Dable Marketing Partners badge guidelines
The Dable Certified Partner and Dable Premier Partner badges are available to Dable Certified Partners and Dable Premier Partners, respectively. Dable Marketing Partners who have earned either badge can display it on their website (alongside other online properties), and marketing materials to demonstrate that Dable has recognized their company as a Certified Partner or Premier Partner. This article is a guide on how to use the badges.
Prior to starting
If your company is not a Certified Partner or Premier Partner, read the article - Introducing the Dable Marketing Partner ProgramΒ - to learn more about the requirements.
Guidelines
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Dable Marketing Partners must adhere to the badge usage guidelines outlined below. Failure to follow these guidelines is a violation of the Dable Marketing Partners Program.
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Only Certified Partners and Premier Partners are permitted to display the Certified Partner or Premier Partner badges.
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The Certified Partner or Premier Partner badges may not be used to imply a relationship or affiliation with Dable. The badge may not be used in any way that suggests Dable sponsors your company or endorses any of your products, services, or information.
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The badge may not be used in any way that suggests editorial content was written by or represents the views or opinions of Dable or Dable personnel.
Where to show the badges
Website
You may only display the Certified Partner or Premier Partner badge on your company website or the additional websites listed on your Company details page. You are not permitted to imitate the badge in any way on your company's or other websites.
 | You are not permitted to display the Dable Certified Partner or Premier Partner badge on all websites that disobey any rules and regulations, or otherwise goes against Dable's editorial guidelines. |
| Β | You are not permitted to display the Certified Partner or Premier Partner badges on any documents, including websites, that include or exhibit the following:
- Sexual content;
- Promotes gambling;
- Involves the sale of tobacco or alcohol to persons under 21 years of age. |
| You are not permitted to display the Certified Partner or Premier Partner badge on any materials, such as websites that promote Native Ad services, without clearly stating that Dable has not validated or endorsed those Native Ad services. |
Promotional materials
Your marketing materials must display either the Certified Partner badge or the Premier Partner badge to show that you have achieved the distinction of being recognized as a Certified Partner or a Premier Partner. No part of your marketing materials may in any way mimic the badge.
| You can display the badge on the following examples of marketing collateral:
- Emails;
- Presentation materials for clients;
- Resume. |
| The Dable Marketing Partner Program page must be linked whenever the Certified Partner or Premier Partner badges are displayed in online materials or emails. |
How to show the badges
Appearance
| As long as you keep the badge's aspect ratio and color scheme, you can resize the Certified Partner or Premier Partner badge to fit on your marketing materials. |
| As stated in the Dable Marketing Partner Badge Guidance for the Dable Marketing Partner Program, if you are using the Certified Partner or the Premier Partner badge on a webpage, you must maintain minimum spacing that is no less than 1/2 the height of the badge between each side of the badge and other graphic or textual elements on your webpage. |
| You must include your company logo alongside the Certified Partner or Premier Partner badge on all materials where you use the badge. |
| You cannot remove, distort, or alter the Certified Partner or the Premier Partner badge. |
| You cannot translate the badge or localize it into any other languages. |
| Your marketing materials, including your website, cannot prominently display the Certified Partner or Premier Partner badges in a way that makes them stand out more than your company's name or logo. |
| You cannot frame or mirror any Dable page (including the page that appears in response to a click on the Dable logo or Dable Content Discovery Widget). |
General principles
| The Certified Partner or Premier Partner badges, or any of their components, cannot be included in your business's logos or app/product icons. |
| The Certified Partner or Premier Partner badges cannot be attached to any promotional goods or items. |
| Β | You are not allowed to use the Certified Partner or Premier Partner badges in any way that Dable deems to be false, misleading, illegal, libelous, derogatory, obscene, and otherwise objectionable. |
| The Certified Partner badge and the Premier Partner badge are not permitted to be shown on invoices or any other business documents (ex. contracts). |
