Progrms Policy
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All Affiliates(publishers) are required to adhere to the following policies, so please read them carefully. If you fail to comply with these policies without permission from AdCorde, we reserve the right to disable ad serving to your site and/or disable your AdCorde account at any time. If your account is disabled, you will not be eligible for further participation in the AdCorde ads program. Because we may change our policies at any time, please check here often for updates. In accordance with our Terms and Conditions, it's your responsibility to keep up to date with, and adhere to, the policies posted here. Exceptions to these policies are permitted only with authorization from AdCorde.
Invalid clicks and impressions
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Publishers may not click their own ads or use any means to inflate impressions and/or clicks artificially, including manual methods
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Clicks on AdCorde ads must result from genuine user interest. Any method that artificially generates clicks or impressions on your AdCorde ads is strictly prohibited. These prohibited methods include, but are not limited to, repeated manual clicks or impressions, automated click and impression generating tools and the use of robots or deceptive software. Please note that clicking your own ads for any reason is prohibited.
Content policies
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Publishers should not place AdCorde ad code on pages with content that violates the AdCorde Publisher Policies. Doing so may result in your account(s) being suspended or terminated. Publishers may place AdCorde ads code on pages with content in scope of the AdCorde Publisher Restrictions, though this content will likely receive less advertising than other, non restricted content.
Abusive experiences
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Publishers may not place AdCorde ads on sites that contain abusive experiences. Abusive experiences are designed to be misleading. An experience is abusive if it meets any of the conditions listed below. Examples are not meant to be complete or comprehensive. We review ads and content, regardless of whether or not they're served from your domain. For example, content loaded into an iframe or video player on your site is considered part of your site
Abusive experiences
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Publishers may not place AdCorde ads on sites that contain abusive experiences. Abusive experiences are designed to be misleading. An experience is abusive if it meets any of the conditions listed below. Examples are not meant to be complete or comprehensive. We review ads and content, regardless of whether or not they're served from your domain. For example, content loaded into an iframe or video player on your site is considered part of your site
Fake Messages
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Ads or other elements that resemble chat apps, warnings, system dialogs, or other notifications that lead to an ad or landing page when clicked
Unexpected Click Areas
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Transparent backgrounds, non-visible page elements, or other typically non-clickable areas that lead to an ad or landing page when clicked.
Misleading Site Behavior
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Page features such as scroll bars, play buttons, “next” arrows, close buttons, or navigation links that lead to an ad or landing page when clicked.
Phishing and Deceptive Sites(Social Engineering)
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Ads or content elements that attempt to steal personal information or trick users into sharing personal information.
Auto Redirect
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Ads or content elements that auto-redirect the page without user action.
Mouse Pointer
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Ads or content elements that resemble a moving or clicking mouse pointer that attempt to trick a user into interacting with it
Malware or Unwanted Software
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Ads or content elements that promote, host, or link to malware or unwanted software that may be installed on your users’ machines
Traffic sources
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AdCorde ads may not be placed on pages receiving traffic from certain sources. For example, publishers may not participate in paid-to-click programs, send unwanted emails or display ads as the result of the action of any software application.
Ad behavior
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Publishers are not permitted to make modifications to the AdCorde ad code so long as those modifications do not artificially inflate ad performance or harm advertisers.
Site behavior
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Sites showing AdCorde ads should be easy for users to navigate. Sites may not change user preferences, redirect users to unwanted websites, initiate downloads, include malware or contain pop-ups or pop-unders that interfere with site navigation.
Deceptive site navigation
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Publishers may not use deceptive implementation methods that place ads in a way that might be mistaken for menu, navigation or download links to obtain clicks or views. Keep in mind that every publisher is responsible to ensure that their ad implementation adheres to the ad placement policies.
This includes, but is not limited to: -
- False claims of streaming content, or downloads
- Linking to content that doesn’t exist
- Redirecting users to irrelevant, or misleading webpages
- Other types of navigation that is designed to intentionally mislead users
- Pages where ads are implemented in placements that are intuitively meant for navigation
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Note
Please note that AdCorde ads only support for websites.