Free Spirit Shop Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions
By filling out the Free Spirit Shop Affiliate Program application form, you acknowledge that you have read and agreed with the following terms and conditions.
1. Submitting Your Application
Once you submit your application you are bound by the terms of this agreement. When filling out the application you must provide accurate and complete information. Participation in the Free Spirit Shop Affiliate Program is to legally advertise our website to receive commission on referral customers. We will evaluate each application and you will be notified of your acceptance or rejection. We may reject your application if we determine that your website is unsuitable for any reason.
2. Inappropriate Content
Affiliation can be immediately revoked for the following reasons regarding inappropriate/unsuitable content:
- False advertisements concerning Free Spirit Shop
- Spamming using your affiliate link
- Using copyrighted materials on your website
- Harassment or intimidation of others on your website
- Content deemed to be graphic or explicit by Free Spirit Shop
3. Affiliate Link
If your affiliation is approved, you may advertise your affiliate link along with Free Spirit Shop images and current promotions. You may use graphics and texts provided to you by us or create your own as long as it is appropriate (see condition 2).
4. Promotional methods
• Trademarks - Affiliates are not authorized to use Free Spirit Shop logo or name without prior authorization
• Offer Placement - Affiliates are not allowed to promote affiliate links on paid medias without prior authorization. Brand bidding is forbidden, we do not allow bidding on our search terms.
• Free Spirit Shop Brand Name- Affiliates are not allowed to register or purchase domain names including Free Spirit, Free Spirit Shop, free-spirit-shop.com or any misspellings or variations. This includes websites and any social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Youtube etc..)
Affiliation will be immediately revoked for the following reasons: Brand bidding on Google including misspellings and variations.
5. Copyright and Trademark Infringement
Free Spirit Shop reserves the rights to seek legal action against affiliates that infringe our copyrights and registered trademarks, or that replicate our product designs under a different brand.
When engaging in paid search engine campaigns, affiliates must use their own domain and/or URL in their ads.
Forbidden Display URL Examples:
Approved Display URL Examples:
6. Promotional Codes
Affiliates are restricted from using Free Spirit Shop promotional codes on coupon based websites such as GROUPON.COM, RETAILMENOT.COM, COUPONTRADE.COM or any other similar functioning sites. Free Spirit Shop reserves the right to change or delete a promotional code with or without notice when an affiliate code is misused in this manner.
7. Self-Dealing
• Affiliate Using Their Own Offer - Affiliates cannot use their own personal link to make purchases for themselves.
8. ‘Cookie - Stuffing’ Policy
“Cookie - Stuffing”, forced clicks, etc. is not permitted. “Cookie stuffing” is an unlawful strategy of generating affiliate sales. (IE: Use of cookie stuffing to cause tracking systems to conclude that a user has clicked through a qualifying affiliate link – and to pay commissions accordingly - even if the user has not actually clicked through any such link). Affiliates found using, employing or receiving this strategy will be immediately revoked and all commissions will be forfeited. By filling out the application form you acknowledge that you have read and agree with the Free Spirit Shop Affiliate Program terms and conditions.
9. Anything else that will result in disqualified purchases:
• Negative Commentary - Affiliates are not allowed to post negatively about Free Spirit Shop brand.
• Offensive Content - Affiliates are forbidden from placing their link on adult themed websites.
10. FTC Guidelines
Affiliates must abide by all state and federal consumer protection laws and regulations including the
Federal Trade Commission Act and the CAN - SPAM Act. The FTC points out that “when there exists a connection between the endorser and the seller of the advertised product” it is imperative that such a connection is “fully disclosed.” We strongly encourage our affiliates to adhere to the FTC’s rules. We also reserve the right to terminate our relationship with any non - compliant affiliates.
11. Payments
• Scheduling - Payments will be made at the end of each month.
• Method - Payments will be made exclusively through Paypal. Make sure you link your Paypal account to your Affiliate account to receive payments.
• 10% standard commission: all affiliates are eligible
12. Termination
At its discretion alone, with or without notifying you, Free Spirit Shop reserves the right to terminate this agreement and your participation in our affiliate program immediately without warning, should you commit fraud in your use of our affiliate program or should you abuse this program in any way. If such fraud or abuse is detected, Free Spirit Shop shall not be liable to you for any commission for such fraudulent sales.
