1. Parties and relationship

This Business Partner Agreement is between HRM8 Pty Ltd (ACN 694 475 208) and the partner organisation named in your application, entered into by its authorised representative. The parties are independent businesses. The partner is not an employee, agent, franchisee, reseller or joint venturer of HRM8 and has no authority to bind HRM8 except as expressly set out here. The representative confirms they are authorised to enter this agreement on the organisation's behalf.

2. Appointment and model

HRM8 appoints the partner on a non-exclusive basis in the partnership model selected in the application (Member Benefit, Commission or Strategic Hybrid). HRM8 may appoint other partners and may serve any customer directly. The model sets the discounts available to the partner's members and the commission the partner can earn, as set out in the Commission and Discount Schedule (Annexe A). The model is not fixed and may be varied by agreement as the partnership develops.

3. The platform is direct-employer-only

HRM8 serves direct employers hiring their own people. The partner will not promote, resell or enable HRM8 for agency resale or to service third-party clients, and will represent the platform only to direct employers. This rule does not bend.

4. The partner's obligations

The partner will represent HRM8 and the platform accurately and make no misleading claims; promote it within HRM8's brand and compliance rules; keep its organisation and contact details current; comply with the laws that apply to its activities; and, under the Commission and Strategic Hybrid models, introduce and progress opportunities honestly with documented attribution.

5. HRM8's obligations

HRM8 will provide the agreed member discount to the partner's members, a partner dashboard showing uptake, attribution and any projected commission, co-branded materials and onboarding support for the partner's team, and reasonable support, and will calculate and pay any commission in accordance with this agreement.

6. Member discounts

Where the model includes a member discount, HRM8 applies the agreed discount to customers introduced as the partner's members, at the point of subscription or engagement, per Annexe A, and holds it for the life of the member's current membership. Discounts are HRM8's to administer and may be adjusted on reasonable notice for customers onboarded after the change.

7. Commission and attribution

Under the Commission and Strategic Hybrid models, commission is earned per Annexe A. Every customer engagement carries originator attribution from the partner's first documented touchpoint, recorded in the dashboard, with a 120-day attribution window that active engagement extends. Self-service signups with no documented touchpoint earn no commission. Where more than one partner could claim attribution, HRM8 determines it reasonably from the dashboard record.

8. Payment

Under the Commission and Strategic Hybrid models, commission is paid monthly in arrears on net revenue HRM8 has actually collected, in the partner's registered tax-residence currency, once the accrued balance passes US$100. HRM8 generates self-billing invoices on the partner's behalf from its registered details. Once HRM8 has collected, the commission stands; later refunds, credits or churn sit with HRM8, not the partner. Payouts pause only during a regulatory, KYB or compliance review and resume on completion with no earned balance lost.

9. Taxes and costs

The partner is responsible for its own taxes, including any GST, VAT or equivalent, and for its own business costs. Commission is exclusive of such taxes unless stated otherwise.

10. Term and termination

This agreement starts when HRM8 approves the partner and runs on a rolling basis until ended by either party on reasonable notice. HRM8 may suspend or end it immediately for material breach, for conduct that risks HRM8 or its customers, or on failure of a compliance check. On termination, future trail commission stops, and commission already earned on closed engagements is settled within a reasonable period. There is no clawback on commission already booked and paid. Strategic Hybrid arrangements may carry bespoke term and exit terms in their schedule.

11. Confidentiality

Each party keeps the other's confidential information confidential, uses it only for the partnership, and returns or deletes it on request or on termination. This clause survives termination.

12. Data protection

Where the partner handles any personal data in connection with the partnership, including member contact data used for co-marketing, it complies with applicable privacy law, keeps that data secure, uses it only for the partnership, and reports any suspected breach to HRM8 promptly.

13. Brand and co-marketing

HRM8 owns the HRM8 platform, brand, content and related intellectual property. HRM8 grants the partner a limited, non-exclusive, revocable licence to use HRM8 brand assets only as provided and only while this agreement is in force. Co-branded materials follow HRM8's brand and compliance rules. The partner gains no other rights and will not register or contest any HRM8 mark.

14. Exclusivity

Partnerships are non-exclusive unless exclusivity is expressly scoped in a Strategic Hybrid schedule. HRM8 is transparent about partner overlap during approval.

15. Warranties, liability and indemnity

The partner warrants that it is authorised to enter this agreement and that the information in its application is accurate. Neither party is liable for indirect or consequential loss. Each party's liability is limited to the extent the law allows, and any non-excludable consumer guarantees are preserved. The partner indemnifies HRM8 against loss arising from its breach of this agreement, its negligence, or any misrepresentation it makes to a customer.

16. General

This agreement, with the Commission and Discount Schedule and the documents it refers to, is the entire agreement between the parties and replaces any earlier understanding. HRM8 may vary it on reasonable notice, and continued participation is acceptance. The partner may not assign it without HRM8's consent; HRM8 may assign it within the HRM8 group. Notices are given through the partner dashboard or the registered email. If a term is unenforceable, the rest stands. This agreement is governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia, and the parties submit to the courts of that place.