Commercial transparency
Affiliate revenue never buys ranking points.
Some researched vendors publish affiliate or referral programs. That commercial information is kept separate from product fit, calculation, comparison, scoring, and tie-breaking.
Our non-negotiable rule
Affiliate commission must never affect a recommendation score, ranking, comparison verdict, calculator result, or tie-breaker. The scoring engine imports product capability and pricing records; it does not import affiliate rates, durations, cookies, or status.
A verified public program is not the same as an active relationship. The launch records keep affiliate status unknown unless an active relationship and destination are explicitly configured.
How links should work
If a future affiliate status is active, a clearly disclosed commercial CTA may use the approved affiliate destination. Otherwise, the normal vendor URL should be used. Neither case changes the independent research result.
Current program research status
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Methodology, hard gates, tie-breakers, and benchmark publication rules are public.
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