Advertising Policy

Last Updated: September 8, 2026

This Advertising Policy governs paid promotions, sponsored content, and advertising campaigns running on CertLynx. Advertisers also agree to the CertLynx Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

CertLynx manages and serves its advertising directly and does not use third-party advertising networks to deliver CertLynx ad placements. Ads may appear on the website and, when mobile advertising placements are launched, within the iOS and Android applications. Advertising may not be available on every surface at all times.

1. Eligible Advertisers

Advertising is reserved for organizations whose products or services are relevant to professional certification, career development, exam preparation, continuing education, or closely related professional-learning needs. CertLynx may approve or reject advertisers or campaigns at its discretion.

2. Prohibited Advertising

Ads must not promote illegal activity; deceptive or unsubstantiated exam, certification, employment, salary, or earnings claims; unlawful discrimination; cheating services, leaked or stolen exam material, impersonation, or third-party test-taking; sexual or exploitative content; content that exploits or endangers minors; or other products, services, or content prohibited by applicable law or CertLynx policies.

3. Creative and Disclosure Requirements

  • Claims about pass rates, salary outcomes, job placement, or measurable results must be accurate, supportable, and appropriately qualified.
  • Sponsored or paid content must be clearly identified where required.
  • Advertisers must have rights to all logos, trademarks, certification names, images, testimonials, and other protected material used.
  • Creative must accurately represent the destination, offer, product, or service.

4. Approval and Moderation

CertLynx reviews campaigns before they go live and may reject, pause, limit, or remove ads that violate this policy, create an unsafe or poor experience, conflict with Platform standards, or present legal, security, trust, or quality concerns. Repeated violations may result in advertiser restrictions or termination.

5. Billing and Refunds

Campaign charges are processed through Stripe or another provider made available by CertLynx. Refund eligibility is governed by campaign terms shown to the advertiser and applicable law.

6. Data, Targeting, and Advertiser Privacy Obligations

Advertisers may be able to target campaigns using certification interests and other broad audience criteria made available by CertLynx. CertLynx does not provide advertisers with individual users' personally identifiable information for ad targeting. Aggregated reporting such as impressions, clicks, and engagement may be provided.

Advertisers must comply with applicable privacy, data-protection, marketing, and advertising laws, including the GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other applicable requirements. Advertisers are responsible for notices, consents, legal bases, and obligations applying to data they independently collect through their own landing pages, forms, websites, or services.

CertLynx does not use third-party ad networks for behavioral advertising and does not provide personal information to external advertisers for their independent behavioral advertising profiles.

7. Website and Mobile Placement

Ad formats and placement may differ between website and mobile applications. The mobile feed does not currently display CertLynx advertising placements. If mobile placements are introduced, they will remain subject to this Advertising Policy.

8. Changes and Contact

We may update this Advertising Policy from time to time. Questions may be sent to advertising@certlynx.com.