Affiliate Disclosure & Commercial Transparency
"In accordance with FTC guidelines (16 CFR Part 255), this page discloses our financial relationships and explains how our website remains free and accessible to readers."
The Plain-English Summary
Vantage Consumer is reader-supported. When you click on links to retailers or brands on our website and make a purchase, or when you use one of our verified coupon codes, we may earn an affiliate commission. This occurs at zero extra cost to you; the retailer pays the commission out of their standard marketing budget.
Crucially, our testing scores and editorial verdicts are never determined by affiliate commissions. If a flagship product fails our laboratory tests, we advise our readers to skip it—even if recommending it would yield high commissions.
How Affiliate Partnerships Work
We participate in major performance marketing platforms and direct merchant partner programs, including:
- Impact.com (Impact Radius): Our primary publisher network for enterprise brands including Dyson, Herman Miller, Lenovo, Jackery, and Target.
- CJ (Commission Junction): Direct brand affiliate programs for home appliances, electronics, and lifestyle goods.
- Rakuten Advertising & Awin: Retailer integration for footwear, audio equipment, and specialty consumer products.
- Amazon Services LLC Associates Program: An affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for publishers to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com.
When you click on a button labeled 'Check Price', 'View Deal', or 'Continue to Merchant', a unique tracking code is appended to the outbound link. If you complete a qualifying purchase within the retailer's cookie window (typically 1 to 30 days), the merchant records that Vantage Consumer referred you and credits our media organization with a small percentage of the sale.
Why You Can Trust Our Recommendations
Some consumer sites prioritize whichever product pays the highest commission percentage. Vantage Consumer operates under a strict anti-bias firewall:
We test products before we even seek affiliate relationships. If a product does not pass our Austin lab benchmarks, we will not endorse it, period.
Our writers and lab testers evaluate gear based solely on performance, durability, and user experience. They do not have access to backend commission payout tables.
Every single product review includes a dedicated 'Cons to Consider' and 'Who Should Skip This' section. We never hide flaws to push sales.
If a reader returns a product because it failed to meet their expectations, the merchant claws back the affiliate commission. It is in our direct financial interest to only recommend products you will love and keep.
Questions About Our Commercial Disclosures?
If you have questions regarding our affiliate relationships or would like to discuss affiliate partnerships via Impact.com, please contact our business operations desk:
Email: partnerships@vantagereview.com
Physical Address: Vantage Consumer Media LLC, 401 Congress Avenue, Suite 1540, Austin, TX 78701