Why compliant
Get more reviews without risking the ones you have.
Most "review boosters" quietly break the rules. Here's the line we never cross — and why it protects you.
Review gating ✕
Sending only happy customers to Google and diverting unhappy ones away. It inflates your rating artificially — and Google & the FTC can remove your reviews or penalize the listing.
The KudosMonk way ✓
Everyone can post publicly — the option is on every screen, at every rating. We simply ask for private feedback first, so you can fix problems. Earned reviews, fully within policy.
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Google's policy is explicit
Selectively soliciting reviews to inflate your rating ("gating") violates Google's prohibited-content policy. Listings caught doing it can have reviews removed.
02
The FTC backs it up
US guidance (16 CFR Part 465) treats review gating as a deceptive practice. Authenticity isn't just ethical — it's the law in many places.
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We design for the line, not around it
The public-review option is reachable from every funnel state, including after a 1-star rating. We keep an audit trail that proves it.