Affiliate program agreement template and checklist

Identify the merchant, affiliate, effective date, eligible channels, approval process, and right to update or end participation. Define exactly which conversion earns commission and which events are excluded.

• Permitted claims, brand use, email, paid search, coupon, and self-referral rules.
• Commission base, rate, currency, hold, threshold, and payout method.
• Refund, cancellation, chargeback, fraud, and clawback treatment.
• Clear affiliate disclosure and content approval duties.
• Tax responsibility, records, termination, dispute process, and version notice.

Replace every bracketed policy choice with an operational answer: [eligible products], [commission basis], [hold length], [prohibited channels], [disclosure wording], [payment threshold], [change notice], and [governing law]. Do not leave a clause that your actual tracking or payout workflow cannot follow.

This page is educational and is not a contract for your business. Ask qualified counsel to review consumer, advertising, privacy, tax, employment, and platform obligations that apply to your jurisdiction and promotion channels.