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Exclusive Collection Program

Put Your Brand
On Our Shelf

An Exclusive Collection is your own collection page on kumitelifestyle.com — your logo, your products, your story, sitting alongside the USA and Main collections and the partners already live on our shop. We design it, build it, host it and keep it running. You bring the brand and the audience.

What you pay

$35/month

Your first month also covers the build of the page. There is no separate setup fee. Billing starts only after you are approved.

What you earn

50% profit share

You receive 50% of the net profit on every order from your collection. We keep the other 50%. This is a share of profit, not of the sale price.

Both numbers are set out in full in the Collection Partner Agreement at the bottom of this page, which you will read and sign as part of applying.

How It Works

Five steps from application to a live page. Most partners are live within two weeks of approval.

  1. You apply and sign

    Fill out the form below, read the Collection Partner Agreement, and sign it. Nothing is charged at this point.

  2. We review — 24 to 48 hours

    Every application is read personally by Nicholas. We are looking for a real brand with a real audience and artwork we can actually print. Not every application is accepted.

  3. You send your materials

    If approved, you get an email asking for high-resolution logo files, the products you want, your page copy, brand colors and rules, and links. We cannot start until these arrive.

  4. We build and you approve

    We design and build the page, mock up your products, and send it to you for sign-off before anything goes public.

  5. You go live and start earning

    Your collection joins the shop. Billing begins, and your 50% profit share starts accruing on the first order.

Who Does What

The single most common reason a collection stalls is artwork that never arrives. Read the left column carefully before you apply.

You Provide

  • High-resolution logo files — PNG, SVG, AI or EPS. A screenshot or a social media avatar will not print.
  • Written confirmation that you own or are licensed to use every logo, mark, image and design you send us.
  • The products you want in your collection, chosen from our catalog.
  • Your page copy — who you are, what you stand for, anything you want said.
  • Brand colors, fonts and any rules we need to respect.
  • One named contact who can approve the page and answer questions.
  • Your own promotion. We host and build; the audience is yours to bring.

We Provide

  • Design and build of your collection page, included in your first month.
  • Product mockups using your artwork on our catalog.
  • Hosting, maintenance and updates for as long as you are a partner.
  • A tile on our shop page alongside the other collections.
  • Manufacturing, printing, fulfilment, shipping and customer service on every order.
  • Payment processing and returns handling.
  • A monthly statement of orders, profit and your share.

Frequently Asked Questions

If your question is not here, email info@kumitelifestyle.com and you will get a real answer from a real person.

What exactly is the $35 a month paying for?

It covers the build of your collection page, hosting, and ongoing maintenance and updates. Your first month is the only build charge — there is no separate setup fee on top of it. It is a flat monthly rate that does not change with how much you sell.

How does the 50/50 profit split actually work?

On every order placed from your collection page, we calculate the net profit — what Kumite Lifestyle actually earns after the cost of manufacturing and fulfilling the item, shipping we do not keep, payment processing fees, taxes and any customer discount. You receive 50% of that figure and we retain 50%.

It is not 50% of the sale price. A $30 shirt does not pay you $15. Product costs vary, so the profit — and therefore your share — differs from item to item and order to order. Clause 8 of the Agreement below sets out the exact definition.

When and how do I get paid?

Statements are prepared monthly, in arrears, once the prior month's orders have cleared their return and chargeback windows. Payouts are issued manually. Because this involves payment, U.S. partners need a completed Form W-9 on file before the first payout, and we issue a Form 1099 where the law requires one.

Is there a contract term? Can I cancel?

It is month-to-month. There is no minimum term and no cancellation penalty. Give us thirty days' written notice and your collection comes down at the end of your paid period. Profit already earned on orders placed before then is still paid to you.

What happens to my logo and artwork?

It stays yours. You grant us a limited licence to use it for the specific purpose of building, running and promoting your collection, and that licence ends when the partnership does. We do not acquire ownership of your brand, and we will not use your marks on anything outside your collection without asking you first.

Do I have to hold inventory or ship anything?

No. Every item is made to order and fulfilled through our production partner. You never touch stock, packaging, postage or a customer service inbox. That is the whole point of the arrangement.

Which products can I choose from?

Hoodies, t-shirts, long sleeves, tanks, hats and beanies, from the catalog we already print. Not every garment supports every kind of artwork — a detailed multi-colour logo behaves differently on an embroidered hat than on a printed tee — so we will tell you honestly what will and will not look good before we build.

Are my products discountable with ambassador promo codes?

