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Saint Mike DSP Affiliate Program Terms

Effective date: September 28th, 2026
Version: 2026-09-28


These Affiliate Program Terms (the Terms) govern applications to and participation in the Saint Mike DSP affiliate program (the Program). The Program is operated by Miguel Coelho, trading as Saint Mike DSP. Our Program contact is sales@prodsaintmike.com

You means the individual or business applying to or participating in the Program. If you act for a business, you confirm that you are authorized to bind it.


Program summary — read before applying

  • Standard commission: 20% of eligible net revenue, after discounts, sales taxes and applicable fees. Different rates or campaign arrangements may be agreed in writing.

  • Standard audience discount: 10% off the current selling price of eligible items, including seasonal sale prices while those items remain eligible. Other coupons cannot be combined unless expressly permitted.

  • Attribution and promotions: the tracking method, commission structure and promotional offer applicable to you will be communicated in your approval, campaign instructions or individual written arrangement. These may include coupons, referral links, tracked marketing parameters, product-based arrangements or other approved methods. Coupon-based attribution is the initial default unless we specify otherwise.

  • Payments: Moonbase administers and pays your affiliate balance through its payment system. Its published schedule is monthly, with a US$50 or €50 minimum depending on payout currency and subject to its requirements.

  • Content reuse: you grant permission for us to reuse your Program promotional content, including your appearance or voice in that content, in organic marketing and paid advertisements without a separate usage fee. The license lasts during participation and for 24 months afterwards, subject to Section 10. Running ads through your own account requires separate permission.

  • Duration and exit: appointments normally last 12 months and require renewal. We administer renewal reminders. Either side may end the relationship; we may do so without advance notice. Valid accrued commissions are not automatically lost because participation ends.

  • Deadlines: report commission or payment discrepancies within 14 calendar days as described in Section 14. Material adverse changes normally receive at least two calendar days’ notice as described in Section 15.

This summary forms part of the Terms. Read the full provisions below for conditions, exceptions and any individual written terms that apply to you.


1. Application, acceptance and eligibility

By selecting the acceptance checkbox and submitting your application, you agree to these Terms. Application does not guarantee approval, create an active affiliate relationship, or entitle you to commissions. Participation starts only when we approve you, any required Moonbase onboarding is completed, and your affiliate arrangement is activated.

You must be at least 18, legally able to enter into this agreement, and legally permitted to participate and receive payments. Your application, audience statistics, channel ownership details and payment information must be accurate and kept current. You must control, or have permission to use, the channels through which you promote our products.

We may approve or reject applications at our discretion, subject to applicable law, and may request reasonable verification. You must not create duplicate accounts or reapply under another identity to evade rejection, suspension or termination.


2. Eligible products and commercial terms

Only products, bundles and offers expressly designated by us as eligible qualify for the Program. Selecting “Vocal plugins”, “Guitar plugins” or “All” in your application indicates your interests; it does not make every product eligible.

We will communicate eligible products and additions or changes by email or another designated Program channel. Unless we expressly agree otherwise in writing:

  • Your commission rate is 20% of Net Eligible Revenue from purchases attributed to you under your applicable attribution arrangement, unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing.

  • Your audience receives a 10% discount on the current selling price of eligible items when your valid coupon is applied at the designated checkout. This includes an existing seasonal sale price while the item remains eligible.

  • The affiliate coupon cannot be combined with another coupon. Checkout rules, product eligibility and any expressly stated restrictions apply.

  • There is no commission for recruiting other affiliates and no guaranteed minimum income, sales volume, free product license, sponsorship fee or expense reimbursement.

We control product prices, availability, sale periods and eligibility. You must not advertise your coupon as a perpetual lowest-price guarantee. We may change offers prospectively under Section 15. A sale or Black Friday promotion does not, by itself, cancel your coupon or commission on otherwise qualifying purchases.

We may establish different commission rates, customer discounts, promotional offers, attribution methods, qualifying actions, eligible products, campaign periods and participation requirements for different affiliates or campaigns. Arrangements may include percentage commissions, fixed payments, performance bonuses, product-based revenue sharing or other expressly specified incentives. We are not required to offer identical arrangements to all affiliates.

