Student Advocate Agreement

1. What this is

This agreement governs the Bedside Student Advocate program, separate from the in-app referral program described in our Terms of Service. Applying to and participating in this program means you accept these terms in addition to the regular Terms of Service.

2. Eligibility

You must be an enrolled nursing student with an active Bedside account and be approved by us before any referral counts toward payment. We may reject or remove an applicant or advocate at our discretion, including for suspected fraud, misuse, or violation of these terms.

3. What qualifies as a paid referral

A referral qualifies only when a classmate signs up using your referral code and completes their first purchase of a Rotation Pass or NCLEX Cram Pass. A Single Session purchase does not qualify. Each referred student can only ever generate one paid referral, no matter how many purchases they make afterward.

4. Rates and tiers

Your rate is determined by your lifetime count of qualifying referrals at the moment each one converts, and by which pass your classmate purchased:

• Advocate (1–9 referrals): $3 per Rotation Pass, $7 per NCLEX Cram Pass
• Lead Advocate (10–24 referrals): $4 per Rotation Pass, $9 per NCLEX Cram Pass, plus a one-time $20 bonus on reaching this tier
• Campus Lead (25+ referrals): $5 per Rotation Pass, $12 per NCLEX Cram Pass, plus a one-time $40 bonus on reaching this tier

Tiers apply forward only. Reaching a new tier changes the rate on referrals from that point on. It does not change what you’ve already earned on earlier referrals. Each tier bonus is paid once per advocate, the first time you reach it. We may change these rates at any time; a rate change never affects a referral that has already converted.

5. When you get paid

Earnings become payable 30 days after your classmate’s purchase, to cover the App Store and Google Play refund window. If that purchase is refunded before the 30 days are up, the referral is voided and does not pay out. If a refund happens after you’ve already been paid, we’ll deduct the amount from a future payout rather than asking for it back directly. Tier bonuses are payable immediately, since they aren’t tied to a single purchase.

6. Payment method and reporting

We pay by PayPal, Venmo, or Zelle, based on what you provide us. If your total payments in a calendar year reach the IRS threshold for reporting non-employee compensation (currently $600), we’ll ask you for a completed Form W-9 before releasing further payment, and we may issue a Form 1099-NEC. You are responsible for reporting this income and any taxes owed on it.

7. No self-referral, no fake accounts

Referring yourself, an account you control, or an account created solely to generate a payout is not allowed and voids any resulting payment. We monitor for unusual referral patterns and may withhold payment, remove you from the program, or take other action if we suspect this is happening.

8. No incentivized reviews, ever

You may not solicit, request, or offer anything in exchange for an App Store or Google Play rating or review, whether or not it relates to this program. This isn’t something we ask advocates to do under any circumstance, paid or otherwise, and doing so is grounds for immediate removal from the program.

9. Disclosure

If you post about Bedside as part of this program, you must clearly disclose that you’re a paid advocate (for example, “#ad” or “paid partnership”), consistent with FTC endorsement guidelines. This applies everywhere you post about the program, not just in a caption once.

10. Independent contractor

You are participating as an independent contractor, not an employee, agent, or partner of NurseKind AI LLC. Nothing in this agreement creates an employment relationship, and you are responsible for your own taxes, as described above.

11. Changes and termination

We may modify, pause, or end the Student Advocate program at any time, including changing rates, tiers, or eligibility going forward. We’ll honor payouts already earned under the terms in place when they converted. We may remove an advocate from the program at any time for violating these terms.

12. Contact

Questions about the program or a payout: support@hellobedside.com.