An affiliate program is a way for you to make your site more valuable to the people who visit, by bringing goods and services that are likely to interest them.
You can earn revenue from your site through partnerships with merchants who compensate you for the traffic, leads, and sales you send them.
If you have a website, engage in email marketing, or use browser extensions, you can become an affiliate. If you are interested in earning revenue from the traffic that comes to your site, and enhancing your site, you can join one or more merchant programs. An affiliate partners with an online merchant (that is, a website that sells goods or services). When you join their program, you can put their links on your site.
These links come in the form of banners, text, and a number of other, more sophisticated types of links. The HTML code for these links is supplied to you by online merchants through eForce Central. You can put these links anywhere you want on your site. eForce Central can help you figure out how to place your links so that they are most effective.
A visitor comes to your site. If the visitor clicks on one of the links you have put up, that visitor goes to the merchant's site. If that visitor buys something on the merchant's site, you get a commission. In some cases, affiliates are compensated even if the visitor doesn't buy anything, just for having driven traffic to the merchant's site. The affiliate's reward varies from merchant to merchant and program to program, depending on the terms of the merchant's offer.
eForce Central is absolutely free for affiliates. Our goal is to help the best online merchants partner with great websites. eForce Central charges merchants a fee for this service.
eForce Central hosts a password-protected website that offers affiliates a choice of hundreds of merchant programs. On the site, affiliates can join new programs, get links to put on their sites, and then generate reports about how their links are performing and how much they have earned. Whenever a visitor from an affiliate's site clicks on a link and goes to a merchant's site, eForce Central keeps track of all of the transactions that the visitor makes on that merchant's site. eForce Central provides affiliates with customer service, notifies affiliates about new programs and new opportunities, and offers resources for affiliates to learn about how to get the most out of their programs.
Partners (Affiliates) earn commissions on a Cost Per Acquisition (CPA) basis.
Every time a product is sold the partner is credited with the CPA bounty which can range from $2.00 to $20.00 depending on the product.
A minimum sum of $25 in commission must be accrued before a commission check will be cut to the partner.
Zero Tolerance Policy
eForce Central does not condone the use of unsolicited commercial email (UCE).
Our affiliates are strictly prohibited from using UCE in their marketing efforts, and are subject to immediate termination if they do so. We want to know if any of our marketing partners engage in corrupt marketing practices.
In order for our Abuse Team to conduct a full investigation, please forward the exact email you received to report@eforcecentral.com.
Again we would like to thank you for taking the time to submit a complaint and we would like to apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
From time to time, EForce Media, Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("EFORCE"), may issue an insertion order ("IO") whereby the web publisher identified on the IO ("Publisher") agrees to display and publish an advertising campaign (the "Campaign") on Publisher's web-based media properties and/or email distribution lists (the "Sites") pursuant to the Campaign parameters set forth in the IO. Each IO shall specify: (a) the type and amount of advertising inventory to be delivered (e.g., emails, impressions, banners, etc.) (the "Inventory"), (b) the price of the Inventory, including any cost per action (CPA) based commissions (if applicable) describing the action generating a commission (e.g., click-throughs, purchases, etc.), and (c) the start and end dates of the Campaign. The IO is governed by, and expressly incorporated into, these Publisher Terms and Conditions (these "Terms"). By executing an IO, Publisher expressly consents to these Terms. In the event certain terms of the IO conflict with these Terms, these Terms shall prevail.
1. Campaign Creative; License. EFORCE will deliver to Publisher all of the creative, text, pictures, graphics, sound, video, programming code and other data used to comprise the Campaign advertisement (the "Creative"). Publisher shall comply with the IO requirements regarding placement and positioning of the Creative. EFORCE hereby grants to Publisher a non-exclusive, non-transferable royalty-free license to use the Creative solely in accordance with these Terms for the limited purpose of executing the Campaign. Such limited license shall terminate, and Publisher shall cease all use of the Creative, upon the termination of these Terms.
2. Payment. Publisher will invoice EFORCE on a monthly basis following the completion of the first month's Campaign delivery. Payment shall be made to Publisher within thirty (30) days from the date of invoice receipt. Publisher shall include proof of delivery of the Inventory with each invoice. Failure by Publisher to provide an invoice within 180 days of publishing the Campaign shall constitute a waiver of right to payment for such Campaign. In the case of CPA commissions, Publisher will only be paid for each unique bona fide visitor or customer generated by Publisher who has satisfied all commission verification requirements set forth in the IO. EFORCE's determination of the commissions payable to Publisher shall be final and binding.
