Hello Guys
What a tragic time it is ,but i guess its just the world that we are living in that is getting crazier or maybe im getting saner.
I have revised the terms and conditions on the site.The Major changes are as follows : I have added the following :
2.2 Copying of Sites and Theft of ContentDue to a major increase in the above a process has been set in motion to prevent events of this nature escalating. A panel of webmasters has been chosen and they in conjunction with the Affiliate manager will make a ruling on any complaints with regards to the above. If it is ruled that a partner/s has either copied a site/s or taken content without permission they will forfeit all earnings for that period to the complainant/s. We do require that the complainant/s provide full details regarding the complaint and the Affiliate Manager and Wager Junction Partner Panel will investigate it. The findings of this investigation will be final and no further appeals will be considered.
If you would like to know who the council members are you are more than welcome to email me ,i will be adding one further member and once that is in place i will put up a page on the WJ site.This councils main reason for bieng is to determine re cases of theft and copying.
I dont want to be seen to be acting unilaterally and i prefer it if a council of peers makes the ruling in conjunction with myself in any event.
One thing that i did leave in guys was the 3 Month ruling.That was one of the things that i inherited with WJ and have not got around to changing ,i admit i havenot spent the amount of time that i should have on the T&Cs :hitthefan
What i did do was take a look around at a few other Affiliate programs and i noticed that they had the same thing in their Terms and Conditions. I am not to sure why Wager Junction was held to account for having a term and condition like this ,which must be over 18 months old and others are not.Speaking to an Affiliate recently i asked him if this would bother him and he told me ,well all of you guys have it dont you.
So as soon as you guys post to other places and get them changed i will be more than happy to comply and i will lead by example by removing this particular portion of T&C .You can quote me on this to them.
I must add finally ,i dont like getting involved in any greater issue/s that you guys currently have with other affiliate programs.What i am doing and will continue to do is try to make revenue for my partners on the program. The actions that i am taking are not in response to the doings and goings on at other Affiliate programs rather they are based on a commercial basis.
I am always open to change and to discussion and really i think that we all have a role to play in this industry of ours.What i dont think is justified is the petulant behaviour that is sometimes displayed from both sides.
I am one of the programs that does not gain traffic using the various methods that are much spoken about on the forums these days yet i am held up to be some type of black sheep wiuth webmasters saying ,there goes another one of my main page.That really is uncalled for.
Lets speak guys and i can change whatever you want me to change if it is in the interests of WJ and its partners.
I look forward to hearing from all of you.
Best Regards
Greg