These Affiliate Program Terms (the "Terms") govern your participation in the Glueprint affiliate program (the "Program") operated by Glueprint, LLC ("Glueprint," "we," "us," or "our"). The Terms supplement, and are incorporated by reference into, the Glueprint Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Capitalized terms not defined here have the meanings given in the Terms of Service.
1. Acceptance of These Terms
You become a party to these Terms when you click "I agree" (or a substantially similar control) during the affiliate application process in the Glueprint portal, or, if earlier, when you participate in the Program by directing traffic through a Glueprint-issued referral link. By doing either, you represent that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms.
For purposes of these Terms:
- "Affiliate" means you, the individual or legal entity who has been accepted into the Program.
- "Customer" means an end user of the Glueprint Service.
- "Referred Customer" means a Customer attributed to Affiliate under Section 5.
- "Qualifying Invoice" has the meaning given in Section 6.1.
- "Commission" means the amount payable to Affiliate on a Qualifying Invoice under Section 6.
- "Effective Date" means the date Glueprint accepts Affiliate's application or, if no formal acceptance is issued, the date Affiliate first directs traffic through a referral link.
2. Relationship of the Parties
Affiliate is an independent contractor. Nothing in these Terms creates an employment, agency, partnership, joint venture, or franchise relationship between Affiliate and Glueprint. Affiliate has no authority to bind Glueprint, to incur liabilities on Glueprint's behalf, or to make representations or warranties on behalf of Glueprint, and Affiliate will not represent otherwise to any person.
3. Eligibility
To participate in the Program, Affiliate must:
- Be at least eighteen (18) years of age and possess the legal capacity to enter into binding contracts under the laws of Affiliate's jurisdiction;
- Not be an employee, contractor, officer, director, or immediate family member of an employee, contractor, officer, or director of Glueprint, LLC, unless Glueprint has expressly approved such participation in writing;
- Not be located in, organized under the laws of, or operating from any country, region, or jurisdiction subject to comprehensive sanctions administered by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") or any equivalent regime;
- Not appear on any U.S. government denied-party, blocked-persons, or specially-designated-nationals list, or any equivalent list maintained by a competent authority in Affiliate's jurisdiction; and
- Not maintain more than one (1) Affiliate account per individual or legal entity.
4. Enrollment and Stripe Connect Onboarding
Affiliate enrolls in the Program by submitting an application through the Glueprint portal. Glueprint may accept, reject, or revoke any application in its sole discretion. Glueprint may apply automated approval to certain applications; automated approval does not waive Glueprint's right to deactivate Affiliate later under these Terms.
Before any payout is issued, Affiliate must complete Stripe Connect Express onboarding, including the tax-information collection administered by Stripe (Form W-9 for U.S. persons or the appropriate Form W-8 series for non-U.S. persons). Affiliate's use of the Stripe Connect Express account is additionally governed by Stripe's terms of service and the Stripe Connected Account Agreement. Affiliate is responsible for maintaining and updating the information on file with Stripe.
5. Tracking, Attribution, and Referrals
5.1 Referral Links
On enrollment, Glueprint issues Affiliate one or more unique referral links. Affiliate must not modify, obfuscate, or rebrand these links except as Glueprint expressly permits.
5.2 Attribution Window
Glueprint attributes a prospective Customer to Affiliate for a period of thirty (30) days from the prospective Customer's first click on Affiliate's referral link, as recorded by Glueprint's tracking system (presently, browser local storage, or any successor mechanism). Attribution is voided if the prospective Customer clears local storage, switches browser or device, or subsequently clicks another affiliate's link before signing up. As between competing referral links, the most recent click prevails ("last-click attribution").
5.3 One Referral per Customer
Each Customer tenant may be attributed to only one Affiliate. Once attributed, the referral is persistent for the life of the Customer's account for purposes of recurring Commissions under Section 6, subject to these Terms.
5.4 No Self-Referrals
Self-referrals and referrals to accounts Affiliate controls or beneficially owns are prohibited. Such referrals are unilaterally voided server-side and may result in immediate termination and forfeiture under Sections 11 and 14.
