Affiliate Disclosure

Transparency about money matters. This page explains how BitAdvent may earn revenue, and — just as importantly — what that revenue can and cannot buy. We would rather over-explain this than leave any doubt.

How affiliate links work

Some links on BitAdvent to third-party products or services are “affiliate” links. If you click one and go on to sign up or make a purchase, we may receive a commission from that company, at no additional cost to you — you pay exactly what you would have paid anyway. This is a common, legitimate way that independent publishers fund their work without charging readers or hiding content behind a paywall.

Why we use them

Running a site with live data, original guides and free tools costs money. Affiliate commissions help keep BitAdvent free to read and independent of any single sponsor. We would rather earn a modest, disclosed commission from links you choose to use than take money that comes with strings attached to our coverage.

What our commission does not buy

An affiliate relationship never buys coverage, a better rating, a higher ranking, or the removal of criticism. Our ratings and recommendations are built from verified facts against our published methodology, and our editorial independence is protected by our ethics policy. If a product is weak or risky, we say so — commission or not. A company’s willingness to pay a commission has no bearing on whether, or how favourably, we cover it.

How to identify commercial links, and your choice

Where we earn, we disclose it: outbound commercial links are marked appropriately at the code level, and our relationships are declared here and, where relevant, on the page itself. You are never under any obligation to use our links — you can always navigate to any company directly. We are grateful when you do use them, because it helps keep BitAdvent free and honest. Nothing on BitAdvent is financial advice.