Is it possible to run Blank Checkouts or Ecom Sweeps Legally?

See the question. Is it possible or will you always be taking a legal risk by running these types of offers?

As an affiliate, you technically have no say in what they do in the backend.

You can run it legally if you ship your products, but 99% of ppl that run blanks dont..

Blank policies indicate that customers are participating in sweepstakes or a chance to win the product, never guaranteeing the products will be shipped in the first place.

It treads between the lines of legal and illegal, somewhere in the grey area.

Exercise caution

startecx said:

As an affiliate, you technically have no say in what they do in the backend.

You can run it legally if you ship your products, but 99% of ppl that run blanks dont..

Blank policies indicate that customers are participating in sweepstakes or a chance to win the product, never guaranteeing the products will be shipped in the first place.

It treads between the lines of legal and illegal, somewhere in the grey area.

Exercise caution

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Generally the advertiser should be willing to help with legal compliance on these. If they can't I'd be wary.

If the affiliate chooses to push the boundaries that's their call but I would ask for guidance from the advertiser to at least get an idea of what's "allowed" vs. what's not. And I don't mean Meta Ad Policies, I mean government/legal laws and consumer protections and such. If an advertiser can't offer at least some guidance then I'd be concerned whether they'd turn on affiliates if some things went south

You can try SOI/DOI Offers they are much more better & cleaner.

I don't see any risk. The transaction happens on the offer page where lots of policies are placed. I believe the advertisers must got a leagual department to handle all the risks.

startecx said:

As an affiliate, you technically have no say in what they do in the backend.

You can run it legally if you ship your products, but 99% of ppl that run blanks dont..

Blank policies indicate that customers are participating in sweepstakes or a chance to win the product, never guaranteeing the products will be shipped in the first place.

It treads between the lines of legal and illegal, somewhere in the grey area.

Exercise caution

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that's why MIDS are harder to get these days.

startecx said:

Blank policies indicate that customers are participating in sweepstakes or a chance to win the product, never guaranteeing the products will be shipped in the first place.

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this pretty much sum it up