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Using Amazon quotes on affiliate site

by matt5409
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Hi all

I've had a look around for this but couldnt find an answer - do you know if it is allowed to include a customer review of an Amazon product on your own affiliate site?

I don't see any issues but you never know!

Thanks
#affiliate #amazon #quotes #site
  • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
    Originally Posted by matt5409 View Post

    Hi all

    I've had a look around for this but couldn't find an answer - do you know if it is allowed to include a customer review of an Amazon product on your own affiliate site?

    I don't see any issues but you never know!

    Thanks
    Only if you're promoting the product through Amazon, otherwise it's a copyright violation.

    You can't steal user reviews from the Amazon site to sell the same product through a different vendor.
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    • Profile picture of the author matt5409
      Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

      Only if you're promoting the product through Amazon, otherwise it's a copyright violation.

      You can't steal user reviews from the Amazon site to sell the same product through a different vendor.
      yea that makes sense. i've lifted it off the amazon product and put it on my own page (which advertises that product)

      thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author Rezbi
      Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

      Only if you're promoting the product through Amazon, otherwise it's a copyright violation.

      You can't steal user reviews from the Amazon site to sell the same product through a different vendor.
      Just wondering: Does it actually say that on amazon?
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      • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
        Originally Posted by Rezbi View Post

        Just wondering: Does it actually say that on amazon?
        Yes, it does...

        From this page:

        Amazon.com Help: Conditions of Use

        LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS
        Amazon grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of Amazon. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of Amazon. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Amazon without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing Amazon's name or trademarks without the express written consent of Amazon. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by Amazon. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of Amazon.com so long as the link does not portray Amazon, or its products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any Amazon logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.
        From the Associates Agreement:

        11. Limited License

        Subject to the terms of this Operating Agreement and solely for the limited purposes of advertising Products on, and directing end users to, the Amazon Site in connection with the Program, we hereby grant you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to (a) copy and display the Content solely on your site; and (b) use only those of our trademarks and logos that we may make available to you as part of Content (those trademarks and logos, collectively, "Amazon Marks") solely on your site and in accordance with the Associates Program Trademark Guidelines.
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    • Profile picture of the author Bingo123
      Yes as far as I know you can provided you are an amazon associate.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mrs S
    I know they've changed the AWS recently so you can't use the feed to pull through reviews that are then archived on your site, instead they have to be in an iframe.

    I usually quote snippets of the review and then provide a link to the full review so the reader can just read it on Amazon.

    If you link to the actual review itself the product add to basket box appears in the right hand corner of the screen and helps conversion.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tom Ryan
      I do my quotes just like Mrs S does. I'll just take a little snippet of their review, as some are rather lengthy, and just hyperlink it to the full review. It is just one more gateway to get them over to amazon. And it has helped.
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  • Profile picture of the author Fitzwise
    I agree with Mrs.S. I also take a piece of the review than link it to the full review.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dosty
    I also use the technique of quoting (sometimes paraphrasing) just part of the review and then link to the full review. Tis a nice soft sell.

    Note: when I paraphrase a review I make it clear that that is what I am doing - and then suggest they click my amazon link to read the full unparaphrased review.
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  • Profile picture of the author clever7
    I write my own very short summary, using the best descriptive phrases from various reviews, and then I send my readers to Amazon for more details.
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