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Qualifying Purchase 24-Hour Session Window

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How other platforms handle this

Ideogram Medium

A "Qualifying Purchase" means a purchase of a paid subscription... where such purchase is the first time such user has purchased a paid subscription... the subscription is not cancelled or refunded...

McDonald's Medium

MyMcDonald's Rewards participants may receive rewards points for every dollar spent on qualifying purchases...Points may be accumulated and redeemed for purchases of eligible McDonald's products.

Faire Medium

We may offer referral programs that include financial incentives...They and/or you will receive rewards such as reduced commissions and/or fees, cash, or promotional credit to spend on the Faire marketplace if they sign up to use our Services.

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a single session...ending upon the first to occur of the following: (x) 24 hours elapse from that click, (y) the customer places an order for a Product...or (z) the customer clicks through a Special Link to an Amazon Site that is not your Special Link

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Document information
Document
Amazon Associates Program Policies
Entity
Amazon Associates
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-064373
Document ID
CA-D-00881
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2fb748aa649c57d194b1f09f1a2e8079f3584386fa9f0a60cbe9b49677d855d5
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:28 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Amazon Associates
Document: Amazon Associates Program Policies
Record ID: CA-P-064373
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:28:57 UTC
SHA-256: 2fb748aa649c57d1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/amazon-associates/amazon-associates-program-policies/provision/CA-P-064373/qualifying-purchase-24-hour-session-window/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Amazon Associates's Qualifying Purchase 24-Hour Session Window clause do?

The clause states: “a single session...ending upon the first to occur of the following: (x) 24 hours elapse from that click, (y) the customer places an order for a Product...or (z) the customer clicks through a Special Link to an Amazon Site that is not your Special Link”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 35 platforms. See the full comparison.

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