Independence & compensation disclosure
Machine Blue Book is currently an independent service and reference directory for machinists, shop owners and manufacturing professionals.
What that covers
This current no-compensation status applies to manufacturers, dealers, distributors, sellers, marketplaces, auctioneers, finance companies, insurers, riggers, carriers, installers, service companies, software providers, associations, venues and other outside organizations appearing in Machine Blue Book directories or reference material.
No current directory position, comparison, summary, outbound link or editorial conclusion is purchased. Inclusion does not create an endorsement, agency relationship, partnership or representation agreement.
What Machine Blue Book does
Machine Blue Book organizes machine specifications, market-source observations, valuation context, manufacturing technology, service-provider information and practical shop references. It helps users research a machine or provider and then reach the identified outside source directly.
Machine Blue Book is not the seller, lender, insurer, carrier or service provider merely because one is described or linked. Users should independently verify availability, qualifications, licensing, insurance, rates, terms and suitability before acting.
Outside links and finance directories
An outbound link transfers the user to an independent third-party website. Machine Blue Book does not collect a finance application on a financier-directory page, make a credit decision or receive transaction funds through those pages.
If compensation begins later
If Machine Blue Book enters an affiliate, referral, sponsorship, promoted-placement or other compensated relationship in the future, the relationship will be disclosed clearly on the relevant page or near the affected link or placement. This page and the Terms of Use will also be updated. Paid placement will not be presented as an undisclosed independent ranking.
How valuation and inquiry information is handled
Machine Blue Book and its parent, Delta Arc, LLC, receive valuation and inquiry information so they can answer the user’s request, prepare the requested research, or follow up on the question submitted.
Information is not sold, licensed, or routed to a listed dealer, manufacturer, lender, or service provider without the user’s explicit request or consent to that introduction. A request does not purchase placement, change a ranking, or influence an editorial conclusion.
When a user asks to contact an outside provider, the provider’s own terms and privacy practices govern after the handoff. Read the privacy policy before submitting personal information.
Questions or corrections
Questions about a listing, source, relationship or disclosure can be sent through the contact page.