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Affiliate Terms

Last Updated: July 10, 2026


Article 1 — Purpose of These Terms

  1. These Affiliate Terms (the “Terms”) set forth the terms and conditions for the affiliate program (the “Program”) provided by 1818 LLC (the “Company”) in connection with the purchase agency service “JapanCart” (the “Service”) operated by the Company.
  2. These Terms apply to all persons who apply for or participate in the Program (the “Affiliate Participants”).
  3. These Terms constitute part of the JapanCart Terms of Service. Matters not provided for in these Terms shall be governed by the JapanCart Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Pricing and Payment Conditions, Cancellation, Return and Refund Policy, Shipping and Storage Policy, Prohibited and Restricted Items Policy, and other related policies established by the Company.
  4. Affiliate Participants are deemed to have agreed to these Terms by applying for or using the Program.

Article 2 — Description of the Program

  1. The Program is a system under which Affiliate Participants introduce the Service using referral links, referral codes, advertising materials, or other methods approved by the Company, and the Company grants or pays affiliate rewards when the conditions specified by the Company are satisfied.
  2. Reward conditions, calculation methods, rates, eligible transactions, approval conditions, payment methods, minimum withdrawal amounts, payment timing, cancellation conditions, and other details shall be governed by these Terms as well as the conditions displayed on My Page, the affiliate page, reward conditions page, notices, individual guidance, or other methods used by the Company.
  3. The Company may change the content of the Program, reward conditions, eligible transactions, approval conditions, payment methods, and operating methods as necessary for service operation.

Article 3 — Application and Review

  1. A person who wishes to participate in the Program shall apply by the method prescribed by the Company.
  2. The applicant shall provide true, accurate, and up-to-date information, including name, email address, contact information, operated media, social media accounts, websites, referral methods, payment destination information, identity verification information, and any other information requested by the Company.
  3. The Company will review the application details, operated media, referral methods, legal compliance status, past usage status, fraud risk, and other matters deemed necessary by the Company, and will decide whether to approve or reject participation.
  4. The Company is not obligated to disclose its review standards, review details, or reasons for approval or rejection.
  5. When the Company approves participation, the applicant becomes an Affiliate Participant.
  6. Even after participation has been approved, the Company may revoke approval if false information, deficiencies, fraud, violation of terms, legal violations, risk of brand damage, or other inappropriate circumstances are discovered.

Article 4 — Obligations of Affiliate Participants

  1. Affiliate Participants shall comply with these Terms, the JapanCart Terms of Service, related policies, applicable laws and regulations, advertising regulations, consumer protection regulations, personal information protection regulations, platform rules, and any other applicable conditions.
  2. Affiliate Participants shall introduce the Service using accurate and non-misleading expressions regarding the content of the Service, fees, commissions, shipping conditions, refund conditions, eligible products, reward conditions, and other matters.
  3. Affiliate Participants shall use referral links, referral codes, advertising materials, wording, images, and other materials provided or approved by the Company in accordance with the Company’s instructions.
  4. If the Company requests correction, deletion, suspension of publication, change of expression, submission of materials, or any other action, Affiliate Participants shall promptly comply.
  5. If there is any change in registration information, payment destination information, operated media, referral methods, or other application details, Affiliate Participants shall promptly complete the change procedure by the method prescribed by the Company.

Article 5 — Referral Links and Referral Codes

  1. The Company may provide Affiliate Participants with referral links, referral codes, banners, advertising materials, and other information necessary for the Program.
  2. Affiliate Participants are responsible for managing, posting, and using referral links and referral codes.
  3. If referral links or referral codes are not used correctly, or if referrals are not properly recorded due to Cookies, devices, browsers, ad blockers, system specifications, user operations, communication environment, or other reasons, the Company does not guarantee the generation of rewards.
  4. Affiliate Participants shall not improperly manipulate referral links, referral codes, Cookies, tracking, or system mechanisms.
  5. Conditions relating to tracking, including referral validity periods, Cookie validity periods, priority in duplicate referrals, permissibility of self-referrals, and handling of existing users, shall be governed by the conditions displayed on the Service or individually notified by the Company.

