Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions

Last updated: September 13, 2026

Coupon promotion: sharing your code in genuine reviews, videos, and recommendations is welcome. Coupon or deal sites, apps, browser extensions, and deliberate targeting of branded discount searches are not allowed. Independent sharing by your audience is not itself a breach. Section 6.5 explains these rules; Section 12 explains when the new restrictions apply to existing affiliates. Existing affiliates' agreed commission rates are unchanged.

1. Introduction and Definitions

These Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions ("Agreement") govern your participation in the Copycat Cafe Affiliate Program ("Program"). By applying to or participating in the Program, you ("Affiliate", "you", "your") agree to be bound by this Agreement.

The Program is operated by Copycat Cafe Limited, a company registered in Cyprus (Company Number: HE 490235), with registered office at Arch. Makariou III, 56E, 2107, Nicosia, Cyprus, trading as "Copycat Cafe" ("Company", "we", "us", "our").

Key definitions:

• "Affiliate Link" means a unique tracking URL associated with you
• "Affiliate Coupon" means an active promotional coupon code associated with you and created or issued through our affiliate platform
• "Commission" means the payment you earn for Qualifying Payments
• "Qualifying Payment" means an initial or recurring subscription payment attributed to you through your Affiliate Link or Affiliate Coupon that did not originate from Paid Media and is not disqualified, refunded, reversed, or otherwise excluded under this Agreement
• "First Payment" means the first Qualifying Payment attributed to you for a referred Customer
• "Renewal Payment" means each later Qualifying Payment for the same referred Customer, including after a plan change, cancellation, or resubscription when our affiliate platform continues to identify them as the same Customer
• "Customer" means a person whose subscription purchase is attributed to you through your Affiliate Link or Affiliate Coupon
• "Promotional Materials" means content you create to promote Copycat Cafe
• "Paid Media" means any placement or distribution for which you, or anyone acting on your behalf, pays money or provides other consideration to obtain traffic, clicks, impressions, placement, boosting, sponsorship, or promotion
• "Active Affiliate in Good Standing" means your affiliate account is approved, not suspended or terminated, and you are in material compliance with this Agreement

2. Program Enrollment

To participate in the Program, you must:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Submit a complete application through our affiliate platform
• Provide accurate information about yourself and your promotional methods
• Wait for approval (typically within 48 hours)

The Program is available worldwide except where prohibited by law or restricted by our payment providers.

We reserve the right to reject applications at our discretion. We do not accept applications from minors; coupon or deal websites, apps, or browser extensions; or websites that contain illegal, harmful, or objectionable content.

The promotional methods described in your application form part of these terms. If you materially change how you promote us, you must notify us before doing so. Notice does not make a prohibited method, including Paid Media, permissible.

3. Commission Structure and Payment

3.1 Commission Rates

• 50% recurring commission on each First Payment and Renewal Payment under the standard offer for new Affiliates
• The same percentage applies to all plans
• Illustration: an eligible payment amount of $29 earns $14.50 at the standard rate, whether it is a First Payment or Renewal Payment
• Illustration: an eligible payment amount of $174 earns $87 at the standard rate, whether it is a First Payment or Renewal Payment
• "Lifetime" means Commission continues on Qualifying Payments for as long as the referred Customer pays for an eligible subscription and you remain an Active Affiliate in Good Standing. It is not a guarantee of payments or a fixed income
• Commission amounts may vary when promotional pricing is in effect

Existing Affiliates and individually agreed terms: Existing Affiliates keep their agreed Commission rates for both existing and future referred Customers. A written rate offer we made before the standard-rate change remains valid even if you join later. We may agree a different rate with an individual Affiliate in writing and assign the corresponding affiliate group. Your individually agreed rates take precedence over the standard rate; changing the standard group does not change your agreement. Previously agreed promotion bonuses also remain valid under their written terms. There is no new promotion deadline, first-sale requirement, or minimum sales target to retain an existing rate.

