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Proton Affiliate Program

Proton · Privacy-focused digital services / software

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Program overview

Program name
Proton Affiliate Program
VerifiedS1S2S3

Public marketing uses "Proton Partners Program" / affiliate terminology, while the controlling legal architecture defines Affiliate Partner as a category of the Proton Partner Program. "Proton Affiliate Program" is the canonical AffiliateAct representation of that evidenced affiliate arrangement; it must not imply a separate legal program outside the Proton Partner Program.

Brand
Proton
VerifiedS1S2S3
Operator entity
Proton AG
VerifiedS3S5
Program launch date
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

The 18 September 2024 effective date observed in S5 concerns the Partner Portal privacy notice and must not be converted into a Program launch date.

Vertical
Privacy-focused digital services / software
Partially verifiedS1S2

Do not manufacture a narrower universal product taxonomy from the individual Proton services.

Target market
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

Customer/product availability does not establish publisher target-market eligibility.

Languages supported
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

Product/site language availability does not establish languages accepted from Affiliate publishers.

Publisher access

Approval model
Application followed by Proton-controlled acceptance/rejection.
VerifiedS3S4
Eligibility criteria
Applicant/Partner requirements and Proton discretion, including applicable age/business-purpose and sanctions-related requirements documented in S3.
VerifiedS3

Bounded by source. Do not broaden into unsupported universal publisher-content criteria.

Geographic eligibility
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

No retained evidence establishes unconditional worldwide publisher eligibility. Statements about Proton product availability worldwide or global brand reach concern products/customer availability, not publisher geographic eligibility.

KYC requirements
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

Application identity/contact information does not establish universal government-ID KYC.

Website traffic requirements
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

The application requests traffic-related information, including monthly visitors. No numerical minimum traffic requirement is established. A requested traffic figure must not be transformed into an eligibility threshold.

Content requirements
Application/promotion requirements and prohibited-content provisions apply to publisher content.
Partially verifiedS3

No broader universal publisher-content requirement should be synthesized.

Commissions

Commission model
Percentage-based revenue commission architecture with materially different economics according to product/service, subscription term, transaction type and customer qualification.
VerifiedS1S3
Universal commission rate
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

No universal Program-level commission rate is established. The existence of 30%, 40% and 100% figures does not authorize a synthesized statement such as "30–100% commission". A synthetic commission range is prohibited.

Standard product rates (current public presentation)

Proton Mail — new 1-month: 30%; new 1/2-year: 30%; renewals: 30%

Proton VPN — new 1-month: 100%; new 1/2-year: 40%; renewals: 30%

Proton Drive — new 1-month: 30%; new 1/2-year: 30%; renewals: 30%

Proton Pass — new 1-month: 30%; new 1/2-year: 30%; renewals: 30%

Lumo — new 1-month: 30%; new 1/2-year: 30%; renewals: 30%

VerifiedOffer levelS1

Preserved individually. No synthetic rate or range is authorized.

Contractual economics (S3 Appendix 2)
Separately establishes Creator/Affiliate economics for Mail, Pass, Drive, VPN, Duo and Unlimited across NEW PAID ACCOUNT, RETURNING PAID ACCOUNT, FREE USER UPGRADE and RENEWALS.
VerifiedOffer levelS3

S1 and S3 must remain separately visible. Do not invent a combined product list with uniform economics.

Universal recurring commission
Not established as an unrestricted universal proposition.
Not established

Qualifying renewal commissions are documented at bounded product/plan/transaction levels with contractual payout-event limits (1-month: max 24 consecutive monthly payout events; 12-month: max 3 consecutive 12-month renewal payout events; 24-month: max 2 consecutive 24-month renewal payout events). "Lifetime recurring" and "unlimited recurring" are prohibited.

Commission cap
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established
Validation period
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established
Tiered offers
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

No universal Program-level tier architecture is established merely from product-specific rate differences.

