# Authex

> Authex detects the risks to your brand across marketplaces, e-commerce, social media, ads, domains and mobile apps, and ranks them by risk level with evidence.

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Authex is a digital brand protection platform that detects, documents and tracks the listings and accounts using your brand across marketplaces, social media, ads, domains and app stores.

- Email: info@spectracerd.com
- Phone: +90 216 606 45 55, 0549 586 00 76
- Address: Medeniyet Teknopark, Üsküdar / Istanbul, Türkiye
- Authex is a Spectrace solution.

## Solutions

- [Marketplace Monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/marketplace-monitoring): Regularly monitors your brand's visibility on marketplaces; detects and reports counterfeits, unauthorized sellers and unauthorized brand use with evidence.
- [E-Commerce Monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/ecommerce-monitoring): Monitors your brand's presence on independent e-commerce sites; detects unauthorized sales, counterfeits and unauthorized dealer activity with evidence.
- [Trademark & Patent Monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/trademark-patent-monitoring): Detects and documents unauthorized use of your brand name and logo, and listings that resemble your patented or registered-design products across digital channels, and searches 9 trademark and 10 patent offices, including TÜRKPATENT, EUIPO, WIPO and USPTO, for records similar to your brand. The infringement assessment belongs to your trademark and patent attorney.
- [Domain Monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/domain-monitoring): Regularly scans for domains that resemble your brand and for imitation and misleading websites; records phishing and fake shop sites with evidence.
- [Social Media Monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/social-media-monitoring): Monitors fake accounts, brand identity impersonation and unauthorized social selling across 9 platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, YouTube and LinkedIn; records findings with evidence for platform reports.
- [Ad Monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/ad-monitoring): Detects fake and misleading ads that misuse your brand name; reports unauthorized use across ad channels.
- [Mobile App Monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/mobile-app-monitoring): Detects and reports mobile apps in app stores that imitate your brand or use it without authorization.
- [Custom Research](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/custom-research): Creates defined research requests for topics outside the scope of standard scans; examines a specific topic, channel or actor in a targeted way.
- [PR & Reputation Monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/reputation-monitoring): Gathers conversations on news sites, forums, complaint platforms and reviews in a single feed, classifies them by sentiment and surfaces risk at an early stage.
- [Regulatory Compliance Audit](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/regulatory-compliance-audit): Audits listings on sales and promotion channels for compliance with sector regulations; reports non-compliance with evidence.
- [Regulatory Change Tracking](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/regulatory-change-tracking): Monitors legal regulations and official publications relevant to your sector; alerts the relevant teams when a change is detected.

## Benefits

- Visibility in one place: The digital surfaces your brand touches are tracked in a single structure.
- Early detection: Risks become visible through systematic scanning before they grow.
- Consistent evidence: Source link, timestamp and screenshot are collected in the same format for every finding.
- Clear prioritization: Which finding to resolve first is set by risk level, channel and finding type.

## Pages

- [Home](https://authexai.com/en): Authex detects the risks to your brand across marketplaces, e-commerce sites, social media, ads, domains and mobile apps, ranks them by risk level and presents them with evidence so your teams can act.
- [About us](https://authexai.com/en/about): Company profile, mission and approach.
- [How we work](https://authexai.com/en/how-we-work): Four steps from setup to regular monitoring.
- [Solutions](https://authexai.com/en/solutions): Scope, capabilities and users.
- [Technology](https://authexai.com/en/technology): How does Authex work?
- [FAQ](https://authexai.com/en/faq): About scope, scanning and use.
- [Request a meeting](https://authexai.com/en/request-a-meeting): Tell us about your brand, sales channels and the risk you face; our team will get back to you with a recommended monitoring scope.
- [Contact](https://authexai.com/en/contact): Reach the Authex team with questions, support requests and partnership proposals.

