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The prohibition extends beyond the associate personally to anyone they influence, closing off self-referral commission schemes whether executed directly, indirectly, or through proxies such as friends, relatives, or employees.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is cut off after 'employees' with an ellipsis, suggesting the list of persons covered by the prohibition on permitting, requesting, or encouraging may be longer than what is quoted. The canonical claim reflects only what is explicitly present in the excerpt.
Amazon Associates prohibits associates and anyone they permit, request, or encourage — including friends, relatives, and employees — from purchasing Products or completing Bounty Event actions through the associate's Special Links.
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"You will not directly or indirectly purchase any Product(s) or take a Bounty Event action through Special Links, whether for your use or for the use of any other person or entity, and you will not permit, request or encourage any of your friends, relatives, employees...Excerpt from Amazon Associates's Program Policies
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The prohibition extends beyond the associate personally to anyone they influence, closing off self-referral commission schemes whether executed directly, indirectly, or through proxies such as friends, relatives, or employees.
Amazon Associates prohibits associates and anyone they permit, request, or encourage — including friends, relatives, and employees — from purchasing Products or completing Bounty Event actions through the associate's Special Links.
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