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# Screen Partners Automatically with Partner Verification
*Partner Verification* controls whether the partners who sign up to your program are also screened by impact.com for the marketplace. It changes what happens after a partner completes their application checklist.
## Find the setting
1. From the top navigation bar, select  **\[User profile] → Settings**.
2. On the right, under *Branding*, select [**Partner Sign Up Page**](https://app.impact.com/secure/advertiser/campaign/partner-signup-form-settings-flow.ihtml).
3. Find *Partner Verification*.
The setting applies to each program separately, so check the correct program is selected. Changing it affects partners who sign up afterwards, not partners already in your program.
## Choose a setting
Turn verification on to receive screened partners, automate approvals, and let your partners reach other brands on impact.com. Turn it off if you do not want impact.com to submit their marketplace application automatically.\
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See the table below for what changes under each setting.
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**Branding trade-off:** Partners approved into the marketplace move from your branding to impact.com branding. Partners who are declined keep your branding.
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## Compare the two settings
| What changes | Verification on | Verification off |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A partner's application to join the impact.com marketplace | Submitted in the background when they finish their checklist | Not submitted — partners can apply themselves from their profile menu |
| The Marketplace Verified checkmark beside a partner's name | Shown for partners who pass | Not shown |
| Your decision on their application to your program | Yours alone | Yours alone |
| The branding partners see in their dashboard | impact.com branding once a partner is approved into the marketplace, yours if they are declined | Yours, unless a partner joins the marketplace themselves |
## Understand Marketplace Verified
Marketplace Verified means a partner passed impact.com screening: brand safety, fraud, and content checks, plus confirmation that the partner owns at least one promotional channel they listed.
Use it as a condition in an automated workflow to approve screened partners faster, rather than reviewing each one by hand.
For who verifies partners in each recruiting route, see [Marketplace vs. Direct: Partner Recruiting Explained](/brand/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/performance-program/recruiting-partners/marketplace-vs-direct-partner-recruiting-explained.md).
## Frequently asked questions
Does verification decide who joins my program?
No. Your approval decision is entirely separate. A partner can pass verification and still be declined by you.
Do partners know which setting I use?
No. The setting is not shown to partners at any point.
If a partner does not pass verification, are they told?
No. They applied to your program, not to the marketplace, so no marketplace decline notice is sent.
When do approved partners hear about the marketplace?
impact.com holds the marketplace notification for a day after approval, so partners commit to your program before they see other brands they are eligible for. Deciding within that window keeps your program first.
### Related articles
* [Customize the Partner Sign-Up Page](/brand/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/performance-program/recruiting-partners/customize-the-partner-sign-up-page.md) — Set up the page partners see when they sign up to your program, including your terms, a survey, and the Partner Verification toggle itself.
* [Marketplace vs. Direct: Partner Recruiting Explained](/brand/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/performance-program/recruiting-partners/marketplace-vs-direct-partner-recruiting-explained.md) — Compare recruiting partners from the impact.com marketplace with inviting them to your program directly, and see who verifies partners in each case.
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