SE Ranking Affiliate Program
February 8, 2024
1. Subject-Matter. These terms and conditions govern the Affiliate Program established by SE Ranking and by signing up and copying a referral link available via your account on the SE Ranking website, You are agreeing to be bound by the following SE Ranking Affiliate Program terms and conditions (“Agreement”). This Agreement constitutes a legal agreement between SER Acquisition Inc. (“SE Ranking”, “we” or “our” ) and You (“Affiliate”, “Your” or “You”).
2. Definitions.
"Affiliate Program" means our affiliate program as described in this Agreement.
"Referral link" means the unique tracking link you place on your site or promote through other channels.
"SE Ranking content" means all information, data, text, messages, software, sound, music, video, photographs, graphics, images, and tags that we incorporate into our products.
"SE Ranking products" means those products and services that we offer, which include but are not limited to the subscription service.
"SE Ranking website" means https://seranking.com/.
"Subscription" means the user’s subscription for the services specified on our website.
"User" means a customer prospect who clicks on the referral link that we have made available to you via your account on the SE Ranking website.
3. Amendments. We reserve the right to modify any terms and conditions contained in this Agreement at any time with no further notice. These modifications may include, but are not limited to, adjustments to the referral fees and Affiliate Program rules.
4. Affiliate referral link. You will obtain a special referral link after registering on the SE Ranking website in order to become an Affiliate. The link will be unique to you and you only, and will allow you to be paid for affiliate referrals.
5. Cookie Length. The SE Ranking Affiliate Program offers last-click attribution and 120 days of cookie life. If a user clicks your affiliate link and signs up for a SE Ranking subscription within the specified time frame (120 days), you should receive credit for the referral, even if they don't make a purchase immediately.
6. Branding. Affiliates may not use the SE Ranking brand name in any PPC or Google Ads activities and in any variation in their referral links.
7. Materials. We grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, limited term, revocable license to solely in connection with referral links and under the conditions provided herein, to use our logos, trade names, trademarks, images, banners and similar identifying material relating to us (collectively, the “licensed materials”), for the sole purpose of promoting the SE Ranking’s website and participating in the Affiliate Program. You may not alter, modify, or change the licensed materials in any way without written permission. You are only entitled to use the licensed materials while you are a member who meets the Affiliates Program qualifying standards. You agree to use the most current licensed materials made available by SE Ranking to you.
The Affiliate agrees that SE Ranking retains all right, title and interest in and to all such licensed materials. The Affiliate agrees not to take any action that is contrary to or inconsistent with SE Ranking’s rights to these licensed materials or use these licensed materials in any way that is damaging, defamatory, disparaging, derogatory, or negative to SE Ranking or that paints the SE Ranking in a false or negative light.
This license shall immediately terminate upon the termination of the Affiliate Program or upon SE Ranking’s written notice. If you discontinue the Affiliate Program or if your participation is terminated for any reason, you shall immediately cease using these licensed materials and shall delete all such licensed materials from your website and from each of your computer(s).
8. Commissions. A non-coupon aggregating Affiliate will receive 30% commissions from subscription orders placed through properly issued referral links.You are not eligible to receive сommission or any other compensation from us if you do not meet the Affiliate Program qualifying standards, the commission has been obtained by fraudulent means, misuse of the referral link, in violation of any Affiliate Program terms or by any other means that we deem to breach the spirit of the Affiliate Program.You are responsible for payment of all taxes and fees (including bank fees) applicable to the commission.
9. Payouts. We make payouts every 14 days, if the amount on your account is not less than 50$. The payment processing may take up to 5 calendar days.
10. Data Protection. SE Ranking and the Affiliate are considered as independent data controllers. None of these terms and conditions as well as any other terms and conditions regulating the usage of SE Ranking products can be seen as a joint controllership agreement. The Affiliate remains fully and independently responsible for its data controller’s obligations under applicable privacy and data protection laws.
11. Rights. We reserve the right to refuse the participation in the Affiliate Program if it is deemed that your site or promotional activities violate the Affiliate Program qualifying standards.
12. Qualifying standards. The following Affiliate Program rules are seen as qualifying standards that should be followed by any Affiliate taking part in the Affiliate Program:
- It is forbidden to use the Affiliate Program for any illegal or unauthorized purpose and you will ensure that you are compliant with any and all trade and regulatory requirements that may apply to your participation in the Affiliate Program.
