Modern Fellows FTC Disclosure

Last Updated

This policy was last updated on January 15, 2022.

Definitions

For the purposes of this page:

  • Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “Modern Fellows, “MF,” “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Disclaimer) refers to Modern Fellows L.L.C., 1802 Vernon Street NW #2068, Washington, DC 20009.
  • Service refers to the Website.
  • You means the individual accessing the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
  • Website refers to Modern Fellows, accessible from https://www.modernfellows.com

FTC Disclosure Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising

The information contained in this section originated in response to guidance issued by the Federal Trade Commission indicating that bloggers must disclose “material connections” between advertisers and publishers, which includes receiving “an in-kind payment” — for example, a free sample — to review a product or service.

Disclosure of “Material Connections”

Modern Fellows may accept a product for free from a company that is written about on this site.  If a product is provided for free, that fact will be disclosed in the article.

Affiliate, Advertising and Sponsorship Relationships

Modern Fellows seeks to generate income by participating in affiliate programs and through other advertising or sponsorship relationships.  Affiliate and advertising programs enable publishers to earn a commission if a reader clicks on certain links on their website or purchases a product or service after clicking through certain links.

Affiliate Relationships

Modern Fellows maintains active affiliate relationships with a wide range of businesses through affiliate management programs run by companies including AvantLink, Awin, Commission Junction, idevaffiliate, Impact, Partnerize, Pepperjam, Rakuten Advertising (aka Rakuten Linkshare), and Shareasale.  Through these platforms, Modern Fellows maintains, or previously maintained, affiliate relationships with companies including:

Etsy, State and Liberty, Waldo, Warby Parker, Trunk Club, Wolf & Shepherd, Myles Apparel, Vessi Footwear Ltd, Everybody & Everyone, Verishop Inc, Huckberry, Charles Tyrwhitt, Cost Plus World Market, Cuts Clothing, Inc., Eyeconic, Eyeglasses.com, Lensabl – The Online Optometrist, ModCloth, prAna, The Rake, The Tie Bar, Todd Snyder, Allbirds, Readers.com, GlassesShop , Ministry of Supply, Buck Mason, Firmoo Co., Grayers, Vint and York, ICU Eyewear Inc, Taft Clothing Inc., Kodiak Leather Co., Amberjack, Oliver Cabell, Warby Parker, Stryx, Modsy, The Classic T Shirt Company, Italic, LoveBook LLC, Woodies Clothing, EleVen by Venus Williams, WoolandPrince, Satchel & Page, Boody Eco Wear, ABBE Glasses Co. Ltd., The Dark Knot Limited, Blade + Blue, Ace Marks, DAEM, Black Lapel Custom Clothiers, Glyder, Wolf & Shepherd, EVERBRAND LLC, IDRESE FOOTWEAR, Bunker Branding Co, Life After Denim, North & Mark LLC, Bradford Watch Co., LEOTONY, Combatant Gentlemen, Dearborn Denim & Apparel, No Man Walks Alone, Stock Mfg Co, Classic Specs, Zoraab, thredUP, Chicwish, Blank Label, EyeBuyDirect Inc, Cotopaxi, Forsake , Mission Workshop, Nau Clothing, Outerknown, Red Wing Heritage, Snow Peak , Stio, Tact and Stone, Toad_Co, United By Blue, 1-800 Contacts, Allbirds, Beckett Simonon, Bombfell Partner Program, Bonobos, Boody Eco Wear, DIFF Eyewear, Drinks, EyeBuyDirect.com, Faherty, Felix Gray, GlassesUSA, Liingo Eyewear, Nisolo, Olivers, Organic Basics, SPIER & MACKAY, Inc, Taylor Stitch, TechStyle Inc, tentree, Wantable, and Zenni Optical.

Amazon Associates

As an Amazon Associate, Modern Fellows earns a commission from qualifying purchases made when You click on relevant links.

Skimlinks

Modern Fellows uses Skimlinks to help automate the process of associating affiliate links to products. Through Skimlinks, Modern Fellows has indirect access to a large number of affiliate programs with whom Skimlinks maintains a direct relationship.

Advertising Relationships

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising

Modern Fellows displays advertising through Mediavine. For information regarding data collection by Mediavine ad partners including how to opt out of data collection, please click here

Additional Third Party Vendors

MF may utilize tracking cookies and/or “pixels” from third party vendors, for example including Google and Pinterest, to gain customer insights and/or track conversions. Visit Modern Fellows’ Privacy Policy for more information.

Privacy Policy

Modern Fellows maintains a separate privacy policy, which is available here.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this information, you can contact the Company by email at info@modernfellows.com.

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