You accept this Agreement by clicking "I agree" at signup, by creating an affiliate account, or by accepting any payout from Light Launch. We record the version of this document, a cryptographic hash, your IP address, user-agent, and the timestamp of your acceptance.
You represent that you are at least 18 years old, legally able to enter contracts, located in the United States, and (if signing on behalf of an entity) authorized to bind that entity. You will provide accurate name, address, phone, and email information at signup and keep it current.
You have read and understood §3 (Commission Terms), §5 (Clawbacks), §13 (Limitation of Liability), and §15 (Dispute Resolution) in particular.
For each Referred Installer, you earn 7% of Eligible Revenue Light Launch receives from that installer for three (3) months from the date the installer creates their Light Launch account. Eligible Revenue includes:
Commission is calculated on the revenue Light Launch actually receives from the installer after any discounts (including the first-month referral discount described in §3.4). There is no cap on what you can earn per Referred Installer, and no cap on the number of installers you can refer.
We may change the commission rate for future Referred Installers with 14 days' written notice. Rate changes do not retroactively affect Referred Installers already attributed to you — your existing referrals keep the rate in effect when they signed up for the full 3-month term.
Commission does not accrue on (a) homeowner payments collected by the installer outside Light Launch's Customer Portal, (b) Stripe processing fees, (c) refunds, returns, disputes, and chargebacks (see §5), or (d) transactions tied to an Invalid Referral (see §6).
As part of the affiliate program, each Referred Installer receives a 7% discount on all Light Launch charges during the first thirty (30) days after their Light Launch account is created. The discount applies to postcards (credit packs), materials, demo kits, and the platform fee Light Launch retains on homeowner deposits. The discount is automatic — no code is required — and ends 30 days after the installer's signup timestamp. Your commission is calculated on the discounted amount Light Launch actually receives (i.e., 7% × 93% = 6.51% of the pre-discount price, during the discount window).
Each commission earning enters a 30-day "settling" period from the date it accrues. During this period, the earning is visible in your dashboard but not eligible for payout. After 30 days, the earning becomes "Available" and is eligible for the next monthly payout.
On the first of each calendar month, we send your Available balance to your connected bank account via Stripe Connect, provided the Available balance is at least $50. Funds typically land in your bank within 2 business days after we send. Balances under $50 roll forward and combine with future earnings.
To receive payouts, you must complete Stripe Connect Express onboarding through your affiliate dashboard. This includes providing identification, tax information, and bank account details directly to Stripe. We do not see your full SSN, full bank account number, or government-issued ID — that information is handled by Stripe under Stripe's terms.
All payouts are in U.S. dollars to a U.S. bank account. If you are unable to maintain a U.S. bank account or active Stripe Connect status, we may pause payouts until the issue is resolved. Balances remain attributed to you indefinitely while paused.
If Stripe returns or fails a payout (closed account, incorrect routing, etc.), the corresponding amount is added back to your Available balance and we will notify you to update your bank information. Stripe's standard processing fees on failed payouts are absorbed by Light Launch.
If a transaction that generated commission is later refunded, returned, disputed, or charged back in a way that Light Launch loses the underlying revenue, the corresponding commission is reversed:
This applies regardless of when the reversal happens — including past the 30-day settlement period and past your 3-month commission term. The settlement period determines when funds are eligible to pay out; it does not end Light Launch's right to reverse commission on lost revenue.
The clawback applies pro-rata to partial refunds (e.g., a 50% refund triggers a 50% commission clawback on that transaction). Idempotent — duplicate refund events do not double-claw.
A signup that uses your affiliate link does not qualify as a Referred Installer (and earns no commission) if any of the following applies:
We detect existing-user signups automatically by email match and may also review referral patterns for fraud signals. Invalid referrals are voided in your dashboard with a clear reason; you may contact us if you believe a voiding was in error.
You will represent Light Launch accurately. Specifically, you will not:
You will comply with applicable communications and marketing laws — including the TCPA (calls and texts), CAN-SPAM (email), state Do-Not-Call laws, GDPR/CCPA if you reach those audiences, and the FTC's Endorsement Guides. You are responsible for obtaining all necessary consents before contacting any prospective installer using your own systems. We are not a party to your outbound communications.
If you promote Light Launch publicly (videos, posts, podcasts, newsletters, etc.), you will disclose your affiliate relationship in a way that complies with the FTC's Endorsement Guides — for example: "I earn a commission if you sign up through my link."
You will not bid on Light Launch's trademarks ("Light Launch," "lightlaunch.ai," "Render Agent," and similar) in search engine ad platforms, or run ads designed to look like Light Launch's own marketing. Generic terms about permanent lighting are fine.
You will not promote Light Launch through unsolicited bulk email, comment spam, scraped contact lists, link injection, or other practices commonly understood as spam.
