FTC Disclosure Notice
Material Connection: Backyard Toasty participates in affiliate programs and receives compensation when you purchase products through certain links on this website. This compensation helps support our content creation and website operations at no additional cost to you.
What Are Affiliate Links?
Affiliate links are special URLs that contain tracking codes. When you click these links and make a purchase, we may receive a commission from the retailer. This is a standard practice across the internet that allows content creators to earn revenue while providing valuable information to their audience.
Hereâs whatâs important to understand: using our affiliate links never costs you more. The price you pay remains exactly the same whether you use our link or go directly to the retailerâs website.
Our Affiliate Partners
Backyard Toasty participates in affiliate programs with the following companies:
- Amazon Associates Program: We earn qualifying commissions from Amazon purchases made through our links
- Home Depot Affiliate Program: We receive commissions on qualifying purchases from Home Depot
- Etsy Affiliate Program: We earn commissions on qualifying Etsy purchases
- Additional Partners: We work with various fire pit manufacturers, outdoor gear retailers, and related product companies
We only partner with companies whose products we genuinely use, test, or believe offer value to our readers. Our affiliate relationships never influence our editorial decisions about what content to create or which products to recommend.
How We Use Affiliate Links
You may encounter affiliate links throughout our content, including:
- Product Reviews: When we review specific fire pits, tools, or accessories
- Buying Guides: In comprehensive guides helping you choose the right products
- Recommendation Lists: In curated lists of our favorite gear and equipment
- How-To Articles: When mentioning specific tools or materials needed for projects
- Resource Pages: In our collected recommendations and resource lists
We clearly identify affiliate content with disclosures at the beginning of relevant articles, and we never hide the fact that we may earn from your purchases.
Our Editorial Standards and Independence
Our primary goal is providing valuable, accurate information to help you make better decisions about fire pits and outdoor fire experiences. We maintain strict editorial standards to ensure our affiliate relationships never compromise our content quality:
- Editorial Independence: Our content team selects topics and products to cover based on reader value, not commission potential
- Honest Reviews: We provide genuine opinions about products, including negatives, regardless of affiliate status
- Reader-First Approach: Your needs and interests always come before our commercial relationships
- Testing and Research: We base recommendations on actual use, testing, and research rather than marketing materials
- Transparency: We clearly disclose affiliate relationships and never hide our compensation
- No Pay-for-Play: Companies cannot pay us to guarantee positive coverage or inclusion in our content
We recommend products we genuinely believe offer value to our readers. If we wouldnât use it ourselves or recommend it to family, we wonât recommend it to you.
Amazon Associates Program Details
Backyard Toasty 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.
Amazon links on our site may include our affiliate tag, and qualifying purchases may result in commission earnings. This relationship does not influence the price you pay or our editorial decisions about which products to feature.
Earnings Disclaimer
Individual results from affiliate earnings vary significantly. Our commission earnings from affiliate programs fluctuate based on numerous factors including seasonal trends, product availability, and reader purchasing patterns.
The information we share about products and recommendations should not be considered a guarantee of earnings or results for affiliate partners. Our success with affiliate programs may not be typical or representative of other affiliatesâ experiences.
Your Shopping Experience
Using our affiliate links supports our ability to create free content while maintaining the same shopping experience youâd have otherwise:
- Same prices â you never pay more
- Same customer service and return policies
- Same product warranties and guarantees
- Same checkout and shipping processes
Your decision to use our affiliate links is entirely voluntary and appreciated, but never required to access our content or recommendations.
Questions and Contact
If you have questions about our affiliate relationships, how we select products to recommend, or our editorial policies, weâre happy to discuss them.
Contact us: john@backyardtoasty.com
We believe in transparency and are always willing to explain our processes and standards.
Effective Date: July 15, 2025
This affiliate disclosure may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our partnerships or policies. Any significant changes will be reflected with a revised effective date.
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