5.5 Glueprint's Records Are Authoritative
Glueprint's tracking records are the sole and authoritative basis for Commission calculation. Affiliate acknowledges the inherent limitations of cookie- and local-storage-based attribution (including browser settings, ad blockers, privacy extensions, cross-device behavior, and other factors outside Glueprint's control) and waives any claim arising from tracking failures.
6. Commissions
6.1 Rate and Qualifying Invoices
Subject to these Terms, Glueprint will credit Affiliate a Commission of twenty percent (20%) — calculated in basis points as 2000 bps and expressed in United States Dollars — of the net amount of each Qualifying Invoice from a Referred Customer. A "Qualifying Invoice" is an invoice that (a) is issued by Glueprint to a Referred Customer, (b) is for a paid subscription plan or paid add-on line item (including per-host and per-seat add-ons), (c) is actually paid in full and settled, and (d) is not subsequently refunded or charged back beyond the limits stated in Section 8.
6.2 Recurring Commissions
Commissions accrue on every Qualifying Invoice for as long as (i) the Customer remains a Referred Customer of Affiliate, (ii) Affiliate remains in good standing and Affiliate's account is active, and (iii) the Program remains in effect.
6.3 Exclusions
The following are excluded from the Commission base: taxes (including VAT, GST, and sales tax); currency-conversion charges and payment-processing fees passed through to the Customer; late-payment penalties; refunded portions of any invoice; credits, coupons, or promotional discounts applied by Glueprint; $0 invoices and trial periods; and amounts paid by Glueprint employees, contractors, officers, directors, or related parties.
6.4 Sole Compensation
Commissions are the entire consideration owed to Affiliate under these Terms. Affiliate is not entitled to any fee, bonus, expense reimbursement, equity, or other compensation, whether for marketing activities, business-development efforts, or otherwise.
7. Hold Period, Maturation, and Payout
7.1 Hold Period
Each Commission is placed in a "pending" state on the date the underlying invoice is settled and remains in that state for thirty (30) days (the "hold period").
7.2 Maturation
At the end of the hold period, and provided no refund, chargeback, or adjustment under Section 8 has occurred, the Commission matures to "approved" status.
7.3 Automatic Transfer Threshold
Glueprint automatically initiates a Stripe Transfer to Affiliate's Stripe Connect Express account when Affiliate's approved balance equals or exceeds US$25.00. Glueprint evaluates the auto-transfer trigger approximately every sixty (60) minutes.
7.4 Manual Payouts
Affiliate may also request a manual payout, subject to the same $25.00 minimum and a rate limit of one (1) request per hour.
7.5 Payout Channel
All payouts are made exclusively through Affiliate's Stripe Connect Express account. Affiliate is solely responsible for the accuracy of banking and identity information furnished to Stripe and for compliance with Stripe's terms.
7.6 No Liability for Third-Party Delays
Glueprint is not liable for delays caused by Stripe, Affiliate's bank, Affiliate's failure to complete onboarding, incorrect banking details, or events beyond Glueprint's reasonable control.
8. Refunds, Chargebacks, and Adjustments
8.1 Reversal During Hold
If the underlying invoice is refunded in whole or in part, or a chargeback is initiated, before the Commission has matured, the Commission is reversed proportionally: a full reversal applies on a full refund, and a pro-rata reversal applies on a partial refund.
8.2 Clawback After Maturation, Before Transfer
If a refund or chargeback occurs after maturation but before transfer to Affiliate's Stripe Connect account, the Commission is clawed back proportionally and the clawback is applied against Affiliate's approved balance.
8.3 Post-Transfer Treatment
Commissions that have already been transferred to Affiliate's Stripe Connect account are not subject to clawback through these Terms, except in cases of fraud, breach of these Terms, or transfers that are reversed or disputed by Stripe. In any such case, Glueprint may recover the amount by offsetting Affiliate's future Commissions or by direct repayment demand.
8.4 Disputes
Commissions tied to disputed invoices are placed on hold pending resolution of the dispute. If Glueprint loses the dispute, the Commission is clawed back per the rules above.
9. Taxes
9.1 Independent Contractor Tax Responsibility
Affiliate is solely responsible for all federal, state, local, and foreign income, self-employment, withholding, value-added, and other taxes attributable to Commissions, as well as for all related filings.
