Affiliate Agreement

By filling out the signup form, you acknowledge that you have read and agree with the terms and conditions associated with this affiliate program.

Commission is earned on each qualifying sale (excluding tax, shipping, returns, and cancellations). Payouts are every 30 days; affiliates will receive a commission on sales attributed to their account during this period.

This policy explains your rights and responsibilities when participating in Spouse-ly's Affiliate Program. The affiliate links must only be used on your approved outlets and channels. 

In order to become an affiliate, you must apply and be approved to be a part of our program. Spouse-ly holds the rights to revoke and remove your affiliate status at any time. 
 

Joining Our Affiliate Program

By joining our affiliate program you are also agreeing to our Spouse-ly marketplace terms and conditions and have our community in your best interest. You are helping us continue to spread the word about our one-of-a-kind platform that directly supports military & first responder owned businesses. You are agreeing to acting in good faith on our behalf and supporting our core mission to support those who support us. 

Sales from applicable Affiliate Links will track regardless of where in the world the sale took place. Prospective Affiliates are evaluated based on criteria such as type of site, site quality, site content, variety of site content and items promoted, brand identity, and alignment with Spouse-ly's values. During the application process, prospective Affiliates may be asked to share additional information about any of the listed criteria.

To be eligible for our Affiliates Program, you must:

• Be at least 18 years of age, or the age of majority in your country (if over 18);
• Promote Affiliate Links through one of the following Authorized Channels:
  • a website with a URL – all unique sites and URLs must be approved separately by Spouse-ly
  • Instagram (must have a minimum of 1000 followers with engagement rates of at least 5%);
  • Facebook (must own created content);
  • Pinterest (must own created content with link directing to your blog). Affiliate links on Pinterest can only link directly to Spouse-ly via Idea Pins, and content in Idea Pins must be own created);
  • YouTube;
  • TikTok; or
  • a channel otherwise approved by Spouse-ly in writing;
• Have a website with a URL – all unique sites and URLs must be approved separately by Spouse-ly
• Content must be appropriate and in line with our mission and values 

The following types of websites are prohibited from participating in the Affiliates Program without express separate prior written permission from Spouse-ly: 

• “Cash-back” or voucher sites (websites that offer rewards for buying goods through referral links);
• Price comparison sites;
• Sites that utilize iFrame or similar code for embedding media;
• Sites using “pop-ups” or “pop-unders” (websites that launch “pop-up” or hidden windows on users’ browsers);
• Sites that perform “dropshipping” or similar delivery services;
• Social sharing sites, forums, social media pages, and registries (excluding the Authorized Channels listed above);
• Sites that promote unlicensed items with registered trademarks or other intellectual property owned by third parties;
• Sites that are password-protected or otherwise require credentials to see content;
• Sites that promote or encourage users to post third party or user-generated content that are not within the Authorized Channels listed above;
• Sites with content related to sexual, religious, political or other sensitive matters, or otherwise

Revocation of Affiliate Status

Your affiliate application and status in the program may be suspended or terminated for any of the following reasons:

Your Affiliate application through the Affiliates Program platform must specify the channels on which you wish to place Affiliate Links. If after you are approved as an Affiliate you wish to use additional channels that have not been approved, you must obtain Spouse-ly's approval before using other outlets. 

In connection with the Affiliates Program, you agree that you will not bid on any keywords containing Spouse-ly trademarks for internet search advertising, search engine optimization, or for any other purpose. Affiliates may not purchase domain names that have variations similar or from Spouse-ly domain or misspellings in them which are solely intended to direct traffic away from our platform, or purchase any domains containing Spouse-lyTrademarks, including variations or misspellings.

• If any unethical behavior is conducted, sharing of false information, political involvement, discrimination, or going against our terms and conditions. 
• We do not see a mutually beneficial situation. 
• If the program is being taken advantage of, not used appropriately, and false or invalid transactions are being made. 
• Spouse-ly holds all rights to remove access and review payouts to make sure they are in line with the program. 

Affiliate Links

Links can be used by vendors, customers, supporters, influencers, and media outlets if given permission. This is a new program for the Spouse-ly community to help spread the word, increase sales for vendors, and support our nation's heroes. 

Depending on where you are located, you may be subject to varying regulations relating to the operation, marketing, and advertising of your site. As an Affiliate, it’s your responsibility to know and follow any applicable regulations that apply to your site.

Spouse-ly is not responsible or liable for your actions, site, conduct, or any type of behavior/communications.