BearBuffs Affiliate Rules

Affiliates Policy

BearBuffs' Affiliates Program offers eligible affiliates, including blogs and other third party websites (“Affiliates”), the opportunity to earn commissions on qualifying sales that originate from links on an Affiliate’s site to BearBuffs' websites. This Affiliates Policy explains your rights and responsibilities when participating in BearBuffs' Affiliates Program.

BearBuffs' Affiliates Program offers eligible entities or individuals (collectively, “Affiliates” each an “Affiliate”), the opportunity to earn commissions on qualifying sales that originate from links on an Affiliate’s Authorized Channel to BearBuffs' websites (“Affiliate Links”). This policy explains your rights and responsibilities when participating in BearBuffs' Affiliates Program. “Authorized Channels” means social media pages created and maintained by you, as well as websites, blogs, emails, and such other communications, media and channels that have been accepted and approved by BearBuffs for participation in the Affiliate’s Program.

This policy contains the terms and conditions that apply to an Affiliate’s participation in the BearBuffs Affiliates Program (the “Affiliates Program”), which is operated through Social Snowball (“Snowball”). Affiliates are also subject to the Social Snowball Affiliate Terms.

These terms are a contract between you and BearBuffs LLC (“BearBuffs”).

By applying and participating in BearBuffs' Affiliates Program, you’re agreeing to be bound by these terms (the “Affiliates Policy”). You also agree to abide by our Terms and Conditions, and acknowledge that you have read and understood our Privacy Policy, all of which are incorporated by reference into this Affiliates Policy.

  1. Eligibility and Enrollment in BearBuffs' Affiliates Program

Prospective Affiliates must apply to be a party of the Affiliates Program and be approved by BearBuffs, in its sole discretion, in order to gain access to the Affiliates Program. Prospective Affiliates may be asked to share additional information about the type of site, site quality, site content, variety of site content and items promoted, brand identity, and alignment with BearBuffs' values.

To be eligible for our Affiliates Program, you must:

  • Be at least 18 years of age, or the age of majority in your country (if over 18);
  • Promote Affiliate Links through one of the following Authorized Channels:
    • website
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
    • TikTok
  • Have an appropriate amount and type of content on your site, as determined by BearBuffs, in its sole discretion;

The following types of websites or content are prohibited from the Affiliates Program:

  • All coupon sites;
  • Any content with the intent to divert search traffic for coupons for BearBuffs products;
  • “Cash-back” or voucher sites (websites that offer rewards for buying goods through referral links);
  • Price comparison sites;
  • Sites that utilize iFrame or similar code for embedding media;
  • Sites using “pop-ups” or “pop-unders” (websites that launch “pop-up” or hidden windows on users’ browsers);
  • Sites that perform “dropshipping” or similar delivery services;
  • Sites that promote unlicensed items with registered trademarks or other intellectual property owned by third parties;

Prospective Affiliates must apply directly through the BearBuffs Affiliate Dashboard, operated by Snowball. You must provide and maintain complete and accurate information about you (including your payment and tax information) during your participation in the Affiliates Program. BearBuffs and Snowball have the right to confirm or verify the truth and accuracy of your registration and account information at any time. You are responsible for all activity related to your account on Snowball and in the Affiliates Program once you are approved, and must provide BearBuffs and Snowball with prompt notice of any known or suspected unauthorized use of your account or breach of the security of your account.

BearBuffs reserves the right to remove Affiliates from the Affiliates Program and refuse service, for any reason, at any time. Participation in the Affiliates Program may be limited to Affiliates located in certain countries and is void where prohibited by law. BearBuffs reserves the right to approve or reject any application to join the Affiliates Program for any reason.

  1. Commission Rates, Qualifying Sales and Payment

As an Affiliate, you are eligible to receive commissions for qualifying sales through Authorized Channels. Commission rates are determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on a variety of factors, such as the type of site, type of purchase and content. For current commission rates, log into the BearBuffs Affiliate Dashboard. BearBuffs reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to adjust commission rates. BearBuffs may, in its sole discretion, disqualify an Authorized Channel if it determines that it no longer complies with the requirements of this Affiliate Policy or is otherwise no longer appropriate for Affiliate Links.

