Affiliate Program
Terms and Conditions

This section explains how someone joins the Program and Fusion's discretion over who is invited in.

Participation in the Program is by invitation. Fusion reserves the right to approve, decline, or remove any applicant or Affiliate at its sole discretion, with or without stated cause, subject to the termination provisions in Section 12.

This section defines the commission rates, what counts as a qualified signup, and the limits on how commissions are earned.

• Initial signup: A flat $50 commission per qualified new Print Club signup.
• Renewal: A flat $25 commission each time a referred Print Club membership renews, for as long as that membership remains active and the Affiliate remains in the Program in good standing.
• Qualified signup: A new Print Club membership, standard or nonprofit tier, purchased by a customer who is not the Affiliate and not a business owned or controlled by the Affiliate. Referrals of an Affiliate's own accounts, businesses, or known shell arrangements are not qualified and will not be paid, regardless of whether the $250 payout minimum in Section 4 is met. A renewal of a non-qualified signup is likewise non-qualified.
• Renewal credit does not transfer. Renewal commissions are paid to the Affiliate credited with the initial signup. A later referral link click by that same customer does not move renewal commissions to a different Affiliate. The overwrite rule in Section 5 governs initial signups only.
• No tiering currently: All Affiliates earn the same rates regardless of volume. A volume-based tiered structure is not part of this version of the Program.

This section explains when and how affiliates get paid, including the minimum payout threshold and what happens to inactive balances.

• Minimum payout threshold: $250 in accrued, qualified commissions. Both signup and renewal commissions count toward this threshold. Balances below this amount carry forward and accumulate until the threshold is met.
• Payout timing: Once the threshold is met, payouts are issued 30 days after the close of the period in which the threshold was reached. This delay allows time for order and refund status to settle before a commission is finalized.
• Payout method: PayPal or manual payout, as selected by the Affiliate during onboarding.
• Balance expiration for inactivity: If an Affiliate accrues no qualifying commission of any kind, signup or renewal, for 12 consecutive months, and their accrued balance remains below the $250 minimum, Fusion may treat the account as dormant. Fusion will email the Affiliate at least 30 days before forfeiture to give them a chance to generate a qualifying referral. If none occurs, the balance is forfeited and the account is deactivated.

This section defines how long a referral link stays credited to an affiliate after a visitor clicks it, and what happens when a visitor clicks more than one affiliate's link.

Referral tracking uses a cookie-based attribution model with a 12-month window. A qualified signup that occurs within 12 months of a referred visitor's click on an Affiliate's link is credited to that Affiliate.

Last click wins. Overwrite is enabled on the Program's tracking. If a visitor clicks more than one Affiliate's referral link before signing up, the most recent click replaces any earlier one, and the signup is credited in full to the Affiliate whose link was clicked last. Affiliates whose links were clicked earlier receive no credit and no partial commission for that signup, regardless of who introduced the customer first.

Attribution is settled at the moment of the initial signup. As stated in Section 3, renewal commissions stay with the Affiliate credited at signup and are not affected by later clicks.

This section lists the promotional tactics affiliates may not use when marketing the Program.

Affiliates may not use any of the following to promote Fusion or Print Club:

• Spam, unsolicited bulk email, or purchased/rented contact lists.
• Misleading, false, or exaggerated claims about savings, pricing, or program benefits.
• Paid search advertising that bids on "Fusion Marketing," "Print Club," or confusingly similar terms or misspellings.
• Registration of domain names, social handles, or business names that incorporate Fusion's brand names or confusingly similar variations.
• Cash-back, rebate, or incentivized-click arrangements that pay or reward the referred customer for signing up.
• Self-referral, as described in Section 3.
• Promotion on platforms or in contexts that are illegal, hateful, sexually explicit, or otherwise damaging to Fusion's reputation.
• Competing with us. Affiliates may not use their status or access under this Program to promote, build, or operate a competing print membership, wholesale print platform, or substantially similar service.
• Cookie-stuffing, forced clicks, browser extensions, toolbars, or any automated method that generates referral credit without a genuine, voluntary visitor action. Because overwrite is enabled under Section 5, deliberately inserting a referral click ahead of another Affiliate's pending referral, without a genuine promotional effort of your own, is treated as a violation of this provision.
• Use of bots, scripts, or other automated tools to generate fake clicks, traffic, or signups.
• AI-generated content. Affiliates may use AI tools to help draft promotional content, but remain fully responsible for its accuracy. AI-generated content is held to every requirement in this section, including the prohibition on misleading or exaggerated claims, and may not fabricate quotes, testimonials, or endorsements attributed to Fusion, its staff, or any real person.

