- Only residents of supported countries may participate. Currently, supported countries include:
- United States (US), Germany (DE), United Kingdom (GB), Brazil (BR), Canada (CA), Poland (PL),
- Australia (AU), France (FR), Netherlands (NL), Czechia (CZ), Taiwan (TW), Malaysia (MY),
- Austria (AT), Luxembourg (LU), Ukraine (UA), Saudi Arabia (SA), Portugal (PT), China (CN),
- Austria (AT), Luxembourg (LU), Ukraine (UA), Saudi Arabia (SA), Portugal (PT),
- Argentina (AR), Sweden (SE), New Zealand (NZ), Spain (ES), Italy (IT), Philippines (PH), Mexico (MX).
- We reserve the right to update the list of supported countries at any time.
- Membership in our **Discord server** is required to participate in this program. Joining the program is done through the `/affiliate join` command in the CreatureChat Discord server.
- If you leave or are banned from our Discord server for any reason, you will be automatically removed from the affiliate program, and any unpaid commissions may be forfeited at our discretion.
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- Commissions are tracked via cookies. Cookies expire after **30 days**, and the last affiliate link clicked will receive the entire commission. For example:
- If a customer clicks Affiliate A's link and later clicks Affiliate B's link, then makes a purchase, Affiliate B receives the entire commission.
- Self-purchases are not eligible for commissions and are actively tracked.
- Fraudulent activities, such as spam, bots, cookie injection/manipulation, or self-purchases, may result in termination from the program.
- Fraudulent activities, such as spam, bots, cookie injection/manipulation, or self-purchases, may result in forfeiture of commissions and immediate termination from the program.
-**Commission Calculation & Currency:**
- Commissions are calculated based on the **USD-equivalent value** of purchases, regardless of the original transaction currency.
- This ensures consistency in earnings, but commissions themselves have no cash value until redeemed.
- If an affiliate violates these Terms, we reserve the right to retroactively adjust or revoke commissions at our discretion.
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## 4. Redeeming Commissions
- Commissions have no cash value until redeemed.
- Minimum redemption thresholds:
-**Viewing Earnings & Redemption:**
- Affiliates can view their statistics, including *clicks, checkouts, purchases, refunds, chargebacks, and earned* commissions, by using the `/affiliate balance` command in the CreatureChat Discord server.
- Affiliates can initiate a redemption request using the `/affiliate redeem` command in the CreatureChat Discord server to withdraw earnings in either tokens or PayPal.
-**Minimum Redemption Thresholds:**
-**Tokens:** $5+ commission balance. Tokens are paid immediately upon redemption.
-**PayPal:** $50+ commission balance. PayPal redemptions require verification of affiliate activity, including clicks, purchases, refunds, and chargebacks.
- Payments are processed within 3 to 5 business days after approval.
- Chargebacks and refunds will reduce your commission balance. Excessive chargebacks or refunds may lead to removal from the program.
- All PayPal redemptions are processed exclusively in USD, regardless of the affiliate’s local currency.
-**Chargebacks & Unresponsive Affiliates:**
- Chargebacks and refunds will reduce your commission balance.
- Excessive chargebacks or refunds may lead to removal from the program and forfeiture of unpaid commissions.
- If an affiliate becomes unresponsive for **6 months or longer**, any unpaid commissions may be forfeited at our discretion.
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## 5. Program Rules
To maintain fairness and integrity:
- Affiliates must not:
- Engage in fraudulent activities or spam.
- Manipulate cookies or use cookie injection tactics.
- Misrepresent CreatureChat or its services.
- Engage in fraudulent activities, including but not limited to fake purchases, spam, and misleading promotions.
- Manipulate cookies, use cookie stuffing, or employ automated means to generate traffic.
- Misrepresent CreatureChat or its services in a deceptive or misleading manner.
- Use paid advertising (e.g., Google Ads, Facebook Ads) to bid on the "CreatureChat" brand name or related trademarks.
- Affiliates are expected to follow applicable laws and ethical guidelines in their promotional activities.
- Affiliates may be removed from the program at our discretion if their activities are deemed harmful, fraudulent, or abusive.
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## 7. Termination
- Affiliates may leave the program at any time by using the `/affiliate leave` command in the CreatureChat Discord server.
- We reserve the right to terminate your participation at any time for violations of these Terms or other actions deemed harmful to the program.
- Upon termination, any unpaid commissions may be forfeited at our discretion, especially in cases of fraud, abuse, or policy violations.
- Affiliates who are terminated for violations may not reapply unless explicitly permitted by CreatureChat.
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## 8. Limitation of Liability
CreatureChat, owlmaddie, LLC, and its affiliates are not liable for indirect, incidental, or consequential damages
arising from your participation in the affiliate program.
CreatureChat, owlmaddie, LLC, and its affiliates are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, punitive, or consequential damages
arising from your participation in the affiliate program. Participation is at your own risk.
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## 9. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution
- These Terms are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, United States, without regard to conflict of law principles.
- Any disputes arising out of or related to the affiliate program shall be resolved through **binding arbitration** administered by the **American Arbitration Association (AAA)** under its **Commercial Arbitration Rules**.
- The arbitration shall take place in **Texas**, and the decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on all parties.
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## 9. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to update these Terms at any time. Continued participation in the program constitutes acceptance
of the updated Terms.
## 10. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right to update these Terms at any time. Updates take effect immediately upon posting. Continued participation in the program constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
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## 10. Contact Us
## 11. Contact Us
For questions about these Terms or the affiliate program, please contact us at [affiliate@owlmaddie.com](mailto:affiliate@owlmaddie.com).
