Sponsored Content Policy

Effective Date: November 9, 2026.

Our Commitment

Florida Technology News is part of the Florida Authority Network™. We publish business announcements, profiles, and news about Florida organizations. Readers should always be able to tell why a piece of content is on this site and whether a business has a relationship with us. This policy explains how we categorize and label content, how we limit links, and what standards apply across the network.

Three Categories of Content

Every article we publish falls into one of three categories. Two of them carry a label on the article page because a business has a relationship with the Florida Authority Network™. The third, editorial, is the default and carries no label.

1. Sponsored Content (labeled)

An article, profile, or announcement about a business that is a paying client of the Florida Authority Network™. Our team researches and writes these pieces using public sources and, where the client provides it, information supplied through our client intake questionnaire. The business featured is a client of the network.

2. Business Affiliate (labeled)

Content about a member of the Florida Authority Network™, or about the network itself, that is published without payment for that article. Affiliates are businesses and organizations with a relationship to the network. Because that relationship is a connection readers should know about, we disclose it on every affiliate piece.

3. Editorial (not labeled)

Independent coverage and analysis chosen on news value alone, filed under its industry or topic category, such as Technology, Law, or Medical. No client or affiliate pays for or approves editorial coverage. An article that carries neither the Sponsored Content label nor the Business Affiliate label is editorial.

How We Label Content

Every sponsored or affiliate item is filed in its labeled category, using the same wording on every Florida Authority Network™ site.
The label appears at the top of the article, before the main content.
Articles without one of these two labels are editorial.
Labeling is designed to be consistent with FTC endorsement and disclosure guidance.

Information Supplied by Businesses

Clients may answer detailed questions about their business through our intake questionnaire. When an article relies on facts supplied this way, such as sales, employee counts, services, or history, we identify those facts as supplied by the business and note the date they were provided. We review supplied information for consistency with public records and reasonableness, but we do not audit it. Readers should treat business-supplied figures as the company’s own statements.

About This Site: Industry News Site

Florida Technology News is one of the Florida Authority Network™’s industry news sites. It covers technology and the technology industry in Florida.

Editorial is the default. Most of what we publish is independent editorial coverage, selected on news value alone, with no label.
Sponsored and affiliate items are always labeled. Any article with a business relationship to the network carries its label at the top of the article.
The sponsored-content maximum applies here. This site is subject to the allocation described below.

A Growing Network

The Florida Authority Network™ is growing, and we anticipate it will reach approximately 50 websites over time. New sites are added across regions, industries, press releases, and video. Because the network changes, this policy describes site categories and ratios instead of fixed site counts, and we update it as the network evolves.

Maximum Four-Link Standard

To keep a clean, focused link profile, each sponsored article is limited to four outbound links.

Maximum link count: four (4) outbound links per article. An email address and a link to the business’s home page are not counted toward this limit.
Link quality: links go to relevant landing pages or clear calls to action on secure, reputable business sites.
Maintenance: we audit outbound destinations to protect the long-term health of this site and the network.

Editorial Independence

Clients supply facts about their own businesses, but they do not control our editorial coverage, story selection, or how we treat any individual, company, or topic. Sponsored and affiliate content is always labeled and is never presented as editorial, and editorial coverage is never promised as part of a sponsored package.

Dated Articles

Every article reflects the information available on its publication date. We do not revise published articles to reflect later developments, such as a change in staff, leadership, services, or results. Figures supplied by a business are accurate as of the date shown. Newer information appears in new articles, which are dated and published separately.

An error is a statement that was inaccurate as of the article’s publication date. If we confirm such an error, we correct it and add a dated correction note at the bottom of the article.

Compliance and Review

All content published on this site follows these labeling standards, and the four-link standard applies to every sponsored article.
Material that exceeds the link limit or lacks a proper label is revised before publication.
If you see an unlabeled sponsored or affiliate item, or a factual error as of an article’s publication date, text 813-409-4683 or email Brian@FlAuthorityNetwork.com.

Administration

This policy is owned and operated by Brian French, Founder and Publisher of the Florida Authority Network™. For questions about implementation, contact the network at FlAuthorityNetwork.com.