RankSurge accepts ads that are useful and safe for gamers, such as hardware, coaching, creators and esports events. We do not accept gambling, adult content, alcohol, cheats, account selling, crypto and the other banned categories below. Every ad is checked automatically and reviewed by a person, clearly labelled, and kept away from stats and rankings. Breaking this policy means the ad is removed without a refund and the account is banned from advertising.
Last updated: October 14, 2026
This policy applies to every ad on RankSurge, its link text and the landing page it links to. It is part of our Advertising Terms. To buy a placement, see the Advertise page.
Who can advertise
Any business, creator or organization can advertise if it is legally allowed to offer its product where our visitors live, and if the ad and landing page follow this policy. Our audience includes teenagers aged 13 and up, so every ad must be suitable for that audience.
Examples we welcome
- Gaming hardware and peripherals: mice, keyboards, headsets, monitors, chairs
- PC builders and component sellers
- Coaching and educational content that teaches players to improve themselves
- Game-adjacent software that follows each game's rules and terms
- Streamers, YouTubers and other creators
- Esports teams, tournaments and events
- Apparel and merchandise (without unlicensed game art)
- Non-alcoholic food and drink
Banned advertisers and content
We do not accept ads, link text or landing pages for any of the following:
- Gambling of any kind, including casinos, sports and esports betting, skin or case gambling, loot-box or case-opening sites, and sweepstakes casinos
- Pornography, adult, escort or dating content
- Alcohol
- Tobacco, vapes, cannabis and CBD
- Cheats, hacks, scripts, bots and macros
- Boosting, power-leveling and account recovery services, except by invitation on select game hubs
- Account selling, renting or sharing
- Real-money trading of game items or currency
- Elo or MMR calculators
- Crypto, NFT, blockchain and "play to earn" products
- Weapons and drugs
- Political or issue ads
- Get-rich-quick schemes, loans and payday lending
- Misleading, false or unverifiable claims, including "free" skins or currency offers
- Pirated software, torrents, cracks and key generators
- Malware, spyware or anything that harms a visitor's device or accounts
- Any use of game publishers' logos, art or trademarks without a license
If a product is not on this list but we believe it could harm or mislead our visitors, we may still decline it.
Link and link text rules
- Links must go straight to your own HTTPS page. No link shorteners (bit.ly and similar), link-in-bio pages, IP addresses, redirect chains or cloaked links.
- The page must match the ad and the link text. The domain you submit is the domain visitors must land on.
- Blog ads include link text you choose (up to 40 characters). It must be plain, honest words about your product: no ALL CAPS, emoji, prices we can't verify, or words from the banned list above.
- You may not change where your link goes after approval. If you need a new link, email us and we will review it first.
Game publisher trademarks and art
Do not use game logos, character art, screenshots, rank icons or other publisher-owned material unless you have a license and can show it to us on request. You may name a game in plain text to describe compatibility (for example "works with Counter-Strike 2"), as long as the ad does not suggest the publisher endorses you or RankSurge.
Creative standards and specs
- Formats: PNG, JPG or WebP, 300 KB maximum. No animation and no sound.
- Spotlight Box and Blog Spotlight: 600x500 px.
- Banner and Blog Banner: 1456x180 px for desktop, and optionally 640x200 px for mobile.
- Featured Partner: square logo 400x400 px, headline up to 40 characters, description up to 90 characters.
- Game Hub Sponsor and Blog Takeover: banner 1456x180 px, plus optional 600x500 px spotlight image.
Ads must be readable, honest and clearly about the advertiser. No fake buttons, fake system warnings, fake countdown timers, or images that imitate RankSurge's own stats, ranks or interface.
Landing page rules
- Uses HTTPS and loads without errors.
- Matches what the ad and link text promise.
- Has a visible privacy policy.
- No forced downloads, pop-up traps or redirect chains.
- Contains nothing from the banned list above, now or later while the ad runs.
Labelling and links
Every ad on RankSurge is labelled "Advertisement" or "Sponsored". All ad links use rel="sponsored", which tells search engines the link is paid.
Ads stay separate from stats and coverage
Ads never appear inside or on top of stats, tables, lookup tools or leaderboards, never change rankings or player data, and never shape our blog coverage. There are no ads on the Overwatch 2 hub, legal pages, the editorial policy, the contact page, checkout or the advertiser dashboard.
How review works
- When you submit your ad, our system automatically checks your link, link text and wording against this policy and blocks clear violations.
- A person then checks the ad and landing page, usually within 2 business days, and approves it, asks for a fix, or rejects it.
- We keep checking ads and landing pages after approval.
Enforcement: no refund and account ban
If an ad, its link text, its landing page or the business behind it is in a banned category, or the link is changed or hidden after approval, we remove or reject the ad, the payment is forfeited and not refunded (including unused prepaid months), any subscription is cancelled, and the customer account, email address and business are banned from advertising on RankSurge. Honest, fixable mistakes (such as the wrong image size) are not violations; we will ask you to fix them, and refund in full if they can't be fixed. If you think we got it wrong, reply to our email within 14 days for a second review.
Report a bad ad
Seen an ad on RankSurge that looks misleading, unsafe or against this policy? Email sales@ranksurge.games with the page address and a short description or screenshot. We review every report and remove ads that break the rules.