Read the refund terms before you recommend the offer

Before you recommend an offer, read the refund terms.

Not because you want people to refund. Because the refund policy usually tells you what the vendor is confident about, what they are excluding, and where buyers may get confused.

Quick action:

1) Open the sales page, checkout page, FAQ, terms, and refund policy.

2) Write down the guarantee length, refund window, cancellation rule, subscription rebill date, exclusions, and support contact.

3) Look for friction words: "no refunds," "case by case," "unused," "within 7 days," "setup fee," "trial converts," "digital product," or "must complete."

4) Write one plain-language expectation line before your affiliate link.

5) If the policy is unclear, ask the vendor before you promote or skip the offer.

Simple expectation line shapes:

"Before buying, check the refund window and whether the subscription renews after the trial."

"This is a better fit if you are ready to use it this week, because the guarantee depends on actually trying the process."

"Do not buy this just to browse. Read the cancellation terms first."

This makes your promo more trustworthy. It also filters out the people who were only clicking because the promise sounded risk-free.

A clean affiliate recommendation should help the buyer understand the upside and the responsibility. Do not hide refund terms, do not invent a guarantee, and do not call something risk-free unless the vendor's actual policy supports it.

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Read the refund terms before you recommend the offer