Business Referral Terms
Effective 13 October 2026 · Version 2026-10-13-v2
Share one link. Earn extra connections.
Each eligible business receives a reusable referral link. There is no limit on how many times it can be shared. Share it responsibly with businesses that would welcome it; do not send unsolicited bulk messages.
The rewards
- 1 connection for the referring business when a new eligible business account is created through its link and the new owner verifies their email.
- 1 additional connection for each business when the new business makes its first qualifying paid-plan purchase within 30 days of account creation.
A fully qualifying referral earns the referring business 2 connections in total and the new business 1. The new business’s ordinary trial and plan allowances remain separate grants. Each referral can earn each reward once; renewals and later upgrades do not repeat the reward.
The 30-day window
The window starts when the new account is created and lasts exactly 30 days (720 hours). A payment completed at the deadline qualifies. The payment may occur during or after the trial, provided it is within this window. The deadline does not restart when a profile is completed, a trial ends, an email arrives or a plan renews. The referring business can continue referring regardless of its own account age.
Dates are stored in UTC and displayed with a timezone in the portal. Eligibility uses verified payment completion time, not the time a delayed payment notification reaches us. Where that time or payment ownership cannot be reliably established, the reward stays under review.
Who qualifies
The referring business must have an active, email-verified owner account. The new account must be genuinely new and must use the referral link at registration. One referring business is fixed per new account; referrals cannot be added or changed after signup. Self-referrals, duplicate accounts, controlled accounts created to collect rewards and misleading registrations are not eligible. Both businesses must remain eligible when rewards are processed. The paid reward also requires the new business to complete its workspace.
The first paid-plan purchase must be a successfully collected, non-refunded MyLocalConnect Starter, Growth or Team membership verified through Square. Starting a trial, saving a card, an unsuccessful payment, a customer Priority purchase or a sandbox payment is not a qualifying production purchase.
Using connections
Rewards are added to the existing connection balance on top of the normal plan allowance. This program introduces no separate expiry for awarded connections. Existing membership and marketplace access rules still apply when using them. Connections have no cash value, cannot be sold or transferred, and do not guarantee replies, clients, jobs or income.
Corrections and review
We may hold a reward for review if an account or payment is duplicated, disputed, refunded, reversed or inconsistent. An unsuccessful or refunded first purchase does not create a new eligibility window. Any correction of an incorrect or unearned award will be recorded with a reason and communicated to the affected business. We do not automatically charge money for a connection reward.
Privacy and communication
The referrer sees an anonymous referral reference, signup and eligibility dates, progress and their own reward history. They do not receive the new business’s contact details, payment information or private documents. Management can review the underlying records to administer the program.
With your promotional-email consent, we send a referral welcome email and one referral reminder per monthly cycle. You can unsubscribe through the email or Privacy & Preferences. Unsubscribing does not remove earned rewards or your portal access. Factual reward confirmations and essential account messages are separate.
Changes and support
The policy version accepted at signup is retained with the referral. Earlier accepted referrals keep their original reward amounts; already-earned connections are not reduced. Future changes will be announced and will not shorten an existing referral’s recorded eligibility window. For referral questions, contact support@mylocalconnect.ca. MyLocalConnect.ca is operated by 1000929814 Ontario Inc.