GunTransfer Affiliate Program

Affiliate Program Terms

Effective 2026-05-25

1. Acceptance and Eligibility

These Terms govern your participation as an Affiliate in the GunTransfer Affiliate Program operated by Gun Transfer America Inc. (“GunTransfer,” “we,” “our,” “us”). By submitting the signup form and checking the Terms box, you (“Affiliate,” “you”) accept and agree to be bound by these Terms. By signing up you confirm that: (a) you are 18 years of age or older; (b) you have legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement, and if signing up on behalf of a business you are authorized to bind that business; (c) you are not currently terminated, suspended, or banned from the Program; (d) you are not a person or entity prohibited from receiving payment under U.S. law, including any U.S. Treasury / OFAC sanctions or denied-parties list; and (e) the information you provide at signup is accurate and you will keep it current.

2. Definitions

Program means the GunTransfer Affiliate Program described in these Terms. Affiliate means you, in your participation in the Program. Tracking Link means a URL we issue containing your unique referral code (for example, guntransfer.com/?partner=YOURCODE). Customer means a person who arrives at our service through your Tracking Link. Completed Transfer means a paid private firearm transfer that completes successfully through our service, evidenced by both buyer and seller signatures and a transfer status of “transfer_completed” in our system. Commission means the amount payable to you for a Completed Transfer under Section 5. Volume Tier has the meaning given in Section 5. Payout Period means one calendar month.

3. Enrollment and Account

Enrollment is self-serve, instant, and free. We may, in our reasonable discretion, refuse or terminate any enrollment for prior policy violations, inaccurate information, risk concerns, or any other lawful reason. You are responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the name, email, payment instructions, and tax information on your account; payments will be made only to the Affiliate of record. One account is permitted per person or business unless we approve otherwise in writing. You may not transfer your account, your Tracking Link, or unpaid Commissions to anyone else without our prior written consent.

4. Tracking Link and Attribution

When a Customer clicks your Tracking Link, we set an attribution cookie that lasts for thirty (30) days from the most recent click. Where more than one Affiliate code is in play, the most recent valid click controls (last-click attribution). A Completed Transfer credits to you only when the underlying transfer is created through a page that carries your code; a cookie alone is never sufficient to credit a Commission. You may not modify, mask, frame, or obscure the Tracking Link in a way that misrepresents the destination, and you may not use redirection or cloaking techniques designed to defeat normal attribution. We may update attribution logic from time to time, but will not retroactively reduce already-earned, non-reversed Commissions.

5. Commission Structure

We pay Commission per Completed Transfer credited to you. The Commission rate is determined monthly by your Volume Tier and is applied retroactively to every Completed Transfer in that calendar month once a threshold is crossed:

  • Starter (30%) — 0 to 25 Completed Transfers in the calendar month;
  • Growth (40%) — 26 to 100 Completed Transfers in the calendar month;
  • Scale (50%) — 101 or more Completed Transfers in the calendar month.

The Commission base is our then-current per-transfer fee (currently $50, subject to change on notice). Commission is computed on the base fee only, excluding taxes, payment-processing surcharges, shipping, and any add-on services. From time to time we may offer additional services or products; unless we state otherwise in writing, those are not commissionable under this Program.

6. Payment Terms

We calculate Commissions earned in each Payout Period and pay them on the following schedule: by the 15th of the second following calendar month (for example, Commissions earned in June are paid by August 15). We may withhold payment until your unpaid balance reaches a minimum payout threshold of $25; amounts below the threshold roll forward. Supported payment methods are PayPal, ACH transfer (U.S. bank accounts), or check; we may add, remove, or substitute methods on notice. You are solely responsible for providing accurate payment instructions, and we are not liable for payments delayed or lost due to information you supplied. Uncollected payouts older than 24 months may be forfeited to the extent permitted by applicable escheat / unclaimed-property law.

7. Refunds, Reversals, and Chargebacks

If a transfer underlying a Commission is later refunded, voided, charged back, or determined by us in good faith to be fraudulent, the related Commission is reversed and deducted from your current or future payouts. We may also reverse Commissions we determine in good faith to have arisen from violations of these Terms, including self-referrals, fraud, or attribution manipulation. We may delay or hold a payout for a reasonable period to allow chargeback windows to close. If your balance is negative at termination, the negative balance is forgiven, except where we have reasonable grounds to believe you acted in bad faith, in which case we may pursue recovery to the extent permitted by law.

