Referral Program Terms.

Version 2 · Effective September 21, 2026

These terms govern the Not Bored Referral Program (the “Program”), operated by Why and How LLC (“Not Bored,” “we”). By accepting these terms in the app, you become a Program participant.

1. Eligibility

Participation is open to Not Bored account holders who are at least 18 years old, reside in the United States, and hold a valid PayPal account in their own name. Employees and representatives of Not Bored are not eligible.

2. How referrals work

Your referral link, and any content you share from Not Bored, carries an identifier connecting it to your account. A person counts as your referral when they create a Not Bored account within 14 days of last opening one of your links (last-touch attribution), or when they enter your Not Bored username in the “Who sent you?” field while setting up a new account that no link has already been credited for. Each account can have at most one referrer, assigned permanently when the account is created. Referrals count from the moment you join the Program. Accounts attributed to you before you joined do not earn commissions.

3. How attribution is tracked

We want every referral you drive to count, and we credit referrals in good faith using the rules in Section 2. Like all referral systems, tracking has technical limits: attribution can be missed when, for example, someone installs the mobile app directly from an app store after tapping your link, signs up on a different device or browser than the one they opened your link with, uses private browsing, or has cleared local storage. If you believe a referral wasn’t credited, contact us through the support form and we will review it in good faith. Because commissions can only be paid on referrals we can verify, the referrals and commissions recorded on your account govern.

4. Commissions

You earn a commission on every gross subscription payment your referrals make for Not Bored Premium, excluding taxes (their initial purchase and each renewal thereafter) for as long as they remain subscribed, the Program operates, and you remain a participant in good standing. The standard commission rate is currently 20%.

Each referral’s rate is set on the day that referral is made, and it stays with that referral. It is the standard rate in effect that day, or, if higher, a special rate you hold that day. If the standard rate later changes, or a special rate ends, the referrals you made before the change keep paying at the rate they were made at. Referrals you make after the change are paid at the rate in effect when you make them.

We may offer special rates, such as a rate for creators who join before a certain date or a higher rate for participants we invite. A special rate has a start date and may have an end date; your referrals page shows any special rate you hold and when it ends. Special rates are offered at our discretion. Reaching a number of referrals does not by itself entitle you to one.

If a referred payment is refunded or charged back, the corresponding commission is reversed and deducted from your balance. If reversals exceed your unpaid balance, your balance may go negative; a negative balance carries forward and is offset against your future commissions before any new amount becomes payable. We will not ask you to repay amounts already paid out to you unless they resulted from fraud or a violation of these terms.

5. Payouts

Commissions become payable 30 days after they are earned. Payable balances of $5 or more are paid by the 15th of the following month, exclusively via PayPal to the PayPal email on your account, which must belong to you. Balances under the minimum roll forward. You are responsible for keeping your PayPal email accurate; payments sent to the address you provided are deemed made.

6. Taxes

Commissions are taxable income to you, and you are solely responsible for applicable taxes. If your payouts reach $600 in a calendar year, we will require a completed IRS Form W-9 before further payouts and will issue a Form 1099 as required by law.

7. Rules of conduct

When you promote your referral link, you must clearly disclose that you earn a commission (for example, “I earn a commission if you subscribe”) as required by the FTC’s endorsement guides. The following are prohibited and result in forfeiture of unpaid commissions and removal from the Program: referring yourself or accounts you control; creating fraudulent accounts or purchases; sending spam or unsolicited bulk messages; bidding on Not Bored trademarks in search advertising; misrepresenting Not Bored, its pricing, or your relationship with us.

8. Program changes and termination

We may modify these terms or the Program, including the standard and special commission rates, minimums, and schedule, with notice to participants. Changes apply prospectively: they never reduce commissions already earned, and they do not change the rate of a referral you have already made (Section 4). We may suspend or terminate the Program, or any participant’s involvement, at any time. You may leave the Program at any time. On any termination, matured commissions are paid on the normal schedule, commissions still in the 30-day holding period mature and are paid unless forfeited under Section 7, and no further commissions accrue.

9. General

You participate as an independent party; these terms create no employment, agency, or partnership relationship. Participation does not guarantee any level of earnings. These terms are governed by the laws of the District of Columbia. Our privacy policy describes how referral data is handled.

Questions? Contact us through the support form.