9.2 Tax Forms via Stripe
Tax forms (Form W-9 for U.S. persons; the appropriate Form W-8 series for non-U.S. persons) are collected by Stripe as part of Connect Express onboarding. Glueprint relies on the tax classification reported by Stripe to issue Form 1099-NEC or other applicable U.S. information returns.
9.3 Gross Payment
Commissions are stated gross of any tax obligation. Glueprint will not gross-up payments to offset Affiliate's tax liability.
10. Promotional Conduct Required
10.1 Permitted Channels
Affiliate may promote Glueprint only through channels Affiliate owns or for which Affiliate has the lawful right to publish content (for example, Affiliate's own website, newsletter, social-media accounts, podcasts, or in-person events).
10.2 FTC §255 Disclosure
In compliance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, 16 C.F.R. Part 255, Affiliate must clearly and conspicuously disclose the material connection to Glueprint in every promotion that includes a referral link, endorsement, or recommendation. The disclosure must be in close proximity to the link or endorsement, in plain language a reasonable reader can understand, and on the same surface as the endorsement (it may not be hidden behind a "more info" expander, footer, or separate page). Examples of acceptable disclosure include: "I receive a commission if you sign up through this link," "Affiliate link," and the tags "#ad" or "#affiliate."
10.3 Use of Glueprint Materials
Affiliate may use only those marketing assets, screenshots, copy, and trademarks that Glueprint has made publicly available or has approved in writing. Affiliate may not edit Glueprint logos, alter pricing or feature claims, or fabricate testimonials.
10.4 Channel-Specific Compliance
Email promotion must comply with the U.S. CAN-SPAM Act (15 U.S.C. §7701 et seq.), Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (S.C. 2010, c. 23), and, where applicable, the e-Privacy and direct-marketing rules of the EU and United Kingdom. SMS and voice promotion must comply with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (47 U.S.C. §227) and equivalent foreign laws.
11. Prohibited Conduct
The following are material breaches of these Terms and grounds for immediate termination and forfeiture under Section 14:
11.1 Self-Dealing
Self-referrals, referrals to accounts Affiliate controls or beneficially owns, and coordinated referrals among related parties.
11.2 Spam and Unsolicited Messaging
Mass-DM campaigns; posting referral links in forums, comments, code repositories, or chat servers where promotional content is not welcome; and any practice that would reasonably be characterized as spam under CAN-SPAM, CASL, the TCPA, or applicable platform rules.
11.3 Tracking Manipulation
Cookie stuffing; forced clicks; hidden iframes; auto-redirects; pop-unders; browser extensions that inject referral codes; and any other technique that causes attribution without the prospective Customer's affirmative click.
11.4 Paid-Search Restrictions
Affiliate may not (a) bid on "Glueprint," misspellings of "Glueprint," or any term confusingly similar to a Glueprint mark on Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, or any other paid-search platform; (b) use Glueprint marks in ad headlines, display URLs, or ad-domain paths; or (c) direct paid-search traffic to a landing page that mimics, frames, or is confusingly similar to a Glueprint property.
11.5 Domain-Name Restrictions
Affiliate may not register, own, or operate any domain that contains "glueprint" or a string confusingly similar to a Glueprint mark.
11.6 Incentivized Referrals
Cashback, rebates, loyalty points, charity-match offers, sweepstakes entries, and similar incentives are prohibited unless Glueprint approves them in writing in advance.
11.7 Coupon and Aggregator Sites
Operating or distributing referral links primarily through coupon, deal, voucher, cashback, or discount-aggregator sites is prohibited absent Glueprint's prior written approval. Glueprint reserves the right to void Commissions sourced from such channels.
11.8 Non-Circumvention
Affiliate may not directly solicit, offer side-channel discounts to, or otherwise induce prospective or Referred Customers to bypass the referral link, defer sign-up until attribution expires, or otherwise deprive Glueprint of an accurate attribution record.
11.9 Impersonation
Typosquatting; false claims of affiliation with or employment by Glueprint; fabricated endorsements; and deepfake or AI-generated impersonation of Glueprint personnel.
11.10 Misrepresentation
Misrepresenting Glueprint's features, pricing, security posture, AI-model capabilities, regulatory status, or roadmap; and making misleading earnings claims about the Program.
11.11 Targeting Minors and Sanctioned Persons
Marketing to anyone under 18, or to anyone located in an OFAC-sanctioned jurisdiction.
