Using products images

[AA250]

Hi

I registered recently at an Affiliate marketing platform, and I mailed them asking what is the images policy.
Can we use products images from merchants' websites on our social media and websites? They quickly answered
that is not up to them but up to merchants, and that they (merchants) usually allow that if it's fair use. I
have sent an e-mail to several major brands and shopping websites (it's fashion and accessories sector)
asking for permission to use their images, and nobody answered. What you suggest?

1. Do it anyway, without permission
2. Wait/seek permission indefinitely
3. Something else

Thanks for your answers

 

[Graybeard]

Read the terms of the Affiliate Agreement.
The part about what content and images you may use.

 

[T J Tutor]

I registered recently at an Affiliate marketing platform

What do you consider an Affiliate Marketing Platform? I ask because your description is that of an affiliate network or possibly a platform like ClickBank or Commission Junction.

Do it anyway, without permission

Absolutely NOT!

Read the terms of the Affiliate Agreement

Always the answer!

Any and all platforms, a company/brand affiliate program, a marketplace (ClickBank & CJ), affiliate networks, etc., all have a path to know what you can and cannot do to market products or services they make available to you.

As for using a brands copyrighted and/or trademarked images, you may only use them when they make them obviously available to you through the affiliate portal.

 

[AA250]

Read the terms of the Affiliate Agreement.
The part about what content and images you may use.

OK, i will read it again.

 

[AA250]

What do you consider an Affiliate Marketing Platform? I ask because your description is that of an affiliate network or possibly a platform like ClickBank or Commission Junction.

sovrn com

Absolutely NOT!

What's the alternative then? Point 2 or point 3?

 

[T J Tutor]

What's the alternative then? Point 2 or point 3?

Read the last sentence of my post!

 

[T J Tutor]

sovrn com

They are not in a position to inform you about an offers requirements.

 

[thelegend]

Well i think if you use a vendor image product and you promote his product then i dont find a reason to report you but dont take it for sure as the vendor maybe dont like how you promote his products and he report you thus making your content ban

 

[AA250]

Read the last sentence of my post!

I read the last sentence of your post, but if you can please make it even more clear to me: There is no point in asking brands and websites for permission to use images? Nobody does that?

 

[AA250]

As for using a brands copyrighted and/or trademarked images, you may only use them when they make them obviously available to you through the affiliate portal.

Which affiliate portals have obviously available images?

 

[T J Tutor]

I read the last sentence of your post, but if you can please make it even more clear to me: There is no point in asking brands and websites for permission to use images? Nobody does that?

Nobody does that.

Which affiliate portals have obviously available images?

Where ever your offer is being provided.