Affiliate Program Agreement

2. What the Program Is

The program lets an approved Affiliate share a unique tracking link to Sparta Labs product and content pages. When a customer you referred completes a qualifying purchase, you may earn a commission as described in Section 3.

The program is a marketing arrangement only. It is not an employment, agency, partnership, joint-venture, or franchise relationship (see Section 12). You are not authorized to speak for Sparta Labs, to make representations about our products beyond the pre-approved assets, or to bind us to anything.

3. Commission

Rate. The commission is 15% of the order subtotal on a qualifying order attributed to you. "Order subtotal" means the pre-tax, pre-shipping merchandise total of the products in the order, after any discounts, coupons, or promotional credits are applied, and before tax, shipping, handling, and any other fees. Commission is never paid on tax, shipping, handling, gift-card purchases, or fees.

Attribution. Attribution is last-click with a 30-day window. If a customer clicks your unique link and completes a qualifying purchase within 30 days of that click, the order is attributed to you, unless the customer clicks a different affiliate's link closer in time to the purchase, in which case the most recent qualifying click wins. We use our own tracking as the sole system of record for attribution, and our determination of attribution is final.

Qualifying order. An order qualifies for commission only when all of the following are true:

1. It was placed by a customer who reached the store through your valid, unaltered tracking link within the 30-day attribution window.

2. It is a genuine, arms-length purchase by a real third-party customer, not a self-referral (see Section 9).

3. It has been paid in full and is not fraudulent. Orders that are unpaid, pending, failed, or flagged as fraudulent do not qualify.

4. It complied with the store's own terms of sale.

When commission becomes payable. A commission accrues when the attributed order is paid. Every accrued commission is then held for a clearance period of thirty (30) days from the order's payment date; during this period the commission is "pending," not payable. After the hold period passes with the order still paid and not refunded, cancelled, charged back, or reversed, the commission becomes "payable" and is eligible for the next payout run.

Reversals and clawback. If an attributed order is refunded, returned, cancelled, charged back, or otherwise reversed, in whole or in part, the corresponding commission is reversed in the same proportion. If the reversal happens before payout, the pending commission is removed. If the reversal happens after payout, the reversed amount is deducted from your next payout or, if no future payout is expected, is repayable to us on request. Commissions tied to fraud, policy violation, self-referral, or attribution manipulation are void and may be clawed back at any time, even after payout.

Changes. We may change the commission rate, attribution window, hold period, thresholds, payout methods, or payout cadence prospectively on notice. Changes apply to orders placed after the change takes effect; they do not retroactively reduce commissions already accrued.

4. Payouts and Taxes

Manual payouts. Payouts are reviewed and issued by hand. We run payouts monthly, covering commissions that have cleared the 30-day hold described in Section 3. A payout run only includes affiliates whose payable balance is at least $50; balances below that threshold roll forward to the next run.

Payout methods. Supported payout methods are: ACH bank transfer, Zelle, Venmo, Cash App, and cryptocurrency (BTC, ETH, or USDC). Method availability may change, and we may require a specific method for compliance or operational reasons. We confirm your payout method during onboarding.

Security of payout details. Never submit full bank account or routing numbers through the application form or any free-text field. We collect ACH details and tax documentation through a secure channel we designate during onboarding. You are responsible for the accuracy of the payout details you provide, and we are not responsible for losses caused by payout details you supplied inaccurately.

Tax documentation. Before your first payout we collect a completed IRS Form W-9, and no payout is issued until it is on file. Where required, we file and furnish IRS Form 1099-NEC for payouts of $600 or more in a calendar year, and we apply backup withholding where the IRS requires it. You are solely responsible for reporting and paying any taxes on amounts you receive.

5. Approval and Your Affiliate Account

1. Manual approval. Every applicant is reviewed by a human before being approved. We consider your channels, audience, and how you intend to promote, including whether your existing content complies with the Content Policy in Section 7.

2. One account. One affiliate account per person or entity. Duplicate or sock-puppet accounts may be terminated and their balances voided.

3. Accurate information. Keep your contact, payment, and tax information current. We may withhold payout until required information is verified.

