Affiliate disclosure
The Clinic Stack earns money through affiliate commissions. This page explains exactly what that means, because a disclosure buried in a footer is not a disclosure.
What an affiliate link is
Some links to vendor websites on this site contain a tracking parameter. If you click one, start a paid subscription, and stay past the refund window, the vendor pays us a referral fee. The price you pay is identical to the price you would pay arriving directly. We never mark prices up and we never buy traffic.
Affiliate links are marked with rel="sponsored" in the page source and are identified in the disclosure box at the top of any article that contains them.
What commissions do not buy
- Placement. No vendor can pay to appear in a comparison. Every platform reviewed here was included because it belongs in the category.
- Ranking. Two of the six platforms in our main comparison have no affiliate programme. They are ranked on the same criteria as the ones that pay.
- Approval. No vendor sees a review before publication and none has editorial control. Several of the reviews on this site are more critical than the vendor would like.
- Removal of criticism. We have never removed a criticism at a vendor’s request and we will not start.
Networks we use
Commissions are tracked through third-party affiliate networks, most commonly PartnerStack, which sets a first-party cookie when you click a link. That cookie is how the vendor knows the referral came from us. The privacy page explains what this means for your data and how to opt out.
If you would rather not use our links
That is completely reasonable. Search the vendor’s name directly and you will land on the same page at the same price. Our recommendations do not change depending on how you arrive.
Contact
If you believe a disclosure on a specific page is unclear or missing, tell us and we will fix it. That is a legal requirement in most of the markets we write for, and we take it seriously.