You will not represent that you are a Light Launch employee or that you have authority to negotiate terms on Light Launch's behalf. You are an independent contractor (see §9).
Subject to your compliance with this Agreement, Light Launch grants you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the "Light Launch" name and logo solely to promote Light Launch's Services and your role as an affiliate, in accordance with our brand guidelines (if any are published) or otherwise in good faith. You may not modify our marks, use them in confusing trade dress, or imply ownership. This license ends when your affiliate account is terminated.
You are an independent contractor — not an employee, partner, agent, or joint venturer of Light Launch. Nothing in this Agreement creates an employment relationship.
You are solely responsible for your own income, self-employment, and other applicable taxes. We will issue an IRS Form 1099-NEC (or successor form) if cumulative U.S. payouts to you exceed the applicable IRS reporting threshold in a calendar year (currently $600). Stripe collects tax identification information during Connect onboarding for this purpose.
You will not be eligible for any employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, or paid time off.
This Agreement begins on your acceptance and continues until terminated by either party.
You may terminate your affiliate account at any time by emailing affiliates@lightlaunch.ai. After termination, your Referred Installers remain attributed to you for the remainder of their 3-month term, and you will continue to receive monthly payouts as commissions settle.
We may suspend or terminate your account immediately for material breach (especially §6 fraud or §7 violations), for repeated patterns of invalid referrals, or as required by law. For non-material termination (e.g., we're winding down the affiliate program), we will give at least 14 days' written notice.
Sections 5 (Clawbacks), 9 (Taxes), 11 (Confidentiality), 13 (Liability), 14 (Indemnification), and 15 (Disputes) survive termination. Already-settled, unpaid earnings will still be paid out on the normal monthly schedule unless we have a good-faith basis to withhold them pending fraud review.
If we share non-public information with you that is explicitly marked "confidential" — such as upcoming features, internal screenshots, or marketing assets we haven't released — you will not publicly disclose it for one year after first receiving it. This Section does not restrict information that is public, that you already knew, or that you developed independently.
The Services and affiliate dashboard are provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE," without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee any specific level of commission, that Referred Installers will reach any specific spending level, or that the affiliate program will continue indefinitely. You bear all risk associated with promotional efforts you undertake.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Light Launch will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, including lost profits, lost revenue, lost goodwill, or business interruption, arising out of or related to this Agreement or the affiliate program.
Light Launch's total aggregate liability arising out of or related to this Agreement will not exceed the greater of (a) commissions Light Launch paid you in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) $1,000.
The cap and excluded-damages limits do not apply to (i) Light Launch's payment obligations for commissions earned and not subject to clawback, (ii) Light Launch's indemnification obligations in §14, or (iii) any liability that cannot be limited under applicable law.
You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Light Launch and its affiliates, officers, employees, agents, contractors, suppliers, and licensors from and against any third-party claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your promotional activities, including any communications you send; (b) your violation of TCPA, CAN-SPAM, state Do-Not-Call, FTC, or other applicable laws; (c) your breach of this Agreement; or (d) your misrepresentation of Light Launch or its Services.
Light Launch will defend, indemnify, and hold you harmless from any third-party claim that the Services as provided by Light Launch infringe such party's U.S. patent, copyright, trademark, or trade-secret rights, subject to the liability cap in §13.2. This does not apply to claims arising from (a) your modifications to or misuse of our marks, (b) your combination of the Services with non-Light-Launch products, or (c) your continued use after we asked you to stop because of an infringement claim and offered a non-infringing alternative.
Before filing a formal claim, you and Light Launch agree to attempt to resolve the dispute informally by sending a written notice and giving the other party 60 days to respond.
Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement that is not resolved informally will be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. Arbitration will be conducted in Erie County, New York, or by video at the arbitrator's discretion. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
You and Light Launch agree to bring claims only in an individual capacity, not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, consolidated, mass, or representative action.
You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to legal@lightlaunch.ai within 30 days of first accepting this Agreement. Opting out does not affect any other provision.
Either party may (a) bring an individual claim in small-claims court if it qualifies, and (b) seek injunctive or other equitable relief in court for actual or threatened infringement of intellectual property or confidentiality rights, without first proceeding to arbitration.
Any claim against Light Launch must be brought within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues, or it is permanently barred, to the maximum extent permitted by law.
We may update this Agreement from time to time. For material changes — such as the commission rate for future referrals, the settlement period, or the payout threshold — we will give you at least 14 days' notice by email or through the affiliate dashboard before the change takes effect. Material changes do not retroactively affect Referred Installers already attributed to you. Your continued use of the affiliate program after the effective date constitutes acceptance. If you don't agree, you may terminate (see §10.2) and continue receiving commission on existing Referred Installers for the remainder of their term.
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