4. Account creation. If you apply without an existing Sparta Labs customer account, we create one for you using the email you provide, so that you can sign in to view your affiliate dashboard. Our Privacy Policy (/legal/privacy-policy) describes how we handle your information.

6. Approved Assets and Brand Use

1. Pre-approved assets only. You may promote Sparta Labs using only the marketing assets and copy we provide or pre-approve in writing, together with the phrasings expressly allowed in Appendix B. You may not create your own product descriptions, health-related statements, graphics implying use, or edited versions of our assets, unless we approve them in writing first.

2. Approved brand name. Refer to us using the approved brand name "Sparta Labs" (two words) as presented in our current brand guidance. Do not alter, abbreviate, translate, or combine our name or logo with other marks, and do not use our name or logo in a way that implies endorsement of your other activities.

3. No claims of partnership. Do not describe yourself as a partner, agent, representative, distributor, reseller, or employee of Sparta Labs. "Affiliate" or "Sparta Labs affiliate" is acceptable.

4. Accuracy. Keep prices, promotions, and product availability accurate. Do not advertise offers that are not currently live.

5. Revocation. We can update, restrict, or withdraw any asset or approved phrasing at any time. When we do, stop using the withdrawn material promptly.

7. Content Policy (The Hard Rules)

Sparta Labs products are research-use-only materials, not for human consumption. Under US law, the intended use of a product is established by the entire body of marketing around it, including content created by affiliates. That means your posts, videos, captions, and ads can create legal exposure for Sparta Labs even though we did not write them. This section is therefore an absolute condition of participation, and it is enforced strictly. In your promotion of Sparta Labs you must not, in any channel, in any format, however hedged, disclaimed, joked, or implied:

• Make medical, disease, or health-outcome claims. Do not state or imply that any product diagnoses, treats, cures, mitigates, prevents, or heals any disease or condition, and do not attach any health outcome to a product, including weight loss, fat loss, muscle gain, recovery, sleep, anti-aging, longevity, energy, mood, libido, injury healing, hair, or skin.

• Make structure/function claims. Do not use "supports," "promotes," "enhances," "boosts," "improves," "accelerates," "optimizes," "increases," or "decreases" paired with any body system, tissue, or biological process.

• Give dosing or administration guidance. Do not state, suggest, or depict any dose, dose range, frequency, cycle, "stack," schedule, or route of administration, and do not provide reconstitution, preparation, measurement, or "how to use" instructions or tools.

• Imply the products are for human (or animal) consumption. Do not say, show, or imply that anyone should ingest, inject, apply, or otherwise administer the products to a human or animal body. Do not use imagery of syringes entering skin, pills being taken, body-composition or before/after photos, or similar consumption cues. Every promotion must be consistent with "Research Use Only. Not for human consumption."

• Share testimonials or experience claims. Do not share personal results, before/after stories, user experiences, or reviews of effects, and do not repeat others' effect-testimonials.

• Make safety claims. Do not describe any product as "safe," "side-effect-free," "well-tolerated," "natural," or "clean," and do not claim FDA approval, clearance, or endorsement. These products are not FDA-approved for human use.

• Target minors or sensitive audiences. Do not target, or create content designed to appeal to, anyone under 21, and do not target audiences by medical condition or in medical/patient/disease-focused communities in a way that implies a therapeutic use.

• Frame special-scrutiny compounds as tools for outcomes. GLP-1-class compounds (for example tirzepatide, semaglutide, retatrutide) and similar high-enforcement-risk compounds carry active litigation and regulatory attention. Framing them, even implicitly, as weight-loss or metabolic tools is strictly prohibited and is grounds for immediate termination.

What you may say: neutral, research-framed statements consistent with our pre-approved assets, for example that Sparta Labs supplies research-use-only materials for laboratory and research settings, with published third-party testing and certificates of analysis. See Appendix B for the concrete list and the required disclaimer text. When in doubt, say less, and ask us first.

Violating this section is a material breach. It can result in immediate termination, forfeiture of all pending and unpaid commissions, and clawback of amounts already paid for the offending traffic, in addition to any other remedy available to us.

