pCloud
The pCloud Affiliate Program lets publishers promote pCloud cloud-storage services through unique affiliate links and earn commissions when referred customers purchase eligible paid plans. The offer covers Lifetime plans, monthly subscriptions, annual subscriptions, and related products such as pCloud Encryption. pCloud highlights real-time statistics, targeted landing pages, banners, content, marketing tools, worldwide availability, no joining fee, and unlimited referral potential.
Overview
Commission & Conversion Tracking
How pCloud calculates commissions and tracks conversions.
- Commission plans
- Earn 20.0% commission on both lifetime purchases (one-time payout) and subscription plans (recurring payouts). Choose the plan type that best matches your audience's purchasing patterns.
Tracking
Attribution model | Last recorded affiliate-link attribution is the documented model: the system credits a purchase when the customer arrives through the affiliate link and completes an eligible purchase within the applicable cookie period. A multi-touch model is not documented. |
Tracking method | Affiliate links and browser cookies, with conversions automatically tracked and reported in the pCloud affiliate system. The program also provides real-time click, sale, and commission statistics. Pixels, postbacks, and server-to-server tracking were not documented. |
Cookie duration | 45 days |
Promotional Tools and Resources
Materials and resources provided to support your promotion efforts
BANNERS | Yes |
TEXT LINKS | Yes |
SUPPORTS DEEP LINKING |
- More info about marketing materials
- Affiliate links, Banners, Optimized or targeted landing pages, Written promotional content, Real-time click, sale, and commission statistics, Other ready-to-use marketing materials and tools
Program Rules, Approval and Restrictions
Guidelines and limitations you need to follow when promoting pCloud
SOCIAL MEDIA ALLOWED | Yes |
EMAIL MARKETING ALLOWED | |
PPC ALLOWED | |
Trademark Bidding | |
GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS | The official affiliate page says the program is open worldwide. Payment access remains a practical condition, and applicants must be able to receive PayPal or eligible bank-wire payments. No specific prohibited country list was identified. |
COUPON SITE ALLOWED | |
TRAFFIC MINIMUMS | No minimum traffic, audience size, or monthly visitor requirement is stated. The official page says no prior experience is required. |
- Approval process
- Conditional/manual account registration. the official materials require applicants to register, provide legal identifying information and a valid email address, and meet age and eligibility conditions. they do not clearly state whether approval is automatic or manually reviewed. approval. Be at least 18 years old., Provide a legal full name, valid email address, and other requested registration information., Use an affiliate account and the unique links issued through that account., Have a payment method capable of receiving commissions, such as PayPal or eligible bank-wire details., Follow pCloud’s affiliate terms and applicable advertising laws., Employees of pCloud are ineligible., No prior affiliate experience is required according to the official landing page.
- Other restrictions
- Affiliates must use their assigned affiliate links for tracking, provide accurate information, avoid claiming authority to speak for pCloud, and comply with applicable advertising and disclosure laws. Only automatically tracked sales qualify. Refunded transactions and untracked customer claims may be rejected. The reviewed official materials do not specify detailed PPC, trademark, coupon, adware, incentivized-traffic, or brand-misuse rules; those areas should be treated as requiring prior confirmation.
Payouts and Payment Methods
How earnings are paid out and which methods are supported
Payment frequency | Monthly |
Payout currency | USD |
Minimum threshold | $10 |
- More payout info
- pCloud states that commissions are paid monthly, typically around the 16th, and no earlier than 45 days after a successful referral. The referral must be automatically tracked through the affiliate system. Refunds, untracked signups, and purchases that have not yet passed the 45-day payment-processing period may be excluded.; Schedule: Monthly, typically around the 16th; payments are issued no earlier than 45 days after a successful referral. Bank-wire payments require a $500 minimum balance.
Payout methods
pCloud overview
- Company
- Pricing model
- Subscription / Buy / Freemium
- App types
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