Earn 25% on eligible DockWise referrals

What earns commission

• DockWise Pro Lifetime ($99 one-time, retired)Retired from sale 1 Oct 2026. Existing holders keep it; no new checkout, so no sale price. Historical commissions stay valid.
• DockWise Today Annual ($39/year)Sale discounts the first year only; renewals bill at full price. Commission on the first payment by default.
• DockWise Today Monthly ($5.99/month)Excluded from the sale (a discounted month is not a meaningful offer). Commission on the first payment by default.
• Boat Handling Report ($39)Requires its one-time price to be configured before it can be sold or discounted.
• Compatibility Comparison ($19)Requires its one-time price to be configured before it can be sold or discounted.
• My Docking Difficulty ($9)Requires its one-time price to be configured before it can be sold or discounted.

What doesn't

• 2027 Founding Partner ($199, business program)A limited-seat business program with its own terms and its own $199 price. It is NOT the consumer DockWise Pro Lifetime product, and it is never discounted and never commissioned.
• Custom marina, insurance and negotiated business arrangementsBespoke and negotiated. Excluded from both the sale and commission until the owner approves margins and terms.
• Free tools and sample reports, sales tax, refunded or disputed orders, and payment processing fees.

How the money works

Program terms

The program is open to individuals and businesses based in the United States, where we can pay reliably and meet reporting rules. Other countries may be added later; until then we will say so honestly rather than approve someone we cannot pay.

What you earn

25% of the amount a referred customer actually pays for an eligible DockWise product, after any discount and excluding sales tax, refunds and payment-processing fees. Example: a $100 product bought at 25% off costs $75, so the commission is $18.75. All amounts are in US dollars.

Eligible products

Self-service DockWise products: Pro Lifetime, Pro Annual, Pro Monthly, the individual Boat Handling, Compatibility and Docking Difficulty reports, and the DockWise Dealer Plan (monthly or annual). Free tools, sample reports, free dealer pilot months and any Compatibility report a dealer includes at no charge to the buyer earn nothing, because nothing was paid. Custom marina, insurance and negotiated business arrangements, insurance transactions, third-party services, and the separate 2027 Founding Partner business program are not part of the affiliate program.

Subscriptions

For consumer subscriptions, commission is paid on a referred customer's first subscription payment. Renewals do not earn commission unless DockWise says otherwise in writing.

Dealer subscriptions

When a dealership you refer becomes a paid DockWise Dealer Plan subscriber, you earn 25% of each eligible dealer subscription payment collected during the 12 months that begin with that dealership's first successful paid subscription payment. Example: $99 a month earns $24.75 for each paid month in that window, up to $297 if every month is paid. An annual $990 payment collected when the window begins earns $247.50. An annual payment collected later in the window earns only for the months of the window it covers. The window starts once and is never restarted or extended: pausing, cancelling, reactivating, or switching between monthly and annual billing does not create a new window, and payments collected after the window ends earn nothing. The free 30-day dealer pilot earns nothing.

How a dealership referral is credited

The most recent eligible affiliate link a dealership used before it submitted its pilot request or finished setting up its DockWise account is credited. Once the dealership is set up, that referral is locked to the dealership for dealer subscription commission and cannot be replaced by a later link. If the dealership does not make a first paid payment within 12 months of setup, the referral lapses. DockWise may correct a referral only for a documented error or fraud, and records the reason.

Compatibility bought in a dealer context

If a buyer pays for a Compatibility report through a valid referral, 25% applies to the amount actually paid, under these terms, including when the referral belongs to a dealer or salesperson. When an active dealer includes Compatibility at no charge to the buyer, no commission is earned. A single payment never earns more than one commission.

How a referral is credited

When someone opens your link we record the visit on our server and store a signed referral marker in their browser for 30 days. If they buy an eligible product inside that window, the most recent eligible affiliate link is credited. Someone who buys without an active marker is not attributed, and a visitor who clears their browser data or blocks cookies cannot be credited.

When a commission is paid

A commission is created only after a payment succeeds. It stays pending for 30 days to cover refunds and disputes, then becomes approved. Refunded, disputed, charged-back or cancelled orders reverse a pending or approved commission in full. If that commission was already paid, we record a negative adjustment that is reviewed by DockWise and offset against future earnings. DockWise never debits your bank account.

