Core
Traffic Rules
What traffic sources you can use, what's restricted, and what will get you banned.
Always allowed
- Your own websites and blogs
- Your YouTube channel, TikTok, Instagram, X account
- Newsletters you own
- Podcast show notes
- Discord servers you moderate
- Comparison content that’s genuinely helpful
Case by case — check the brand card
Every brand sets its own rules for these. If the brand card doesn’t explicitly allow them, ask support first.
- Paid search (Google Ads, Bing Ads)
- Facebook/Meta and TikTok paid ads
- Native ad platforms (Taboola, Outbrain)
- SMS marketing
- Push notifications
- Coupon and deal sites
Never allowed — network-wide
- Bidding on brand terms in paid search (“deel”, “notion pricing”, etc.) unless the brand explicitly permits it
- Cookie stuffing — force-loading tracking links via iframe, image tag, or hidden redirect
- Self-referrals — signing up as your own customer
- Motivated traffic — paying users to click your link (unless brand allows)
- Misleading claims — “get $500 free,” “100% guaranteed”
- Trademark impersonation — sites made to look like the brand’s official page
- Popunders and clickunders
- Adware or browser toolbars
- Fake reviews and testimonials
The bans stick. Networks share fraud data. A ban at Dune Sale often means a ban at Awin, CJ, PartnerStack, and Admitad too.
Compliance disclosures
- FTC-style disclosures required for US traffic — add “This post contains affiliate links” visibly near the link
- GDPR consent for EU traffic — if you set your own cookies
- Follow each brand’s specific promotional guidelines (some ban product-name-in-title, some require specific language)
Enforcement
Order of consequences when we catch a rules violation:
- First offense: warning, conversion may be reversed
- Repeated: brand access revoked
- Serious (fraud, self-referral): account suspended, balance forfeit, ban shared with upstream networks
Last updated July 2026