Rules for Onclick campaigns
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Content policies

All campaigns and ads must comply with the following policies:

1.Landing pages must not be of poor quality (contain typos, misleading images, empty pages, etc.).

Acceptable

2. Automatic downloading (without click) for desktop and mobile is not permitted. Suspicious and unknown products will be rejected.

3. Use of well-known brands (including well-known messengers, social media brands, anti-virus software companies, applications, payment systems, sports brands, postal services, newspapers or their web-based editions, government of Russia and other countries, public authorities etc.)

  • The use of logos of famous brands is not allowed (including buttons, arrows etc.)

  • Landing pages with brand names spelled wrong or with hidden letters are prohibited.

  • It is not allowed to create the campaigns where there is a statement that promoted offers are provided on behalf of the famous brand.

4. Google logo
Use of Google logo is prohibited.

5. Malware

 The ads must not contain malicious software or “malware” that may infect computers and mobile devices.

6. Phishing messages

Phishing messages with the statements about winning / receiving large and substantial gifts are prohibited. 

Phishing messages about crediting or transferring funds are also prohibited.

Campaigns, where in order to pick up your winning a user needs to add a sum of money, are not allowed.

Unacceptable: "You won iPhone / car", "1,000$ was credited to your account". The statements about the potential winning or small prizes like coupons are allowed. Acceptable: "You may win iPhone / money", "You won a gift card / coupon / certificate".

Phishing messages with the statements about the prize payment are not allowed as well.

7.  Notice

It is acceptable to use any information in creatives, texts and landing pages about possible viruses, potential threats, file damage etc., which can frighten users.
Notice offers with the texts like “A virus can/may damage”, “You may have viruses/problems/..”, "Scan completed", "Click here to fix" are allowed.

However, please pay attention, that it is forbidden to use logos of brands on Notice landings, such as Google, Google Chrome, Yandex, Apple, Safari, Adobe, Flash, Windows, Microsoft.

8. Scary offers

Any statements about viruses, junk files, device problems etc. are not allowed.
Any number of viruses indicated is considered to be as scary statement and must be rejected. 

Unacceptable: “Click here to solve this problem”, "System warning: Remove junk files (~ 3.4 Gb)", " You may have 3 viruses", “Update required”, "Run a scan system to fix all the problems that slow down this PC", "Clear your Android memory to solve this problem and increase your phone’s speed", "Browser failed to load / open the video/page" etc.



9. Vulnerabilities

Landing pages that exploit the vulnerabilities in a browser (for example, to install a file) are prohibited.

10. No option to close LP

A user must be able to easily close the landing page. Landing pages with no option to close are prohibited.

11. Tech support offers are not allowed

12. Sexually provocative content

  • Creatives with depictions of sexual acts, sexual organs, masturbation, etc. will be rejected.

  • Sexual activities (including the squeezing of the female breast), erected body parts, images of partially visible intercourse are not allowed.

  • Images that imply sexual contact (even through clothing) will also be rejected.

  • Images of women and men that initially show genitals or sexual intercourse but are "covered up" by banners, packs and cans of pills/gels, fruit/vegetables, etc. are prohibited.

  • Creatives with depictions of full and partial nudity, people in explicit or suggestive positions, sex toys, etc. are not accepted.

Anatomical images of the genitals are not prohibited (including pictures of medical checkups).

Landing pages with people wearing swimsuits or undergarments are accepted if there are no sexually suggestive texts and images.

13. Pornography, adult or mature content is strictly forbidden to advertise.

  • Child Porn - it is strictly prohibited to promote any materials that contain child erotic or pornography or sexual exploitation of underaged persons.

  • Zoo porn -  It is strictly prohibited to promote any materials that contain pornography with human and non-human animals.

Сampaigns containing this content will be rejected.

14. Images of various human secretions (feces, urine, spit, snot, menstruation, or vomit) are not allowed.

15. Violence/ Terrorism

It is strictly prohibited to promote any materials related to terrorism and weapons, violent and brutal videos and images. 

16. Landing pages that force auto SMS sending from user's device are prohibited. 

17. Adware
i.e. if there is a detection of adware by any antivirus (soft, apk, apps) - reject.

18. Promotion of pharmaceuticals
We only allow promotion of dietary supplements that are not regulated like medicine.

19. Notification request cheat
Landing pages collecting subscriptions by a notification request cheat on a landing page (misleading users into subscribing to offers by reloading or blocking the offer page) are rejected.

20. Imitation of system updates / messages is not allowed.
It is forbidden to imitate system messages of operating systems on LPs and creatives.

21. Imitation of browser system messages
It is forbidden to imitate icons and interfaces of well-known browsers: : Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, Microsoft Edge etc.