8. Taxes and W-9

You are an independent contractor and solely responsible for all taxes on amounts you earn under the Program. U.S. Affiliates: you must provide a completed and current IRS Form W-9 before we issue any payment. If total payments to you in a calendar year equal or exceed $600, we will issue an IRS Form 1099-NEC by January 31 of the following year. Non-U.S. Affiliates: you must provide applicable tax documentation (for example, Form W-8BEN) on request; depending on your jurisdiction, U.S. withholding may apply. We do not provide tax advice; consult your own tax advisor.

9. Promotional Standards and Permitted Channels

When promoting GunTransfer you must follow the FTC Endorsement Guides and any other applicable disclosure rules: clearly and conspicuously identify the affiliate relationship when you recommend our service (for example, “affiliate link” or “I earn a commission if you sign up”). All claims must be truthful, accurate, and not misleading. You may not exaggerate features, guarantee outcomes, claim that our service is a substitute for independent legal advice, or make safety, legal-compliance, or efficacy claims we have not authorized in writing. Permitted channels include your own blog, newsletter, opt-in email list, audio and video channels you operate, and social media platforms whose own terms permit firearm-related content. You must comply with the policies of any platform on which you promote.

10. Firearms-Industry Compliance

The Program exists to facilitate lawful private firearm transfers through a federally licensed channel. As a condition of participation, you agree:

  • Not to promote, direct, or facilitate any transfer that would violate federal, state, or local firearms law, including state-specific waiting periods, prohibited-person rules, and out-of-state transfer requirements.
  • Not to promote our service to anyone you know, or have reason to believe, is a person prohibited under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) or comparable state law.
  • Not to represent, suggest, or imply that GunTransfer enables anyone to evade a background check, an FFL requirement, or any waiting period.
  • To describe the service honestly: an FFL-coordinated private-transfer process that includes a background check on the transferee, a written bill of sale, and a permanent record of the transaction.
  • To comply with the policies of every platform on which you promote the Program, including any rules those platforms have about firearm-related content.

Nothing in this Section limits any lawful right or protection of firearm ownership; it simply requires that your promotion be honest and lawful.

11. Prohibited Conduct

You will not, directly or indirectly:

  • Refer yourself or transactions you own, control, or are a buyer or seller in (“self-referral”);
  • Send unsolicited commercial email or messages (“spam”), including in violation of CAN-SPAM, CASL, or any other anti-spam law;
  • Register or use domain names containing our trademarks, or names likely to cause consumer confusion with our brand;
  • Bid on, or run paid search or paid social ads targeting, our brand terms (including “GunTransfer,” “Gun Transfer America,” “GunVault,” “Gun Vault,” or close variants and common misspellings);
  • Use cookie-stuffing, auto-clickers, headless browsers, click farms, bots, or any other technique that generates fake or non-genuine clicks, impressions, or conversions;
  • Misrepresent commission rates, your relationship to GunTransfer, our pricing, or the nature or capabilities of our service;
  • Impersonate GunTransfer, our employees, our customers, or any other Affiliate;
  • Direct promotion primarily to minors or through channels primarily directed at minors;
  • Use any means to artificially inflate metrics or revenue, or to attribute to your account a transaction that did not originate through your link;
  • Pay third parties for clicks, signups, or transfers in any way that violates platform rules or applicable law.

Violations may result in forfeiture of unpaid Commissions, reversal of paid Commissions, removal from the Program, and any other remedy available to us at law or equity.

12. Intellectual Property and Trademark Use

Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free, revocable license to use the name “GunTransfer,” our approved logos, and any marketing assets we make available to Affiliates, solely to promote our service in accordance with brand guidelines we publish from time to time. You may not modify our marks, use them as your primary branding or as part of your business name or domain, or imply our endorsement of any product other than our own service. The license terminates automatically when your participation terminates. All right, title, and interest in our marks, content, and software remain with us and our licensors; no rights are granted except as expressly set out in these Terms.

13. Confidentiality

Any non-public business information we share with you about the Program — including commission economics not posted publicly, performance data of other Affiliates, technical implementation details, unreleased features, or any information marked as confidential — is our confidential information. You will use it only to participate in the Program and will not disclose it to any third party for a period of two (2) years after termination of your participation, except as required by law or to your own legal or tax advisors who are bound by comparable confidentiality obligations.

