Compliance Violations Criteria
| Category | Sub-category | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Compliance | Ensures adherence to FTC regulations and guidelines governing advertising, marketing, and business practices. It focuses on preventing deceptive, unfair, or fraudulent practices in the promotion of products and services. Emphasizes transparency, accurate disclosures, and ethical conduct to protect consumer interests and maintain trust in the marketplace. | |
| FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Compliance | Misleading or Exaggerated Claims | Ensures that all claims made in advertisements, endorsements, reviews, or promotions are accurate, verifiable, and not deceptive. Emphasizes compliance with FTC guidelines to prevent deceptive practices and maintain consumer trust. |
| FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Compliance | Testimonials and Endorsements | Focuses on ensuring the truthful and transparent use of testimonials and endorsements in marketing and promotional materials. Requires that all endorsements reflect genuine experiences, reviews, or endorsements are not misleading, and any material connections between endorsers and the company are clearly disclosed. Promotes compliance with FTC guidelines to prevent deceptive practices and maintain consumer trust. |
| FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Compliance | Misleading or Exaggerated Content | Focuses on identifying and mitigating content that could mislead or exaggerate the benefits, features, or outcomes of products and services. Ensures that all claims are substantiated, accurate, and presented in a manner that does not create false impressions. Promotes adherence to regulatory standards to safeguard consumer trust and prevent deceptive or exaggerated claims. |
| FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Compliance | Kids oriented content (COPPA compliance violations) | Focuses on ensuring adherence to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in the creation and promotion of content aimed at children under 13. Requires that personal information is collected, used, and disclosed in compliance with regulatory standards, with appropriate parental consent where necessary. Emphasizes protecting children's privacy and preventing deceptive or unethical practices in marketing and online interactions. |
| FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Compliance | Copyright Compliance | Creators must ensure their content adheres to copyright laws and YouTube's copyright policies. Videos should not include copyrighted materials such as music, video clips, or images without appropriate permission or licensing. Fair use may apply in certain cases, such as commentary, criticism, or transformative works, but creators should clearly document their rationale to avoid disputes. Misuse of copyrighted content can result in content strikes, demonetization, or video removal. |
| Financial (FINRA, TILA, Regulation N) Compliance | Ensures adherence to regulations, including FINRA guidelines, the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), and Regulation N. Focuses on ensuring that influencers comply with essential criteria for transparent and accurate financial disclosures, and ethical marketing of financial products and services. By promoting transparency, ethical practices, and legal compliance in the provision of financial advice, and adherence to anti-touting and anti-fraud provisions. The framework protects trust and prevents deceptive or unfair consumer practices in financial promotions. | |
| Financial (FINRA, TILA, Regulation N) Compliance | Partnership Non-disclosures | Influencers must clearly disclose paid partnerships, sponsorships, or material connections with brands. This includes using visible hashtags like #ad or direct statements in content, ensuring disclosures are prominent and not buried in captions or at the end of posts. |
| Financial (FINRA, TILA, Regulation N) Compliance | Partnership non-disclosures in Financial Promotions | Focuses on ensuring the transparent disclosure of partnerships, affiliations, or sponsorships in the marketing of financial products and services. Requires that all material relationships are clearly and conspicuously disclosed. Emphasizes compliance with regulatory standards to maintain consumer trust and prevent deceptive practices. |
| Financial (FINRA, TILA, Regulation N) Compliance | Performance Figures | Focuses on ensuring the accurate and transparent presentation of performance figures in the marketing of financial products and services. Requires that all performance data, projections, and historical returns are clearly disclosed, verifiable, and not misleading. Emphasizes compliance with regulatory standards to provide consumers with a fair and balanced understanding of financial performance. |