The standard arrangement is a 20% commission on Net Eligible Revenue and a 10% customer discount on eligible items. These defaults apply unless different terms are expressly specified in your approval or an individual written arrangement, or subsequently changed in accordance with Section 15. A commission arrangement does not necessarily include a customer discount, and a promotional discount does not independently create a right to commission.

Individual arrangements must be recorded in writing, including by email or a mutually accepted Moonbase contract. They override these Terms only for the points they expressly vary. Temporary arrangements will identify their duration or ending conditions; when they expire, your otherwise applicable terms resume unless stated otherwise.

We may introduce, replace, suspend or discontinue attribution methods and promotions prospectively, subject to Section 15 and any express commitments in your individual agreement. No affiliate has a guaranteed right to the permanent availability of a particular tracking method, coupon, discount or promotion.

We will correct accidental inconsistencies between agreed terms and platform settings. An unnoticed configuration error does not itself amend this Agreement.


3. Attribution and qualifying purchases

We designate the attribution method and qualifying conditions applicable to each affiliate or campaign. Methods may include assigned coupons, referral links, tracked marketing parameters, product-based commission arrangements, expressly approved manual attribution or other methods supported by the systems we use.

Your applicable method and conditions will be communicated through your approval, individual written arrangement or campaign instructions before they take effect. Where relevant, these will specify the attribution window, eligible transactions or actions, tracking requirements, and how competing referrals or multiple attribution methods are resolved. Unless otherwise expressly specified, the Program uses coupon-based attribution: your active assigned coupon must be successfully applied and recorded at the designated checkout.

A transaction qualifies only when it satisfies the applicable arrangement, concerns eligible items, is recorded through the designated process and, for sales commissions, results in successfully collected payment during your active participation. Product-based or other expressly agreed arrangements may qualify without a customer using a coupon or referral link.

Visits, views, clicks, free downloads, email subscriptions and trial registrations do not independently earn compensation unless the applicable written arrangement expressly provides otherwise. Introducing a customer does not automatically create lifetime attribution, recurring commissions or entitlement to subsequent purchases. Third-party retailer transactions are excluded unless expressly included.

You must use the links, codes, materials and instructions supplied or approved for your arrangement. We do not routinely backdate commissions for missing, expired, incorrectly implemented or unrecorded referrals, but will reasonably investigate credible evidence of a processing error. Verified transaction records, corrected where appropriate, determine attribution. No transaction earns duplicate commissions for you unless expressly agreed.

Purchases by you, your business or an account you control are excluded. Also excluded are fraudulent transactions, fabricated referrals, unauthorised resale, transactions arranged principally to generate commissions, and transactions obtained through prohibited methods under these Terms.

Changes to attribution methods or qualifying conditions apply prospectively under Section 15. They do not retrospectively remove valid commissions earned under the previously applicable arrangement.


4. Commission calculation and adjustments

Net Eligible Revenue means the net amount attributable to the eligible line items after the customer’s discounts, applicable sales taxes and fees deducted in Moonbase’s commission calculation. Commission is not calculated on the undiscounted list price or on the whole basket when only some items qualify.

Free items and zero-value transactions generate no commission. Refunds, partial refunds, cancellations, chargebacks, failed payments and confirmed fraudulent or otherwise ineligible transactions may reduce or reverse the corresponding commission. Dashboard amounts may therefore be provisional.

If an affected commission has already been paid, the overpayment may be offset against later commissions or, where necessary and permitted by law, reasonably requested back with supporting information. Adjustments will relate to the affected transactions; a breach does not automatically forfeit unrelated valid commissions.

We may mark affected commissions as disputed and, where Moonbase permits, request or apply a temporary payout restriction while reasonably investigating suspected fraud, material non-compliance or payment disputes. This concerns commission eligibility and platform instructions; it does not mean that we hold your payout funds ourselves. We will identify the issue where legally permitted and resolve it without unreasonable delay. Undisputed sums remain subject to the normal payout process.


5. Moonbase onboarding and payouts

We use Moonbase to administer affiliate arrangements, record eligible commissions and handle payouts. You may need to create or access a Moonbase account and accept the terms presented to you for its services.

