DRAFT — Pending qualified legal review

This document is a working draft. It has not been reviewed by counsel and is not the active affiliate terms. Affiliate enrollment must remain closed until this document is approved.

SubZero Metrix™ Affiliate Program Terms

Owner: SubZero Metrix LLC · Effective date: TBD · Version: draft-v0

1. Eligibility

Affiliates must be at least 18, legally able to contract, and not located in a sanctioned jurisdiction. SubZero Metrix LLC may decline any application at its sole discretion.

2. Enrollment & approval

Acceptance into the program is not automatic. Approval requires review of audience, content, and promotion methods.

3. Affiliate relationship

Affiliates are independent contractors. No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship is created.

4. Approved promotional methods

Editorial reviews, tutorial content, comparison articles, newsletters, and authorized social posts that comply with these terms and the disclosure guide.

5. Required disclosures

Affiliates must display a clear and conspicuous affiliate disclosure on every promotion, in accordance with FTC and local equivalents.

6. Trademarks & brand use

Limited license to use SubZero Metrix™ word marks and approved logos solely to promote approved offers. No modification, no co-branding without written approval.

7. Paid-search restrictions

No bidding on SubZero Metrix™ branded terms, misspellings, or variations on any paid-search platform.

8. Domain & typosquatting restrictions

No registration or use of domains containing SubZero Metrix™ marks or confusable variants.

9. Email & SMS restrictions

All affiliate email and SMS promotion must comply with CAN-SPAM, CASL, GDPR, TCPA, and the receiver's prior consent.

10. Social-media rules

Affiliates must comply with the platform's terms, disclosure rules, and avoid prohibited categories listed in the affiliate guide.

11. Coupon & discount restrictions

Coupon-only sites may not promote unless expressly permitted; no unauthorized discount codes.

12. Self-referral policy

Affiliates may not refer themselves, their own accounts, employees, or affiliates of their own business unless expressly permitted.

13. Prohibited traffic & conduct

No incentivized clicks, bots, click farms, malware, ad injection, cookie stuffing, or other prohibited traffic.

14. Commission eligibility

Commissions accrue on qualifying purchases of allow-listed SubZero Metrix™ offers, attributed through the Rewardful + Stripe integration.

15. Attribution period

Commissions are attributed using the cookie window configured in the Rewardful campaign at the time of click.

16. Refunds, cancellations, chargebacks, fraudulent transactions

Commissions on refunded, cancelled, charged-back, or fraudulent transactions are reversed automatically.

17. Commission reversals

SubZero Metrix™ may reverse commissions for terms violations, fraud, or attribution errors.

18. Payment schedule

Payouts are issued on the schedule published in the affiliate portal once the minimum payout threshold is met.

19. Tax responsibility

Affiliates are responsible for their own taxes, registrations, and reporting. Tax forms may be required before payout.

20. Suspension & termination

SubZero Metrix™ may suspend or terminate any affiliate at any time, with or without cause.

21. Intellectual property

All program assets, marks, copy, and software remain the property of SubZero Metrix LLC.

22. Confidentiality

Affiliates must keep non-public information shared during the program confidential.

23. Limitation of liability (placeholder)

To be finalized by counsel. This program is provided 'as is' and SubZero Metrix LLC's aggregate liability shall not exceed the commissions paid to the affiliate in the prior 12 months.

24. Program changes

These terms and the program may be changed at any time with notice. Continued participation constitutes acceptance.

25. Governing law (placeholder)

Governing law, venue, and dispute-resolution provisions to be finalized by counsel.

26. Contact

Questions about these terms: legal@subzerometric.com (or another verified contact).

See also the disclosure guide.