Blackflag Sets €5K and €10K Penalties for Affiliate Advertising Breaches

According to the current terms, the penalties can be deducted permanently from amounts otherwise payable to the affiliate. Blackflag can also place all commission payments on hold immediately while identified problems are being corrected.

Two Breaches Can Put €15K at Risk

The financial exposure appears to be larger than the individual headline figures suggest. Two identified breaches would put €15,000 of commission at risk before the full-forfeiture provision attached to a third breach comes into play.

The policy covers more than misleading ads. Blackflag lists content involving public figures, unauthorized images of real people, religion, minors, pornography, vulnerable groups, military themes, violence, drugs and alcohol, and tragic events among prohibited areas.

It also leaves room beyond that list. Content considered damaging to the advertiser’s reputation, brand integrity or business interests can fall under the restriction as well.

Termination Clause Goes Further

A separate section gives Blackflag broader powers. The agreement can be terminated immediately and without notice for a breach of any term, the program’s instructions on where or to whom marketing may be shown, or applicable law.

In that situation, the terms say the affiliate loses entitlement to commissions regardless of how they accrued.

What the Previous Terms Said

A 15M comparison with a Wayback snapshot captured on April 10, 2026 shows that the advertising policy already existed, but the fixed monetary penalties did not.

Blackflag’s Advertising Policy in the April 10, 2026 archive

In that archived version, Blackflag reserved the right to withhold commissions or limit an affiliate’s participation in the program.

Archived clause 9.3 allowed commission holds but listed no fixed penalties

Affiliates May Need to Watch the Live Terms

There is one awkward point in the current document. Blackflag says material changes should be emailed to affiliates at least five days before publication.

Further down, however, the terms also say they may be changed without prior notice or consent, with the version posted on the website taking effect immediately.

So the safest reference may be the page itself rather than an old copy saved by an affiliate. That matters when comparing terms across different affiliate programs, especially where commission balances are directly exposed to compliance penalties.