Cookies
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Third parties may also place and recognise cookies, and collect information, via advertisements and other served content. This obviously only applies if the site is currently displaying an advert or other served content. Plain text links are not in this category of content.
Logs / Statistics
User information such as browser, IP, and page visits may be recorded. This information is used for the monitoring and administration of the website. Third parties will not receive copies of data that could be used to identify individuals, but may be given statistical overviews. In other words, third parties may be given information like how many visitors the site received in a month or what percentage use a certain browser. They will not be given information like IP addresses or individual visit records, as this could be linked back to a specific individual.
Review Copies
Many of the items reviewed on the site are free review copies. This is noted at the bottom of reviews, where applicable. Reviews without a statement were not provided for review purposes (for example, I bought them, found them on the street, or got them for my birthday). Anyone offering review copies does so on the understanding that it will not affect review ratings. The items will receive an honest review.
Physical review copies will be kept, passed to another reviewer, recycled, or donated to charity. I don’t sell review copies. Digital review copies will either be kept or deleted. I don’t pass on files to other people.
Affiliate Programmes
I’m a member of some affiliate programmes, which means I earn a small amount of money if someone purchases an item through an affiliate link. My current affiliate programmes are: Amazon US, Amazon UK, Smashwords, Zazzle and Society6. Other store links are not affiliate links.
As per Amazon’s guidelines, here are the official statements:
Polenth Blake is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com
Polenth Blake is a participant in the Amazon EU Associates Programme, an affiliate advertising programme designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk