TRANSACTION TRACKING, MANAGING, ASSESSMENT, AND AUDITING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND NETWORK

1 . A computer-implemented method for supporting web-based commerce and commission tracking, comprising:

generating, via a Clearinghouse server, a commerce tracking link for placement on an Affiliate web site, wherein said link is configured to cause a USER's web browser to send a request to said Clearinghouse server;

receiving, via a connection to a multi-node network, said request from said browser, wherein said request comprises an Affiliate web site identifier and a promotion identifier;

directing said browser to a Merchant web site;

tracking a sale, associated with said requests from said browser, at said Merchant web site; and

calculating, via said Clearinghouse server, a commission owed for said sale.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising paying at least a portion of said commission to a charity

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising paying said commission to said Affiliate web site.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a cookie to said USER's computer and tracking said sales at said Merchant web site using said cookie.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting via programming stored in said Clearinghouse Server fraudulent activity relating to said requests.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein said fraud detection programming includes scanning said Affiliate web site to detect whether said Affiliate website indicates that Javascript is responsible for generating said requests

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein said fraud detection programming includes click pattern assessment over time.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein said fraud detection programming tracks time intervals between clicks from a select promotion.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein said fraud detection programming detects repeated clicks from a single IP address.

10 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing programming that when executed causes a Clearinghouse server to perform the steps of:

generating a commerce tracking link for placement on an Affiliate web site, wherein said link is configured to cause a USER's web browser to send a request to said Clearinghouse server;

receiving said request from said browser, wherein said request comprises an Affiliate web site identifier and a promotion identifier;

directing said browser to a Merchant web site;

tracking a sale, associated with said requests from said browser, at said Merchant web site; and

calculating a commission owed for said sale.

11 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein steps further comprise paying at least a portion of said commission to a charity

12 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein steps further comprise paying said commission to said Affiliate web site.

13 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein steps further comprise transmitting a cookie to said USER's computer and tracking said sales at said Merchant web site using said cookie.

14 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein steps further comprise detecting fraudulent activity relating to said requests.

15 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein said fraud detection includes scanning said Affiliate web site to detect whether said Affiliate website indicates that Javascript is responsible for generating said requests

16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein said fraud detection includes click pattern assessment over time.

17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein said fraud detection tracks time intervals between clicks from a select promotion.

18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein said fraud detection detects repeated clicks from a single IP address.

19 . A data processing system for supporting web-based commerce and commission tracking, comprising:

a Clearinghouse server connected to and in communication with a multi-node network, said Clearinghouse server configured to:

generate a commerce tracking link for placement on an Affiliate web site, wherein said link is configured to cause a USER's web browser to send a request to said Clearinghouse server;

receive said request from said browser, wherein said request comprises an Affiliate web site identifier and a promotion identifier;

record in a computer readable medium information related to said requests from said browser;

direct said browser to a Target web site associated with said promotion identifier; and

calculate a commission owed.

20 . The data processing system of claim 19 , wherein said Clearinghouse Server is further configured to pay at least a portion of said commission to a charity