## Industries

- [Industries](https://authexai.com/en/industries): Risks, regulations and examples that differ by industry.
- [Cosmetics and personal care](https://authexai.com/en/industry-cosmetics): Authex scans marketplace listings, web shops, social media stores and ads that use the names of your fragrance, skincare and make-up products or their bottle and box images. Listings that mention your product as a "dupe" or "same scent", stores outside your authorized seller list and giveaway accounts imitating your official profile are classified separately. The regulatory compliance check flags listing and ad copy that gives a product effects it does not have. Removed listings are watched for a return with the same images.
- [Food and beverage](https://authexai.com/en/industry-food-and-beverage): Authex scans marketplace listings, independent web shops, social media ads and look-alike domains that use your brand name and pack images. Stores missing from your authorized seller list, listings priced well below market and pages promising free product boxes are flagged separately. The regulatory compliance check looks for missing mandatory food information and for claims that a product prevents or treats disease. Findings are assigned to your teams, and removed listings are watched for re-listing.
- [Alcoholic beverages](https://authexai.com/en/industry-alcoholic-beverages): Authex watches social media accounts, doorstep delivery pages, marketplace listings and look-alike domains that use your brand and product names or your bottle and label images. Accounts that post price lists, take orders by message or advertise late-night delivery are flagged first. Every record is kept with a screenshot and timestamp, and the takedown notice for the platform concerned is prepared from it. Event and social posts that use your logo without permission are kept on a separate list.
- [Pharmaceuticals](https://authexai.com/en/industry-pharmaceuticals): Authex scans websites, marketplace listings, social media accounts, ads and app store entries that use the names, active ingredients and pack images of your licensed products. Each finding is saved with its source URL, a timestamp and a screenshot, and pages that take orders for prescription products go to the top of the list. Takedown notices filed with the platform or the domain provider are tracked until there is an outcome. If a closed site returns under a new domain, it is linked to the same record.
- [Food supplements](https://authexai.com/en/industry-food-supplements): Authex scans marketplace listings, web shops, social media accounts and ads that use your product names and your box and bottle images. Stores outside your authorized seller list, listings with very different prices for the same product and entries with copied images are ranked first. The regulatory compliance check flags non-permitted health claims, promises of a set amount of weight loss and missing warning statements in listings and ads. Takedown notices are tracked, and sellers returning under a new store name are watched.
- [Textile and apparel](https://authexai.com/en/industry-textile-and-apparel): Authex scans marketplace listings, social media stores, ads and domains that use your brand name, logo and collection images. Listings with words like "replica", "AAA quality" or "dupe" and sellers using your brand in their store name are ranked first. Listings that reuse your campaign photos are found by image similarity. Takedown notices are tracked, and when the season changes the same seller's return with the new collection is watched.
- [Luxury goods](https://authexai.com/en/industry-luxury-goods): Authex scans resale platforms, marketplace listings, social media accounts, ads and domains that use your brand name, monogram and logo images and model names. Claims of being an official seller from stores outside your boutique and retailer list, look-alike domains with payment pages and mobile apps imitating your brand app are ranked first. Each finding is stored with a screenshot, source URL and timestamp. Takedown notices are tracked, and closed sites returning on a new domain are watched.
- [Jewellery](https://authexai.com/en/industry-jewellery): Authex scans marketplace listings, social media boutiques, ads and domains that use your brand name, collection names and product photos. Items visually similar to your registered designs, unauthorized sellers posting certificate or warranty images and accounts using your brand in their store name are flagged separately. Findings are stored with the source URL, a screenshot and the date. Takedown notices are followed to an outcome, and the same design returning in new listings is watched.
- [Electronics](https://authexai.com/en/industry-electronics): Authex scans marketplace listings, web shops, search ads, domains and app store entries that use your brand and model names, product images and logo. Battery and charger listings priced far below the original, sites posting phone numbers under an authorized service claim and apps using your icon are flagged first. Each finding is saved with a screenshot and date. Takedown notices are followed to an outcome, and new listings using the same product images are watched.
- [Automotive spare parts](https://authexai.com/en/industry-automotive-parts): Authex scans marketplace listings, spare parts web shops, social media seller groups and search ads that use your brand name, logo, OEM part numbers and box images. Listings for safety parts such as brakes, suspension, filters and airbags marked "original" or "OEM" and priced well below market are ranked first. Sellers missing from your authorized distributor list are flagged separately. Takedown notices are followed to an outcome, and new listings under the same part number are watched.
- [Industrial equipment](https://authexai.com/en/industry-industrial-equipment): Authex scans B2B and general marketplaces, distributor websites and domains that use your brand name, product codes and catalog images. Companies using your brand in their trade name or domain, sites collecting quotes under an authorized distributor claim, and listings for consumables such as filters, seals and bearings shown in original boxes are ranked first. Newly registered domains resembling your brand are listed separately, so they can be seen before they are used in fake quote or invoice e-mails. Findings are recorded with evidence and takedowns are tracked.

