Advertising Disclosure

Our commitment to transparency

Markpen believes that visitors deserve a clear picture of how this website generates revenue and what relationships may influence its content. This disclosure has been prepared to meet FTC guidelines and equivalent standards in other jurisdictions. Where content is affected by a financial relationship of any kind, we will say so plainly.

Affiliate relationships

Markpen may participate in affiliate programmes offered by third-party companies. This means that some links on this site may be affiliate links, through which we may earn a commission if you click and subsequently make a purchase or sign up for a service.

• Affiliate commissions do not affect the price you pay for any product or service.
• We only link to products or services that we consider genuinely relevant to our audience of landlords and property investors.
• The presence of an affiliate link does not constitute a personal endorsement of a specific product or its suitability for your situation.
• We aim to identify affiliate links clearly wherever they appear in content.

Sponsored content

From time to time, Markpen may publish or feature content that has been produced in collaboration with, or financially supported by, a third party.

• Any sponsored article, post, or page will be labelled clearly — typically with a notation such as "Sponsored" or "In partnership with [name]".
• Sponsored content reflects the views of the sponsoring party and should be evaluated accordingly.
• Markpen retains editorial independence over non-sponsored content and does not allow paid relationships to influence the editorial line of independent articles.
• Brand partnerships, where they exist, are disclosed in the relevant content.

Third-party advertising

This website may display advertisements served by third-party advertising networks. These networks may use cookies and similar technologies to serve advertisements based on your browsing behaviour.

• Advertising networks may collect data about your visits to this and other websites to show you relevant ads elsewhere online.
• Ad personalisation is only active where you have provided your consent — see the Cookie Policy for details.
• Markpen does not control the content of third-party advertisements and is not responsible for their accuracy.
• Clicking an advertisement will take you to the advertiser's own website, which operates under its own terms and privacy policy.

Your rights and advertising controls

You have meaningful choices over how advertising data is collected and used when you visit this site.

• You can manage your cookie preferences — including advertising and personalisation cookies — through the Cookie Policy page.
• You can opt out of personalised advertising through your browser settings or through tools provided by the relevant advertising platform.
• Data collected for advertising purposes is subject to the rights described in our Privacy Policy, including rights of access and erasure.
• Where applicable law requires it, we will seek your consent before collecting data for advertising purposes.