3. Additional Requirements for Email Campaigns. Publisher will use commercially reasonable efforts to scrub email registrations for duplicate or invalid email addresses and blank fields prior to publishing a Campaign targeted at such email users. EFORCE will only be obligated to pay Publisher for the number of unique registrations with valid, completed data fields. All Campaign email recipients must be U.S. residents. Publisher may not send emails using EFORCE or any EFORCE website or trademark, as the identified sender or in the subject line of such email. All email Campaigns will include a description of how the recipient may opt-out from the Publisher's email distribution list, and Publisher agrees to remove any user who requests to opt-out. Within 48 hours of EFORCE's request, Publisher shall confirm the opt-in status of any individual Campaign recipient, including the date, time and website information of such recipient's opt-in to the Sites. Prior to conducting the initial and first email campaign, Publisher shall download and scrub its email list against the EFORCE suppression file for the product that will be marketed by said Publisher. The Publisher will download and scrub it's file against the product suppression file every 10 days to stay current with the EFORCE CAN-SPAM policy. Failure to do so will result in the Campaign being considered "spamming" and EFORCE may withhold Campaign payment and immediately terminate the Campaign and these Terms with no liability.
4. Reporting. Publisher shall make Campaign reporting available to EFORCE electronically on a daily basis. Campaign reports shall be broken down by day and summarized by Campaign execution, placement and any other variables defined in the IO, such as impressions, keywords or clicks. Publisher acknowledges that any reporting statistics provided by EFORCE shall constitute the official, definitive measurement of Publisher performance, except in cases where the Campaign is based solely on the number of Inventory impressions or clicks measured by Publisher. Except as specifically provided in the IO, no other measurement or usage statistics (including those of a third party advertisement server) shall be accepted by EFORCE or otherwise govern these Terms.
5. Make Goods. In the event actual Inventory delivery falls below the guaranteed levels set forth in the IO, or if there is a Campaign delivery omission, Publisher and EFORCE may agree upon conditions of a "make good" Campaign. If no make good Campaign can be agreed upon by the parties, EFORCE shall not be liable for, and/or Publisher shall refund any prepaid amounts paid by EFORCE for, the entirety of such failed Campaign.
6. Excess Inventory. EFORCE shall not be responsible for the delivery of any excess Inventory by Publisher beyond the limits set forth in the IO; provided however, EFORCE and Publisher shall be equally responsible for excess Inventory delivery beyond ten percent (10%) of the total Inventory amount set forth in the IO.
7. Data Ownership. All names, addresses or other end-user information submitted to EFORCE in connection with a Campaign shall be owned by, and constitute proprietary information of, EFORCE. EFORCE reserves the right not to disclose such user information to Publisher.
8. Term and Termination. These Terms shall commence on the date the IO is accepted by Publisher and shall continue until all IO Campaigns have expired or are terminated. EFORCE shall have the right to terminate any IO for any reason at any time upon forty-eight (48) hours advance notice to Publisher. EFORCE shall have no payment liability for any unused Inventory resulting from an early terminated Campaign, or any other Inventory delivered by Publisher after the date of termination by EFORCE.
9. No Assignment or Resale of Inventory Space. Publisher may not resell, assign or transfer a Campaign or any rights hereunder to a third party without the prior written consent of EFORCE.
10. Representations. Publisher represents and warrants that: (a) the publishing of the Campaign and the display and/or transmission of the Campaign on the Sites will not: (i) violate any federal, state, or local laws or regulations, including any prohibitions or regulations related to "spamming", or (ii) violate or infringe upon any third party proprietary rights; (b) the Sites do not contain any "incentivized clicks" or generate incentive-based traffic; (c) all registered users of the Sites and Campaign recipients have expressly consented to or voluntarily "opted in" to receive Campaign advertisements, and may opt out at any time; and (d) the Sites are based in the U.S. and are directed at U.S. users. EFORCE represents and warrants that the Creative will not be obscene or pornographic, nor infringe upon any third party intellectual property rights. Publisher and EFORCE each represents that it has the full corporate power and authority to enter into these Terms and perform the obligations required hereunder, and these Terms constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such party.
