1Helm
1. Joining the program
The agreement is between you and Joseph Yaksich for participation in the 1Helm affiliate program. In the agreement, "we" and "1Helm" refer to Joseph Yaksich.
Every 1Helm account receives a referral link and code. Referral records can exist before you join the affiliate program. To join and withdraw eligible rewards, sign in and select the separate checkboxes confirming your US eligibility and agreement to the published agreement. Your agreement applies to the version shown when you join. Our website Terms of Service and Privacy Policy also apply to your use of the website. The affiliate agreement controls if the terms conflict about referral rewards.
2. Who can participate
You must be at least 18, be a US resident or a business established in the United States, and be legally able to enter the agreement. Payouts are available only in USD to a US bank account. We do not offer international payouts. If you join for a business, you must have permission to act for it. You do not need a paid 1Helm subscription to participate.
Use accurate signup and payment information, keep your contact email current, and protect your account access. Keep one affiliate account per person or business unless we agree otherwise. We may decline participation where the law prevents us from offering the program or making payments.
3. Your referral reward
You receive a one-time reward of $3 USD for each new paying customer properly referred through your affiliate link or code. A new paying customer is a person or business that creates a new 1Helm account through a valid referral and has not previously paid for a 1Helm subscription. Accounts created before the referral program began do not qualify as referred customers. Existing 1Helm users may still refer new customers through their own links and shares.
A signup alone does not earn a reward. The customer must make a first successful subscription payment, and the referral must satisfy the agreement. Each customer can earn one affiliate reward in total. Renewals, upgrades, extra credits, storage purchases and later subscriptions do not earn another reward.
4. Links, codes and referral credit
Share the affiliate link or code provided in your dashboard. For a link referral, the customer's first successful subscription payment must occur within 30 days of their most recent valid affiliate-link click. If the customer uses more than one affiliate link, the most recent valid link receives credit.
A valid affiliate code the customer explicitly enters before their first subscription payment takes priority over a remembered link. Referral credit is fixed when the first subscription payment succeeds, subject to correcting a documented error or an excluded referral.
Link tracking can fail if the customer switches devices, clears browser data or blocks tracking. The customer can enter your code before paying. The 30-day link window determines who receives credit. A separate 30-day payment waiting period starts after the customer's first successful payment.
5. When and how we pay
The $3 reward remains pending for 30 days after the customer's first successful subscription payment. It becomes available for withdrawal when the waiting period ends, provided the payment has not been refunded or charged back and the referral is valid. The customer does not need to renew for you to receive the reward.
You choose when to withdraw available rewards. We do not send automatic payouts or require a monthly withdrawal. You may keep available rewards in your account and combine them in a later withdrawal. Withdrawals are in $3 increments, starting at $3, up to your available balance.
We deduct one flat $1.50 processing fee from each withdrawal, regardless of its amount. A $3 withdrawal sends $1.50 to your bank, a $6 withdrawal sends $4.50, and a $9 withdrawal sends $7.50. The dashboard shows the reward amount, processing fee and amount you will receive before you confirm. The fee applies to each withdrawal, not to each referral.
Before you can withdraw, you must accept the current affiliate agreement and provide accurate payout details through Stripe's secure form. You must provide any identity or tax information required by Stripe or by law. Payouts are only available in USD by local transfer to a US bank account. International recipients, non-US bank accounts and currency conversion are not supported.
A withdrawal reserves the selected rewards while the payout is processed. We show its processing, paid or failed status. A failed or uncertain payout is reviewed before the reserved balance is released or another payout is attempted, so the same rewards cannot be paid twice. A fee is not deducted again merely because the status is refreshed.
Bank arrival time depends on Stripe and your bank. The 30-day waiting period determines when a reward becomes available to withdraw and does not guarantee arrival at your bank on day 30. You are responsible for taxes that apply to your earnings, and we may withhold or report amounts when the law requires it.
6. Excluded referrals and adjustments
We exclude self-referrals, duplicate customers, fake accounts, fraudulent purchases and purchases arranged to create a reward without a genuine new customer. You cannot refer yourself, a business you control or an account you create or pay for on someone else's behalf to earn a reward.
A refunded or charged-back first subscription payment does not qualify. An ordinary subscription cancellation without a refund does not by itself remove a valid reward, including a cancellation during the waiting period.
