Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions

ValetPress Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions

Updated: Sep 20, 2024

As an authorized affiliate (Affiliate) of ValetPress, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement (Agreement). Please read the entire Agreement carefully before registering and promoting ValetPress as an Affiliate.

Your participation in the Program is solely to legally advertise our website to receive a commission on memberships and products purchased by individuals referred to ValetPress by your own website or personal referrals.

By signing up for the ValetPress Affiliate Program (Program), you indicate your acceptance of this Agreement and its terms and conditions.

Approval or Rejection of the Application

We reserve the right to approve or reject ANY Affiliate Program Application at our sole and absolute discretion. You will have no legal recourse against us for the rejection of your Affiliate Program Application.

Terms of Use Summary:

This agreement may be updated or modified at any time.
Affiliate privacy is secured and protected by the Program.
Affiliates must be at least 18 years old and supply a tax ID or Social Security number.
You have a limited right to use graphics and content.
Affiliates cannot solicit direct business with merchants.
All content on the Site is protected by copyright laws.
The Program warrants the programs and content available.
Neither party will be liable to the other for damages.
Affiliates must notify the Program when they sell a website.
The Program does not control or monitor sites it links to.
The Program reserves the right to set affiliate bandwidth or usage thresholds.
Use of advertising software, commonly known as “adware” or “malware,” is not permitted.
Merchant name or merchant domain name PPC bids are prohibited.
Affiliate tracking cookies can be set by outbound clicks only.
Affiliates cannot represent themselves as merchants.
Affiliates must include appropriate FTC disclosures.
Affiliates may not engage in cyber, domain, or typo-squatting activities.
Software, browser plugins, or alerts triggered by a URL are acceptable with restrictions.
Black Hat SEO techniques of any kind are strictly prohibited.
All marketing emails must be CAN-SPAM compliant.
Affiliates engaged in actual or attempted fraud will be immediately terminated.
Affiliate accounts will be deactivated after one year of inactivity.
We may link to press releases or other sites and information.
Communications are considered non-confidential on a restricted basis.
You cannot place tracking links on third-party sites without permission.
Affiliates must disclose traffic-driving techniques and maintain transparency on request.
Sites with offensive content or incomplete sites will not be accepted.
The Program provides statistics and reporting for Affiliate payment calculations.
Affiliates must comply with all relevant international internet privacy and data protection laws and regulations.
Affiliates must comply with all accepted use of technology and the Affiliate Terms of Use Agreement.

Affiliate Registration

To actively participate in the Program, Affiliate must be at least 18 years of age and supply tax classification. If requested by the Program, Affiliate must supply a valid tax identification number, which would be a Social Security number for individuals or a federal tax identification number for corporations and/or entities

Commissions

Commissions will be paid once a month. For an Affiliate to receive a commission, the referred account must remain active for a minimum of 31 days.

You cannot refer yourself, and you will not receive a commission on your own accounts.

Payments will only be sent for transactions that have been successfully completed. Transactions that result in chargebacks or refunds will not be paid out.

Termination

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

Inappropriate advertisements (false claims, misleading hyperlinks, etc.).
Spamming (mass email, mass newsgroup posting, etc.).
Advertising on sites containing or promoting illegal activities.
Failure to disclose the affiliate relationship for any promotion that qualifies as an endorsement under existing Federal Trade Commission guidelines and regulations or any applicable state laws.
Violation of intellectual property rights. ValetPress reserves the right to require license agreements from those who employ trademarks of ValetPress in order to protect our intellectual property rights.
Offering rebates, coupons, or other form of promised kick-backs from your affiliate commission as an incentive. Adding bonuses or bundling other products with ValetPress, however, is acceptable.
Self referrals, fraudulent transactions, suspected Affiliate fraud.

In addition to the foregoing, ValetPress reserves the right to terminate any Affiliate account at any time, for any violations of this Agreement or no reason.

Affiliate Links

You may use graphic and text links both on your website and within in your email messages. You may also advertise the ValetPress site in online and offline classified ads, magazines, and newspapers.

You may use the graphics and text provided by us, or you may create your own as long as they are deemed appropriate according to the conditions and not in violation as outlined in the Termination section.

Coupon and Deal Sites

ValetPress occasionally offers coupon to select affiliates and to our newsletter subscribers. If you’re not pre-approved / assigned a branded coupon, then you’re not allowed to promote the coupon. Below are the terms that apply for any affiliate who is considering the promotion of our products in relation to a deal or coupon:

Affiliates may not use misleading text on affiliate links, buttons or images to imply that anything besides currently authorized deals to the specific affiliate.
Affiliates may not bid on ValetPress Coupons, ValetPress Discounts or other phrases implying coupons are available.
Affiliates may not generate pop-ups, pop-unders, iframes, frames, or any other seen or unseen actions that set affiliate cookies unless the user has expressed a clear and explicit interest in activating a specific savings by clicking on a clearly marked link, button or image for that particular coupon or deal. Your link must send the visitor to the merchant site.
User must be able to see coupon/deal/savings information and details before an affiliate cookie is set (i.e. “click here to see coupons and open a window to merchant site” is NOT allowed).
Affiliate sites may not have “Click for (or to see) Deal/Coupon” or any variation, when there are no coupons or deals available, and the click opens the merchant site or sets a cookie. Affiliates with such text on the merchant landing page will be removed from the program immediately.

