At a glance
- Advertising placements carry a paid-placement label.
- A sponsor is not an independent source of endorsement.
- External advertiser pages have their own terms.
Recognising paid placements
Advertising components identify sponsored placements and advertiser links. A paid placement must remain distinguishable from independent editorial content. Sponsorship does not establish the accuracy of an advertiser’s claims.
Future affiliate or sponsored editorial arrangements need clear, timely disclosure beside the relevant material. This draft does not assert that any particular affiliate programme is currently active.
Placement and measurement
Campaign settings can include sector, country and city targeting, placement choices, frequency limits and impression or click records. The configured behavior and any personal-data implications need review before live campaigns.
Readership analytics and advertising measurement are separate systems. An analytics choice alone must not be represented as a blanket approval for personalised advertising. Do not assume refusing optional readership measurement disables every advertising record.
Advertiser links and concerns
Following an advertiser or event-registration link opens a service controlled by that organisation. Review its prices, terms, privacy notice and availability before buying or providing information.
The service needs a verified channel for reporting misleading, unsafe or improperly labelled placements. Advertiser inquiry submission is not approval of an advertisement or evidence that a campaign has run.
Before launch
These remaining decisions explain why this page is a working draft.
- Approve sponsorship and affiliate disclosure rules.
- Complete ad measurement, targeting and retention review.
- Verify advertiser intake, invoicing and complaints process.