Article 6 — Conditions for Reward Generation

  1. Affiliate rewards shall be generated only for referral transactions that satisfy the conditions specified by the Company and are approved by the Company.
  2. Eligible transactions, reward rates, calculation base amounts, approval conditions, approval timing, and payment conditions shall be governed by the conditions displayed on the affiliate page, My Page, reward conditions page, notices, individual guidance, or other methods used by the Company.
  3. The Company will decide whether to approve or reject rewards after confirming necessary matters, including registration, identity verification, order, payment, purchase completion, shipment completion, refund status, fraud risk, cancellation status, and unpaid status of the referred user.
  4. Rewards become finalized only when approved by the Company. Unapproved, pending, under-review, or cancellable rewards are not finalized rewards.
  5. In calculating rewards, the Company may exclude product prices, international shipping fees, taxes, customs duties, VAT, shipping carrier costs, payment fees, refund amounts, discounts, JCP usage amounts, unpaid amounts, and any other amounts that the Company determines should be excluded from the calculation base.

Article 7 — Rejection and Cancellation of Rewards

  1. If any of the following applies, the Company may reject, withhold, cancel, or demand the return of affiliate rewards that have already been paid.
  2. The registration, order, payment, or transaction of the referred user is cancelled, refunded, revoked, or invalidated
  3. The referred user has unpaid amounts, chargebacks, fraudulent payments, incomplete identity verification, or violations of terms
  4. Self-referral (except where the Company has expressly permitted self-affiliate use), fictitious registration, false registration, duplicate registration, or multiple account use occurs
  5. The Company determines that the referral is unnatural among family members, the same person, the same legal entity, the same administrator, or related parties
  6. Cookie manipulation, tracking manipulation, click inflation, performance manipulation, or system abuse occurs
  7. Spam, misleading advertising, false representation, prohibited advertising, brand damage, or legal violations occur
  8. Advertising methods, media, expressions, or referral methods not approved by the Company are used
  9. The transaction involves prohibited items, illegal transactions, fraudulent transactions, AML/CFT issues, economic sanctions, or import/export regulation issues
  10. These Terms, the JapanCart Terms of Service, related policies, or laws and regulations are violated
  11. The Company otherwise reasonably determines that the conduct is inappropriate or possibly fraudulent
  12. The Company is not obligated to disclose detailed reasons for rejection, withholding, cancellation, or return requests for rewards.
  13. If paid rewards become subject to cancellation, the Company may offset such amounts against future rewards, refund amounts, JCP, or any other amounts payable by the Company to the Affiliate Participant.

Article 8 — Self-Affiliate

  1. An affiliate participant may, at the time of application, indicate their wish to use the self-affiliate feature. However, indicating such a wish at the time of application alone does not activate the self-affiliate feature.
  2. Self-affiliate use is permitted only where the Company has expressly granted approval to the relevant affiliate participant. The status of self-affiliate use (ON or OFF) can be confirmed on the affiliate dashboard.
  3. Where self-affiliate is ON, orders placed by the affiliate participant themselves through JapanCart may also be eligible for rewards under the same conditions as standard affiliate rewards.
  4. The reward rate, reward calculation base, AP conversion rate, reward generation timing, confirmation conditions, minimum withdrawal amount, and all other conditions applicable to self-affiliate rewards are the same as those of the standard affiliate program. No self-affiliate-specific reward rates or special reward conditions apply.
  5. Self-affiliate rewards and standard referral rewards shall not accrue simultaneously for the same order or shipment. Where a valid standard referrer exists, the standard referral takes priority and no self-affiliate reward is generated.
  6. Self-affiliate rewards are generated when the relevant order or shipment satisfies the prescribed conditions, in the same manner as standard affiliate rewards, and become confirmed upon completion of the Company's prescribed review or approval.
  7. In the event of order cancellation, return, refund, payment reversal, fraudulent use, fictitious transaction, duplicate transaction, or any other circumstance the Company reasonably determines to be inappropriate for reward eligibility, the Company may withhold self-affiliate rewards, cancel unconfirmed rewards, or make necessary adjustments to confirmed rewards.
  8. Affiliate participants must not obtain rewards through self-affiliate by using fictitious orders, transactions that are unnatural and motivated solely by reward acquisition, transactions using multiple accounts, transactions involving impersonation of third parties, or any other fraudulent or improper means.
  9. The Company may suspend self-affiliate use, change the status to OFF, or revoke the permission where there are reasonable grounds, including prevention of fraudulent use, ensuring system security, operational necessity, or legal requirements. In such cases, the treatment of rewards that have already been duly confirmed shall be governed by these Terms and any other conditions established by the Company.
  10. The grant of self-affiliate permission does not constitute a permanent guarantee of affiliate status itself. Upon suspension or termination of affiliate status, self-affiliate use also terminates.