8. Mandatory FTC Disclosure

You have a material connection to Sparta Labs (you are paid a commission). US FTC rules require that this connection be disclosed clearly and conspicuously wherever you promote us. You must:

1. Disclose the connection in every piece of promotional content, in plain language, close to the recommendation or link, not buried in a bio, a comment, a hashtag block, or behind a "more" fold.

2. Use platform disclosure tools (such as "paid partnership" labels) in addition to, not instead of, a plain-language disclosure.

3. Make the disclosure understandable to an ordinary viewer and appropriate to the format (readable on-screen text for video, spoken where practical, visible before the link).

Ready-to-paste, channel-specific disclosure language and placement rules are in Appendix A. Following Appendix A is a requirement of this Agreement, not a suggestion. Failure to disclose is a material breach.

9. Prohibited Channels and Tactics

You may not:

1. Spam: send unsolicited email, SMS, DMs, or messages, or post in a way that violates any platform's rules, CAN-SPAM, or the TCPA.

2. Cookie-stuff or force clicks: trigger tracking without a genuine, intentional click by the user (hidden iframes, auto-redirects, pop-unders, adware, or browser extensions that inject your link).

3. Bid on our trademarks: buy paid-search or paid-social ads on "Sparta Labs" or confusingly similar terms or misspellings, or use our marks in ad display URLs or as your account or handle name, without our written permission.

4. Self-refer: use your own link for your own purchases, or for purchases by household members or persons under your control, to generate commission.

5. Manipulate attribution: spread your link through unrelated coupon/deal directories, toolbar or loyalty apps, or last-click hijacking schemes designed to capture credit you did not earn.

6. Misrepresent: make false or misleading statements about the products, prices, promotions, availability, or your relationship with us; impersonate Sparta Labs; or operate deceptive or typosquatting domains.

7. Promote on non-compliant surfaces: post our products on sites containing illegal, hateful, sexually explicit, or otherwise brand-inappropriate content, or on any site directed to minors.

8. Redistribute or resell the products: the program is for referral marketing, not for reselling inventory.

Any of these is a material breach and can trigger termination, commission forfeiture, and clawback.

10. Monitoring, Audits, and Enforcement

1. We actively monitor affiliate promotion. We may review your channels and content at any time, before approval, at approval, and on an ongoing basis afterward, including periodic spot checks of new and existing affiliates.

2. Disclosure of placements. On request, you must tell us where you are promoting Sparta Labs and provide links or copies of promotional content that features us.

3. Correction on notice. If we identify content that violates Sections 6 through 9, we may require correction or removal, and you must comply within forty-eight (48) hours of notice. For serious violations (disease or health-outcome claims, dosing or administration guidance, human-consumption framing, or outcome framing of special-scrutiny compounds), we may suspend your account and links immediately, without a cure period.

4. Consequences. Repeated or serious violations lead to termination, forfeiture, and clawback under Sections 3 and 11.

5. No waiver. Monitoring is discretionary. Our failure to catch or act on a violation does not waive our right to act on it, or on any other violation, later.

11. Termination, Suspension, and Clawback

1. Either party may end participation at any time, for any reason, on notice. You may leave the program by telling us and ceasing to use your link and our assets.

2. We may suspend or terminate immediately, and hold, void, or claw back commissions, for any breach of Sections 6 through 10, for suspected fraud, or where continued participation creates legal or reputational risk for Sparta Labs.

3. On termination you must promptly stop using your tracking link, our brand name, logos, and all assets, and remove or update content as we reasonably request (for example, taking down non-compliant posts).

4. Commissions that were validly earned, cleared, and not tied to any violation remain payable after a good-faith termination. Commissions tied to violation, fraud, or manipulation are forfeited and may be clawed back even if previously paid.

5. Sections that by their nature should survive termination (commission reversal and clawback, Content Policy consequences, disclaimers, limitation of liability, indemnification, and governing terms) survive.

12. Relationship, Liability, and Indemnification

1. No employment or agency. You are an independent participant, not an employee, agent, partner, or joint-venturer of Sparta Labs. You control your own methods, schedule, and channels (within this Agreement). Nothing here entitles you to wages, benefits, expense reimbursement, or authority to act for us.

