Welcome to Better Living! Transparency is important to us, so we want to be upfront about how this site is supported. Some links on Better Living are affiliate links, and we occasionally feature sponsored content or partnerships. Here’s how it all works.
Affiliate Links
Some of the products, hotels, or services we recommend include affiliate links. This means that if you click on a link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate links allow us to continue creating high-quality content, guides, and resources for our readers.
Affiliate partnerships do not influence our editorial content. All recommendations are honest and based on our experience and research.
Amazon Associates Program
Better Living participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon.com.
This means:
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When you click an Amazon link on Better Living and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.
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Amazon does not influence our content, reviews, or recommendations.
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All opinions expressed about products or services are entirely our own.
We may use Amazon links for products, hotel gear, books, or other recommended items featured on our site.
Sponsored Content & Partnerships
Occasionally, brands partner with Better Living to create sponsored posts, guides, or other content. Better Living always retains full editorial control of this sponsored content. This ensures that every article remains helpful, informative, and honest, even when working with a partner.
Editorial Independence & Trust
Better Living is a digital magazine with a long-standing commitment to honest reporting and high-quality editorial content. Sponsored content or affiliate relationships never affect our recommendations, ratings, or opinions. Our goal is to provide trustworthy guidance and real-world insights for our readers.
Legal & FTC Compliance
This disclosure is provided in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines for affiliate marketing, sponsored content, and editorial relationships. All editorial content and opinions remain our own. For more information about the FTC’s rules on endorsements and advertising, you can visit their guide. By using our site and clicking on links, you help support our team’s work while keeping it free for everyone to enjoy.
Photography & Original Content
Original content produced by Better Living — including photography, video, and written editorial — is protected under U.S. copyright law. All rights are reserved unless explicitly stated otherwise. Better Living’s original photography and video is produced professionally.
What Requires a License
The following uses always require prior written permission and a licensing agreement:
- Use by tourism boards, destination marketing organizations, convention & visitors bureaus, or government tourism entities
- Use in advertising, paid social media, or promotional campaigns of any kind
- Use by brands, businesses, or organizations to drive commercial traffic or revenue
- Print, broadcast, or digital reproduction
- Any use where Better Living content serves as a primary commercial asset
Attribution Is Not a License
Crediting Better Living or linking to our content does not constitute permission for commercial use. A license is required regardless of whether credit is given.
Editorial Media Use
Better Living welcomes editorial coverage by media publishers, blogs, and digital publications that reference or feature our content in a journalistic or editorial context. Use of a single image with clear attribution and a link back to the original Better Living article is generally acceptable for editorial purposes. This does not extend to commercial advertising, destination marketing, tourism promotion, or any use where the content serves a promotional rather than editorial function.
Press Trips & Hosted Visits
Better Living occasionally accepts hosted visits, complimentary accommodations, meals, or experiences from destinations, tourism organizations, and hospitality partners in the course of editorial coverage. Acceptance of hosted arrangements does not transfer, imply, or constitute any license to use Better Living’s original content, photography, or video. All content produced during or resulting from a hosted visit remains the exclusive intellectual property of Better Living. Commercial use of any content produced during a hosted visit requires a separate written licensing agreement negotiated in advance.
Model & Likeness Rights
Individuals appearing in Better Living photography and video — including staff, contributors, and travel companions — have not consented to commercial use of their likeness by any third party. Any use of Better Living content that includes recognizable individuals in advertising, promotional materials, or commercial campaigns without a separate model release and written permission constitutes a violation of applicable right of publicity laws in addition to copyright infringement.
DMCA & Takedown Requests
Better Living actively monitors for unauthorized use of its original content across digital, print, and broadcast channels. To report infringement of Better Living content or to submit a DMCA takedown notice, contact: [email protected]. Unauthorized commercial use will be pursued. All unauthorized use is documented and may be submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office and referred to legal counsel without further notice.
Enforcement
Better Living actively monitors for unauthorized use of its original content. All unauthorized commercial use will be pursued, including cases of willful infringement where commercial benefit is derived without compensation or prior written permission.
Licensing Inquiries
For commercial licensing or content partnership inquiries: [email protected]
By using our site and clicking on links, you help support our team’s work while keeping it free for everyone to enjoy.
