Guide
Affiliate and Collaborator Payouts
SoundSync-managed recipient settlement policy, after-fee examples, funding and current availability.
Current availability
Affiliate and collaborator programs are being introduced through agreement previews. Live commission accrual and recipient payouts are not enabled. Preview acceptance does not authorize payments; live participation will require separate acceptance and verified payout details.
SoundSync is the planned payer
SoundSync, not the developer, is responsible for the planned recipient payouts on SoundSync-collected sales. Applicable SoundSync fees are deducted first, then accepted affiliate and collaborator shares and the developer remainder are kept separate. The planned schedule is the same 1st and 15th schedule and minimum 14-day hold used for developer payouts, with refund and dispute adjustments. An external reseller receipt does not fund a payout: those proceeds remain unfunded until SoundSync actually receives the money.
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An after-fee split example
| Step | Amount |
|---|---|
| Discounted pre-tax product revenue | $100.00 |
| SoundSync fee, with processing included | $10.00 |
| Remaining revenue | $90.00 |
| Illustrative affiliate share: 20% of $90 | $18.00 |
| Illustrative collaborator share: 25% of the remaining $72 | $18.00 |
| Developer remainder | $54.00 |
How to read the example
The 20% and 25% rates are examples, not default rates or extra SoundSync fees. The affiliate share comes first; collaborators share the remaining after-fee revenue and the developer receives the residual. Tax is not part of the split. The managed-checkout processing charge is not separately deducted from the developer.
Preview outputs are not earnings statements, collected funds or scheduled payouts. Stripe and PayPal funding and recipient payment paths must both be supported before the planned live program is available.
Refunds use the original allocation
The planned adjustment uses the original accepted agreement version and sale allocation, not whatever rate is configured later. A partial provider loss and a full refund are distinct financial events. The standard customer refund policy remains full refunds within 14 days; a calculation preview does not initiate a refund.
External sales must be funded
A reseller import can describe an order and support fulfillment without placing its proceeds in SoundSync's custody. Do not count that receipt as payable cash or add a second SoundSync checkout commission. The agreement and actual collection determine the obligation.
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