Affiliate Disclosure
AI Prompt Gear may in the future use affiliate links on selected pages. If that happens, the site may earn a commission when a reader clicks through and completes a qualifying action with a third-party provider.
Affiliate links are not currently intended to replace editorial judgment. If a page discusses a product, tool, model, platform, or service, the page should still explain the practical fit, limitations, tradeoffs, and situations where the option is not the right choice.
How affiliate relationships should work here
Section titled “How affiliate relationships should work here”- Affiliate relationships should not quietly determine editorial conclusions.
- Not every product or service mentioned on the site will necessarily use an affiliate link.
- Pages should remain useful even when no affiliate relationship exists.
What disclosure should look like
Section titled “What disclosure should look like”If affiliate links are introduced, readers should be able to understand the relationship before they make a decision. Disclosure may appear on this page, in the site footer, and near the relevant link or section when the context requires it. The goal is not to hide commercial relationships in legal text. The goal is to make the relationship clear enough that readers can evaluate the page with proper context.
Affiliate use should follow these boundaries:
| Boundary | Practical meaning |
|---|---|
| Editorial independence | A commission should not decide the recommendation. |
| Clear labeling | Readers should not have to guess whether a link is commercial. |
| Limited use | Affiliate links should be relevant to the reader’s task, not scattered across unrelated pages. |
| Useful content first | The page should stand on its own even if all affiliate links are removed. |
Disclosure review table
Section titled “Disclosure review table”| Link or mention type | Reader expectation | Required editorial posture |
|---|---|---|
| Plain editorial mention | The vendor is discussed because it helps explain the topic. | No commercial relationship is implied. |
| Affiliate link | The page may earn a commission if the reader buys. | The recommendation must still be justified by fit and evidence. |
| Sponsored placement | The sponsor relationship is visible to the reader. | Sponsorship should not control independent editorial conclusions. |
| Tool comparison | Vendors are compared by operating criteria. | Missing vendors should not be treated as rejected vendors. |
| Prompt or workflow template | The value is the reader’s adapted workflow. | A commercial link should not become the reason a workflow exists. |
Why this matters
Section titled “Why this matters”This site is intended to cover workflows, tools, evaluation systems, and related buying decisions. Because some of those subjects can overlap with commercial programs, explicit disclosure is important for reader trust.
Reader responsibility
Section titled “Reader responsibility”Affiliate disclosure does not turn any page into purchasing advice. Readers should still verify pricing, contract terms, security requirements, compliance fit, support coverage, data-handling terms, and implementation needs with the provider before buying or deploying a tool.
Reader protection standard
Section titled “Reader protection standard”Affiliate relationships should never make a page harder to evaluate. If a page includes a commercial link, the reader should still be able to identify the practical problem, the relevant workflow, the tradeoffs, and the reasons a tool may not fit. A strong page should make it easier to say no to a product when the product does not match the reader’s operating context.
The site should also keep commercial links out of purely informational sections where the reader is only trying to understand a concept, policy, or failure mode. Links are most useful when they appear near comparison criteria, implementation constraints, or next-step research paths. They are least useful when they interrupt a checklist, make a policy page feel promotional, or encourage a decision before the reader has enough evidence.