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Plain-English summary
Some links on Sentrly are affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. That's it — that's the whole disclosure. The longer version below explains exactly how this works and how we keep it from influencing what we write.
Which links are affiliate links
Affiliate links typically appear when we recommend a specific paid product (a VPN, a password manager, a hosting plan). Plain reference links (to documentation, news articles, official policy pages) are not affiliate links.
Where a link is an affiliate link, we mark it clearly with the rel="sponsored" attribute, in line with major-search-engine guidance and FTC requirements for endorsements.
How affiliate revenue affects what we write
It doesn't. Editorial decisions — what to cover, who to recommend, what to criticise — are made independently of whether a vendor runs an affiliate programme. Several of the products we recommend pay no commission at all. We have, more than once, recommended a free open-source tool over a higher-paying paid alternative because the free tool was better for the reader.
The full editorial firewall is described on our Editorial Policy page.
Why we use affiliate links at all
Affiliate revenue and contextual advertising fund the site, including the time it takes to test products properly and keep guides up to date. The alternative — a paywall, or sponsored content disguised as editorial — would be worse for readers.
FTC compliance
This disclosure is provided in compliance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides and equivalent rules in the UK and EU. Where required by local law, individual articles that include affiliate links carry their own short disclosure at the top. Sentrly is a participant in various affiliate programmes; specific programme names are listed on our About page where applicable.
Questions
If you have a question about a specific link or recommendation, email us via the Contact page. We'll tell you whether the link is affiliate, who runs the programme, and how the commission structure works.