1. Program Overview
The Dispute Lion Partner Program (the "Program") allows approved partners ("Affiliates", "you") to refer potential customers to Dispute Lion ("Dispute Lion", "we", "us") and earn commissions on qualifying transactions. The Program is operated through the partner portal at partner.disputelion.com.
The Program is completely free to join. There are no sign-up fees, membership fees, minimum purchase requirements, or ongoing costs of any kind to be a Dispute Lion partner.
2. Application & Approval
Although the Program is free, all applications are subject to review and approval by Dispute Lion. Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance.
- We may approve, decline, or request additional information about any application at our sole discretion.
- We may decline applications without providing a reason.
- Approval is granted to the individual or entity that applied; accounts are not transferable.
- You must be at least 18 years old and legally capable of entering into a binding agreement.
- You must provide accurate, complete, and current information during sign-up and keep it updated.
- Your email address must be verified before your account becomes active.
3. Independent Contractor Relationship
Affiliates are independent contractors. Nothing in these Terms creates an employment, agency, partnership, franchise, or joint-venture relationship between you and Dispute Lion. You have no authority to bind Dispute Lion or to make commitments on our behalf. You are responsible for your own taxes, expenses, and compliance with applicable laws.
4. Commissions & Compensation
Commissions are earned on qualifying transactions according to the compensation plan assigned to your account, which may be a flat-fee plan or a percentage-based plan.
- Your current commission plan and rate are visible in your partner dashboard.
- Dispute Lion may adjust commission plans prospectively with notice; changes do not affect commissions already earned.
- Recurring subscription payments from referred customers generate recurring commissions while the subscription remains active and paid.
- Refunded, voided, or charged-back transactions do not qualify for commission. Commissions already credited on such transactions will be reversed via a corresponding negative adjustment.
- Commissions are calculated only on amounts actually received by Dispute Lion, excluding taxes, refunds, and chargebacks.
5. Attribution & Tracking
- Referrals are attributed on a first-affiliate basis: the first approved affiliate to refer a customer receives credit for that customer.
- The attribution window is 365 days from the customer's initial tracked referral event.
- Attribution is recorded through your unique tracking link and confirmed via server-to-server tracking events.
- We are not responsible for tracking failures caused by customer browser settings, ad blockers, cookie deletion, or failure to use your tracking link correctly.
- Self-referrals and fraudulent or manipulated tracking events are prohibited and will not be credited.
6. Payouts
- Commissions become payable after the applicable hold period shown in your dashboard (for example, to cover refund windows).
- You must have a valid payout method on file (PayPal, Cash App, Zelle, or ACH bank transfer) before payouts are released.
- Banking details you provide are stored in encrypted form and used solely to process your payouts.
- Payouts are processed in batches; timing and any minimum payout threshold are displayed in the partner portal.
- You are solely responsible for the accuracy of your payout details. Dispute Lion is not liable for payouts sent to incorrect details you supplied.
- You are responsible for all taxes on your commission income and for providing any required tax documentation (such as a W-9) upon request.
- Unpaid commissions for accounts terminated for cause under Section 9 are forfeited.
7. Acceptable Use & Prohibited Conduct
You agree that you will not:
- Make false, misleading, or unsubstantiated claims about Dispute Lion's services, results, or pricing.
- Guarantee specific credit-repair outcomes or deletions on our behalf.
- Engage in spam, unsolicited bulk messaging, or deceptive advertising of any kind.
- Use paid search bidding on 'Dispute Lion' or confusingly similar brand terms without written permission.
- Use cookie stuffing, forced clicks, iframes, or any method that generates artificial or misleading referrals.
- Incentivize sign-ups through cash rebates or schemes that misrepresent our services.
- Violate any applicable law or regulation, including the FTC Endorsement Guides, CAN-SPAM Act, TCPA, and CROA, in your promotional activities.
- Register domains, social handles, or ads that impersonate Dispute Lion or create confusion about who operates them.
You must clearly disclose your material connection to Dispute Lion in your promotions, as required by the FTC's endorsement rules.
8. Brand & Intellectual Property
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the Dispute Lion name and approved marketing materials solely to promote the Program while your account is in good standing. All trademarks, logos, and content remain the exclusive property of Dispute Lion. This license terminates immediately upon account termination.
9. Termination
- Either party may end participation at any time, with or without cause, by written notice.
- We may suspend or terminate your account immediately for violation of these Terms, suspected fraud, or conduct that could harm Dispute Lion or its customers.
- Upon termination not for cause, you will be paid eligible, non-forfeited commissions earned through the termination date, subject to the standard hold period.
- Upon termination for cause, unpaid commissions are forfeited.
- Sections relating to payouts owed, intellectual property, disclaimers, limitation of liability, and indemnification survive termination.
10. Disclaimers
The Program, portal, and tracking systems are provided "as is" and "as available." We make no warranty that the portal will be uninterrupted or error-free, and we make no guarantee of any particular level of referral volume, conversion, or earnings. Earnings depend entirely on your own efforts and market conditions; any earnings examples are illustrative only and not a promise of results.
11. Limitation of Liability & Indemnification
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Dispute Lion's total liability arising out of the Program will not exceed the commissions paid to you in the three (3) months preceding the claim. We are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including lost profits.
You agree to indemnify and hold Dispute Lion harmless from claims, damages, and expenses arising from your promotional activities, your breach of these Terms, or your violation of any law or third-party rights.
12. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be announced through the partner portal or by email, and the "Last updated" date will be revised. Continued participation after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.
13. Contact
Questions about these Terms or the Partner Program can be sent to partners@disputelion.com or through the support options in your partner dashboard.
