Affiliate Agreement

Do you want to set up your affiliate program FAST?

You’ve just launched your online business. Sales are slowly trickling in, but your marketing could do with a boost. An affiliate program sounds like the answer. But you’re stuck on the T&Cs.

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What is an Affiliate Agreement?

An Affiliate Agreement is a contract between your business and a third party to promote your products/services in exchange for a commission. If you want to run an affiliate program for your business, you need this contract!

A clear and concise Affiliate Agreement will help attract affiliates by showing them exactly how they can promote, what they will earn, and how they will get paid for referrals.

Who is this Affiliate Agreement for?

• Ecommerce Websites
• Online Shops
• Membership Sites
• Course Creators
• Digital Marketers
• Affiliate Marketers
• Creatives
• Suitable for all Australian states and territories

What clauses does this template include?

Our comprehensive Affiliate Agreement template covers everything you need:

• Application – how to apply to be an affiliate
• Onboarding – how affiliate tools and affiliate links work
• Promotion – guidelines for promoting your business
• Commissions – commission rate, payment frequency and payment method
• Exceptions – any situation where you won’t pay a commission
• Discount Codes – validity and rules for discounts
• Term – length of the agreement
• Exclusivity – for any exclusive products/services
• Intellectual Property – an important term to protect your IP
• Compliance – covers Australian Consumer Law and rules for marketing, spam etc.
• Warranty – to make sure the affiliate’s information is correct
• Indemnity – an important legal term
• Limitation of Liability – an important legal term
• Dispute Resolution – what to do if you have a dispute
• Changes to Agreement – notice for amending the agreement etc
• Termination – how either party can cancel the agreement
• Confidentiality – to protect your confidential information
• General Legal Terms – Severence, Force Majeure, Assignment, Governing Law etc

Other Names for Affiliate Agreement

• Referral Agreement
• Affiliate Marketing Agreement
• Affiliate Contract
• Affiliate Program Contract
• Affiliate Program Agreement
• Affiliate Terms and Conditions

Is this Affiliate Agreement legally binding?

All our templates are written by qualified Australian lawyers who hold an Australian legal practicing certificate.

Our co-founder Courtney Bowie is the CEO at the award-winning Sydney commercial law firm, Her Lawyer. We work with lawyers who work with businesses just like yours.

Do I need an Affiliate Agreement?

Heck yes. If you run your affiliate program without proper T&Cs – you’re exposed. If something goes wrong, you have no fallback. Is that how you want to do business?

If you’re lying awake at night wondering when you’ll get “The Email”. You know: “The Email” that makes your tummy flop and your milk turn sour – you need this Affiliate Agreement.

No one needs that stress in their life. It’s simple, easy, fast, and legally binding. Get yourself sorted in 10 minutes.

What is Affiliate Marketing?

Affiliate Marketing is an advertising model where someone else (an affiliate) promotes your product or service on a blog, social media, podcast, or website. The affiliate makes a commission every time they generate a lead or sale for you.

Less Work, More Sales

Affiliate Marketing is a fantastic way to boost your business! There are many benefits to having an affiliate program, including:

• more promotion for your products/services
• increased credibility
• low-cost advertising
• scalability
• SEO boost

Use Your Terms and Conditions to Set Expectations

Your affiliates want to know the details upfront. What is the commission rate? How do I get paid? WHEN do I get paid?

The easier you make it for people to come on board, the more likely they are to recommend your business.

Use your Affiliate Agreement to set expectations and cover the key details for affiliates.

Tracking Sales

It’s important to clearly spell out how referrals will be tracked to your affiliates. There are lots of great affiliate tools like AffiliateWP and UpPromote, which will do the heavy lifting for you on the backend.

Your contract should include the Cookie Expiry Period and any other relevant information relating to affiliate links and how sales will be tracked.

Exclusivity

In some cases, you may want to offer exclusivity to an affiliate for a certain product or a certain period of time. Our template includes wording so that you can tailor this to suit your own needs.

Payments to Affiliates

A crucial part of any affiliate program is payment terms. You should make it crystal clear to your affiliates how much they will get paid, when they will get paid, and the method for payment (eg PayPal or Bank Transfer).