Marks and Spencer Affiliate Program

The commission is rewarded on the following product categories: Womenswear, Menswear, Lingerie, Kidswear & Homeware


PPC Policy Definition :

If publishers promote you via PPC, will they be entitled to full commission? - Yes
If publishers directly link to your website from search engines, will they receive full commission? - No
If publishers use your brand name in their display URL, will they receive full commission? - No
If publishers use your brand name in their paid search title and description, will they receive full commission? - No
If publishers add your brand name into their negative keyword list, will they receive full commission? - Yes
If publishers display their ads when your brand name or variations of your brand name are entered as search keywords, will they receive full commission? (e.g. vodafone, voda fone) - No
If publishers display their ads when misspellings of your brand name are entered as search keywords will they receive full commission? (e.g. vodofone) - No
If publishers display their ads when your brand name and another word are entered as search keywords, will they receive full commission? (e.g. Vodafone Mobile) - No
Do you have a restricted group of publishers who can earn commission on sales generated by brand related terms? - No
For any agreed publisher paid search activity, will publishers be paid for sales generated from the following search engines? - Yes
Google, Yahoo, Bing, Other - Yes
Are there any specific search terms (keywords) where sales from publisher PPC ads will not be eligible to earn commission - Yes, marks and spencer, M&S, marksandspencer.us, M&S US, marks and spencer US, marks and spencer vouchers, etc.
If publishers place shopping ads on a search engine and link directly to your website, are they eligible to receive full commission? - Yes
If publishers place shopping ads on a search engine such as a Comparison Shopping Service (CSS), does this activity need to be tracked in a separate specific publisher account? - No

Branding Policy:

You agree not to alter any of the creative or text links available through the Affiliate Window interface.

Affiliates are to refrain from conducting PR relating to their relationship with Marks and Spencer, for instance affiliates must not suggest that they are 'in partnership' with Marks and Spencer. If there is any uncertainty please get in touch to clarify.In applying for the Marks and Spencer Affiliate programme you are confirming that you are not promoting the Marks and Spencer’s affiliate programme in inappropriate environments such as, but not limited to:

• Illegal material
• Any obscene or sexually explicit material
• Any violent, discriminatory, threatening or abusive material
• Any material which is blasphemous or defamatory in any way
• Any material that infringes the Intellectual Property of any third party
• File sharing
• P2P (or Peer to Peer)

You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for all materials that appear on your website/s.

In applying for the Marks and Spencer program you, the Publisher, are agreeing to the above terms and conditions.

Transaction Policy Definition :

Does the transaction value that commissions are paid on include VAT / sales tax? - Yes
Does the transaction value that commissions are paid on include delivery charges? - No
Does the transaction value that commissions are paid on include credit card fees? - No
Does the transaction value that commissions are paid on include gift wrapping or other service charges? - No
Are commissions not paid out on some products or product categories? - Yes, Made to Measure Shirts, Marks and Spencer Energy, Lunch to Go, Marks and Spencer Money, Marks and Spencer Travel Money, Marks and Spencer Travel Insurance, Gift Cards/Gift Vouchers, Household Electricals, Personalised Cards, Gift Experiences and Food

What reasons are commissions declined :

Order cancelled
Item was returned
Customer failed credit check
Breach of programme terms and conditions
Duplicate order
Item was out of stock
Other

Additional Allowed - Disallowed Media:


Community - Allowed
Content - Allowed
Search - Allowed
Behavioural Retargeting - Allowed
Media Brokers - Allowed
Are there any other restrictions that publishers need to consider? For example promoting adult content or age restricted products. - Yes