14. Independent Contractor; No Joint Venture

You participate in the Program as an independent contractor. Nothing in these Terms creates an employment, agency, partnership, joint venture, or franchise relationship between you and GunTransfer. You have no authority to enter agreements on our behalf, accept service of process for us, make representations or warranties on our behalf, or otherwise bind us. You are solely responsible for your own personnel, expenses, taxes, and the contents of the channels on which you promote the Program.

15. Representations and Warranties

You represent and warrant that: (a) you have the right and authority to enter into and perform these Terms; (b) your participation in the Program and all of your promotional activities will comply with all applicable laws and with the published policies of every platform on which you promote; (c) you own or have lawful rights to use the channels through which you promote; (d) your promotional materials do not infringe any third party’s intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other rights; and (e) you have not been barred from a comparable affiliate or referral program for fraud or for any material policy violation in the preceding three (3) years.

16. Indemnification

You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless GunTransfer, its parents, affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and licensors from and against any and all third-party claims, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, settlements, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to: (a) your breach of these Terms; (b) your promotional materials, statements, or methods; (c) your unauthorized use of our trademarks or other intellectual property; or (d) your violation of any applicable law or third-party right. We will provide you reasonable notice of any claim and reasonable cooperation in your defense.

17. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE PROGRAM AND OUR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE PROGRAM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT ATTRIBUTION WILL BE ERROR-FREE, THAT ANY MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC OR CONVERSION WILL OCCUR, OR THAT YOUR PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS WILL YIELD ANY PARTICULAR LEVEL OF EARNINGS.

18. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, GUNTRANSFER WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST DATA, OR LOSS OF GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE PROGRAM, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE PROGRAM WILL NOT EXCEED THE TOTAL COMMISSIONS PAID TO YOU IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM. THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS SECTION APPLY EVEN IF A LIMITED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

19. Term and Termination

These Terms are effective when you accept them and continue until terminated. Either party may terminate for any reason on seven (7) days’ written notice (email to the address on your account or to partners@guntransfer.com is sufficient). We may terminate immediately, without prior notice, for any actual or suspected material breach of these Terms (including the prohibited conduct in Section 11) or for legal, regulatory, or risk reasons. On termination: (a) you will immediately stop using our marks, Tracking Links, and Program materials; (b) we will pay any earned, non-reversed Commissions through the termination date on the normal payment schedule, subject to Section 7; and (c) Sections 1, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15 through 18, and 21 through 23 will survive termination.

20. Modifications

We may update these Terms from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated version at this URL with a new Effective date and, for material changes, we will give active Affiliates at least fourteen (14) days’ notice (by email to the address on the account or by in-product notice) before the changes take effect. Your continued participation after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. If you do not agree to a material change, your sole and exclusive remedy is to terminate your participation under Section 19 before the change takes effect.

21. Privacy and Data

Information you provide to us (including your name, email, payment instructions, and performance data) is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We collect click, attribution, and conversion data through the Program to administer it, calculate Commissions, detect fraud, and improve the service. We do not sell Affiliate data. Your own collection and use of any personal data while promoting the Program (for example, an email list you operate) is your responsibility and must comply with all applicable privacy and electronic-communications laws.

22. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Utah, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles. The exclusive venue for any action arising out of or relating to these Terms is the state or federal courts located in Weber County, Utah, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. EACH PARTY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND ANY RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE PROGRAM. Nothing in this Section prevents either party from bringing a claim in small-claims court of competent jurisdiction, or from seeking equitable relief (for example, to protect intellectual property or confidential information) in any court of competent jurisdiction.

23. Miscellaneous

Assignment. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, on notice to you. You may not assign these Terms or your account without our prior written consent. Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect, and the unenforceable provision will be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable. No Waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of that or any other provision. Force Majeure. Neither party is liable for failure to perform due to causes beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, labor disputes, government action, internet or infrastructure outages, war, or pandemic. Notices. We may send notices to the email address on your account; you may send notices to partners@guntransfer.com. Headings. Section headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation. Entire Agreement. These Terms, together with any policies referenced (including our Privacy Policy), are the entire agreement between you and GunTransfer regarding the Program and supersede any prior agreement on the subject.

Questions about these Terms? Contact partners@guntransfer.com.