---
title: "How partner purchases turn into rewards"
description: "What happens between a purchase at a partner and rewards appearing in ClubAffili: attribution, settlement, points and commissions."
url: https://help.clubaffili.com/en/articles/33-how-partner-purchases-turn-into-rewards
collection: "Partners & Purchases"
updated: 2026-09-08
language: en
---

# How partner purchases turn into rewards

What happens between a purchase at a partner and rewards appearing in ClubAffili: attribution, settlement, points and commissions.

**Quick answer:** A partner recognises the buyer as a ClubAffili member (through their referral), completes and settles the order, then reports it to ClubAffili. ClubAffili records the purchase, pays the Direct reward to the sponsor, and adds points to the legs above the buyer for the weekly Binary calculation.

## Step by step

1.  **Attribution.** The buyer arrives at the partner through ClubAffili (logged in, or via a referral-carrying link), so the partner knows which member is buying.
    
2.  **Purchase.** The partner takes payment (currency or Club Token) and fulfils the order.
    
3.  **Settlement.** Once the order is paid and final — for travel this can be after the booking is confirmed by the provider — the partner reports it to ClubAffili as _settled_, with the amount.
    
4.  **Recording.** ClubAffili records the transaction against the buyer and their program. Every transaction is processed exactly once, so a partner retry can never double-count.
    
5.  **Direct reward.** The buyer's sponsor is credited the programme's Direct rate — 10% on ClubAffili.
    
6.  **Points.** The purchase value becomes points in the appropriate leg for everyone above the buyer in the binary tree.
    
7.  **Weekly cycle.** Binary, Staking Binary and Team rewards are calculated in the next weekly run.
    

## What counts as the reward basis

Partners report the settled purchase amount and, where relevant, a commissionable margin. Rewards are calculated on the commissionable basis; points use the full settled value. Your Rewards page shows both for each transaction.

## Purchases by non-members

If a customer buys through your referral link without registering as a member, the purchase still counts for your network: ClubAffili attributes it to you and places it in your leg for points. Encourage customers to register — it's free and gives them their own benefits.

## Related questions

**Does my own purchase earn me rewards?** Your purchase pays Direct to your sponsor and adds points to your upline's legs. It also makes you "active" for their Binary qualification if it's $50 or more.

**What if I paid in Club Token?** Same process — the settled value counts.