How partner links work here

Which links these are

Links that lead to the partner catalogue carry a marker identifying this desk as the source of the visit. They are the buttons at the top and foot of category pages, the link at the foot of a judging point, and a small number of links placed inside dispatch articles where the context calls for them.

Links to platform documentation, carrier terms and public discussion threads do not carry the marker and are not part of this arrangement.

What the marker does

It tells the partner that a visit originated here. That is its whole function. It does not change the price you see, it does not identify you personally, and it does not give this desk any access to your order.

What the arrangement does not change

It does not change a threshold, a criterion, a review window or a coverage requirement anywhere on this site. It does not change which records appear in the seller roster, and it does not change what would remove one. It does not change a single default in a gauge.

If a category earns nothing and another earns well, they are both judged by the same criteria. Where this desk is uncertain whether that holds for a particular page, the page carries a note saying so.

How you can check this

Every criterion is published with the evidence level it requires. Every record carries a source type, a sample size and a check date. Every parameter carries a check date and the reason it is set where it is.

That means you do not have to take the assurance above on trust. Read a criterion, look at its check date, and decide whether the reasoning stands without reference to who pays for the link.

If you would rather not use these links

Open the partner catalogue directly instead of through a button here. Nothing on this site is gated behind a partner link: every judging point, gauge and record is readable without following one.

The same applies to the partner's own terms. Anything you agree to on their side is between you and them, and their privacy terms apply from the moment you arrive rather than these.

What is not part of this arrangement

There is no advertising on this site, no sponsored criteria, no paid placement anywhere in the roster, and no sale of reader data. No page carries a sponsored label, because no page is sponsored: the only commercial relationship is the source marker described above.

Changes to how this works are recorded in the change archive with a date and a reason, so a reader who saw an earlier version can find out what moved.