Partner Agreement

1. Becoming a partner

• You must be 18 or older and hold a valid Kenyan national ID or passport.
• You must complete KYC: ID document, county of operation and a payout destination in your own name.
• Approval is at our discretion and typically takes one to two business days.
• Your relationship with us is that of an independent contractor. This agreement does not create employment, agency, partnership or a joint venture.

2. Commission structure

• Bronze — 4.0% of the device subtotal. The entry tier.
• Silver — 4.5%, from KSh 500,000 in attributed lifetime sales.
• Gold — 5.0%, from KSh 1,500,000 in attributed lifetime sales.
• Platinum — 6.0%, from KSh 4,000,000 in attributed lifetime sales.
• Commission is calculated on the device subtotal, excluding delivery charges, discounts and taxes.
• Accessories earn commission at the same rate as devices. Repairs and trade-ins do not earn commission.
• Tier is reviewed monthly and never moves down because of a quiet month; it moves down only after two consecutive quarters below the threshold.

3. Attribution

• Attribution is by referral code, carried in the link as ?partner=YOURCODE, or by QR code, which encodes the same link.
• The referral cookie lasts 30 days from the last click.
• Last touch wins: if a customer clicks another partner's link after yours, the later partner is credited.
• Self-referrals — orders placed by you, your household or on your own payment method — earn no commission.
• Where a customer contacts us directly and names you, we will credit you manually on request.

4. When commission unlocks

1. The customer clicks your link and places an order — commission is created with status Pending.
2. The order is delivered and the 7-day return window closes — commission moves to Unlocked.
3. Unlocked commission is included in the next weekly payout run.
4. Commission on a cancelled, returned or refunded order is reversed. Commission already paid on an order later refunded is deducted from your next payout.

5. Payouts

• Payouts run weekly, every Friday, for commission unlocked by Wednesday midnight.
• The minimum payout is KSh 1,000. Below that, the balance rolls over.
• Payment is by M-Pesa or bank transfer, to an account in your own name only.
• You are responsible for your own tax obligations on commission earned. Where withholding tax applies, we deduct and remit it and give you the certificate.
• We do not charge a fee to pay you. Any charge levied by your bank or mobile money operator is yours.

6. Marketing guidelines

• Use only the marketing assets we provide, or your own content that is accurate.
• Never describe an ex-UK device as new. Only stock listed as Brand New may be promoted as sealed, and you must not invent warranty terms, prices or stock we have not published.
• Never present yourself as an employee, agent or official representative of GadgetDeals KE.
• Never advertise using our brand name in paid search, or buy domains containing our name.
• Disclose that you earn a commission where the platform you are posting on requires it.
• Do not spam. Unsolicited bulk WhatsApp, SMS or email is grounds for immediate termination.

7. Prohibited practices

• Cookie stuffing, forced clicks, or any technique that sets the referral cookie without a genuine click.
• Creating fake accounts or fraudulent orders to generate commission.
• Trademark bidding, typosquatting, or impersonating our website.
• Offering unauthorised cashback, rebates or discounts in our name.
• Reselling our devices under your own brand while claiming our warranty.
• Any breach of the Acceptable Use Policy.

8. Suspension and termination

Either party may terminate this agreement at any time with written notice. On termination, commission already unlocked is paid in the normal run; pending commission on undelivered orders is paid if and when those orders complete.

We may suspend an account immediately where we reasonably suspect fraud. Where we do, we will tell you the reason, hold rather than cancel the affected commission, and give you 14 days to respond before making a final decision.

9. Data protection

Partners see the value, date and status of attributed orders. Partners never receive customer names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses or payment details.

Any customer information you obtain independently must be handled in line with the Data Protection Act, 2019. Do not add customers to marketing lists without their consent.

10. Changes

We may change commission rates or terms with 30 days' written notice. Changes never apply retrospectively to commission already earned or pending.