## Blog

- [Blog](https://authexai.com/en/blog): Insights on digital brand protection, unauthorized sellers and regulatory compliance.
- [What is digital brand protection? Risks, workflow and how it differs from trademark watching](https://authexai.com/en/blog/what-is-digital-brand-protection): A definition of digital brand protection, the risks it covers, how it differs from classic trademark watching, the workflow from scanning to re-checking, and what to look for in a solution.
- [How to report a trademark infringement on n11: Brand Protection Center membership, documents and process](https://authexai.com/en/blog/trademark-infringement-report-on-n11): Brand Protection Center membership for reporting trademark infringement on n11, the documents required for membership, the elements a notice must contain, the store details n11 gives right holders and the deadlines in the regulation.
- [How to report a trademark infringement on Hepsiburada: channels, documents and process](https://authexai.com/en/blog/trademark-infringement-report-on-hepsiburada): The notary, KEP and Seller Portal channels for reporting trademark infringement on Hepsiburada, the information and documents required, the sample liability statement, the 48-hour takedown and seller objections.
- [How to report a trademark infringement on Amazon.com.tr: the infringement form, Brand Registry and Project Zero](https://authexai.com/en/blog/trademark-infringement-report-on-amazon-com-tr): The Report Infringement form, Amazon Brand Registry and Project Zero for reporting trademark infringement on Amazon.com.tr: who can use which tool, the requests Amazon does not process and seller responses.
- [How to detect counterfeit sellers: which signals to watch on marketplaces and social media](https://authexai.com/en/blog/how-to-detect-counterfeit-sellers): The signals that give away a counterfeit seller on marketplaces and social media, from seller identity to listing language and customer reviews; how to document findings and when to go to the platform or to a lawyer.
- [Fake discount websites and lookalike domains: how to protect your brand during sale season](https://authexai.com/en/blog/fake-campaign-sites-lookalike-domains): A pre-season checklist, the order for capturing evidence and reporting to ad platforms, registrars and hosts, and where UDRP and .tr disputes fall short.
- [Counterfeit product complaints: why what customers write is an early warning for your brand](https://authexai.com/en/blog/counterfeit-complaints-early-warning): Reviews and posts saying "fake product", "not original" or "A-grade copy" point to the seller, the channel and the risk before the brand sees them. Where these signals appear, how to read them and how to record them.
- [Türkiye bans online sales of plant protection products: how licence holders get listings removed](https://authexai.com/en/blog/plant-protection-products-online-sales-ban): What the Turkish ban on online and social media sales of plant protection products covers, which complaint fits each listing, and what the ministry file needs.
- [How to report a trademark infringement on Trendyol: channels, documents and deadlines](https://authexai.com/en/blog/trademark-infringement-report-on-trendyol): The four official channels for reporting trademark infringement on Trendyol, the form fields, required documents, the 48-hour takedown and seller objections.
- [Trademark complaints on Hepsiburada, n11, Amazon.com.tr and Dolap: a channel-by-channel comparison](https://authexai.com/en/blog/trademark-complaints-hepsiburada-n11-amazon-dolap): Which channel and documents to use against a trademark-infringing listing on Hepsiburada, n11, Amazon.com.tr or Dolap, and how the platforms differ.
- [Is a screenshot valid evidence? Building an evidence file for online trademark infringement](https://authexai.com/en/blog/screenshot-evidence-online-trademark-infringement): What a screenshot is worth in Turkish proceedings, how notarized e-capture and court evidence preservation differ, and how to choose a method for each listing.
- [How to report a fake Instagram store impersonating your brand: detection, evidence and channels](https://authexai.com/en/blog/fake-instagram-store-brand-impersonation): Which Instagram channel fits a store impersonating your brand, what to capture before reporting, what to watch for on the forms and what to do if nothing happens.
- [What is cybersquatting and how do you protect your brand?](https://authexai.com/en/blog/cybersquatting-domain-names): Bad-faith registration of domains resembling a brand: common forms, the UDRP for .com, the BTK dispute mechanism for .tr, and early detection.
- [How do you deal with fake brand accounts on social media?](https://authexai.com/en/blog/fake-brand-accounts-social-media): Spotting accounts that impersonate your brand, reporting them with evidence, routes under Turkish Law No. 5651 and the IPL, and watching for returns.
- [How do you file a complaint about a fake product on a marketplace?](https://authexai.com/en/blog/marketplace-counterfeit-complaint): Complaints about marketplace listings that infringe a trademark under Turkish Law No. 6563: documents, the 48-hour deadline, objections and evidence.
- [Sectoral regulatory compliance and brand protection](https://authexai.com/en/blog/regulatory-compliance-brand-protection): Why listings with non-compliant claims or missing label details are a brand risk, which sectors they cluster in and how to follow regulatory change.
- [Authorization status in brand usage: why the authorized vs. unauthorized distinction matters](https://authexai.com/en/blog/brand-usage-authorization-status): How a finding is classed as authorized, unauthorized or unclear, which records the classification rests on, and why priorities follow from it.
- [Which channels should digital brand protection cover?](https://authexai.com/en/blog/digital-brand-protection-channels): Marketplaces, online stores, social media, ads, domains and app stores: how misuse of a brand looks in each channel and how the channels connect.
- [How counterfeit products harm your brand](https://authexai.com/en/blog/counterfeit-products-harm-brands): How a counterfeit harms a brand: lost sales, after-sales complaints, damaged perception in reviews, safety risk and authorized dealers under price pressure.
- [What is the difference between brand monitoring and brand protection?](https://authexai.com/en/blog/monitoring-vs-protection): Monitoring produces findings; protection takes each finding to an outcome. Where the gap opens and how to build the process from finding to outcome.
- [What is an unauthorized marketplace seller, and what does it cost a brand?](https://authexai.com/en/blog/unauthorized-sellers-on-marketplaces): Where unauthorized sellers source their stock, how they affect price and after-sales service, and which signals give them away in listings.

