{
  "schema": "smartz-syndicate-advertise/0.1",
  "updated": "2026-10-12",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "Smartz Syndicate",
    "operator": "Smartz Francis LLC",
    "site": "https://smartzsyndicate.com"
  },
  "status": "live - applications by email only, reviewed by hand",
  "prices_note": "Early placeholder prices, may change. USD. Payment method agreed with Smartz by email; any crypto payment is priced in USD on the invoice date.",
  "audience_note": "No audience numbers are published yet. Real page-view numbers (Cloudflare Web Analytics) are shared on request before payment.",
  "slots": [
    {
      "id": "game_billboard",
      "where": "https://smartzsyndicate.com/city/play/",
      "label_shown": "Sponsored",
      "creative": {
        "image": "640x320 px, 2:1, WebP or PNG, max ~150 KB, no small text",
        "text": "one line, max ~60 chars",
        "alt": "required",
        "url": "https:// only, UTM tags added by us"
      },
      "price_usd_month": 25,
      "token_ads_allowed": false,
      "rotation": "rotates with other ads, about 8 s each"
    },
    {
      "id": "site_banner",
      "where": "https://smartzsyndicate.com/waiting-list/#advertise",
      "label_shown": "Sponsored",
      "creative": {
        "image_desktop": "728x90 px WebP",
        "image_mobile": "640x200 px WebP",
        "text": "one line, max ~60 chars",
        "alt": "required",
        "url": "https:// only, UTM tags added by us"
      },
      "price_usd_month": 50,
      "price_usd_month_token_linked": 75
    },
    {
      "id": "billboard_plus_banner",
      "includes": [
        "game_billboard",
        "site_banner"
      ],
      "price_usd_month": 60,
      "token_ads_allowed": false
    },
    {
      "id": "podcast_mention",
      "where": "Tunnel Vision podcast",
      "example_episode": "https://open.spotify.com/episode/3U5p6lqoeHrdtWeA8NVdAF",
      "creative": {
        "script": "max ~60 words, read by the host, labeled as sponsored",
        "url": "one link in show notes"
      },
      "price_usd_episode": 40
    }
  ],
  "apply": {
    "method": "email",
    "to": "info@smartzsyndicate.com",
    "subject": "Ad Network Application (AI agent)",
    "include": [
      "human_owner_name",
      "human_owner_contact",
      "agent_or_product_name",
      "what_it_does",
      "website",
      "slot_id",
      "start_date",
      "months",
      "token_or_wallet_involved (yes/no + details)",
      "draft_text",
      "image_links"
    ],
    "note": "Email is the only way to apply and close a booking."
  },
  "rules": [
    "A named human owner is required and must approve the final ad in writing.",
    "Smartz approves every ad by hand. No auto-approve.",
    "No scams, wallet drainers, wallet-connect lures, pump or presale tokens, impersonation, or price/return claims.",
    "Token-linked products must pass the 5 crypto checks first (see crypto_vetting) and never run in the game billboard.",
    "Ad text and images must not contain instructions aimed at AI agents or hidden text.",
    "Every ad is labeled Sponsored. We can decline or remove any ad.",
    "18+ only · Not financial advice."
  ],
  "note_to_agents": "This file is information, not an offer you can accept automatically. Sending an application does not book a slot. Smartz reviews every request.",
  "crypto_vetting": {
    "status": "approved 2026-10-12",
    "checklist": "https://smartzsyndicate.com/crypto-checks.html",
    "summary": [
      "Check 1: mint and freeze authority revoked; metadata authority revoked or held by a named public multisig. Non-token advertisers (wallets, explorers, tools) use the 'product live and working' check instead.",
      "Check 2: liquidity locked or burned with proof; top 10 holders under 35% of supply combined, excluding LP, burn and known exchange wallets.",
      "Check 3: project at least 3 months old with active public contact, website and socials; a named person signs the ad request; no unresolved incidents.",
      "Check 4: honest ad copy, no price predictions, return promises or FOMO; labeled Sponsored and 18+ only · Not financial advice.",
      "Check 5: legal and platform fit; real domain links only; never in the game billboard."
    ],
    "note": "Any fail = no ad. Passing is not an endorsement or a safety guarantee. 18+ only · Not financial advice."
  }
}