Partner program · partner types

Nine partner types, one canonical taxonomy.

Every way to partner with KYE Protocol™ maps to one of nine partner types, each with a defined commercial model. This page is the public projection of that taxonomy — what each type is, how value flows, and how to engage. The exact rate for any type is agreed privately in the partnership contract; we publish the model, not the number.

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The nine partner types

Pick the type that matches how you go to market.

A partner type is not a separate program — it is a specialisation of the one Universal Engagement Rail. The taxonomy is canonical: every type appears exactly once, with exactly one commercial model and one set of legal terms.

storefrontResellerResell KYE™ subscriptions to your own customers under a wholesale margin. You transact the sale and provide first-line commercial support. Model: resell-bundle.

engineeringSystem IntegratorDeliver KYE™ deployments, pilot delivery, and certification prep. You bill your own implementation; the KYE™ licence earns you a referral margin. Model: services.

widgetsSolution Provider / ISVEmbed KYE™ inside your own product under the licensed Governed by KYE™ mark, on a per-tenant licence. Model: resell-bundle (embed).

cableConnector / TechnologyShip a documented KYE™ integration profile and co-sell into regulated buyers. KYE™ governs; your runtime executes. No integration fee. Model: co-sell.

publicDistributorCarry KYE™ at wholesale across a region or sector and supply a downstream network of resellers. Optional exclusivity, capped and performance-gated. Model: resell-bundle.

shareReferral / AffiliateIntroduce qualified opportunities and earn a commission on closed-won deals. Introduction only — no transacting, no delivery, no authority. Model: referral.

rocket_launchStrategic / OEMWhite-label or co-brand under a negotiated, board-approved structure with deep co-engineering. Model: co-sell, negotiated.

verified_userAuditorIndependent, accredited, or certified auditor assessing KYE™-deployed tenants. You bill your own audit work; independence means no margin on the KYE™ licence. Model: services.

schoolTrainerCertified instructor or training organisation delivering KYE™ training and certification under a revenue share. Model: productize.

Productising a governance framework of your own? That is the KYE Sector Pack Foundry™ — the expert-pack partner type, with its own three-tier program.

Commercial models

Five models cover every type.

Each partner type uses exactly one commercial model. The model tells you how value flows; the precise rate is set in your contract.

Model	How value flows	Used by
Referral	You introduce; KYE™ transacts and delivers; you earn a commission on first-year value.	Referral / Affiliate
Resell-bundle	You sell KYE™ under a wholesale margin and own the customer relationship.	Reseller, Distributor, Solution Provider / ISV
Co-sell	Joint motion with shared credit; you bring a runtime or a market, KYE™ brings governance.	Connector / Technology, Strategic / OEM
Productize	You author a pack or curriculum; KYE™ distributes and certifies it; revenue is shared.	Foundry / Expert-Pack, Trainer
Services	You bill your own services; the KYE™ licence is sold separately and may earn you a referral margin.	System Integrator, Auditor

Every type also carries a licensed, revocable badge governed by the single KYE™-Powered Pack™ badge state machine — a badge renders only while the partner stays conformant and within the disclosure boundary.

What we share — and what we don't

You get the contract, never the internals.

Every partnership has a clear disclosure boundary. As a contracted partner you receive the partnership contract surface: your commercial model, your commitments, your legal terms, and the marks you are licensed to use. You never receive KYE™ platform internals — the governance mechanism, the pricing logic, other partners' rates, or tenant evidence.

That is why this page names the model but not the number. Exact margins, wholesale rates, and revenue splits are agreed privately in your contract, in line with our closed-registration pricing policy. To get yours, Contact for pricing via the partnership conversation below.

How to engage

Start the partnership conversation.

Tell us which type fits how you go to market. The first call is discovery, never sales — we confirm the type, the model, and the path to a signed agreement and a verifiable badge.

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