11.12 Malicious Software
Distributing malware, adware, toolbars, spyware, or any software that installs referral codes, hijacks browsing, or interferes with users' devices.
11.13 Violations of Law
Any violation of applicable law, including FTC §255, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, the EU and U.K. GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act and California Privacy Rights Act, and applicable platform terms of service.
12. Intellectual Property
12.1 License to Use Glueprint Marks
Subject to these Terms, Glueprint grants Affiliate a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license, during the term of these Terms, to use the Glueprint name, logo, and approved marketing materials solely for the purpose of promoting the Program in conformance with these Terms.
12.2 Goodwill
All goodwill arising from Affiliate's use of Glueprint marks inures exclusively to Glueprint.
12.3 Affiliate Content
Affiliate retains ownership of original content Affiliate creates. Glueprint may quote, screenshot, or share such content for reciprocal promotional purposes with attribution.
12.4 No Other Transfer
Nothing in these Terms transfers any ownership in Glueprint's trademarks, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, or software.
13. Confidentiality, Privacy, and Data Protection
13.1 Confidential Information
Non-public Program details — including Affiliate-specific commission rates, internal performance metrics, masked Referred-Customer email addresses shown in Affiliate's dashboard, and Glueprint roadmap information — are Confidential Information of Glueprint.
13.2 Duration of Confidentiality
Affiliate must not disclose Confidential Information for five (5) years after termination, except as required by law and only after providing Glueprint reasonable prior notice.
13.3 Privacy Law Compliance
Affiliate must comply with all applicable privacy laws (including the EU and U.K. GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA, and LGPD) with respect to any personal data Affiliate collects in connection with promoting Glueprint, including providing required notices and identifying a lawful basis for processing.
13.4 No Re-Identification
Affiliate may not attempt to identify, contact, or re-identify masked Referred-Customer email addresses shown in the Affiliate dashboard.
14. Term, Suspension, and Termination
14.1 Term
These Terms commence on the Effective Date and continue until terminated as provided in this Section 14.
14.2 Termination for Convenience
Either party may terminate these Terms at any time, for any reason or no reason, by written notice. Email to Affiliate's account address, or to legal@glueprint.ai, is sufficient.
14.3 Termination for Cause
Glueprint may terminate these Terms immediately and without notice on any of the following grounds: (a) Affiliate's breach of Section 10 or Section 11; (b) fraud, attempted fraud, or manipulation of tracking; (c) Affiliate's listing on any government sanctions, denied-party, or blocked-persons list; or (d) Affiliate's insolvency, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or bankruptcy.
14.4 Suspension
Glueprint may suspend Affiliate's participation pending investigation. During suspension, accrued Commissions are placed on hold and no new Commissions accrue.
14.5 Effects of Termination
(a) Affiliate's referral link is deactivated immediately on termination, and no Commissions accrue on activity occurring after termination.
(b) If termination occurs under Section 14.2 (for convenience or by Affiliate), Commissions already matured and not subject to clawback under Section 8 will be paid out per the normal cycle, and pending Commissions will continue to be evaluated through the normal hold and clawback process and paid if and when they mature.
(c) If termination occurs under Section 14.3 (for cause), all unpaid Commissions — whether pending, approved, or not yet transferred — are forfeited. Glueprint may additionally offset any Commissions previously transferred to Affiliate against amounts Affiliate owes Glueprint or third parties on account of the underlying breach.
(d) Affiliate must immediately cease use of Glueprint marks and remove all referral links from properties under Affiliate's control.
14.6 Survival
Sections 6.4 (sole compensation), 8 (refunds and chargebacks), 9 (taxes), 11 (prohibited conduct, as to pre-termination acts), 12 (intellectual property), 13 (confidentiality), 14.5 (effects of termination), 16 (disclaimers), 17 (limitation of liability), 18 (indemnification), 19 (governing law and venue), and 20 (general provisions) survive any termination of these Terms.
15. Modifications to the Program
15.1 Right to Modify
Glueprint may modify these Terms — including the commission rate, hold period, attribution window, minimum payout threshold, eligibility requirements, the list of prohibited conduct, and any other provision — on thirty (30) days' prior written notice to Affiliate. Notice may be given by email to the address on Affiliate's account, by posting an updated version of these Terms with a revised Effective Date, or by in-product notice in the Affiliate dashboard.
