Affiliate Terms and Conditions Template
Run Your Affiliate Program With Rules Everyone Understands
An attorney-drafted Affiliate Terms and Conditions template covering commissions, cookie duration, payout rules, promotional restrictions, and how a partnership ends, so your program runs on agreements instead of assumptions.
One-time payment of $197 · One year of updates · Instant delivery
Written by a retired attorney
Licensed in two states, in online business since 2014
Written by a program owner
Liz runs her own affiliate program
Done in about 20 minutes
Pre-populate, review, copy, paste
One year of updates
Revisions included for twelve months
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If Any of These Describe Your Program, You Need Affiliate Terms
The moment other people start earning money by promoting your products, you need a written agreement about how that works.
Why It Matters
What Affiliate Terms Actually Do for You
Every question an affiliate asks you twice is a question your Terms should have answered once.
Commission disputes
Rate, attribution, and what happens on a refund or chargeback all get settled in advance instead of over email.
Cookie duration clarity
Affiliates want to know how long a referral counts. Putting it in writing ends the recurring conversation.
Payout rules
Schedule, minimum threshold, payment method, and holding periods, stated once and applied to everyone.
Promotional restrictions
Bidding on your brand name, coupon-site listings, spam, and self-referrals are all things you get to prohibit up front.
Affiliate disclosure obligations
Your affiliates’ compliance reflects on your business, so your Terms are where you require it of them.
The right to end a partnership
A termination provision lets you remove an affiliate who misrepresents your product, without improvising the rules.
The Honest Comparison
Most Affiliate Programs Run on Assumptions Until They Don’t
Plenty of programs start with a signup form, a commission rate in the welcome email, and goodwill. That works right up until an affiliate self-refers on a big purchase, or promotes with claims you’d never make, or asks why a commission was reversed after a refund.
Those conversations go very differently when there’s a document both sides agreed to. Not because you want to be adversarial with your partners, but because clear rules are what let a program grow without you personally arbitrating every edge case.
What you get here instead: a complete affiliate agreement drafted by an attorney who runs her own affiliate program, covering the situations that actually come up, in language your partners will read.
What You Get
Inside the Affiliate Terms and Conditions Template
A full program agreement covering enrollment through termination.
- Enrollment and approval who qualifies and how they join
- Commission structure rates and what qualifies for one
- Cookie duration and attribution so referrals are settled by rule
- Payout schedule and minimums including holding periods
- Refunds and chargebacks and their effect on commissions
- Prohibited promotional methods from brand bidding to spam
- Self-referrals and coupon rules clearly addressed
- Required disclosure obligations for every affiliate
- Relationship and independence your affiliates are not employees
- Termination and program changes on stated notice
- And more beyond what’s listed here
Delivered as a Google Doc you can edit, save, and publish, with a search-and-replace list so personalizing it takes minutes rather than an afternoon.
How It Works
Four Steps, Start to Published
1. Fill Out a Simple Form
Your information gets pre-populated into the template, so you’re halfway to a customized document before you start.
2. Watch the 15-Minute Explainer
I walk you through every section, so you understand what it says and can decide if anything needs adjusting for your business.
3. Copy and Paste
Add your personalized document to your website. No coding, no plugins, no law degree required.
4. Get Back to Work
Cross this off the list and stop letting it follow you from one to-do list to the next.
Included With Your Purchase
Everything That Comes With It
The full template
Attorney-drafted and delivered as an editable Google Doc.
The custom generator
Fill out one form and receive your template with your details already in place.
15-minute explainer video
A section-by-section walkthrough so nothing in the document is a mystery.
One year of updates
The template is yours to keep, and revisions are included for a full year.
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The Details
Affiliate Terms & Conditions Template
One-Time Payment
$197
Yours to keep · One year of updates · Instant delivery
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My promise to you: I passed two bar exams and spent years teaching lawyers and judges how to use legal research tools more efficiently before pivoting to online business education. I wrote this template myself, I stay current on the rules that affect online businesses, and I update it when the law changes. If you’re not sure this is the right fit for your website, email me first and I’ll give you a straight answer.
Meet Your Educator
I’m Liz Stapleton
I got licensed to practice law in two states, then spent years in a career most attorneys never have: teaching lawyers and judges how to use legal research tools more efficiently. If I could help the people who practice law for a living work smarter, I can help you understand what you actually need to protect your website.
I’ve been in online business for 10+ years, so I know what it feels like to wear every hat and try to figure out what’s actually required, without spending thousands on attorneys who don’t speak your language.
I wrote these templates because the gap between “I know I need this” and “I can actually afford it” shouldn’t exist. I stay current on the legal changes that affect online businesses, including GDPR updates, FTC disclosure rules, and new AI use laws.
I’ve helped thousands of bloggers, creators, coaches, and online business owners get properly protected, and I’ve spoken at virtual and in-person conferences on website legal compliance.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this really for me?
If anyone earns a commission for promoting your products, or you’re about to launch a program where they will, then yes. This template is built for course creators, coaches, and digital product sellers running their own programs. As a US-based retired attorney, I wrote these templates with US-based business owners in mind.
My program is brand new and tiny. Is it too early for this?
It’s actually the easiest time. Putting the rules in place before your first affiliate signs up means every partner joins under the same agreement, instead of you renegotiating with the ones who joined earlier.
How is this different from the Terms and Conditions template?
Terms and Conditions govern your relationship with customers who buy from you. Affiliate Terms govern your relationship with partners who sell for you. They cover different situations, so most program owners end up needing both.
Does this work with ThriveCart, Kit, or another affiliate platform?
Yes. The template covers the agreement itself, which sits alongside whatever platform tracks your links and processes your payouts.
Can I customize it for my specific business?
That’s exactly how it’s built. You’ll receive an editable Google Doc, a search-and-replace list for your business details, and access to a generator that pre-populates your information for you. The explainer video walks you through each section so you know what you’re adjusting.
I’m not in the United States. Can I still use it?
The template is based on US law, and it makes a strong starting point for international business owners who then customize for their own country’s requirements. Many international entrepreneurs use these templates that way.
How do I access it after I buy?
You’ll get instant access to the course area, where you’ll find the Google Doc version to edit, save, and publish on your site, along with the explainer video and instructions.
What do I get for a year, and what do I keep?
You keep the template. It’s yours to use for as long as you want. What runs for one year is the update access, so any revision I make in the twelve months after you buy is included at no extra cost.
Can I use it on more than one website?
Yes, you can reuse it for your own websites and projects as often as you need. It may not be used for websites you don’t own.
Is there a refund policy?
Because of the legal expertise that goes into this product and the value it provides, I don’t offer refunds. If you have questions about whether it’s right for your website, contact me before you buy and I’ll answer honestly.
Is this legal advice?
No. These templates are educational tools, not a substitute for personalized legal counsel. They’re designed to help you create legally sound documents for your own online business.
One Less Thing on the List
Give Your Affiliates Rules Worth Following
Attorney-drafted. Plain English. Personalized and published in about 20 minutes.
$197 one-time · Instant delivery · One year of updates
Disclaimer
Testimonials and case studies about others’ experience with my website, products, and services are from actual customers and clients and are shown as examples of what is possible. There are several factors that determine a customer’s success, such as hard work and time, so I can in no way guarantee that current or future customers will achieve the same or similar results as previous customers. The examples, case studies, and testimonials are simply illustrative of what is possible.