{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/affiliatewp/AffiliateWP/issues/816","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/affiliatewp/AffiliateWP/issues/816/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/affiliatewp/AffiliateWP/issues/816/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/affiliatewp/AffiliateWP/issues/816/events","html_url":"https://github.com/affiliatewp/AffiliateWP/issues/816","id":101704687,"number":816,"title":"Provide a default affiliate agreement","user":{"login":"zackkatz","id":870979,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/870979?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz","html_url":"https://github.com/zackkatz","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":3,"created_at":"2015-08-18T17:14:50Z","updated_at":"2015-08-19T22:06:49Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Have a lawyer draft a generic affiliate agreement that handles things like:\r\n\r\n* Better define the affiliate relationship: affiliates are not employees\r\n* Handling arbitration: they can't sue for rejected commissions\r\n* Define prohibited promotional methods: generic enough to be obvious (no spamming, illegal methods, promoting on illegal websites)\r\n* No using paid links with the site's URL as the display links (you could use variables that get swapped out with the blog's URL)\r\n* Specifies the cookie duration, as set in the settings (again, a placeholder variable would work)\r\n\r\nThis could also be open-sourced in a stand-alone AffiliateWP repo, allowing for pull requests. I understand laws are different for each country, state, etc, but a nice starting point would be great.\r\n\r\n### Samples \r\n\r\n* [Here's GravityView's current affiliate agreement](https://gravityview.co/account/affiliates/agreement/) that tries to implement this stuff in a basic way without laywers.\r\n* [ShareASale's agreement](http://www.shareasale.com/agreement.cfm) with more lawyer-y stuff.\r\n* [ThemeForest's agreement](http://themeforest.net/legal/affiliate#becoming-an-affiliate)"},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/affiliatewp/AffiliateWP/issues/comments/132802311","html_url":"https://github.com/affiliatewp/AffiliateWP/issues/816#issuecomment-132802311","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/affiliatewp/AffiliateWP/issues/816","id":132802311,"user":{"login":"zackkatz","id":870979,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/870979?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz","html_url":"https://github.com/zackkatz","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/zackkatz/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-08-19T22:06:49Z","updated_at":"2015-08-19T22:06:49Z","body":"Well, add a clause like Elance on their documents:\r\n\r\n> This Standard Affiliate Agreement is a sample provided for your information only and may not be relied upon as legal advice. This agreement might not be appropriate for your requirements. AffiliateWP makes no warranty about the suitability of this sample agreement and accepts no liability arising out of the use of this agreement. Please consult your legal or business advisor for further information or advice.\r\n"}}