If we find an error or an excluded referral, we may correct the record and remove the affected reward. If the affected $3 was already paid, we may offset that amount against future affiliate rewards. We will show the adjustment and explain the reason. We may hold an affected reward while investigating a specific payment or fraud issue, and we will give you a chance to provide relevant information.
7. Honest promotion and disclosure
Describe 1Helm honestly and use current information about prices and features. Share only experiences you actually had. Do not promise earnings, guaranteed results or features that 1Helm does not offer.
Clearly disclose that you can earn a commission wherever you recommend 1Helm or share a referral link or code. Put the disclosure with the recommendation, where people can see it before acting. For example, you can write, "I earn $3 if you subscribe through this link." Make the disclosure easy to notice and understand in the language of your recommendation. A profile note or a disclosure hidden behind a separate link is not enough. In a video, include the disclosure in the video itself.
Follow advertising, privacy and anti-spam laws and the rules of the places where you promote 1Helm. Do not send unwanted bulk messages or use false reviews, impersonation, misleading discounts or unauthorized claims. Do not force referral clicks, insert tracking without a person's deliberate click, or replace someone else's referral code or tracking.
8. Using the 1Helm name
You may use the 1Helm name, your referral link and any brand materials we provide to describe the program accurately while you participate. The permission is limited and does not transfer ownership of the name or materials.
Do not present yourself as 1Helm, register a misleading domain or social account, or suggest that we endorse your business. You cannot make commitments or offer discounts on our behalf without permission. Stop using program brand materials when your participation ends, except where needed to keep a truthful record of past work.
9. Customer privacy
Your dashboard shows referral identifiers, relevant dates, reward amounts and payment status. We do not provide referred customers' email addresses, chats, files or other private account content to affiliates.
Use referral records only to track your program activity and resolve questions. Do not attempt to identify anonymous customers, obtain their account access or collect sensitive information for a referral.
We use your affiliate signup, referral and payout information to run the program, attribute referrals, send payments and account notices, prevent abuse and resolve disputes. We share required payout information with the service used to send your payment and when the law requires it. We keep records needed for payments, disputes and legal obligations. Our website Privacy Policy also applies.
10. Records and questions
The dashboard shows pending rewards, rewards ready for payout, completed payouts and excluded referrals. We may correct a display or counting error, and we will explain any adjustment that affects your earnings.
If a referral or payment looks wrong, contact support@1helm.com with your affiliate code and the relevant referral or payout identifier. Do not send customer passwords or private account content. We will review the available records and any evidence you provide, then explain our decision. You can ask us to reconsider if you have further information.
11. Leaving or ending the program
You can leave the program by emailing support@1helm.com. We may end participation for a breach of the agreement or close the program. We will tell you when participation ends and explain the reason, unless the law or an active fraud investigation prevents us from doing so.
We may pause promotion or referral tracking immediately when needed to prevent abuse or comply with the law. Ending participation stops credit for new referral activity. Valid referrals attributed before the end remain eligible under the same terms, including completion of their 30-day waiting period. Valid unpaid rewards remain available for withdrawal under the same payment terms after that period. Only rewards affected by an exclusion or proven breach may be withheld or adjusted.
12. Changes to the program
We may change the program or agreement, and we will email you about material changes at least 14 days before they take effect. The notice will explain the change, its effective date and whether renewed acceptance is required. You can leave before the change applies.
Changes apply to future referral activity. A reward for a valid referral attributed before the effective date keeps the amount and payment terms that applied when it was attributed. We will not use a later change to remove a valid earned reward.
13. Your relationship with 1Helm
You participate independently, and you are responsible for your promotion and expenses. The agreement does not create employment, a partnership or authority to act on behalf of 1Helm. We do not guarantee a number of referrals or an amount of earnings.
14. Availability and responsibility
We aim to keep referral tracking and the dashboard available, but interruptions and errors can occur. Report a suspected error so we can review the records and correct valid missing credit.
To the extent the law allows, neither party is responsible to the other for indirect losses or lost expected profits from participation in the program. The limitation does not remove our obligation to pay valid rewards, excuse fraud or deliberate misconduct, or limit any liability or rights that the law does not allow the parties to limit.
Questions about the agreement or program can be sent to support@1helm.com.