Affiliate Agreement Template

→ The Federal Trade Commission’s message for Internet marketers is very clear: “Monitor your Internet affiliate program, monitor what your affiliates do, and put your agreement in writing”

The legal penalties that result from inadequate training of your affiliates and the lack of monitoring them are far more problematic and expensive than any inconvenience or expense involved in monitoring the performance of your affiliates to make sure they are obeying advertising regulations and the terms of your affiliate agreement.

In return for sales made by the affiliate, the website or blog owner agrees to pay the affiliate an agreed-on percentage of the sale or a fixed dollar amount.

Some of the topics in our 10 page affiliate agreement template:

• Types of advertisements the affiliate may use
• Internet link sales
• Brochure-based sales
• Links the affiliate can use
• Company’s products and services
• Customers who make a purchase
• Intellectual property rights
• Responsibilities of affiliates
• Referral fees for sales
• Noncompetition/Nonsolicitation
• Confidentiality
• Arbitration
• Taxes
• Disputes
• License of products and images.
• Termination of agreement.
• Liability and disclaimers.
• Ownership of work product.