For Affiliates with an agreed 75% / 40% structure: You earn 75% of eligible payments during the first month from each referred Customer's first completed payment, then 40% of eligible payments after that window for the Customer's lifetime, on all plans. The month starts with the first completed payment, not signup or the referral click, and is a time window rather than a payment count. A normal monthly renewal one month later earns 40%. An annual invoice paid within the first-month window earns 75% of the entire eligible invoice amount, not just a monthly portion. Additional eligible payments within that window, including a plan upgrade, also earn 75%; later payments earn 40%. A plan change or resubscription for the same attributed Customer does not restart the window. For example, an eligible first payment of $139.20 earns $104.40; an eligible $174 payment after the window earns $69.60. This clarifies the existing first-month setup and includes the previously described 75% first-payment benefit; it does not reduce that benefit. The usual attribution, refund, approval, and good-standing conditions still apply.

Your dashboard should reflect your agreed structure. If a calculated Commission differs from your agreement, contact us so we can review and correct the discrepancy. Dashboard wording does not replace individually agreed rates.

3.2 Attribution and Coupon Codes

Affiliate Links use a 60-day browser window, with the last explicit eligible Affiliate Link touch remembered by the Customer's browser when checkout begins normally receiving credit unless an active Affiliate Coupon is entered at the First Payment. A direct visit during that window may retain the affiliate touch remembered by the browser, subject to consent, browser settings, technical availability, and this Agreement. At signup, we save an acquisition snapshot to the Customer's account for audit and as a fallback if the Affonso referral cookie is unavailable at checkout; that snapshot does not override a later eligible Affiliate Link touch recorded by Affonso. Paid-ad parameters clear anonymous affiliate state when recognized, but detection is not guaranteed and Paid Media remains prohibited under Section 6.6.

Approved Affiliates may create one personalized Affiliate Coupon through the affiliate dashboard under the coupon terms currently displayed there. The current self-service coupon gives a Customer 20% off their first subscription payment. A Customer may use an active Affiliate Coupon without first clicking an Affiliate Link. Under last-touch attribution, an active Affiliate Coupon entered at the First Payment credits the Affiliate associated with that coupon and supersedes any earlier Affiliate Link attribution, subject to fraud review and this Agreement. The First Payment and future Qualifying Payments for that Customer remain attributed to the coupon's Affiliate while our affiliate platform continues to identify them as the same Customer. If a referral is missing or disputed, contact us so we can review and, where appropriate, reconcile the account and payment records. Coupon availability, discount value, duration, product eligibility, and other coupon terms may change. Once created, a self-service coupon code cannot be changed by the Affiliate.

Commissions are based on the eligible payment amount actually charged after any discount and before checkout taxes. Payment-provider processing fees are not deducted from this commission base. Where more than one tracking method or Affiliate may apply to a First Payment, an active Affiliate Coupon entered at purchase is the last eligible affiliate touch; otherwise, the last eligible Affiliate Link attribution recorded by our affiliate platform and payment provider controls, subject to fraud review and this Agreement.

3.3 Payment Terms

• Minimum payout threshold: $50 USD
• Approval hold: Commissions normally remain pending for 30 days before approval, subject to refunds, disputes, and review under this Agreement
• Payment schedule: Monthly, around the 15th of each month
• Payment methods: PayPal or bank transfer (for bank transfers, you may need to provide additional details)
• Availability: Payment methods and availability may vary by country. You are responsible for any transfer fees and for providing accurate payout details
• Currency: All commissions are calculated and paid in USD

3.4 Commission Adjustments

Commissions are subject to adjustment in the following circumstances:

• Refunds: If a Customer requests a refund within our 30-day guarantee period, the commission for that sale will be reversed
• Chargebacks: If a Customer disputes a charge, the commission will be reversed pending resolution
• Cancellations: No Commission is generated while the Customer makes no eligible payment. If our affiliate platform continues to identify them as the same referred Customer, later Qualifying Payments after a plan change, cancellation, or resubscription remain eligible while you are an Active Affiliate in Good Standing
• Fraud: Commissions from fraudulent or self-referred sales will be reversed
• Negative balance: If commission reversals exceed your earned commissions, the resulting negative balance will be carried forward and offset against future earnings. We will not invoice you for negative balances. If we have already paid commissions on transactions later refunded or charged back, we may recover those amounts by offsetting future commissions. No payouts will be made until your balance is positive.

