Last updated: August 22, 2020.
Thanks for visiting OceanWide Explorers!
OceanWide Explorers is inspiring people to interact with the ocean in meaningful ways. In other words, travel, scuba dive, adventure, and live sustainably to support our blue planet via an ocean lifestyle!
The information you see on this site is free to visitors, but represents many hours of time and research for us. As such, we feel compensation is appropriate. We have agreements with some companies who pay us. We’ve worked very hard for this process to be of no hindrance to you.
Very often, we participate in affiliate programs. These programs provide us with some income and allow us to devote time and energy into the growth of the OceanWide brand.
You have our word, we will only promote products we personally own, have used, or can recommend without question.
Integrity and trust is the most critical element of our business. Without your assurance in us, this whole thing falls apart. Gaining and keeping your trust is paramount.
What we do & don’t promote
We promote products and services through the eyes of the customer. Makes sense, right? If we wouldn’t pay for it, why would we expect you to pay for it? That is why we only promote products we have personally paid for, would pay for, or comes highly recommended from trusted friends/family.
What is an affiliate link / referral link?
Spread throughout this site you will see references to affiliate links or referral links. These references are called disclosures and are a requirement as put forth by the FTC here in the U.S.
They are there to inform you we have a relationship with a particular product or service and if you choose to purchase that product or service via our affiliate link, we will get a small commission. Of course, this is at no extra cost to you. We truly appreciate your support in this way. Thank you.
Specifically, Amazon
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
Just for good measure
This blog is a personal blog written and edited by Andrew Bloem and Laura Palomino. This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.
This blog abides by word of mouth marketing standards. We believe in honesty of relationship, opinion, and identity. The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content.
The owner of this blog may be compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites, and various other topics. Even though the owner of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers’ own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
This blog may contain content which might present a conflict of interest. This content will always be identified.
Thank you for visiting OceanWide Explorers!
Andrew and Laura