I have been finding trademark poachers in several of the Team Loxly managed merchants, and both Viator and I police for trademark poachers in their program. Apparently one or two have slipped through by deceptive practices, so their commissions are being reversed throughout the day today.
Many of you have helped through the years by emailing me or PMing me information on trademark poachers, which I have always appreciated. I thank each of you for alerting me to the fact that there have been some affiliates that slipped by me. Since “Team Viator” (Team Loxly + Viator) has people working on the program literally around the world (New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Australia) we will be stepping up our efforts to catch and find affiliates that break the rules. We have enough “clean” affiliates that we want to protect them and their income from our program.
Viator has a very clear PPC and Direct to Merchant policy, we don’t allow it and if you are caught you lose the commissions you earned. No second chances. It is the responsibility of the PPC affiliates to know the rules for each of the merchants they promote, and the rules for Viator are not hidden or hard to understand. Here is a page where the rules are clearly defined.
