Sponsor campaign terms

Advertiser review and refund policy

TipCLI is manually curated before delivery. Advertisers can create campaigns and pay through Stripe Checkout, but paid budget does not make a campaign serve automatically. TipCLI reviews every sponsor before a card can reach developer tools.

Manual campaign review

Every campaign is checked for sponsor URL quality, message clarity, category fit, developer relevance, and whether the placement would be fair to participating maintainers.

What we reject

TipCLI does not accept misleading claims, malware, credential theft, surveillance, adult content, hate, harassment, impersonation, or destinations that would create a poor developer experience.

Refund / revision outcomes

A paid rejected campaign can move into needs revision, credit offered, refund pending, refunded, no refund, or held status. TipCLI records operator notes and Stripe references or manual-fallback references for follow-up.

No guaranteed delivery

Campaign budget reserves review and potential delivery. It does not guarantee impressions, clicks, conversions, timing, category availability, or reach.

Payment handling

Stripe remains the payment processor of record. A Stripe Checkout success means TipCLI received a payment event and can begin manual review; it does not mean the campaign is approved.

Delivery starts only after the campaign is paid, approved, active, within package terms, and eligible for the publisher surfaces that request a sponsor card.

If a paid campaign is rejected or needs changes, the advertiser campaign page shows the recorded revision, credit, refund, no refund, or held follow-up state.

Campaign status meanings

Submitted: The sponsor card exists in TipCLI and is waiting for payment, review, or both.
Paid: Stripe payment was recorded. Paid does not mean approved or delivering.
Approved: TipCLI review passed. Delivery can start only when payment and timing rules also pass.
Active: The campaign is eligible to serve into matching approved publisher projects.
Rejected: TipCLI did not approve the current sponsor card. Follow-up will show revision, credit, refund, no-refund, or hold status.
Ended: Delivery closed because the campaign reached its cap, date window, admin closeout, or commercial follow-up state.

Questions or disputes

For questions about campaign review, billing references, refund follow-up, or package terms, use Contact TipCLI. Include your campaign name, billing email, and any Stripe reference shown in your dashboard.