Article 9 — Payment of Rewards

  1. Payment methods, payment currency, minimum withdrawal amount, application method, payment timing, payment fees, eligible payment countries, payment destination information, and other details of affiliate reward payments shall be governed by the conditions displayed on the affiliate page, My Page, reward conditions page, notices, individual guidance, or other methods used by the Company.
  2. Affiliate Participants shall submit withdrawal requests by the method prescribed by the Company.
  3. Upon receiving a withdrawal request, the Company will determine whether payment is possible after confirming reward balance, identity verification, payment destination information, fraud risk, tax and accounting matters, AML/CFT, economic sanctions compliance, and other necessary matters.
  4. The Company shall not be liable if payment cannot be made due to circumstances attributable to the Affiliate Participant, including incorrect payment destination information, name mismatch, bank account deficiencies, wallet address deficiencies, restrictions by financial institutions or external services, failed remittance, or refusal of receipt.
  5. Bank fees, remittance fees, payment fees, external service fees, blockchain fees, exchange losses, and other costs related to payment shall be borne by the Affiliate Participant unless otherwise expressly stated by the Company.
  6. Even when the Company processes payment, the Company does not guarantee processing time, refusal, delay, restrictions, or failures by financial institutions, payment service providers, blockchain networks, or external services.

Article 10 — Minimum Withdrawal Amount and Unwithdrawn Balance

  1. The Company may set a minimum withdrawal amount for affiliate rewards.
  2. Unless otherwise approved by the Company, reward balances below the minimum withdrawal amount cannot be withdrawn.
  3. The minimum withdrawal amount, withdrawal unit, withdrawal period, withdrawal deadline, and handling of balances shall be governed by the conditions displayed on the affiliate page, My Page, reward conditions page, notices, or individual guidance.
  4. If an Affiliate Participant does not log in for a long period, cannot be contacted, or loses eligibility to participate in the Program, the Company may withhold payment, offset, expire, or otherwise reasonably process the unwithdrawn balance in accordance with applicable laws and conditions displayed by the Company.

Article 11 — Taxes and Declarations

  1. Affiliate Participants are responsible for confirming and handling taxes, filings, social insurance, withholding tax, VAT, income tax, corporate tax, and any other public charges arising in connection with affiliate rewards.
  2. If required by law, the Company may request Affiliate Participants to submit name, address, corporate information, tax number, identity verification documents, payment destination information, tax-related documents, and other necessary information.
  3. If an Affiliate Participant does not provide necessary tax information, or if legal compliance checks cannot be completed, the Company may withhold or refuse payment of rewards.
  4. If the Company determines it is necessary under laws and regulations, the Company may provide reward payment information, identity verification information, tax information, and other necessary information to tax authorities, financial institutions, payment service providers, administrative authorities, or other third parties with legitimate authority.

Article 12 — Prohibited Advertising and Prohibited Acts

Affiliate Participants shall not engage in any of the following acts.

  1. False, exaggerated, or misleading representations
  2. Representations of matters not guaranteed by the Company
  3. Representations contrary to facts, such as “always delivered,” “always refundable,” “no customs duties required,” or “illegal items can also be purchased”
  4. Misleading representations regarding fees, shipping fees, delivery times, refund conditions, or eligible products
  5. Impersonating the Company or creating confusion with official accounts
  6. Unauthorized or inappropriate use of the Company’s trademarks, logos, service names, images, or texts
  7. Spam emails, nuisance SMS, nuisance DMs, indiscriminate posts, automated posts, or bulletin board abuse
  8. Fraudulent clicks, click inducement, or unnatural inducement for reward purposes
  9. Cookie stuffing, forced clicks, hidden links, redirect abuse, or tracking manipulation
  10. Unauthorized use of the Company name, JapanCart name, similar terms, or misleading keywords in listing ads, search ads, social media ads, or other paid advertising
  11. Advertising that may cause confusion with the Company’s official website, official social media, or official advertisements
  12. Publication on media that violates public order or morals, illegal websites, adult content, gambling, fraud, malware, discrimination, violence, extremist expression, hate, politically extremist activities, or any other media deemed inappropriate by the Company
  13. Encouraging the purchase of prohibited items, illegal goods, counterfeit goods, goods infringing intellectual property rights, dangerous goods, or goods subject to import/export regulations
  14. Encouraging users to make false declarations, under-declarations, fraudulent payments, or violations of terms
  15. Falsifying reviews, testimonials, or user experiences
  16. Improperly obtaining or using personal information of third parties
  17. Damaging the credibility of the Company, users, sellers, shipping carriers, payment service providers, or other third parties
  18. Violating these Terms, the JapanCart Terms of Service, related policies, or laws and regulations
  19. Any other act deemed inappropriate by the Company

