Referral program terms

1. About these terms

These terms set the rules of the TakePilot referral program (the “Program”) run by Baltoon Inc. (“we”). By taking part in the Program, you agree to these terms. Anything not covered here follows the TakePilot terms of service.

2. Who can take part

Individuals and organizations with a TakePilot account can take part. Each personal workspace and each organization workspace has its own referral link. Rewards earned through an organization’s link belong to the organization, and its owner or an admin requests the payout.

3. Linking a referral

A workspace created within 30 days of first opening a referral link is linked to that link’s referrer. If you open several referral links, the first one counts. A workspace has only one referrer, and it cannot be changed later. A workspace that existed before the link was opened is not linked.

4. Rewards

For 12 months from the creation of the referred workspace, the referrer and the referred workspace each earn 5% of the amount, excluding tax, that the referred workspace actually pays. Eligible payments are monthly and annual plans, extra credit purchases (including automatic top-ups) and organization deposits.

The referred side pays the same prices as without a referral. The reward comes back by bank transfer after payment; it is not a discount. Rewards are kept in US dollars, and each payment’s reward is rounded down to the cent. Rewards are not credits and cannot be used to pay for the Service.

Only direct referrals earn rewards. If a referred person refers someone else, the first referrer earns nothing from it. A referrer sees only their own rewards, never what the referred side paid.

5. Exclusions

No reward is given for referring yourself, for referrals between members of the same organization (including past members), where the same person appears to refer through another account (for example, with the same card or the same bank account), or where a referral or payment was made by any other improper means. Rewards under suspicion are put “under review” and cannot be requested until we have checked them.

6. Refunds and chargebacks

If a payment by the referred side is refunded or charged back, the reward for that payment is reversed in the same proportion. While a chargeback is open, the reward for that payment stays under review. Amounts reversed after a payout are deducted from your next payout request.

7. Requesting a payout

A reward can be requested 60 days after the payment it came from. Once you have 30 US dollars or more to request, register a Japanese bank account on the referral program screen in the app and request a payout.

We check each request and then transfer the amount in Japanese yen to the registered account. Dollars are converted to yen at MUFG Bank’s telegraphic transfer middle rate (TTM) on the day of the transfer. The transfer fee is borne by the requester and is deducted from the amount transferred. Changing the account after a request does not change where that request is paid.

8. Disclosing that you are paid

When you share your referral link on social media, blogs, videos or anywhere else, state clearly that you receive a reward from the Program, for example with “PR” or “I get a reward through the referral program.” Under Japan’s Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations (the stealth marketing rules), posts made for a reward may be treated as our advertising. Referrals without this disclosure, with untrue claims, or by spam are not allowed.

9. Taxes

You are responsible for reporting the rewards you receive for tax. Individuals may need to report them as miscellaneous income or similar. If you have a qualified invoice issuer registration number, enter it when you register your bank account.

10. When rewards are cancelled

If you break these terms or the terms of service, fall under the exclusions in section 5, or do not disclose as section 8 requires, we may cancel rewards not yet paid and stop your participation in the Program. You cannot request a payout while your account is suspended. If you delete your account, rewards not yet paid can no longer be requested.

11. Your bank account information

We store the bank account information you register encrypted, and use it only to pay rewards and to check payouts. Screens show only the bank and branch names and the last 4 digits of the account number; our administrators see the full details only when making a transfer, and each view is recorded. See the privacy policy for details.

12. Changes and ending the Program

We may change the Program (including the reward rate and period) or end it, and will announce this on this page in advance. Rewards for payments made before a change follow the rules in place before the change. If we end the Program, we will also explain how to request the rewards earned until then.