Click-Jacking
TL;DR — Click-jacking is the practice of tricking users into clicking affiliate links without their knowledge or consent, typically through hidden overlays or forced redirections. It is strictly prohibited in affiliate marketing and is treated as a serious compliance violation. On Involve Asia, click-jacking can result in removal from an offer and forfeiture of all earned commissions.
What Is Click-Jacking?
Click-jacking is a deceptive technique where a user is made to click something they didn’t intend to — specifically, an affiliate tracking link — without any genuine interest or intent on their part. It manipulates the user’s click rather than earning it through legitimate content or promotion.
There are two common forms of click-jacking in affiliate marketing. The first is hidden content — pop-ups or overlays placed over other links or buttons on a page, causing users to trigger an affiliate click when they intended to click something else entirely. The second is multiple redirections — where a single user click sends them through multiple pages or brands without their knowledge or consent, generating clicks across several offers from one unintended action.
Both forms share the same fundamental problem: the user never chose to engage with the affiliate link. Any conversion that results is therefore not a genuine expression of purchase intent, and the commission earned misrepresents the publisher’s actual contribution to the sale.
Click-Jacking on Involve Asia
Click-jacking is strictly prohibited on Involve Asia. Hidden content — such as pop-ups or overlays that cover links and cause users to click unintentionally — and multiple redirections — where a single click routes users through several pages or brands without consent — are both explicitly covered under this prohibition.
Publishers found engaging in click-jacking face serious consequences: removal from the affected offer and forfeiture of earned commissions. Click-jacking is treated as a form of affiliate fraud, since it generates false conversion signals and misattributes sales that the publisher had no genuine role in driving.
Related Terms: Affiliate Fraud · Click Fraud · Cookie Stuffing · Prohibited Promotion Methods · Account Suspension
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