Cinch Gaming Affiliate Program Terms of Service

Effective Date: October 17, 2018

These Cinch Gaming Affiliate Program Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern participation in the Cinch Gaming affiliate program (the “Program”) operated by Cinch Gaming Equipment LLC (“Cinch Gaming,” “we,” “us,” “our”). By applying to, accessing, or participating in the Program, you (“Affiliate,” “you,” “your”) agree to these Terms.

You must be a content creator actively promoting your code in order to receive commission payouts. Proof may be requested upon discretion.

1) Influencer and Streamer Only Program

The Program is intended solely for approved social media influencers and live streamers who promote Cinch Gaming through their owned channels (e.g., TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, Kick, Facebook, X). The Program is not open to coupon/deal sites, loyalty/rebate sites, browser extensions, media-buying networks, affiliate sub-networks, or any party primarily engaged in paid acquisition arbitrage. Cinch Gaming may reject or terminate any Applicant/Affiliate at its sole discretion if we determine the Applicant/Affiliate is not an influencer/streamer or does not promote primarily through owned social channels.

2) Definitions


  • “Affiliate Link” means your unique tracking link(s) we provide or approve.

  • “Discount Code” / “Code” means a coupon/discount code we create and assign to you (if applicable).

  • “Cinch Marks” means our brand identifiers including Cinch, Cinch Gaming, CinchGaming, CinchGaming.com, logos, product names, and any misspellings/variations/confusingly similar marks.

  • “Qualified Purchase” means a valid, completed customer purchase tracked to your Affiliate Link (and/or your assigned Code where permitted), excluding returns, chargebacks, cancellations, fraud, or violations of these Terms.

3) Program Enrollment and Approval

We may accept or reject any application at our sole discretion. We may revoke approval at any time for any reason, including suspected abuse, policy violations, or conduct that may harm Cinch Gaming.

4) Influencer Eligibility and Channel Requirements

You represent and warrant that:


  1. You own, operate, or are the authorized manager of the social media and/or streaming channels you use to promote Cinch Gaming.

  2. Your primary promotional method is organic content and community-driven promotion (videos, posts, livestreams, stories, shorts, etc.) published on your owned channels.

  3. You will not outsource promotion to third-party media buyers, affiliate networks, or coupon distributors without our prior written approval.

We may request verification of your channels (handles/links) and may remove you from the Program if your promotion method changes.

5) Your Obligations

You agree to:


  • Use only approved Program materials and messaging.

  • Accurately represent Cinch Gaming products and offers.

  • Comply with all laws, regulations, and platform policies (including FTC endorsement/disclosure rules).

  • Keep your login credentials and tracking links secure.

6) Strict Prohibited Conduct

A. Paid Search / PPC / Google Ads Restrictions

To protect our brand, sales, and customer experience, Affiliates may not:


  1. Bid on or target Cinch Marks in any paid search or paid social campaign, including keywords, audiences, or interests that include:


    “cinch”, “cinch gaming”, “cinchgaming”, “cinchgaming.com”


    Any misspellings, variations, or “close enough” versions


    “[cinch] discount”, “[cinch] promo code”, “[cinch] coupon”, etc.



  2. Bid on or target our Discount Codes (or similar variants) in any paid campaign. This includes:


    Using any Cinch-provided code (e.g., SALE15) as a keyword.


    Using code variants intended to capture traffic (e.g., SAVE, SALE15, SALE16, SALE17 etc.)



  3. Use direct-linking (sending paid traffic directly to CinchGaming.com) unless we grant written permission.

  4. Use Cinch Marks in ad copy, display URL, account/page name, or creative in a way that implies you are Cinch Gaming or an official Cinch ad.

Required Negative Keywords (minimum): You must add Cinch Marks and close variants as negatives in all search campaigns you run that could overlap our brand. We may request screenshots/export proof at any time.

