Affiliate Onboarding

Four steps. Each one updates as you finish. You can come back any time — your progress is saved.

1. 1 Apply
2. 2 Stripe Connect
3. 3 Tax form
4. 4 Accept terms

1. 1

   Apply

   Creates your affiliate account and a default tracking link. Status starts at pending verification and turns active once steps 2–4 are done.

   To do
   Apply

2. 2

   Stripe Connect Express

   KYC, payout method, and 1099-NEC / 1042-S filings all run through Stripe. We don't store your bank info — Stripe does.

   To do

   You'll be redirected to a Stripe-hosted page. Once you're done, Stripe sends you back here and we mark this step complete.

   Continue with Stripe

3. 3

   Tax form

   US persons submit a W-9. Non-US individuals submit a W-8BEN. Stored encrypted at rest with per-affiliate AAD-bound keys.

   To do
   Form typeSelect your formW-9 — US personW-8BEN — non-US individual

   US persons (citizens, green-card holders, US LLCs) submit a W-9. Everyone else submits a W-8BEN.

   Legal name

   Address line 1

   City

   State / Region

   Postal code

   Country

   W-9 — US person details

   TIN typeSSN — individualEIN — entity

   TIN

   Under penalty of perjury, I certify the information above is true and complete, and I am authorized to provide this form.

   Submit tax form

4. 4

   Accept program terms

   Read the Affiliate Program Terms (version 2026-04-30). Acceptance is recorded with your IP and a timestamp.

   To do

   FTC disclosure templates (16 CFR Part 255)

   You must disclose your affiliate relationship clearly and conspicuously, near the recommendation, in every medium you use. #ad alone is not sufficient. Use the templates below or your own equivalent language.

   Long form (blog, video description, email body, podcast notes):

   Disclosure: I'm an Abundera affiliate. If you sign up through my link, I earn a commission. Abundera did not pay me to write this and the opinions are my own.

   Short form (social posts, captions, Stories — in the post itself, not in your profile bio):

   Abundera affiliate. I earn if you sign up. #AbunderaAffiliate

   Video (spoken plus on-screen overlay, both required per FTC 2023 staff guidance):

   "Quick disclosure: I'm an Abundera affiliate, so if you sign up through my link I get a commission." Plus an on-screen overlay reading "Paid affiliate link" visible for the duration of the recommendation, not just at the end.

   Live stream: spoken disclosure at the start of the stream, repeated when you post the affiliate link in chat.

   What is NOT sufficient (per FTC Endorsement Guides 2023 revision and recent enforcement):

   • #ad alone
   • #sponsored alone
   • A disclosure in a YouTube description but not in the video itself
   • A disclosure on the linked landing page only
   • A disclosure that appears only after a "click to read more" cut
   • A disclosure in a font or color that requires hovering or scrolling to find

   You must keep copies of disclosures used (screenshots or archived URLs) for at least 24 months and produce them on request.

   I have read the FTC disclosure requirements and templates above and understand that I am responsible for disclosing my material connection to Abundera in every medium where I recommend Abundera products.

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