HardWaterCure.com participates in affiliate marketing programs to fund our independent research and testing. This page explains exactly how those relationships work and how they do not affect our editorial recommendations.
Amazon Associates
We are 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.
When you click an Amazon affiliate link on this site and make a purchase, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Amazon affiliate links are identifiable by the ?tag=hardwatercure-20 parameter in the URL. We never cloak or shorten Amazon links.
Amazon commission rates by category:
- Home products (shower filters, descalers): approximately 3%
- Health and personal care: approximately 1%
- Kitchen appliances: approximately 4.5%
- Tools and home improvement: approximately 3%
Direct Brand Affiliate Programs
We also participate in affiliate programs with the following brands:
- Jolie (jolieskinco.com) - commission approximately 8 to 10% per sale
- Canopy (getcanopy.co) - commission approximately 8 to 10% per sale
- Aquasana (aquasana.com) - commission approximately 4 to 8% per sale
- SpringWell Water (springwellwater.com) - commission approximately 8 to 15% per sale
Direct brand affiliate links on this site go through our link tracking system and are identified with rel="nofollow sponsored" attributes. These partnerships earn higher commissions per sale than Amazon for the same products.
Editorial Independence
Our affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial recommendations or product rankings in the following ways:
- We do not rank products higher because they pay higher commissions
- We do not omit negative information about affiliate products
- We do not accept payment for positive reviews
- We do not accept free products in exchange for favorable coverage
- Our best budget pick is often the product that earns us the lowest commission
We research products thoroughly using NSF certification records, third-party lab data, and verified customer review analysis. We recommend only what we believe provides genuine value at a given price point.
Google AdSense
This site also displays advertising through Google AdSense. Ad placements are separate from editorial content and do not influence our recommendations.
FTC Compliance
This disclosure is made in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.
Every article on this site that contains affiliate links includes a disclosure statement at the top of the page, before any affiliate link appears.
Questions
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