These Affiliate Terms explain how affiliates may promote Book Formatting Experts, how commissions are reviewed, what promotional methods are allowed, and which activities are prohibited.
By applying for or participating in the Book Formatting Experts affiliate program, you agree to promote our services ethically, transparently, and in a way that protects authors, publishers, and the reputation of the brand.
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Clear disclosures
Affiliate promotions must clearly disclose commission relationships.
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Ethical promotion
Affiliates must not mislead authors or make false service promises.
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Valid referrals
Commissions apply only to eligible referrals that follow program rules.
Important Notice
These terms are provided for the Book Formatting Experts affiliate program and should be reviewed before submitting an affiliate application or promoting any Book Formatting Experts service. Participation in the program means you agree to follow these rules, including disclosure requirements, promotional restrictions, and commission conditions.
Affiliate Eligibility
The Book Formatting Experts affiliate program is intended for partners who can ethically refer authors, publishers, coaches, educators, agencies, or self-publishing communities to relevant book formatting and publishing support services.
Authors, bloggers, publishing educators, writing coaches, and content creators may apply.
Businesses or agencies with relevant author, book, or publishing audiences may apply.
Applicants must provide accurate information during signup.
Affiliates must comply with all applicable advertising, disclosure, privacy, and consumer protection rules.
Application Review and Approval
Affiliate applications are reviewed before approval. Book Formatting Experts may approve, reject, pause, or remove an affiliate account at its discretion if the applicantโs website, audience, promotional methods, or conduct do not align with the brand.
Approval is not guaranteed. Participation may be limited or withdrawn if an affiliate provides incomplete information, promotes irrelevant offers, uses misleading claims, or violates these terms.
Commission Rules
Commission eligibility depends on the affiliate program structure active at the time of referral. A commission is generally considered eligible only when a referred customer completes a valid purchase, the order is not refunded, the transaction is not fraudulent, and the referral is properly tracked.
Commissions apply only to eligible referrals tracked through the approved affiliate link or tracking method.
Commissions may be reversed for refunds, chargebacks, cancellations, duplicate orders, or fraudulent transactions.
Self-referrals, fake referrals, coupon abuse, and account manipulation are not eligible.
Custom projects may require manual review before commission approval.
Payout Schedule and Conditions
Payouts are made according to the affiliate platform, payment method, review period, and minimum payout threshold set by Book Formatting Experts. Commissions may be held during review periods to account for refunds, disputes, file review delays, payment verification, or project cancellation.
Affiliates are responsible for providing accurate payment details and any required tax or account information.
Tracking, Cookies, and Attribution
Affiliate tracking depends on the affiliate platform, browser settings, cookie duration, referral link usage, and attribution rules active at the time of referral. A commission cannot be guaranteed if tracking is blocked, the link is not used, cookies are cleared, another affiliate receives final attribution, or the customer orders through a different path.
Affiliate Disclosure Requirements
Affiliates must clearly disclose their affiliate relationship when promoting Book Formatting Experts. Disclosures must be easy to see, easy to understand, and placed near affiliate links or promotional recommendations.
Use clear language such as โI may earn a commission if you purchase through my link.โ
Place disclosures before or near the affiliate link, not hidden at the bottom of a page.
Disclose affiliate relationships in blog posts, emails, videos, social media posts, and downloadable resources.
Follow all applicable disclosure and advertising regulations.
Allowed Promotion Methods
Affiliates may promote Book Formatting Experts through professional, relevant, and ethical channels that help authors understand the value of book formatting and publishing support services.
Educational blog posts, comparison articles, tutorials, and resource pages.
Email newsletters to audiences that opted in to receive communication.
YouTube videos, podcasts, webinars, and publishing-related training content.
Social media posts that clearly disclose affiliate relationships.
Author resources, writing communities, publishing guides, and relevant course materials.
Affiliate Dos
Do recommend services honestly and accurately.
Do disclose affiliate relationships clearly.
Do use approved brand names, links, and promotional materials responsibly.
Do send relevant traffic from author, writing, publishing, or business audiences.
Do explain that custom quotes depend on project details and file requirements.
Do update outdated content if service details, offers, or policies change.
Do respect author privacy and avoid sharing customer information publicly.
Affiliate Donโts
Donโt make false guarantees about results, rankings, approvals, or publishing success.
Donโt claim to be Book Formatting Experts or act as an official employee.
Donโt use spam, fake testimonials, misleading urgency, or deceptive promotions.
Donโt bid on protected brand terms without written approval.
Donโt use self-referrals, fake leads, coupon abuse, or commission manipulation.
Donโt copy the website, impersonate the brand, or create confusingly similar pages.
Donโt promote through adult, hateful, illegal, deceptive, or low-quality content.
Prohibited Activities
Book Formatting Experts may withhold commissions, remove affiliates, or terminate participation for prohibited activity. This includes any promotion that damages brand trust or misleads authors.
Spam emails, unsolicited direct messages, comment spam, or bulk messaging.
Misleading claims about guaranteed bestseller status, platform approval, sales results, or publishing outcomes.
Use of fake reviews, fake case studies, fake discounts, or fabricated testimonials.
Brand impersonation, domain squatting, fake landing pages, or confusingly similar websites.
Paid search bidding on Book Formatting Experts brand terms without written approval.
Promotion through illegal, discriminatory, adult, hateful, violent, or deceptive content.
Brand and Content Usage
Affiliates may refer to Book Formatting Experts by name when making honest recommendations. Affiliates may not alter the brand identity, imply ownership of the company, present themselves as official staff, or use logos, screenshots, or promotional assets in a misleading way.
Refunds, Chargebacks, and Cancelled Projects
Commissions may be reversed, delayed, or denied if the referred order is refunded, cancelled, charged back, disputed, identified as fraudulent, or otherwise not eligible under the affiliate program rules. Custom publishing projects may require additional review before final commission approval.
Affiliate Responsibilities
Affiliates are responsible for their own websites, emails, social media content, privacy practices, disclosures, advertising compliance, tax obligations, and audience communications. Affiliates must not collect or misuse personal information on behalf of Book Formatting Experts.
Termination and Program Changes
Book Formatting Experts may modify, pause, or end the affiliate program at any time. Affiliate participation may be terminated for policy violations, misleading promotions, prohibited conduct, inactive accounts, brand misuse, or any activity considered harmful to the company or its customers.
If an affiliate account is terminated for violation of these terms, unpaid commissions may be withheld or cancelled where allowed by the program rules and applicable law.
Affiliate Terms FAQs
Relevant affiliates may include authors, bloggers, publishing educators, writing coaches, content creators, course creators, agencies, and website owners with audiences interested in writing, publishing, formatting, or self-publishing services.
Yes. Affiliates must clearly disclose that they may earn a commission when promoting Book Formatting Experts through affiliate links.
Paid ads may be restricted and may require written approval. Affiliates may not bid on protected brand terms, impersonate Book Formatting Experts, or create misleading advertisements.
Commissions may not be payable for refunded orders, chargebacks, cancelled projects, fraudulent transactions, self-referrals, prohibited promotions, or referrals that violate the affiliate terms.
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