Pay Per Click (PPC) Policy

PPC bidding is NOT allowed without prior written permission.

Privacy

ValetPress will never use or share personally identifiable information in ways unrelated to those described in our Privacy Policy. The Program will never willfully sell, lease, or rent any Affiliate or business’s personally identifiable information to any third party.

Affiliate services, properties, and activities must comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations regarding privacy, including any industry best practices or self-regulatory programs. This includes posting a prominent privacy policy that clearly and accurately describes the information collection and use practices for such services. Affiliates may not collect personal information from children under 13 in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). In addition, Affiliates may not place links on websites targeted towards children under 13 or send ValetPress personal information in violation of COPPA. Affiliates must comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) to the extent it is applicable to Affiliate, Program, or Merchants. If Affiliate engages in any retargeting or interest-based/behavioral advertising, Affiliate must comply with all principles set forth by the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”), including the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising.

With respect to any Personal Information (as defined under the CCPA) provided by Affiliate to ValetPress or collected by ValetPress on behalf of Affiliate, the parties acknowledge that ValetPress is a Service Provider under the CCPA. Therefore, Affiliate is responsible for making all privacy disclosures to users and enabling users to exercise all rights set forth in applicable laws. ValetPress shall provide reasonable assistance to Affiliate in connection with responding to a user’s data access request, as requested by Affiliate. In connection with the CCPA, ValetPress agrees that it will not sell, retain, use, or disclose Affiliate’s personal information for any purpose other than performing the services herein and certifies that it understands such restrictions. ValetPress may use such personal information internally to improve its products and services and as otherwise permitted by the CCPA.

Limited Right to Use

The use, printing, viewing, or downloading of any graphic, content, form, or document from the Program grants Affiliate only a revocable, non-exclusive license for use solely by Affiliate for purposes limited to the uses for the Program and by Affiliates who have agreed to this Affiliate Agreement. All other uses of the Site are limited to viewing content and navigating through the pages and links available to the public using a standard internet browser. None of the programs, content, forms, graphics, or documents shall be used for republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works, or other use. No part of any content, graphic, form, or document may be incorporated into any information retrieval system, other Affiliate network system, or any other system that is not owned by the Program.

Non-Solicitation Agreement

By joining the Program, Affiliate agrees to a non-solicitation agreement, prohibiting them from soliciting any client of the Program or Merchant for business relationships outside of the Program. Evidence of any direct solicitation or request for ad or media buys, or other considerations such as free merchandise, will be considered a violation of these terms of use. The Program reserves the right to terminate any Affiliate account in violation of this Affiliate Agreement.

Copyright

The content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic translation, digital conversion, and other matters related to the Program and the Site are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual property) rights. The copying, redistribution, use, or publication by you of any such matters or any part of the Program and the Site, except as allowed under “Limited Right to Use” above, is strictly prohibited. Affiliate does not acquire ownership rights to any content, document, or other materials viewed through the Program or the Site.

Bandwidth or Usage Thresholds

The Program reserves the right to set Affiliate bandwidth or usage thresholds on ad serving, API requests, and/or any scripts that interact with the Program Site or web services.

Warranty and Disclaimer

The Program warrants that the computer programs, information, and other content available on the Site are accurate and functional “as-is” to the best of the Program’s ability. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED. THIS WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ANY ORAL OR WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS, PROPOSALS OR STATEMENTS MADE ON OR PRIOR TO THE DATE OF USAGE.

Liability

ValetPress will not be liable for indirect or accidental damages (loss of revenue, commissions) due to affiliate tracking failures, loss of database files, or any results of intents of harm to the Program and/or to our website(s).

We do not make any expressed or implied warranties with respect to the Program and/or the memberships or products sold by ValetPress. We make no claim that the operation of the Program and/or our website(s) will be error-free and we will not be liable for any interruptions or errors.

Term of the Agreement

The term of this Agreement begins upon your acceptance in the Program and will end when your Affiliate account is terminated.

The terms and conditions of this agreement may be modified by us at any time. If any modification to the terms and conditions of this Agreement are unacceptable to you, your only choice is to terminate your Affiliate account. Your continuing participation in the Program will constitute your acceptance of any change.

Indemnification

Affiliate shall indemnify and hold harmless ValetPress and its affiliate and subsidiary companies, officers, directors, employees, licensees, successors and assigns, including those licensed or authorized by ValetPress to transmit and distribute materials, from any and all liabilities, damages, fines, judgments, claims, costs, losses, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and costs) arising out of or related to any and all claims sustained in connection with this Agreement due to the negligence, misrepresentation, failure to disclose, or intentional misconduct of Affiliate.

Electronic Signatures Effective

The Agreement is an electronic contract that sets out the legally binding terms of your participation in the ValetPress affiliate program. You indicate your acceptance of this Agreement and all of the terms and conditions contained or referenced in this Agreement by completing the ValetPress application process. This action creates an electronic signature that has the same legal force and effect as a handwritten signature.