Ad policy.

The advertising policies mentioned on this page are created to maintain a high bar for all customers and in turn provide better results for advertisers.

Overview.

This Ad Policy doc is established to provide guidance on the types of content allowed to run on all of our domains. All assets for each advertising campaign will be reviewed against the policies in this document. These policies are put in place to ensure Klarna maintains a user-friendly experience for its customers. At Klarna Advertising we believe maintaining a high bar drives results for advertisers and as such, we only allow advertisements that adhere to the below policies.

Klarna reserves the right to remove, reject or request amends to any ad that may not adhere to the policies in this document. If you have any concerns regarding creative that is to be used in an advertising campaign, please reach out to your client support team. We periodically update our advertising policies so please check this document often to ensure you are always up to date on the latest requirements.

Contents.

Core creative guidelines

Advertising copy

Animation and video

Restricted content

Prohibited services and products

Klarna branding

1.0 Core creative guidelines.

To ensure a consistent, high-quality customer experience, Klarna applies a high creative bar to all advertising content. The below policies in this section serve to identify and ensure all ads adhere to the minimum quality requirements.

The merchants name or logo must be clearly visible in the ad to ensure customers can easily identify them as the advertiser. If the ad features a merchant name as well as a logo or sub-brand, the merchant parent name or logo must be the largest and most prominent.

Ads cannot be distracting in comparison to other content in the same environment, such as a sponsored tile within a carousel of tiles. Creative should not include dividing lines or unusual negative space that mimic elements of the Klarna website or mobile app. Customers must be able to easily identify the clickable area of an ad placement.

Animated creative (not currently supported) within ads must improve the advertising experience and not unnecessarily distract customers. Some prohibited animated features include:

Flashing or pulsing elements
Fast or frequent transitions
Animation that mimics user interaction

All images provided must meet the minimum file size, resolution and file type restrictions informed by Klarna Advertising in the production process prior to a campaign going live. Images that are blurry, pixelated, distorted or that have too many visual objects may also be considered to not meet the bar and be rejected.

2.0 Advertising copy.

All copy must be legible and accurate so the customer has sufficient and correct information prior to engaging with the ad.

If an ad promotes a percentage saving, such as 10% off with a particular merchant, the landing page should reflect the same percentage offering and not just the money saving. If the saving is only on a selected range of products, this should be specified in the copy to prevent customers from being misled into thinking the offer applies to all products for that merchant. Offers that use seasonal messaging should only be used during the relevant promotional period, such as “Mothers Day offers”, “Easter Deals” or “Back to School offers”.

Any copy considered to be a superlative claim should be accurate and substantiated. If a product is stated to be “new” or “latest season”, it must have been released within the past 6 months.

A clear and concise CTA should be used to inform the customer of the expected user journey after clicking on the ad. A CTA is not always required when on the Klarna website or mobile app, however it is advised for larger placements, such hero placements or larger banners that have less restrictive space.

Content for editorial and articles should adhere to the copy guidelines in section 2.0. All editorial-based content will be reviewed by the Klarna Advertising team before going live.

The Oneliner (visible at the feed card below headline) should not exceed 38 characters.

An article in WordPress (CMS) is built of the following components, headline, excerpt and body (h2 + paragraph) and an additional wish list extension is possible.

All copy and CTAs in ads should be in the primary language of the locale in which they appear. Klarna advises against using overtly pressuring language that creates a sense of urgency for purchasing, such as “Hurry” or “Offer ends soon”. Do not encourage shoppers to spend outside of their means. Using phrases such as ‘strapped for cash?’, ‘don’t wait until payday’ or ‘broke AF’ are unacceptable and irresponsible and we should exercise an obligation to ensure customers stay financially healthy.

3.0 Animation and video.

Animation and Video for ads is not currently supported.

4.0 Restricted content.

The following content is restricted for use with Klarna Advertising:

Aggressive marketing.
Any person shown to be in a potentially dangerous situation, such as someone holding a weapon or an unattended child standing near the edge of a cliff.
Any imagery or messaging that is targeted directly to children.
Business practices that may cause reputational harm.
Digital downloads promoting illegal or unethical services.
Nutraceuticals.
Dual use products, which may have a legitimate use, but also an illegitimate use.
Self diagnosis test for diseases.
Financial products or services, such as investment services, financial advice, money services incl. money transfer, currency exchange, virtual, digital or crypto currencies (e.g. Bitcoin), binary options.
Imagery that can be considered cruel or abusive, such as the mistreatment of animals or humans.
Content that glamorizes the use of drugs, tobacco or excessive consumption of alcohol.
Excessive violence or visual gore, such as blood or serious physical damage.
Exploitation of sensitive events, such as national or worldwide pandemics, natural disasters or incidents of mass drama.
Imagery or messaging that could be considered to be invasive to another person’s privacy.
Any content that is for or against a politician or political party.
Content relating to controversial topics or current events.
Outbound or inbound tele-marketing.
Pornography or sexually explicit content.
Use of obscene language, including purposefully obscured profanity, such as S*#T or commonly known acronyms such as WTF.
Advocating or demeaning Religion or use of religious symbols.
Discriminative content towards race, colour, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age or similar category.

5.0 Prohibited services and products.

Coupon-specific vendors or merchants
Cryptocurrency
Delivery methods that may cause suffering to animals
Escort services
Fat burners
Fertility clinics and fertility research
Payment services considered to be competitors
Practices and methods abusing trading for VAT fraud, tax evasion
Pyramid schemes
Practices misleading or deceives consumers or discarding or avoiding consumer protection laws
Unlawful use of workforce, including tax evasion
Negative response marketing
Illegal or sensitive pharmaceutical products or services
Medical procedures
Tobacco-related products
Lethal and non-lethal weapons including knives (excluding kitchen knives and cutlery)
Psychics, spiritual or religious services
Tattooing or body branding
Trade with protected animals or plants or products originating from protected animals or plants
Services designed to promote infringements of intellectual property rights, e.g. by bonus programs for uploading unauthorized digital content and unauthorized file sharing or streaming
Ticket reselling
UV tanning equipment or services

6.0 Klarna branding.

Ads should not mimic Klarna branding or Klarna trademarks. Each ad will be reviewed by the Klarna Advertising team prior to going live.