Affiliate Disclosure

Coop Criteria is preparing to join affiliate programs. As of September 2026, no affiliate relationships are in place and no affiliate links are live: every shopping link on this site goes through our redirect layer (/go/…) without any tracking code, and we earn nothing from what readers buy. This page explains, in plain language, the rules we will hold ourselves to when that changes — in addition to the disclosure shown at the top of every affected guide, as the FTC's Endorsement Guides require.

What an affiliate link is

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Programs we participate in

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The rules we hold ourselves to

• No paid placements. Commission rate never affects whether a product is included or how it is ranked. Our methodology applies to every guide equally.
• Same links, same words. When a guide contains affiliate links, nothing else about the review changes — we link picks we would recommend anyway.
• No link stuffing. One clear path to each product, not a wall of links.
• No unmarked sponsorships. We do not accept free products, sponsorship money or "gifted" gear. If that ever changes, it will be disclosed here and in the affected guide.

Questions

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