Legal Notice for Macy’s Style Crew Influencer Website
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EXHIBIT A
Macy’s Style Crew Influencer Guidelines
We are thrilled to have you be a part of this unique influencer program, Macy’s Style Crew. As an influencer for Macy’s, we want you to feel empowered to celebrate your authenticity and individuality, while sharing your unique perspective on Macy’s products and brands. Please review the following rules, policies, and important information/disclosures that you must understand and comply with as an influencer for Macy’s. You may receive modified or additional information, rules and guidelines through newsletters, updates, email, and other communications from Macy’s and/or Commission Junction (CJ). You are required to read, understand, and comply with all such communications. This information will enable you to have a meaningful, fun, and exciting experience while ensuring you are aware of and understand our expectations of you when you post content relating to Macy’s.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW & ELIGIBILITY
APPROVAL & PREREQUISITES
Participation in this program is subject to Macy’s approval. Prospective members must first submit an application to Macy’s through stylecrew.macys.com and once accepted, OAUTH connect to Creator IQ to become an influencer eligible to post links to Macys.com and earn commissions. After the application has been submitted, Macy’s will have the option of approving or declining the application for any reason or no reason. To engage in influencer activities related to Macy’s, you must review the brief introduction materials (about Macy’s and the program) provided to you during your program acceptance prior to posting as an influencer. Any subsequent tutorials & events will be voluntary.
Please keep in mind that you are subject to Motom and CJ’s Terms and Conditions, which may integrate the terms and conditions of their partners, such as Creator IQ. It is your responsibility to understand how these terms will impact you.
TERM & TERMINATION
The term of this Agreement shall be continuous, unless and until either party properly terminates this Agreement and the relationship, in accordance with the following (1) Macy’s shall provide Influencer with seven (7) days written notice via email. This Agreement may be terminated immediately by CJ and/or Macy’s in the event that Influencer violates the Agreement. Influencer will be notified of potential removal from the program if influencer does not link to their Macy’s storefront at least once per fiscal quarter.
PROGRAM BENEFITS
GIFTED PRODUCTS
Occasionally, Macy’s and key Macy’s vendors may provide sampling opportunities to support Macy’s campaigns or product launches. Participation in a campaign and selection for gifted product is completely voluntary. Unless otherwise stated in the offer, if you elect to receive gifted product from a vendor, you are expected, but not mandated to post at least once on Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, YouTube, and/or blog with the product featured in the post with the appropriate tags as outlined in any accompanying activation briefs. Please note if you are selected for a particular sampling opportunity, you are not guaranteed entry or participation for a future sampling program.
Influencers who receive gifted product from a vendor are not permitted to sell, resell, or return for monetary gain any gifted product received through the program. This includes but is not limited to selling on online sites such as Amazon, eBay, Poshmark, or similar sites.
INCENTIVES
You will potentially have the opportunity to earn various bonuses. Macy’s and/or CJ will provide further details closer to the time of the bonus incentive activation. Macy’s reserves the right to change the structure of these incentives at any time (e.g. payout, rules, prizes, etc.). Please consult CJ for any questions regarding payment of compensation.
COMMISSIONS
You will have the opportunity to earn commissions on most Macy’s products. Macy’s and CJ reserve the right to change the commission rate at any time. As a general principle, there are different commission rates for Gift Cards, Big Ticket (couches, outdoor sets, larger furniture, etc.), Marketplace, and Leased items.
Marketplace items are identified on Macys.com by a “Shipped and sold by” tag underneath the item name on the top of the product detail page. There are also brands that are excluded from commission earnings and/or restricted from promoting such as Chanel, Polo, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Apple, Dior, Jo Malone, La Mer, Hermes, Tiffany & Co., Cle de Peu, Home Martha Stewart Collection, Stearns & Foster, Tempurpedic, Beautyrest Black, Sealy Posturpedic Hybrid/Memoryfoam, Beautyrest Harmony Lux/Lux Hybrid, Birkenstock, Givenchy jewelry, Versace watches, Movado watches, Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein, and all sunglasses from Sunglass Hut. To see more about what falls into all of the above categories and the CPA for each, please reference the Brand Restrictions & Exceptions guide in our newsletters. Any earnings during the program will be paid via Motom within 3 months of the incentive end date. If you have any questions regarding CPA’s on products or payment of compensation, please consult macysstylecrew@cj.com.
