Affiliate Disclosure
The Link May Earn.The Answer Does Not.
Some BenchRoot pages contain affiliate links. If a reader follows one of those links and makes an eligible purchase, BenchRoot may receive compensation. That commercial relationship does not determine what the page covers or concludes.
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Plain-language disclosure
What This Means.
- Some links on BenchRoot may be affiliate links.
- If a reader clicks an eligible affiliate link and later completes a qualifying transaction, BenchRoot may receive a commission or other affiliate compensation.
- An affiliate link does not change the factual information, the comparison basis or the conclusion of the page it appears on.
- Affiliate relationships are disclosed — on this page, and on the pages that carry the links.
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How an affiliate link works
Five Steps, One Relationship.
BenchRoot page
The reference itself — free to read.
Disclosed affiliate link
Marked as an affiliate link where it appears.
External retailer or seller
Another site, with its own terms.
Optional reader purchase
Only if the reader chooses to buy.
Possible commission to BenchRoot
Paid by the affiliate program, when it credits the sale.
- Clicking a link does not oblige anyone to buy anything.
- BenchRoot does not process the transaction or sell the product.
- Payment, delivery, refunds and product support follow the external seller’s or platform’s own terms.
- Tracking and attribution rules differ between programs and can change — they are not the same for every link.
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Amazon Associates
Amazon Associates
Amazon Associates statement
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Some product links on BenchRoot may lead to Amazon.
BenchRoot may earn qualifying commissions when eligible transactions are attributed through those links.
Commission rates and attribution rules are set by the program and can change, so they are not restated here.
This page does not replace the disclosure on individual pages. A page that carries Amazon links discloses them where they appear.
What BenchRoot pages do not do
- Suggest Amazon sponsors, approves or endorses BenchRoot
- Show star ratings or copy customer reviews
- Present a price as fixed
- Claim a “lowest price”
- Claim a product is in stock without current data
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Digital products
Digital Products & ClickBank
An affiliate link does not make a seller's claims BenchRoot's claims.
A seller's advertising is not repeated as fact. What a sales page says about its own product stays attributed to the seller unless a BenchRoot page has established it on its own evidence.
This entry is a disclosure, not an endorsement of any product.
Struck without an editorial basis
- Not used:
proven - Not used:
tested by BenchRoot - Not used:
the best - Not used:
recommended - Not used:
comprehensive - Not used:
worth buying
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What compensation does not change
Commission Is Not the Editorial Basis.
May be commercial
- The affiliate tracking link
- Whether a purchase is eligible for commission
- The retailer the link leads to
- The promotional relationship itself
Remains editorial
- Whether a topic deserves coverage
- Factual measurements
- Specifications
- Which sources are used
- Limitations
- Comparison criteria
- Conclusions
Carried forward from the Editorial Policy
- Products are not ranked by commission rate.
- A product is not recommended merely because an affiliate relationship exists.
- A commercial relationship does not turn a manufacturer’s claim into fact.
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Where disclosures appear
Disclosed Where It Matters.
Site-wide
The footer of every page links to this Affiliate Disclosure.
Page-level
Near the start of any page that contains affiliate recommendations, a disclosure such as:
ExampleThis page contains affiliate links. BenchRoot may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
At the link
Where needed, a short disclosure close enough to the commercial link that the relationship is clear before a reader acts on it.
Never relied on alone
- A footer link
- The About page
- A terms page
- A hidden tooltip
- Tiny text
- “Affiliate link” with no word on commission
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Reviews & comparisons
Commission Does Not Upgrade the Evidence.
A product article is one of
- Specification-based
- Research-based
- Hands-on — only where real use occurred
Commission→ higher evidence levelNot permitted
If BenchRoot has not physically tested a product, the article does not imply that it has. Comparisons state their basis instead of inventing a universal winner.
Never faked
- Star ratings
- A BenchRoot score
- Personal testing
- “Our top pick” without the editorial reasoning behind it
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Prices & external sellers
The Seller Controls the Transaction.
Set by the seller
not by BenchRoot
- Current priceSeller
- AvailabilitySeller
- ShippingSeller
- TaxesSeller
- GuaranteesSeller
- RefundsSeller
- Product specifications they changeSeller
- Checkout termsSeller
- Prices and availability can change after a BenchRoot page is published.
- BenchRoot avoids presenting a price that varies as if it were permanent.
- Where live product information is used, it follows the rules of the affiliate program that supplies it.
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Reader choice
The Link Is Optional.
No obligation
Readers do not need to use BenchRoot’s affiliate links.
Buy any way you like
The same or a similar product can be found and bought however a reader prefers.
No purchase needed
Access to BenchRoot’s reference content does not depend on buying anything.
BenchRoot does not add a separate fee to the reader's transaction for using an affiliate link. The final price is set by the seller, and promotions, taxes and other charges are outside BenchRoot's control.
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Relationship to the Editorial Policy
Two Pages, Two Questions.
Affiliate DisclosureThis page
How BenchRoot may earn compensation.
Affiliate links, commissions, where disclosures appear, and what external sellers control.
Editorial Policy
How BenchRoot handles sources, evidence, recommendations, comparisons, corrections and firsthand claims.
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Disclosure language
Disclosure Language.
Example disclosure language
T-1General article with affiliate links
This page contains affiliate links. BenchRoot may earn a commission from qualifying purchases.
T-2Amazon — site statement
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
T-3Digital product links
This page contains affiliate links. If you purchase through an eligible link, BenchRoot may receive a commission.
The Amazon statement is used exactly as written. The others may be placed near the start of a page and, where needed, beside the link itself.
Closing the Ledger
Clear About the Link.Serious About the Work.
Affiliate relationships help support BenchRoot, but the usefulness of the reference must stand on its own.