22. Imitation of interfaces of well-known sites
It is forbidden to imitate interfaces of well-known and popular sites and companies, including using the logos of well-known websites in order to make the landing page look like the official website or increase the credibility of the landing page.
Imitation of the interface without logo of the brand is allowed (but it's easy to guess what interface you mean).

23. Use of celebrities' names and pictures

The use of celebrities or politicians' names for “fake news” promotion or negative representation of the individuals featured is not allowed. It is forbidden to promote the product / diet on behalf of a celebrity.

Unacceptable: “Breaking: {Name Surname} is dead!”. 

Acceptable: “ANYONE can profit from Bitcoin. Bill Gates explains why...[video]”.

24. Political advertising

It is forbidden to promote any political parties or persons, calls for a violent overthrow of the state regime along with using these persons in advertising purposes.

On landing pages, it is forbidden:

  • Use any political agitation

  • Call for aggression

  • Collect funds to support the country, donations, humanitarian aid, etc.

  • Post information about military actions and its consequences on non-news websites

  • For GEO RU and BY it is not allowed to use flag images, express solidarity or support, post information about military activities on news resources.

24. LPs with automatic dialing of phone numbers and phone calling are prohibited

25. Offers with automatic dialing of phone numbers, as well as with a request to send sms messages are prohibited

26. Onclick campaigns with prelanders and landing pages focused on collecting subscribers are not accepted

27. Promotion of pharmaceuticals

We only allow promotion of dietary supplements that are not regulated like medicine.

28. Messages from postal services

Any messages on behalf of the post office are prohibited.
Campaigns with the statements about payment / awaiting / delivery (including the delivery number) of any prize, package, etc. are not allowed and will be rejected.

29. Fraud, unofficial, untrue, false, misleading, invented, re-produced information (i.e. facts, news, offers, solutions, guidelines), including false and defamatory information about COVID, false information about natural disasters, acts of God etc.

30. We do not allow promotion of brands which have been referred as misleading, suspicious or fraudulent by respective authorities of the state.

31. Advertising of EU citizenship/passport schemes is prohibited

32. Imitation emails on behalf of well-known banks are prohibited.

33. Calendar subscriptions are forbidden both for iOS and Android.

34. Reselling our traffic through our direct link campaigns is prohibited.

35. System updates


Updates on behalf of the software and system are prohibited.
No creatives with system updates may be used unless it is an official update from Google or Appstore.

36. Imitation of all system interfaces is prohibited.

Furthermore, please note that for some countries there are special restrictions for setting up advertising campaigns.


India:

  • It is forbidden to use names/advertise products from top government officials (Draupadi Murmu, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Mohan Bhagwat) and all state symbols of India (flag, coat of arms, Ashoka Chakra sign and the presidential standard);

  • Images of women in national costumes in any inappropriate manner (e.g. half-naked, disheveled, etc.) are prohibited;

  • Advertising of gambling and betting is prohibited. Advertising of Rummy brand or similar licensed companies is allowed but with the exception of states Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangan;

  • The logos and names of Reliance Industries, Indian Oil, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, HindustaSBI are not permitted;

  • No advertising of any kind for binary options is allowed;

  • Advertising mentioning Pakistan and the Pakistani conflict is prohibited in any way.

United Arab Emirates:

  • It is forbidden to use the names or advertise products of top government officials (Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Sheikh Mansour), Hamdan bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Sheikh Hamdan), Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan);

  • It is also forbidden to use the flag, state emblem and emblems of all seven emirates;

  • Advertising using images of LGBTQ+ persons is prohibited;

  • Advertising with images of naked and half-naked women is not allowed;

  • It is forbidden to advertise any binary options;

  • It is prohibited to promote VPNs, proxies and other services to avoid blocking websites in the UAE;

  • We do not allow to promote gambling or betting offers;

  • The logos and names of Emirates, Fly Emirates, Etihad Airways, Jumeirah group, Mashreq Bank and National Bank of Abu Dhabi may not be used;

  • Financial offers will be rejected.

  • It is forbidden to use logos or names of these companies:
    Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Ajman Bank, Al Hilal Bank, Al Maryah Community Bank, Al Masraf Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade, Bank of Sharjah, Commercial Bank International, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Du Mobile, Dubai Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Dubai Finance Bank, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Emirates Investment Bank, Emirates Islamic, Emirates NBD, ETISALAT, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Fly Emirates, Jumeirah group, Invest Bank, Mashreq, National Bank of Fujairah, National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah PJSC (RAKBANK), National Bank of Umm Al-Quwain, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Noor Bank, Swyp, Sharjah Islamic Bank, United Arab Bank, Virgin Mobile, Wio Bank, Xfinity.

Please note: your landings pages, texts, images, and creatives must comply with the policies above. These guidelines are not exhaustive, and we will reject or remove any campaign's items that we believe to be harmful to our publishers or users, even if the campaign items otherwise comply with all of our guidelines.

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