Affiliate Terms & Conditions

 

Agreement

This Agreement describes the terms and conditions for participation in the SetMySite.com Affiliate Program. The term “Affiliate,” “You,” “Your,” refers to you (the applicant / member). The term “SetMySite.com” (Encoda Group, Inc.), “SetMySite,” “We,” “Us,” “Our” refers to us (the business owner, product and service provider, the publisher).

The SetMySite.com Affiliate Program and payment processing is managed in conjunction with Sandhills Development, LLC.

 

Changes & Modifications

SetMySite reserves the right to modify any of the terms and conditions within this Agreement at any time at our sole discretion. Modifications may include but are not limited to changes in the scope of available referral fees, fee schedules, payment procedures and Affiliate Program rules. If any of the modifications are unacceptable to you, your only recourse is to terminate this Agreement and participation in the program. Continued participation in the program will be considered as your acceptance of any such changes and your agreement to modifications.

 

Membership

To become an Affiliate Program member, you must submit an affiliate application and be approved. Applications are reviewed during business days (Monday – Friday) and approval is not guaranteed. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status upon final review.

 

Affiliate Link

Once you become an approved member of the SetMySite.com Affiliate Program you will receive an affiliate ID and link (URL). Your affiliate link will contain a unique ID specific to you and your account. Your affiliate link (URL) is necessary for both tracking your referrals and the commission payments associated with them.

 

Referrals

A “referral” is a user who visits SetMySite’s website as a result of that user clicking on your affiliate link. When visitors click on your affiliate link, a Cookie (identifying data) becomes associated with your affiliate ID and account. Should a referral with a valid cookie successfully complete the purchase of a qualifying SetMySite product or service on our site within 60 days of valid cookie creation, your referral will generate a sale. A sale will then generate a commission.

Word of mouth referrals, ads, general links, or improperly configured affiliate URLs will not generate a valid cookie, a valid referral, or a valid affiliate commission. Commissions are only generated on sales that are made when the customer clicks through qualified and correctly structured affiliate links. It is the affiliate’s sole responsibility to ensure that their affiliate links are properly coded and free of typos. SetMySite is not responsible for any referrals or visitors who clear their browsers cache or cookies.

 

Commissions

The default commission rate is 10% of a qualified order and/or recurring orders which contain qualified products or services.

For a sale to generate a commission to an Affiliate, the customer referred must (1) complete their order by processing payment in full (2) through our online store (3) while having a valid cookie generated by the affiliate’s link within 60 days of generation.

Commission payment is based on a percentage of a qualified sale, initial order, and recurring orders. Affiliates will receive a percentage of the referral’s initial order and its related recurring orders given the referred user does not cancel their order, let it expire, or request a refund before their next renewal. Should a customer upgrade their original / recurring order’s product or service to a higher product or service, the affiliate will receive 10% of the higher recurring amount at that time. Should the customer downgrade their original / recurring order’s product or service to a lower product or service, the affiliate will receive 10% of the lower recurring amount at that time.

 

Payment

SetMySite.com pays affiliate commissions via direct deposit to USA-based checking accounts. A valid checking account number and routing number is required. Bank account information, payments, and any associated tax documents are processed by our 3rd party partner, Sandhills Development, LLC. Affiliates can reach their website through our Affiliate Members area to submit all information required for payment.

If your bank account information changes, it is your responsibility to ensure such changes are updated and reflected accurately in your affiliate account as well as any related commission payment accounts to receive your payments. While we can assist you in updating this information upon request, it is your responsibility to do it in an appropriate and timely manner. We will not resend payments returned due to incorrect bank information.

 

Order Processing

SetMySite.com is solely responsible for processing any order placed by a customer via affiliate links. Affiliates are not authorized to collect payments or sell any SetMySite.com products/services from other websites as a “reseller.” No “resale” rights are granted in ANY way. SetMySite.com will also be solely responsible for all customer service inquiries and official company representations. No affiliate is authorized to act as, pose as, or insinuate themselves to be an official SetMySite.com employee or agent.

Customers who purchase products and services through the SetMySite.com Affiliate Program will be deemed to be customers of SetMySite.com. Accordingly, all rules, policies, and operating procedures concerning customer orders and service will apply to those customers. We may change our policies and operating procedures at any time. Prices and availability of our products and services may vary from time to time. SetMySite.com policies will always determine the price paid by the customer.