Under the Program’s standard payment arrangement, your affiliate balance is administered and paid through Moonbase’s payment system, not held by Saint Mike DSP for later manual distribution. Moonbase and its payment partners handle the payment process and funds pending settlement under their applicable arrangements. We do not operate an affiliate wallet, accept deposits from you or personally execute your bank payouts.

Moonbase controls its payout processing, verification requirements and payment schedule, subject to its terms and applicable law. We control the commercial arrangement, including eligibility, agreed rates, contract activation and permitted adjustments; we do not control Moonbase’s banking or compliance decisions and cannot promise to override them.

Moonbase’s published affiliate documentation currently describes monthly payouts to your bank account, subject to a minimum payout threshold of US$50 for USD payouts or €50 for EUR payouts. Your applicable currency, payment availability and any further payout requirements are determined through Moonbase. A displayed balance is not a promise of payment on a particular calendar date.

You must provide and maintain the identity, business, banking, tax and other verification information reasonably required by Moonbase or its payment partners. Incomplete onboarding, inaccurate details, compliance reviews, bank restrictions or unmet payout requirements may delay payment. Submit sensitive fiscal and banking information through Moonbase’s designated secure process, rather than our general application form.

You are responsible for your income taxes, registrations, reporting and any invoices or fiscal documentation required from you. Where legally required, tax may be withheld or reported. Using Moonbase does not mean that your personal or business tax obligations are discharged automatically.

Applicable Moonbase service terms govern its onboarding and payment services. Its affiliate overview is available at Moonbase Affiliate Documentation, and its privacy policy at Moonbase Privacy Policy. The terms actually presented for your account also apply to your relationship with Moonbase.

Direct questions about bank details, identity verification, transfer status and payout processing to Moonbase through its official support channels. Direct questions about eligible sales, commission rates or Program decisions to us. We will reasonably cooperate with Moonbase where our involvement is needed to investigate an issue.

We do not guarantee uninterrupted platform or banking services, advance payments or replacement transfers outside Moonbase. Subject to Section 17 and applicable law, we are not responsible for delays or failures caused solely by Moonbase, its payment partners or your bank and outside our reasonable control. This does not exclude our responsibility for our own breach, incorrect instructions or any payment obligation that applicable law places on us. These Terms do not establish an escrow, trust or guarantee of funds held within Moonbase’s arrangements.


6. Balances below the payout threshold

An amount below the applicable threshold is not yet eligible for a regular payout under Moonbase’s published minimum-payout rule. Expiry, suspension or termination of this agreement does not, by itself, cancel your valid accrued commissions.

The timing and method of settling a remaining balance, including a balance below the threshold, depend on the Moonbase payout and account-closure rules applicable to your account and mandatory law. These Terms do not create an automatic forfeiture of a balance below US$50 or €50, and do not promise an early, off-platform or below-threshold payout.

If your participation ends with an unpaid balance, contact us at the Program email so that the balance and available settlement process can be checked with Moonbase. Nothing in this section removes a legal entitlement to payment.


7. Honest promotion and required disclosures

You are responsible for complying with the advertising, consumer protection, privacy, electronic marketing, intellectual property and other laws applicable to your activities and intended audience, as well as the rules of each platform you use.

Clearly and prominently disclose your commercial relationship with Saint Mike DSP wherever required, including the fact that you can earn a commission and any relevant free product or other benefit. Disclosures must be readily noticeable, understandable and appropriately placed for the format. A disclosure hidden in a profile, behind an expansion link, or only at the end of a video may be insufficient. Use platform disclosure tools where required, alongside any additional disclosure necessary for compliance.

For example, where accurate: “Ad / affiliate promotion: I earn a commission if you buy using my code.” Adapt the language and placement to the audience, medium and applicable rules.

All statements must be truthful, supportable and consistent with your actual experience. Do not invent testimonials, imply use of a product you have not used, conceal material limitations, or make unsupported claims about features, compatibility, performance, endorsements or results. Demonstrations must not misleadingly attribute the effects of undisclosed processing or other products to our plugin.

Do not fabricate scarcity, misrepresent discounts or promise results, support, refunds, guarantees or license rights beyond our current published policies. Keep price and offer claims current. Honest opinions and lawful criticism are permitted; participation does not require a positive review.


