Lintbells Affiliate Program ("YuSubscribe Veterinary Affiliate Program") Terms and Conditions (Updated: 09 May 2025)

Acceptable Use Policy 

This acceptable use policy sets out the terms between you and us under which you may access our website www.lintbells.com (our site). This acceptable use policy applies to all users of, and visitors to, our site. 

Your use of our site means that you accept, and agree to abide by, all the policies in this acceptable use policy, which supplement our terms of website use www.lintbellsvet.com/terms-conditions/ 

www.lintbells.com is a site operated by Lintbells Limited (we or us). 

We are a company registered in England and Wales under company number 05928692 and we have our registered office at West Barn Fairclough Hall Farm, Halls Green, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG4 7DP. 

Prohibited uses 

You may use our site only for lawful purposes. You may not use our site: 

  • In any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation. 
  • In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect. 
  • For the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way. 
  • To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with our content standards. 
  • To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam). 
  • To knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware. 

You also agree: 

  • Not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of our site in contravention of the provisions of our terms of website use. 
  • Not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt: 
  • any part of our site; 
  • any equipment or network on which our site is stored;  
  • any software used in the provision of our site; or  
  • any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party. 

Interactive services 

We may from time to time provide interactive services on our site, including, without limitation, blogs (interactive services). 

Where we do provide interactive services, we will provide clear information to you about the kind of service offered, if it is moderated and what form of moderation is used (including whether it is human or technical). 

We will do our best to assess any possible risks for users (and in particular, for children) from third parties when they use any interactive service provided on our site, and we will decide in each case whether it is appropriate to use moderation of the relevant service (including what kind of moderation to use) in the light of those risks. However, we are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service we provide on our site, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any interactive service by a user in contravention of our content standards, whether the service is moderated or not. 

The use of any of our interactive services by a minor is subject to the consent of their parent or guardian. We advise parents who permit their children to use an interactive service that it is important that they communicate with their children about their safety online, as moderation is not foolproof. Minors who are using any interactive service should be made aware of the potential risks to them. 

Where we do moderate an interactive service, we will normally provide you with a means of contacting the moderator, should a concern or difficulty arise. 

Content standards 

These content standards apply to any and all material which you contribute to our site (contributions), and to any interactive services associated with it. 

You must comply with the spirit and the letter of the following standards. The standards apply to each part of any contribution as well as to its whole. 

Contributions must: 

  • Be accurate (where they state facts). 
  • Be genuinely held (where they state opinions). 
  • Comply with applicable law in the UK and in any country from which they are posted. 

Contributions must not: 

  • Contain any material which is defamatory of any person. 
  • Contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory. 
  • Promote sexually explicit material. 
  • Promote violence. 
  • Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age. 
  • Infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person. 
  • Be likely to deceive any person. 
  • Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence. 
  • Promote any illegal activity. 
  • Be threatening, abuse or invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety. 
  • Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person. 
  • Be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person. 
  • Give the impression that they emanate from us, if this is not the case. 
  • Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse. 

Suspension and termination 

We will determine, in our discretion, whether there has been a breach of this acceptable use policy through your use of our site. When a breach of this policy has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate. 

  • Failure to comply with this acceptable use policy constitutes a material breach of the terms of use upon which you are permitted to use our site, and may result in our taking all or any of the following actions: 
  • Immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our site. 
  • Immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any posting or material uploaded by you to our site. 
  • Issue of a warning to you. 
  • Legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach. 
  • Further legal action against you. 
  • Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary. 

We exclude liability for actions taken in response to breaches of this acceptable use policy. The responses described in this policy are not limited, and we may take any other action we reasonably deem appropriate. 

Changes to the acceptable use policy 

We may revise this acceptable use policy at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are legally binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in this acceptable use policy may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site. 

 

Vet Affiliate (YuSubscribe Veterinary) - Terms and Conditions

Thank you for signing up for the Lintbells Affiliate Program.  

Below, you can find Lintbells Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions. Please take your time to carefully read these Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions before proceeding with the registration.  

By completing your registration, you indicate the acceptance of these Terms and Conditions which is a precursor for your acceptance into the Affiliate Program. 

If you have any questions in relation to these Terms and Conditions or the Lintbells Affiliate Program in general, please do not hesitate to contact us at vet@lintbells.com 

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AFFILIATE (THE VET PRACTICE) AND LINTBELLS LIMITED 

BY CONTINUING WITH THE APPLICATION, THE AFILLIATE AGREES TO HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND AGREES TO BE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH AND EVERY TERM AND CONDITION HEREIN. 

Overview 

(A) Lintbells is a supplier and distributor of pet supplement products, and the owner of “YuMOVE” brand and yumove.co.uk website. 

