LaunchQuack LLC

Referral Program Terms

Last updated: September 29, 2026

These Referral Program Terms (the "Terms") are an agreement between LaunchQuack LLC, a Florida limited liability company ("LaunchQuack," "we," or "us"), and you, the person who joins the LaunchQuack Referral Program (the "Referrer" or "you"). By joining the program, sharing your referral link or code, or accepting a referral fee, you agree to these Terms.

Section 1. How the Program Works

1.1 The offer. LaunchQuack gives each Referrer a unique referral link and code (together, your "Referral Code"). A new customer who buys a LaunchQuack manuscript assessment through your Referral Code receives $20 off the regular price. You earn a $50 referral fee for each Qualified Referral, as defined in Section 3.

1.2 No cap. There is no limit on the number of Qualified Referrals you may earn fees on.

1.3 One code per Referrer. Your Referral Code is personal to you. You may not transfer, sell, or share ownership of it.

Section 2. Eligibility

2.1 To join, you must be at least 18 years old, a resident of the United States, and able to provide a valid taxpayer identification number (SSN or EIN) on IRS Form W-9 when we ask for it under Section 4.3.

2.2 LaunchQuack may accept or decline any application to join the program, and may remove any Referrer under Section 9.

Section 3. What Counts as a Qualified Referral

A purchase is a "Qualified Referral" only when all of the following are true:

(a) The buyer used your Referral Code at checkout.

(b) The buyer is a new customer who has never before purchased from LaunchQuack.

(c) The buyer is not you, and is not a person or account you control or share a household or payment method with. Self-referrals are not permitted.

(d) The purchase was paid in full, and the 10-day guarantee period (10 days after the buyer's Assessment is delivered) has ended with no refund requested or issued.

(e) The payment has not been disputed, charged back, reversed, or declined.

(f) The referral did not result from any conduct prohibited in Section 6.

LaunchQuack's records of sales, codes, and refunds decide whether a referral qualifies.

Section 4. Payment of Referral Fees

4.1 When you're paid. LaunchQuack pays the $50 referral fee after the buyer's 10-day guarantee period ends with no refund (10 days after the buyer's Assessment is delivered), normally within 14 days after that period ends.

4.2 How you're paid. You choose one of these payment methods: bank transfer (ACH) to a U.S. bank account, or Cash App. Cash App payouts go to personal Cash App accounts only, so you don't pay a fee to receive them. Please double-check your payment details, because these payments usually can't be reversed once sent. No fee is paid in cash, gift cards, or LaunchQuack services unless we both agree in writing.

4.3 Tax forms. Before your referral fees for a calendar year reach $2,000, the current IRS reporting threshold, we'll ask you to complete IRS Form W-9. We'll hold further payments until we receive it. If your fees reach the IRS reporting threshold in a calendar year, LaunchQuack will issue you a Form 1099-NEC. If the IRS changes the threshold, we'll follow the new one.

4.4 Taxes are your responsibility. Referral fees are income to you. You are responsible for any taxes owed on them.

4.5 Unclaimed fees. If you haven't given us your payment details, or a W-9 when we've asked for one, within 12 months after a fee is earned, that fee is forfeited. We'll email you before that happens.

4.6 Your information. We use your W-9 and payment details only to pay you and to meet tax and legal duties. We store them securely, share them only with the IRS or as the law requires, and never sell them.

Section 5. Repayment if a Sale Is Charged Back

5.1 If a referred buyer's payment is charged back, disputed, or reversed, you must repay the $50 referral fee for that sale. This keeps LaunchQuack safe and prevents fraudulent referrals.

5.2 You agree to repay the fee within 30 days of our written notice. LaunchQuack may instead deduct the amount from any future referral fees owed to you.

Section 6. Referral Conduct and Prohibited Marketing Practices

6.1 Standard of conduct. The Referrer agrees to promote LaunchQuack in a professional, lawful, honest, and ethical manner. Only safe and honest sales are allowed. The Referrer is strictly prohibited from engaging in any deceptive, unfair, predatory, or high-pressure sales practices.

