In one site a 3rd party is asking visitors to give feedback via pop-up that covers 30-50% of the bottom of the screen, depending on screen size. Is the 3rd party or the site in danger of getting penalized after the intrusive interstitial guidelines?

[deels-SEO]

I am wondering whether the intrusive interstitial penalty affects all kinds of pop-ups regardless of their nature, eg  if a third party is asking feedback through a discreet pop-up that appears from the bottom of the screen and covers max 50% of it. Is the site or the third party who is asking the feedback subject to intrusive interstitial penalty?

Also is the fact that in some screens the popup covers 30% and in some others 50% plays any role?

[OlegKorneitchouk]

Does it load on page load? If not, doesn't count. Otherwise, it could trigger the penalty.

30% vs 50% does make a difference. Smaller is better.

I recommend you read Google's official guide to the subject: https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2016/08/helping-users-easily-access-content-on.html

[deels-SEO]

Hi Oleg, thanks for your answer. The pop-up appears 1 minute after the page has loaded. Do you know what happens in this case?

[OlegKorneitchouk]

I don't think it would be triggered but only testing would give you a definitive answer.