Partner Agreement

1. The arrangement

This Agreement is between HoldThat Systems ("HoldThat," "we") and you ("Partner"). By submitting a Partner application and accepting these terms, you agree to refer customers to HoldThat in exchange for the commission described below.

2. Commission

• Rate: 30% of qualifying customer payments for eligible system setup fees and targeted lead sales, calculated in USD.
• Scope: Foundation websites, Client Hubs, Member Hubs, Event Hubs, eligible custom systems, eligible lead research packages, and eligible lead purchases associated with HoldThat Signal qualify. Standard qualifying targeted lead sales do not require separate approval. HoldThat Signal subscriptions, recurring fees, hosting, domains, unrelated add-ons, refunded or invalid transactions, and services outside eligible lead purchases or setup fees are excluded unless separately approved in writing.
• Cookie window: 60 days from last click. Last-click attribution wins.
• Self-referrals: You may not refer yourself or any business you own/control.

3. Payment

• Commissions become eligible for payout after the associated customer payment has successfully cleared and the transaction has been confirmed as valid and commission eligible. Commissions are not subject to a blanket 30 day refund hold.
• There is no required monthly payout cycle. Approved commissions are eligible for direct payout via your chosen method (Stripe, PayPal, Wise, check, or other agreed method) after payment clears and the qualifying transaction is verified. Payment processing times may vary.
• Transactions that are canceled before completion, reversed, disputed, charged back, fraudulent, refunded when legally required, or otherwise determined to be ineligible do not qualify for commission. If a commission was already paid and the transaction is later reversed or charged back, the corresponding amount may be deducted from a future payout or otherwise reconciled.
• No minimum payout — but we may batch small amounts under $25 until they accumulate.

4. Taxes

Partners participate as independent contractors and are responsible for reporting and paying any applicable taxes on their commission earnings.

US Partners:

• Must provide a completed IRS Form W-9 before receiving commission payments when requested by HoldThat Systems.
• HoldThat Systems will issue Form 1099-NEC when required under applicable IRS reporting rules.
• For tax year 2026, the general Form 1099-NEC reporting threshold is $2,000 in qualifying annual payments.
• The threshold may be adjusted for inflation beginning in 2027.
• Reporting obligations may vary based on payment method, tax classification, and applicable law.

International Partners:

• Foreign individuals may be required to submit Form W-8BEN.
• Foreign business entities may be required to submit Form W-8BEN-E.
• Partners are responsible for applicable tax obligations in their country of residence.
• Any applicable US withholding or reporting requirements will be determined under relevant tax laws.

HoldThat Systems may withhold commission payments until required tax documentation has been received.

Partners remain responsible for reporting taxable income even when no tax information return is issued.

5. How you may promote

You may share your referral link on your website, blog, newsletter, social media, podcasts, videos, and direct conversations. Honest, organic promotion is the spirit.

6. What's prohibited

• No spam. No unsolicited email, SMS, DM blasts, comment spam, or off-topic forum posting.
• No paid search on our brand. No Google/Bing/Meta ads bidding on "HoldThat," "HoldThat Systems," holdthat.systems, or close variants.
• No misleading claims. Don't promise outcomes, pricing, or features we haven't published.
• No impersonation. Don't pose as HoldThat staff or imply official endorsement beyond your status as a partner.
• No cookie stuffing, iframe tricks, forced clicks, or any other artificial click inflation.
• No coupon/cashback sites unless agreed in writing.
• Disclose the affiliate relationship where required by your jurisdiction (FTC §255 for US partners).

7. Brand use

You may use the HoldThat name and logo to identify us in your content while you're an active partner. You may not modify the logo, use it in your own product/brand, or imply partnership beyond this program.

8. Confidentiality

Any non-public information we share with you (customer data, pricing exceptions, roadmap, etc.) is confidential and may only be used to make referrals under this Agreement.

9. Termination

• Either party may end this Agreement at any time, for any reason, with written notice (email is fine).
• On termination we'll pay approved payout-eligible commissions after payment clears and qualifying transactions are verified, without a required monthly payout cycle.
• Commissions earned on payments that have not yet cleared will be paid once those payments clear and the transactions are confirmed valid, unless terminated for cause (fraud, violation of Section 6, etc.).

10. Independent contractor

You are an independent contractor, not our employee, agent, partner (in the legal sense), or joint venturer. You have no authority to bind HoldThat to any obligation.

11. Changes

We may update these terms with 30 days' notice (via email to your partner contact). Continued promotion after the effective date constitutes acceptance.

12. Governing law

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Florida, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

13. Contact

Questions: hello@holdthat.systems.