Affiliate Program Terms. Clear rules, fair attribution.

1. Program operator and eligibility

The program is operated by Dr. Jan Philip Wahle, Siedlungsweg 24, 37124 Rosdorf, Germany (“SwipePhotos”, “we”, or “us”). Contact: [email protected].

You must be at least 18, able to enter a binding contract, provide accurate identity, address, tax, website, and payout information, and control the channels listed in your application. Applying does not guarantee acceptance. We may approve, decline, suspend, or impose channel-specific conditions at our reasonable discretion.

2. Independent relationship

You participate as an independent contractor. Nothing creates employment, agency, partnership, franchise, fiduciary duty, or authority to bind SwipePhotos. You bear your own costs, taxes, filings, insurance, and legal obligations.

3. Commission

Approved affiliates earn their Partner Rate on Net Proceeds from the first Eligible Transaction in each purchase attributed under Section 4. The “Partner Rate” is the commission percentage assigned to your account when your application is approved and is stated in your approval email and dashboard. Partner Rates are offered in numbered waves, each with a fixed number of approvals: the first 20 approved partners receive 50%, the next 30 receive 40%, and partners approved after that receive the standard 30%. The wave that is open when your application is approved determines your Partner Rate; applying does not reserve a spot. Once assigned, your Partner Rate is not reduced when later waves open at lower rates, and it applies for as long as you remain in the program. The currently open wave and remaining spots are shown at swipephotos.com/affiliate.

“Net Proceeds” means the amount SwipePhotos is estimated to receive after sales taxes, VAT, digital-services taxes, Apple or other store commission, refunds, chargebacks, credits, and transaction reversals. RevenueCat’s purchase-currency and USD values, tax percentage, and store-commission percentage are used as the system of record.

The Eligible Transaction is the attributed purchase’s first paid billing cycle: the first paid week, month, or year of a subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Later subscription renewals are not eligible and generate no commission. A free trial generates no commission; if it converts, the first paid period is eligible. Refunds, chargebacks, and reversals adjust commission only when they relate to that Eligible Transaction.

4. Attribution

A valid, voluntary click on your assigned link opens a 60-day attribution window. The last valid affiliate click carried through the first app installation and attribution normally controls. Once an app user is bound to a creator, later links do not overwrite that binding. The web cookie is supported by AppsFlyer deferred deep linking and an affiliate identifier stored with the RevenueCat customer before purchase. Attribution identifies the first paid billing cycle that may earn commission; it does not make later renewals eligible.

Attribution requires functioning browsers, network services, AppsFlyer, RevenueCat, and app-store reporting. Blocking or deleting cookies, privacy restrictions, use of another device, unsupported platforms, or third-party outages may prevent attribution. Our good-faith server records decide attribution; we may correct demonstrable tracking errors but do not guarantee attribution where reliable evidence is unavailable.

5. Clearing and PayPal payouts

Positive commission remains pending for 45 days after the underlying charge to allow for refunds and store corrections. Cleared balances are reviewed monthly and paid in USD through PayPal once the balance reaches $50. Amounts below the threshold roll forward. You must keep a PayPal account able to receive the payment and are responsible for PayPal conversion, receiving, or withdrawal fees.

Refunds, chargebacks, duplicate events, fraud, and reporting corrections create negative adjustments. We may offset them against pending or future commission. If an adjustment exceeds your balance, the deficit rolls forward; we may request repayment for commission already paid on an abusive or invalid transaction. We may withhold disputed amounts while investigating, and may request lawful tax documentation before payout.

6. Required disclosure and truthful promotion

Every promotion must clearly and conspicuously disclose the affiliate relationship before or near the link, using plain language such as “I may earn a commission if you buy through this link.” You must comply with applicable advertising, endorsement, privacy, email, consumer-protection, and platform rules. Statements must be accurate, current, supportable, and consistent with SwipePhotos’ published product and privacy claims.

7. Prohibited conduct

You may not:

• buy through your own link, coordinate sham purchases, create duplicate accounts, or refer members of the same household primarily to manufacture commission;
• use cookie stuffing, hidden iframes, pop-ups, forced redirects, automatic link activation, toolbars, adware, malware, link interception, or any click not affirmatively initiated by a person;
• use bots, click farms, incentives, cashback, rebates, coupon or deal sites, sub-affiliate networks, downloadable software, or paid traffic without our prior written approval;
• bid on “SwipePhotos”, confusing misspellings, our product names, or combinations containing them in paid search; use them in domains, social handles, app names, or ads that imply official status;
• send spam, violate consent requirements, scrape addresses, or promote through deceptive notifications or unsolicited bulk messages;
• misrepresent pricing, trial, renewal, deletion safety, storage savings, privacy, App Store status, reviews, or product capabilities;
• publish fake reviews, undisclosed AI-generated testimonials, copied content, defamatory comparisons, or content that infringes intellectual property or privacy rights;
• promote on illegal, hateful, violent, sexually explicit, discriminatory, fraudulent, or brand-unsafe content; or
• modify links to falsify attribution, share dashboard access, or attempt to access another partner’s or customer’s data.

8. Brand licence

While approved, you receive a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use assets we expressly provide solely to promote SwipePhotos under these terms. Do not alter logos, imply endorsement, register confusing marks, or use Apple marks except under Apple’s rules. All goodwill belongs to SwipePhotos. Remove our assets and links promptly when participation ends.

9. Data and confidentiality

Dashboard metrics are confidential business information and may be rounded, delayed, or corrected. Do not attempt to identify referred customers. We process applicant and payout data to administer the agreement, prevent fraud, meet accounting obligations, and send required program communications. Our Privacy Policy applies in addition to these terms.

10. Suspension and termination

Either party may end participation at any time by written notice. We may immediately suspend links or payouts while investigating suspected abuse, legal risk, security issues, misleading promotion, or a material breach. On ordinary termination, valid commission earned before termination remains payable after clearing and threshold rules. Commission tied to fraud, prohibited conduct, or material misrepresentation may be voided.

11. Changes and program availability

We may change program rates, windows, thresholds, technology, or these terms prospectively. Material changes will be emailed or shown in the dashboard with reasonable notice where practicable. Continuing to use links after the effective date accepts the change. We may discontinue the program; already-cleared valid commission remains payable subject to these terms.

12. Warranties and liability

The program, tracking, dashboards, and materials are provided on a reasonable-effort, as-available basis. To the extent permitted by law, we disclaim implied warranties and are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or lost-profit damages. Our aggregate liability arising from the program will not exceed commission paid or payable to you in the six months before the event giving rise to the claim. Mandatory liability, including for intent, gross negligence, injury, and rights that cannot lawfully be limited, remains unaffected.

13. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you will defend and indemnify SwipePhotos against third-party claims, losses, fines, and reasonable costs arising from your content, promotion methods, legal violations, infringement, privacy or disclosure failures, or breach of these terms.

14. Governing law

German law applies, excluding conflict-of-law rules and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you participate as a merchant, legal entity under public law, or special fund under public law, the courts at our place of business have exclusive jurisdiction. Mandatory jurisdiction and statutory rights remain unaffected.

15. General

You may not assign participation without our written consent. If a provision is unenforceable, the rest remains effective. A waiver must be explicit and applies only to that instance. These terms, your approved application, and any written channel-specific conditions are the entire affiliate agreement.