I also have a bespoke agreement. While I’ve been informed this will stay as is, my concern now lays with the player quota clause (inactive account ruling), which was omitted (left-out) of the email received as per the OP posted:
xxxhttp://www.brightshare.com/terms-conditions.html
5.5. For the purposes of this Revenue share Plan, an Affiliate shall be deemed by BrightShare as an Inactive Affiliate in a Plan, if the Affiliate does not deliver any new depositing Players for a period of three (3) consecutive months in an individual Plan.
The monthly Revenue share percentage payable for an Inactive Affiliate will be adjusted to 15% for all Players’ net Revenue linked to this Plan. Should the Inactive Affiliate deliver new depositing Players, at any time thereafter, the Affiliate shall become active in this Plan and be entitled to the revenue share percentage as per the table above.
This question needs answering by Brightshare
- Are these new T&C’s being retroactively applied?
No one from Brightshare seems to want to comment on this question or others; the silence is deafening. I’m going to assume then these T&C’s are to be applied retroactively because if they are not then why not just answer the damn question!
More importantly why leave out the most important clause 5.5 from the mailer sent? No need to answer that I think we all know why.
Its been asked at numerous affiliate forums and people are still no wiser. Today is the 30’th April and May 1’st (tomorrow) marks the day these new T&C’s come into force but Brightshare seem happy keeping all of us in the dark.
While I make ok money with Brightshare, I wont hesitate kicking them to the curb should they make these T&C’s retroactively applied.
This is getting beyond a joke now.
I think it’s time affiliates banded together and take a class action law suit out against these companies who think it’s ok to break agreements and in doing so lie, cheat and steal rightful commissions. Lets get them in court and see how they fair breaking contractual agreements.
NB – Given Brightshare are also eCOGRA Affiliate Sealed maybe it’s time to take a class action against eCOGRA too. These SEALS certainly are not protecting our livelihoods!