Article 13 — Advertising Expressions and Display Responsibility

  1. Affiliate Participants are responsible for all display content on their own media, social media, advertisements, posts, articles, videos, messages, referral texts, and other materials.
  2. When introducing the Service, Affiliate Participants shall clearly disclose, where necessary, that they are using affiliate links or referral codes and may receive rewards from referrals, in accordance with applicable laws and platform rules.
  3. The Company shall not be liable for advertising expressions, posted content, posts, explanations, or customer responses by Affiliate Participants, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Company.
  4. If the display content of an Affiliate Participant causes damage, complaints, claims, administrative guidance, penalties, investigations, reputational damage, or other disadvantages to the Company or a third party, the Affiliate Participant shall compensate the Company for such damage and costs.

Article 14 — Company Materials and Intellectual Property Rights

  1. Rights relating to logos, images, banners, texts, product descriptions, advertising materials, referral codes, referral links, and other materials provided by the Company to Affiliate Participants belong to the Company or legitimate rights holders.
  2. Affiliate Participants may use Company materials only to the extent necessary for the purpose of the Program and only by methods approved by the Company.
  3. Affiliate Participants shall not modify, reuse, sell, transfer, register, apply for trademarks, register domains, use in social media account names, or use Company materials in a manner that may cause confusion with official materials, without prior approval from the Company.
  4. If the Company requests suspension of use, deletion, or correction of materials, Affiliate Participants shall promptly comply.

Article 15 — Handling of Personal Information

  1. Affiliate Participants shall comply with applicable personal information protection laws, privacy regulations, and platform rules with respect to personal information obtained or handled in connection with the Program.
  2. Affiliate Participants shall not improperly obtain personal information of third parties or provide it to the Company without the consent of the relevant person.
  3. The Company collects and uses personal information, payment destination information, referral results, reward history, and other necessary information of Affiliate Participants for Program operation, application review, identity verification, reward calculation, withdrawal processing, fraud prevention, legal compliance, and tax and accounting processing.
  4. The Company’s handling of personal information shall be governed by the Company’s Privacy Policy.

Article 16 — Identity Verification and Payment Destination Verification

  1. The Company may request Affiliate Participants to complete identity verification, address verification, corporate verification, payment destination verification, tax information verification, and other necessary checks when necessary for reward payment, fraud prevention, AML/CFT, economic sanctions compliance, tax and accounting processing, legal compliance, or other purposes.
  2. If an Affiliate Participant does not comply with the requested verification, or if the Company determines that verification cannot be completed, the Company may refuse or withhold reward approval, withdrawal requests, payment, or continued participation.
  3. If there is any mismatch or deficiency in payment destination name, registered name, identity verification information, tax information, or other necessary information, the Company may withhold or refuse payment of rewards.

Article 17 — Suspension and Revocation of Participation

  1. If an Affiliate Participant violates or is suspected of violating these Terms, the JapanCart Terms of Service, related policies, laws and regulations, or platform rules, the Company may, without prior notice, reject, withhold, or cancel rewards, suspend withdrawals, suspend referral links, suspend participation, revoke eligibility, suspend accounts, or take other necessary measures.
  2. The Company may also suspend or terminate participation in the Program in the following cases.
  3. There has been no activity for a long period
  4. Registration information or payment destination information is deficient
  5. The Affiliate Participant cannot be contacted
  6. There is risk of damage to the Company’s brand or the credibility of the Service
  7. Unauthorized use, false representation, prohibited advertising, spam, or other inappropriate conduct occurs
  8. The Company determines that suspension or termination is necessary for operation of the Program
  9. Even after suspension or revocation of participation, the Affiliate Participant’s obligations relating to unpaid amounts, compensation for damages, return obligations, confidentiality, intellectual property rights, prohibited acts, limitation of liability, governing law, and jurisdiction shall survive.

Article 18 — Changes, Suspension and Termination of the Program

  1. The Company may change, suspend, or terminate all or part of the Program for reasonable reasons, including service operation needs, changes to reward conditions, fraud prevention, legal changes, changes to external service conditions, or business decisions.
  2. When changing, suspending, or terminating the Program, the Company will notify Affiliate Participants to the extent possible by service screen, My Page, email, or other method deemed appropriate by the Company.
  3. The Company shall not be liable for damage, lost profits, loss of future rewards, or loss of business opportunities incurred by Affiliate Participants due to changes, suspension, or termination of the Program, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Company.
  4. Handling of unpaid rewards, unapproved rewards, pending rewards, and balances below the minimum withdrawal amount upon termination of the Program shall be governed by the conditions displayed or notified by the Company.

