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Affiliate Disclosure

Some pages on Supplement Explained may include affiliate links. If a reader clicks one of those links and makes a purchase, Supplement Explained may earn a commission at no additional cost to the reader.

The existence of an affiliate link does not automatically mean a product is right for everyone, medically endorsed, better than alternatives, or worth buying at the current price.

Commercial clarity

Disclosure should be visible where intent rises

Affiliate disclosure belongs close to product CTAs and buying-context areas so a reader does not have to hunt for the commercial relationship.

Revenue model How We Make Money See the business model in plain English. Where it shows up Products See product pages where CTA and disclosure meet. Adjacent pages Brands Brand pages route into products without pretending to be sales funnels. Guardrails Editorial Policy See the standards affiliate pages still have to meet.

Where affiliate links may appear

Affiliate links are most likely to appear on product pages and in certain product-adjacent buying contexts. Informational pages may link toward those pages, but the site is built so that educational content still stands on its own if a reader never clicks through to a retailer.

How product pages are expected to behave

Product pages are supposed to show what looks strong, what looks weak, who may fit the product, who should skip it, how the price structure works, and what nearby alternatives may be more sensible. If a page reads like a disguised merchant page, it fails the editorial standard.

How price and availability are handled

We prefer price-band language, price-per-serving logic, and dose context over casually publishing exact prices that may go stale quickly. If exact public pricing is mentioned, it should be framed clearly enough that readers understand it can change.

Why disclosure is repeated near buttons

Readers should not have to guess whether a CTA may be monetized. That is why product buttons and related product decision areas are expected to carry visible disclosure language close to the action, not buried somewhere far away.

Key takeaways from Affiliate Disclosure

  • Affiliate links may generate a commission at no extra cost to the reader.
  • That commercial relationship does not change the site’s obligation to show tradeoffs honestly.
  • Product pages are expected to remain editorial decision pages, not disguised retailer pages.
  • Disclosure should be visible where purchase-intent actions actually happen.

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What Affiliate Links Do Not Change

  • No guaranteed recommendation. A commission opportunity does not excuse hiding tradeoffs or overselling a product.
  • No medical endorsement. A retailer link is not a clinical recommendation and should not be interpreted that way.
  • No thin sales pages. Product pages still have to function as editorial decision pages even if a retailer button appears on the page.
  • No hidden disclosure. We want readers to be able to notice commercial relationships without hunting for them.