 

Qualified Affiliates

SetMySite.com reserves the right to decline any individual or organization’s affiliate application or affiliate membership based on non-qualified actions or website content. Content and action that do not qualify for the Affiliate Program include sites which:

  • Promote sexually explicit materials
  • Promote violence
  • Promote discrimination based on race, sex or religion
  • Promote illegal activities
  • Promote coupon codes or discounts NOT officially provided by SetMySite.com

Other prohibited actions include:

  • Affiliates may NOT use their own affiliate URL to gain discounts on their own plans, products, or services with SetMySite.com
  • Infringement or violation of any copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights of SetMySite.com or any other site
  • Affiliates may not use the term “SetMySite” or “SetMySite.com” in ANY variation in their site URL
    • Example – setmysite.net, setmysitecouponcodes.com, set-my-site.com, setmysite.websitesupport.com, etc)
  • Affiliates may not host or promote “coupon stacking” sites where customers may combine coupons to receive additional discounts.
  • Affiliates may not engage in Spam email practices or Spam commenting practices
    • g. Spam Email = Sending emails to strangers who have not contacted you or signed up for your newsletter
    • g. Spam Comment = Posting your affiliate link in the comment section of published online articles

Unless officially approved by SetMySite, affiliates may not use the SetMySite.com logo, logo marks or other SetMySite.com website/branding imagery in a header graphic or in any way as to indicate they are officially affiliated or partnered with SetMySite.com.

Violating any of these conditions in any manner, shape, or form can result in the termination of your affiliate account and withholding of affiliate payments for violating our affiliate agreement.

 

Spam & Abuse Policy

SetMySite.com strictly prohibits affiliates from using spam e-mail and other forms of Internet abuse (including spamming forums, blogs, social media outlets, etc) to seek sales. Spam is defined as including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Electronic mail messages addressed to a recipient with whom the sender does not have an existing business or personal relationship or is not sent at the request of, or with the express consent of, the recipient through an opt-in subscription or newsletter;
  • Messages posted to social media, Usenet, forums, YouTube, X, Facebook, Instagram, etc and message boards that are off-topic (unrelated to the topic of discussion), cross-posted to unrelated newsgroups, posted in excessive volume, or posted against forum/message board rules.
    • Be conscious of forum rules. If a forum owner or moderator complains that an affiliate has spammed, the affiliate account may be permanently terminated after investigation.
  • Content posted on free blog websites for the sole purpose of keyword spamming, or comments posted to legitimate blogs that violate the comment policy of the blog owner.
  • Solicitations posted to chat rooms, or to groups or individuals via Internet Relay Chat or “Instant Messaging” system;
  • Certain off-line activities that, while not considered Spam, are similar in nature, including distributing flyers or leaflets on private property or where prohibited by applicable rules, regulations, or laws.

 

Account Termination

SetMySite.com, may undertake, at its sole discretion and with or without prior notice, the following enforcement and Account Termination actions:

  • Upon the receipt of a credible complaint or evidence, the SetMySite.com Affiliate Program managers may investigate the complaint or evidence, and if necessary, will then terminate the affiliate account of the individual implicated in the violation.
  • Termination results in the immediate closure of the affiliate’s membership account, the loss of all referrals, and the forfeiture of any unpaid commissions.
  • At SetMySite.com’s discretion, termination may not only result in being banned from the affiliate program, but also being banned from ANY other services or products.

If you wish to report a violation of our Anti-Spam Policy, please forward all relevant evidence to [email protected].

 

Relationship of Parties

Affiliates are independent contractors, and nothing in this Agreement will create any partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise, sales representative, or employment relationship between you or us. Affiliates have no authority to make or accept any offers or representations on our behalf. Affiliates will not make any statement, whether on their sites or otherwise, that reasonably contradicts this statement, our terms and conditions, or policies.

 

Term & Termination

The term of this Agreement will begin when your application is accepted and will end when terminated by either party. Either SetMySite.com or the affiliate may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause. Upon the termination of this Agreement for any reason, all licenses granted hereunder shall immediately terminate and you will immediately cease use of all affiliate links, accounts, referrals, commissions, and other related resources. You agree further to remove all affiliate links or materials provided by us from your website.

 

Limitation of liability

SetMySite.com will not be liable for indirect, special, or consequential damages (or any loss of revenue, profits, expenditures or data) arising in connection with this Agreement or the Program, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Further, our aggregate liability arising with respect to this Agreement and the Program will not exceed the total commissions paid or payable to the affiliate under to this Agreement.

 

Disclaimers

We make no express or implied warranties or representations with respect to the Affiliate Program or an affiliate’s potential to earn income from the Affiliate Program. In addition, we make no representation that the operation of the websites or the Affiliate links will be uninterrupted or error-free, and SetMySite.com will not be liable for the consequences of any interruptions or errors.

 

Miscellaneous

Our failure to enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of our right to subsequently enforce such provision or any other provision of this Agreement.

If any of the provisions of this Agreement are determined by a court to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

By signing up with the SetMySite.com Affiliate Program, you acknowledge that you have read this agreement and agree to all its terms and conditions. You have independently evaluated this program and are not relying on any representation, guarantee, or statement other than as set forth in this agreement.