2. No guarantee. We do not guarantee any level of traffic, conversions, or earnings. The program, assets, and store may change or pause at any time.

3. Indemnification. You will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Sparta Labs and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, losses, penalties, and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of your promotional content, your breach of this Agreement (especially Sections 7 through 10), or your violation of any law or platform rule.

4. Limitation of liability. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SPARTA LABS IS NOT LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE PROGRAM, AND OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY RELATING TO THE PROGRAM IS LIMITED TO THE COMMISSIONS PAYABLE TO YOU AT THE TIME THE CLAIM AROSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

5. Compliance with law. You will comply with all applicable US federal and state laws and regulations, including FDA and FTC rules, in all of your promotional activity.

13. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

This Agreement and any dispute arising out of or relating to it or the program are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. You agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute not subject to arbitration shall be the state or federal courts located in Charleston County, South Carolina, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there. The parties will first attempt to resolve any dispute through good-faith negotiation.

Binding Arbitration; Class-Action Waiver. Except for claims that may be brought in small-claims court, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the program that cannot be resolved through good-faith negotiation shall be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, with the arbitration seated in Charleston County, South Carolina. Judgment on the arbitrator's award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. You and Sparta Labs agree that each may bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, or representative proceeding, and the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims or preside over any class or representative proceeding. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing tos@spartalabs.net within 30 days of first accepting this Agreement.

[DRAFT — binding arbitration and class-action-waiver terms are legally consequential and their enforceability varies by state; counsel must review before publishing.]

14. General Terms

1. Changes to this Agreement. We may update this Agreement. Material changes take effect prospectively; continued participation after an update means you accept the updated terms. Each version is stamped with a version string (this one is 2026-07-v1) recorded at your acceptance.

2. Entire agreement. This Agreement, together with Appendix A and Appendix B below (both incorporated by reference), is the entire agreement about the program and supersedes prior discussions. It is separate from, and in addition to, the Terms of Service (/legal/terms-conditions) that govern any purchases you make as a customer.

3. Severability. If any provision is unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.

4. No waiver. Our not enforcing a term once does not waive it.

5. Assignment. You may not assign your participation; we may assign this Agreement.

6. Notices. We may reach you at the contact details on your affiliate account; keep them current. Program contact: support@spartalabs.net (subject line "Affiliate Program").

15. Acceptance and Records

By checking the acceptance box on the affiliate application, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to this Agreement, including the Content Policy (Section 7), the FTC disclosure obligations (Section 8), and both Appendices, and that you will promote Sparta Labs only as a supplier of research-use-only materials, not for human consumption.

When you accept, we record: the agreement version (2026-07-v1), a SHA-256 fingerprint of the agreement text presented to you, the date and time of acceptance, your IP address, and your browser's user-agent string. This record is retained as evidence of your assent, as described in our Privacy Policy (/legal/privacy-policy).

Appendix A: Required FTC Disclosures

You must disclose your material connection to Sparta Labs clearly and conspicuously in every promotion. A valid disclosure is: (1) clear, in plain language an ordinary person understands; (2) conspicuous, right next to the recommendation or link, in readable size and contrast; (3) placed before the link or recommendation, not one tap away; and (4) never buried in a hashtag dump, a bio, a "more" fold, a comment, or a footer. Platform "paid partnership" labels are good but not sufficient on their own; add your own plain-language line. This FTC disclosure is separate from the "Research Use Only. Not for human consumption." disclaimer in Appendix B; every promotion needs both.

Short social post (Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Threads). Put this at the start of the caption, before any link or "link in bio," in the visible portion: "Sparta Labs affiliate: I earn a commission if you buy through my link. #ad". For video (Reels, TikTok, Shorts), also show on-screen text such as "Paid affiliate #ad" for several seconds early in the video, say it out loud if you can, and turn on the platform's paid-partnership label in addition to this line.

YouTube. Say it out loud near the start ("This video includes a paid affiliate link to Sparta Labs; I earn a commission if you buy through it"), show it on-screen briefly, and put this at the top of the description, above the fold and before the link: "#ad. Affiliate disclosure: This description contains a Sparta Labs affiliate link. If you make a purchase through it, I earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Sparta Labs products are research use only and not for human consumption."