Yes, unless we agree otherwise in writing. Kumite Lifestyle ambassador codes apply site-wide. A discount reduces the net profit on that order, which reduces both your share and ours proportionally — neither side absorbs it alone.

Can I sell my own products through my collection?

Not at this stage. Collections are built from the Kumite Lifestyle catalog with your artwork on it. If you have manufactured goods of your own you would like carried, email us and we will talk about it separately — that is a different arrangement from this one.

Do you guarantee sales?

No, and be sceptical of anyone in this business who does. We build you a professional page on an active storefront and put it in front of our audience. What it earns depends heavily on what you do to promote it. Partners who tell their own audience about their collection do substantially better than those who wait for our traffic.

Can my application be turned down?

Yes. Approval is at our discretion. The usual reasons are artwork we cannot legally or technically print, a brand that conflicts with something already on the site, or content that does not fit what Kumite Lifestyle stands for. You will be told, politely, and nothing will have been charged.

Can I change my products or page later?

Yes. Reasonable updates — swapping a product, refreshing copy, a new seasonal design — are included in your monthly fee. A full redesign or an unusually heavy request may be quoted separately, and we will always tell you before any extra cost applies.

The Application

Every field marked with an asterisk is required. This takes about five minutes. Nothing is charged when you submit.

Anywhere we can see who you are — a site, Instagram, Facebook, anything.

A few honest sentences beat a polished paragraph. This is what we actually read.

Products You Want in Your Collection

Pick as many as you like — nothing here is final.

Collection Partner Agreement

Please read this in full. It is written to be understood, not to hide anything. You are signing it as part of your application, and a copy is emailed to you.

Version 2026.09 Effective on approval Governing law: Delaware

1. What this Agreement covers

This Collection Partner Agreement ("Agreement") is between Kumite Lifestyle ("Company", "we", "us") and the individual or entity submitting this application ("Partner", "you"). It governs the Exclusive Collection program only. It does not create or affect any other relationship you may have with Company, including the Ambassador Program, which is governed by its own separate agreement on different terms.

2. The program

An Exclusive Collection is a dedicated collection page on kumitelifestyle.com featuring Partner's brand, designed and built by Company, offering Company catalog merchandise carrying Partner's artwork. Company hosts, maintains, manufactures, fulfils, ships and provides customer service for all orders.

3. Approval is at Company's discretion

Submitting this application does not create a collection or oblige Company to create one. Company may accept or decline any application for any lawful reason, including artwork Company cannot legally or technically reproduce, conflict with an existing partner, or unsuitability for the Kumite Lifestyle brand. Nothing is charged unless and until Partner is approved. This Agreement takes effect on the date Company notifies Partner of approval.

4. Term and cancellation

This Agreement runs month to month with no minimum term. Either party may terminate on thirty (30) days' written notice to the other. Partner's collection page will be removed at the end of the paid period in which notice expires. Monthly fees already paid are not refundable in part, and profit earned on orders placed before removal remains payable to Partner under Clause 10.

5. The monthly fee

Partner pays Company thirty-five US dollars ($35.00) per month. The first month additionally covers the design and build of the collection page; there is no separate setup fee. Billing begins on approval and is invoiced by Company directly. The fee is flat and does not vary with sales volume. Company may change the fee on thirty (30) days' written notice, and Partner may terminate under Clause 4 if unwilling to accept the change.

6. What the fee includes

Design and build of the collection page; product mockups using Partner's artwork; hosting and maintenance; a collection tile on Company's shop page; manufacturing, printing, fulfilment, shipping, payment processing, returns and customer service on all orders; and a monthly statement. Reasonable ongoing updates are included. A full redesign or an unusually heavy request may be quoted separately, and Company will notify Partner of any additional cost before incurring it.

7. What Partner provides

Partner will supply high-resolution logo and artwork files in a usable format, the product selection, page copy, brand guidelines, and a named contact authorised to approve the page. Company cannot begin work until these are received. If Partner has not supplied usable materials within sixty (60) days of approval, Company may terminate this Agreement without further obligation, and fees paid for that period are not refundable.

8. Profit share

Partner receives fifty percent (50%) of the Attributable Profit on qualifying orders placed through Partner's collection page. Company retains the other fifty percent (50%).

This is not 50% of the sale price, the order total, or gross revenue. "Attributable Profit" means the amount Company actually earns on the order, as reported by Company's fulfilment platform, after deducting: any customer discount applied; the cost of manufacturing and fulfilling the item; shipping costs not retained by Company; payment processing fees; and taxes. Because product costs differ from item to item, the profit — and therefore Partner's share — differs from product to product and order to order.