Payouts

Payouts are reviewed and sent manually, once a month, once your approved balance reaches $50. A balance below $50 carries over. If participation ends we pay any approved balance in a final payout even if it is under $50. DockWise never asks for your bank login. Payment details are collected outside the app through a verified payment provider or a manual arrangement.

Who can join

The program is open to individuals and businesses based in the United States, where we can pay reliably and meet reporting rules. Other countries may be added later; until then we will say so honestly rather than approve someone we cannot pay. You must be at least 18 and applying as yourself or on behalf of a business you are authorised to represent.

Taxes and your own status

You take part as an independent participant, not an employee, agent, partner or representative of DockWise, and you cannot sign anything or make commitments on our behalf. You are responsible for your own taxes on what you earn, and we may need tax information such as a W-9 or equivalent before paying you. This is not tax advice.

Fraud and reversals

We reverse commissions on orders that turn out to be fraudulent, self-bought, made with stolen payment details, or created by manipulating attribution. We may withhold a payout while we look into a pattern, and we will tell you plainly what we found.

Disclosure

You must clearly disclose that you earn a commission wherever you share your link, as required by the US FTC and similar rules elsewhere. A plain line such as "I may earn a commission if you purchase an eligible DockWise product through this link." is enough, placed where someone sees it before clicking. Never suggest that insurers, the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, manufacturers, marinas or any other third party endorse DockWise or your recommendation.

What is not allowed

Referring yourself or your own household, referring a dealership you own, manage or work for, arranging referrals between related people or businesses to collect commission, inventing or duplicating dealerships, buying through your own link, bidding on DockWise brand terms, spam, misleading safety or insurance claims, cookie stuffing, fabricated reviews, coupon-site abuse, and any attempt to create conversions that are not genuine. Breaking these rules voids unpaid commissions and ends participation.

Safety and accuracy

DockWise assists decision-making; it does not replace seamanship or professional survey. Do not promise guaranteed outcomes, insurance approval, or that a boat is safe. Never present DockWise as an endorsement of a specific boat or marina.

Your data and privacy

We collect only what the program needs: your name, contact email, where you will share DockWise, your payout country, and your own referral activity. Visits are recorded with a one-way fingerprint rather than a visitor's address. We never show you a referred customer's identity, and we do not sell your information. You can ask us to close your affiliate account and remove your details, keeping only what we must retain for payment and tax records.

Suspension, ending and appeal

Either side can end participation at any time with written notice. We may pause an account immediately where we reasonably suspect fraud or a rule breach. If we pause, reverse or end something, we will tell you the reason, and you have 30 days to reply with your side; a person reviews it and answers you. Approved commissions earned before the end date are still paid.

Existing customers and changes

Customers who already bought, and subscriptions already running, keep the terms they signed up under. DockWise may change or end the affiliate program with at least 30 days' notice for anything that reduces what you earn; commissions already approved are honoured under the terms in force when they were earned.

Governing law

These affiliate terms sit alongside the DockWise Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Like those Terms, they are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

Your disclosure, in one line

Wherever you share your link (a post, a video description, an email, a newsletter), say plainly that you earn a commission. Copy this if it helps:

"I earn a commission if you buy DockWise through my link. I only share tools I'd use on my own boat."

Questions

How do you know a sale came from me?

When someone opens your link we record the visit on our server and store a signed marker in their browser for 30 days. If they buy an eligible product in that window, the most recent eligible affiliate link is credited.

When do I get paid?

A commission appears as soon as a payment succeeds, then waits 30 days so refunds and disputes can settle. After that it is approved and included in the next manual monthly payout run, once your approved balance reaches the minimum.

What happens if the customer gets a refund?

The commission is reversed in full. Commissions are only ever paid on money DockWise actually kept.

Can I buy through my own link?

No. Self-referrals are blocked automatically and repeated attempts end participation.

Do I have to tell people I earn a commission?

Yes. A clear line such as "I earn a commission if you buy through my link" is required wherever you share it.

Can I promise DockWise makes docking safe?

No. DockWise supports decision-making; the skipper is always responsible. Please never promise guaranteed outcomes, insurance approval, or that a boat is safe.