6.2 Prohibited practices. Specifically, the Referrer shall not:

(a) send unsolicited commercial email, text messages, or direct messages (spam), or send any message that violates the CAN-SPAM Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, or any similar law;

(b) use undue influence, coercion, pressure, or harassment, particularly toward elderly or otherwise vulnerable people;

(c) engage in any fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading practice, including misstating the price, the discount, the guarantee, what the assessment includes, how it is produced, or its results;

(d) state or imply that a person writes or reviews each assessment;

(e) use predatory tactics that exploit a person's lack of knowledge, grief, financial hardship, or distress;

(f) promise or suggest that an assessment will lead to publication, an agent, a book deal, sales, or any other specific outcome;

(g) state or imply that the Referrer is an employee, agent, or official representative of LaunchQuack, or that LaunchQuack endorses the Referrer;

(h) post a Referral Code on coupon, deal, or discount-code websites or browser extensions;

(i) bid on "LaunchQuack," "Orwell," or similar terms in paid search or paid social advertising, or run paid ads that use LaunchQuack's name, without LaunchQuack's written permission;

(j) create fake accounts, fake reviews, or fake testimonials, or offer anything of value in exchange for a review of LaunchQuack, which the FTC's Consumer Reviews and Testimonials Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 465) also prohibits;

(k) share, sell, or misuse any personal information about a buyer or prospective buyer;

(l) make claims about how much money anyone can earn from the program; or

(m) recruit other people to become Referrers in exchange for pay, or offer anyone a share of your referral fees.

6.3 Required disclosure. Federal law (16 C.F.R. Part 255) requires the Referrer to clearly disclose that they are paid for referrals. Every time the Referrer shares a Referral Code or recommends LaunchQuack, the Referrer must include a clear, easy-to-see statement such as: "I get $50 if you buy through my link. You get $20 off." Hashtags alone (such as #ad) placed where they are easy to miss do not satisfy this requirement.

6.4 How to describe LaunchQuack. When you describe the assessment, keep it accurate. You may say: "Orwell is an automated manuscript assessment system built by a former agency ghostwriter. At the agency, an assessment like this cost $1,000. Orwell brought the price down to $297, and LaunchQuack passed the savings on to you."

Section 7. Violations and Liability

7.1 Void referrals. Any referral generated through a practice prohibited in Section 6, or that fails any requirement in Section 3, is void. No referral fee is owed on it, and any fee already paid on it must be repaid under Section 5.

7.2 Indemnity. The Referrer agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless LaunchQuack, its owners, and its contractors from any claims, damages, fines, penalties, losses, and legal costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from the Referrer's breach of these Terms or violation of any law.

7.3 Legal consequences. The Referrer acknowledges that a breach of these Terms may result in civil liability, and that some prohibited practices may also violate federal or state law and carry penalties under that law.

7.4 Other remedies. LaunchQuack may also deactivate the Referrer's Referral Code and remove the Referrer from the program under Section 9.

Section 8. Use of the LaunchQuack Name

8.1 LaunchQuack grants the Referrer a limited, revocable, non-exclusive permission to use the LaunchQuack name, the Orwell name, and any logos or materials we provide, only to promote the program under these Terms.

8.2 The Referrer may not alter our logos or materials, or create websites, social accounts, or usernames that include "LaunchQuack" or "Orwell."

8.3 This permission ends immediately when the Referrer leaves or is removed from the program.

Section 9. Changes, Suspension, and Ending the Program

9.1 LaunchQuack may change these Terms, the referral fee, or the customer discount, or end the program, at any time. We will give at least 14 days' notice by email before any change that lowers the referral fee takes effect. Changes apply only to referrals made after they take effect.

9.2 LaunchQuack may suspend or remove any Referrer, and deactivate any Referral Code, at any time. If removal is not for a breach of these Terms, fees on referrals that were already Qualified Referrals will still be paid.

9.3 The Referrer may leave the program at any time by emailing orwell@launchquack.com.

Section 10. Relationship of the Parties

The Referrer is an independent contractor. Nothing in these Terms creates an employment, partnership, joint venture, franchise, or agency relationship. The Referrer has no authority to make promises, offers, or agreements on behalf of LaunchQuack.

Section 11. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, LaunchQuack's total liability to the Referrer under these Terms is limited to the referral fees earned and unpaid at the time of the claim. LaunchQuack is not liable for lost profits or indirect, incidental, or consequential damages.

Section 12. General

12.1 Governing law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

12.2 Talk to us first. If you have a problem, email orwell@launchquack.com before anything else, and we'll try to fix it within 30 days. If we can't, any dispute goes to the state or federal courts in Lake County, Florida. Either of us may use small claims court instead, where it qualifies.

12.3 Entire agreement. These Terms are the entire agreement about the Referral Program and replace any earlier discussions about it.

12.4 Severability. If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.

12.5 Contact. LaunchQuack LLC, 2430 US Hwy 27, Ste 330-317, Clermont, FL 34714. Email orwell@launchquack.com.