The 50% rate is flat. It is not scheduled to change, and Company will not reduce it for existing orders. Any future change to the rate requires thirty (30) days' written notice and applies only to orders placed after the change takes effect; orders placed before then are paid at the rate in force when they were placed.

9. What does not count

The following generate no profit share: taxes; shipping amounts not retained by Company; refunded, cancelled or reversed orders; chargebacks; fraudulent transactions; and orders placed outside Partner's collection page. Where an ambassador promo code is applied to an order from Partner's collection, the discount reduces Attributable Profit before the split, so it is borne proportionally by both parties rather than by either alone.

10. Statements and payment

Company prepares statements monthly in arrears, after the prior month's orders have cleared applicable return and chargeback windows. Payouts are issued manually. Company may set a reasonable minimum payout threshold, carrying any balance below it forward to the following month. Company may offset amounts Partner owes Company, including unpaid monthly fees, against amounts payable to Partner.

11. Refunds, chargebacks and corrections

If an order is refunded, charged back or reversed after Partner has been paid on it, Company may deduct the corresponding amount from Partner's next statement. Company may correct any statement it finds to be in error, in either party's favour, within ninety (90) days of issuing it.

12. Partner's warranty of rights — IMPORTANT

Partner represents and warrants that Partner owns, or holds all necessary licences to use and to authorise Company's use of, every logo, trademark, image, design, name, likeness and other material Partner supplies, and that Company's use of those materials as contemplated by this Agreement will not infringe the intellectual property, publicity, privacy or other rights of any third party. Partner further warrants that Partner has full legal authority to enter into this Agreement and, where Partner is signing on behalf of a business or organization, that Partner is authorised to bind it.

Company relies entirely on this warranty. Company does not conduct trademark searches, clearance checks or rights investigations on materials Partner supplies, and has no obligation to do so.

13. Indemnification

Partner will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Company, its owners, officers, employees, contractors and affiliates from and against any claims, demands, damages, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to: Partner's breach of this Agreement; Partner's breach of the warranty in Clause 12; any claim that materials Partner supplied infringe a third party's rights; Partner's violation of any law; statements Partner makes about Company or its products; or Partner's misuse of Company brand assets.

14. Intellectual property and licences

Partner retains ownership of Partner's own marks and artwork. Partner grants Company a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to reproduce, display, modify for production purposes, and promote those materials solely for the purpose of creating, operating and marketing Partner's collection. That licence terminates when this Agreement terminates, save that Company may retain and use existing photography, mockups and marketing material already produced, and is not required to recall material already distributed.

All Kumite Lifestyle trademarks, logos, page designs, code, photography and brand assets remain the exclusive property of Company. Partner is granted a limited, revocable, non-transferable licence to reference Company's marks solely to promote Partner's own collection, and to no other end.

The collection page itself — its design, layout and code — is Company's property. Partner does not acquire any right to the page, and it will not be transferred to Partner on termination.

15. Editorial and design control

Company retains final control over the design, layout, wording and placement of the collection page and its tile on the shop, and over which catalog products can carry Partner's artwork. Company will work in good faith with Partner and will not publish the page without Partner's sign-off, but Company is not obliged to implement a request that is technically unworkable, unlawful, off-brand, or that would degrade the site.

16. Brand standards and content

Partner will not supply, and will not use the collection in connection with, material that is unlawful, defamatory, hateful, harassing, sexually explicit, that promotes violence or illegal activity, that infringes third-party rights, or that would reasonably bring Company into disrepute. Company may remove or refuse any material at its discretion, and may suspend or terminate under Clause 18 for a breach of this clause.

17. No guarantee of sales or results

Company makes no representation, warranty or guarantee as to sales volume, revenue, profit, traffic, exposure or any other commercial result. Nothing said by Company or any representative of Company, in any conversation, email or marketing material, constitutes such a guarantee. Partner acknowledges that the commercial success of the collection depends substantially on Partner's own promotion of it, and that Partner is entering this Agreement on that understanding.

18. Suspension and termination for cause

Company may suspend or terminate this Agreement immediately, without notice, if Partner breaches Clause 12, 16 or 20; if Partner's monthly fee is more than thirty (30) days overdue; if Partner engages in fraud or unlawful conduct; or if continuing the partnership would in Company's reasonable judgement expose Company to legal liability or serious reputational harm. On termination for cause, Company may withhold payment of any profit share reasonably attributable to the conduct giving rise to termination.