Qualifying sales are purchases made on https://bearbuffs.com (the “BearBuffs Site”) by users that arrived on the BearBuffs Site by clicking an Affiliate Link on an Authorized Channel and pay by credit or debit card. Affiliate Links, including URLs and banners or other creative assets (collectively, the “Creative Assets”), can be found on the Affiliates Program platform. To receive a commission, Affiliates must only use the Creative Assets on an Authorized Channel.

Commissions are calculated by multiplying the relevant commission rate and the price of the qualifying sales (excluding shipping costs and taxes). Commissions are not paid on sales that are canceled, refunded, returned, or on any transaction that results in a chargeback. Commissions are subject to review and other limitations for fraudulent activity. BearBuffs reserves the right to withhold commissions for any legitimate reason. You are solely responsible for any taxes that may be due in connection with your participation in BearBuffs' Affiliates Program.

At any time, BearBuffs may with or without notice change, suspend or discontinue an Affiliate Link or discount code.

  1. Program Restrictions

Affiliates that violate any of the following program restrictions may be suspended or removed from the Affiliates Program and may not receive commissions, in BearBuffs' sole discretion:

Social Media and Sharing

When posting content, it is the Affiliate’s responsibility to follow and abide by each Social Media platform’s terms and conditions, including any policies on affiliate links. Affiliates may share Affiliate Links with its email subscribers. In addition, Affiliates may only use the Creative Assets and Affiliate Links provided by BearBuffs and only in the Authorized Channels.

In connection with the Affiliates Program, you agree that you will not infringe on any third party’s copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary rights or right of publicity or privacy; BearBuffs can’t speak on behalf of intellectual property owners, nor is BearBuffs in a position to offer legal advice or make legal determinations whether an Affiliate's content infringes someone else’s intellectual property. If your material is cited for alleged intellectual property infringement when provided with a report that complies with our policies, you may be suspended or removed from the Affiliates Program and may not receive commissions, in BearBuffs' sole discretion.

Use of Coupon Codes

Affiliates may only promote approved BearBuffs-issued coupon codes that are provided through the Affiliates Program platform.

Paid and Organic Search

In connection with the Affiliates Program, you agree that you will not bid on any keywords containing BearBuffs trademarks for internet search advertising, search engine optimization, or for any other purpose. Affiliates may not purchase domain names that have variations from BearBuffs' domain or misspellings in them which are solely intended to direct traffic away from the BearBuffs Site, or purchase any domains containing BearBuffs Trademarks, including variations or misspellings.

Affiliates must comply with the following conditions, including in connection with any advertising on any ad platform (e.g. search engines, content networks, and social networking sites):

  • Affiliates are not permitted to bid or appear on searches, including extended or hybrid searches, that include the term (including misspellings or variations) “BearBuffs”
  • Affiliates are not permitted to use BearBuffs' trademarks in any paid search activity, including ad text, copy or display URLs;
  • Affiliates are not permitted to direct link PPC activity to bearbuffs.com; this includes using bearbuffs.com as a display URL;
  • Affiliates are not permitted to send traffic through automatic redirects on a website page;
  • Affiliates are not permitted to use the BearBuffs name (including misspellings and variations) as a sub-domain or sub-folder;
  • Affiliates are not permitted to use BearBuffs trademarks, or any variation thereof, in hidden text or source code, including within its site’s domain or sub-domain;
  • Affiliates are not permitted to use BearBuffs' brand in a manner that suggests an affiliation, association, or brand partnership, at the sole discretion of BearBuffs; and
  • Affiliates are not permitted to engineer its site in such a manner that it pulls internet traffic away from the BearBuffs Site. This includes, without limitation, directly purchasing traffic (such as, for example, in a manner that artificially leads to ad clicks), or "keyword stuffing" such as using terms in hidden or live text that is meant to attract search engine spiders in order to determine higher relevancy or rank than the BearBuffs Site.

Responsibility for Your Authorized Channels

You are solely responsible for all content and information presented on your site and for the promotion of BearBuffs products and services. You are responsible for ensuring that the content on your site is accurate, appropriate, and lawful. BearBuffs has no liability for the content on your site or claims related to your site.