15.2 Acceptance by Continued Participation
Affiliate's continued participation in the Program after the effective date of a modification constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms. If Affiliate does not agree to a modification, Affiliate's sole remedy is to terminate under Section 14.2.
15.3 Termination of the Program
Glueprint may terminate the Program in its entirety on thirty (30) days' notice. Commissions that mature through the Program end date will be paid out per the normal cycle, subject to Section 8.
15.4 Immediate Changes Where Required
Notwithstanding Section 15.1, Glueprint may make changes effective immediately where reasonably necessary to comply with law, address a security threat, or prevent material harm.
16. Disclaimers
16.1 "As Is" Provision
THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GLUEPRINT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
16.2 Tracking Limitations
Glueprint does not warrant that its tracking system will be uninterrupted, error-free, or capable of attributing every potential referral. Affiliate acknowledges that browser settings, ad blockers, privacy extensions, cross-device behavior, and other factors outside Glueprint's control routinely defeat web attribution.
16.3 No Earnings Guarantee
Glueprint makes no representation, guarantee, or projection of earnings. Past Affiliate earnings are not indicative of future results.
17. Limitation of Liability
17.1 Excluded Damages
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NEITHER PARTY WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST DATA, OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
17.2 Liability Cap
GLUEPRINT'S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS AND THE PROGRAM WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE TOTAL COMMISSIONS PAID OR PAYABLE TO AFFILIATE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS (US$100).
17.3 Failure of Essential Purpose
The limitations in this Section 17 apply notwithstanding the failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy.
18. Indemnification
Affiliate will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Glueprint, LLC, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claim, demand, loss, liability, damage, fine, penalty, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to: (a) Affiliate's breach of these Terms; (b) Affiliate's promotional content, marketing claims, or marketing channels (including any failure to comply with FTC §255 disclosure obligations, CAN-SPAM, the TCPA, or applicable privacy laws); (c) Affiliate's misrepresentation of Glueprint, its products, or the parties' relationship; (d) Affiliate's violation of any third-party right, including intellectual-property or privacy rights; and (e) any taxes, penalties, or interest Glueprint is required to pay on account of misclassification of Affiliate's status.
19. Governing Law; Venue; Equitable Relief; Jury-Trial Waiver
19.1 Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.
19.2 Exclusive Venue and Equitable Relief
The parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in Fulton County, Georgia for any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms, except that Glueprint may seek equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect its intellectual property or Confidential Information.
19.3 Jury-Trial Waiver
EACH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS.
19.4 Limitations Period
Any claim arising out of or related to these Terms must be brought within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues, or it is permanently barred, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
20. General Provisions
20.1 Entire Agreement
These Terms, together with the Glueprint Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (each incorporated by reference), constitute the entire agreement of the parties regarding the Program and supersede all prior or contemporaneous agreements on the subject.
20.2 Order of Precedence
In the event of conflict between these Terms and the main Terms of Service as to the Program specifically, these Terms control. Otherwise, the Terms of Service control.
20.3 Assignment
Affiliate may not assign these Terms or any rights or obligations hereunder without Glueprint's prior written consent. Glueprint may assign these Terms without consent, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of its assets. Any unauthorized assignment is void.
20.4 Notices
Notices to Affiliate may be sent to the email on Affiliate's account. Notices to Glueprint must be sent to legal@glueprint.ai. Notices are effective on the next business day after sending.
20.5 Force Majeure
Neither party is liable for any delay or failure caused by events beyond reasonable control, including acts of God, war, terrorism, civil disturbance, governmental action, internet or telecommunications outages, payment-processor outages, or pandemic.
20.6 Severability
If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder will remain in full effect and the unenforceable provision will be reformed to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable.
20.7 No Waiver
A party's failure to enforce any provision of these Terms is not a waiver of future enforcement of that or any other provision.
20.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries
These Terms confer no rights or remedies on any person other than the parties.
20.9 Headings
Headings are included for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of these Terms.
20.10 Independent Contractors
For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in these Terms creates an employment, agency, partnership, joint venture, or franchise relationship between the parties.
21. Contact
Affiliate-program legal notices should be sent to:
Email: legal@glueprint.ai