Most "honest affiliate disclosures" are a sentence of fine print that boils down to "we earn money when you click." Ours is a real policy with rules we actually follow, because affiliate revenue is the thing most likely to quietly corrupt a site like this one. Writing the rules down is how we keep ourselves honest. Here is exactly how we use affiliate codes.
The better deal always wins
The single rule everything else hangs on: we point you to the cheapest legitimate path, even when it isn't ours. If a vendor is running a 30%-off weekend and our affiliate code only gets you 15%, we send you to the sale, not our link. Our code only shows up when it is genuinely the best deal available to you at that moment. You should never pay a cent more because we earn a commission.
Codes are always labeled
When you see an affiliate code on the site, it is marked as one. We don't disguise affiliate links as neutral recommendations or bury them in the prose. Using a labeled code costs you nothing extra and, when it's there, means it was the best option we could find.
What a commission never buys
This is the part that matters most. Affiliate relationships do not influence anything editorial. No vendor can pay to:
- Rank higher in a price comparison or appear first in the calculator
- Be included in, or excluded from, a research note or the vendor directory
- Be described more favorably, or have a criticism softened
- Receive coverage, a mention, or a "review"
Rankings are determined by the numbers — price per milligram, documented quality, shipping reality — and nothing else. A vendor we earn nothing from can absolutely beat a vendor we do, and frequently does. If anything, an affiliate vendor gets held to a slightly higher standard, not a lower one.
What the commission actually funds
The small commissions these codes earn — when they earn anything at all — are what keep Peptide Price Lab free to use, free of ads, and beholden to no vendor. That's the whole point of the model: a little affiliate revenue, earned only on genuinely good deals, is what lets us avoid the worse options, like selling ad space or sponsored placements to the very vendors we're supposed to be evaluating.
How to hold us to it
If you ever see a code on this site that isn't actually the best deal, or you suspect a ranking doesn't match the numbers, tell us at editor@peptidepricelab.com. This policy only means something if you can call us on it — so please do.