  1. Compliance with Laws and Disclosures

4.1 Right to Audit; Suspension & Termination.

BearBuffs has the right to audit you, your sites, or activities related to your site, including compliance with this Affiliates Policy, in relation to your participation in the Affiliates Programs. If BearBuffs believes that you have breached this Affiliates Policy or that you have engaged in fraudulent activity, it may take any steps it deems appropriate, such as: (i) issue a warning; (ii) conduct an investigation; (iii) suspend your account; (iv) terminate your account from the Affiliates Program or from Snowball; or (v) withhold or cancel commission payments.

4.2 Indemnification.

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless BearBuffs, its affiliates and subsidiaries, and each of their respective directors, members, officers, employees, contractors, representatives, agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all damages, judgments, settlements, awards, penalties, and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in relation to a third party claim arising from or related to: (i) Your negligence, willful misconduct or acts or omissions; (ii) Your violation of applicable laws or regulations or applicable codes of practice; (iii) Your breach or other non-compliance with the terms of this Affiliate Policy or (iv) Your Authorized Channels and other content.

4.3 Limitation of Liability.

Nothing in this Policy, including this Section 4.3, shall attempt to exclude or limit liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law including without limit, death or personal injury caused by a party’s negligence, or for fraudulent conduct. Subject to this, and to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law, BearBuffs will not be liable for indirect, special or consequential damages arising in connection with this Policy, the Affiliates Program, or Snowball, even if BearBuffs has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Further, subject to the preceding parts of this paragraph, BearBuffs' aggregate liability arising with respect to this Affiliates Policy, and your participation in the Affiliates Program, will not exceed the total commissions paid to you in the previous six (6) months preceding any claim. All claims made hereunder by you against BearBuffs shall be made within 120 days of the act or omission, which forms the basis of such claims.

4.4 Representations and Warranties.

You represent and warrant that (a) you have the authority to participate in the Affiliates Program and enter into this Agreement and have sufficient rights to grant any licenses express herein, (b) you shall, in the performance of all of your rights and obligations under this Agreement, comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations and codes of practice, (c) any material or communication which is displayed or used by you in connection with the Affiliates Program will not (i) infringe on any third party’s copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary rights or right of publicity or privacy; (ii) be defamatory or libelous; (iii) be lewd, pornographic, or obscene; (iv) violate any laws, including those regarding unfair competition, antidiscrimination, consumer financial protection or false advertising; (v) promote violence or contain hate speech; (vi) promote discrimination, based on race, age, sex, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, gender expression or disability; or (vii) contain viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other similarly harmful or deleterious programming routines.

BEARBUFFS MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES TO YOU, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. BEARBUFFS MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE AFFILIATES PROGRAM OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES SOLD THROUGH THE AFFILIATES PROGRAM, OR AS TO ANY COMMISSIONS THAT YOU MAY EARN THROUGH THE AFFILIATES PROGRAM, OR THAT ANY BEARBUFFS SITE, AFFILIATES PROGRAM SITE OR NETWORK WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, AND BEARBUFFS WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSEQUENCES OR ANY INTERRUPTIONS OR ERRORS.

5.5 Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue

This Affiliates Policy is governed by the laws of the State of Wyoming, without regard to its conflict of laws rules, and the laws of the United States of America. Any action relating to this Policy or your participation in the Affiliates Program must be brought only in the federal or state courts located in Sheridan, WY and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts.

6. Related Policies; Contact & Communications

The Affiliates Program platform is operated by Snowball, a third party. In order to enroll in the Affiliates Program, you may be required to enter into a separate agreement with Snowball, which we strongly recommend you read carefully. BearBuffs does not control Snowball and is not responsible for any activity by Snowball.

Tabs may contact Affiliates directly with essential program updates and offers. If you no longer consent to be contacted or wish to leave the program, you must send an email to support@bearbuffs.co. Even if you opt-out of receiving promotional emails, you may still receive transactional emails related to your account or participation in the program.

Any exceptions to this Policy are effective only if expressly made in writing by BearBuffs.

BearBuffs reserves the right to change or modify the terms and conditions contained in this Affiliates Policy, at any time. Any changes or modifications will be effective upon posting of the revisions through Snowball and/or BearBuffs Site. By continuing to participate in the Affiliates Program after such time, you will be deemed to have accepted such changes.

BearBuffs' Affiliate team can be reached at support@bearbuffs.com.

Last updated on Jan 11, 2025