WINKY LUX AFFILIATE PROGRAM TERMS OF USE
PROGRAM STRUCTURE & HIGHLIGHTS
• Up to 15% commission on all orders
• 30 day tracking gap
• Special custom commission for top tier influencers
• Affiliate Program Exclusive Coupons/Deals
• Responsive Affiliate Management
• Weekly Newsletters
ENROLLMENT
After receiving your application, we will review your website and notify you of your acceptance or rejection into our program. Please allow up 48 hours for your application to be reviewed. We reserve the right to reject any application, however we encourage you to contact us if you feel we have made an incorrect decision.
YOUR WEBSITE
Prohibited Web Site Domain Keywords - Winky Lux
Prohibited Web Site URL Keywords - Winky Lux
Unacceptable Web Sites - adult, gambling
Your website must be relevant to the Winky Lux brand and product. Should you be applying with a different site than what is listed as the main website on your account, please make note of this in your application to speed up the review process.
YOUR AFFILIATE LINKS
You agree to abide by the following rules for use of Winky Lux affiliate links:
• ALLOWED: Posting your affiliate links on a website that you own and control.
• ALLOWED: Posting your affiliate links on your personal social media pages.
• ALLOWED: Sending your affiliate links through email to lists that are aware of your affiliate link usage.
• NOT ALLOWED: Spamming anyone via email with your affiliate links. Receivers must opt in!
• NOT ALLOWED: Posting your affiliate links on sites that you do not own and control.
• NOT ALLOWED: Posting your affiliate links on Winky Lux social media pages.
PPC/KEYWORD BIDDING
You agree to abide by rules below for pay per click and keyword bidding. Should transactions come through that violate these rules, all related commission will be voided and the affiliate reported to the network.
• NOT ALLOWED: Bidding on any protected and trademarked keywords (below).
• NOT ALLOWED: Using our trademarked terms in sequence with any other keyword (i.e. Winky Lux Coupon).
• NOT ALLOWED: Using our trademarked terms in your ad title, ad copy, display name or as the display url.
• NOT ALLOWED: Direct linking to our website from any pay per click ad or use of redirects that yield the same result. These must be directed to an actual page on your website.
• NOT ALLOWED: Using or misrepresenting Winky Lux in any way with keywords. Anything that is a blatant work around or misspelling will not be accepted for credit.
Protected Keywords – (anything including but not limited to) Winky Lux, Winky Lux coupon, Winky Lux discount, winkylux.com, Winky Lux beauty
SOCIAL MEDIA
You are allowed on to post your affiliate links on your own pages/channels.
Winky Lux Social Media Pages - It is strictly prohibited to use your referral links for the Winky Lux Affiliate Program on Winky Lux Social Media pages (our Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Pinterest, etc.) in an attempt to earn commission from others viewing our profiles. Transactions of this nature will be voided and the affiliate's status in the program, reviewed.
COUPON GUIDELINES
If you are enrolled in our program and your website promotes coupon codes, you must adhere to our Coupon Guidelines as follows:
• You may ONLY advertise coupon codes that are provided to you through the Winky Lux affiliate program.
• Posting any information about how to work around the requirements of a coupon/promotion (ie first time customers only) will result in removal from the program.
• Coupons must be displayed in their entirety with the full offer, valid expiration date and code.
• NOT ALLOWED: Using any technology that covers up the coupon code and generates the affiliate click by revealing the code.
• NOT ALLOWED: Advertising coupon codes obtained from our non-affiliate advertising, customer e-mails, or any other campaign.
• NOT ALLOWED: Giving the appearance that any ongoing offer requires clicking from your website in order to redeem. For example, we offer free shipping site wide, you may not turn this into an "offer" that infers that the customer must click from your site to get "free shipping".
• NO COMMISSION will be awarded for referrals using a coupon from a deal site such as Groupon, LivingSocial, Plum District, or any other daily deal site that Winky Lux runs a promotion on.
ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONAL METHODS
Email - ALLOWED: Emails must be to your own email list and that list must be aware of your promotional methods/affiliate links.
REVERSALS & COMMUNICATION
Winky Lux reserves the right to reverse transactions due to cancellations, duplicate tracking, returns, disputed charges, and program violations as outlined in these terms and conditions.
Should a reversal occur, a reason will be provided. If we seek clarity regarding the nature of a transaction, we expect that you respond to our inquiries in a timely manner. Should we make several attempts to contact you with no response, we then reserve the right to void the suspected transactions and remove you from the program or set your commission to 0% until a valid response is received.
We WILL make several attempts to contact you for clarity about any transactions that look suspect or require more information. If you cannot substantiate or validate the source of your traffic to our program with clear and demonstrable proof or are found to be intentionally vague or lying, your commissions will be reversed.
Any type of programmatic activity / activity that involves selling or buying ad inventory to/from publishers through a bidding system using Winky Lux affiliate links is strictly prohibited, Winky Lux has the right to reverse any and all commissions from all affiliates involved.
FTC DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS
You must include a disclosure statement within any and all pages, blog/posts, or social media posts where affiliate links for our affiliate program are posted as an endorsement or review, and where it is not clear that the link is a paid advertisement. This disclosure statement should be clear and concise, stating that we are compensating you for your review or endorsement. If you received a Winky Lux product for free for review, this also must be clearly stated in your disclosure.
For more information about FTC disclosure requirements, please review the FTC's "Dot Com Disclosures" Guidelines at http://www.ftc.gov/os/2013/03/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf ; and the FTC's Endorsement Guidelines at
http://business.ftc.gov/advertising-and-marketing/endorsements
MISCELLANEOUS
Coupons and Promotional Codes -
Publishers may only use coupons and promotional codes that are provided exclusively through the affiliate program. Transactions that come through with codes that are not approved for the affiliate program will be voided and not awarded commission.
Publishers may be removed from the program by Winky Lux should they not fit the promotional strategy outlined by Winky Lux.
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