Tracking

Cookie duration
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

Partner Portal cookies documented in S5 concern Portal/account operation and must not be represented as Affiliate referral cookies.

Cookie type
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established
Cross-device tracking
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

Generic TUNE capabilities must not be inherited.

SubID
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

Generic TUNE capabilities must not be inherited.

Postback
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

Generic TUNE capabilities must not be inherited.

Affiliate API
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

Generic TUNE capabilities must not be inherited.

Deeplinking
Referral/Partner linking mechanics exist via unique Partner link and Partner ID.
Partially verifiedProgram & networkS1S3

Bounded: unique Partner link and Partner ID mechanics are established. Unrestricted generic deeplinking functionality is not established. Server-to-server tracking remains NOT_ESTABLISHED.

Attribution

Attribution window
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established
Attribution model
Partner ID / Referral Link mechanics; qualifying Revenue Generating Activity attributed in relation to the customer's initial subscription payment.
VerifiedS3

Preserve source-specific mechanism. Do not normalize into FIRST CLICK, LAST CLICK or MULTI-TOUCH. Tracking and attribution remain separate factual dimensions.

Payments

Minimum payout threshold
Not established as an uncontested universal Program-level value.
Not established

A public $100-related threshold is documented in S1, but a universal uncontested Program-level threshold cannot be frozen across the conflicting payment architecture.

Payment schedule

Contradictory.

S1 current public statement: direct bank transfer on the 30th of the following calendar month when amount exceeds USD 100; otherwise deferred.

S3 contractual Creator/Affiliate Appendix 2: monthly Fees distributed 60 days after month end; invoice automatically generated 30 days after month end; Fees paid in USD.

ContradictoryProgram & networkS1S3

Both formulations must survive. No synthetic payout schedule is authorized.

Payment methods
Not established as a universal exhaustive list.
Not established

Direct bank transfer is established as a current public statement in S1, but a universal exhaustive payment-method list is NOT_ESTABLISHED.

Payout currencies
Not established as a universal multi-currency list.
Not established

USD is contractually established in S3 for Creator/Affiliate fees. A universal multi-currency list is NOT_ESTABLISHED.

Hold period
Not established from the reviewed sources.
Not established

No separate universal hold-period proposition is established from the documented payment timing.

Promotional and channel restrictions

Paid search
Qualified / conditionally permitted. S1 permits PPC subject to restrictions including routing requirements (traffic to publisher site first, not directly to Proton) and brand-bidding restrictions. S3 contractually restricts direct use of Referral Links in PPC.
VerifiedS1S3

Not a blanket prohibition. Preserve the qualified treatment.

Brand bidding
Prohibited for Proton brand/product names and relevant variations, misspellings and related marks under the documented rules.
VerifiedS1S3
Email
Qualified contractual restrictions apply, including unsolicited email restrictions and required contact/unsubscribe information for permitted email.
VerifiedS3

Unrestricted email marketing is not established.

Social
Social / influencer promotion is contemplated, subject to general Program rules.
VerifiedS1S2

Spam remains prohibited. Partner disclosure required.

Coupon affiliates
Coupon / deal / discount structures are restricted or prohibited under the retained contractual evidence; public offer-code display is prohibited.
VerifiedS3
Cashback
Unrestricted cashback participation is not established.
Not established

Incentivized traffic structures are separately restricted under S3.

Sub-affiliation
Unrestricted sub-affiliation is not permitted. Relevant third-party / sub-affiliate arrangements require Proton's documented authorization.
VerifiedS1S3

S1 uses broad public prohibition language; S3 provides the more qualified legal treatment. Classification: resolved by source authority / qualification.

Toolbar / browser extensions
Toolbar traffic prohibited under S3 contractual evidence.
VerifiedS3

Terms and restrictions

Program agreement
Proton Partner Terms & Conditions (S3).
VerifiedS3

Controlling legal source for the Proton Partner Program and its Affiliate Partner category.