B. No Code Creation, Copying, or Lookalike Codes

Affiliates may not:


  • Create, request, modify, or promote any discount code that is not explicitly issued by Cinch Gaming to you in writing.

  • Create “lookalike” or “near match” codes to mimic our promos or sales (example: SALE20 → SALE22, or anything “close” to our live promotions).

  • Publish “guessed” codes, scraped codes, or “try these codes” lists for Cinch Gaming.

If we issue you a Code, you may only display it exactly as provided, without alterations, spacing changes, punctuation changes, or substitutions.

C. No Coupon/Deal Distribution

Because this Program is for influencers/streamers only, you may not submit, syndicate, or distribute Cinch Gaming links or codes to coupon sites, deal forums, promo-code databases, or coupon browser extensions under any circumstance, unless we explicitly approve a specific placement in writing.

D. No Deceptive Promotion

You may not:


  • Claim offers that aren’t active or approved.

  • Imply you’re Cinch Gaming, an employee, or an “official partner” beyond being an affiliate.

  • Use misleading pricing, false scarcity, or inaccurate product claims.

E. No Fraud, Tracking Manipulation, or Junk Traffic

You may not engage in:


  • Cookie stuffing, forced clicks, hidden iframes, click injection, toolbars/adware, or similar tactics.

  • Bot traffic, incentivized clicks that mislead customers, or any method designed to inflate commissions without real value.

7) FTC Disclosures (Endorsements)

If you promote Cinch Gaming, you must clearly disclose your affiliate relationship (example: “I may earn a commission” or “affiliate link”) in a manner that is obvious to viewers, consistent with FTC guidelines and platform rules.

8) Commissions, Qualification, and Reversals


  • Commissions are earned only on Qualified Purchases and only when tracking is properly attributed.

  • We may delay payment until the return/refund window has reasonably passed.

  • We may reverse, withhold, or claw back commissions for: returns, chargebacks, fraud, policy violations, suspected brand bidding, unauthorized code activity, or traffic we deem low-quality or deceptive.

  • Cinch Gaming’s tracking and internal records are the final authority for attribution and commission decisions.

9) Enforcement, Audits, and Remedies

We take brand and code abuse personally (because it costs money).

If we believe you violated these Terms, we may, at any time and without notice:


  • Suspend or terminate your Program participation

  • Disable your links/codes

  • Withhold unpaid commissions

  • Reverse previously paid commissions (to the extent permitted by law)

  • Require you to remove violating content immediately

  • Pursue additional legal or equitable remedies if needed

You agree to cooperate with investigations and provide proof of compliance upon request (e.g., ad account screenshots, keyword lists, negative keyword lists, landing page URLs).

Misrepresenting yourself as an influencer/streamer, or using the Program primarily for paid search/code farming, is a material breach and may result in immediate termination and forfeiture of unpaid commissions.

10) License to Use Materials

We may grant you a limited, revocable, non-exclusive license to use approved Cinch Gaming logos and materials solely to promote our products under these Terms. We can revoke this license at any time. You acquire no ownership in Cinch Marks.

11) Relationship of the Parties

You are an independent contractor. Nothing creates an employment, partnership, joint venture, or agency relationship.

12) Confidentiality

If we share non-public program details (commission rates, upcoming promos, codes, product roadmap), you must keep that information confidential unless we authorize disclosure.

13) Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Cinch Gaming will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages related to the Program.

14) Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Cinch Gaming from claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from your promotion methods, content, ads, violations of law, or breach of these Terms.

15) Term, Termination, and Survival

These Terms begin when you join the Program and continue until terminated by either party. Sections relating to enforcement, reversals, confidentiality, IP, limitation of liability, indemnification, and dispute terms survive termination.

16) Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms at any time. Continued participation after updates constitutes acceptance.

17) Governing Law and Venue

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard to conflicts principles. Venue for disputes will be in [Genesee County / State & Federal courts in Michigan], unless we choose another lawful venue.

18) Contact

Questions about the Program: support@cinchgaming.com