How referral money works
If a company has a referral or affiliate program, PublisherCheck may receive a fee when a reader follows our referral process and becomes a customer. Many companies in the directory may pay us nothing.
What does not change
A commercial relationship does not change whether a company is included, what its public deal terms say, or the assessment of its disclosures. Each profile has a commercial-relationship field.
Disclosure near the decision
Where a referral link can generate compensation, the relationship should be disclosed near the relevant call to action — not hidden only on this page.
Launch status
No commercial relationships are recorded in the launch dataset. Referral programs can be added only after the editorial profile exists and the relationship is documented separately.