| Financial (FINRA, TILA, Regulation N) Compliance | Comparative and Hypothetical Statements | Focuses on ensuring the accuracy and fairness of comparative and hypothetical statements in the promotion of financial products and services. Requires that comparisons are based on factual, verifiable data and that hypothetical scenarios are clearly labeled, realistic, and not misleading. Emphasizes transparency and compliance with regulatory standards to prevent deceptive claims and provide consumers with a balanced perspective. |
| Financial (FINRA, TILA, Regulation N) Compliance | Reference to FINRA Membership | Incorrect or misleading statements about FINRA membership, implying approval or endorsement by FINRA. |
| Financial (FINRA, TILA, Regulation N) Compliance | Personalized Advice Limitations | Focuses on ensuring the responsible disclosure and transparency by disclosing any limitations or constraints in the personalized financial advice provided to consumers. Requires that any tailored recommendations are based on a thorough understanding of the consumer's financial situation, needs, and objectives, while avoiding misleading or overly optimistic guidance. Emphasizes adherence to regulatory standards to safeguard consumer trust and promote ethical practices in financial advising. |
| Healthcare (FDA, HIPAA, Anti-kickback statute, etc.) Compliance | Ensures adherence to the healthcare industry, including FDA guidelines, HIPAA privacy and security rules, and the Anti-Kickback Statute. Focuses on promoting adherence to regulatory standards and ethical marketing of healthcare products. This category focuses on safeguarding patient data, ensuring accurate product descriptions, responsible marketing to avoid illegal practices in healthcare-related communications. | |
| Healthcare (FDA, HIPAA, Anti-kickback statute, etc.) Compliance | Personal Health Information (PHI) | Focuses on preventing the unauthorized disclosure of protected health information (PHI) in accordance with HIPAA regulations. Requires that PHI is disclosed only with proper authorization and for permissible purposes, safeguarding patient privacy and confidentiality. Emphasizes adherence to standards to prevent unauthorized disclosures and maintain trust in healthcare communications and practices. |
| Healthcare (FDA, HIPAA, Anti-kickback statute, etc.) Compliance | Potentially Misleading Information | Focuses on preventing the dissemination of information that could mislead consumers about healthcare products, services, or outcomes. Ensures that all claims are accurate, substantiated, and presented in a manner that avoids creating false impressions. Promotes compliance with healthcare regulations to protect consumers and uphold ethical standards in healthcare communications. |
| Healthcare (FDA, HIPAA, Anti-kickback statute, etc.) Compliance | Non-approved Product Use | Focuses on ensuring compliance with regulations governing the promotion and communication of product uses that have not been approved by the FDA or other regulatory bodies. Prohibits marketing or suggesting off-label uses that lack proper authorization and substantiation. Promotes adherence to legal and ethical standards to safeguard consumer safety and trust in healthcare communications. |
| Healthcare (FDA, HIPAA, Anti-kickback statute, etc.) Compliance | Personalized Advice | Focuses on ensuring the accuracy, transparency, and compliance of healthcare communications. Requires that advice is tailored to the individual's specific circumstances and needs, avoiding deceptive or exaggerated claims. Promotes adherence to FTC guidelines to maintain consumer trust and support ethical advisory practices. |
| Healthcare (FDA, HIPAA, Anti-kickback statute, etc.) Compliance | Non-accessible content | Focuses on ensuring that all healthcare-related content is accessible to individuals with disabilities, including compliance with regulations such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Requires the use of inclusive design practices, including readable text, alternative formats, and assistive technology compatibility. Promotes equal access to information, fostering inclusivity and compliance with accessibility standards. |
| Healthcare (FDA, HIPAA, Anti-kickback statute, etc.) Compliance | Clinical Inaccuracy | Focuses on identifying and preventing the dissemination of inaccurate or unsubstantiated clinical information in healthcare communications. Ensures that all medical claims, data, and references are evidence-based, peer-reviewed, and compliant with regulatory standards. Promotes consumer safety and trust by upholding the accuracy and reliability of clinical content. |
| Healthcare (FDA, HIPAA, Anti-kickback statute, etc.) Compliance | Ethical Content Standards | All content must uphold ethical standards by avoiding false or exaggerated claims, misleading tactics, or unapproved health claims. Key Points: Ensure all information shared is truthful, well-substantiated, and consistent with the laws governing healthcare promotions. |
| TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) Compliance | Focuses on regulations governing the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) concerning the marketing, advertising, and promotion of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. This category emphasizes compliance with labeling requirements, advertising restrictions, and content guidelines to avoid deceptive practices and ensure ethical, and legally compliant content in the influencer marketing space. It emphasizes accuracy in product claims, and preventing deceptive or illegal marketing to avoid underage targeting, and adherence to alcohol and tobacco advertising laws. | |
| TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) Compliance | Labeling Accuracy | Focuses on ensuring all labeling of alcohol and tobacco products complies with TTB requirements, including accurate representation of product type, alcohol content, health warnings, and other mandated disclosures. Labels must not mislead consumers or omit required information. Key Points: Verify alcohol percentage and product descriptions. Ensure inclusion of government-mandated health warnings. Avoid unapproved claims about health benefits or effects. |
| TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) Compliance | Advertising Content Compliance | Focuses on ensuring that advertisements adhere to TTB rules, avoiding false or misleading claims and complying with restrictions on content such as health claims or unverified statements about product origin or quality. Key Points: Prohibit claims suggesting alcohol or tobacco use has health benefits. Avoid misleading statements about the product's origin or manufacturing. Ensure geographic origin claims are substantiated. |
| TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) Compliance | Youth Targeting Prevention | Ensures that advertising and promotions are not directed at underage audiences. Content must avoid themes, characters, or imagery that appeal to minors and ensure that advertising platforms predominantly reach adult audiences. Key Points: Avoid child-friendly visuals, such as cartoons or bright colors. Ensure marketing occurs only in contexts where the majority audience is over the legal drinking or smoking age. Restrict sponsorships and endorsements that may attract minors. |
| TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) Compliance | Health and Safety Messaging | Ensures all required health and safety messages are displayed prominently in marketing materials, especially promotions with alcohol and tobacco use. Key Points: Prominently display legally required health warnings. Avoid minimizing risks or presenting consumption as harmless. Ensure disclaimers are clear, conspicuous, and legible. |
| TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) Compliance | Social Responsibility in Marketing | Encourages responsible messaging to avoid promoting excessive or irresponsible consumption of alcohol or tobacco. Focuses on maintaining ethical standards in advertisements. Key Points: Prohibit promotions that encourage binge drinking or smoking. Avoid using language that glorifies intoxication or dependency. Promote messages of moderation. |
| TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) Compliance | Product Packaging Compliance | Focuses on ensuring that product packaging aligns with TTB standards, including prohibition of misleading graphics and text. Packaging must accurately reflect the product and not include restricted elements like unverified health claims. Key Points: Ensure packaging complies with TTB labeling rules. Avoid packaging that could mislead consumers about the product's safety or effects. Include mandatory information such as tax class, net contents, and origin details. |
| TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) Compliance | Sponsorship and Event Promotion Standards | Regulates promotions involving sponsorships or events to ensure compliance with TTB guidelines and avoid associations with inappropriate themes or demographics. Key Points: Avoid sponsorship of events primarily targeting underage audiences. Ensure promotional messaging aligns with TTB's advertising and marketing guidelines. Prohibit distributing free samples to minors. |
| TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) Compliance | Digital and Social Media Advertising | Ensures compliance with TTB advertising regulations in the digital space, including proper disclosures and avoiding practices that target minors. Focuses on ensuring that influencers and online marketers adhere to transparency and accuracy standards. Key Points: Ensure that influencers disclose sponsorships and comply with FTC guidelines. Avoid using social media trends or challenges that may appeal to minors. Ensure age-gated access for digital campaigns when applicable. |
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