Referral Program Terms

Effective 22 October 2026 · These terms apply to the DesiInVidesi Referral & Rewards program and sit alongside our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

1. What the program is

DesiInVidesi members can earn a reward when someone they refer buys an eligible paid service on desiinvidesi.com and names them as their referrer at checkout. Taking part is free and optional. We may offer the program for some services and not others, and we may change or end it as described in section 12.

2. Who can take part

• You need a DesiInVidesi account in good standing, and you must be at least 18 years old.
• You can’t refer yourself, a second account you control, or anyone buying on your behalf.
• DesiInVidesi employees, contractors and people in their households can’t earn rewards.
• We may decline or remove anyone from the program, for example for breaking these terms.

3. How a referral is counted

• The buyer names you before they pay: by using your referral link, entering your referral code (it looks like R-XXXXXX), or choosing your name in the “Referred by someone?” box at checkout.
• The buyer can change or remove their choice until they pay. Once the payment is made, the referrer for that purchase can’t be changed.
• Only one referrer counts per purchase. A choice expires if the buyer doesn’t buy within the period shown for that service (usually 30 days).
• A referral only counts when the payment is confirmed by our payment provider (Stripe). Choosing a referrer never changes the price the buyer pays.

4. Which purchases earn rewards

Only paid services that we have marked as eligible earn rewards. The list can change; a checkout shows the “Referred by someone?” box only while that service is eligible. These never earn rewards:

• wallet top-ups, and anything paid for with wallet balance;
• event tickets (paid to the event organizer);
• free listings, free memberships and anything that costs nothing;
• purchases processed entirely by another company;
• referrals for attorneys and other regulated professional services, until we say otherwise.

5. Rewards

• For each eligible service we set the reward: a percentage of the amount actually paid (after any discount, and not counting taxes or fees), a fixed amount, or a gift. We may also set a minimum purchase and a maximum reward. Some services pay a reward on renewals for a limited time; others pay only on the first purchase.
• The reward rules in force when the purchase is made are the ones that apply to it. Later changes don’t affect rewards already earned.
• Rewards are shown in US dollars. They are not a wage, salary or commission for employment, and have no cash value until they are paid out under section 6.

6. Approval, hold period and payout

• New rewards start as pending. We review them, and may approve or reject them.
• Approved rewards are held for a period (usually 30 days) so refunds and disputes can settle. After the hold they become ready for payout.
• We pay ready rewards once a month, by hand, through PayPal or Zelle, to the account you save in My Dashboard → My Referrals & Rewards. There is no minimum payout. You’re responsible for giving correct details; we’re not responsible for payments sent to details you gave us.
• Gift rewards are delivered as described when they are offered.

7. Refunds, disputes and reversals

• If a purchase is refunded, the reward is reduced in the same proportion (a full refund removes it). If a payment is disputed or charged back, the reward is removed.
• If a reward was already paid and the purchase is later refunded or disputed, we may deduct the amount from your future rewards or ask you to repay it.

8. Taxes

• Rewards may be taxable income, and you’re responsible for any taxes on them.
• If your rewards from us reach $600 or more in a calendar year, we need a completed IRS Form W-9 from you before we can pay you, and we may issue you a Form 1099 as the law requires. We may hold payouts until we have the form.
• If you live outside the United States, other tax forms or rules may apply, and we may ask you for them before paying you.

9. Sharing your link — the rules

• Say that you earn a reward. Whenever you share your link or code, make it clear that you may get a reward if someone buys — for example “I get a referral reward if you join through my link.” This is required by advertising law (FTC rules in the US).
• Be honest. Don’t make claims about DesiInVidesi, its prices or its services that aren’t true.
• Don’t spam. Don’t email, text or message people who haven’t agreed to hear from you, and follow anti-spam laws (such as CAN-SPAM and the TCPA in the US).
• Don’t pay for search ads using the DesiInVidesi name, don’t pretend to be DesiInVidesi, and don’t post your code on coupon or deal-sharing sites.
• Don’t create fake accounts, buy for yourself through someone else, or use any trick to collect rewards.

10. Fraud and abuse

We may reject, hold or reverse rewards, close your participation, and suspend your account if we reasonably believe there has been fraud, abuse, a breach of these terms or of the law. We may also report unlawful activity.

11. Your information

To run the program we record who referred whom and for which purchase. A referrer sees the buyer’s first name, the service bought, the date and the reward — never the buyer’s payment details, contact details or the amount they paid. We keep your payout details and any tax form only to pay you and to meet our legal duties. See our Privacy Policy.

12. Changes and ending the program

We may change these terms, change which services are eligible or how much they earn, or suspend or end the program. We’ll post changes here with a new date, and tell members about significant changes before they take effect. Rewards already earned under earlier terms will still be honoured unless section 7 or 10 applies.

13. General

Taking part doesn’t make you our employee, agent or partner, and you can’t make promises on our behalf. Our Terms of Service also apply, including how disputes are handled. Questions: desiinvdesi@gmail.com.