As a Dermatica affiliate partner, you are required to adhere to our terms and agree to comply with our regulations to ensure the safe promotion of medical services. Below is a guide to our terms:
Affiliate Payment
You will earn for every paid and approved order made using your exclusive affiliate code for our skincare program
An approved order undergoes independent review by our clinical team to ensure customer eligibility.
For details on payment withdrawal, refer to the AWIN guide.
Inactivity for 6+ months reserves Dermatica the right to remove you from the program
Affiliate Compliance
You can only share your affiliate code to promote Dermatica, it may not be used to promote anything else.
You must share all social profiles and channels where you will promote Dermatica’s services
You must comply with advertising regulations:
Do not mention Prescription Only Medicines (POMs) such as Tretinoin or Adapalene in content, hashtags, your account handle, or description when promoting Dermatica.
You must focus on promoting our Dermatology service service/solutions without specific mention to the ingredients.
This is in line with UK advertising regulations and UK laws which prohibits advertising Prescription Only Medicines to the public, any violation of these laws will result in corrective action. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the governing body responsible for enforcing these regulations and they may choose to prosecute any legal breaches. For further information on advertising regulations, please refer to the MHRA Blue Guide.
Affiliate Non-Compliance
Non-compliant content, accounts, and publishers will be notified of the compliance breach and given 12 hours to rectify the issue.
If the issue is not rectified or the participating member does not wish to rectify the issue, this will result in removal from the programme and suspension of payment during the non-compliant period.
We are committed to creating a community that shares safe and transparent content to support others on their journey. We understand that it can be difficult to know what is compliant/not, we are here to help you at any stage during your time on our programme. Please reach out to us if you are unsure at any point in regards to content compliance.
Compliance Guidelines
Here are the key DOs and DON’Ts to help you promote Dermatica responsibly:
✅ Use Clear Disclosure - Always include “Ad – Affiliate” in the description #affdermatica
| Don’ts 🚫 | Instead ✅ |
| Name specific ingredients, e.g. tretinoin or adapalene (this includes visuals of the ingredients listed on the bottle). | Use terms such as ‘retinoids’ or ‘powerful actives’
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| Prescription/Prescription treatment | Use terms such as ‘Personalised Formula’, ‘Personalised Formula Plan’ or ‘Personalised Service’ |
| Prescription ingredients | Use terms such as: Personalised Ingredients Evidence Backed Ingredients Effective Ingredients Ingredients you can’t get over the counter Science backed
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Mentions of using the personalised formula in the morning
| Our personalised formulas are for evening use only
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Custom made / Custom formula / Custom journey | Personalised formula / Personalised journey |
Dermatologists | Dermatology team |
Efficacy or Efficacious | Effective / Evidence backed / Evidence based / |
Clinically Proven | Evidence backed / Evidence based / Science backed |
Guarantee treatment, e.g. ‘To access acne treatments, use Dermatica’. | Call to action e.g. ‘complete your free consultation’. |
Guarantee results, e.g. ‘You are guaranteed to see results in 6 weeks’
| ‘You can see results in as little as 6 weeks’ |
We’re here to help support you in adhering to these guidelines. For any questions, please reach out to affiliates@dermatica.com
