Rakuten Affiliate Integration

Step 1: Approve the Creator.co Partnership in Rakuten

Before affiliate tracking can be enabled, Creator.co must be approved as a partner within your Rakuten account.

What happens in Rakuten:

• Creator.co applies to partner with your brand

• You receive a notification to review and approve the request

• Once approved, Creator.co can securely access the information required to enable tracking

After approval, your Rakuten ID is connected to your brand profile in Creator.co.

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Step 2: Add Affiliate Links to Your Campaign

Affiliate links are added directly at the campaign level so creators know exactly what to promote.

How this works:

• Add one or more destination URLs in the campaign builder

• Each link should include a clear, descriptive label (for example: Homepage, Best Sellers, or Product Collection)

• All activated creators in the campaign will see and use the same set of links

Best practices:

• Use clear labels so creators understand what they’re promoting

• Especially important when multiple links are available

At this stage, links are shared at the campaign level (not assigned to individual creators).

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Step 3: Complete a Test Purchase (Required)

Before launching your campaign, a test purchase is completed to confirm tracking is working correctly.

This step verifies that:

• Affiliate links are functioning as expected

• Conversions are attributed correctly

• Campaign and creator data is passed accurately into Impact

What to expect:

• A test order is placed using one of the campaign’s affiliate links

• Reporting is reviewed after the next daily sync

• Once confirmed, your campaign is ready to launch

📌 Affiliate reporting is not real-time. Transactions typically appear after the daily data refresh.

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Where Can You View Each Creator’s Affiliate Link?

Once your campaign is live, Creator.co automatically generates a unique affiliate link for each individual creator.

You can find these links by:

• Opening your campaign in the Creator.co dashboard

• Clicking into a creator’s opt-in

• Viewing the creator-specific affiliate link assigned to that campaign

This gives you clear visibility into which link belongs to which creator at any point during the campaign.

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How Affiliate Tracking Works

Creator.co automatically tracks affiliate performance through Impact using unique link parameters assigned to each creator.

Each affiliate link tracks:

• Which creator shared the link

• Which campaign the link belongs to

• Associated clicks and conversions

Reporting details:

• Data updates once per day

• Performance appears in your Affiliate Dashboard

• Attribution is handled automatically — no manual tracking required

This ensures accurate, transparent reporting at both the campaign and individual creator level.

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