Affiliate Disclosure

Affiliate programs

BrandGuides participates in affiliate marketing programs. When you click certain links on this site and later make a qualifying purchase, we may earn a commission from the retailer or network. That commission comes from the seller, not as an added fee on your order.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

We may also earn commissions through other retailer affiliate programs or networks when we have joined those programs and include qualifying links. We do not claim participation in any program we have not joined.

How commissions work

A “qualifying purchase” is defined by the affiliate program—often a completed order that meets that program’s rules after you use an affiliate link. Not every click results in a commission, and not every product page on BrandGuides includes affiliate links.

Affiliate links do not increase the price you pay. You should see the same listed price you would see by visiting the retailer directly.

Editorial independence

Commissions do not determine our opinions or recommendations. We write for readers first. When we recommend a product, that judgment is based on research, documented features, comparisons, and—where noted—testing or extended use described in the article. A higher commission does not earn a product a better ranking or a stronger verdict.

Some articles are rewritten from earlier BrandGuides reporting; those pages say so. Not every product is physically tested in our own hands. We aim to say clearly what a review is based on.

Where you will see this disclosure

On reviews and buying guides that may include affiliate recommendations, we place a short footnote near the top of the article—before product picks and purchase links—with a link back to this page. We also keep this disclosure available from the site footer.

Questions

For questions about this disclosure or our editorial approach, see About BrandGuides.