Terms and Conditions

1. What this Site provides

The Site publishes general educational information for people learning about affiliate marketing, including topics such as content, search optimization, affiliate programs, disclosure, email, and website operation. It is not a retailer, broker, financial adviser, law firm, tax professional, or representative of any merchant discussed or linked.

Articles are for general information only. They are not legal, financial, tax, business, or other professional advice and do not create a professional-client relationship. Laws, platform rules, search systems, product details, and affiliate program terms can change. You are responsible for checking current primary sources and deciding whether any information fits your circumstances.

2. No promise of results

Affiliate marketing involves uncertainty. The Site does not promise that you will earn commissions, attract traffic, rank in search results, grow an audience, or achieve any particular business result. Examples are illustrative, not guarantees. Your results depend on factors outside the Site’s control, including your choices, audience, market, merchants, platform policies, and timing.

3. Affiliate relationships and advertising

Some pages may contain affiliate links. If you use one, Roy may earn a commission or other compensation, subject to the applicable program’s rules. The price, availability, description, delivery, returns, and purchase terms are determined by the merchant and may change. Read the merchant’s current terms before purchasing.

Amazon-specific disclosures and details are explained in the Affiliate Disclosure. An affiliate link is not an endorsement by a merchant of Roy or the Site unless the merchant expressly says so.

4. External websites and purchases

The Site may link to third-party websites, services, or resources for convenience. Roy does not control their content, security, availability, privacy practices, prices, or terms and is not responsible for them. A link does not guarantee or imply approval. Your use of a third-party website and any transaction are between you and that third party and are governed by its terms and privacy notices.

Do not send payment information or sensitive personal information to Roy in connection with a purchase from another merchant. Contact the merchant directly about orders, refunds, product questions, or customer service.

5. Permitted and prohibited use

You may browse the Site and use its publicly available material for your personal, lawful, non-commercial reference. You may share a link to an article. Except where law permits or Roy gives written permission, you may not republish substantial Site content, sell or sublicense it, remove copyright notices, or present it as your own.

You may not use the Site to violate law or another person’s rights; interfere with its operation or security; introduce malware; attempt unauthorized access; send spam; misrepresent an affiliation; or systematically scrape, copy, or harvest Site content for commercial use or to build a competing database. Nothing here restricts rights that cannot lawfully be restricted.

6. Intellectual property

Unless a page states otherwise, original text, design, graphics, and other Site materials are owned by Roy or used with permission and are protected by applicable intellectual-property laws. Third-party names, marks, product photographs, and other materials belong to their respective owners. Amazon marks and program materials, if used, remain subject to Amazon’s rules and are not owned by Roy.

To report material you believe infringes your rights, use the contact method in these Terms and identify the material and the basis for your request.

7. Information may change

Roy may add, revise, or remove Site content at any time. Content is provided “as is” and “as available.” Reasonable efforts may be made to keep information useful, but Roy does not warrant that it is complete, current, uninterrupted, error-free, or suitable for a particular purpose. Product information and pricing on merchant sites should be checked at the time of purchase.

8. Disclaimers and limits of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Roy disclaims implied warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, with respect to the Site. Nothing in these Terms excludes a warranty or right that applicable law does not allow to be excluded.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Roy will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive loss, or loss of profits, revenue, data, goodwill, or business opportunity, arising from or related to your use of the Site or a third-party service. This does not limit liability that cannot legally be limited. Where a limitation is not permitted, it applies only to the maximum extent allowed.

9. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by applicable law, you are responsible for claims and losses caused by your unlawful use of the Site or your material breach of these Terms. This section does not require you to indemnify Roy for Roy’s own unlawful conduct or waive rights that cannot be waived.

10. Privacy, cookies, and children

Your use of the Site is also subject to the Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy, which explain current information practices. The Site is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. Roy does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. A parent or guardian who believes a child has provided information should contact Roy so the matter can be reviewed.

11. Suspension and changes to these Terms

Roy may restrict or discontinue the Site, or change these Terms, when reasonably necessary. The updated Terms will be posted here with a revised effective date. Your continued use after an update takes effect means you accept the revised Terms, to the extent permitted by law. If a change is unacceptable, stop using the Site.

12. Governing law and general provisions

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio and applicable United States law, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, except where mandatory consumer-protection law requires otherwise. Any dispute is subject to the jurisdiction and venue permitted by applicable law. If a provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. A failure to enforce a provision is not a waiver. These Terms and the policies incorporated above describe the entire agreement about your use of this Site, subject to non-waivable legal rights.

Contact

For questions, privacy requests, or notices about these policies, contact Roy Hendershot at contact@royhendershot.com. Please do not include sensitive personal information in a request unless it is necessary. We may ask for reasonable information to verify and respond to a request.