+Danbike_Lizbike Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 What is the policy about caches that are placed to specifically promote a business venture? I thought they were not allowed, but have seen some get approved recently. Have the rules changed? Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 What is the policy about caches that are placed to specifically promote a business venture? I thought they were not allowed, but have seen some get approved recently. Have the rules changed? Can you give some examples? Quote Link to comment
+Danbike_Lizbike Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 GC19772 Meet & Greet Groundspeak & Garmin in Chicago Quote Link to comment
+tozainamboku Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 (edited) GC19772 Meet & Greet Groundspeak & Garmin in Chicago The policy has always been Some exceptions can be made. In these situations, permission can be given by Groundspeak. However, permission should be asked first before posting. If you are in doubt, ask first. If you do not have advance permission, your reviewer will refer you to Groundspeak. Maybe this event got advance permission from Groundspeak before posting it, you think? Edited February 19, 2008 by tozainamboku Quote Link to comment
+Dragonfire870 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 GC19772 Meet & Greet Groundspeak & Garmin in Chicago Considering that event has to do with promoting a Groundspeak product, they probably got permission to do it. Anyways, this is a little OT, but are we allowed to place caches on the location of a business as long as we get permission? I was thinking about doing one locally, but I wasn't sure if I need to contact the manager of the store or the people who own the shopping center the store is in. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 GC19772 Meet & Greet Groundspeak & Garmin in Chicago your kidding - right??? Groundspeak is the point of the meeting - they own the Geocaching website. If they can't bend the rules - who can?? Quote Link to comment
+Team_CSG Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 (edited) As long as you are not directly promoting the business, it is OK Some examples in Colorado -4 series (7-11) See Spot series (Target) On every corner series and Project Wal series (Walgreens) Denver Bookworm series (Public Libraries in Denver) Star series (Starbucks) Homer series (Home Depot) Edited February 19, 2008 by arthurat Quote Link to comment
+Danbike_Lizbike Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 This would have never been approved if the Ill approvers had reviewed it. Guess rules are made by people who . . . . . your kidding - right??? Groundspeak is the point of the meeting - they own the Geocaching website. If they can't bend the rules - who can?? Quote Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Anyways, this is a little OT, but are we allowed to place caches on the location of a business as long as we get permission? I was thinking about doing one locally, but I wasn't sure if I need to contact the manager of the store or the people who own the shopping center the store is in. What exactly does "on the location" mean? In the parking lot? In the store? Quote Link to comment
+Dragonfire870 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 It would most likely be either in the parking lot or on the store's porch. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 As long as you are not directly promoting the business, it is OK Some examples in Colorado -4 series (7-11) See Spot series (Target) On every corner series and Project Wal series (Walgreens) Denver Bookworm series (Public Libraries in Denver) Star series (Starbucks) Homer series (Home Depot) Yes, these are excellent examples of what is OK, not naming the business directly. I don't see what the big deal is, it's not like any of these places know that they were being promoted, and that there are caches in their parking lots, or they have given approval for them to be there. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 It would most likely be either in the parking lot or on the store's porch. If people are required to enter the business or interact with employees it will probably be considered commercial. If you name your cache after the business, or mention the business on the cache page it will probably be considered commercial. If you write something on the page like "The cache is hidden with permission of the business owner. Jim's a great guy. Stop in and say hello" it will probably be considered commercial. If you just hide it in the parking lot and make no mention of the business other than something like "The cache is hidden with permission of the business owner" it is probably OK. Quote Link to comment
+Team Cotati Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 GC19772 Meet & Greet Groundspeak & Garmin in Chicago your kidding - right??? Groundspeak is the point of the meeting - they own the Geocaching website. If they can't bend the rules - who can?? That would be my kidding, if you don't mind. Quote Link to comment
+Team Cotati Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 GC19772 Meet & Greet Groundspeak & Garmin in Chicago Do you have another example? Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 GC19772 Meet & Greet Groundspeak & Garmin in Chicago A commercial cache can be listed with permission from Groundspeak. I'm not sure why it would be surprising that they would give themselves permission to publish something that directly promotes them and their services, espcially when it is promoting an item that would be of interest to many cachers. I'm also very much looking forward to that one! Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 As long as you are not directly promoting the business, it is OK Some examples in Colorado -4 series (7-11) See Spot series (Target) On every corner series and Project Wal series (Walgreens) Denver Bookworm series (Public Libraries in Denver) Star series (Starbucks) Homer series (Home Depot) Interesting . . . There was a many-cache "Homer" series here and the caches had been in place for well over year when a different Reviewer, or someone from Groundspeak, saw them and Archived them stating they "promoted" the business. They were usually LPCs in a far corner of the parking lot. Quote Link to comment
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