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Affiliate
Program
- is a compensation system whereby merchants
of all varieties reward entrepreneurial
webmasters for advertising the merchant's
product or introducing customers to the
merchant.
Tier
System - is a system where a
WebMaster gets an additional percentage
for introducing other webmasters to the
affiliate/associate program.
"Affiliate
Marketing" or "Performance Marketing"
or "Revenue Sharing"
- occurs when online businesses ("Merchants")
and web sites that generate online traffic
("Affiliates") partner to drive
Visitors to the Merchant’s Web site and
the Merchant pays a reward when the Visitor
referral results in a sale, lead, or
click.
"Affiliate
Member" or "Affiliate" - an
authorized site that is rewarded for a
legitimate sale, lead, or click
by a Visitor, and uses a Service to facilitate
applications, tracking, reporting, and
receipt of Commission payment.
"Merchant
Member" or "Merchant" - a
Web site that pays a reward for a legitimate
sale, lead, or click by a Visitor, and
uses the Commission Junction Service to
facilitate sign-ups, tracking, reporting,
and issuance of Commission payment.
"Visitor"
- any person, Web surfer or user that
clicks on a Link to a Merchant’s Web site
placed on an Affiliate's Web site.
"Chargeback"
- a reversal of a Payout previously earned
for a sale, lead, or click that is later
rescinded or corrected by the Merchant.
A Chargeback is defined and limited to
product returns, duplicate entries, non-qualified
sales, leads, or clicks, and unauthorized
payment or non-receipt of payment from
the Visitor to the Merchant.
"Your
Account" - a separate, specific
account within the Service that is credited
with Your Commissions and other earnings.
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"Pay-per-sale"
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the
Payout the Merchant agrees to pay for
Visitors referred to the Merchant's
Web site that results in a sale of a
product or service. The sale could occur
at the time of the visit or at a later
time not to exceed 90 days. If a sale
occurs after 90 days and the Visitor
has not returned through an authorized
Affiliate's site, then no Payout shall
occur.
"Pay-per-lead"-
the Payout the Merchant agrees to pay
for Visitors referred to the Merchant's
Web site that results in the Visitor
performing an action defined by the
Merchant. Such an action could include
filling out a form, joining a mailing
list, or other mechanism to identify
potential customers.
"Pay-per-click"-
the Payout the Merchant agrees to
pay for a valid click from an Affiliate
Partner's site to the Merchant's site
that results in the Merchant's Web site
being viewable to the Visitor. A click
is deemed valid when it meets certain
criteria as defined on the Web site.
"Payout"
- means the amount per-sale, per-lead,
or per-click established and agreed
upon by Commission Junction and the
Merchant. The Payout may be expressed
as a set amount or as a percent of sales.
"Commission"
- the amount per-sale, per-lead, or
per-click paid to an Affiliate. The
Commission may be expressed as a set
amount or as a percent of sales.
"Link"
- means a hyperlink placed on an Affiliate
Member's site that, when clicked on,
serves a Merchant's Web site to the
Visitor's browser. The Link may be in
the form of text, a product image, a
button, a banner or any other format
acceptable to the Merchant.
"New
Referred Affiliate" - any
person, Web surfer or user that becomes
an Affiliate through Your referral via
an authorized link from Your Affiliate
Web site.
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