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<p>Online Ordering is a commission-free ordering system for your website, powered by DoorDash technology. It allows customers to order directly from your site, native app, or Google profile, giving you full control over the customer experience—and the revenue.</p><p>With Online Ordering, orders placed through your own channels (website, native apps, social media, Google page) show up on your POS.POS and Aggregator / Middleware that support the following features offer a more streamlined Online Ordering experience:</p>

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<h3>Qualifications to be referred are:</h3><ul><li>A small business restaurant (75 stores or fewer) located in the US, Canada, Australia or New Zealand</li><li>Physical location that is publicly accessible to customers (e.g. brick and mortar store, food truck)</li><li>New to DoorDash Marketplace</li><li>Multiple store locations of the same business will be treated as a single Referred Merchant</li></ul><h3>Qualifications for referring merchants to receive their bonus are:</h3><ul><li>Referred restaurant is active on DoorDash Marketplace within 45 days since their referral</li><li>Referred restaurant has 15 customer delivery orders within 60 days of activating on DoorDash Marketplace</li><li>Referring restaurant must be active on DoorDash Marketplace</li><li>Referring Association must receive an invitation to participate in the Program</li></ul>

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