In addition to the terms and conditions provided by Awin, the following conditions apply to our affiliate programme:
Partner validation
Any website opertor is allowed to participate in the affiliate programme provided that their offer does not contain any of the following elements: politics, eroticism, pornography, weapons, violence, glorification of violence, drugs and content relevant to criminal law.
The selected partners must ensure that their website(s) are not associated with such content or used in such contexts.
Copyright, name and trademark rights
The use of the advertising material provided is only permitted within the framework of the partner programme. The name "Hardloop", any variations and combinations of terms containing this name must not be used in the header of the HTML page or as a domain name. This also applies to words and descriptions that are spelled similarly to the name "Hardloop" or sound similar (so-called typo domains).
SEM / Google - Bing Ads / Keyword marketing
Ads on the search term "Hardloop" and any combination containing it are not permitted.
Bidding on the brand name "Hardloop" in combinations of words (e.g. Hardloop coupon), identical or similar spellings and on the brands of direct competitors is not allowed.
We do not allow the use of the keyword "Hardloop" in the categories "Broad", "Phrase" and "Exact" in your SEM campaigns, nor do we allow the use of any spelling errors in any type of match.
CSS / PLA Ads / Google - Bing Shopping
CSS / PLA campaigns are not permitted.
Advertising media
Only the advertising material provided by Hardloop may be used. Images and texts may only be changed with the express permission of Hardloop. It is not permitted to use the Hardloop data feed outside of the own website (on third party platforms such as Google Shopping).
Coupons
Only vouchers approved for the affiliate programme may be used (see advertising material). Print vouchers from newspapers and magazines are excluded from use. They may not be publicly placed on the Internet without written permission. Sales generated in connection with these voucher codes will be automatically cancelled and will not be remunerated unless written permission has been granted by Hardloop. No commission will be paid on gift vouchers.
Postview / Retargeting
The advertising of Hardloop partner programme via postview, i.e. the setting of the Hardloop direct cookie as soon as the advertising material is displayed, is not allowed. All sales generated via this technique will be cancelled.
Validation of transactions
Before accepting conversions, Hardloop reserves the right to verify and validate conversions and to reward only those that have been made in accordance with the Hardloop Terms and Conditions. Hardloop reserves the right to refuse payment of commission for cancelled or returned orders.
Validation will take place within 60 days of the transaction and only valid conversions will be rewarded. If fraud is detected, the advertiser reserves the right to cancel all open transactions or wait until the fraud is confirmed and terminate the partnership without notice.
Compensation
All the sales generated within the respect of our terms and conditions will be remunerated following a CPO (cost per order) commission structure:
- For all publishers generating sales through the communication of promotions OR coupons codes OR offering cashback and loyalty program : 0.5% ~ 2.5% CPO
- For all publishers generating sales through the comparison of prices or shops* : 6% CPO
*(except for CSS: they remain at 4% CPO with occasional CPO raise during sales periods) - For all publishers generating sales through quality content articles or videos : starting from 7% CPO
The amount on which the CPO will be calculated is the net cart of the sale, without the VAT and the eventual shipping costs.
Please note that in case of violation of our terms and brand guidelines, the cooperation may be terminated. If you have any questions, please contact: affiliation@hardloop.fr
