This Partner Agreement is between you (the “Partner”) and YOUtility LLC(“YOUtility”). It applies to every partner type: referral partners, estate agents, publishers and creators, shops and restaurant locations, and property managers. By ticking “I accept the Partner Agreement” you agree to it.
1. What you do
You share your personal YOUtility link or QR code. You are an independent contractor, not an employee, agent or representative of YOUtility, and you may not sign anything or make promises on YOUtility’s behalf.
2. What you earn
- A share of the fees YOUtility actually receives for connections made through your link: 10% for most partner types, 25% for publishers, cashback, coupon and content sites, 30% for property managers, and the shop/upline split set by YOUtility for two-tier locations. The rate shown in your portal applies.
- Commission is paid only from money YOUtility has collected. If a provider or network reverses or refuses a fee (for example a cancelled enrollment or a rejected lead), the matching commission is removed or deducted from later payouts.
- You must file a W-9 in your portal before any payout. YOUtility files Form 1099 where required. Partners outside the United States cannot be paid at this time.
3. Disclosure you must make
Whenever you promote YOUtility (posts, videos, stories, posters, emails, websites) you must clearly say that you earn from it, for example “#ad” or “I earn a commission if you use my link”, placed where people see it before they click, as required by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Endorsement Guides.
4. What you may say — and may not
- Electricity enrollment through YOUtility is available for Texas addresses only.
- Do not promise savings or quote fixed amounts. Say “compare and see if you can save”. Do not say YOUtility is your electricity provider, insurer, lender or security company.
- Do not claim YOUtility or any provider endorses you.
- No spam: no unsolicited bulk email, texts or calls. Any email you send must follow CAN-SPAM, and texts or calls need the recipient’s prior consent.
- Use only your YOUtility link or QR code. Never put Amazon links, Frontpoint links or any other provider’s affiliate links in printed material, posters, QR codes, PDFs or emails.
- Do not bid on “YOUtility” or provider brand names in paid search ads.
- Do not use the YOUtility logo except in the marketing kit we give you.
5. Tenants and personal data (property managers)
You may upload tenant contact details only if you are allowed to share them for this purpose. YOUtility uses them only to invite those tenants, and every invite carries an unsubscribe link.
6. Ranking
Being a partner never changes the public ranking or score. Your own brand may be highlighted only in sessions opened under your own partner code.
7. Ending the agreement
Either side may end this agreement at any time by email. YOUtility may end it immediately for a breach of sections 3 or 4, and commission earned through a breach is not payable. Commission already earned and collected before the end is paid on the normal schedule.
8. Changes
YOUtility may update this agreement or the rates with 30 days’ notice by email or in your portal. Continuing to share your link after that date means you accept the change.
9. Contact
YOUtility LLC — [email protected]