Affiliate Program Terms

Last updated: TODO — e.g. 1 January 2027

These terms apply when you promote a community on LinkedStudy using a referral link and earn commission. They are in addition to the Terms of Service.

1. How it works

Every account has a referral code. When you share a link containing your code and someone follows it, signs up and pays to join a community that runs an affiliate programme, you earn commission on that payment.

• Each Creator sets their own commission rate. The rate shown on the affiliate marketplace at the time of the sale is the rate that applies.
• You do not need to be a member of a community to promote it.
• Commission is paid on the payment amount, before our platform fee.

2. Attribution

• Your code is stored in the visitor's browser for 30 days from the first time they follow one of your links.
• Attribution is first touch: if a visitor already has a referral code stored, it is not overwritten by a later link.
• Attribution is recorded at the moment the person joins the community, and commission is earned when their payment succeeds.
• If a visitor clears their cookies, uses a different browser or device, or blocks storage, attribution may be lost. We cannot recover lost attribution.
• Our records are the authoritative record of attribution and commission.

3. Your disclosure obligation

You must clearly and conspicuously disclose that you earn a commission, every time you promote a link.

This is a legal requirement in many places, including under the US FTC Endorsement Guides, the UK CAP Code and ASA rules, and EU consumer protection law. It is also our rule.

To comply:

• Put the disclosure before or immediately adjacent to the link, not buried at the end, behind a "more" link, or in a bio.
• Use plain language, such as "I earn a commission if you join through this link", or "#ad" where platform conventions require it.
• Disclose on every platform you post on, including video and audio, where it must be said aloud as well as shown.
• If you have any other material connection to the Creator, such as being paid by them, being a partner, or receiving free access, disclose that too.

Promoting without disclosure is a breach of these terms and may expose you to regulatory action.

4. What you must not do

• No spam. No unsolicited bulk email, DMs, comments, forum posts or messages. No posting links where they are off-topic or unwelcome.
• No self-referral. You may not earn commission on your own purchases, or on purchases by accounts you control, your household, or anyone acting on your behalf.
• No incentivised referrals, such as offering cash back, rebates or rewards for using your link, unless the Creator has agreed in writing.
• No cookie stuffing, forced clicks, hidden iframes, auto-redirects or any technique that sets attribution without a genuine, intentional click.
• No false or misleading claims. Do not invent results, promise earnings, fabricate testimonials, or describe a course or community as something it is not. You are responsible for every claim you make, including ones the Creator gave you.
• No brand or trademark misuse. Do not bid on LinkedStudy's or a Creator's trademarks in paid search, register confusingly similar domains or social handles, or present yourself as LinkedStudy, the Creator, or an official representative.
• No coupon, cashback or toolbar abuse, or injecting your code into other people's traffic.
• No promotion in breach of a third party's rules, including the terms of the social platform, ad network, forum or marketplace you post on.
• No promotion alongside prohibited content, as defined in the Acceptable Use Policy.

5. When commission is paid

• Commission is recorded as pending when a payment succeeds.
• It becomes payable after the applicable refund and chargeback window has passed, and after you have completed any verification required by our payment provider.
• A minimum payout threshold applies, as shown in your dashboard.

6. Reversals

Commission is reversed if the underlying payment is refunded, charged back, reversed or found to be fraudulent. If commission has already been paid out, we may deduct the amount from future commission or require repayment.

We may withhold commission where we reasonably suspect a breach of these terms, pending investigation.

7. Tax

You are responsible for declaring and paying tax on your commission. Depending on where you live, we may be required to collect tax information from you, report your earnings, or withhold tax before paying you. Commission is paid gross unless we are required to withhold.

You are an independent contractor. This agreement does not create employment, partnership or agency.

8. Changes and termination

• A Creator may change or end their commission rate at any time. Changes apply to sales made after the change; commission already earned is not affected.
• A Creator may end their affiliate programme entirely, which removes their listing from the marketplace.
• We may change these terms on 30 days' notice, and may suspend or terminate your participation at any time for breach.
• You may stop at any time by not sharing your links.

Termination does not affect commission already properly earned and not subject to reversal.

9. No guarantee

We do not guarantee any level of commission, traffic, conversion or earnings. Any figures shown on the marketplace, including commission rates, member counts and prices, are provided for information and may change.

10. Our role

The contract for the course or membership is between the member and the Creator. LinkedStudy is not responsible for the quality of a Creator's content, their refund decisions, or their dealings with members you refer.