8. Prohibited promotional methods

Unless we expressly authorise a specific activity in writing, you must not:

  • Place or submit your coupon to coupon directories, cashback services, deal aggregators, browser extensions or automated coupon-injection services. Sharing it through your approved content and audience channels is permitted.

  • Run paid advertisements using our brand, product names or confusingly similar terms as bidding keywords, account identities or display domains; impersonate our official advertising; or directly target our existing checkout users with coupon interception.

  • Run other paid campaigns promoting our products without prior written approval of their channels and approach.

  • Use spam, purchased or unlawfully collected contact lists, unsolicited mass messages, malware, forced redirects, hidden tracking, cookie stuffing or artificial clicks, followers or sales.

  • Offer unauthorised cashback, rebates, prizes or other incentives for purchases; recruit sub-affiliates; or sell, transfer or share control of your affiliate account.

  • Register or use domains, handles, advertisements or branding that suggest you are Saint Mike DSP, an employee, official support, or an authorised reseller.

  • Distribute pirated software, license keys, confidential materials or unauthorised downloads, or promote the Program through unlawful, fraudulent, hateful or infringing content.

  • Collect customer payments on our behalf, alter checkout systems, or make commitments that bind us.

If an unrelated third party reposts your code without your involvement, that alone does not establish misconduct by you. Notify us when you become aware of misuse and cooperate with reasonable steps to replace or restrict the code.

We may request evidence of promotion methods and require correction or removal of non-compliant promotional content. You must act promptly and immediately stop unlawful, deceptive or infringing activity. We may suspend codes while investigating.


9. Our brand and materials

During active participation, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable permission to use the logos, product images, approved descriptions and other promotional materials we provide, solely to promote eligible products under these Terms.

Follow any reasonable brand instructions. Do not materially alter our marks, claim ownership, register confusingly similar rights, or imply a broader endorsement or partnership. We retain all rights in our products, software, trademarks and materials. Product access remains subject to the relevant software license; affiliate approval does not grant a free product license.


10. Permission to reuse your promotional content

You retain ownership of your original content. In return for participation in the Program and the opportunity to earn commissions, you grant Saint Mike DSP a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce, publish, distribute, display and use content you create and publish or submit specifically to promote Saint Mike DSP products during your participation (Promotional Content).

This license includes use on our websites, product pages, social accounts, emails and paid advertising, and reasonable editing such as cropping, resizing, excerpting, subtitling, translating and combining content with our branding. It includes your name, artistic name, handle, image and voice as they appear in, or are reasonably needed to identify the creator of, that Promotional Content. No separate usage fee is payable unless agreed in writing.

The license lasts during participation and for 24 months after it ends. We may retain non-public archival copies afterwards for legal, accounting and recordkeeping purposes. Existing print materials already distributed need not be recalled. We will stop new public uses and remove public copies under our control within a reasonable period after the license expires, subject to legal retention requirements.

We may permit our service providers, agencies and distribution partners to exercise these rights solely for promoting Saint Mike DSP. We must not edit content to materially misrepresent your opinions, imply a current partnership after it ends, or use it to promote unrelated businesses. This license does not grant access to your account, permission to run ads from your identity or account, or permission to clone your voice or likeness using AI; those uses require a separate agreement.

You confirm that you have the rights and permissions necessary for the uses granted, including for music, footage, performers and other third-party material. A social platform’s music license may not cover reuse in our advertising. Identify any third-party restrictions in writing before submitting or publishing Promotional Content for the Program, and obtain our written agreement to any exclusion from this license. Supply a cleared alternative where necessary.

Nothing here waives non-waivable moral, personality or privacy rights. Notify us promptly if any use could infringe third-party rights or inaccurately represents you.


11. Communications and personal information

We and Moonbase may send communications necessary to apply for, administer and operate your participation, including approval, onboarding, eligible products, campaigns, code changes, compliance requests, renewal, terms updates and payment information. Maintain a working contact email and keep it current.

We may use email service providers to deliver Program communications. We process application and participation information as described in saintmikedsp.com/legal/privacy-policy, including necessary sharing with Moonbase and service providers for Program administration. Moonbase’s own privacy policy describes its processing.

