Affiliate Programme Terms and Conditions
Programme Restrictions
Unless explicitly authorised otherwise by Skintique Limited, the following Programme restrictions apply:
Affiliates are not permitted to purchase, own or bid on any domain names with the word ‘Skintique’ or misspellings of ‘Skintique’ in the URL. For example, www.skinteque.co.uk
Affiliates must not include Advertiser Brand Terms, or misspelt variations, in the sub-domain of their website’s URL. For example, http://skintique.affiliate.com
Affiliates may use correctly spelt Advertiser Brand Terms after the domain of their website’s URL. For example, http://www.affiliate.com/skintique
Affiliates are not allowed to register the brand name or any variation on any social media platform. This includes combinations like brand + generic word/sentence or generic word/sentence + brand. This is a direct breach of Awin’s Terms, specifically Section 7 (Intellectual Property Rights).
Affiliates must not post on any official Skintique/Skintique Retail social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X) to divert traffic to their site.
Direct linking to the advertiser’s website via paid social media ads is strictly prohibited.
Violations may result in zero commissions and suspension from the programme.
PPC Policy
No commissions will be paid for paid search activity on brand terms without prior approval. This includes misspellings, permutations, and broad matches of the following terms:
Restricted Brand Terms for PPC & CSS:
Skintique.co.uk
Skintique
Skintique offers
Skintique vouchers
Skintique voucher codes
Skintique discount codes
Skintique codes
CSS Policy:
All CSS partners must receive explicit approval from Skintique before bidding begins. Unauthorized activity may lead to commission decline and programme suspension.
Use only Awin-provided product feeds. Scraping the Skintique.co.uk site is prohibited.
Standard shopping activity is allowed. Performance Max campaigns must not be used without prior permission. Any breach may result in 0% commission.
CSS partners must negatively match brand terms and comply with all program conditions. For clarification or approval, email: hello@skintique.co.uk
Subnetworks
Skintique works only with transparent subnetworks. Full traffic source disclosure is mandatory.
Discount Codes
Affiliates must only promote voucher/discount codes provided directly via the affiliate platform or Skintique’s affiliate manager.
Usage of unauthorised codes may lead to withheld commissions or suspension.
Expired codes must be clearly marked as expired or removed entirely.
Follow IAB Voucher Code Guidelines
Toolbar Affiliates
Toolbar publishers must separate toolbar tracking and allow Skintique control over featured promotions.
Social Content Creators
All social posts using affiliate links must be ASA compliant. Use #ad on Instagram Stories and similar platforms.
Refer to Awin's Paid for Advertising page for more.
Email Marketing
All email campaigns must be approved by the Skintique team via hello@skintique.co.uk.
Linking
Deep linking is allowed to offers or categories on Skintique.co.uk.
I-frames
Use of iframes or masked URLs for the Skintique website is prohibited.
De-duplication Policy
Affiliate sales are de-duplicated against the following sources:
PPC Brand
PPC Generic
Email Marketing
Direct Partnerships
Price Comparison
Display & Retargeting Ads
Other Affiliate Networks
CSS partners
Skintique Loyalty & Referral Scheme
Skintique Loyalty & Referral Scheme
Customers can earn credit for referring new buyers.
If a referral link/code is used first, then followed by an affiliate click within 1 day, the referral gets credit.
If more than 1 day has passed and no referral code is used, the affiliate will be credited.
Affiliate Approvals
All affiliate websites are reviewed upon sign-up. Non-functional or blank sites will be rejected.
Validations
Commissions are validated after 29 days.
Returns and cancellations may result in reversed commissions.
Creative Guidelines
Do not edit Skintique banners, images, or text links without written approval.
Do not hardcode banners to ensure they remain updated.
For special creatives, contact: hello@skintique.co.uk
We look forward to collaborating with affiliate partners to grow Skintique Retail and its exciting range of brands.
Best wishes,
Kate, Tony, and the Skintique Retail Team
