Affiliate Program Agreement
Version: 2026-04-23
[DRAFT — REQUIRES LAWYER REVIEW BEFORE PUBLICATION]
Affiliate programs carry FTC endorsement risk, tax-reporting risk, and anti-fraud risk. Review by counsel is required before publication.
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Scope
This Affiliate Program Agreement ("Agreement") is a binding contract between you ("Affiliate") and Eremine Holdings LLC, operator of VettaLux ("VettaLux", "we", "us"). It governs your participation in our referral program and supplements the [Terms of Service](/legal/terms).
You will be asked to tick each acknowledgment before your referral link becomes active.
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1. Relationship
You are an independent contractor, not an employee, agent, or partner of VettaLux. Nothing here creates an employment, agency, partnership, franchise, or joint-venture relationship.
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2. Commission
VettaLux pays Affiliates commissions on qualifying referrals per the schedule posted on the [Affiliate Program](/affiliates) page (the "Commission Schedule"), which is incorporated here by reference and may be updated at any time on 30 days' notice.
- Commissions are earned-pending when a qualifying referral signs up and triggers the measured event.
- Commissions move to approved status only after the clawback window (currently 60 days) has passed with no refund, chargeback, cancellation, or fraud flag.
- Commissions may be clawed back if a referred user refunds, cancels, charges back, is flagged as fraudulent, or was self-referred.
- Payouts are issued once your approved balance exceeds the payout minimum on the Commission Schedule.
- VettaLux withholds or reports taxes only as legally required (e.g., 1099-NEC for US Affiliates at IRS thresholds).
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3. Your Obligations
3A. FTC disclosure
You will comply with the FTC Endorsement Guides. Every material post, page, email, newsletter, video, podcast segment, or social promotion that carries your referral link must clearly and conspicuously disclose that you earn a commission. Hidden, ambiguous, or buried disclosures are a breach.
3B. No fraud, no self-referral, no spam
You will not:
- self-refer (clicking your own link to sign up; using a family member's payment method to self-refer; using a burner account);
- cookie-stuff, use bots, farms, or automated tools to inflate clicks or signups;
- spam (unsolicited email, SMS, forum posts, social DMs, comment spam);
- pay to drive traffic to our trademarked terms ("VettaLux", "Vettalux 2") on search engines without prior written permission;
- misrepresent VettaLux's pricing, terms, or service quality;
- impersonate VettaLux, its staff, customers, or providers;
- use paid reviews or incentivized reviews to drive referrals;
- use the Platform's brand assets in violation of our brand guide;
- target minors, vulnerable populations, or audiences in jurisdictions where we don't operate.
Fraudulent or abusive activity forfeits all earnings and terminates your account.
3C. Brand use
You may use VettaLux's name and approved logos solely as permitted by our brand guide (available at /brand). You may not register domains, social handles, or app-store listings containing "VettaLux" or confusingly similar variants. You must take down any prohibited use within 24 hours of notice.
3D. Privacy + law
You are solely responsible for the legal compliance of your channels — CAN-SPAM, TCPA, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, COPPA, data-broker registration where applicable. You will not share any referred user's personal data with third parties other than as strictly needed to operate your channel.
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4. Attribution + Disputes
- Attribution is determined by VettaLux's tracking system (last-touch within the cookie window, currently 30 days, unless otherwise stated on the Commission Schedule).
- VettaLux is the sole arbiter of attribution, commission eligibility, and fraud determinations.
- Commission disputes must be opened in-app within 30 days of the disputed event. Disputes raised later will not be reviewed.
- Arbitration + class-waiver provisions in Section 7B of the Terms of Service govern any dispute with VettaLux.
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5. Indemnification
You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless VettaLux and Eremine Holdings LLC from any claim, loss, liability, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from:
- your promotional activities;
- FTC, CAN-SPAM, TCPA, GDPR, or other regulatory claims tied to your channels;
- IP infringement in your content;
- fraud, misrepresentation, or bad-faith referrals.
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6. Suspension + Termination
We may suspend or terminate your affiliate account immediately, forfeit unpaid commissions, and claw back paid commissions if:
- you breach this Agreement or the Terms of Service;
- we reasonably believe your traffic is fraudulent, self-referred, or incentivized in violation of this Agreement;
- your channel damages VettaLux's brand or reputation;
- legal or regulatory action requires it.
You may close your affiliate account at any time; approved but unpaid commissions above the payout minimum will be paid on next cycle; commissions below the minimum are forfeit.
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7. Disclaimer + Limitation of Liability
The Platform and affiliate program are provided "AS IS" without warranty. We do not guarantee any level of earnings, conversion, or cookie life. The liability limitations in Sections 13 and 14 of the Terms of Service apply.
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8. Changes
We may update this Agreement on 30 days' notice. Continued use of your referral link after the effective date is acceptance.
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Contact
affiliates@vettalux.com · legal@vettalux.com
[LEGAL REVIEW REQUIRED]