TechByDay covers technology news, product reviews, comparisons, and buying advice. Some content on techbyday.com may contain affiliate links. When a reader follows one of these links and completes a qualifying purchase or another eligible action, TechByDay may receive a commission.
This disclosure explains how those arrangements work, where readers may encounter affiliate links, and the standards that apply to our recommendations. We want you to understand the commercial relationship before deciding whether to use a link.
What an Affiliate Link Does
An affiliate link directs you to a retailer, manufacturer, service provider, or another participating business. It contains information that allows the business or its affiliate network to recognize that the referral came from TechByDay.
If your activity meets the program’s conditions, the referral may generate a payment to us. A qualifying activity could involve purchasing a product, starting an eligible subscription, or completing another action specified by that program.
Simply reading an article does not mean you have purchased anything or agreed to a subscription. Any transaction takes place through the business offering the product or service.
Where You May Find Affiliate Links
Affiliate links may appear in reviews, product comparisons, buying guides, deal coverage, and other relevant articles. They can also appear within product tables, price boxes, images, buttons, or text that directs readers to a seller.
The presence of an affiliate link does not mean every link in the same article is affiliated. We may also reference products, companies, and resources without receiving payment for the referral.
Readers should pay attention to disclosures placed near relevant content. This page provides the broader explanation, while shorter notices help identify commercial relationships where readers encounter them.
How Commissions Work
Commission arrangements vary between businesses. Some offer a percentage of an eligible transaction, while others provide a fixed payment. Certain purchases or actions may not qualify for compensation.
A referral can also become ineligible if an order is canceled, returned, or excluded under the program’s terms. Following a link therefore does not guarantee that TechByDay will earn anything.
We do not ask readers to change their purchasing plans to generate a commission. Use a referral link only when the destination and the offer suit your needs.
Prices and Purchase Costs
An affiliate referral generally allows the seller to compensate the referring publisher through its marketing arrangements. It should not be treated as proof that the displayed offer is the lowest price available.
Your final cost depends on the seller’s current pricing, applicable taxes, shipping charges, selected options, and any additional services. Different sellers may offer different terms for the same product.
Before completing a purchase, review the checkout total and the offer details. A price mentioned in an article may have changed since publication or the most recent update.
Supporting TechByDay
Affiliate revenue can help cover the expenses involved in publishing technology content. Those expenses may include research, writing, editing, website maintenance, and other work needed to keep information accessible.
This funding model gives readers a way to support TechByDay when making purchases they already intend to make. Using an affiliate link is optional, and readers can visit a seller independently.
A purchase is never required to take our advice seriously or to engage with our coverage. Our articles should provide useful information whether or not a reader follows a commercial link.
Recommendations and Editorial Judgment
The opportunity to earn a commission should not decide whether a product receives a favorable assessment. Recommendations need to be supported by relevant features, limitations, pricing, and suitability for the intended audience.
A commission does not establish product quality. Likewise, the absence of an affiliate arrangement does not make a product less deserving of attention.
When we discuss alternatives, the purpose is to help readers understand their choices. Commercial availability should not become a reason to ignore a meaningful drawback or leave out a relevant competing option.
Rankings and Product Selection
A product’s position in a guide should reflect the criteria explained in that article. Those criteria may include performance, compatibility, ease of use, ownership costs, or suitability for a particular task.
Different readers can reasonably reach different decisions from the same information. A recommendation for frequent travelers may offer little value to someone who needs a stationary workstation.
Affiliate earnings should not substitute for this reasoning. Readers should be able to understand why an item was included and what circumstances could make another choice more appropriate.
Affiliate Content and Sponsorships
Affiliate referrals and sponsored placements are different commercial arrangements. An affiliate relationship typically involves compensation for qualifying referrals. Sponsorship involves an agreement connected to particular content or placement.
An article containing affiliate links should not automatically be understood as sponsored. Similarly, a general affiliate notice does not adequately explain every other form of paid relationship.
Where another material commercial arrangement applies, it should be identified appropriately. Readers should not have to infer a sponsorship from the presence of a purchase button.
Samples and Other Product Access
A product discussed on TechByDay may have been purchased, borrowed, or supplied for evaluation. That access is separate from whether an article contains affiliate links.
Receiving a review sample does not establish that a recommendation was purchased. However, relevant product access and support should be disclosed so readers can assess the circumstances surrounding the coverage.
Writers must not present supplied equipment as a personal purchase or imply hands-on experience that did not occur. A referral opportunity does not justify an inaccurate account of how a product was evaluated.
Tracking and Privacy
Affiliate referrals may use tracking technologies or identifiers to attribute eligible activity. The method, information involved, and attribution period depend on the businesses and networks operating the program.
TechByDay does not process your checkout merely because you reached a seller through our content. Payment details, delivery information, and account activity are handled through the services involved in your transaction.
Review the applicable privacy and cookie information when deciding whether to use those services. This disclosure explains the commercial purpose of affiliate referrals; it does not describe every provider’s data practices.
Retailer Responsibilities
The business accepting your order is responsible for the transaction under its applicable terms. Questions about delivery, cancellations, returns, warranties, billing, or subscription changes should be directed to that business.
TechByDay cannot guarantee a seller’s stock, fulfillment performance, or continued availability of an offer. A link also does not guarantee that every version listed at the destination matches the version discussed in an article.
Check the model, configuration, seller identity, and purchase conditions carefully before ordering.
Questions and Changes
If you have a question about an affiliate notice or believe a commercial relationship needs clearer identification, use the contact options provided on techbyday.com. Include the article title and the relevant passage.
We may revise this disclosure when our arrangements or publishing practices change. Any revision should continue to explain how compensation relates to the content readers use when researching technology purchases.
