Yes. I read a post at http://superaff.com/archives/2005/10/06/legal-publisher-notice-from-commission-junction/ going over a few of the terms. Don't know if they caught all the changes.
The revisions are a bit scary. This coupled with the problems CJ has had recently, and continues to have in accurate reporting has me a bit worried...
I received it as well... I have only been with CJ for a while has anyone had good experiences with them? Or Bad... (I have recieved a few commissions but still waiting for the check)
Yes I got the email yesterday. I didn't feel up to reading the legaleze at the time, so I decided to wait till there was a post somewhere analyzing it. Thanks for the link Steph
I got the email as well. Haven't read all. Does anyone know what are the main changes with the new terms? Too much reading for a busy and lazy cat.
I believe Section 7 (Representations, Warranties, Disclaimers and Limitations.) was updated, correct? Can someone please point out what was changed in this section? Sub-sections (e) and (f)?
Theres a BUNCH OF IMPORTANT CHANGES. Gotta read it. Jangro broke all the changes down in detail at the 2nd link below. I just blogged but will post here too: From 5 Star Blog Today: There has been lots of concern and speculation by affiliates regarding CJ's new Publisher Service Agreement that just came out. Lots of conspiracy theories too. Now for some people change always causes concerns, so I am not saying at this time whether the concerns are justified or not. I have not been able to carve out the time to dig into the new PSA at all so can't really comment too much personally. I'm glad Scott Jangro had time to investigate. He published some of the most important changes in an overview here: http://www.jangro.com/a/2005/10/06/cjs-new-psa But really take a closer look at his in-depth comparison here! http://jangro.com/cj-psa-changes.htm There are some significant changes in the new PSA so even if you typically ignore legalese, you should take a look at this. One of the important changes is that all affiliates need to have a privacy policy on their site which incudes this: "You must fully and accurately disclose Your use of third party technology, including CJ's tracking technology, use of cookies and options for discontinuing use of such cookies."Another thing some affiliates are concerned about is that sales can be reversed anytime and not just limited to 60 days after the sale. One thing that jumped out at me also is this: You can be deactivated by CJ if "Your Account has not been logged into and/or there have been no Transactions credited to Your Account for any 30 day period." There is some really important stuff in here that all CJ affiliates should read.
Thanks, 5starAffiliates! That cleared up a lot of confusion. Those certainly are some big changes. Whether those changes are moral or not, is another story (but certainly worth discussion). I'd like to hear what everyone else's thoughts are concerning these changes.
Just blogged about this but thought I would come over here and share soem of the info too. Friendly reminder the new CJ PSA goes into effect on Thursday. Are you in compliance? Is your privacy policy and cookie disclosure up on all your sites? I know some affiliates own tons of sites and may not have gotten around to updating them all. Many questions and concerns have been raised about the new CJ PSA. Some affiliates have said they are dropping CJ over the new PSA, others say they already have. Many are wondering what CJ will do come Thursday if their sites are not in compliance. Will they get dropped for not having an acceptable privacy policy, including instructions to consumers about how to discontinue the use of cookies? My biggest concern is that many affiliates don't read their email. The ones that do read email may scan it but they don't really pay attention to PSA's and such. Heck I know tons of affiliates still who have never even heard of the Code of Conduct or the afsrc=1. So what will happen on the 20th to all the affiliates that either have not even read the new PSA and are not in compliance or who choose not to comply? If I were an affiliate and making significant income from CJ I would not risk waiting to find out. Holiday season is already upon us, so I would double check all the info below, make sure I understood the changes in the PSA and was in compliance by Thursday.
How time flies! Still not delighted with some of the changes, but I'll be popping a basic privacy policy on the sites that need it.