Alcohol products

On Yandex.Direct, you can place ads for spirits that can be purchased at the address of the store that is indicated in the license. You can also place ads for beverages with a low alcohol content. You can not advertise the remote sale of alcoholic beverages.

Your ads and landing page must meet all legal requirements. For example, your ads must not:

• Contain information about the properties, price, or name of the alcoholic beverages types
• Contain images of alcoholic drinks and their packaging
• Use likenesses of people or animals (with the exception of trademarks that contain such images)
• Contain claims about the success or improvement to the physical or mental health of a person who consumes alcoholic beverages
• Create the impression that beer and other beverages with a low alcohol content are harmless, healthy, or quench your thirst
• Encourage people to drink alcoholic beverages or discredit those who choose abstinence
• Contain information about competitions, lotteries, or games that award winners with alcoholic beverages
• Contain information about events where free alcoholic beverages are distributed (with the exception of tastings held for marketing purposes).

According to current laws, advertising intellectual property designations (such as brand names, trademarks, service marks, and geographical indications) is regulated the same way that ads for alcoholic beverages are.

A notice stating that “Excessive alcohol consumption is harmful to your health” will be added to your text ads automatically. The text of the notice does not depend on the content of the specific ad and cannot be changed. For image ads, you must add this notice yourself. The notice area must be at least 10% of the ad area. More information about notices.

You do not need to submit special documents to place ads for non-alcoholic beer that contains 0.5% or less alcohol by volume. The ad text must indicate that the product is non-alcoholic with an alcohol content of less than 0.5% by volume.

Certain documents must be provided in accordance with the law “On advertising” and Yandex's placement policy.

When to submit documents

You can send documents at any time after your ads have been sent for moderation. If ads are rejected because required documents are missing, they will be reviewed again after documents are submitted. If your ads pass moderation, they will be eligible for serving. If additional information is required, we will contact you.

Required documents

For spirits (drinks with 7% or higher alcohol content by volume), you must submit one of the following documents:

• Copy of the manufacturing license for alcoholic beverages, including an appendix with a list of the products that are manufactured (if available).

• Copy of the license for the retail sale of the alcoholic beverages with an appendix where the business addresses are indicated (if available).

• Copy of the license for the wholesale trade of alcoholic beverages with an appendix where the business addresses are indicated (if available).

For beverages with a low alcohol content (less than 7% alcohol by volume):

• A copy of the certificate of compliance for alcoholic beverages.

How do I submit documents?

Send copies of prepared documents via the feedback form below (include your ad campaign or order number).

Send copies of documents

Alcoholic beverages can not be advertised.

Alcoholic beverages can not be advertised.

Alcoholic beverages can not be advertised.