{"id":158536,"date":"2021-06-12T07:53:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T11:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petclassifieds.com\/?page_id=158536"},"modified":"2024-12-13T09:08:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:08:00","slug":"ad-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petclassifieds.com\/ad-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Ad Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To ensure a fair, safe, and trustworthy environment for all users, the following guidelines must be observed when posting ads:<\/p>\n

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Ads & Accounts<\/h4>\n

– Each ad requires a unique title and photo
\n– Only one ad per pet<\/strong>, service, or search allowed
\n– Pets must be listed in their current location
\n<\/strong>– Listed pets must be currently available<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Not Permitted and Considered SPAM:
\n<\/strong>– Duplicate ads<\/strong>\u00a0for the same pet or purpose
\n– Deleting and reposting ads for advantage
\n– Ads listed in multiple locations<\/strong> (states)
\n– Same ads listed across multiple accounts
\n– Multiple accounts<\/strong> for the same user or business
\n– Deleting and recreating accounts for advantage<\/p>\n

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Content<\/h4>\n

– Be honest (no false statements, no omission)
\n– No mispricing<\/strong> (‘Free’, ‘$1’, ‘$0’ \u279c no fee)
\n– No sick pets<\/strong> unless explicitly stated
\n– Only supported ad topics
\n– Only English, grammatically correct
\n– No URLs\/ Domains\/ Phone\/ Emails in ad titles
\n– No links or promo of competing websites\/apps
\n– No low-quality ads with zero information
\n– No affiliate marketing
\n– No fundraising
\n– No pets located abroad<\/strong>
\n– No listing of protected species
\n<\/strong>– Compliance with local laws required<\/p>\n

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Images<\/h4>\n

– One clear image required<\/strong>
\n(no blur\/distortion\/screenshots)
\n– Pets: Quality pet picture needed
\n(clear, well-lit, complete pet)
\n– No text\/ color markings \/logos \/ icons<\/strong>
\non first picture (serving as thumbnail)<\/strong>
\n– No visible genitals on first picture
\n– No stock photos\/ stolen images
\n– No pictures of children
\n– No AI-generated images<\/p>\n

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Violation Consequences:
\n<\/strong>– Ad rejection or removal<\/p>\n

Actions That May Lead to Immediate Account Suspension:<\/strong>
\n– Posting ads in multiple locations (states)
\n– Posting the same ad across multiple accounts
\n– Operating multiple accounts
\n– Fundraising
\n– Advertising pets located abroad
\n– Pretending stolen photos show the listed pet
\n– Advertising protected species
\n– Posting ads on non-pet-related topics<\/p>\n

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We encourage all users to review and adhere to these guidelines to ensure a positive experience for all. If you have any questions or need clarification, please contact our support team<\/a><\/p>\n

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[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1713999644886{margin-top: 50px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″][vc_column_text] To ensure a fair, safe, and trustworthy environment for all users, the following guidelines must be observed when posting ads: [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text css=””] Ads & Accounts – Each ad requires a unique title and photo – Only one ad per pet, service, or search allowed – Pets must […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-158536","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petclassifieds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petclassifieds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petclassifieds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petclassifieds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petclassifieds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158536"}],"version-history":[{"count":58,"href":"https:\/\/petclassifieds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3142099,"href":"https:\/\/petclassifieds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158536\/revisions\/3142099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petclassifieds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}