Fusion may add prohibited methods as new promotional channels emerge. Violations may result in forfeiture of unpaid commissions and termination under Section 12.

This section explains the disclosure affiliates must make any time they promote the Program, in line with FTC rules.

Because you receive compensation for referrals, you must clearly and conspicuously disclose your financial relationship with Fusion any time you promote the Program, in accordance with FTC guidelines on endorsements and testimonials.

Disclosure must be:

• Placed near the referral link or claim, not buried in a bio, footer, or separate page.
• Understandable in plain language (for example, "I earn a commission if you sign up through my link").
• Made in every instance of promotion, not just once. A single disclosure on a homepage does not cover a later post, email, or video that also contains a referral link.

Affiliates are responsible for their own compliance with FTC rules and any other applicable advertising laws in their jurisdiction. Fusion is not liable for an Affiliate's failure to disclose.

This section clarifies that affiliates are independent contractors, not employees or agents of Fusion.

Affiliates participate in the Program as independent contractors. Nothing in these Affiliate Terms creates an employment, partnership, joint venture, or agency relationship between Fusion and the Affiliate. Affiliates have no authority to bind Fusion to any obligation, make representations on Fusion's behalf beyond approved materials, or act as Fusion's agent in any capacity. Affiliates are solely responsible for their own tax obligations, business licensing, and compliance with laws applicable to their own promotional activity.

This section explains affiliates' tax reporting obligations and Fusion's 1099 filing threshold.

Affiliates who earn commissions meeting or exceeding the applicable federal reporting threshold in a calendar year will receive a Form 1099-NEC from Fusion. For payments made in 2026 and reported in early 2027, that threshold is $2,000 per Affiliate, per the increase enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (previously $600). Fusion will collect a completed Form W-9 from each Affiliate prior to any payout. Thresholds are set by the IRS and may change; Fusion will apply whatever threshold is in effect for the calendar year in which payment is made.

This section covers the banners and brand assets Fusion provides, and the rules for using Fusion's name and logo.

Fusion provides approved banners, links, and promotional assets directly within the affiliate dashboard. Affiliates may use only these Fusion-provided materials, or materials Fusion has separately approved in writing, when referencing Fusion's name, logo, or brand assets.

Full brand usage guidelines, including logo files, approved colors, and usage restrictions, are available at the Fusion Marketing Brand Guide. Any use of Fusion's name, logo, or other intellectual property outside the scope of the provided materials and brand guide requires prior written approval.

This section explains when Fusion can reverse or withhold a commission, including holds during an investigation.

Fusion reserves the right to reverse or withhold a commission, including one already paid, if:

• The referred signup is canceled and issued account credit under Fusion's standard credit-only policy, or is reversed via chargeback by the payment processor.
• A renewal is canceled, refunded, issued account credit, or reversed via chargeback. The corresponding $25 renewal commission is subject to clawback on the same basis as a signup commission.
• The signup is later determined to be a self-referral, fraudulent, or otherwise non-qualified under Section 3.
• The Affiliate is found to have violated Section 6 (Prohibited Promotional Methods) in generating the referral.

Effect on renewal commissions. If the initial signup is clawed back under this section, no renewal commissions accrue on that membership going forward, and any renewal commissions already paid on it are subject to clawback as well.

Where a clawback applies to an already-issued payout, Fusion may deduct the amount from future commissions owed to the Affiliate or invoice the Affiliate directly.

Hold pending investigation. Fusion may place a pending balance on hold, and delay any scheduled payout, while investigating a suspected violation of these Affiliate Terms. Fusion will resolve the hold within a reasonable time and either release the balance or apply the clawback provisions above.

Either party may terminate an Affiliate's participation in the Program at any time, for any reason, with written notice (email is sufficient). Fusion may terminate immediately without notice if the Affiliate violates Section 6, Section 7, or Section 8, or otherwise damages Fusion's reputation or business interests.

