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Affiliate Disclosure

Effective date: 2026-06-03 Last updated: 2026-06-03

ElderHearth participates in affiliate programs. This page explains what that means, how affiliate links work, and how we disclose them — in accordance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides (16 C.F.R. § 255) and equivalent disclosure standards in other jurisdictions.

For questions, contact hello@elderhearth.com.

⚠️ [LEGAL REVIEW REQUIRED] Confirm with counsel: (1) the specific programs you join may impose their own required disclosure language (e.g., Amazon Associates has a mandatory phrasing); (2) you have actually joined every program listed below before publishing this page; (3) the disclosure is repeated near the top of every article that contains affiliate links, not only on this standalone page.

1. What "affiliate" means here

An affiliate link is a link to a third-party product or service that, if you click and then make a purchase, may pay us a small commission. The price you pay is the same whether or not you use our link. The commission comes out of the merchant's side of the transaction, not yours.

We use affiliate links to help cover the cost of running the Site (hosting, tools, research time). They do not influence which products we recommend.

2. Programs we participate in

[LIST EACH AFFILIATE PROGRAM YOU HAVE ACTUALLY JOINED. Examples:]

  • Amazon Associates Program — As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
  • [Other programs: ShareASale, Impact, Awin, CJ Affiliate, manufacturer direct programs, etc.]

[Do NOT list a program until you have been approved as a member of that program. Listing programs you have not joined is misrepresentation and a TOS violation of the program in question.]

3. How we choose what to recommend

Our editorial recommendations are based on:

  • Independent research (manufacturer specs, expert sources, peer-reviewed publications where relevant)
  • Hands-on use where feasible
  • Reading and synthesizing reviews from multiple credible sources
  • Comparing options against published, transparent criteria

A product's affiliate-commission rate does not affect whether or how we recommend it. We do not accept payment from merchants to write a positive review.

If we receive a free product sample for testing, that is disclosed in the specific article.

4. How affiliate links appear in our content

We disclose the use of affiliate links:

  • On this page, in plain language
  • Near the top of every article that contains one or more affiliate links, before the first such link
  • Where possible, on the link itself, by labeling specific links as affiliate links or by using a styling convention disclosed in the article

We do not hide or disguise affiliate links as if they were independent editorial references.

5. What we don't do

  • We do not accept payment for placing a product in a "best of" list.
  • We do not write reviews of products we have not researched in good faith.
  • We do not publish negative reviews of competitors of an affiliate partner in exchange for payment.
  • We do not click-bait or use deceptive headlines to drive affiliate clicks.

If you ever believe an article violates these standards, email hello@elderhearth.com and we will investigate and, where warranted, correct or retract.

When you click an affiliate link, you leave our Site and the destination merchant takes over. The merchant may set cookies and use its own analytics to attribute the click. We do not receive your name, email address, or specific purchase details — only aggregated, non-identifying data about clicks and conversions through our partner dashboard.

For more on how data is handled on this Site, see our Privacy Policy.

7. Updates

When we add or remove affiliate programs, we update the list above and the "Last updated" date.

8. Contact

For questions about this disclosure or any specific recommendation:

ElderHearth Editorial Team hello@elderhearth.com https://elderhearth.com