
Affiliate Compliance Auditor
Audit affiliate content for FTC compliance and brand risk instantly
What You Can Do
You can scan affiliate marketing content across campaigns and platforms to identify FTC disclosure violations, false claims, regulatory breaches, and brand safety risks. The skill generates detailed compliance reports with specific violation citations, severity ratings, and remediation recommendations tailored to your industry and brand guidelines.
Features
Identifies missing, unclear, or non-compliant FTC disclosures (#ad, #sponsored, clear endorsement language) across all content formats
Flags unsubstantiated health claims, earnings claims, performance guarantees, and exaggerated product benefits that lack evidence
Evaluates content tone, messaging accuracy, and brand alignment to identify misrepresentation or off-brand claims
Audits content from social media (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube), blogs, email, forums, and affiliate networks in one review
Detects violations of FTC Guides, state consumer protection laws, industry-specific regulations (healthcare, finance, beauty), and platform policies
Generates actionable reports with violation severity (critical/high/medium/low), specific regulatory citations, and step-by-step fixes
Reviews all content in a campaign or program simultaneously to spot systemic compliance gaps across multiple affiliates
Assigns overall compliance scores and tracks improvements over time to demonstrate regulatory readiness
Example Output
Audit Result: 8 Violations Found
Critical (1):
- Post by @influencer_jane: Earnings claim "$5,000/day guaranteed" lacks substantiation (FTC Guides §255.1). Fix: Remove or add "*Results vary" with earnings disclosure.
High (3):
- Blog post: "Clinically proven to reduce wrinkles 50%" — no study cited (FTC Health Claims Rule). Fix: Add citation or use "shown in testing" language.
- TikTok video: Missing #ad tag despite brand partnership. Fix: Add #ad or #sponsored in first line or pinned comment.
Medium (4):
- Affiliate landing page: Uses competitor name without context (trademark concern). Fix: Add "as compared to [competitor name]" for clarity.
Overall Score: 72/100 — Compliant with corrections to 3 posts.
What's Included
- Violation Detection Engine: Scans content against FTC Guides, ROSCA, CAN-SPAM, industry regulations, and your custom brand rules
- Severity Categorization Framework: Classifies violations as critical (legal liability), high (regulatory risk), medium (brand risk), or low (best practice gaps)
- Detailed Compliance Reports: Delivers structured reports with violation text excerpts, regulatory citations, and risk assessments per piece of content
- Remediation Guidance: Provides specific, actionable fixes for each violation with compliant language examples and rewrite suggestions
- Platform-Specific Rule Checks: Evaluates content against platform policies (Instagram Branded Content, YouTube FTC requirements, Amazon Associates CoC)
- Compliance Score & Trend Tracking: Assigns scores and tracks audit history to demonstrate improvement and regulatory compliance maturity
Who It's For
- Affiliate Marketing Managers
- Compliance & Legal Officers
- Brand Managers & Risk Teams
- Performance Marketing Directors
- E-commerce & DTC Compliance Teams
Best For
- Pre-launch affiliate campaign compliance reviews
- Ongoing multi-platform affiliate monitoring
- FTC disclosure and false claim audits
- Brand safety and regulatory risk assessment
- Affiliate program policy enforcement







