Compliance
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ExoClick is a member of the Internet Watch Foundation
3 November 2021, Barcelona, Spain. ExoClick is now a member of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). The IWF is an independent not-for-profit organisation supported by the global internet industry and the European Commission. It works internationally to make the internet a safer place, by identifying and removing online child sexual abuse images and videos. Additionally the IWF offers the public a safe place to report suspected online child sexual abuse... Read More
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ExoClick Compliance Rules for 2020
We've been working hard this year to ensure users and publishers are protected from malvertising and ads that go against the user experience. As such we have added more rules to our advertising guidelines! Advertiser question: I want my campaign approved, how can I make sure it will be? Simple! Just make sure they are in full compliance with our guidelines at all times. Here is a list of what... Read More
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A typical working day for Compliance Team Leader Marius Soare
ExoClick’s Compliance Team’s role is to ensure that our ad network is clean and free of any form of malvertising and that ad creatives are fully compliant with the industry standards set by Google and The Better Ads Coalition. This ensures that our publishers can be confident in knowing that the ads show on their sites are safe and that their end users are fully protected, so that they can... Read More
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Tips for Push Notifications on the latest browser versions
Both Firefox and Chrome have made changes to the way users can opt-in to receive Push Notifications from a website. According to Chrome the issue that they are addressing is that many websites request the Push Notification opt-in when a user first visits a website, rather than at contextually relevant moments in the user’s journey. Unsolicited permissions requests interrupt the user’s workflow and result in a bad user experience. Chrome... Read More
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Advertisers! ExoClick aligns banner advertising sizes with IAB standards
From February 2020, ExoClick is changing the maximum weight that it will accept from advertisers for all banner creatives to 150KB, this is to ensure that banner ads are aligned with the IAB’s industry recommendations as well as Google ones. This applies to ALL types of banners. Maximum Banner File Size Changes: Current Banner Maximum File Size: 1MB New Banner Maximum File Size: 150KB Fullpage Interstitial Maximum File Size: 300KB... Read More
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Publishers! ExoClick aligns banner advertising sizes with IAB standards
From February 2020, ExoClick is changing the maximum weight that it will accept from advertisers for all banner creatives to 150KB, this is to ensure that banner ads are aligned with the IAB’s industry recommendations as well as Google ones. This applies to ALL types of banners. Maximum Banner File Size Changes: Current Banner Maximum File Size: 1MB New Banner Maximum File Size: 150KB Further ways ExoClick is reducing banner... Read More
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Is your marketing material compliant?
ExoClick does not accept marketing material that is considered to be deceptive or misleading. We have provided some examples of the types of marketing material that we don't accept to provide clarity and to help you avoid your campaigns getting rejected. Fake Messages: Ads or other elements that resemble chat apps, warnings, system dialogs, or other notifications that lead to an ad or landing page when clicked. Misleading Mouse Pointer/Tap/Swipe... Read More
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Get ready for new Mastercard rules for free-trial billing
Starting 16 April 2019, Mastercard will enforce new rules for free-trial conversion billing for advertisers who sell physical products with a free-trial billing model. This does not affect digital products. Mastercard’s new rules apply to vendors who meet all three of the following criteria: Sell physical merchandise, not digital goods or services Use a free-trial or negative option billing model Sell nutraceutical products e.g. vitamins, creams, etc If your business... Read More
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Enabling Two-Factor Authentication on ExoClick accounts
Protecting your account information is a top priority for ExoClick, that is why we recommend that you activate Two-factor authentication. What is 2FA and why you should be using it? Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a highly efficient way to secure your accounts and digital assets. It works like an extra layer of security to better protect both user's credentials and the resources that the user can access. So when you... Read More
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Advertisers: 2018 is the year of user experience
Google's new restrictions are trying to ensure that 2018 is all about user experience and for publishers and advertisers, this will be the key to success in 2018. Advertisers should use Google compliant ad formats and creatives which are designed to enhance the user experience and not distract the user from viewing the content of a publisher's site. Two formats that are are totally compliant are native advertising and pre-roll... Read More