I have a couple of comments here.
1. IMO, if the affiliate cannot be reached for a given period of time, accounts could be frozen like mentioned above. This will help with the monthly processing costs that are tied to each attempted payment. Tracking of earnings can continue. Maybe someone got run over by a truck and is hospitalized for a long time or something.
2. This is an older program with hundreds of defunct accounts. I can understand that there needs to be a cut off date. They can’t be expected to hold unclaimed funds for 30 years, they are not a bank.
3.
the affiliate must send a player within 90 days
This is the point of contention. Actually, I fall into that category. :tongue: I understand that this is to be applied case by case, but it still contradicts the life-long player” part of the contract.
This is not the first time where we deal with this clause, nor will it be the last. It is true that Blasters has always treated affiliates fairly and they have a good track record. Personally, I trust them.
But, affiliate industry standards do not allow this clause because it undermines the very basis we use to create an existance for ourselves – the player base. We all work towards creating a healthy player base. Take that away and the income is too sporadic to support any full time effort. If every program sported this clause, the affiliate industry would be effectively cut off at the knees and all you would have left is fly by night affiliates and spammers.
Now, again, I do trust Blasters to handle this responsibly, even if they kept the clause. But, if I accept it from them, I have to accept it from everyone and that would be disastrous.
Blasters would like to work with us to phrase the T&Cs in a way that is acceptable to us. So let’s try to come up with some suggestions.