We may withhold commission payments for up to 60 days while investigating suspected violations of these terms; withheld commissions are released if the investigation finds no violation.

4. Disclosure Requirements

This section is legally required. You must comply with all applicable advertising, consumer protection, and platform disclosure rules in every country where you publish or target promotional content.

4.1 General Requirements

Your relationship with Copycat Cafe must be obvious to the average person before they click your link or act on your recommendation.

• Affiliate content must be clearly identifiable as advertising or incentivized promotion
• Use clear labels such as "#ad", "Ad", "Advertisement", or "I earn a commission if you buy through my link"
• If we paid for or promised a bonus or other fixed payment for the content, disclose that payment as well as the affiliate commission, for example: "Copycat Cafe is paying me to create this content, and I earn a commission if you buy through my link"
• Avoid vague labels like "Affiliate link", "Partner", or "Thanks to Copycat Cafe" unless the commercial relationship is also clearly explained
• A personalized coupon code, even one using your name, is not by itself a sufficient disclosure
• Disclosures must be prominent, easy to notice, and placed before or close to the affiliate link or recommendation
• Disclosures must not be hidden in hashtag clusters, footnotes, profile bios, terms pages, or behind "more" links

4.2 EU, Cyprus, UK, and US Requirements

If your content reaches audiences in the EU, Cyprus, the UK, the US, or any other regulated market, you must follow the applicable rules for that market, including rules on unfair commercial practices, misleading advertising, influencer marketing, and endorsements.

• For EU/Cyprus audiences, commercial intent must be clear and the promotion must not mislead consumers
• For UK audiences, follow ASA/CAP Code expectations for clear and upfront ad labeling
• For US audiences, follow FTC endorsement guidelines for clear and conspicuous disclosure
• When in doubt, use a plain-language disclosure at the start of the content and near the link

4.3 Placement by Content Format

On social media, use platform disclosure tools where available and clear labels such as #ad, Advertisement, or a plain-language payment and commission disclosure. The disclosure must be visible without requiring users to click "more". For video, place the disclosure in the video itself at the beginning or immediately before the promotion, both visually and audibly when the endorsement is both visual and audible, and repeat it in the description near any Affiliate Link. For podcasts or other audio, state the disclosure audibly at the beginning or immediately before the promotion and include it near any link in accompanying text. For written content, place the disclosure before or next to the recommendation and Affiliate Link.

5. Acceptable Promotion Methods

5.1 Content Compliance

You are solely responsible for ensuring your promotional content complies with all applicable laws and these terms. We reserve the right to:

• Review any promotional content you create about Copycat Cafe
• Request modifications to content that misrepresents our product or violates these terms
• Require removal of non-compliant content

While we may monitor affiliate content, this does not shift responsibility for compliance from you to us. Consumer protection and advertising authorities can hold brands responsible for misleading affiliate content in some situations, so we take compliance seriously.

5.2 Permitted Channels

You may promote Copycat Cafe through:

• Your website, blog, or portfolio
• Email marketing to your own opted-in subscribers
• Social media channels you own or manage
• YouTube videos, podcasts, or other content you create
• Online courses or educational content
• Genuine reviews and recommendations

All promotional content must be honest, accurate, and comply with the disclosure requirements in Section 4.

6. Prohibited Activities

The following activities are prohibited and may result in termination and commission adjustments under Sections 3.4 and 11, subject to the coupon protections in Section 6.5 and applicable effective dates in Section 12:

6.1 Spam and Unsolicited Communications

• Sending unsolicited emails (spam)
• Posting affiliate links in unrelated forums, comments, or social media threads
• Any promotion that violates GDPR, ePrivacy, CAN-SPAM, or similar privacy, marketing, or anti-spam rules

6.2 Misleading or False Advertising

• Making false claims about Copycat Cafe or its features
• Creating fake reviews or testimonials
• Guaranteeing specific learning outcomes
• Misrepresenting pricing, features, or benefits

6.3 Brand and Trademark Violations

Restricted Terms means "Copycat Cafe", "CopycatCafe", "copycatcafe.com", "French Together", "frenchtogether.com", misspellings and close variants of any of these, and any of those terms combined with words such as coupon, discount, promo, code, deal, review, login, or pricing.