Article 19 — No Employment or Agency Relationship

  1. The relationship between Affiliate Participants and the Company is an independent business or individual referral cooperation relationship, and does not create employment, agency, joint venture, franchise, partnership, mandate, representative authority, or any similar relationship.
  2. Affiliate Participants shall not conclude contracts, receive fees, promise refunds, provide guarantees, or make statements or acts that bind the Company on behalf of the Company.
  3. Affiliate Participants shall conduct advertising activities, referral activities, tax filings, and legal compliance at their own cost and responsibility.

Article 20 — Compensation for Damages

  1. If an Affiliate Participant violates these Terms, the JapanCart Terms of Service, related policies, laws and regulations, or platform rules, and causes damage, costs, claims, penalties, fees, attorney fees, or other burdens to the Company, users, sellers, shipping carriers, payment service providers, other Affiliate Participants, or other third parties, the Affiliate Participant shall compensate the Company for such damage and costs.
  2. The preceding paragraph also applies if the Company incurs damage or costs due to false advertising, misleading representations, prohibited advertising, spam, fraudulent referrals, involvement in fraudulent payments, improper acquisition of personal information, infringement of intellectual property rights, legal violations, or other causes attributable to the Affiliate Participant.

Article 21 — Disclaimers and Scope of Liability

  1. The Company does not guarantee that Affiliate Participants will obtain any specific rewards, revenue, results, access numbers, registrations, or orders through the Program.
  2. The Company shall not be liable if referrals or rewards are not properly recorded due to system failures, tracking defects, Cookie restrictions, ad blockers, browser specifications, external service failures, communication failures, user operations, platform specification changes, or other circumstances beyond the Company’s control, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Company.
  3. Even if the Company is liable to an Affiliate Participant, the Company’s liability shall be limited to the amount of affiliate rewards approved by the Company for that Affiliate Participant in the month in which the cause of liability occurred, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Company, or where limitation of liability is not permitted under applicable law.
  4. The Company shall not be liable for indirect damages, special damages, incidental damages, lost profits, loss of business opportunities, loss of future rewards, damage to reputation, data loss, or claims from third parties, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Company.

Article 22 — Changes to These Terms

  1. The Company may change these Terms for reasonable reasons, including legal changes, service changes, reward condition changes, fraud prevention, operational needs, changes to external service conditions, or business decisions.
  2. When changing these Terms, the Company will notify Affiliate Participants of the changes and effective date by service screen, My Page, email, or other method deemed appropriate by the Company.
  3. If an Affiliate Participant uses the Program after the effective date of the changed Terms, the Affiliate Participant shall be deemed to have agreed to the changed Terms.
  4. Affiliate Participants who do not agree to the changes may not use the Program after the effective date.

Article 23 — Prohibition of Assignment

  1. Affiliate Participants may not assign, transfer, pledge, or succeed to any status, rights, obligations, account, referral code, referral link, reward claim, or any other rights or obligations relating to the Program to any third party without prior written consent from the Company.
  2. If necessary for business transfer, company split, merger, business succession, or other business reasons relating to the Service or the Program, the Company may transfer its status, rights and obligations under these Terms, Affiliate Participant information, and other information relating to the Program to a third party.

Article 24 — Severability

  1. If any provision or part of these Terms is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable by law, court, or other competent authority, the remaining provisions and the remaining parts of such provision shall continue to be valid.
  2. Any provision determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable shall be replaced by valid content that most closely reflects the purpose of such provision.

Article 25 — Governing Law

These Terms, the Program, and all relationships between Affiliate Participants and the Company shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Georgia.

Article 26 — Jurisdiction

If any dispute arises in connection with these Terms, the Program, or any transaction between an Affiliate Participant and the Company, the competent court in Tbilisi, Georgia shall have exclusive jurisdiction as the court of first instance.

Article 27 — Governing Language

  1. The Georgian version of these Terms shall be the governing and authoritative version.
  2. The Japanese, English, and Russian versions are translations prepared for the convenience and understanding of users and Affiliate Participants.
  3. If there is any inconsistency, conflict, or difference in interpretation among language versions, the Georgian version shall prevail, except where otherwise required by applicable law.

Article 28 — Contact

Inquiries regarding these Terms, the Program, affiliate rewards, withdrawal requests, suspension of participation, advertising expressions, and other matters relating to the Program shall be made through the inquiry form, support function, email address, or other method designated by the Company.