CAMPAIGNS
You may have the opportunity to participate in a flat-fee & commission-earning campaign for Macy’s through Motom, Influential, and/or CJ. This opportunity will not be available to all who are accepted into the program. Campaign details and payment negotiations will be shared at the time of influencer casting for the campaign. There will be a separate agreement for each campaign if you are selected to participate.
NETWORKING SESSIONS
As an Influencer with Macy’s Style Crew, you may have the opportunity to attend networking sessions with Macy’s leadership, other Style Crew members, publishers like Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, and other industry platforms/leaders to gain unique insight into Macy’s, other content creators, and amplifying your personal brand (among other things)! Unless otherwise stated, Influencer is not allowed to record and re-distribute session in full or post clips that include music.
@MACYSSTYLECREW
The @macysstylecrew handle will be a community hub for all Style Crew members to connect, see each other’s content, and more! This account will be private, but the Macy’s Style Crew team will accept your request once you are accepted into the program. Following this account is voluntary.
NEWSLETTERS
As part of Macy’s Style Crew, you may receive bi-weekly Influencer newsletters from the Style Crew team about upcoming events & tutorials, campaigns, gifted product opportunities, promotions, challenges, and other helpful information to know. This information is confidential, and by signing off on these terms & conditions, you agree to not disclose or share the information in the newsletter to other individuals outside the Style Crew.
MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE EVENT, MACY’S FLOWER SHOW, AND MACY’S 4th OF JULY FIREWORKS
Every year, Macy’s hosts the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Macy’s Flower Show, and the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks, national traditions taking place in New York City. The public has limited access to not only the magic behind the event, but also tickets to the main show. As a Macy’s Style Crew member, you, and a few friends (or family) may have the opportunity to attend the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Macy’s Flower Show, and/or the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks as guests of Macy’s. This opportunity will be given to select influencers in the program interested in attending. All additional information about this opportunity will be provided by the Macy’s team in advance of the event. These tickets are non-transferrable, and if you accept the tickets, you must attend the event.
OTHER EVENTS
Every season, Macy’s Style Crew will host in-person events for select members dependent on participation, performance and/or engagement in the program. Invitations to these events will not be available to every member, but there will be opportunities for every member to attend virtual events.
USAGE ON MACY’S OWN CHANNELS
We are excited to showcase your Style Crew content throughout our owned (social, email, site), channels. Your agreement to these guidelines and acceptance to the Macy’s Style Crew program grants Macy’s 1 month of usage rights for your content across Macy’s owned and operated social, web, and email properties.
REQUIRED DISCLOSURES
Since Macy’s Style Crew content helps to market products sold at Macy’s and the company, you must comply with advertising and intellectual property law. For example, Federal Trade Commission Endorsement Guidelines require you to indicate sponsored posts. You must make this disclosure in each post by tagging #macysstylecrew and #macyspartner or #ad in all Macy’s Style Crew related or Macy’s-related social media posts (photo and/or video). Viewers should not have to scroll to see these two hashtags. They cannot be set behind ‘spacer’ lines/own comments and must be within the first three tags on the post.
In addition, you need to be sure disclosures are not stripped when a post is shared to a different platform or viewed on mobile (this can happen if the disclosure is only in the caption). For this reason, you must also disclose within the post itself in the same way that people receive the positive content. For example, if the post has a print overlay that says, “This is my new favorite bag!” we can’t disclose in audio only because someone watching without sound would not hear it. If there is messaging in print AND audio, we must disclose in both ways. For videos, disclosure must be in the first 10 seconds.
Failure to follow these key guidelines can expose both you and Macy’s to liability. Consequences for failing to abide by this include but are not limited to termination of your participation in the Macy’s Style Crew Influencer Program and removal from any Macy’s sites. You will also be required to showcase a unique link created through and/or provided by Motom, CJ, and/or the Macy’s team within your content and/or within your link in bio if you are promoting Macy’s products through this program. We encourage adding the Macy’s Storefront link to your bio and/or link tree. We also encourage adding “Macy’s Style Crew Member” to your bio on the social platform(s) of your choice. You are permitted to mention other publisher profiles (e.g. LTK, Collective Voice, etc.) as a member of the Macy’s Style Crew program; however, all performance & incentives in the program will be based on links created through and/or provided by your Motom storefront and/or the Macy’s team in this program.
