Imperial Dark Sector is an independent Star Wars fan and collector publication. This page explains what the site stores, how advertising may work, and how shopping relationships are identified.
Checklist information
The card checklist uses browser storage on your device to remember cards marked as owned, serial numbers, grades, and private notes. That information is not sent to Imperial Dark Sector by the current site. Use the backup function in the Card Archive if you want a copy of your collection data.
Advertising
The site may display advertising from Google AdSense or another approved ad network. Imperial Dark Sector is designed to keep advertising secondary to the archive. The site layout does not intentionally create pop-up ads, full-screen interstitials, sticky bottom banners, advertising inside navigation, or fixed-size placeholder blocks that interrupt articles. Advertising should appear only in restrained placements and should be visually separate from editorial content.
When Google AdSense is enabled, Google and its advertising partners may place and read cookies on visitors' browsers and may use web beacons, IP addresses, or similar identifiers to collect information for ad delivery, measurement, and personalization. Visitors can learn how Google uses data when they use partners' sites or apps by visiting Google's partner-site privacy information. Advertising will be labeled, and Imperial Dark Sector does not personally endorse every ad that appears.
Shopping and referral links
Imperial Dark Sector may use referral or affiliate links to help support the site. The site currently participates in the Ding Defend affiliate program. Links to Ding Defend on the card-shipping-supplies page are marked as affiliate links, and Imperial Dark Sector may earn a commission from qualifying purchases. The site may also link to the Imperial Dark Sector eBay store and other shopping destinations. Affiliate relationships are disclosed near the recommendation or in the surrounding page copy. Using an affiliate link does not add a separate charge to the buyer's order.
Ding Defend currently provides the coupon code IMPERIALDARKSECTOR for 10% off qualifying purchases of $40 or more, limited to one discounted order per customer. Discount terms, pricing, stock, and program rules are controlled by Ding Defend and may change.
LEGO Star Wars links
The LEGO Star Wars collector guide currently links directly to official LEGO.com product and category pages. Those LEGO links are not currently represented as commission-tracked affiliate links. If Imperial Dark Sector is accepted into the LEGO affiliate program and begins using tracked links, the relationship will be disclosed on the LEGO page and this disclosure page. The site may then earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through eligible links at no added charge to the buyer.
LEGO product prices, availability, retirement notices, promotions, and purchase limits are controlled by the LEGO Group and may change. Product images on the LEGO guide are used to identify the official products being discussed and link visitors to their corresponding LEGO.com pages.
Analytics and ad tools
Analytics or ad-network tools may be used to understand traffic, measure advertising, or support the archive. When a provider is active, this page will identify the provider and any consent choices required by that provider or by the visitor's location. The site also publishes an ads.txt record at the site root so authorized advertising sellers can be verified.
Independence and trademarks
Imperial Dark Sector is not affiliated with or endorsed by Topps, Lucasfilm, Disney, eBay, Ding Defend, or the LEGO Group. Star Wars, LEGO, and related marks belong to their respective owners. Product images and links are used to identify the products discussed and to direct readers to official or marketplace pages.
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