Referral Program Terms
Last updated: October 1, 2026
These Referral Program Terms ("Program Terms") govern the Compound "Refer a Friend" program, operated by Hieu Luu, a sole proprietor based in California ("we," "us"). They supplement, and form part of, our Terms of Service; where they conflict, these Program Terms control for the referral program. By participating, you agree to them. We may change, suspend, or end the program, or update these Program Terms, at any time (see "Changes to the program" below).
Eligibility
To earn or receive referral rewards, you must be at least 18 years old, a legal resident of the United States, and have an active Compound account in good standing. Rewards are for individual, personal participation only — one account per person. Businesses, and anyone who refers in a commercial or automated capacity, are not eligible.
How it works
Every Compound member gets a unique referral code, shareable from the Refer screen in the app. When a friend enters your code during onboarding and later becomes a paying subscriber, you earn a reward. Your friend also receives an extended free trial as a thank-you for joining through your code.
Telling people about your reward
The people you share your code with must be able to tell that you earn a reward if they subscribe. The invite message the app writes for you says so. If you share your code any other way, on social media, in a group chat, on a website or anywhere else, keep that disclosure in, clearly and next to the code (for example, "I get $10 if you subscribe"). The FTC's Endorsement Guides require it, and leaving it out is a breach of these Program Terms.
What qualifies for a reward
A reward is earned only when all of the following are true:
- The person you referred is a new Compound user who entered your referral code during onboarding.
- They complete their first paid subscription charge for Compound Pro. Signing up, starting a free trial, or a trial alone does not qualify — the friend must be billed.
- The referral is genuine and not self-directed (you may not refer yourself, additional accounts you control, or people who did not independently choose to join).
Each referred friend can generate at most one reward, to at most one referrer.
Reward, limits, and timing
- Amount. You earn $10 (USD) for each qualifying referral.
- Cap. You can earn a maximum of $500 in any rolling 365-day period. Referrals beyond the cap do not earn a reward.
- Holding period. Each reward is held for 14 days after your friend's first paid charge before it becomes available to cash out. This window lets us confirm the subscription isn't refunded or reversed.
- Minimum cash-out. Your available balance must reach $20 before you can cash out; rewards accumulate until then.
How you get paid
Rewards are paid through our payout partner, Tremendous. When you cash out, we send Tremendous your email address, name, and the reward amount, and Tremendous lets you choose how to receive it — for example PayPal, Venmo, or a gift card — on their secure page. We do not share your health, fitness, or activity data for payouts. See our Privacy Policy for details on this data sharing. Payout availability and options may vary and are subject to Tremendous's own terms.
Refunds and reversals
If a referred friend's subscription is refunded, charged back, or otherwise reversed, the corresponding reward is void. If it has not yet been cashed out, we cancel it; if the reversal is identified after the reward became available, we may deduct or recover the amount from your balance. We do not attempt to reclaim funds already delivered to you through Tremendous.
Taxes
You are responsible for any taxes on rewards you receive. Referral rewards may be reportable income. If we pay you $2,000 or more in rewards in a calendar year, federal tax law requires us to file a Form 1099 with the IRS. That is the federal reporting threshold for payments made in 2026. Tremendous collects your tax information (such as a Form W-9) on our behalf; we file the form. You must provide accurate tax information when requested; we may hold or withhold rewards where required by law or where tax information cannot be verified. Rewards are available to U.S. persons only.
Prohibited conduct
To keep the program fair, you may not:
- Refer yourself, or create or use fake, duplicate, or automated accounts to generate referrals.
- Use bots, scripts, bulk messaging, spam, paid placements, or misleading claims to distribute your code.
- Share your code without disclosing that you earn a reward (see "Telling people about your reward" above).
- Offer unauthorized incentives, or pay or coerce anyone to subscribe using your code.
- Misrepresent your identity, location, or eligibility, or evade the limits above.
- Otherwise abuse, manipulate, or interfere with the program.
We may review, hold, delay, deny, void, or reverse any reward, and suspend or terminate the account of anyone we believe — in our sole discretion — has engaged in fraud, abuse, or a violation of these Program Terms or our Terms of Service. Our determination is final.
No cash value; not transferable
Referral rewards have no cash value except as delivered through the payout process described above, are not transferable, and are not redeemable for anything other than the payout options offered by Tremendous. Rewards are not wages or compensation for services and do not create an employment or contractor relationship.
Changes to the program
We may change, pause, or discontinue the referral program, adjust the reward amount, caps, or eligibility, or update these Program Terms at any time and for any reason. Material changes will be reflected by revising the date above and, where appropriate, communicated through the App. Rewards already earned and cleared before a change will be honored under the terms in effect when they were earned.
Governing law
These Program Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules, and are otherwise subject to the "Disputes (outside the EEA, Switzerland and the UK)," "What Compound is, and what it isn't," and "Liability" sections of our Terms of Service. The program is void where prohibited.
Contact
Questions about the referral program or a reward? Email hello@compoundfit.app.