• Bidding on Restricted Terms on any ad platform, including Google, Bing, Meta, YouTube, or others
• Creating websites or social accounts that impersonate Copycat Cafe
• Using our logo, mascot, or branding without permission
• Registering domain names containing Restricted Terms

These rules apply to you and to any sites, accounts, businesses, or sub-affiliates you own or control.

6.4 Technical Fraud

• Cookie stuffing or forced clicks
• Self-referrals or referring fake accounts
• Using bots, scripts, or automated traffic
• Manipulating tracking codes or attribution
• Any activity designed to artificially inflate commissions

6.5 Incentives and Coupon Promotion

You must not:

• Offer cashback, rebates, or other purchase incentives, apart from an Affiliate Coupon discount offered under Section 3.2
• Publish, submit, or supply an Affiliate Link or Affiliate Coupon to coupon or deal websites, dedicated coupon or deal pages, directories, apps, or browser extensions, or arrange or authorize distribution through them. This includes services that find, display, or automatically apply coupons or insert or replace affiliate referrals
• Create or deliberately optimize pages or other promotional content primarily to attract searches combining Copycat Cafe, French Together, their domains, misspellings, or close variants with terms such as coupon, discount, promo code, voucher, or deal. This applies on your own website and on third-party channels

These restrictions apply to you, people acting on your behalf, and sites or accounts you own or control. We do not approve exceptions for coupon or deal distribution or deliberate branded discount-search targeting.

Genuine reviews, educational content, videos, newsletters, and recommendations may include your Affiliate Link or Affiliate Coupon and accurately describe its discount. An incidental discount mention or an unsolicited search-engine ranking is not itself a breach. Deliberately targeting branded coupon searches is prohibited even when the content also includes a review.

Independent sharing: Ordinary audience sharing, including a viewer sharing your code with a friend, is allowed. Independent copying or sharing by a third party without your direction, authorization, or knowing assistance is not itself a breach by you or a reason to reverse commissions. You are not required to monitor the internet or guarantee removal of content outside your control. If you become aware of distribution through a restricted channel, tell us and reasonably cooperate with efforts to stop it, including requesting removal where practical. Mere awareness of an independent posting does not establish authorization or assistance.

Compromised coupons: We may disable an affected coupon for future use to contain unauthorized distribution or misuse and will notify you promptly if we do so. Disabling a coupon for this reason does not itself put you out of good standing, remove existing valid Customer attribution, or disqualify otherwise valid commissions. We will reasonably cooperate with you to update affected promotions; replacement coupons are subject to platform availability.

Coupon investigations and remedies: For suspected breaches of this section, we may withhold affected commissions for the investigation period in Section 3.4. We may reject or reverse commissions attributable to an established breach occurring after the relevant rule applies to you, and will explain the basis for that decision. We will release withheld commissions not established to be disqualified by the end of that period. Unrelated, otherwise valid commissions are not forfeited for a breach of this section, including on termination. These protections also apply to related traffic-source investigations and take precedence over conflicting forfeiture provisions in Sections 6.7 and 11. They do not prevent ordinary adjustments for refunds, chargebacks, or fraudulent sales under Section 3.4. Future recurring commissions remain subject to the existing good-standing and termination conditions.

6.6 Paid Media Is Prohibited

You may not use Paid Media to promote Copycat Cafe, an Affiliate Link, or an Affiliate Coupon. This prohibition applies whether paid traffic goes directly to Copycat Cafe, passes through your own content, or passes through any other website, account, redirect, or intermediary.

