Commercial and placement standards
Advertising Policy
Current advertising status
Sandustry Guide & Wiki has registered the Google AdSense publisher identifier ca-pub-1042913348747802 and publishes the matching authorized-seller record at /ads.txt. The account Meta tag and ads.txt line support ownership and seller verification; they are not display advertisements. At the time of this policy update, the production pages do not load the AdSense adsbygoogle script and do not render active ad units. This distinction matters because a scanner may identify the public publisher ID and report that advertising code exists even when no advertising request or placement is active.
Where ads may appear
If Google approves the site and advertising is enabled, ads may appear only within substantial editorial content pages where a reader is actively consuming an original guide. Candidate positions are inside the normal article flow after meaningful publisher content or between clearly separated guide sections. Ads will not be placed in email, popups, popunders, private communication, background pages, framed third-party content, error pages, redirect screens, or pages created mainly to display ads. Policy and contact pages, browser-storage tools, and other screens without sufficient explanatory content are excluded from the default inventory.
Labels and visual separation
Every manually controlled advertising container will use the neutral visible label “Advertisement” before the ad area. An ad will have its own spacing and boundary and will not imitate a navigation link, planner result, download control, game button, guide card, related article, or official source. The site will not use labels such as recommended guide, useful resource, next step, or support us when they could make an advertisement look like editorial content. Images, arrows, animations, and headings will not be arranged to draw artificial attention to an ad or encourage a click.
Content remains dominant
Original publisher content must remain the clear purpose and visual majority of every monetized page. The site currently maintains substantial task guides with a quick answer, structured diagnostic sections, evidence notes, FAQs, and related routes. Adding advertising will not justify shortening those pages or creating title-swapped landing pages. Ad density will be reviewed on mobile and desktop, including above the fold, long articles, expanded FAQs, sticky navigation, and narrow viewports. If an ad pushes the main answer away, overwhelms a section, or makes the page harder to use, the placement will be removed or reduced.
Interaction and accessibility
Ads must not cover headings, text, diagrams, video controls, consent controls, navigation, form labels, planner inputs, or buttons. A reader will never need to click an advertisement to reveal content, close a screen, continue a guide, use the planner, or leave the site. Advertising containers will reserve appropriate space to reduce layout shifts and will remain distinguishable with keyboard navigation, zoom, and responsive layouts. The site will not use floating boxes, forced redirects, automatic downloads, autoplay advertising video, or obstructive sticky units.
Consent and privacy
Before Google ad serving is enabled for visitors where consent is required, the site will deploy and test a Google-certified consent management platform for the relevant regions, including the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland. The consent interface will identify purposes and vendors and allow choices to be revisited. Advertising will follow the Privacy Policy, will not intentionally receive names, email addresses, telephone numbers, or blueprint notes, and will not build audiences from child-directed or sensitive activity.
Traffic and publisher conduct
The operator will not click the site's own advertisements, ask another person to click them, automate impressions, purchase paid-to-click or autosurf traffic, join click exchanges, or use spam email, spam comments, deceptive software, or misleading campaigns to generate visits. Testing after ad activation will use Google-supported preview and diagnostic methods rather than interacting with live ads. Any traffic provider or promotion partner must lead users to the content promised and must not interfere with navigation or create involuntary page loads.
Editorial independence and disclosures
Advertising does not decide source priority, guide conclusions, ratings, correction outcomes, or the content roadmap. Sponsored content, affiliate links, review access, or another material relationship will be disclosed near the affected content and will not be described as independent evidence. Official facts, local observations, and recommendations remain separated under the Editorial and Evidence Policy. An advertiser cannot purchase a factual conclusion or remove a supported correction.
Monitoring and reporting
After activation, representative pages will be checked at mobile and desktop widths for label visibility, overlap, layout shift, accidental-click risk, consent behavior, and content-to-ad balance. New templates will remain ad-free until reviewed. Readers may report a confusing, obstructive, inappropriate, or unlabeled placement to [email protected] with the page URL, device, approximate time, and a description of what appeared. Do not click the advertisement to investigate it. The operator will remove questionable inventory while reviewing the implementation and any relevant Google policy notice. Review records will include the template, viewport, consent state, placement, and corrective action.