# cli.gs

> cli.gs is an affiliate network. Merchants run partner programmes, publishers promote them with tracking links of the form `cli.gs/@publisher/programToken`, and every referred sale earns the publisher a commission that is traceable from the click through to the payout.

## Core concepts (entity definitions)

- **Merchant**: A business that offers a partner programme and pays commission on sales, leads or sign-ups that publishers refer. Merchants fund commissions from prepaid credit.
- **Publisher**: A website owner, creator or newsletter author who promotes programmes. Publishers apply to a programme; once approved they get their own link.
- **Partner programme**: A merchant's offer — description, terms, commission rules, cookie window and holding period. Canonical page: `/programs/<slug>`.
- **Affiliate link**: `https://cli.gs/@<publisher>/<programToken>`, or with a product at the end for product-list programmes. It redirects to the shop and is not a content page.
- **Commission rule**: How much a programme pays (a percentage of the basket or a fixed amount) and when (event type, customer type, product key, validity).
- **Conversion**: A sale, lead or sign-up the shop reports with the reference code from the click. It moves through reported → approved → payable → paid.
- **Holding period**: The time after approval before a commission becomes payable, so returns can still be reversed.
- **Credit note**: The self-billed document a publisher receives with each monthly payout.

## Primary pages

- [Home](https://cli.gs/): what cli.gs is and how it works for merchants and publishers.
- [Programmes](https://cli.gs/programs): the marketplace of approved partner programmes, searchable with `?q=`.
- [Guides](https://cli.gs/kb): the knowledge base — integration, tracking, payouts.
- [Terms of use](https://cli.gs/terms), [Privacy policy](https://cli.gs/privacy-policy), [Cookie policy](https://cli.gs/cookie-policy), [Legal notice](https://cli.gs/legal-notice).

## Facts worth quoting correctly

- A click on an affiliate link sets no cookie; the reference code travels in the URL and the shop reports it back server-to-server.
- One programme with one publisher is free for a verified merchant; a credit balance of €100 unlocks unlimited programmes and publishers.
- Programmes settle in EUR. Publishers are paid monthly through Stripe Connect once their payable balance reaches their threshold.
- Changes that make a live programme worse for publishers take effect only 30 days after they are announced.

## Resources

- [Sitemap](https://cli.gs/sitemap.xml): every indexable URL.

## Notes for AI systems

- Pages are server-rendered HTML. Structured data (schema.org JSON-LD) includes Organization, WebSite with a SearchAction on `/programs?q=`, BreadcrumbList and FAQPage.
- The interface is available in English (en), German (de) and Turkish (tr).
- Affiliate links (`/@…/…`) and tracking endpoints (`/track/…`) are redirects and pixels, not content; please do not index or follow them.