## Blog categories

- [Guide posts](https://authexai.com/en/blog/category-guide)
- [Strategy posts](https://authexai.com/en/blog/category-strategy)
- [Regulation posts](https://authexai.com/en/blog/category-regulation)
- [Analysis posts](https://authexai.com/en/blog/category-analysis)

## Legal documents

- [Privacy notice (KVKK)](https://authexai.com/en/kvkk): Authex privacy notice under Turkish Law No. 6698: data processed, purposes, legal grounds, transfers, retention, your rights and how to apply.
- [Privacy policy](https://authexai.com/en/privacy-policy): Authex privacy policy: what data we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, how long we keep it and your rights.
- [Cookie policy](https://authexai.com/en/cookie-policy): Cookies used on authexai.com: their types, names, durations and purposes, and how to manage or withdraw your cookie consent.
- [Terms of use](https://authexai.com/en/terms-of-use): authexai.com terms of use: use of the site, intellectual property, limitation of liability, linked sites and governing law.

## Other pages

- [/solutions/marketplace-monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/marketplace-monitoring)
- [/solutions/ecommerce-monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/ecommerce-monitoring)
- [/solutions/trademark-patent-monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/trademark-patent-monitoring)
- [/solutions/domain-monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/domain-monitoring)
- [/solutions/social-media-monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/social-media-monitoring)
- [/solutions/ad-monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/ad-monitoring)
- [/solutions/mobile-app-monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/mobile-app-monitoring)
- [/solutions/custom-research](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/custom-research)
- [/solutions/reputation-monitoring](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/reputation-monitoring)
- [/solutions/regulatory-compliance-audit](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/regulatory-compliance-audit)
- [/solutions/regulatory-change-tracking](https://authexai.com/en/solutions/regulatory-change-tracking)

## Questions about Authex

- What exactly does Authex do? Authex detects risks to your brand across digital channels such as marketplaces, e-commerce sites, social media, advertising, domain names and app stores, prioritises them and turns them into actions for your teams.
- Which digital channels are monitored? In Türkiye, 14 marketplaces and classifieds platforms including Trendyol, Hepsiburada, n11, Amazon.com.tr, Çiçeksepeti, Pazarama and PttAVM; abroad, more than 100 marketplaces and country storefronts including Amazon's country stores, eBay, AliExpress, Alibaba and Etsy. Also independent online shops; 9 social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, YouTube and LinkedIn; the Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn ad libraries and Google search ads; 5 app stores including the App Store and Google Play; news sites, forums and complaint platforms; 9 trademark and 10 patent offices including TÜRKPATENT, EUIPO, WIPO and USPTO; and domain names.
- Does Authex require a technical setup? No. Authex is a SaaS platform. It needs no technical integration; defining your brand information is enough.
- How are findings assigned to teams? Findings are assigned to team members in the platform, action steps are defined and the process is tracked.
- Is there an industry-specific protection approach? Yes. Authex offers protection configured with terminology and risk profiles specific to industries such as cosmetics, food, fashion, technology, healthcare and luxury goods.