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Compliance Guidelines

No Paid Search
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​Affiliates are strictly prohibited from using any paid search to promote Kitsch products. This includes both branded and non-branded campaigns.
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Prohibited campaigns and methods include:

  • Google Search Ads

  • Microsoft/Bing Search Ads

  • Paid search on any other search engine or platform

  • Shopping campaigns

  • Dynamic Search Ads (DSAs)

  • Performance Max campaigns

  • Search arbitrage campaigns

Affiliates promoting Kitsch products must follow the compliance standards below to ensure all marketing remains accurate, non-misleading, and aligned with approved brand messaging.

Failure to comply may result in traffic being paused, commissions reversed, withheld payments, or removal from the offer.

There are no exceptions based on keyword selection, match type, negative keywords, or destination. Excluding Kitsch branded terms does not make a paid search campaign permissible.

Affiliates are also prohibited from targeting Kitsch branded terms in YouTube Ads and display campaigns.

Branded terms include Kitsch, My Kitsch, branded product names, coupon and discount terms, competitor-plus-Kitsch comparison terms, and all close variations, misspellings, abbreviations, and pluralizations.

Product Claims

All product claims must be truthful, substantiated, and consistent with the approved messaging found on the applicable product detail page (PDP).

Affiliates should focus on cosmetic and appearance-based benefits rather than medical or therapeutic outcomes. Kitsch products are cosmetic and personal care products and must not be promoted as treatments, cures, or medical solutions.

Prohibited Claims

  • Cures dandruff

  • Treats scalp conditions

  • Regrows hair

  • Permanently repairs damaged hair

  • Prevents hair loss

  • Reverses thinning hair

  • Heals or restores the scalp

  • Produces permanent hair transformation

Acceptable Messaging

Use product-appropriate, substantiated messaging such as:

  • “Helps reduce the appearance of…”

  • “Leaves hair feeling stronger”

  • “Hair looks visibly healthier”

  • “Helps improve the appearance of shine”

  • “Supports healthier-looking hair”

  • “Hair feels softer and smoother with regular use”

Formulation & Ingredient Claims

Affiliates must accurately describe formulations and avoid unsubstantiated ingredient claims.

Prohibited Claims

  • Chemical-free

  • All-natural

  • Detox

  • Toxin-free

  • Free from chemicals

Acceptable Messaging

When accurate and approved for the specific product, use messaging such as:

  • Clean formulation

  • Vegan

  • Cruelty-free

  • Made with thoughtfully chosen ingredients

Do not claim a product is sulfate-free unless that specific SKU has been verified.

Approved alternatives, when applicable to the product, include:

  • Gentle cleansing

  • Low-lather cleansing

  • Gentle cleansing formula

Affiliates are responsible for verifying individual product formulations before making ingredient-specific claims.

Results & Timelines

Affiliates may not guarantee specific results or promise timelines unless those claims have been approved and substantiated.

Claims Not Permitted Without Approval and Substantiation

  • Results in 7 days

  • Instant repair

  • Guaranteed results

  • Works after one use

  • Permanent improvement

Acceptable Messaging

Use product-appropriate, substantiated wording such as:

  • “With regular use”

  • “Helps improve the appearance of…”

  • “Hair feels…”

  • “Hair looks…”

  • “Designed to support healthier-looking hair”

Environmental Claims

Environmental messaging must remain factual and properly substantiated. Only use claims approved for the specific product being promoted.

Product-specific claims may include, where approved and substantiated:

  • Plastic-free packaging

  • Water-saving concentrated formula

Avoid broad or unsubstantiated environmental claims such as:

  • Eco-friendly

  • Completely sustainable

  • Environmentally harmless

  • Zero environmental impact

  • Green product

Shampoo & Conditioner Bars

Use only the substantiated replacement statement shown on the applicable product page.

For example, “One bar replaces up to 2 bottles of liquid shampoo” may be used only if approved for that SKU.

Do not generalize product-specific claims across the entire Kitsch catalog.

Rice Tein NPNF® Claims

For products formulated with Rice Tein NPNF®, the following approved claims may be used exactly as substantiated:

  • “Formulated with Rice Tein NPNF®, clinically proven to increase hair volume and improve the appearance of natural shine in just 5 washes¹.”

  • “Rice Tein NPNF® has been shown to increase hair volume by 20% after 5 washes.”

Do not alter these statements or extend them to products that do not contain Rice Tein NPNF®. Include the applicable supporting footnote or disclosure from the approved product messaging when using a claim marked with a footnote.

Creative & Brand Representation

All promotional materials must accurately represent the Kitsch brand.

Creative must:

  • Feature a diverse range of hair types

  • Include multiple hair textures and curl patterns

  • Avoid focusing exclusively on one hair type

  • Maintain a warm, inclusive, and encouraging tone

Affiliates must not use fear-based, shame-based, or insecurity-driven messaging about hair.

Always refer to the brand as Kitsch.

Do not use variations such as:

  • Kitch

  • Kitschy

  • Other misspellings or abbreviations

Use current product names exactly as provided by the brand.

Creative Updates & Approval

Affiliates must notify their Account Manager before updating creative to reflect:

  • Formula changes

  • Packaging updates

  • Product claim changes

  • New approved messaging

Do not publish revised claims until approval has been received.

Enforcement

Violations of these guidelines may result in:

  • Immediate traffic suspension

  • Required removal or correction of non-compliant content

  • Commission reversals on non-compliant traffic

  • Withheld payments

  • Removal from the Kitsch campaign

  • Permanent removal from future Kitsch promotions within the GiddyUp Network

Affiliates are responsible for ensuring all advertisements, landing pages, videos, emails, social posts, and other promotional materials accurately reflect approved Kitsch messaging and comply with these standards before launch.

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