Sponsor Content

What is Sponsor Content?

“Sponsor Content” consists of: (i) all paid-for content created by the Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) custom content team (“Bloomberg Custom Content”) in collaboration with advertisers, and served by or appears in any Bloomberg medium and (ii) paid-for content supplied by advertisers that is served by or appears in any Bloomberg medium. The foregoing categories include any paid-for content purchased under the AAAA/IAB Standard Terms and Conditions.

Standards and Procedures for Sponsor Content

In addition to the general advertising guidelines established by Bloomberg, the standards listed below apply to Sponsor Content.

• All Sponsor Content, regardless of platform, will comply with Bloomberg’s guiding principles:
• Transparency. All Sponsor Content and marketing messages will be clearly and distinctly differentiated from independent news content.
• Independence. No Bloomberg journalist will participate in the production, editing or promotion of customized content or an advertorial. Sponsor agenda and/or concern will neither dictate nor delay editorial direction.
• Editorial judgment. Bloomberg maintains the right to reject any program, advertiser or speaker whose presence would compromise the Bloomberg brand.
• All Sponsor Content will be appropriately labeled and distinguished from Bloomberg editorial content in form, function and placement through the use of different type fonts, colors and graphics.
• Paid programming, advertorials, and sponsored programs/segments will be clearly and prominently labelled as advertising. No Sponsored Content will imply endorsement of any product or service by Bloomberg, nor will it feature any recognizable Bloomberg names or logos.
• Bloomberg may, in its sole discretion, allow the use of a Bloomberg Custom Content logo to be used in Sponsor Content. The design and placement of such logo will be at the discretion of Bloomberg, and any and all such uses shall be subject to Bloomberg’s prior written approval.
• All Sponsor Content must be approved in advance and in writing by a Bloomberg Custom Content editor before it appears on any Bloomberg medium.
• Sponsor Content is neither produced by nor contributed to by any editorial team member of any Bloomberg medium, nor does it necessarily reflect the views of the editors of any Bloomberg medium. A disclaimer similar to the following will be included with all Sponsor Content: “A sponsor paid for the creation and placement of the content on this page. No editorial member of any Bloomberg medium contributed to any part of its creation, and it does not necessarily reflect the editorial views of Bloomberg L.P. or any of its affiliated entities.”
• Bloomberg may, in its sole discretion, include a more detailed disclaimer with certain Sponsor Content.
• Bloomberg reserves the right to refuse or remove any program, advertiser or speaker that in any way: (i) disparages, defames or discredits Bloomberg or its products or services or otherwise compromises- in quality or presence- Bloomberg’s brand or (ii) is false, misleading, deceptive or illegal.
• Where Sponsor Content allows user participation, the moderation and functionality of this element will be determined and implemented solely by Bloomberg and will be subject to the general Terms of Service for the applicable Bloomberg medium.
• In the case of Sponsored events, sponsors will be clearly identified to all on-site participants and in marketing materials tied to the relevant conference or event in language that indicates their role as underwriters. Bloomberg does not guarantee speaking roles or other on-stage participation for paying sponsors and maintains editorial control and veto power.