Upon termination:

• The Affiliate's referral links and dashboard access will be deactivated.
• Renewal commissions stop accruing as of the termination date. No further renewal commissions are earned on previously referred memberships, whether or not those memberships remain active.
• Any accrued, qualified commissions that meet the $250 threshold as of the termination date will be paid out on the normal 30-day timeline, subject to the clawback provisions in Section 11.
• Balances below the $250 threshold at termination are forfeited and will not be paid out.
• The Affiliate must immediately stop using all Fusion marketing materials, brand assets, and referral links.

This section explains what happens if Fusion ends the Program entirely for all affiliates.

Section 12 covers the end of an individual Affiliate's participation. This section covers Fusion ending the Program as a whole for all Affiliates, which is treated differently since it reflects a business decision by Fusion rather than an individual Affiliate's conduct.

Fusion may discontinue the Program in its entirety at any time, with at least 30 days' notice by email to all active Affiliates. Upon discontinuation:

• All accrued, qualified commission balances will be paid out on the normal payout timeline, regardless of whether the $250 minimum has been reached.
• Renewal commissions stop accruing at the close of the notice period.
• Referral links and dashboard access will be deactivated at the close of the notice period.
• No new referrals will be credited after the discontinuation date stated in the notice.

This section explains how Fusion may update the Program's terms going forward.

Fusion may update commission rates, payout terms, prohibited methods, or any other part of this Program at any time. Material changes will be communicated to active Affiliates by email. Continued participation in the Program after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

This includes the renewal commission in Section 3. Fusion may change or end the renewal commission prospectively on 30 days' notice. Renewal commissions already accrued as of the effective date of such a change are not affected.

This section caps Fusion's financial liability to any affiliate under the Program.

Fusion's total liability to any Affiliate arising out of or related to the Program, however characterized, will not exceed the total commissions actually paid to that Affiliate in the three months preceding the claim. Fusion is not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, or lost-profit damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

This section requires affiliates to cover costs arising from their own promotional conduct.

Affiliate agrees to indemnify and hold Fusion harmless from any claim, loss, or expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising from Affiliate's promotional activity under the Program, including any violation of Section 6 (Prohibited Promotional Methods), Section 7 (Required Disclosure), or applicable law.

This section clarifies that the affiliate dashboard and tracking system are provided without a guarantee of uninterrupted or error-free service.

The affiliate dashboard and referral tracking system are provided "as is" and "as available." Fusion does not guarantee uninterrupted access or error-free tracking, though Fusion will make reasonable efforts to correct verified tracking errors.

This section covers whether Fusion or an affiliate may transfer their rights under the Program.

Fusion may assign these Affiliate Terms and the Program, in whole or in part, without the Affiliate's consent, including in connection with a merger, acquisition, or restructuring. Affiliate may not assign or transfer their account or these Affiliate Terms without Fusion's prior written consent. This includes the right to receive renewal commissions, which is personal to the Affiliate and does not transfer by sale, assignment, or inheritance.

This section addresses delays caused by events outside Fusion's control.

Fusion is not liable for any delay or failure to perform an obligation under these Affiliate Terms, including a payout, to the extent the delay or failure is caused by events beyond Fusion's reasonable control, including payment processor outages, banking delays, or other similar events.

This section covers a handful of standalone terms, including governing law, non-exclusivity, and how the Affiliate Terms relate to Fusion's general Terms of Service.

Non-exclusivity. This Program is non-exclusive. Fusion may operate other referral, partnership, or sales channels for Print Club or any other Fusion offering at its discretion.

Relationship to general Terms of Service. These Affiliate Terms are a supplement to Fusion's general website Terms of Service. Where the two conflict on a matter specific to the Program (commission structure, payout, attribution, and similar), these Affiliate Terms control.

No warranty on earnings. Fusion makes no guarantee regarding the number of referrals, signups, renewals, or earnings an Affiliate will generate. Renewal commissions depend on referred customers choosing to renew, which Fusion does not control or guarantee. Results depend on the Affiliate's own promotional efforts and audience.

Governing law. These Affiliate Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any dispute arising under this Program will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Macomb County, Michigan.

Entire agreement. These Affiliate Terms, together with the general Terms of Service and any written communications from Fusion regarding Program specifics, constitute the entire agreement between the Affiliate and Fusion regarding the Program.