{
  "$comment": "ChannelOS partner program, machine readable. No standard exists for this document; it is a convention we are proposing so another platform can integrate without emailing us. Every figure here is also published in human form at https://channelos.tv/partner-program and in the terms at /partner-program/terms.",
  "program": "ChannelOS Partner Program",
  "version": "1.0",
  "effective": "2026-08-01",
  "publisher": "https://channelos.tv/#organization",
  "landing_page": "https://channelos.tv/partner-program",
  "terms_page": "https://channelos.tv/partner-program/terms",
  "contact": "founder@channelos.tv",
  "currency": "INR",
  "commission": {
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    "levels": 1,
    "sub_partners": false,
    "per_signup_bounty_minor": 0,
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        "to_month": 12,
        "rate_bps": 2000
      },
      {
        "from_month": 13,
        "to_month": null,
        "rate_bps": 1000
      }
    ],
    "base": "collected_per_screen_subscription_net_of_gateway_and_indirect_tax",
    "excludes": [
      "ai_credit_topup",
      "agency_workspace_fee",
      "promotional_grant"
    ]
  },
  "attribution": {
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    "window_days": 90,
    "locks_at": "first_successful_payment",
    "binds_to": "workspace",
    "query_params": [
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      "aff",
      "via",
      "partner",
      "p",
      "fpr"
    ],
    "click_id_params": [
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      "cid",
      "sub1",
      "irclickid",
      "transaction_id",
      "ps_xid"
    ],
    "utm_resolves_payee": false,
    "coupon_entry": true,
    "coupon_carries_discount": false,
    "signup_url_template": "https://channelos.tv/app/auth/sign-up?p={CODE}",
    "link_template": "https://channelos.tv/?ref={CODE}",
    "code_format": "^[A-Z0-9]{4,12}(-[A-Z0-9]{1,6})?$",
    "code_case_insensitive": true,
    "code_suffix_is_reporting_only": true
  },
  "payout": {
    "holdback_days": 30,
    "cadence": "monthly",
    "day_of_month": 7,
    "cutoff": "23:59 IST on the 6th",
    "minimum_minor": 50000,
    "first_payout_minimum_minor": 0,
    "carry_forward": true,
    "forfeiture": false,
    "methods": [
      "upi",
      "bank_transfer"
    ],
    "time_to_cash_days": [
      31,
      60
    ],
    "clawback_days": 180,
    "chargeback_fee_borne_by": "channelos"
  },
  "join": {
    "self_serve": false,
    "approval": "manual",
    "typical_issue_time": "2 working days",
    "apply_url": "https://channelos.tv/partner-program#join",
    "requires_at_signup": [
      "name",
      "email",
      "mobile",
      "where_you_will_promote",
      "handle_or_url"
    ],
    "requires_before_first_payout": [
      "pan",
      "bank_details"
    ],
    "fee_minor": 0
  }
}