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Keep in mind, Vasi - reviewers don't know that you have permission to remove watermarks and they aren't going to contact the sponsor to find out. Avoid doing anthing that makes you appear to be cheating. 9 times out of 10, when someone crops out watermarks it because they stole the content or they are trying to trick the reviewer. You should avoid anysite that has rule against watermarks. That's fishy all on it's own.

When it comes to the use of sponsor content, just make sure you get to it as soon as it's released. Have your new templates ready and waiting so all you have to do is crop, optimize and submit. Being the first person to submit with new content will help avoid most rejections for over-used content.