Accepting these Terms is not blanket consent to unrelated newsletters or advertising. Optional marketing consent, preferences and unsubscribe rights are handled separately where required. You may leave the Program at any time; necessary final payment, legal and account-closure communications may continue afterwards.

Keep your login credentials and non-public customer, commercial and account information secure. Do not use information obtained through the Program to contact customers independently or for unrelated marketing. Promptly report suspected unauthorised access or misuse.


12. Duration and renewal

Unless your written approval specifies another period, your affiliate appointment lasts 12 months from activation, subject to earlier suspension or termination. Continued participation requires renewal confirmed by us in writing or through the applicable Moonbase process, and acceptance of the then-current Terms where requested.

We administer the renewal process and will send a renewal reminder or a notice of non-renewal to your registered email, ordinarily at least seven calendar days before the scheduled expiry. Renewal may be completed by a simple email confirmation or the designated Moonbase process; a new application is not normally required unless we request updated information. Any acceptance or verification steps specified in the renewal notice must be completed.

Renewal is not automatic or guaranteed. We may review performance, compliance and commercial fit, renew early or confirm an extension in writing to avoid an administrative gap. A missed or undelivered reminder does not itself extend the appointment or create a renewal entitlement. An expired appointment does not continue merely because an old coupon or link remains visible. Expiry does not remove valid commissions accrued before expiry. Our rights to terminate earlier under Section 13 remain unaffected.


13. Suspension, termination and opting out

To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may suspend or terminate your participation, deactivate your coupon, or discontinue the Program at any time, with or without cause and without prior notice. We will communicate the action and its effective date as soon as reasonably practicable, unless legally restricted. We will not backdate termination to remove valid accrued commissions.

You may leave at any time by emailing the Program contact. Termination takes effect when we receive your notice, or on a later date you specify and we accept. No minimum participation period or exit fee applies.

From the effective end of participation, new purchases do not generate commission. You must stop presenting yourself as an active affiliate, stop new use of our supplied promotional materials and remove active offers or codes from placements you control as soon as reasonably practicable. Existing editorial content need not be deleted solely because the relationship ended, provided it remains lawful and accurate and no longer implies an active partnership or current offer.

Valid commissions earned before termination remain subject to Sections 4–6, including transaction adjustments, verification and Moonbase payout requirements. We will reasonably cooperate in reconciling the final balance. There is no entitlement to compensation for lost future commissions, expected renewal, audience development or unreimbursed expenditure, except where required by law.


14. Records and confidentiality

Review your commission reports and payment records promptly. Report a discrepancy to us in writing within 14 calendar days after the relevant report or payment record is made available to you and you are notified of its availability. Identify the transactions and provide the information reasonably available to you. Payment-processing issues should also be raised with Moonbase, subject to any separate deadlines in its applicable terms.

We may treat records not disputed within that period as accepted for routine Program reconciliation, to the extent permitted by law. Where an error could not reasonably have been discovered during that period, notify us within 14 calendar days after discovering it. This procedure does not create automatic forfeiture of valid earned commissions or bar claims relating to fraud, concealed errors or rights that cannot lawfully be limited. Moonbase’s own dispute procedures are not shortened by these Terms.

Keep confidential non-public information identified as confidential or reasonably understood to be confidential, including unreleased products, private commercial arrangements, customer information and security details. Use it only for the Program. This does not restrict information already lawfully public, independently developed, lawfully obtained elsewhere, or disclosures required by law. Where lawful, give advance notice of a compelled disclosure. Confidentiality survives termination for three years, and longer for trade secrets and personal information where legally required.


15. Changes to the Program or these Terms

Subject to any express fixed-term commitments in your individual written arrangement, we may revise these Terms and change commission rates, coupon discounts, eligibility or Program processes prospectively. We will give at least two calendar days’ email notice (a minimum of 48 hours) of material adverse changes, or a longer period where required by applicable law. The notice will identify the change and its effective date.

Changes reasonably necessary for legal compliance, security, fraud prevention or urgent product withdrawal may take effect immediately where permitted by law, with notice as soon as practicable. Beneficial changes, including increased commission rates, may take effect sooner as specified in the notice.

