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Advertising Disclosure
Last updated: July 2025
Our commitment to transparency
Hagane is committed to transparency about how this website generates revenue and how that might relate to the content we publish. This page discloses all material relationships between Hagane and third-party advertisers, affiliates, or partners that could reasonably influence the information presented on this site.
This disclosure is provided in compliance with applicable regulations, including guidelines from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and equivalent standards in Japan and the European Union.
Affiliate relationships
This site may participate in affiliate programmes. This means that if you click a link to a third-party product or service and subsequently make a purchase, Hagane may receive a commission. Affiliate relationships are disclosed as follows:
Commission-based links
Some links on this site may be affiliate links. Clicking them and completing a qualifying action (such as a purchase or registration) may result in a commission being paid to Hagane at no additional cost to you.
Product and service recommendations
Recommendations on this site reflect our genuine assessment of products and services. The existence of an affiliate relationship does not influence whether a product or service is mentioned or recommended.
Financial relationship transparency
Where affiliate links are used, we will make a reasonable effort to identify them with language such as "affiliate link" or "we may earn a commission from this link." If you are unsure whether a link is an affiliate link, you are welcome to ask via the contact page.
Sponsored content
Identification of paid content
Any content that has been produced in exchange for payment, free products, or other compensation from a third party will be clearly identified as sponsored. This will appear at the top of the relevant content.
Brand partnership disclosures
Where we have an ongoing commercial relationship with a brand that is mentioned on this site, that relationship will be disclosed in the relevant content area.
Editorial independence
Sponsors and partners do not have editorial control over content produced under our name. Opinions and assessments expressed on this site are our own, regardless of any commercial relationship.
Third-party advertising
Advertising networks
This site may display advertisements served by third-party advertising networks. These networks may include Google and similar platforms. Advertisements served by these networks are identified as such.
Behavioural targeting
Third-party advertising networks may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to serve ads based on your browsing behaviour across different websites. This is sometimes called interest-based or behavioural advertising.
Cookie usage for advertising
Advertising-related cookies are only placed with your consent. See our Cookie Policy for details on the types of advertising cookies used and how to manage your preferences.
Ad personalisation
Where you have given consent, data about your interactions with this site may be used to personalise advertisements shown to you on other platforms. You can withdraw consent for this at any time via the Cookie Policy page.
Your rights and controls
Ad preference management
You can manage your advertising cookie preferences at any time using the controls on our Cookie Policy page.
Opt-out options
You may opt out of interest-based advertising through your browser settings, your device's privacy settings, or industry opt-out tools such as the NAI opt-out.
Data collection rights
You have the right to know what personal data has been collected for advertising purposes, and to request deletion of that data. See our Privacy Policy for how to exercise these rights.
Questions and requests
For any questions about our advertising practices, use the contact page. We respond within two business days.