(B) The Affiliate is a vet practice. 

(C) These Terms and Conditions state the terms and conditions upon which Affiliate agrees to participate in the Lintbells’ Affiliate Program.  

(D) Affiliate Program is a scheme under which the Affiliate, using Lintbells Affiliate Platform, provides referral links to Customers to subscribe to the Products on yumove.co.uk website and receives an Affiliate Payment (via CakePay) for Products purchased via the referral link.  

Agreed terms 

1. Definitions and interpretation 

The definitions and rules of interpretation in this clause apply in these Term and Conditions. 

1.1 Definitions: 

Affiliate: means a vet practice agreeing to participate in the Program, and who will legally be bound by the terms and conditions herein. 

Agreement: refers to these Terms and Conditions of the Affiliate Program. 

Affiliate Payment: see Clause 3.1 

Business Day: a day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in England) when banks in London are open for business. 

CakePay: Lintbells Affiliate Platform payment system used to process and make payments of the Affiliate Payment. CakePay terms and conditions: https://getcake.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CAKEAffiliateTerms-AffiliatePortal.pdf  

Control: the ability to direct the affairs of another person, whether by virtue of the ownership of shares, contract or otherwise. 

Customer: means a customer of the Affiliate vet practice who subscribes to the Products. 

Lintbells: mean Lintbells Limited t/a Vetnique a company registered in England and Wales under number 05928692 whose registered office is at Unit 6, The Quad, Butterfield Business Park, Luton, LU2 8EU. 

Lintbells Affiliate Platform: Platform used to manage the Affiliate Program, generate and send referral links, tracking referrals, calculating and paying Affiliate Payments via CakePay. 

Products: means Lintbells’ products stated in the Schedule. The products of the type and specification manufactured and packed under the Trade Marks and any other products developed by Lintbells which Lintbells can make available to the Customer through Affiliation Program. 

Quarter or Quarterly: means a three-month period running from October – December, January – March, April- June, July – September.  

The Schedule: means the product and pricing schedule showing: 

1. The Products available through Affiliate Program 

2. The price (excluding VAT) the Consumer will pay for each Product.  

3. The % of the Affiliate Payment; and   

4. The amount paid as an Affiliate Payment, for every Product sent to the Consumer. 

Trade Marks: the registered trade marks of Lintbells from time to time. 

1.2 A reference to a company shall include any company, corporation or other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established. 

1.3 Words in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. 

1.4 Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other genders.  

1.5 A reference to writing or written includes fax and e-mail. 

1.6 References to clauses and the Schedule are to the clauses and the Schedule of this Agreement. 

1.7 Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those terms. 

1.8 Any obligation on a party not to do something includes an obligation not to allow that thing to be done. 

2. Affiliate's undertakings 

To participate in the Affiliate Program, the Affiliate undertakes and agrees to: 

(a) follow the prescribed process to sign up and use of the Lintbells Affiliate Platform, to take part in the Affiliate Program and receive Affiliate Payment via CakePay;   

(b) agree to the terms and conditions of CakePay (https://getcake.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CAKEAffiliateTerms-AffiliatePortal.pdf), in order to receive the Affiliate Payment. 

(c) use Lintbells Affiliate Platform to generate Customer referral links and send them to the Customer; 

(d) ensure the Customer referral links are single use for each Customer and are not shared; 

(e) be solely responsible for updating their details on the Lintbells Affiliate Platform including payment details.  Failing to provide correct details in advance to Lintbells will result in delays or loss of the Affiliate Payment; 

(f) disclose any changes to the Affiliate’s ownership and control.  

3. Lintbells Rights and Obligations 

3.1 Lintbells reserves the right to monitor the Lintbells Affiliate Platform at any time to determine whether the Affiliate is following these Terms and Conditions.  

3.2 Lintbells reserves the right to amend, add or remove any of these Terms and Conditions and the Schedule at any time.  The Affiliate will be notified in advance of any changes.  

4. Affiliate Payment 

4.1 Subject to and conditional upon the Affiliate complying in all material respects with its undertakings in clause 2, Lintbells shall pay the Affiliate Payment in accordance with the Schedule. 

4.2 In accordance with the Schedule, every sale associated with each Customer referral link will be tracked on yumove.co.uk website and the Affiliate Payment will be calculated as 25% of the total Net sales (excl. VAT). 

4.3 Lintbells Affiliate Platform will create invoices for the Affiliate on a quarterly basis which can be viewed within the Lintbells Affiliate Platform. 

4.4 Any Product refunds or returns will be tracked and adjusted in either the current or subsequent Quarter. No Affiliate Payment will be made on the returned or refunded Products.  

