Commission Junction - CJ Access™ Pricing and Payment Policy

CJ Access™ allows you to maximise your online advertising results and attain the highest return for your advertising dollars. Below is the standard pricing for the CJ Access solution.* To see pricing in all available international currencies, click here.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE	FEES (USD)*	NOTES
Network Access Fee	$2250	One-time fee for account setup and access.
Annual Renewal Fee	$250	The annual renewal fee includes the Commission Junction (CJ) membership renewal and the availability of all product features.
Deposit	$3000	Non-refundable deposit used to pay publishers for qualified leads or sales and Commission Junction's transaction fees. Advertisers must maintain a minimum account balance at all times. Read our payment policy
Transaction Fees	30% or $0.30	Transaction fee assessed by CJ based on the advertiser's payout rate for publishers. Advertiser pays CJ 30% of the payout or USD $0.30 (or equivalent), whichever is greater. See an example
Minimum Monthly Fee	$500	The total transaction fees paid to CJ each month must meet this minimum or the advertiser will be assessed the difference.
Integration	Included	Technical setup can be completed in minutes. A Commission Junction technical integration specialist is assigned to assist each new advertiser with set-up and integration.
Publisher Payment Processing	Included	Commission Junction processes and writes all publishers' checks free of charge. This includes checks, postage, direct deposit, currency conversion and 1099s.
Customer Support	Included	Advertisers and publishers may contact Client Services during regular business hours M-F 6:00am-5:00pm PST. Online help as well as Web-based contextual help is also available free of charge.
Ad Serving Charges	Included	Commission Junction can serve all standard ad formats.
Upgrades/Maintenance	Included	All CJ Access system maintenance and enhancements are done by Commission Junction and released online.
Reporting	Included	Commission Junction offers 24/7 multi-user access to over 100 real-time performance and transaction reports.
Product Catalog	$750	Product Catalog functionality accommodates numerous predefined and custom link formats and enables advertisers to distribute product-specific data to publishers and to support keyword searches.

INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING PRICING*

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE	USD ($)	GBP (£)	EUR (€)	CAD ($)
Network Access Fee	2250	1500	2050	3200
Annual Renewal Fee	250	150	225	350
Non-refundable deposit	3000	1850	2750	4250
Minimum Transaction Fee	0.30	0.20	0.30	0.45
Minimum Monthly Fee	500	300	450	700

*Pricing is subject to change.

ADVERTISER PAYMENT POLICY

Payment responsibility: If your account balance falls below the minimum balance amount defined for your account, you must immediately remit a payment to Commission Junction in an amount at least equal to any negative balance and any amount necessary to enable payment by Commission Junction to your affiliated publishers the amount due to them including any transaction fees due Commission Junction.

Deactivation due to non-payment: Your account may be deactivated without notice for non-payment and/or when your account falls below the minimum account balance. The number or amount of transactions and clicks, credits for payouts, and the charges for "Chargebacks", as calculated by Commission Junction, shall be final and binding on you.

Deactivation of account includes but is not limited to: restricting access to your advertiser account, notifying your affiliated publishers of your deactivated status and halting the tracking and reporting of any follow-on leads and/or sales. All links are also subject to expiration. Terms of reactivation may result in additional charges as determined by Commission Junction.

Obligations: Commission Junction is under no obligation to make payment to your publishers of payouts where there are insufficient funds in your account.

Claims: Your publishers shall have a claim against you directly for non-payment of earned but unpaid payouts that are unpaid because you have failed to make payment to Commission Junction.

Making payments: You may make payments via check, wire transfer, or certain credit cards over the Web. When payment is made by check, your account will not reflect payment until the check has cleared and cash has been transferred to Commission Junction's bank account.

Direct deduction option: You and Commission Junction may by mutual agreement establish direct deduction from your bank account via "ACH" (Automated Clearing House) for payments. Your account will not accrue interest.

International Payments: Payment in your local currency may be available (consult the information that is available through your account). The conversion rate for payouts shall be determined in accordance with Commission Junction's and Commission Junction's vendor's operating standards using the rates prevailing upon the date that payment is made to your publisher(s), or upon the basis of historical conversion rates if rates are unavailable at such time. Advertisers from certain countries shall have the opportunity to establish payout rates in local currency.

Earnings from your publisher (or other) account: Your account aggregates your earnings (if any) as a publisher. Commission Junction may apply amounts earned by you, even in a separate account and whether as a publisher or partner (if applicable), towards amounts owed by you as an advertiser.

Assistance: Any questions (including disputes) regarding payouts and/or payment should be directed in the first instance to Commission Junction. Commission Junction shall work with internal resources, such as finance, legal, and senior management, as necessary to answer your questions.

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EXAMPLE OF TRANSACTION FEES

Advertiser A pays its publishers $10.00 (USD) per sale of its product. Advertiser A pays Commission Junction 30% times that payout, or $3.00 (USD), per sale transaction. So for each sale generated for its program, Advertiser A pays a total of $13.00 (USD).

Advertiser B pays its publishers $0.75 (USD) per lead. Since 30% of this payout is less than $0.30 (USD), Advertiser B pays Commission Junction $0.30 (USD) per transaction generated. So for each lead generated for its program, Advertiser B pays a total of $1.05 (USD).

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If you are interested in applying for a Commission Junction advertiser account, please proceed to the Advertiser Information Request form.