11. Indemnification. Each party shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the other party from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from or relating to any breach of a representation, warranty or obligation set forth herein. Publisher will further defend, indemnify and hold EFORCE harmless from and against any and all actual or threatened claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from or relating to Publisher's performance or non-performance of its obligations hereunder. The party to be indemnified shall: (a) provide the indemnifying party with prompt written notice of any claim, suit or proceeding for which the party to be indemnified is seeking indemnity; and (b) reasonably cooperate with the defense or settlement negotiations, as the case may be, conducted by the indemnifying party.
12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT FOR INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, OR HARM TO BUSINESS) EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL EFORCE'S LIABLITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY, BE GREATER THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY EFORCE TO PUBLISHER HEREUNDER.
13. Modification of Sites. Publisher may not modify or make any material changes to the Sites, including changing the organization, structure or "look and feel" of the Sites, without first notifying EFORCE. EFORCE may terminate these Terms immediately without penalty upon such failure to notify, or if EFORCE determines in its sole discretion that such proposed change would adversely affect the performance of the Campaign.
14. Publicity. Neither party shall make public any information relating to or concerning these Terms or the services provided hereunder without the written approval of the other party.
15. Miscellaneous. Publisher acknowledges and agrees that EFORCE may solicit customers on terms that may differ from those contained herein, or operate websites that are similar to or competitive with Publisher's Sites. These Terms may be amended only by a written agreement executed by an authorized representative of each party. These Terms constitute the complete and entire expression of the agreement between the parties, and shall supersede any and all other agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties. In the event that any provision of these Terms shall for any reason be deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given to the appropriate party at the address or contact information specified in the IO. Sections 7, 11 and 12 shall survive the termination of these Terms. The laws of the State of California, excluding its conflicts of laws principles, shall govern these Terms, and both parties explicitly consent to the exclusive venue of the courts of Los Angeles, California to resolve any dispute arising from these Terms.
Privacy Policy
This notice outlines the privacy policies of the Site. By visiting this website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
By hitting the submit button, you are representing that you have the authority and are authorizing us or our partners to contact any telephone number you entered even if the entered telephone number is currently on a federal, state, or other Do Not Call list.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change the terms of this Privacy Policy. Since any changes will be posted on this page, we encourage you to check this page regularly. Your continued use of the Sites following any changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes. This privacy policy was last amended on June 24, 2005.
Your IP Address
Each time you visit the Site, our web server automatically recognizes your IP address and the Web page from which you came. Your IP address is used to help identify you and to gather broad demographic information about you. We also use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our servers, to administer the Sites, and to better serve you in using the services and features of the Sites.
Cookies and Action Tags
The first time a user provides an e-mail address in connection with their activities at a Site, we assign an identification number to that e-mail address and deploy a cookie to the user's PC. Whenever that user comes back to a Site using the same PC, the cookie allows the Site to identify the user and to recall the user's e-mail address. If, at any time, a user provides other information in connection with their activities on a Site (such as name, address, birth date, gender, etc.), we may store that information, along with the user's e-mail address, in our user database. We may use the information stored in our database (i) for the purpose for which the information was originally provided by a user; (ii) to pre-populate information fields in the event a user wishes to sign up for and/or subscribe to services, promotions or offers in the future; (iii) to ensure that a user will not be repeatedly exposed to the same ads, offers and promotions while visiting Sites; and (iv) to, in connection with regular communication with a user, include offers, promotions or advertisements historically, or likely to be, of interest to that user.
Action Tags, Web Beacons and other Data Collection Methods: An action tag or a web-beacon (also known as a clear gif or a pixel tag) is a method used to track responses or actions by visitors who view certain advertisements or other information on a site. Action tags are 1x1 pixel images embedded in a website page that are used to transparently collect information. We may use action tags to count the number of times that visitors click on a particular banner ad or visit the pages of our Sites and to provide information about what products are viewed or purchased.
Personal Information We Collect From You
By registering with, or providing personal information to a Site, as well as providing permission to receive marketing offers, users allow us and our affiliates to make their personally identifiable information available to third parties in accordance with the terms of this privacy policy and the privacy policy of the respective affiliated sites. While on a Site we may collect “Personal Information” from you. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, Personal Information shall mean individually identifiable information from or about an individual including, but not limited to: (a) a first and last name; (b) a home or other physical address, including street name and name of city or town; (c) an e-mail address or other online contact information, such as an instant messaging user identifier or a screen name that reveals and individual’s e-mail address; (d) a telephone number; (e) a Social Security number; (f) a persistent identifier, such as a customer number held in a cookie or processor serial number, that is combined with other available data that identifies and individual; (g) age; (h) income level; (i) hobbies, buying patterns or preferences; or (j) any other information from or about an individual that is combined with any of (a) through (j) above.
