The social network Facebook offers companies a fantastic opportunity for a large group of people to become familiar with the company's products and services. A promotional action is set up in no time. But watch out: Facebook maintains strict rules. All activities organised via Facebook must be reported and approved in advance. Facebook also has specific guidelines such as the Promotions Guidelines and Advertising Guidelines. It is also significant that Facebook must be indemnified: in no way may the impression be created that Facebook supports the action. And for every participant who provides data as part of the action it must be clear that these are going to the advertiser and not to Facebook.
Parts or functions of Facebook may not be used as a registration mechanism for the promotional action. For example it is not permitted that 1) merely by liking a page, 2) by checking in at a certain location or 3) by connecting to Facebook using an app you are suddenly participating in a promotional action. Consent must first be given via a separate action. You may also not use a Facebook function as a condition for participation in an action. You may not use the Like button to vote and the winner may not be published on the Facebook page. Facebook is also particularly strict with regard to its intellectual property. According to the Facebook rules you may not use any other function, trademark, pictorial logo or brand name (including the word ‘Facebook’!) or Facebook icon in the promotional material for the action (except to indemnify Facebook). Strictly speaking, according to the rules of Facebook you may not even say: go to our Facebook page and participate… And Facebook does not want that the well known ‘Like’ button is used (on Facebook) in ones own advertising. Briefly put, there are a large number of rules to watch out for.
Daan van Eek
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The social network Facebook offers companies a fantastic opportunity for a large group of people to become familiar with the company's products and services. A promotional action is set up in no time. But watch out: Facebook maintains strict rules. All activities organised via Facebook must be reported and approved in advance. Facebook also has specific guidelines such as the Promotions Guidelines and Advertising Guidelines. It is also significant that Facebook must be indemnified: in no way may the impression be created that Facebook supports the action. And for every participant who provides data as part of the action it must be clear that these are going to the advertiser and not to Facebook.
Parts or functions of Facebook may not be used as a registration mechanism for the promotional action. For example it is not permitted that 1) merely by liking a page, 2) by checking in at a certain location or 3) by connecting to Facebook using an app you are suddenly participating in a promotional action. Consent must first be given via a separate action. You may also not use a Facebook function as a condition for participation in an action. You may not use the Like button to vote and the winner may not be published on the Facebook page. Facebook is also particularly strict with regard to its intellectual property. According to the Facebook rules you may not use any other function, trademark, pictorial logo or brand name (including the word ‘Facebook’!) or Facebook icon in the promotional material for the action (except to indemnify Facebook). Strictly speaking, according to the rules of Facebook you may not even say: go to our Facebook page and participate… And Facebook does not want that the well known ‘Like’ button is used (on Facebook) in ones own advertising. Briefly put, there are a large number of rules to watch out for.
Daan van Eek