ClearHormones (operated by ClearHormones Editorial) is reader-supported. When you sign up for a service through a link on our site, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This page explains exactly how that works.
What is an affiliate link?
An affiliate link is a tracked URL that tells a brand we sent a visitor. If that visitor becomes a paying customer, the brand pays us a referral fee — usually a flat amount per signup, sometimes a percentage of first-month or recurring revenue.
On our site, every affiliate link is marked with an asterisk (*) and uses rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" per FTC and Google guidance. Links also pass through our redirector at /go/[brand], which lets us count clicks and attribute conversions.
Which networks we work with
- Impact — large affiliate network used by major telehealth brands
- CJ Affiliate (Commission Junction)
- ShareASale
- Awin
- Rakuten Advertising
- Direct brand programs — for brands that run their own affiliate tracking outside the networks above
On each brand page you can see the network in the brand's admin profile. We do not publicly disclose specific commission amounts because they are commercially sensitive — but we do disclose when a commission exists, which is what the FTC requires.
How affiliate revenue affects (and does not affect) our content
It does not affect rankings or scores. Our composite 0–10 score uses the rubric on our How We Review page. Affiliate commission is not an input. Brands that pay no commission can — and do — outrank brands that pay us.
It does affect which brands we cover first.When we have a limited editorial budget, brands with active affiliate programs are higher priority for review because they fund the editorial work. That is a real influence on our coverage decisions, and we're telling you about it.
Brands cannot pay to be listed. Inclusion on the site is editorial. Sponsored content, if we ever publish it, will be labeled "Sponsored" on the page, in the URL, and excluded from any "best-of" ranking.
Compliance with FTC 16 CFR Part 255
The US Federal Trade Commission requires that material connections between endorsers and advertisers be disclosed clearly and conspicuously. We meet this requirement with:
- A sitewide banner disclosure above every monetized page
- An asterisk (
*) next to every affiliate call-to-action - This dedicated disclosure page, linked from every footer and every banner
- A first-click confirmation when leaving our site for the first time per session, naming the destination brand and the commission relationship
How to opt out
If you would rather not use affiliate links, you can navigate directly to any brand's website by searching for the brand name in a search engine, or by copying the URL shown in the brand profile (we list the canonical website URL on every brand page).
Contact
Questions about this disclosure or our affiliate practices: [email protected].