The Search.xxx ad platform is now available and you can start using your Search.xxx ad credit beginning today.

Each account has been populated with the Ad Credit balances: $75 for each .XXX domain name registered. If you own an .xxx domain you can access your account here. The Ad Platform will allow you to directly enter text ads for placement on www.search.xxx and associate your ad with keywords that are being searched within the search engine.

• How To Use Your Credits

  If you registered or renewed any .XXX domain name prior to Jan. 31, 2013, you were eligible for a $75 promotional credit per domain to apply towards advertisements through the Search.xxx Ad Program.*

  Activate your account

  Eligible participants received an email with the available credits, link to the Search.xxx Ad Platform, username, and temporary password. If you met the requirements to receive an ad credit and did not receive an email, please contact customer support at support@icmregistry.com.

  Create your ads

  Creating an ad is simple. Select the Create New Campaign, and follow the steps. Only campaigns with a destination URL and Display URL ending with .XXX will be approved.

  Setting your Campaign Budget

  Ad placement is determined through a bidding system. The highest bids on competing keywords will determine the placement of the ad.

  Your ads appear on Search.xxx

  Once your ad has been approved, you will receive notification that your ad has gone live. You can monitor your ad’s performance through the Ad Platform Dashboard.

• Ad Program Benefits

  We bring traffic to You

  Search.xxx drives the traffic to you. When someone clicks on your ad, they land directly on your website.

  Target the right audience

  Search.xxx has already generated millions of page clicks to .XXX sites. With the addition of the Ad Program, .XXX owners are able to promote their websites to their target consumers.

  Flexible Ad Pricing

  Ad pricing is based on a bidding system with the ability to set daily budgets. The highest bids on competing keywords will determine the placement of the ad.

• Promotional Offer Terms and Conditions

  The following terms and conditions apply:

  • All active domain name registrations as of January 31, 2013 will be eligible for a one-time promotional credit, per .XXX domain name.
  • You must have a validated .XXX Sponsored Community membership account by January 31, 2013; the promotional credit(s) will appear in your membership account by January 31, 2013.
  • You will receive one promotional credit of $75 per .XXX domain name, regardless of the registration term.
  • The promotional credit(s) can only be applied towards ads that direct initial click-through traffic to eligible .XXX websites.¹
  • You may apply all of your promotional credit(s) to ads for just one, or multiple, eligible .XXX websites associated with your .XXX Sponsored Community membership account.
  • Each promotional credit expires on Dec. 31, 2013.
  • Pricing per ad may fluctuate; the value of any advertisement will be based upon the value of the keyword(s) or ad at the time the promotional credit is redeemed.
  • There is no obligation for you to purchase additional credits or ads; you may elect to only use the promotional credit(s) and discontinue future participation in the ad program, or you may elect not to participate at all.
  • This offer is subject to ad approval, valid domain name registration, and acceptance and compliance with Search.xxx Ad Program’s terms and conditions.
  • All .XXX domain name registrations are subject to the Registry-Registrant Agreement.
  • Promotional credit(s) is non-transferable and cannot be sold or bartered; it has no cash value and cannot be refunded.
  • Offer void where prohibited by law.

  ¹ Eligible websites are developed .XXX websites that contain adult entertainment content as determined at ICM Registry’s sole discretion and use the .XXX URL (even if masked), as further described at: http://policy.search.xxx/webmaster/