• No paid search, shopping, social, display, native, video, retargeting, boosted posts, sponsored newsletter placements, or other paid traffic acquisition
• No Paid Media run by an agency, contractor, sub-affiliate, controlled account, or other person acting on your behalf
• No Paid Media to your own review, article, landing page, social profile, or other content when that journey promotes or links to Copycat Cafe
• No cloaking, referrer spoofing, or redirect chains that obscure where traffic came from
• Referrals and payments attributable to Paid Media are not Qualifying Payments and may be rejected or reversed, in addition to the remedies in Section 11

Advertising click identifiers: When an Affiliate Link contains a recognized advertising click identifier, including gclid, gbraid, wbraid, dclid, msclkid, or ttclid, we do not record or credit that affiliate referral. This applies even if the identifier was left in a URL accidentally. Before publishing or sharing an Affiliate Link, you are responsible for removing advertising click identifiers inherited from a link you copied, tested, or previously used in an advertising platform.

Technical detection is not the limit of this prohibition. Paid Media remains prohibited when an advertising platform removes, changes, or does not supply a click identifier.

6.7 Traffic Source Disclosure and Audit

Upon request, you must provide documentation of your traffic sources and promotional methods within 7 days. This may include analytics reports, referring URLs, keyword lists, ad-account records, creatives, invoices, and targeting settings needed to verify that no Paid Media was used. Failure to provide satisfactory documentation within 7 days is itself a material breach of these terms and grounds for withholding, reversing, or forfeiting commissions and terminating your participation.

7. Intellectual Property

Copycat Cafe® is registered in the United States under U.S. Registration No. 8,367,249. The Copycat Cafe name, logo, mascot, and approved promotional materials belong to Copycat Cafe Limited or its licensors and may be used solely for the purpose of promoting Copycat Cafe as an affiliate and only in accordance with these terms.

You may not:

• Modify our logo or branding
• Create derivative works from our materials
• Imply official endorsement or partnership beyond the affiliate relationship
• Use our intellectual property after termination of this Agreement

8. Data Protection and Privacy

We take data protection seriously and comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Cyprus data protection law, including Law 125(I)/2018.

8.1 Data We Collect

We collect and process the following data about you as an affiliate:

• Name, email address, and payment details
• Information about your promotional methods and websites
• Referral and commission data

This data is processed for the purpose of administering the affiliate program. Our legal basis is contractual necessity (performance of this Agreement).

8.2 Affiliate Program Communications

By joining and participating in the Program, you agree that we may email you about the affiliate program. These messages may include product launches, promotional resources, and program updates from Benjamin and Nur.

You may unsubscribe from optional affiliate updates at any time using the unsubscribe link in those emails. Unsubscribing from optional affiliate updates does not terminate your affiliate status. We may still send required contractual, payout, security, fraud-prevention, or terms notices where permitted by law.

This agreement is limited to affiliate-program communications and does not subscribe you to the general Copycat Cafe newsletter.

8.3 Your Obligations

If you collect any personal data in connection with your affiliate activities, you must:

• Comply with applicable data protection laws, including GDPR and other privacy laws where applicable
• Have a clear privacy policy on your website
• Obtain proper consent for any email marketing
• Not share Customer data with third parties
• Cookie consent: If your website uses cookies (including affiliate tracking cookies), you must comply with applicable cookie laws (including ePrivacy rules in the EU/UK where applicable) by obtaining proper consent from your visitors before non-essential cookies are set

8.4 Customer Data

You will not have access to Customer personal data. All Customer relationships are directly with Copycat Cafe.

9. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law:

• We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your participation in the Program
• Our total liability to you shall not exceed the total commissions paid to you in the 12 months preceding the claim
• We are not responsible for technical failures, tracking errors, or third-party platform issues beyond our reasonable control

Nothing in this Agreement excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, or any other liability that cannot be excluded by law.

10. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Copycat Cafe Limited, its directors, officers, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including legal fees) arising from:

• Your breach of this Agreement
• Your promotional activities
• Your violation of any applicable laws or third-party rights
• Any content you create in connection with the Program

11. Term and Termination

11.1 Term

This Agreement begins when we approve your application and continues until terminated by either party.

11.2 Termination by You

You may terminate your participation at any time by contacting us at [email protected]. You will receive payment for any outstanding commissions above the minimum threshold.