Ordinary selling prices and time-limited sale periods may change without individual advance notice; this does not retrospectively change the commission due on completed qualifying purchases.

Changes will identify their effective date and will not remove valid commissions accrued under the earlier terms. Continued participation after the effective date constitutes acceptance where legally permitted; where affirmative acceptance is required, we will obtain it before applying the change to you. If you do not accept a change, you may terminate participation before it takes effect. We may also end the existing arrangement under Section 13.


16. Independent relationship and expenses

You participate as an independent individual or business. This agreement creates no employment, legal partnership, joint venture, agency, franchise or exclusivity. Neither party may bind the other. You decide whether and how much to promote within these Terms and bear your own costs unless we expressly approve reimbursement in writing.

We do not guarantee earnings, traffic, conversions, product availability or uninterrupted access to services. You must not incur expenditure on the assumption that the Program will continue or that a particular return is guaranteed.


17. Responsibility, indemnity and limits of liability

17.1 Your responsibility

You are responsible for your promotional content, marketing methods and compliance with this Agreement and applicable law.

To the extent permitted by law, you will indemnify Saint Mike DSP against third-party claims, damages and reasonable legal costs to the extent caused by your material breach of this Agreement, unlawful advertising, infringement of intellectual property or other third-party rights, fraud or wilful misconduct. This indemnity does not cover losses caused by our own breach, negligence or misconduct.

We will notify you promptly of any such claim, allow reasonable participation in its defence and provide reasonable cooperation. Neither party may settle a claim in a manner that admits the other party’s fault or imposes obligations on that party without its prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld.

17.2 Excluded losses

Subject to Section 17.4 and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Saint Mike DSP will not be liable in connection with the Affiliate Program or this Agreement for:

  • Indirect, incidental, special or consequential losses or damages;

  • Exemplary or punitive damages; or

  • Loss of anticipated revenue, profits, business opportunities, goodwill, use or data, whether arising directly or indirectly.

These exclusions apply even if we have been advised of the possibility of such losses and regardless of whether the claim arises in contract, tort, negligence or otherwise.

17.3 Aggregate liability cap

Subject to Section 17.4 and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Saint Mike DSP’s total aggregate liability to you for all claims arising out of or relating to the Affiliate Program or this Agreement will not exceed the total affiliate commissions paid or payable to you under this Agreement during the twelve months immediately preceding the event giving rise to your first claim.

This is a single aggregate limit, not a separate limit for each claim, incident or legal basis. Additional claims do not increase or reset the limit.

17.4 Exceptions

Nothing in this section excludes or limits:

  • Our obligation to pay valid accrued affiliate commissions in accordance with this Agreement, including its provisions on transaction adjustments and payout arrangements;

  • Liability for fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence;

  • Liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence; or

  • Any other liability or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited.

The exclusions of loss and aggregate liability cap above do not apply to these exceptions. In particular, valid accrued commissions are payable separately and do not count as damages paid towards the aggregate liability cap.

Nothing in this section prevents either party from seeking injunctive or other non-monetary relief where available under applicable law.


18. General provisions and governing law

These Terms and any expressly agreed individual written commercial terms form the agreement between you and Saint Mike DSP regarding the Program. Moonbase's terms separately govern its services; they do not automatically replace the obligations between you and us.

You may not assign this agreement or your account without our written consent. We may transfer the agreement as part of a genuine sale or reorganisation of our business, provided the successor assumes our obligations, including valid outstanding commissions, and we notify you.

If a provision is unenforceable, the remainder continues to apply to the extent legally possible. A delay in enforcing a right is not a waiver. Provisions intended to continue after termination—including payment reconciliation, content licensing for its stated duration, confidentiality, liability and dispute provisions—survive accordingly.

This agreement is governed by the laws of Portugal. Subject to any mandatory jurisdiction rules, the courts of Beja/Alentejo have jurisdiction over disputes. Before starting proceedings, the parties will attempt in good faith to resolve a dispute by contacting the Program email; this does not prevent urgent relief or steps needed to preserve legal rights.

You agree that acceptance and notices may be given electronically. Send Program and termination notices to sales@prodsaintmike.com. We may send notices to your latest supplied email address. Nothing in this clause overrides mandatory notice requirements.