SWEEPSTAKES & CONTESTS
Do not create or promote sweepstakes or ‘chances to win’ in connection with Macy’s Style Crew. Consequences for failing to abide by this include but are not limited to termination of your participation in the Macy’s Style Crew Influencer Program and removal from any Macy’s sites.
GARMENTS, ACCESSORIES, AND BACKGROUND CONTENT
When posting as a Macy’s Influencer, you may not include in images or videos any distinctive or identifiable brands or products that Macy’s does not carry. Do not mention or show other brands or artwork (posters, photos, paintings, etc.) in the shot unless they are blurred or otherwise unidentifiable. For example, if a Style Crew Influencer is shown in a photo or video clip sitting at a desk with a large painting on the wall behind them, typing on a Mac laptop, eating M&M’s, and wearing a t-shirt with a Chanel logo on it, the product logos and art would need to be blurred or not recognizable. If shooting outside, keep in mind that sculptures, graffiti, and many recognizable landmarks (e.g., Fenway Green Monster) can’t be used without written permission from the rights owner. Since the Macy’s Style Crew program is a commercial program, we ask that you do not post any content for Macy’s Style Crew at these recognizable locations. If you are shooting in a landmark location, make sure your content doesn’t include someone else’s creative work (such as art or a sculpture), company name, or logo. Please do not include additional people in your content unless they have agreed to participation in the post and to the same usage rights in this agreement and/or any separate activation agreement with Macy’s and/or CJ.
PRODUCT CLAIMS, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, AND PRIVACY
Keep it factual – when posting content as an Influencer for Macy’s, please limit your content communication to the qualities of the product or services being provided. Do not make claims about what the product can do, or specific effects from the product(s) (for example, “this mascara makes my lashes look 10x longer”), unless they are already included in the packaging, on the Macy’s website, or in Macy’s advertising. Do not imply that you used product(s) unless you have used the product(s).
PRICES AND SALES
Don’t reference specific savings off a product category or the percentage of savings for an entire event. Using these triggers exclusions disclosure and other obligations, and it’s easy for a message to accidentally be deceptive if the rules are not followed.
Do |
Don’t |
“These jeans are on sale for $25!” |
“All denim $25 off” |
“This coat is 30% off!” |
“Outerwear is 30% off!” |
“Friends & Family is going on now!” |
“Get 15-30% off at Friends & Family!” |
“Select sweaters are 20% off from 12/1-12/4!” |
“20% off sweaters this month!” |
COMPANY NAME AND BRANDS
Participation as a Macy’s Influencer does not extend authority for your handle, store or account names, or other identifiers to include the Macy’s or Style Crew name or that of another Macy’s, Inc. store name or brand. These are company intellectual property assets which must be carefully restricted. If you already established a name, identifier, or domain name that includes one of these assets, it must be changed before you may become an influencer for Macy’s.
TONE AND CONTENT
Keep it clean and child friendly – No profanity, nudity, vulgarity, or other inappropriate posts. Celebrate difference and represent inclusivity – No defamatory, intimidating, discriminatory, or other language. Keep it confidential – Don't share anything that’s confidential. If in doubt, leave it out. All other eligibility and posting requirements are outlined in the terms & conditions with CJ and/or campaign briefs.
EMAIL OR TEXT MARKETING
Do not text or email others (family, friends, etc.) about, or with a link to, your post and/or your Macy’s Storefront, as this can violate text & email marketing rules & regulations.
PROGRAM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
It is your responsibility to read, understand, and comply with all rules, guidelines and requirements set out in this document, your Motom Terms & Conditions, and all subsequent communications in newsletters, updates, email, or other channels concerning Style Crew. Motom is a platform that allows access to earning opportunities from other brands; Macy’s is not responsible for any agreements or payments through Motom, CJ, or anything not related to Macy’s or Macy’s Style Crew. If there is anything you do not understand about the guidelines in the future, you are expected to seek clarification from macysstylecrew@cj.com.