

a provision or any other provision of this Agreement.

Termination of agreement

Either the Affiliate or the Company may terminate the Affiliate relationship

at any time. The Affiliate is only eligible to earn Affiliate payments during their time as an approved Affiliate. The Company may change the program

or service policies and operating procedures at any time.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be signed by a duly authorized officer, and the Affiliate has affixed their signature hereto.

Entire agreement

This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the Affiliate and the Company relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes any prior or contemporaneous discussions, agreements, representations, warranties, and other communications between the Affiliate and the Company, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.

MM / DD / YYYY

Signature

MM / DD / YYYY

Signature

[Sender.FirstName][Sender.LastName]

[Sender.Title]

[Affiliate.FirstName][Affiliate.LastName]

[Affiliate.Title]