How Do I Get Paid?

This is a summary of the Clickbank accounting policy which can be read here.

Pay periods end at 12:00:01 am Pacific time on the 1st and 16th of each month. Checks are mailed within 15 days after the end of the pay period.

Payment Threshold

The Payment Threshold is the minimum amount of money you must have in your account before we cut you a check. You may select an amount from $10 to $10,000 as your Payment Threshold amount in your account settings. The default setting is $100.

Returned Sales

As part of our commitment to quality customer service, ClickBank may approve a return in response to a customer dispute. When a sale is returned the customer receives a 100% refund and payouts from that sale are debited back out of the corresponding publisher and affiliate accounts.

Revoked Sales

A purchase is revoked if the customer’s bank later claims the purchase was unfunded or fraudulent. Revoked sales cost us money and harm our reputation as a reliable product retailer. In these instances we charge the publisher $18 per credit card chargeback. We will charge an additional $35 penalty per credit card chargeback if the publisher’s products generate in excess of 1% chargebacks in any 90-day period. ClickBank reserves the right to delist any product or group of products at any time.  For the affiliate this is the same as a returned sale, you just lose your commision and are not liable for any further charges.

Determination of affiliate

The affiliate (if any) associated with any ClickBank sale is determined by an automated customer tracking system. Any decision made by this system is final and not subject to petition or debate. Though we believe our tracking system to be more fair and accurate than any alternative, we make no representation regarding the ability of the system to track any specific customer, for any specific length of time.

Postal Delays & Reissued Checks

No national postal service is 100% reliable. If your check is significantly delayed you may request that we send you a new check. To issue a new check we have to pay a service fee to the bank network to recall (void) the first check. A $20 cancellation charge applies. New checks will only be issued on days when regular checks are cut (twice monthly). ClickBank must receive the reissue request by the 10th of the month in order for the check to be processed with the payment for the pay period ending the 1st and by the 26th to be processed with the payment for pay period ending the 16th. There are no exceptions to these deadlines.

Stale Checks

ClickBank checks are VOID after 90 days from the date of issue. Please present your checks to your financial institution promptly. If you present a check after the 90 days your bank may refuse the check. We can issue a new check if the stale check is in our possession.  After we receive the check a new one will be issued on the next payout date.

Account Closure

You may close your account at any time. Any closing balance under $10 will be forfeited.

Account transfer.

At your request we can change the payee associated with your account. To initiate this process we need a signed authorization statement from the current payee sent to us via certified mail. A $50 account transfer fee applies.

Dormant Accounts

Accounts with a positive balance but no earnings for an extended period of time are considered dormant. Dormant accounts are subject to a charge of $1 per pay period after 90 days of inactivity, $5 per pay period after 180 days of inactivity, and $15 per pay period after 365 days of inactivity.

Customer Distribution Requirement

ClickBank accounts cannot be used for the sole purpose of collecting rebates or otherwise extending credit to yourself or others. In compliance with US law, ClickBank will withhold payment of any account balance until it contains standing sales made with 5 or more different credit card numbers, including at least one Visa card, and one MasterCard. PayPal purchases do not count toward the minimum.

Questions

for any questions concering your account use the Account Questions form.