19. Effect of termination

On termination for any reason: the collection page is removed; the licences in Clause 14 end, subject to the exceptions stated there; Partner remains entitled to profit share on qualifying orders placed before removal, payable on the normal cycle; and monthly fees already paid are not refunded in part. Clauses 12, 13, 14 (as to Company's property), 17, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 27 survive termination.

20. Independent contractor and taxes

Partner is an independent contractor. Nothing in this Agreement creates an employment relationship, partnership, joint venture, franchise or agency between the parties, and neither party may bind the other. Partner is solely responsible for all taxes on amounts received. Because this Agreement involves payment, Partner will provide a completed Form W-9 (or the applicable equivalent for non-U.S. Partners) before the first payout, and Company may withhold payment until it is provided. Where Company pays Partner six hundred dollars ($600) or more in a calendar year, Company will issue a Form 1099 as required by law.

21. Confidentiality

Each party will keep confidential the other's non-public business information disclosed in connection with this Agreement, including pricing, product costs, margin data, statements and customer information, and will use it only to perform this Agreement. Partner will not disclose Company's product cost or margin data to any third party. This obligation continues for two (2) years after termination.

22. Customer data and privacy

Customers who purchase from the collection are Company's customers. Company does not transfer customer personal data to Partner. Aggregate, anonymised sales figures provided in Partner's monthly statement are not customer data. Each party will comply with applicable privacy and data-protection law.

23. Non-disparagement

Neither party will make public statements that are knowingly false or maliciously disparaging about the other, its products, or its people. Nothing in this clause prevents either party from making truthful statements, from responding to lawful process, or from reporting a matter to a regulator.

24. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, neither party is liable to the other for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, or for lost profits, lost revenue, lost data, lost goodwill or business interruption, however caused, even if advised of the possibility.

Company's total aggregate liability arising out of or relating to this Agreement will not exceed the greater of (a) the total monthly fees paid by Partner to Company in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) the total profit share paid to Partner in that same period. These limits do not apply to Partner's indemnification obligations under Clause 13, to either party's breach of confidentiality under Clause 21, or to any liability that cannot lawfully be limited.

The service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Company does not warrant that the site or the collection page will be uninterrupted or error-free, and is not liable for downtime, hosting failure, payment-processor outage, production defect or delay caused by a third-party supplier, or any event beyond its reasonable control.

25. Age and authority

By signing, Partner confirms that Partner is at least eighteen (18) years of age. If Partner is signing on behalf of a company, organization or other entity, Partner confirms that Partner has authority to bind that entity to this Agreement, and "Partner" means that entity.

26. Electronic signature

Partner agrees that electronic signatures, typed signatures and digital copies of this Agreement carry the same legal force as original ink signatures on paper. Partner consents to transact electronically and to receive this Agreement, statements and notices by email. Company records the signed name, the date and time of signing, and technical information about the signing session as evidence of execution.

27. Governing law and disputes

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. The parties will first attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute by direct discussion for thirty (30) days. Any dispute not so resolved will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Delaware, and each party consents to that jurisdiction and venue.

28. Assignment

Partner may not assign or transfer this Agreement, or any collection built under it, without Company's prior written consent. Company may assign this Agreement in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of substantially all of its assets.

29. Changes to this Agreement

Company may amend this Agreement on thirty (30) days' written notice to Partner. If Partner does not accept an amendment, Partner may terminate under Clause 4 before it takes effect; continuing as a partner after the notice period constitutes acceptance. No amendment is effective against Company unless made in writing by Company.

30. Severability, waiver and entire agreement

If any provision of this Agreement is found invalid or unenforceable, it will be limited or severed to the minimum extent necessary and the remainder stays in full force. A party's failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver of it. This document, together with the application Partner submits with it, is the entire agreement between the parties concerning the Exclusive Collection program and supersedes all prior discussions, proposals and understandings, whether oral or written, on that subject.

Please scroll to the end of the Agreement to continue.

Sign and Submit

Type your full legal name exactly as you would sign it. This constitutes your electronic signature under Clause 26.

If you are signing for a business, sign your own name — Clause 25 covers your authority to bind it.

By submitting you consent to Company recording your typed name, the date and time, and technical details of this session as evidence of signature. A copy of this Agreement and your application is emailed to you immediately. Nothing is charged now — billing begins only if and when you are approved.

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