- Affiliates cannot send unsolicited communications, junk email, spam or other forms of duplicative or unsolicited messages to users (collectively, the “unsolicited messages”). We may terminate the Agreement if your unsolicited messages result in complaints about us or our SE Ranking products.
- You are not allowed to use fraudulent mechanisms to generate traffic, including, but not limited to, sourcing users through compilations of personal data such as phonebooks, using fake redirects or other tools or automation software (including but not limited to robots, frames, or hidden frames), or offering non-approved incentives to encourage purchases or signups.
- Affiliates can promote coupon codes and discounts that were generated through SE Ranking.
- Affiliates cannot promote a coupon that was found elsewhere online;
- Affiliates cannot use or promote “coupon stacking” sites where users can combine coupons to receive additional discounts. At the same time, SE Ranking will consider any partner proposals that are sent directly to us;
- Affiliates cannot use any advertising networks to promote SE Ranking products without prior consent from SE Ranking. It is prohibited to use any paid search placement including an advertisement that you purchased through bidding on keywords, search terms, or other identifiers;
- It is forbidden to advertise for keywords that contain SE Ranking brand name. For example, SE Ranking; SE Ranking coupons; SE Ranking discounts; SE Ranking reviews, etc.;
- It is forbidden to register through your own referral link, i.e. earn on your own payments to SE Ranking or to make purchases for your relatives or employees. Affiliates can earn only by attracting new users;
- You are not allowed to use SE Ranking's trademarks in domain names, social media accounts, or communities names.
- Coupon distribution and coupon aggregation sites are not allowed to register for the SE Ranking Affiliate Program.
13. Termination. The Agreement comes into effect when you copy your referral link after registration your account on our website and will end upon termination by either party. SE Ranking may terminate Your participation in the Affiliate Program at any time, in our sole discretion and without notice, for any reason, including but not limited to Your breach of this Agreement.
14. Affiliates Commission. To calculate the Affiliate’s commission from users subscription purchasing, the user has to be registered and logged in the SE Ranking account while paying.
15. SE Ranking’s Proprietary Rights. No license to any software is granted by this Agreement. The SE Ranking products are protected by intellectual property laws. The SE Ranking products belong to and are the property of us or our licensors (if any). We retain all ownership rights in the SE Ranking products. You agree not to copy, rent, lease, sell, distribute, or create derivative works based on the SE Rankingt content, or the SE Ranking products in whole or in part, by any means, except as expressly authorized in writing by us.
16. Disclaimer of Warranties. WE AND OUR AFFILIATED COMPANIES AND AGENTS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, SECURITY OR ACCURACY OF THE SE RANKING PRODUCTS, SE RANKING CONTENT OR THE AFFILIATE PROGRAM FOR ANY PURPOSE.You shall remain solely responsible for any and all your promotional methods and/or campaigns and any consequences resulting therefrom.
17. Confidentiality. Any information disclosed to the Affiliate through the Affiliate participation in the Affiliate Program related in any way to SE Ranking and its business shall be considered confidential and the Affiliate agrees to hold such information in the strictest of confidence and not to disclose such information to any other party and not use any confidential information for any purpose outside the scope of this Agreement. Confidential information shall include any and all information related to the SE Ranking’s business, business plans, marketing plans, user statistics, financial information, pricing, profits, membership information, affiliations, sales information, and all other information which SE Ranking considers to be confidential and proprietary. If the Affiliate is required by law or court order to disclose confidential information, then the Affiliate shall, to the extent legally permitted, provide SE Ranking with advance written notification and cooperate in any effort to obtain confidential treatment of the confidential information. The Affiliate acknowledges that disclosure of confidential information would cause substantial harm for which damages alone would not be a sufficient remedy, and therefore that upon any such disclosure by the Affiliate, SE Ranking will be entitled to seek appropriate equitable relief in addition to whatever other remedies it might have at law.
18. Indemnification. The Affiliate will indemnify and hold SE Ranking and its affiliates, respective employees, officers, directors, contractors and agents from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from or related to your participation in the Affiliate Program; your breach of any term of this Agreement; and your violation of any applicable law or any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right. This section shall survive the termination of your participation in the Affiliate Program.
19. Limitation of liability. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL SE RANKING BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE OTHER TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WE ARE DETERMINED TO HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, THE PARTIES AGREE THAT OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE TOTAL COMMISSION AMOUNTS YOU HAVE ACTUALLY EARNED FOR THE RELATED USER TRANSACTIONS IN THE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO A CLAIM.
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