Amazon Associates Program Policies

This document sets the rules associates must follow to earn and keep commissions from the Amazon Associates program. You must not manipulate traffic, incentivize clicks, or use your own Special Links to make purchases, and you can only display Amazon prices and availability through approved channels. Commissions are paid roughly 60 days after the month you earned them, but only if the customer completed the purchase within 89 days of clicking your link.

The Amazon Associates Program Policies establish the substantive obligations, rights, and limitations governing participation in the Amazon Associates affiliate program. Associates receive a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use designated Amazon Marks and Program Content solely on their own Site, subject to strict acceptable-use constraints including prohibitions on artificial traffic generation, incentivized Special Link usage, self-referral purchases, and paid keyword bidding on Amazon-branded terms. Commission eligibility is conditioned on customer order completion within 89 days of the initial Special Link click, paid in the Amazon Site's default currency approximately 60 days after month-end, and may be withheld or forfeited upon detection of dual-commission attribution or prohibited conduct. Influencers bear full indemnification obligations to Amazon, its affiliates, and licensors for all claims arising from their Influencer Pages and Content, with Amazon assuming no liability in that context. Associates must independently maintain compliant disclosures regarding cookies, tracking technologies, and data practices, and Influencers with outside material connections or compensation must comply with applicable disclosure laws including the FTC Endorsement Guides.

For an individual associate, this document determines when and whether commissions are paid, and what conduct puts those commissions — or program participation itself — at risk. Commissions are earned only on orders completed within 89 days of a Special Link click and are paid approximately 60 days after the end of the earning month in the Amazon Site's default currency. Any attempt to generate artificial clicks, offer incentives for Special Link use, purchase through your own links, or bid on Amazon-branded keywords forfeits commission eligibility and may result in program termination. Influencers additionally carry full financial exposure for all claims related to their Influencer Pages and Content, with no liability on Amazon's side. Associates who operate in the Influencer capacity and have outside compensation or material brand connections must ensure their content carries appropriate disclosures such as '#Ad' or '#Sponsored' as required by applicable law.