Ask Shawn Collins: Legal Rights of an Affiliate
I am an affiliate of about 50 different programs. I belong to the large affiliate networks like Commission Junction, LinkShare, Kolimbo.com and Amazon.com. My question to you is I have joined some independent merchants that run their own affiliate program. I have made some sales, then they discontinue their program and NEVER pay me. Sometimes it is not a lot of money. Do I have any legal rights? Do they have any accountability?
Let me start by saying that I am not a lawyer, and I would…