PRIVACY ALERT: PayPal Honey Browser Extension Under Investigation for Allegedly Hijacking Affiliate Referral Links to Claim Credit for Influencers' Sales
PRIVACY ALERT: PayPal Honey Browser Extension Under Investigation for Allegedly Hijacking Affiliate Referral Links to Claim Credit for Influencers' Sales
If you are an influencer who uses affiliate links, Honey may have taken credit for sales that should have gone to you. As a result, you may be entitled to money damages, a return of the funds that should have rightfully been credited to you, and an injunction requiring changes to the PayPal Honey's practices.SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe is investigating reports that PayPal's Honey web browser extension allegedly intercepted affiliate referral links between influencers and customers for customer purchases.
旧金山，2025年1月8日 /PRNewswire/ -- Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe正在调查有关PayPal的Honey网络浏览器扩展程序 allegedly 拦截影响者与客户之间的联盟推荐链接以供客户购买的报告。
On the Internet, a user who clicks an affiliate link, such as in the description for a YouTube video, to complete a purchase would normally credit a portion of the sale go to the referrer, who may receive a share of the total sale price. If a user had installed the Honey browser extension, Honey would instead search for "coupons" for the store. Even if Honey did not find any applicable coupons or discounts, it allegedly modified the tracking codes to remove credit for the sale from the influencer and to instead credit only PayPal. Reports indicate that Honey inserted itself into the stream of commerce immediately prior to the sale to funnel credit for millions of purchases from influencers who promoted the products.
在互联网上，用户点击联盟链接，例如YouTube视频描述中的链接，完成购买时，通常会将部分销售额归功于推荐者，推荐者可能会获得总销售价格的份额。如果用户安装了Honey浏览器扩展，Honey将搜索该商店的“优惠券”。即使Honey没有找到任何适用的优惠券或折扣，它 allegedly 也修改了跟踪代码，以便从影响者处移除销售的信用，并仅将其归功于PayPal。报告显示，Honey在销售前立即插入到商业流中，以便将数百万购买的信用转移给推广产品的影响者。
We are actively investigating whether PayPal Honey unlawfully interfered with the relationship between customers and referrers on the Internet, including whether its alleged practice of intercepting affiliate referral codes violated state and federal laws.
我们正在积极调查PayPal Honey是否非法干预了客户与互联网上推荐者之间的关系，包括其 allegedly 拦截联盟推荐代码的做法是否违反了州和联邦法律。
If you are an influencer who uses affiliate links, Honey may have taken credit for sales that should have gone to you. As a result, you may be entitled to money damages, a return of the funds that should have rightfully been credited to you, and an injunction requiring changes to the PayPal Honey's practices.
如果您是使用联盟链接的影响者，Honey可能已经为应归于您的销售赚取了信用。因此，您可能有权获得经济赔偿，退还应归您所有的资金，以及要求对PayPal Honey的做法进行变更的禁令。
If you are an influencer and believe Honey may have taken credit for your affiliate links and wish to obtain additional information about your legal rights, please contact us today or visit our website at .
如果您是影响者，并且相信Honey可能已经抢走了您的联盟链接的信用，并希望获取关于您法律权利的更多信息，请今天联系我们或访问我们的官方网站。
About Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP
Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe represents shareholders, employees, and consumers in class actions against corporate defendants, as well as shareholders in derivative actions against their officers and directors. Based in San Francisco, the firm litigates cases nationwide.
关于Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP
Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe代表股东、员工和消费者对企业被告提起的集体诉讼，以及对其高管和董事的衍生诉讼。该公司位于旧金山，在全国范围内进行诉讼。
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