How we disclose it
Any page that mentions a company we could earn from shows a disclosure near the top, naming the companies involved. You'll see it as a short note before the first commercial mention. If a page has that note, the companies it may earn from are named in it. Pages that are purely educational — explaining how things work, with no commercial mentions — carry no such note, because there's nothing to disclose.
How it does not work
- Commissions never change our recommendations. Rankings and comparisons follow the published criteria on each page. A product is recommended because it fits the criteria for a given use case — not because it pays more. If a product that pays us doesn't fit the criteria, we don't recommend it, and if a product that fits the criteria doesn't pay us, we still include it.
- We don't accept payment to rank higher. No company can buy a position in a comparison or a more favorable review.
- We don't hide products we don't recommend. Omitting a relevant option to favor one that pays would defeat the purpose of the site.
What to keep in mind
An affiliate relationship is a conflict of interest in the abstract, and we manage it the only honest way: by disclosing it, by basing decisions on stated criteria, and by separating facts from judgments on every page. Even so, you should form your own view. Verify the details that matter to you — fees, prices, eligibility — on the company's official site before you act, and treat any recommendation here as one informed opinion, not a guarantee.
The criteria behind our recommendations are explained in our review methodology, and our overall standards are in our editorial policy.