All publishers are required to comply with the Metaconex Publisher Policies. Therefore, please read these policies carefully. If you do not comply with these policies without Metaconex's permission, we reserve the right to disable ad serving to your site and/or disable your Metaconex account at any time. If your account is disabled, you will not be eligible to continue participating in the partner program with Metaconex.
Because we may change our policies at any time, please return to this page regularly for updates. According to our Online Terms and Conditions, it is your responsibility to update and comply with the policies posted here. Exceptions to these policies are only permitted with Metaconex’ agreement.
Publishers may place Metaconex ad code on pages with content restricted based on the Metaconex’s publisher restrictions regulations, although this content will likely get fewer advertisements than other unrestricted contents.
Sites on the Metaconex foundation and including sites that place Metaconex ad code cannot get traffic from some certain sources. For example, publishers are not allowed to participate in pay-to-click programs, send spam emails, or display advertisements generated by any software application. In addition, publishers using online advertising must ensure that their pages comply with the Metaconex Site Quality Guidelines.
To ensure a positive experience for Internet users and Metaconex advertisers, sites that display Metaconex advertisements must not:
Publishers are not allowed to click on their own ads or from landing pages on the Metaconex foundation served through their own accounts or use any method to unnaturally increase impressions and/or clicks, including manual methods.
Metaconex ad clicks must come from genuine user interest. Any method of generating unusual clicks or impressions on Metaconex ads is strictly prohibited. These prohibited methods include, but are not limited to repetitive manual clicks or impressions, automated click and impression generator tools, and the use of robots or phishing software. Once again, please carefully note that you are strictly prohibited from clicking on your own ads for any reason.
With the exception of rewarded inventory, publishers cannot ask others to click or view their ads or implement false methods to obtain clicks or views. This includes, but is not limited to - offering pay to users, promising to donate money to third parties to ask them to view ads or search, or placing images next to individual ads. .
Publishers should experiment with a diversity of ad placements and formats. However, publishers must not place Metaconex ad code in inappropriate places such as: pop-ups, emails, or software. Publishers must also follow the policy for each advertised product. Please see the article of our ad placement policy for more information.
Metaconex ads cannot be:
Websites containing Metaconex ads are not coded to redirect quality content which is directed to the audience. Sites that display Metaconex ads should be easy to navigate. Sites must not change user preferences, redirect users to undesirable websites, perform downloads, contain malware, or interfere with pop-ups or pop-downs on web site navigation.
Publishers must not use deceptive ways to place ads in a manner that could confuse menus, navigation bars, or download links in order to get clicks or views. Remember that it is each publisher's responsibility to comply with the ad placement policy when implementing ads.
This includes, but is not limited to:
For accounts that redirect Metaconex's website through their own domain name, that account is only allowed to use the original domain name. Adding non-owned domains also makes that Metaconex account be suspended or permanently terminated.