Welcome to the ads and affiliate policy for this website. Herein, we describe how we use display advertising, sponsored content, and affiliate marketing activities on our website. Using our website means you consent to this policy.
Please visit our terms of use policy for more rules regarding using our content.
Effective Date: 30 April 2025
1 . Ownership & Scope
Levels PTCG (hereonwards referred to as “we,” “our,” “the Site”) is a fansite owned and operated by Kalam Tang and Hoson Leung.
Our audience is global. Accordingly, we abide by the following regulations:
- FTC Endorsement Guides (United States)
- GDPR (European Economic Area)
- CCPA/CPRA (California)
- PDPO (Hong Kong)
- COPPA – whilst our site is not intentionally aimed at children under 13, we still follow COPPA regulations because minors constitute an estimated 25 % of site traffic.
2 Monetisation Channels
For the purpose of transparency, it is important for us to clearly state how we monetise the website.
Levels PTCG uses the following platforms for monetary purposes:
| Platform | Partner(s) | Implementation |
| Display Ads | Mediavine | Up to 10 static or responsive ad units are per article. To ensure good user-experience, we do not allow auto‑playing video, interstitial, pop‑under, or sound‑on ads. |
| Affiliate Marketing | Amazon Associates, TCGplayer | Text links or product widgets in blog posts. These are clearly marked with blue text color. |
| Sponsored Content | Select brand collaborations | Blog posts that are clearly labelled “Sponsored Post” at the top of the article. |
3. Prohibited Advertising Categories
We vet the display ads and affiliate links on our website. We do not allow ads, sponsorships, or affiliate offers that promote:
- Gambling or betting.
- Alcohol, vaping, or tobacco products.
- Firearms, weapons, or violent paraphernalia
- Adult or sexually explicit material
- Unregulated financial products
- Content unrelated to the TCG niche.
4 . Ad User‑Experience Standards
We follow internal rules and regulations to ensure the ads displayed on our site do not affect your reading experience:
- Frequency – maximum 10 display units for any given article. We do not allow display ads to disrupt your reading experience.
- Layout Integrity – we ensure display ads do not obscure navigation menus or content.
- Responsiveness – ads are lazy‑loaded to minimise page-loading times.
5 . Affiliate Disclosure
Levels PTCG participates in a variety of affiliate programs, currently including: Amazon Services Associates Program and the TCGplayer Affiliate Program. Additionally, we may join other programs in the future. These will be disclosed in this section of the ads and affiliate policy.
Clicking on our affiliate links may earn us a commission. This comes at no extra cost to you beyond what you would normally pay for the product or service.
A shorter version of our affiliate disclaimer also appears immediately below the title of each blog post to ensure transparency and visibility.
6. Product Review Standards
The Levels PTCG team sometimes reviews and recommends products using affiliate links. We only recommend products we have personally obtained, used, and tested. Products must get a minimum of 4 stars (out of 5) in our internal scoring guidelines before being promoted by us.
Occasionally, brands may sponsor products for us to review. This does not guarantee a positive score.
Ultimately, all reviews are unbiased, truthful, and trustworthy for our readers.
Visit our product reviews policy for more information.
7. Disputes & Liability
Levels PTCG is not affiliated with companies via our product links or sponsored recommendations. All questions regarding orders, warranties, and refunds must be directed to the relevant merchant.
8. Data Collection & Privacy Compliance
This site uses Google Analytics 4, Mediavine, and other third-party services that may set cookies that gather data from you.
When you first land on our website, a cookie‑consent pop-up appears for you to opt-in/out in in accordance with GDPR and CCPA/CPRA requirements. Opting out means you can still use our website, but functionality may be compromised.
Please visit our Privacy Policy for full details on how we use your data.
9. Policy Audits
We review this policy, together with ad and affiliate partner compliance, quarterly (every 3 months). Kalam Tang (Chief Editor) is responsible for updates and addressing complaints.
We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time. Changes will be announced with a clear and visible site-wide banner that appears at the top of every page on Levels PTCG.
10. Contact
For questions and concerns about this Ads & Affiliate Policy, email levelsptcg@gmail.com or use the contact form.