ShipCargo Affiliate & Partner Terms

ShipCargo operates a vehicle shipping platform. Approved Partners may refer customers to ShipCargo through a tracked referral link, an embedded quote widget, or the ShipCargo Partner API. Partners earn commissions on qualifying referred shipments, as set out below.

• Partners earn 30% of the gross profit on each qualifying shipment. Gross profit is the customer's price for the shipment minus the carrier pay for that shipment.
• A minimum of $15 applies only when the shipment's gross profit is $50 or more. When gross profit is under $50, commission is 30% of profit (for example, $15 profit earns $4.50; $35 profit earns $10.50). The per-shipment maximum of $200 is unchanged.
• Volume ladder: in any calendar month in which a Partner's referred shipments delivered total 10 or more, that month's commission rate is 35%; at 25 or more, 40%. In ladder months the per-shipment maximum is $250.
• Fast start: a Partner earns a one-time $50 bonus on their first qualifying shipment.
• Worked examples and per-shipment calculations are shown in the Partner's dashboard.

A shipment qualifies when all three have occurred: the vehicle is picked up, the vehicle is delivered, and the freight charges are collected by ShipCargo.

• Quotes, cancelled bookings, and shipments that are never picked up do not qualify.
• If a shipment is refunded or charged back after a commission has accrued or been paid, the commission for that shipment is reversed and deducted from a future payout (or shown as a negative balance until offset).
• All partner-attributed delivered and fully paid shipments earn commission, retail and business/fleet alike. There are no order-type exclusions; partner attribution is the only shipment-population gate.

• A referral is attributed when the customer's quote is created through the Partner's tracked link, embedded widget, or API key.
• If a quote carries more than one attribution stamp, API key attribution takes precedence over link or widget attribution.
• Attribution and earnings are recorded and visible in the Partner dashboard, including the calculation for each shipment.

• Commissions are totalled monthly and paid by ACH/direct deposit to the payout details the Partner provides at onboarding.
• A $50 minimum balance applies; balances below $50 carry forward to the next month.
• Payout details must be on file before any payout can be issued. Partners are responsible for keeping their payout details accurate and current.

• No brand bidding: Partners must not bid on "ShipCargo," ShipCargo domains, or misspellings of them in paid search advertising.
• No spam: Partners must not send unsolicited bulk email, SMS, or direct messages promoting ShipCargo or their referral links.
• True claims only: Partners may only repeat claims ShipCargo itself publishes (for example: instant pricing, vetted carriers, $0 due until pickup, tracking where available). Partners must not promise prices, delivery dates, discounts, or services ShipCargo has not published.
• Independent referrer: Partners are independent referrers, not agents or representatives of ShipCargo. Partners cannot bind ShipCargo, quote binding prices, or enter into agreements on ShipCargo's behalf.
• No handling of funds: Partners must not collect or handle customer payments or payment details. All booking and payment takes place on ShipCargo's systems.
• Fraud and self-referral: Referring your own shipments, creating fraudulent bookings, or otherwise manipulating attribution forfeits all unpaid earnings and ends participation immediately.

• Either ShipCargo or the Partner may end participation at any time, for any reason, with notice by email.
• Commissions already earned on qualifying shipments completed before termination will still be paid under the normal payout schedule. Unpaid earnings forfeited under Section 6 (fraud/self-referral) are not payable.

ShipCargo may update these terms. Partners will be notified of material changes by email or dashboard notice, and continued participation after notice constitutes acceptance. Commission rates for shipments already qualified at the time of a change are honoured at the rate in effect when they qualified.