11.3 Termination by Us

We may terminate your participation at our discretion:

• Immediately for breach of Sections 4, 5, or 6 (Disclosure, Prohibited Activities)
• With 14 days' notice for any other reason, including discontinuation of the Program

11.4 Effect of Termination

Upon termination:

• You must immediately stop using all Affiliate Links, Affiliate Coupons, and promotional materials
• You must remove or disable any Copycat Cafe promotions
• If terminated for cause, unpaid commissions are forfeited, except as protected by Sections 6.5 and 12
• If terminated without cause, we will pay any outstanding commissions above the minimum threshold
• Recurring commissions cease immediately upon termination

12. Changes to This Agreement

We may update these terms from time to time. Changes that are solely more favorable to Affiliates, such as increased Commission rates or a lower payout threshold, and minor clarifications or formatting changes may take effect immediately. For material changes that reduce Affiliate economic benefits, delay payment, or add substantive obligations or restrictions, we will provide at least 30 days' notice via email before the changes take effect.

Updated terms apply immediately to new applicants and newly approved Affiliates, subject to the prior written offers protected in Section 3.1. For existing Affiliates, material changes that require notice apply after the email notice period. The new standard rate does not replace an existing Affiliate's agreed rate through publication, continued participation, or a change to the default affiliate group.

September 9, 2026 standard-rate update: The 50% lifetime standard applies to new Affiliates assigned to the standard group from this date unless we have agreed otherwise in writing. Existing Affiliates and recipients of prior written offers retain their agreed rates under Section 3.1. No launch offer or activation deadline applies to this update.

The July 14, 2026 Paid Media prohibition applies immediately to applicants and affiliates approved on or after July 14, 2026. For affiliates approved before that date, it applies 30 days after we send the required email notice. It does not retroactively disqualify commissions validly earned before the applicable effective date.

September 8, 2026 coupon update: The additions covering coupon-code distribution on coupon or deal channels, apps and browser extensions, deliberate branded coupon-search targeting, and reporting and cooperation concerning third-party distribution apply to new applicants and newly approved Affiliates when the revised terms are published. For Affiliates already approved at publication, these additions take effect 30 days after we send the required email notice. Publication or the date shown on this page does not start that email notice period. Existing prohibitions remain subject to their original effective dates. The protections for independent sharing and otherwise valid commissions apply from publication.

The coupon update does not change Commission rates or retroactively disqualify commissions validly earned before its applicable effective date. A Customer referral valid under the previously applicable terms is not disqualified solely because its original promotional method is newly restricted; later payments remain subject to the existing Qualifying Payment and good-standing requirements. Continued prohibited promotion after the applicable effective date is subject to the revised rules.

Your continued participation after the notice period constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. If you do not agree to the changes, you may terminate your participation before they take effect.

13. Governing Law and Disputes

This Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Cyprus. Any disputes arising from this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Cyprus.

Before initiating any legal proceedings, you agree to attempt to resolve disputes informally by contacting us at [email protected].

14. General Provisions

• Entire Agreement: This Agreement, together with any individual written rate or promotion agreement with us, constitutes the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Program. Individual written terms take precedence for the matters they expressly cover
• Severability: If any provision is found invalid, the remaining provisions remain in effect
• No Waiver: Failure to enforce any right does not waive that right
• No Partnership: This Agreement does not create any employment, partnership, or agency relationship. You are an independent contractor and solely responsible for your own tax obligations
• Tax Responsibility: You are responsible for reporting and paying all taxes on commissions earned. Tax rules vary by country and may include income tax, social contributions, VAT, sales tax, or other obligations. We do not withhold taxes and will not provide tax advice—consult a qualified accountant for your situation
• Assignment: You may not assign your rights under this Agreement without our written consent

15. Contact Information

For questions about these terms or the affiliate program:

• Email: [email protected]
• Company: Copycat Cafe Limited, registered in Cyprus (HE 490235), trading as Copycat Cafe
• Registered office: Arch. Makariou III, 56E, 2107, Nicosia, Cyprus