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Copyright

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Disclosures

The content on the blog is only meant for general informative purposes. The colors, textures, pigments, longevity, experiences, etc. of the items may vary depending on the computer screen and from person to person, despite my best efforts to take thorough and realistic images.

Advertising/Sponsors/Affiliate Partnerships

Through affiliate links, advertisements, and sponsored partnerships in association with various businesses, merchants, or PR agencies, Blastoff LLC does accept financial compensation. A commission may be earned on purchases made through links in posts and adverts that bring readers to an online merchant. Please be aware that not all of the links in this blog are affiliate connections. By using these links, you can help keep this website running, which users have been able to read and enjoy for free for many years. The same holds true for any promotions for a brand, an occasion, a gift with purchase, or a discount. Our relationship with our readers is built on providing frank and open evaluations, which is also one of the primary reasons people visit our blog.

Data protection

A visit to our website can result in the storage on our server of information about the access (date, time, page accessed). This does not represent any analysis of personal data (e.g., name, address or e-mail address). If personal data are collected, this only occurs – to the extent possible – with the prior consent of the user of the website. Any forwarding of the data to third parties without the express consent of the user shall not take place.

We would like to expressly point out that the transmission of data via the Internet (e.g., by e-mail) can offer security vulnerabilities. It is therefore impossible to safeguard the data completely against access by third parties. We cannot assume any liability for damages arising as a result of such security vulnerabilities.

The use by third parties of all published contact details for the purpose of advertising is expressly excluded. We reserve the right to take legal steps in the case of the unsolicited sending of advertising information; e.g., by means of spam mail.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics software to analyze its website traffic, and explicitly refers its users to the following Google data privacy statement: “This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses ‘cookies’, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how visitors use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website will generally be transmitted to, and stored by, Google on a server in the USA. If IP anonymisation (‘masking’) has been activated on this website, however, and you are located in a member state of the European Union or in another state that is party to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement, your IP address will first be abbreviated by Google, the full IP address only being transmitted to a Google server in the USA in exceptional cases before being abbreviated there. Google will use this information on behalf of the operator of this website for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity and providing the website operator with other services relating to website activity and internet usage. The IP address transmitted from your browser by Google Analytics will not be associated with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Moreover, you can prevent the data which the cookie generates on your use of the website (incl. your IP address) from being acquired and processed by Google, by downloading and installing the Opt-out Browser Add-on from the the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Google Adsense

This website uses Google Adsense, a Web-advertising-service of Google Inc., United States ( “Google”). Google Adsense uses “cookies” (text files) that are stored on your computer and allows an analysis of the use of the Website by you. Google Adsense also uses so-called “web beacons” (small invisible images) to gather information. Through the use of Web beacons simple actions such as the visitor traffic to the website can be recorded and collected. The information generated by the cookie and / or Web Beacon information about your use of this site (), including your IP address will be transferred to a Google server in the U.S. and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the site in order to show, compiling reports on website activity and ads for website operators and providing other use of this website and internet related services. Even Google is able to transmit this information to third parties unless required by law or if third parties process this data on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Storing cookies on your hard drive and the display of Web Beacons you can avoid by choosing to accept in your browser settings, “cookies” (in MS Internet Explorer under “Tools> Internet Options> Privacy> Settings”, in Firefox under Tools> Settings> Privacy> Cookies), we would point out however that in this case you can not use all the features of this website. By using this site you agree to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner described, and agree to the aforementioned purpose

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Amazon Associates

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