How We Use Personal Information
Your Personal Information will be transmitted to our advertising and marketing partners, our affiliated companies, or other third parties interested in providing you information or services. Requested information may be provided by e-mail at the address that you provide on the Site or by any other means you provide. We will also use your Personal Information for customer service, to provide you with information that you may request, to customize your experience on a Site, and to contact you when necessary in connection with transactions entered into by you on a Site. We may also use your personal information for internal business purposes, such as analyzing and managing our business. We may also combine the information we have gathered about you with information from other sources. We may use third parties to help us operate our business and the Sites or administer activities on our behalf.
We and/or our marketing partners and affiliated companies enhance and/or merge Personal Information about users with data collected from other sources to use in direct and/or online marketing.
We reserve the right, in connection with a transfer of any of our assets to any affiliated company, to provide Personal Information and data to the affiliate subject to the terms of this policy. Similarly, we reserve the right, in connection with a sale of any of our assets or businesses to a third party, to sell our database containing Personal Information, or relevant portion thereof. We may release Personal Information if required by law, to enforce any terms of service, or to protect the rights, property or safety of our Sites, its registered users, or others. Please note that our privacy policy does not apply to websites or web pages that link to our Sites.
You may, at any time, notify us that you do not wish to have your Personal Information disclosed to third parties for offers and promotions by sending an e-mail to privacy@linktrack.com.
How We Use Demographic Information
We use demographic information to tailor Sites to the interests of our users. Demographic information is shared with advertisers so that they can tailor their advertisements to the appropriate audience. Demographic information may also be shared with other third parties.
Other Sites
Other sites accessible through our Sites have their own privacy policies and data collection, use and disclosure practices. Please consult each site's privacy policy. We are not responsible for the policies or practices of third parties. Please be aware that our Sites may contain links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties. The information practices of those websites linked to our Sites are not covered by this Privacy Policy. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, or solicit Personal Information. Additionally, other companies that place advertising on our Sites may collect information about you when you view or click on their advertising through the use of cookies. We cannot control this collection of information. You should contact these advertisers directly if you have any questions about their use of the information that they collect.
On behalf of various sponsors, we may provide sponsored links to third-party websites. If you click on a sponsored link or banner ad, a "window" or "frame" containing a third-party's web site may appear in the foreground with a Site in the background. Unless you are on one of our Sites, any time that you have moved to a window, you should assume that your Personal Information is being collected, used and disclosed in accordance with the windowed site's privacy policy (if any). If you are unsure as to whose privacy policy applies, please contact us by e-mail at privacy@linktrack.com.
Our Security Precautions
The Site has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. We encrypt all of your personal and financial information and use our best efforts to prevent it from being read or intercepted as the information travels over the Internet. While we are committed to protecting your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.
Removal of Your Information/Opting Out
By hitting the submit button, you are representing that you have the authority and are authorizing us or our partners to contact any telephone number you entered even if the entered telephone number is currently on a federal, state, or other Do Not Call list.
At your request, we will remove Personal Information that you have provided to us. You may do so by e-mailing privacy@linktrack.com. However, deleting your Personal Information or otherwise opting-out of receipt of communications from us or third parties will only change or delete the data in our database for purposes of transacting future business on a Site and for managing future communications from us and third parties. These deletions will not change or delete Personal Information already collected as part of a particular transaction in our database, which may have already been shared with third parties, all as provided above in this Privacy Policy. You will need to contact third parties who may contact you directly to change your preferences or your personal information that they may be using to contact you.
We provide users the option to opt-out from receiving information sent via electronic mailings on behalf of third party advertisers. Users may unsubscribe from receiving e-mails at any time by following the instructions contained at the end of every e-mailing. Unsubscribe requests can only be processed if you have registered with us in the first instance. If you have not registered with us and wish to opt out of receiving e-mails from a particular sender, please consult that sender’s opt out policies or contact that sender.
Information sent on behalf of third party advertisers is prepared several days in advance, so users may continue to receive e-mail from us for up to 5 days after following the unsubscribe procedures detailed above. If after that point a user is still receiving email from us, the user should contact us at privacy@linktrack.com.