Blog, website, or article. Place this immediately before the first Sparta Labs link, not only in a page footer: "Disclosure: This post contains a Sparta Labs affiliate link. If you buy through it, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. I only link to Sparta Labs research-use-only products; this is not medical advice."

Email or newsletter. Place near the top, before the first link: "This email contains a Sparta Labs affiliate link. If you purchase through it, I earn a commission. Sparta Labs products are for research use only and not for human consumption." Email must also comply with CAN-SPAM (accurate sender and subject, physical address, working unsubscribe).

Live streams, stories, and ephemeral content. Say the disclosure verbally and overlay on-screen text ("Paid affiliate #ad") on each relevant segment or story frame, because viewers may join mid-stream or see a single story.

Do not: bury the disclosure in hashtags; hide it in your bio, a pinned comment, or after "…more"; put it only in a website footer or separate disclosures page; or use vague terms alone ("sp," "collab," "partner") without saying you are paid a commission.

Appendix B: Approved and Prohibited Phrasings

The rule in one line: describe the product as a research material; never attach a health outcome, a dose, or a use-on-the-body to it. If a phrase is not on the approved list or clearly modeled on it, do not use it; ask us first.

Approved phrasings (adapt the wording, keep the meaning):

• "Sparta Labs supplies research-use-only peptides for laboratory and research settings."

• "US-based research-peptide supplier."

• "Research-use-only materials, not for human consumption."

• "Each product has a published certificate of analysis (COA)." / "Third-party tested. Certificates of analysis available."

• "[Compound] is a peptide studied in published research. Sparta Labs supplies it as a research-use-only material."

• Calls to action with no claim attached: "Shop the research catalog," "View product," "See the COA," "Read the research overview," "Use code [CODE] at checkout" (live, approved promos only).

Prohibited phrasings (each makes a claim we are not legally permitted to make, or implies human use):

• "[Compound] for weight loss / fat loss / muscle gain / recovery / anti-aging / sleep / energy / longevity": health-outcome claim; makes the product an unapproved drug.

• "Supports / promotes / boosts / enhances / improves / accelerates / optimizes [any body system]": structure/function claim.

• "Treats / cures / prevents / heals [any condition]": disease claim.

• Any dose, frequency, cycle, or route of administration; any reconstitution or "how to use" guidance: absolutely prohibited, no exceptions.

• "I've been running this and lost 12 lbs," before/after content, "users report…": effect testimonial; implies human consumption.

• "Safe / side-effect-free / well-tolerated / natural / clean": safety claim.

• "FDA-approved / clinically proven / doctor-recommended": false regulatory or authority claim.

• "The best / strongest / most effective [compound]": efficacy or superiority claim.

• "GLP-1 for slimming," "Ozempic alternative," "like [drug name] but cheaper": health-outcome claim plus comparison with an approved drug; active-litigation zone.

• Any image of a syringe entering skin, a pill being swallowed, or a body before/after: visual implication of human consumption.

Required RUO disclaimer. Every promotion of a specific Sparta Labs product must carry the RUO framing clearly and legibly, near the product mention or link. Short version (social captions): "Research use only. Not for human consumption." Standard version (posts, video descriptions, blog, email): "Sparta Labs products are sold for research use only and are not for human consumption. This content is not medical advice and is not a recommendation to use any substance." This RUO disclaimer is separate from, and in addition to, the FTC disclosure in Appendix A. You need both, every time.

Quick self-check before you post: (1) Does any sentence say what the product does to a body? Remove it. (2) Any number that could read as a dose, frequency, or cycle? Remove it. (3) Any before/after, personal result, or "users say"? Remove it. (4) Any "safe," "natural," "approved," "best," or "proven"? Remove it. (5) Is the RUO disclaimer present and legible? (6) Is the FTC disclosure present, up front, in plain language? (7) Did you use only pre-approved assets and the name "Sparta Labs"? If anything fails, fix it or ask us before posting.

Research-Use-Only Notice

All products listed on this Site are intended for laboratory and in-vitro research applications only. These statements have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Products offered by Sparta Labs are research compounds and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.