In 2015, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) introduced new rules for Disclosure Compliance. These rules are designed to ensure that readers or viewers of web content (including blogs, YouTube videos, etc.) are fully informed if the content creator is sponsored, endorsed, or in partnership with another company. In simple terms, readers need to know if the blogger is making money by sharing a link or promoting a product.
Affiliate Links Disclosure
In compliance with the FTC guidelines, please assume the following about links and posts on thefitmanual.com: Some of the links on this site are affiliate links. This means that I may earn a small commission from certain purchases made through those links.
What Are Affiliate Links?
When you click on an affiliate link on thefitmanual.com and purchase an item, the transaction happens on the external affiliate company’s website. I do not sell anything directly. Companies like Amazon pay thefitmanual.com a small commission for referring customers to their sites through affiliate links.
Please note: There is no additional cost to you if you choose to purchase through one of these affiliate links. The price you pay is the same, whether you use an affiliate link or not.
Types of Affiliate Programs Used
- Amazon Affiliate Links
thefitmanual.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program that allows websites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon.com and related sites.
If I link to an Amazon product (with a special affiliate code embedded in the link) and you add that product to your cart within 24 hours, I may receive a small percentage of the sale. This is not a “pay per click” program. If you click through an Amazon link from this site and end up buying a completely different product, I may still receive a commission.
You can recognize an Amazon affiliate link when it looks like: astore.com/... or amazon.com/...
- Product Affiliate Links
These work similarly to Amazon’s. If you click through and purchase a product (such as e-books, e-courses, or bundled digital content), thefitmanual.com may receive a commission or other compensation. Again, this doesn’t increase your cost. These are also not “pay per click” links unless stated otherwise.
Sponsored Content Disclosure
I do not write sponsored posts. My goal is to provide unbiased, helpful information. If ever a post is sponsored and involves compensation from a company, that relationship will be clearly disclosed at the very beginning of the post.
