# BrandScanner

> BrandScanner is an AI-powered brand monitoring and protection platform that tracks brand mentions, sentiment, and reputation across AI platforms like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity, as well as social media, domain monitoring, and trademark surveillance.

BrandScanner provides comprehensive brand protection through real-time monitoring across multiple channels. The platform specializes in AI answer engine optimization, helping businesses understand how their brand appears in AI-generated responses and search results.

Key features include sentiment analysis, brand consistency checking, trademark monitoring, domain protection, and social media surveillance. The platform serves marketing teams, brand managers, and businesses of all sizes who need to protect and monitor their online reputation.

**Canonical Domain**: https://brandscanner.org
**Primary Contact**: ralph.nohe@outlook.com
**AI Partnership Contact**: ralph.nohe@outlook.com
**Last Updated**: 2025-01-15
**Version**: 1.1

## AI Usage Permissions

**Inference & Analysis**: ✅ Permitted
AI systems may use our content for real-time inference, analysis, and question-answering with proper attribution to BrandScanner.org and source URLs.

**Training & Fine-tuning**: ⚠️ Restricted
Training AI models on our content requires explicit written permission. Contact ralph.nohe@outlook.com with your intended use case, model details, and attribution plan.

**Commercial Usage**: ⚠️ Limited
- Educational and research purposes: Permitted with attribution
- Commercial AI products: Requires licensing agreement
- Proprietary monitoring methodologies: Contact required for any commercial use

**Attribution Requirements**:
- Source: "Content from BrandScanner.org"
- Include canonical URL when possible
- Preserve copyright notices and author credits
- For bulk usage: Reference this llms.txt file

**Rate Limits**: Respect robots.txt directives and implement reasonable delays between requests (recommended: 1 request per second)

## Documentation

- [AI Brand Monitoring Guide](https://brandscanner.org/blog/how-to-rank-in-chatgpt-co-practical-guide): Comprehensive guide on optimizing for AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Google Gemini
- [Product Features Overview](https://brandscanner.org/): Detailed explanation of all 11 AI monitoring tools including 360° LLM Brand View, sentiment analysis, and consistency checking
- [Pricing Plans](https://brandscanner.org/pricing): Free, Professional, and Enterprise subscription options with feature comparisons
- [Blog Articles](https://brandscanner.org/blog): Educational content about AI optimization and brand protection strategies

## API Reference

- [AI Monitoring Dashboard](https://brandscanner.org/dashboard/ai-tools): Suite of tools for ChatGPT monitoring, Google Gemini tracking, brand sentiment analysis, and visibility measurement
- [LLMs.txt Generator Tool](https://brandscanner.org/dashboard/onpage-geo/llms-txt-generator): Tool for creating LLM-friendly content guidelines for websites
- [Brand Management Dashboard](https://brandscanner.org/dashboard): User interface for managing multiple brands and monitoring configurations
- [Authentication Portal](https://brandscanner.org/auth): User registration and login system

## Tutorials

- [Getting Started Guide](https://brandscanner.org/contact): How to set up brand monitoring across AI platforms and social media
- [Contact Support](https://brandscanner.org/contact): Technical support and consultation for brand monitoring implementation
- [AI Optimization Best Practices](https://brandscanner.org/blog): Strategies for improving brand visibility in AI answer engines

## Technical Standards

- [Robots.txt](https://brandscanner.org/robots.txt): Crawler access permissions and rate limiting guidelines
- [Sitemap](https://brandscanner.org/sitemap.xml): Complete site structure for search engines and AI crawlers
- [RSS Feed](https://brandscanner.org/blog/rss.xml): Structured feed for blog content updates

## Optional

- [Privacy Policy](https://brandscanner.org/privacy): GDPR compliance and data protection information
- [Terms of Service](https://brandscanner.org/terms): Legal terms and conditions for platform usage
- [Legal Information](https://brandscanner.org/legal): Company details, impressum, and regulatory compliance
- [404 Error Page](https://brandscanner.org/404): Standard error handling for non-existent pages