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The prohibition covers any form of benefit, however structured, meaning associates cannot create referral reward schemes, cashback arrangements, or any other incentive program tied to Special Link clicks.
Amazon Associates prohibits associates from providing any benefit to anyone in exchange for using Special Links, covering a broad range of incentive types explicitly including monetary, point-based, and charitable forms.
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You may not display any personal contact, banking, or peer-to-peer payment information, whether in relation to you or any other person (for example, names, home addresses or postcodes, telephone numbers, email addresses, URLs, credit/debit card...)
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"You will not offer any person or entity any consideration, reward, or incentive (including any money, rebate, discount, points, donation to charity or other organization, or other benefit) for using Special Links.Excerpt from Amazon Associates's Program Policies
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The prohibition covers any form of benefit, however structured, meaning associates cannot create referral reward schemes, cashback arrangements, or any other incentive program tied to Special Link clicks.
Amazon Associates prohibits associates from providing any benefit to anyone in exchange for using Special Links, covering a broad range of incentive types explicitly including monetary, point-based, and charitable forms.
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