How does the playboy affiliate program work?

I was wondering if anyone could tell me exactly how the playboy affiliate program works and other affiliate programs work on websites? What exactly is an affiliate?

The basic idea behind affiliate programs is that when you become an affiliate (also called a referrer, reseller or associate), a partnership is created with the merchant â€" the owner of a product or provider of a service. Once you as an affiliate refer a customer to the merchant and the customer makes a purchase, you get a percentage of the sale (a commission).

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