@Dominique 164846 wrote:
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.
[/quote]Yes, exactly what I was thinking.
@Dominique 164846 wrote:
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.
[/quote]Understandable. This cannot be a 90 day thing.
@Dominique 164846 wrote:
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.
[/quote]We have seen this numerous times, but in each case the affiliate program has seen the error of it’s ways and has reversed the term. I trust CB & BCP today, but if they changeup AM’s they could take that clause and steal a LOT of money from affiliates. It all depends upon who is enforcing the ‘law’.
@Dominique 164846 wrote:
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.[/quote]
Great point. This is what I was thinking, but is worded much better
Thanks Dom.
@Dominique 164846 wrote:
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.[/quote]
I do not believe many affiliates would accept this term. Why continue to promote them with this when other programs really do know what ‘life of the player’ means?
@Dominique 164846 wrote:
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.
Personally, I believe they should remove the term all-together. We should not be here to continually re-write their terms. We (as AGD) will help in any way we can, but re-writing for a program isn’t something we are equipped to handle.
If they want to ensure they are not ‘becoming a bank’ (which I know is not the real reason behind this)…. Then lock down the affiliate accounts for a period of 1 year. Try like hell to contact the affiliate (This better be documented somehow or it will be abused) and if at the end of the 1 year time they do not claim their funds, terminate the account.
That’s just a guess… but it’s all I’ve got. I have claimed moneys owed me from more than a years past, so I still think it is wrong, but I guess something has to give.
As far as accounts with no new players for 90 days… That is plain wrong, IMO. Most newbies can’t even cover that spread.