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# Search Monitoring Violations for Partners
Search Monitoring violations are notifications from brands alerting you for violating their paid search policy in a specific country and language across search engines. If impact.com discovers any partners bidding on a brand’s keywords, impact.com automatically creates a violation and can have a violation email sent to you, the partner. These violation notices are found in the *Tasks* section on your dashboard.
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**Note:** impact.com sends two email reminders for violations 24 hours & 8 hours before the due date. Refer to the emails you receive to understand the specific violation and the action you'll need to take.
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#### Action your search monitoring tasks
There are several actions you can take as a partner when dealing with search monitoring violations tasks.
1. On your dashboard, locate the *Tasks* section and select **View All**.
2. On the [Tasks](https://app.impact.com/secure/mediapartner/tasks/mediapartner-tasks-flow.ihtml) screen, set the **SubType** filter to *Search*  **\[Checkbox]**.
3. Hover over a **task** with the *New* status.
4. Select  **\[More]** to see the following options:
* Select **Start** to let the brand know you’ve begun the task.
* This option lets the brand know you started working on a violation task. If the task was assigned to “Anyone,” it will now be assigned to you.
* Select **Blocked** to let the brand know you've experienced a blocker on the task.
* This option can be selected if there are other factors preventing you from completing this task. Add an attachment and leaving a comment to help the brand identify the blocker.
5. Optionally, select a task and add a comment and attachment to communicate directly with the brand about the task.
6. Once you've completed a task marked *In Progress*, select  **\[More]** → **Complete**.
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