Affiliate Disclosure Affiliate Disclosure. By law, we are compelled to disclose when we are receiving commissions, kickbacks or payments for recommending people. Affiliate Disclosure In 2015, the Federal Trade Commission released its new rules for Disclosure Compliance. These rules are set in place to ensure that readers or viewers of web media (blogs, Youtube videos, etc.) know if the blogger/presenter is sponsored, endorsed, or partnered with a different company. In blog terms, the readers need to know if the blogger is making money by sharing a link or product. In compliance with the FTC guidelines, please assume the following about links and posts on this site: Some of the links on petersfreegifts.com are affiliate links for which I may receive compensation from sales of certain items. What are affiliate links? Purchases are made on external affiliate company websites: When a reader clicks on an affiliate link located on petersfreegifts.com to purchase an item, the reader buys the item from the seller directly (not from petersfreegifts.com ). Amazon and/or other companies pay petersfreegifts.com a small commission or other compensation for promoting their website or products through their affiliate program. Prices are exactly the same for you if your purchase is through an affiliate link or a non-affiliate link. You will not pay more by clicking through to the link. I use two main types of affiliate programs: 1. Wealthy Affiliate and others petersfreegifts.com is an affiliate for Wealthy Affiliate a site set up for training and web hosting. This is one of many sites you may click through to and buy a product directly from them in which case I may earn a small payment for my marketing activities. In some cases, I used a cloaked link that is disguised from the site to which you are being taken to. This is a common method and simply shortens the URL and keeps track of raw numbers. However, no pixels or address details are gathered. These may change from time to time but includeListevate.comMichaelchaney.comKevin Fahey.com 2. Product affiliate links. These affiliate links work the same way: if you click the link and buy the product, then the blogger gets a percentage of the sale or some other type of compensation. Things like e-book bundles, e-courses, and online packages are usually affiliate links, as well. Again, prices are not different if you use these affiliate links. You will not pay more by clicking through to the link. These links are not “pay per click” unless otherwise denoted. What about sponsored content? I do not write sponsored posts. I want to bring you real, unbiased information. However, if a post is sponsored by a company and it is a paid sponsorship, I will disclose this clearly at the beginning of the post. Summary Affiliate marketing is a common practice for products and services. In most cases, it is compensation for marketing provided and does not affect the buyer in price or product. In Fact, often an enhanced deal may be provided. Peter Hanley