General rules for paid advertising content
Partners are obliged to make it clear to consumers when their content contains advertising material. As an approved Awin partner they have agreed to follow local laws and standards as stipulated in the Publisher Terms and Conditions.
When working with Awin, influencers and social media partners are required at the minimum to clearly define all advertising related content using clearly marked hashtags:
#Ad
#PaidAd
#sponsorship
#sponsoredpost
Hashtags such as #affiliate #partner #spon #SponCon are not considered clear to the public.
Failure to do so could result in penalties being levied by your local advertising authority.
We also have a one-page website, Paid-for Advertising, which explains how free content can have a commercial relationship attached to it.
For more information, we strongly urge you to read up on this topic to make sure that your partners are following the latest laws and standards. Below you can find websites with more information.
Regional references on latest laws and standards
Disclaimer
Awin is not responsible for the updating of content in these links. Please ensure that the information you are reading is up-to-date.
UK
www.gov.uk/marketing-advertising-law/regulations-that-affect-advertising
US
www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2017/04/ftc-staff-reminds-influencers-brands-clearly-disclose
Australia
http://aana.com.au/self-regulation/codes
Benelux
France
Germany
www.it-recht-kanzlei.de/influencer-werbung-faq.html
Italy
https://www.mimit.gov.it/it/mercato-e-consumatori/tutela-del-consumatore/codice-del-consumo
www.iap.it/codice-e-altre-fonti/il-codice
www.iap.it/social-network-e-content-sharing
Poland
https://www.whitepress.pl/baza-wiedzy/597/rozliczenie-z-influencerem-%E2%80%93-kwestie-podatkowe
Spain
www.iabspain.es/wp-content/uploads/12Guialegal_influencers.pdf