Referral partner programme terms

These terms govern the referral partner programme of Kaury Studio by Théo Blondel. They are written to be read: if anything seems unclear, ask us before you accept, not after. The public programme page gives the summary; where the two differ, this text prevails.

Last updated : 14 September 2026

1. 1. Who contracts, and with whom

   The programme is offered by Kaury Studio by Théo Blondel, sole proprietorship, 1616 Attalens, Switzerland - hello@kaury.studio (the "studio"). The other party is the individual or company accepted into the programme (the "partner"). These terms form the entire agreement between the two: no promise made elsewhere, orally or by message, adds to them or overrides them. Only a written contract signed by both parties may specify how they apply.

2. 2. How you become a partner, and how you accept

   Applications are made by private message, on Instagram or LinkedIn. An exchange follows, in which the applicant states their country of residence and, if they live in Switzerland, their IDE number where they have one. Acceptance happens in writing within that exchange: the partner confirms they have read these terms, that they accept them, and that they agree to the studio drawing up commission statements on their behalf (article 7). Without that written confirmation nobody is a partner and no commission is owed. The partner then gives the studio their payment details; these never travel through the public kaury.studio website. The studio is never obliged to accept an application, nor to give a reason for refusing one.

3. 3. Reporting a deal, and priority

   Every deal must be reported from the partner area of the client portal, before the business concerned contacts the studio. The report is what timestamps the introduction and what settles any dispute. The studio answers within 48 working hours to say whether the introduction is admissible. It is not admissible if the business is already a client, already in discussion with the studio, or already listed in its prospect lists at the date of the report. A business reported by two partners goes to whoever reported it first. An admissible report stays valid for twelve months: if the business has signed nothing within that time, the introduction lapses and must be reported again to earn anything. Finally, the studio remains free not to take on a reported business - because the project does not suit it, because its schedule is full, or for any other reason - without having to justify itself and without compensation of any kind.

4. 4. What earns a commission

   The commission attaches to the service sold, not to the client. It is owed on the service the reported business signs as a result of the introduction, and on that service alone. Services that the same business later buys from the studio without the partner's involvement earn no commission. Nothing prevents the partner from reporting those in turn: a new admissible report opens a new commission, separate from the first.

5. 5. Amount and basis

   The commission is 10% of the pre-tax amount of every invoice issued for the service concerned. It is calculated on the amount invoiced to the client, in Swiss francs - never on what reaches the studio after bank fees, currency conversion or withholdings applied abroad. Costs rebilled to the client at cost (travel, licences, media purchases, rented equipment) are excluded from the basis. The commission is exclusive of VAT: where the partner is VAT-registered, VAT is added at the applicable statutory rate and shown separately on the statement.

6. 6. When it falls due, when it stops

   The commission arises when the studio is actually paid, never on signature. An unpaid, cancelled or refunded invoice earns nothing; a commission already paid on an invoice later refunded is deducted from the next balance. For a one-off service the commission is owed once. For a subscription or hosting it is owed on every monthly payment received, with no time limit, for as long as the contract runs. It follows changes of plan, on the new amount. It ends the day the client stops paying. A subscription cancelled and later restarted is a new service, which earns a commission only if it is reported and admissible at that time.

7. 7. Statement and payment

   Each month the studio draws up, in the partner's name, a statement of the commissions due. The partner never has to invoice the studio, unless the law of their country of residence requires it: they then issue a monthly summary invoice matching the statement exactly, and payment is made against that invoice. The statement is sent by email; absent a written objection within ten days, it is deemed accepted. Payment goes to the IBAN provided as soon as the balance reaches 100 CHF; below that, the balance carries over to the next month. Payments are made in Swiss francs. Receiving-account fees are borne by the partner.

8. 8. Partners residing in Switzerland

   A partner registered as self-employed with a Swiss compensation fund, or incorporated as a company, provides their IDE number and receives commissions with no cap. A partner who is a private individual has their commissions capped at 2,300 CHF per calendar year: above that amount Swiss social insurance law requires self-employed status, and payment is suspended until the partner obtains it and provides proof. The studio warns the partner as they approach the cap. The counter resets on 1 January.

9. 9. Partners residing outside Switzerland

   No status requirement, no cap. The studio applies no withholding to the sums it pays. It is for the partner to declare this income and to comply with the tax and social security obligations of their country of residence; the studio has no part in that and no say over it. The programme is not open to persons or entities targeted by sanctions applicable in Switzerland, nor to residents of the countries they target.

10. 10. What the partner does not do

    The partner promotes the studio and its services to the businesses they report: they may present them, show the studio's work and quote the rates the studio publishes. Their involvement ends when the business contacts the studio to buy; what follows is for the studio alone. They do not represent the studio, negotiate no price, grant no discount, draw up no quote, conclude no contract in its name, promise no deadline and never collect a payment intended for the studio. They commit to no exclusivity, and the studio sets them no target, quota, schedule or method. This agreement creates neither an employment contract, nor a partnership, nor a commercial agency mandate between the parties. A partner may not report themselves, nor report a business they run, own a stake in, or work for.

11. 11. Communication and confidentiality

    The partner may say they work with Kaury Studio and share the studio's public links. They do not use the studio's name or logo in paid advertising, do not create a page or account in its name, and publish nothing suggesting they are part of it. What they learn about clients, projects or prices through the programme stays confidential, during and after.

12. 12. Personal data

    The studio keeps the partner's name, contact details, country of residence, IDE number where applicable, IBAN and the history of their introductions and commissions. This data serves to run the programme and keep the studio's accounts, nothing else. It is neither sold nor passed to third parties, save where the law requires it and save providers strictly needed to make payment. Accounting records are kept for ten years, as Swiss law requires. For any access, correction or deletion request, write to hello@kaury.studio: you get an answer within 30 days.

13. 13. Ending the programme, and what survives

    Either party may end their participation at any time, in writing and without reason. Commissions that arose before the end remain owed, including the monthly instalments of an ongoing subscription: ending participation does not extinguish them. The studio may however exclude immediately and without compensation any partner who reports a business in bad faith, falsifies an introduction, passes themselves off as the studio or commits it towards a client - and commissions tied to fraudulent introductions are then cancelled.

14. 14. The commission is personal

    Partner status and the commissions arising from it attach to the person accepted into the programme. They may not be assigned, sold, pledged or passed to a third party, and a partner may not have someone else stand in for them. Commissions end on the partner's death, on the cessation of their activity or on the dissolution of their company; the studio then owes nothing further, apart from sums already due and unpaid, which go to the estate. The studio may however transfer this agreement if it changes legal form, with nothing changing for the partner.

15. 15. Changes to these terms

    The studio may change these terms. Existing partners are notified by email at least 30 days before they take effect. Commissions that have already arisen are never affected by a later change. A partner who does not accept the new version may end their participation without losing what is already owed to them.

16. 16. Governing law and jurisdiction

    This agreement is governed by Swiss law, excluding its conflict-of-law rules. The exclusive forum is that of the studio's registered seat, subject to mandatory consumer-protection provisions in the partner's country of residence. Should any clause be held void, the remainder stays valid. These terms exist in French and in English; where the two versions differ, the French version prevails.