Partners

Types of Publisher Permitted On The Program.

Use of Incentive Sites - Are cashback affiliate sites permitted on the program?

No, as we will not be offering any cash back.

Are loyalty (i.e. sites that offer an incentive other than cash, such as points) affiliate sites permitted on the program?

No as there are no loyalty points.

If the standard commission offering is tiered, can Uniplaces provide a fixed commission level for these affiliates?

No tiering of commission at this point

If permitted, will Uniplaces provide a commitment to resolving any missing transactions that occur?

Please note that Uniplaces will not look at transaction queries that are older than 1 months

Are voucher code affiliates permitted on the program?

No

If so, can they utilise any code, or only those created specifically for the affiliate channel?

No

Use of Voucher Codes N.B.: All Affiliates that use voucher codes must adhere to the IAB voucher Code of Conduct. For more information, please read http://www.iabuk.net/resources/standards-and-guidelines/online-voucher-codes

Are software application sites permitted on the program?

No

Use of Sub Affiliate Networks

Are sub affiliate networks permitted on the program?

No

Use of Social Media - Are affiliates permitted to promote the program across their own Social Media properties?

Yes, but sign off by Uniplaces is required before anything goes live.

Are affiliates permitted to promote the program in the wider Social Media space (e.g. Facebook arbitrage)?

Yes, but sign off by Uniplaces is required before anything goes live.

Use of Email Affiliates - Are affiliates permitted to distribute emails advertising the Uniplaces to their own database?

Yes, but sign off by Uniplaces is required before anything goes live.

Do emails need to be approved by the Uniplaces prior to send out?

Yes, sign off by Uniplaces is required before anything goes live.

PPC (Search Engine Pay Per Click) Affiliates

Are affiliates permitted to bid in search engines?

No.

Are affiliates permitted to bid in search engines on brand terms?

No.

Are affiliates permitted to bid on hybrid brand + generic terms?

No.

Are affiliates permitted to bid on misspellings and variations of the brand term?

No.

If Uniplaces has restrictions, please list the exact terms that affiliates are not permitted to bid on.

No PPC bidding or SEO practises allowed.

Is this open to all affiliates or will a closed group be in operation?

Applies top all affiliates.

Which terms are trademarked in the search engines, if any?

Any exact, phrase or broad match or combinations of Uniplaces, Uniplace, Uni place, Uni places, University Places, University Place, Universities Places, Universities Place and other keywords.

Are there any variations to the above for Mobile Search?

No – no PPC/SEO practices across both desktop and mobile/tablet.

URL and ad copy restrictions

Can affiliates use the brand name in their url?

Potentially, sign off before going live is required.

Can affiliates use the brand name in the sub domain or directory url of their own website?

Potentially, sign off before going live is required.

Direct linking restrictions

Are affiliates allowed to send traffic directly to the Uniplaces site from the PPC space in the search engines, using the Uniplaces url as their display url?

No – no PPC/SEO practices across both desktop and mobile/tablet.

Which search engines does this apply to?

No – no PPC/SEO practices across both desktop and mobile/tablet.

If so, on which terms does this apply?

No – no PPC/SEO practices across both desktop and mobile/tablet.

Is this open to all affiliates or a closed group?

No – no PPC/SEO practices across both desktop and mobile/tablet.

Branding Guidelines

Do affiliates have to adhere to any branding guidelines, eg referring to the client in certain terms, using particular fonts, including any necessary information?

Yes, please provide visual before going live for sign off or use one of the available ads/creatives.

Creative Restrictions

Do affiliates have to display the most up to date logo at all times from the provided materials pack?

Yes, will be provided.

Copy Compliance

Are there any copy regulations that affiliates have to adhere to?

No, but prior to going live Uniplaces will need to sign off.

What is the turnaround time expected on any changes and what notice will be given?

Usually within 48 hours.

Deeplinking

Are affiliates permitted to deeplink to specific pages on the Uniplaces site?

No

Mobile Tracking

Do you have a mobile optimised website?

Yes

Will mobile sales be tracked/paid out to your affiliates?

Yes

Does your mobile site run on the same domain as your main site?

Yes

How are users redirected?

No redirection

Mobile applications

Have you placed our tracking in your mobile application?

There is no mobile application.

General

Regional restrictions

Are there any regions or territories that affiliates are not permitted to target?

Local affiliates should only target the region where they are representing Uniplaces.

Product information

What products on the Uniplaces site are being tracked?

Booking accommodation with payment included and confirmed by accommodation provider.

What products on Uniplaces site are being paid out on?

Booking accommodation with payment included and confirmed by accommodation provider.