Affiliate Program
Self-referral is prohibited under the Affiliate Agreement. You may not earn commission on your own purchases, or on accounts belonging to household members, close associates, or accounts created in collusion to generate commissions. Violations can lead to suspension, termination, and forfeiture of pending commissions. Note the standard code wouldn't save you money anyway — it only mirrors the active promotion.
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Using your own affiliate code (or link) on your own purchases is prohibited under the Affiliate Agreement.
What counts as self-referral
The prohibition covers more than just your own account. You may not earn commissions by referring:
- Your own accounts
- Accounts of household members or close associates
- Fake accounts
- Accounts created in collusion with others to generate commissions
All of these count as fraudulent referrals.
What happens if you do it
Fraudulent referrals and commission manipulation are grounds for suspension or termination of your affiliate participation, and pending commissions may be forfeited in whole or in part.
It wouldn't save you money anyway
The standard affiliate code is attribution-only — it simply mirrors whatever promotion is already active. Using your own code at checkout wouldn't get you a better price than the public promo code; the only thing it would do is generate a prohibited self-commission.
Full terms are in the Affiliate Agreement at /affiliate-agreement.
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