Any paid referral, commission, partnership, or other material benefit related to a recommendation should be disclosed clearly and close to the relevant content. This page explains the expected approach for Safe Cloud Online and its publishing partners.
1. Current program status
Safe Cloud Online may establish an affiliate or referral program in the future. This page should not be interpreted as an active referral arrangement, live tracking system, or legal commitment to pay commissions unless the final program terms are published and accepted by the parties involved. Until that time, no affiliate relationship is active.
2. What counts as a material connection
A material connection exists when a person or business receives any benefit from a recommendation or referral, including commission, revenue share, credit, free product, fee, discount, or any other incentive. The benefit may also exist if a relationship is expected to provide future compensation or a business advantage.
3. Disclosure requirements
Where a recommendation, review, comparison, or link includes a material relationship, the disclosure must be easy to notice, readable, and placed close to the recommendation itself. A typical example is: “We may earn a commission if you buy through our link.” The wording should be clear and understandable for the audience, without hiding the relationship in a footer or vague statement.
4. Editorial independence
Compensation should never be used to hide a conflict of interest or present a recommendation as independent where it is not. Contributors, publishers, and partners should remain honest about the basis of their recommendation, and the content should still be accurate, truthful, and supported by relevant information.
5. Partner obligations
Any publisher, agency, creator, or business partner who refers customers or promotes the business should comply with applicable advertising rules, platform policies, and local consumer-protection obligations. If a partner is paid, receives a commission, or receives a benefit for generating inquiries or sales, that relationship should be disclosed in the corresponding content or referral channel.
6. Program administration
The final affiliate or referral program will include the applicable commission schedule, attribution rules, eligible channels, payment terms, restrictions, and brand standards. Those terms should be published before the program becomes active and should be referenced on the Affiliate Program page.
7. Contact
If you are a partner, publisher, or customer with a question about affiliate relationships, paid referrals, or recommendation transparency, use the contact details published by the company on the website or the final affiliate program documentation.
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