Affiliate Terms of Service
The following terms and conditions (the “Agreement”) set out the legally binding terms of your participation in the Shaped Pixel affiliate program (the “Program”). The Program is owned and operated by Shaped Pixel, Inc. (“Shaped Pixel”). The Program is offered subject to your (the “User” or “you”) acceptance without modification of any of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies and procedures that may be published occasionally on the Shaped Pixel.com website (the “Site”) by Shaped Pixel. If you do not agree with this Agreement, do not use the Program.
You indicate your acceptance of this Agreement and all of the terms and conditions contained or referenced in this Agreement by completing the application process.
You will be issued a unique URL once you become an approved User of the Program which will be unique to you only, and will allow you to be paid for affiliate referrals. You can place that URL on your website, emails, blogs, social network advertising, or similar campaigns from an account or platform that is registered in your name or which you are authorized to use. You expressly agree that Shaped Pixel’s name, trademark, logo or any other identifying material placed by you will appear only in the form and according to technical specification supplied by Shaped Pixel. Shaped Pixel, at its sole discretion, may change your URL.
When an affiliate URL is opened, the cookie file is saved in the browser’s cache for 30 days. Customers need to sign up or place an order during this time to be linked with your affiliate account.
For each referred customer who visits the Site through your unique URL and signs up as a customer, you will only receive commission if Shaped Pixel products are sold through Shaped Pixel-approved ecommerce platforms and integrations. You will not receive commission for sample orders. Additionally, taxes and shipping are excluded from the calculations, but discounts are included.
The affiliate period of each customer lasts 9 months after your referred customer’s first order. Referring a prospective customer who previously was or currently is a Shaped Pixel customer does not qualify for commission. You can track affiliate commissions by logging into your Affiliate Dashboard on the Site. Affiliate commission is credited once the customer’s order is fully shipped, meaning that if part of the order has been shipped, commission will not be credited until the final part of the order gets shipped.
To avoid confusion, all tax-related reporting to relevant tax authorities is entirely your responsibility. We will withhold taxes from payments that are due (including international payments) if you do not provide Shaped Pixel with relevant documentation (such as the W8-BEN
You will receive commission after the order has been fully shipped, meaning that if part of the order has been shipped, commission will not be credited until the final part of the order gets shipped. Commission is calculated after any refunds if any refund is given to orders. In the event that the customer’s order is cancelled, returned or refunded for any reason, we will deduct the relevant amount from your accrued earnings. If a refund is made after we have paid commission to you, we will deduct the respective amount from your account (any future payments).
The minimum withdrawal amount is $25 USD. If for any reason this Agreement is terminated prior to your first commission being due and the account balance does not exceed $25 USD, then no referral commission will be due. If commission is not withdrawn from the balance within 1 (one) year, then this past due commission is voided and removed from the commission balance. All payments will be made via PayPal. You must have a PayPal account for this purpose. Payments are made via PayPal in USD within 1-3 business days after your request is received.
You must not use any misleading or deceptive claims in advertising copy. You are solely responsible for following all federal, state and local laws, regulations and rules regarding advertising claims, including but not limited to the Federal Trade Commission’s Disclosure Guidelines. You must adhere to all the editorial guidelines and search advertising terms and conditions set forth by each search engine (Google, Yahoo, Bing and other), including any updates to those terms in the future. Where search engine guidelines and this Agreement conflict, you must follow this Agreement.
When creating ads, videos, or other online content that publishes your affiliate URL on websites, Shaped Pixel’s brand image needs to be kept in mind. Sites where you advertise cannot be associated with content that’s vulgar, racist, sexual, or otherwise deemed offensive by Shaped Pixel. You must remove all ads and videos from websites deemed offensive within 24 hours of being notified by Shaped Pixel. The Shaped Pixel logo cannot be altered or changed. You are prohibited from creating groups or specific web pages in social communities to publicize Shaped Pixel offers.
Affiliates can engage in search engine optimization and pay per click activities. If you are sending paid traffic (PPC, PPV, Media Buys) to Shaped Pixel, it is required that you send the traffic through a landing page or web property first. We do not allow direct linking. We restrict affiliates from using keywords that include our brand name: Shaped Pixel, The Shaped Pixel, Shaped Pixel.com, or any variation or combination therein. You must also not knowingly serve ads that appear in a higher position than Shaped Pixel managed ads. You shall not promote Shaped Pixel on coupon sites.
You must not purchase or use domain names containing any Shaped Pixel trademark, including domain names that combine a Shaped Pixel trademark with one or more additional words, letters, numbers, or other characters, or domain names containing any misspelling or other confusingly similar variation of any Shaped Pixel trademark.
We don’t approve self-referrals – you cannot refer yourself, and you will not receive commission on your own accounts.
Clickjacking, linkjacking, typosquatting or any sort of domain spoofing methods are prohibited.
Pixel, cookie stuffing or any other type of cookie stuffing without source website visitor’s knowledge is prohibited.
Using traffic generated by pay to read, PPC (pay to click), banner exchanges, click exchanges, PPV advertising, pop-up/under, or similar methods is prohibited.
This Agreement is effective at the time your application is, at the sole discretion of Shaped Pixel, accepted by Shaped Pixel and you are notified of such acceptance either in writing or electronically. Either party 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, and remove all links to the Site, and all Shaped Pixel trademarks and logos, other marks and all other materials provided in connection with the Program.
Shaped Pixel reserves the right to delete unconfirmed accounts or accounts that have been inactive for extended periods of time. By violating any applicable law or this Agreement, the Agreement will be terminated immediately and the User understands and agrees that any and all accrued commissions will be immediately forfeit and that the User’s account will be immediately terminated.
This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with the English language, regardless of any translations made for any purpose whatsoever.
No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer, franchisor-franchisee relationship, etc. is intended or created by this Agreement. You acknowledge that you have all necessary permits to grant us with personal data to fulfill this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. In our sole discretion, we may assign this Agreement upon notice to you. Headings are for reference purposes only and do not limit the scope or extent of such section. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. We do not guarantee that we will take action against all breaches of this Agreement. The User waives any applicable rights to require an original (non-electronic) signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic records, to the extent not prohibited under applicable law.
We make no express or implied warranties or representations with respect to the Program or this Agreement or any products or services sold by Shaped Pixel. In addition, we make no representation that the operation of the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free and we will not be liable for the consequences of any interruptions or errors.
Upon notice from Shaped Pixel you must immediately remove all references to Shaped Pixel, including its name, logo, trademark, service mark or any other identifying material immediately.
You understand that the Site and policies are created and operated to abide by all such rules and regulations and you agree to defend, indemnify and hold Shaped Pixel harmless from any of your violations of laws and regulation, including but not limited to, intellectual property rights, customers’ privacy rights, etc.
You certify that you: (i) are not controlled, supervised, instructed by Shaped Pixel and are free from work rules and discipline; (ii) are free to set your own work schedule; (iii) pay your own business expenses, can hire assistants and provide your own office and all associated services, including computer, printing, telephone; (iv) will be reimbursed only for work done in accordance with this Agreement; (v) are allowed to have other clients.