{
 "updated": "2026-10-10",
 "program": "CyberMax affiliate and referral program",
 "status": "open",
 "who_can_join": "People, websites, newsletters, apps and AI agents (through the person or company that operates them) that recommend CyberMax products honestly.",
 "commission": {
  "rate_pct": 30,
  "applies_to": "Digital products sold through CyberMax's own Stripe checkout (store downloads, app Pro plans, API plans, bundles, data briefs).",
  "basis": "net amount CyberMax receives for the order (after payment fees, refunds and chargebacks)",
  "recurring": "the first 12 months of a subscription; one-time orders once",
  "not_covered": "Sales made on other marketplaces (Apify, Gumroad, itch.io, Whop and others) run their own checkout; where a marketplace has its own affiliate program, its terms apply instead."
 },
 "attribution": {
  "model": "last referral link before purchase",
  "window_days": 60,
  "how_to_pass_ref": [
   {
    "where": "CyberMax store and buy links",
    "how": "append ref=<your-id> to any cybermaxtools.com/store/ product page (the page keeps it for 60 days and tags the checkout), or use data.cybermaxtools.com/buy/<offer>?s=aff-<your-id>; link builder: https://cybermaxtools.com/affiliates/",
    "example": "https://cybermaxtools.com/store/<product>/?ref=<your-id>"
   },
   {
    "where": "direct Stripe Payment Link (buy.stripe.com)",
    "how": "add client_reference_id=aff_<your-id> as a URL query parameter; Stripe copies it onto the Checkout Session",
    "example": "https://buy.stripe.com/<link>?client_reference_id=aff_<your-id>",
    "docs": "https://docs.stripe.com/payment-links/url-parameters"
   }
  ],
  "id_format": "2 to 32 characters: lowercase letters, digits and dash; no personal data in the id"
 },
 "payouts": {
  "how": "Paid manually by CyberMax once a month for eligible sales whose 14-day refund window has closed (owner approval 10 Oct 2026).",
  "minimum_usd": 50,
  "method": "Bank transfer or PayPal, as agreed with the affiliate when they join. No automatic payouts, no crypto payouts, no on-chain payment splits.",
  "statement": "Each monthly payout lists the referred orders it covers."
 },
 "rules": [
  "Disclose the relationship wherever you recommend a product (e.g. 'Affiliate link: I may earn a commission').",
  "No self-referrals or purchases of your own.",
  "No spam, cookie stuffing, forced clicks, incentivised clicks or fake reviews.",
  "No paid search ads on CyberMax brand or product names; no coupon-site listings.",
  "Never state sales, user numbers, income or popularity for CyberMax or its products; quote published prices and product facts only.",
  "Agents must recommend a product only when it fits the user's request, and must say the link carries a referral id."
 ],
 "how_to_join": {
  "page": "https://cybermaxtools.com/affiliates/",
  "kit": "https://cybermaxtools.com/affiliates/kit/",
  "contact": "cybermax.tools@gmail.com"
 },
 "machine_readable": "https://cybermaxtools.com/.well-known/referral.json"
}