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Legal · v1.0.0 · effective 2026-05-25

Partner Program Agreement

Storage Studio · Techtonic Systems Media and Research LLC

Storage Studio Partner Program Agreement

Effective date: 2026-05-26 · Version: 1.1.0 This Agreement governs participation in the Storage Studio Partner Program. It is entered into between Techtonic Systems Media and Research LLC ("Storage Studio") and the entity or individual approved as a partner. Commercial terms (commission, discount, caps, benefits, and any time-bounded duration) are negotiated individually and issued as the Terms of Partnership PDF at approval time.

Change log v1.1.0: Clarified commission can apply to the first payment only OR every recurring renewal; recurring rate may match the first-payment rate or be a separate flat percentage; negotiated rates may be time-bounded with an explicit expiry date.

What the Program is

Two paths for partners, both running on a single underlying agreement:

  • Flow A — Referral. The end customer pays retail through our checkout. The partner earns a commission, paid out monthly once the 30-day refund window has closed.
  • Flow B — Reseller-as-buyer. The partner pays a discounted retail price up front; the customer receives the license directly; the partner receives a receipt (without the license key) for their records. Available to partners whose Terms enable it.

There is no public tier ladder. Every partner negotiates their own commission / discount percentages, Flow B caps, and benefits at approval time. Pricing changes only by mutual agreement — see §16.

Eligibility

Participation is by application and individual approval. We may decline any application without stating a reason. Approved partners must be a legal entity or natural person with capacity to contract, and must supply a valid tax form (W-9 / W-8BEN / W-8BEN-E / GST / VAT certificate) before their first payout.

Commissions, discounts, and payouts

  • Commission accrues at the moment the end customer's payment is captured.
  • Accruals are held during the 30-day refund window. Refunds inside that window void the corresponding accrual.
  • Settled accruals are paid monthly on or about the 15th, in the partner's nominated currency.
  • Minimum payout threshold: US$50 (or local-currency equivalent). Sub-threshold balances roll forward.
  • Reseller-purchase partners pay the discounted price at point of sale; there is no additional commission on a reseller-purchase transaction.

Commission basis — first payment or recurring

Each partner's Terms of Partnership specifies whether commission is paid:

  • First payment only. The partner earns commission once, on the customer's first paid invoice. This is the default, and applies to every Lifetime SKU regardless of basis (there is no renewal to commission). Standard SaaS partner motion.
  • Every recurring renewal. The partner earns commission on each subsequent renewal invoice for as long as the customer's subscription remains active and the originating referral has not been voided. When the basis is "recurring", the executed Terms of Partnership also state the renewal rate: either (a) the same headline percentage as the first payment, or (b) a separate flat percentage that applies only to renewals (e.g. 30% on the first payment, 15% on renewals).

A renewal-cycle commission accrues at the same moment as the renewal invoice is captured, and goes through the same 30-day refund-window hold, monthly settle, and minimum-payout aggregation as a first-payment commission. If the customer refunds a renewal invoice within the window, only that renewal cycle's commission is voided — prior settled cycles are unaffected. If the customer cancels the subscription, no further renewal cycles will occur and the partner stops earning on that customer; commissions already settled remain payable.

Time-bounded rates

The Terms of Partnership may also specify that the negotiated rate applies for a fixed duration — for example, "30% commission for the first 12 months, then the program defaults." When a time-bound rate expires, the partner's terms automatically revert to the Storage Studio program defaults in effect at the time of expiry. The partner receives a fresh Terms of Partnership document reflecting the change. Commissions accrued before expiry are honoured at the rate in effect when they accrued; commissions accruing on or after expiry are computed at the new rate.

Refunds

See the standalone Partner Refund Policy.

Partner obligations (summary)

  • Represent Storage Studio honestly. Don't make claims we haven't authorised.
  • Don't hold yourself out as our agent, employee, subsidiary, or franchisee.
  • Don't sub-license your participation in the Program.
  • Don't use disposable / masked / programmatically-generated email addresses for Flow A attribution or Flow B delivery.
  • Keep tax and contact information current.
  • Treat the commercial Terms of Partnership as confidential.
  • Comply with applicable law (export controls, sanctions, tax, consumer protection).

The full Acceptable Use Policy is at /legal/partner-acceptable-use.

Brand and trademarks

A limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to use the Storage Studio name, wordmark, and mark — solely for permitted Program activities. Full guidelines: /legal/partner-brand-guidelines.

Suspension and termination

Either party may terminate this Agreement with 30 days' written notice (email is sufficient). Storage Studio may terminate immediately for material breach, suspected fraud, insolvency, or violation of applicable law. Commissions settled prior to termination remain payable.

Modifications

We may propose updates by emailing a revised version. The update takes effect on the later of (a) the partner's acknowledgment via the link in the issuing email, or (b) 14 days after issuance if the partner continues to transact. Accruals in the refund window at the moment of revision continue to be settled at the rate in effect when they accrued.

Limitation of liability

Our aggregate liability under this Agreement is limited to the total commission payable in the preceding 12 months. Neither party is liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages.

Governing law

The laws of Storage Studio's principal place of business apply. Disputes go to good-faith negotiation first and binding arbitration in that jurisdiction if negotiation fails.

Canonical text

The text above is the canonical published version of the Storage Studio Partner Agreement. Approved partners receive a counter-signed PDF that incorporates their individually-negotiated Terms of Partnership; for any conflict between this web copy and an executed Terms PDF, the executed PDF controls.

Contact: <partners@storagestudio.us>.