No Liability for Unauthorized Changes
IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF A SITE OR FOR THE UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION OF TEXT OR ADVERTISEMENTS PROVIDED BY US TO OUR MARKETING PARTNERS OR THIRD PARTIES.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Compliance
You must be at least 18 years old to have our permission to use our Sites. Our policy is that we do not knowingly collect, use or disclose Personal Information about visitors under 18 years of age. If you are the parent or guardian of a minor under 18 years of age and believe that they have disclosed Personal Information to us, please contact us at privacy@linktrack.com so that we may delete the minor's information.
Contacting us about privacy questions or concerns
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of a Site, or your dealings with this Site, please email us at privacy@linktrack.com, or by sending a letter to:
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CAN SPAM Act of 2003 Policy
With the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 going into effect January 1, 2004, our industry has undergone some significant transformations. The Federal Government has laid out guidelines as to what is considered legitimate commercial email and what is not. We at Performance Marketing Group welcome the Government in taking said action, and look to work with all our affiliated parties, advertisers, and clients to ensure full compliance with the spirit and letter the new laws.
The new law also explicitly forbids various fraudulent practices that EFORCE has never endorsed or willingly been a party to.
While it is unlikely that any EFORCE customer has engaged in any of these practices, EFORCE compliance efforts require that we reiterate the fact that EFORCE expressly forbids its marketing and media affiliates to transmit any email message on behalf of a customer that:
Uses scripts or other automated means to register for multiple electronic mail accounts or online user accounts from which to transmit, or enable another person to transmit any email or knowingly uses any relay or retransmission of an email from a computer or computer network that has been accessed without authorization;
Uses any computer without authorization, or intentionally initiates the transmission of multiple commercial electronic mail messages from or through such a computer;
Uses a computer to relay or retransmit multiple commercial electronic mail messages, with the intent to deceive or mislead recipients, or any Internet access service, as to the origin of such messages;
Is accomplished through the intentional transmission from any electronic mail addresses or online user accounts, the registration of which were obtained using information that materially falsifies the identity of the actual registrant;
Is accomplished through the intentional transmission from any Internet Protocol address, the access to which was obtained through a media affiliate's false representation of itself to be the registrant or the legitimate successor in interest to the registrant of such Internet Protocol addresses;
Uses any falsified or forged electronic mail transmission information or other routing information in any manner.
As such, we present the following policy, on how Performance Marketing Group requires it's partners to operate starting January 1, 2004.
As a EFORCE Partner, you are 100% responsible for any offer that you market or re-broker to 3rd party mailers. You must comply with all state and federal laws, including the Federal CAN-SPAM Law effective January 1, 2004, and you must ensure 3rd party compliance with all such laws, rules and regulations.
As a EFORCE Marketing Partner, you must provide a true and accurate sample of any and all advertisements to us for our approval prior to distribution of any email message. EFORCE/Partner2Profit must approve all messages - there are NO EXCEPTIONS. No payments will be made for unapproved email.
All advertisements must indicate in their subject line that they are advertisements or commercial solicitations in a "clear and conspicuous notice." The FTC is in the midst of deciding what form commercial subject lines must take, and you must comply with all regulations and guidelines published by the FTC. Until the FTC determines the guidelines for "clear and conspicuous", we suggest: ADV, CE, COM, Commercial, Advertisement.
All messages must be truthful as to their origin and contain a valid email and physical postal address for the mailer. E-mails should also contain the name of the advertiser so that the origin of the message and source of the product are clear.
All messages must contain an easy and valid method to opt out, including a clear and conspicuous notice of how to do so. Any request to opt out must be honored by your company, and emails to such recipient must cease, within five (5) days of receipt of the request.
As a EFORCE Marketing Partner, you must be sending emails from servers that YOU own. In no way are you permitted to proxy or use servers that you do not control to distribute email, unless you are employing the services of a 3rd party mailer at which point they are bound by the same requirements as you.
If you wish to make any changes to creative, subject lines, etc., you must contact your account manager to gain approval.
Any piece of mail sent must come FROM YOU. Do not use a "made up" from email address or from field. Please use YOUR Company Name.
As a EFORCE Marketing Partner, you agree to indemnify us and hold us harmless from any and all claims arising as a result of any errors, omissions, negligence or violations of the law on your (or your affiliates/associates') part.
Thank you for your cooperation, and we look forward to a fruitful relationship with you in the future.
