GroupCamp Affiliate Program FAQ

What is the GroupCamp Affiliate Program?
GroupCamp has both a Reseller Program and an Affiliate Program. What is the difference?
Do I need to use a GroupCamp product (such as GroupCamp Project) to be an affiliate ?
How do you pay affiliate commissions? Do I need to have a Paypal account?
What is the minimum payout in the program?
What is my affiliate code and where can I find it?
Can I add my affiliate code to an account after it has been set up ? How long after can my affiliate code be added to an account?
Are we allowed to be affiliated with competitors of GroupCamp?
Can I change my affiliate code?
Can we define our own badges and landing pages to promote GroupCamp?
If I put a GroupCamp badge on my blog or website, will GroupCamp link back to my website?
What happens if a referred client visits the website through an affiliate link but ends up setting up an account several days later, will my affiliate code still be active in that account? How long are cookies containing affiliate codes kept on GroupCamp
Can I send traffic to a specific GroupCamp website in a specific language (or top-level domain)? If a referred client to a GroupCamp website (groupcamp.es) switches to another country website (groupcamp.com), is the affiliate code still tracked?
Why do I have to submit compliance documents? Why do I need to be a registered business?
How often does GroupCamp send out payments?

What is the GroupCamp Affiliate Program?

The GroupCamp Affiliate Program allows users to earn money by referring new clients to GroupCamp using code called the Affiliate code. The code is entered in the accounts of the new clients either manually or automatically when the code is present as referrer in an HTTP link.

GroupCamp has both a Reseller Program and an Affiliate Program. What is the difference?

The GroupCamp Reseller Program is for authorized partners who want to resell and invoice end-customers (the Reseller bills the client, GroupCamp bills the Reseller). An affiliate only promotes, recommends and refers clients to GroupCamp via an affiliate code which is unique to that affiliate.

Do I need to use a GroupCamp product (such as GroupCamp Project) to be an affiliate ?

No you don’t need to be a GroupCamp account.

How do you pay affiliate commissions? Do I need to have a Paypal account?

Yes you need to have a Paypal account. If you don’t have an account, GroupCamp will credit a new Paypal account using your email address. You will then be contacted by Paypal to set up your account.

What is the minimum payout in the program?

The minimum payout is 100 Euros or 100 US Dollars. This means that GroupCamp starts paying commissions once this amount is reached.

What is my affiliate code and where can I find it?

Your affiliate code is in your Affiliate apps under the Badges tab.

Can I add my affiliate code to an account after it has been set up ? How long after can my affiliate code be added to an account?

Yes the code can be added to an account 15 days after it has been set up.

Are we allowed to be affiliated with competitors of GroupCamp?

Yes you can be affiliated to a competitor of GroupCamp.

Can I change my affiliate code?

No for now you cannot change your affiliate code.

Can we define our own badges and landing pages to promote GroupCamp?

Yes you can define your own badges provided you do not infringe upon GroupCamp logos and trademarks.

If I put a GroupCamp badge on my blog or website, will GroupCamp link back to my website?

No. GroupCamp will not link back to your website.

What happens if a referred client visits the website through an affiliate link but ends up setting up an account several days later, will my affiliate code still be active in that account? How long are cookies containing affiliate codes kept on GroupCamp

Your code is kept one month after the initial visit. The 1 month period after the initial visit is not extended (by another month) each time the user visits the website.

Can I send traffic to a specific GroupCamp website in a specific language (or top-level domain)? If a referred client to a GroupCamp website (groupcamp.es) switches to another country website (groupcamp.com), is the affiliate code still tracked?

Yes. If you direct referrals to groupcamp.es or another country website, your code will still be tracked if the user signs up later from the groupcamp.com website. It will not apply if the user switches to another country website (ex: groupcamp.com.br)

Why do I have to submit compliance documents? Why do I need to be a registered business?

For local legal reasons pertaining to employment and tax regulations, you need to be a registered business.

How often does GroupCamp send out payments?

GroupCamp sends out payments every time the earnings exceeds the Minimum Payout Amount (see above). Please note that payments start after an initial period of 90 days. When the Account in a given Currency reaches the Mimimum Payout Amount the commissions are paid in the 10 first days of the following month.