Affiliate Marketing & Paid Media Policy

This policy applies to all affiliates, creators, partners, and third parties who promote Rho Nutrition, use Rho Nutrition referral links or codes, or receive compensation, commissions, or other consideration tied to referrals or sales.

Participation in any Rho Nutrition affiliate, referral, or partner program constitutes acceptance of this policy.

1. Prohibited Paid Media Activities

Affiliates are strictly prohibited from running any paid advertising that references Rho Nutrition or Rho Nutrition products without prior written approval from Rho Nutrition.

This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Search engine advertising (e.g., Google Ads, Bing Ads)

  • Paid social advertising (e.g., Meta, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube)

  • Display ads, native ads, retargeting, or programmatic placements

Affiliates may not use paid ads to drive traffic directly or indirectly to Rho Nutrition, including through redirects, landing pages, link shorteners, or affiliate tracking links.

2. Trademark and Brand Bidding Prohibition

Affiliates may not bid on, purchase, or target any Rho Nutrition trademarks or brand-related terms in any paid advertising channel.

Prohibited terms include, but are not limited to:

  • “Rho Nutrition”

  • “Rho”

  • Product names or product variations

  • Brand name misspellings or variations

  • Brand plus coupon, discount, review, or promo terms

  • Any keyword or targeting that could reasonably capture branded search intent

Affiliates may not use Rho Nutrition trademarks in ad headlines, ad copy, display URLs, creative assets, or metadata.

3. Impersonation and Consumer Confusion

Affiliates may not represent themselves as Rho Nutrition, imply official affiliation, or present ads, pages, or content in a way that could reasonably cause consumer confusion.

Affiliates may not:

  • Use “Rho Nutrition” as the advertiser name

  • Present ads as if they are placed by the brand

  • Use language suggesting official representation, ownership, or endorsement beyond an affiliate relationship

Any advertising or content that creates initial interest confusion or misrepresents the source of the promotion is prohibited.

4. FTC Disclosure Requirements

Affiliates must clearly and conspicuously disclose their material connection to Rho Nutrition in accordance with FTC Endorsement and Advertising Guidelines.

Disclosures must be:

  • Clear

  • Prominent

  • Placed close to the endorsement or link

  • Understandable to the average consumer

Disclosures may not be hidden, implied, or obscured by design, formatting, or placement.

5. Approval Requirement for Paid Media

Any paid media activity related to Rho Nutrition requires prior written approval from Rho Nutrition.

Approval requests must include:

  • Platform(s) to be used

  • Targeting strategy and keywords

  • Ad copy and creative

  • Destination URLs

  • Disclosure language

Approval is granted at Rho Nutrition’s sole discretion and may be revoked at any time.

6. Monitoring and Enforcement

Rho Nutrition reserves the right to monitor affiliate activity, traffic sources, and advertising behavior at any time.

If an affiliate is found to be in violation of this policy, Rho Nutrition may, at its sole discretion:

  • Withhold or reverse commissions

  • Disable affiliate links or codes

  • Terminate the affiliate relationship immediately

  • Take additional legal or platform enforcement action if necessary

Violations may result in retroactive commission forfeiture, including for sales generated prior to detection.

7. Policy Applies Regardless of Agreement Status

This policy applies regardless of whether the affiliate has signed a separate agreement.

Use of Rho Nutrition affiliate links, referral codes, or participation in any affiliate or referral activity constitutes acceptance of this policy.

8. Updates to This Policy

Rho Nutrition may update this policy at any time. Continued participation in affiliate or referral activity after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.