Considering that we have a 30 days refund policy, we need to have a 30 days delay in the affiliate payouts as well. This will give us enough time to process the eventual refunds that might come up and cancel any commissions associated with those payments.
We generate the affiliate payout on the 15th of every month, so basically, a sale made in let's say January will show in the March affiliate payout.
You'll get access to all your affiliate stats in real time in your affiliate account even if the payout is done with a 30 days delay.