Unilateral changes
The agreement establishes mechanisms through which Proton may revise relevant Program/revenue-share terms subject to the documented notice framework (email, Proton blog or Partner Dashboard).
VerifiedS3

Bounded by the documented notice mechanism. Not reducible to "Proton may change terms without notice".

Termination
Either Party may terminate at any time, with or without cause, effective immediately upon notice unless otherwise specified; Proton may suspend privileges or terminate the Partner Account for unacceptable/fraudulent conduct; upon termination, rights cease including access to the Partner Account/Dashboard and right to receive Fees unless Proton determines otherwise. Refunds, fraud, chargebacks and otherwise invalid qualifying events are subject to the contractual commission treatment.
VerifiedS3

Do not generalize post-termination or accrued-fee rights beyond the exact contractual provisions retained in S3.

Network / Platform Relationship

TUNE affiliation type — not established Verified Program & network

S5 establishes that Proton uses a password-protected third-party Partner Portal provided by TUNE, Inc. Relationship existence is verified for third-party Partner Portal infrastructure. affiliation_type is not established: the evidence does not establish DIRECT_HOSTED, REDISTRIBUTED or PARTNER_MANAGED. No TUNE exclusivity is established. Generic TUNE capabilities must not be inherited. TUNE is not established as defining Proton commission economics or legal governance.

S4S5

Important context

Material boundaries preserved from the canonical factual record.

Institutional boundaries

  • Affiliate Partner is represented within the broader Proton Partner Program contractual architecture. Public marketing uses Proton Partners Program / affiliate terminology; the controlling legal architecture defines Affiliate Partner as a Partner category within the Proton Partner Program.
  • Proton AG is the Program operator/contracting entity for the retained Partner evidence.
  • TUNE, Inc. supplies the third-party Partner Portal infrastructure. Generic TUNE capabilities must not be inherited into Proton-specific findings.

Product list tension

  • Current public S1 affiliate-facing product list: Proton Mail, Proton VPN, Proton Drive, Proton Pass, Lumo.
  • Contractual S3 Appendix 2 service list: Mail, Pass, Drive, VPN, Duo, Unlimited.
  • The two lists must remain separately visible. Do not delete Lumo merely because S3 does not list it. Do not delete Duo/Unlimited merely because S1 does not list them. No explanation for the difference is established.

Recurring commission boundaries

Qualifying renewal commissions exist at product/plan/transaction level, subject to contractual payout-event limits: 1-month plans — maximum 24 consecutive monthly payout events; 12-month plans — maximum 3 consecutive 12-month renewal payout events; 24-month plans — maximum 2 consecutive 24-month renewal payout events. "Lifetime recurring" and "unlimited recurring" are prohibited.

Payment contradiction

S1 public FAQ states direct bank transfer on the 30th of the following calendar month when the amount exceeds USD 100; otherwise deferred. S3 contractual Appendix 2 states monthly Fees distributed 60 days after month end, with invoice automatically generated 30 days after month end, and Fees paid in USD. Both formulations must remain visible. No synthetic schedule is authorized.

Tracking and attribution

Partner link and Partner ID mechanics are established. Cookie duration, cookie type, cross-device tracking, SubID, postback, server-to-server tracking and Affiliate API remain not established. Portal cookies documented in S5 concern Portal/account operation and must not be represented as Affiliate referral cookies. Attribution preserves the documented Partner ID / Referral Link mechanism and is not normalized into FIRST CLICK, LAST CLICK or MULTI-TOUCH.

Referral Program boundary

The consumer Proton Referral Program is institutionally and economically distinct from the Affiliate Partner category. Consumer referral rewards are issued as Proton credits ($20 qualifying referral credit, $1,000 referrer cap, non-cash / non-refundable). Consumer Referral Program rewards, eligibility, tracking and limits must never be inherited into the Affiliate Program canonical record.

Sources

AffiliateAct verifies Program information against documented sources and preserves uncertainty where evidence is incomplete or conflicting. Read the methodology.