4.5 The invoices will include quantity and comission value in sterling (GBP) per Product. 

4.6 Affiliate Payments and any other sums payable under this Agreement shall be paid in sterling (GBP) into Affiliate’s bank account through CakePay. 

4.7 Affiliate Payments under this Agreement shall be paid Quarterly, within 60 days of the end of the previous Quarter. 

4.8 Lintbells’ determination of the amount of Affiliate Payments due and payable in any period shall be final and binding on the Affiliate in the absence of manifest error or fraud. 

5. Commencement, duration and termination 

5.1 These Terms and Conditions will begin to apply to the Affiliate upon Lintbells accepting the Affiliate application, and the application will continue indefinitely unless terminated hereunder. 

5.2 Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing 30 days’ written notice to the other party.  

5.3 Lintbells reserves the right to terminate Affiliate participation in the Affiliate Program immediately and without prior notice if the Affiliate commits fraud or abuse this Affiliate Program in any way (including material breaches of section 5.4 of this Agreement). If such fraud or abuse is detected, Lintbells shall not be liable to the Affiliate for any Affiliate Payment. 

5.4 Without affecting any other rights or remedies to which it may be entitled, either party may give notice in writing to the other terminating this Agreement immediately if: 

(a) the other party fails to pay any undisputed amount due under this Agreement on the due date for payment and remains in default for more than 30 days;  

(b) the other party repeatedly breaches any of the terms of this Agreement in a manner as to reasonably justify the opinion that its conduct is inconsistent with it having the intention or ability to give effect to the terms of this Agreement; 

(c) an order is made or a resolution is passed for the winding up of the other party, or an order is made for the appointment of an administrator to manage the affairs, business and property of the other party, or such an administrator is appointed, or a receiver is appointed of any of the other party's assets or undertaking, or circumstances arise which entitle a court or a creditor to appoint a receiver or manager or which entitle a court to make a winding-up order, or the other party takes or suffers any similar or analogous action in consequence of debt, or an arrangement or composition is made by the other party with its creditors or an application to a court for protection from its creditors is made by the other party; 

(d) the other party suspends or ceases, or threatens to suspend or cease, to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or 

(e) there is a change of Control of the other party. 

6. Consequences of termination 

6.1 Any provision of this Agreement that expressly or by implication is intended to come into or continue in force on or after termination of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 

6.2 Termination of this Agreement shall not affect any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities of the parties that have accrued up to the date of termination, including the right to claim damages in respect of any breach of the Agreement which existed at or before the date of termination. 

7. Confidentiality 

7.1 Each party undertakes that it shall not at any time during this Agreement and for a period of five years after termination of this Agreement, disclose to any person any confidential information concerning the business, affairs, customers, clients or suppliers of the other party, except as provided by clause 7.2. 

7.2 Each party may disclose the other party's confidential information: 

(a) to those of its employees, officers, representatives or advisers who need to know such information for the purpose of carrying out the party's obligations under this Agreement. Each party shall ensure that its employees, officers, representatives or advisers to whom it discloses the other party's confidential information comply with this clause 6; and 

(b) as may be required by law, court order or any governmental or regulatory authority. 

7.3 No party shall use any other party's confidential information for any purpose other than to perform its obligations under this Agreement. 

8. Limitations of Liability 

TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, LINTBELLS WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE AFFILIATE WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE OR GOODWILL OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS), EVEN IF LINTBELLS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. FURTHER, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, IN NO EVENT SHALL LINTBELLS’ CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO THE AFFILIATE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, EXCEED THE TOTAL AFFILIATE PAYMENT PAID TO THE AFFILIATE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. 

9. Entire Agreement 

9.1 This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties and supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between them, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter. 

9.2 Each party agrees that it shall have no remedies in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not set out in this Agreement. Each party agrees that it shall have no claim for innocent or negligent misrepresentation based on any statement in this Agreement. 

10. Assignment and other dealings 

The Affiliate shall not assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract, declare a trust over or deal in any other manner with any or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement. 

11. Waiver 

No failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under this Agreement or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or remedy, nor shall it preclude or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy. 

12. No partnership or agency 

12.1 Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between any of the parties, constitute any party the agent of another party, or authorise any party to make or enter into any commitments for or on behalf of any other party. 

12.2 Each party confirms it is acting on its own behalf and not for the benefit of any other person. 

13. Governing law 

This Agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England. 

14. Jurisdiction 

Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims). 

15. Agreement Acceptance  

The Agreement is an electronic contract that sets out the legally binding terms of the Affiliate participation in the Lintbells Affiliate Program. The Affiliate indicates acceptance of this Agreement and all of the terms and conditions contained or referenced in this Agreement by completing the Affiliate Program application/registration process. This action creates an electronic signature that has the same legal force and effect as a handwritten signature. 

The Schedule: