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Affiliate Policy

This page explains how we fund our work while maintaining our editorial integrity. Your trust is the foundation of everything we do.

At GolfArmory, our mission is to empower you with the most honest, in-depth, and useful reviews of digital products and services. To keep our content free and our research extensive, we participate in affiliate marketing programs. This policy details our approach to ensure our financial model never compromises our editorial integrity.

Last Updated: August 9, 2025

1. What is Affiliate Marketing? A Simple Explanation

Imagine you recommend a great restaurant to a friend. If that restaurant owner then gave you a small "thank you" fee for sending a new customer their way, that's essentially how affiliate marketing works in the digital world.

When we review or mention a product, we often use special tracking links (called affiliate links). If you click on one of these links and proceed to make a purchase, the merchant (the company selling the product) pays us a small commission. This process happens at **absolutely no extra cost to you.** The price of the product is the same whether you use our link or go directly to the merchant's site.

This model allows us to dedicate thousands of hours to testing, researching, writing, and updating our content, ensuring that we can continue to provide high-quality, free information to our global community of readers. It's a way for you to support our work without any cost to yourself, simply by making a purchase you were already considering.

2. Our Guiding Principles of Impartiality

Your Trust is Our Bottom Line

Our business model is built on the trust you place in our recommendations. If we were to compromise that trust for a quick commission, our website would lose its value and purpose. Therefore, we adhere to a strict set of principles:

  • Reviews Are Not for Sale: We never accept payment, free products, or any other compensation in exchange for a positive review. Our conclusions are based solely on our independent testing and analysis.
  • Commissions Do Not Influence Ratings: Whether a product offers a high commission, a low commission, or no commission at all has zero impact on its final rating or how we feature it. Our recommendations are driven by quality and value to the user, period.
  • We Recommend Products We Believe In: We only join affiliate programs for products and services that we genuinely believe are of high quality and could be beneficial to our audience. We often review products for which we have no affiliate relationship.
  • Clarity Above All: We strive to be as transparent as possible. This policy is our commitment to you that our primary goal is to provide valuable, honest information.

3. How to Identify Affiliate Links

While not every link on our website is an affiliate link, you should assume that any link leading you to a third-party product or service page could be one. We use them in our reviews, comparison tables, and "best of" guides.

These links look and function just like normal links; they simply contain a small tracking ID that identifies the traffic as coming from GolfArmory. This process is seamless and does not affect your user experience in any way.

4. Amazon Associates Program Disclosure

Official Disclaimer

As an Amazon Associate, GolfArmory earns from qualifying purchases.

This means that GolfArmory is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

5. Frequently Asked Questions About Our Policy

Does using your affiliate links cost me anything extra?

Absolutely not. The price of any product or service you purchase is exactly the same, regardless of whether you use our link or not. The commission is paid by the merchant from their marketing budget as a thank you for the referral.

Do you see my personal information when I buy through your links?

No. We do not see any of your personal data, such as your name, email, address, or credit card information. The entire transaction is handled securely by the third-party merchant. The affiliate tracking simply reports to us that a sale was made for a specific product and the commission amount.

Why should I use your affiliate links?

If you find our content valuable and our reviews helpful in making a decision, using our affiliate links is a simple, no-cost way to support our work. It allows us to continue funding our in-depth research and keep our website running as a free resource for everyone.

What if I return a product?

If you return a product you purchased through one of our affiliate links, the commission is reversed. This is another reason why we are motivated to recommend only high-quality products that you will be happy with and want to keep.

6. Our Final Commitment to You

Our relationship with you, our reader, is the most valuable asset we have. We understand that transparency is the key to building and maintaining that relationship. This policy is our pledge to you that we will always prioritize your interests above all else.

Thank you for taking the time to read our Affiliate Policy and for supporting the work we do at GolfArmory.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.