Welcome to the blog. My name is Ace or as some may know me on YouTube - Swing4TheRing. I aim to help both the would-be pirate as well as the everyday treasure hunter who has an interest in the hobby of metal detecting. Who’s ready to get dirty?
Welcome to the blog. My name is Ace or as some may know me on YouTube - Swing4TheRing. I aim to help both the would-be pirate as well as the everyday treasure hunter who has an interest in the hobby of metal detecting. Who’s ready to get dirty?
Metal Detecting Life is owned and operated by Metal Detecting Life LLC.
The purpose of the Metal Detecting Life (MDL) blog (metaldetectinglife.com) is to engage in the following activities:
Create informative, educational, and entertaining content about metal detecting including but not limited to:
Metal Detecting Life Blog
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Communicate through social media platforms including the Swing4TheRing brand
Provide metal detecting services.
Affiliate marketing.
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Through affiliate links, identifying information may be carried over to an outside site to show that you visited that site from our site to ensure proper commissions are issued.
The format is as follows:
The data collected
How the data is collected
Why the data is collected
Legal basis for collection
Email Campaign
Name, email address, IP address
Form submission
To deliver downloads, newsletters or other emails on updates, giveaways, or other offers.
Consent
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Name, email address
Form Submission
To allow the data subject to contact our site with any questions, comments, or other information they would like to submit privately
Consent
Comments
Name, email address, website, Ip address, and browser user agent string
Form submission
We collect the data show in the comments form and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection
Consent and necessity
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Information to help track conversions from facebook to our site
Cookie
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Consent
Google Analytics
Posts and pages visited, name of your internet service provider, the website that you used to link to our site, other interests you have, basic demographic information, the websites that you visit from our site, and your IP address
Cookie
For statistical purposes to provide a better user experience
Consent & Necessity
Pinterest Pixel
Information to help track conversions from Pinterest to our site
Cookie
Used by Pinterest to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third party advertisers
Consent
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Information collected using Google analytics is retained for 26 months.
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THIS SITE MAY HAVE POSTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COMPANIES, MEANING I RECEIVED FREE PRODUCT OR COMPENSATION. ALL VIEWS AND OPINIONS ARE MY OWN. KNOW THAT I ONLY POST ABOUT SITES AND PRODUCTS THAT I THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL TO MY AUDIENCE.
This agreement (the “Guest Post Terms & Conditions”) is entered into by and between Metal Detecting Life, hereinafter referred to as the "Blog Owner," and [Brand Name], hereinafter referred to as the "Brand."
1. Guest Post Submission:
a. The Brand agrees to submit well-written and original articles related to metal detecting for consideration on Metal Detecting Life.
b. Each guest post submission (article) will incur a placement fee of $50.00USD, payable to the Blog Owner before the post is published. (See Payments)
2. Publication and Duration:
a. Once payment is received, the Blog Owner agrees to publish the submitted article on Metal Detecting Life within a reasonable timeframe.
b. The article will remain on the website until Metal Detecting Life is no longer active or until the information within the article is no longer relevant, deemed by the Blog Owner.
3. Backlinks:
a. The Brand will be entitled to one (1) sponsor link (rel="sponsored") within the body of the article.
b. The sponsor link may direct to the Brand's website or a specified landing page.
c. Additional product links may be added by the Brand or the Blog Owner, but will be in the form of affiliate links belonging to the Blog Owner.
4. Rights and Modifications:
a. The Blog Owner reserves the right to edit, modify, or alter the article, including but not limited to text, images, and links, to ensure alignment with the blog's style and guidelines.
b. The Brand acknowledges that these modifications may be made without prior notice and agrees to collaborate in good faith to address any concerns.
c. The Blog Owner reserves the right to remove a guest post at any time as deemed necessary by the Blog Owner so that the content better aligns with the goals and vision of Metal Detecting Life.
5. Ownership:
a. The Blog Owner retains ownership and control over the website and all its content, both original as well as any guest content that has been submitted.
b. Content may be repurposed or reused, royalty free in perpetuity, on other platforms owned by the Blog Owner at the sole discretion of the Blog Owner.
6. Exclusivity:
a. The Brand agrees not to republish the identical guest post on any other website or platform after it has been published on Metal Detecting Life. The reason for this is that it will hurt the SEO of ALL websites that contain the same article, thus rendering the guest post useless.
7. Payments:
a. Payment for each guest post submission must be made in full before the article is published.
b. Payments are non-refundable.
c. Payments may be made with PayPal and to: Swing4TheRing@gmail.com
8. Termination:
a. Either party may terminate this agreement with written notice if the other party breaches any material term of this Agreement.
b. In the event of termination, any published articles may remain on Metal Detecting Life until its discontinuation and/or relevancy.
9. Governing Law:
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan and the United States.
10. Entire Agreement:
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, whether written or oral.
By submitting a guest post, the Brand acknowledges and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions outlined above.
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