Affiliate Program Terms

These terms apply when you join The Wacky Whale affiliate program (the "Program"). They add to our Terms Of Service, which also apply. By joining, you agree to both. If you don't agree, don't join.

1. Joining

• The Program is free. You need a Wacky Whale account and must be at least 18 years old.
• You pick a link name when you join. It can't be changed later, and names that impersonate us or others, or that are offensive, may be removed.
• We may decline, pause or close any affiliate account, for example if these terms are broken.
• You are an independent contractor. Nothing in the Program makes you our employee, agent or partner, and you can't make promises or sign anything on our behalf.

2. How Referrals Are Credited

• A visitor is credited to you when they arrive through your link (thewackywhale.com/r/your-link-name, or any page address with ?ref=your-link-name) and become a new member within 30 days of their last click on an affiliate link.
• If a visitor clicks more than one affiliate's link, the last link clicked before their first payment gets the credit.
• Credit depends on a cookie in the visitor's browser. If they block or clear cookies, use another device, or never sign in, we may not be able to credit you, and we can't credit referrals we can't track.

3. Commission

• You earn $10 for each new member you refer. A new member is a person whose first payment for The Pod is a monthly plan, a yearly plan or the Lifetime Pod.
• Each member earns a commission once, ever. Renewals, gift memberships, downloads, and people who were members before (including through a gift or free access) don't earn a commission.
• You can't earn a commission on yourself, on anyone who uses your payout account, or on accounts you control.

4. Hold Period And Payment

• Each commission is held for 30 days after the member's payment. After that it is ready to pay.
• We pay ready commissions once a month, by the 15th, by PayPal to the payout email you give us, in US dollars. If your ready balance is under $25, it rolls over to the next month.
• Keep your payout email current. We aren't responsible for payments sent to the email you gave us, and PayPal's own terms and fees on your side apply.
• If the payment that earned a commission is refunded or charged back, that commission is cancelled. If it was already paid, we take it off your next payout. If we win the chargeback, the commission counts again.
• While your account is paused, people who join through your link don't earn you a commission.

5. Promoting Your Link

• Clearly say that you earn a commission, right next to your link and before anyone clicks it, as the US Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides require. "I earn a commission if you join through my link" is enough. A disclosure only on a separate page isn't.
• Don't promise or suggest profits, income or trading results, and don't give investment advice in our name. Describe The Pod accurately as trading education.
• Don't send spam or unsolicited messages, and follow anti-spam laws such as CAN-SPAM.
• Don't bid on "The Wacky Whale" or similar terms in paid search ads, don't use our name in a domain name or social media handle, and don't pretend to be us.
• Don't use cookie stuffing, hidden links, pop-unders, fake coupons, misleading "discount" claims or any trick that credits you for visits you didn't really send.
• Don't place your link on sites with unlawful, hateful, adult or infringing content.
• Commissions earned by breaking these rules aren't payable.

6. Taxes

You are responsible for your own taxes. Before paying you, we may ask for a tax form (Form W-9 if you're in the US, or Form W-8BEN if you're outside it) and may hold payments until we receive it. We file tax information returns where the law requires.

7. Ending

You can leave the Program at any time by emailing us. We can end your participation at any time. When it ends, ready commissions you earned under these terms are paid with the next monthly payout, unless they were earned by breaking these terms.

8. Changes

We may change these terms, including the commission amount, with at least 30 days' notice by email. Commissions earned before a change take effect follow the terms that applied when they were earned.

9. Liability

The Program and its dashboard are provided "as is." To the fullest extent the law allows, our total liability to you under the Program is limited to the commissions you earned and haven't been paid. You are responsible for how you promote your link, and you agree to cover any claims, losses and costs that come from your promotions or from breaking these terms or the law. The rest of our Terms Of Service apply as well.

10. Contact

Questions about the Program? Email support@thewackywhale.com.