Start with eligibility and deliverables. Does the program accept student creators, minors, small channels, or only established publishers? Is it an affiliate link, ambassador role, paid campaign, gifted access, or a combination? Check approval, exclusivity, required content, revision rights, usage rights, and deadlines.
For performance pay, record the qualifying action, commission basis and duration, tracking link or code, attribution window and model, eligible products and countries, refunds, validation period, minimum payout, schedule, currency, and payment methods. Confirm whether app-store purchases count.
Then inspect creator support and restrictions: product access, test accounts, assets, deep links, discount codes, reporting, a contact person, academic claims, trademark bidding, self-referrals, unofficial coupons, and disclosure requirements. Keep a copy of the terms accepted.