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Contact UsAffiliate Compliance
Police your affiliate program and stop affiliates from cannibalizing SEM traffic.
Automatically detect URL hijackers, improper ad copy, & brand bidders for fast enforcement.
Learn More About Affiliate Compliance
- How It Works
- Paid Search Monitoring
- Content Monitoring
- Implementation
Affiliate Compliance ensures that your paid search ads and landing pages align with your standards.
- SmartCrawler™ detection decloaks URL hijackers & improper ad copy
- Email enforcement letters and get alerts for fast action
- Stop affiliates from cannibalizing SEM traffic
- Ensure alignment with affiliate compliance rules
Paid Search Monitoring Finds Affiliate Violations on PPC & PLA Ads
Detection
Scans paid search ads by geo-targeting to look like real-people, using primary and retargeted ads.
Alerts
Get instantly alerted when new affiliate or partner violations occur.
Violation Types
Detects URL Hijacking, Brand Bidding, Ad Copy Abuse, Restricted Ranks, & Coupon Code Misuse.
Decloaking
Inspects links plus cross references with a large database of decloaked ID’s and domains.
Evidence & Enforcement
Screenshots of landing pages & search results are exportable via email, download, FTP, & API.
Reports & Dashboards
Show the success of affiliate compliance using SOV metrics, custom charts, and trends.
Content Monitoring Inspects Landing Pages for Offer Violations
Detection
Discovers & examines landing pages promoting your brand and offers.
Configurable Rules
Pass/fail rules applied to source code, headers, footers, page text, and navigable links.
Alerts
Get instantly alerted when new affiliate or partner page violations occur.
Case Management
Manage failed pages, set exclusion lists, make notes, & control re-examinations.
Evidence & Enforcement
Screenshots of marked-up landing pages, email out violations, & review page history.
Reports & Dashboards
View reports to gain valuable metrics by publisher and offer types.
Affiliate PPC Monitoring – Get Started!
It takes less than 10 minutes to add keywords and configure crawl targets.
You will need:
- Your list of brands to monitor
- Your target markets
- Rules from your program policy
- A session with our Affiliate Marketing specialist for set-up
Once set-up is complete, then sit back, relax, and enjoy the calm of the rest of your day. 
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Why Trust Us for Affiliate Monitoring?
Our affiliate compliance solution helps brands detect and prevent trademark misuse, unauthorized bidding, and policy violations across affiliate channels. Through real-time affiliate brand monitoring and detailed affiliate brand tracking, brands gain clear visibility into affiliate behavior across paid search and online placements. Enforce program rules, protect brand equity, and maintain scalable affiliate compliance with automated monitoring and reporting.
What Our Clients Say About Us
“The Search Monitor has been invaluable in tackling affiliate brand bidding, hijacking, and competitor trademark infringement, dramatically improving our team’s efficiency. Partnering with The Search Monitor has given us a competitive edge—helping us safeguard our brand, lower CPCs, and enforce compliance effortlessly. I highly recommend The Search Monitor to anyone serious about protecting their brand in paid search.”
Trip.com
“We have been using The Search Monitor for over 10 years in the USA, Europe, and other parts of the globe to support our clients’ search campaigns. The Search Monitor is a great all-around platform that includes SEM, SEO, and PLA insights all in one place.”
Kevin B., Chief Growth Officer, Jellyfish
“The main reason we started using The Search Monitor was to easily track and take action on unauthorized ads & Trademark use. In that respect it has become invaluable. What used to take an employee hours a week is now done automatically with even more detail and accuracy than we could ever have imagined. Our process has become much more efficient and effective by using The Search Monitor.”
Jennavieve L, Allstar Products Group
“We believe in the power of competitive intelligence and we’re excited to partner with The Search Monitor to bring a robust solution to our clients.”
House of Kaizen, A digital performance marketing agency
“We switched to The Search Monitor from another provider, and couldn’t be happier. The platform is easy to navigate and has all of the great data that we need. The support team has been responsive and helpful. We are really happy so far that we made the switch.”
Eric Seidelman, VP Performance Digital, Universal McCann
