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title: Affiliate Disclosure
description: Café Grade is reader-supported. How our affiliate links work, the programs we use, and why commissions never change our recommendations.
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# Affiliate Disclosure

Café Grade is reader-supported. This page explains how our affiliate links work, the programs we participate in, and why commissions never influence our recommendations.

## How we earn commissions

Some links on Café Grade point to products on Amazon and other retailers. If you click a link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission — at no extra cost to you. This is how we fund the research and writing that keeps the site running.

Commission rates are set by retailers and are not negotiable on our end. They are consistent regardless of which product you buy through our links.

## Amazon links

Café Grade is reader-supported and may earn a commission if you buy through links on this page, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon links on Café Grade carry our Associates tracking ID, so we earn a commission if you buy through them, at no extra cost to you.

## How commissions affect our recommendations

They don't. Our product picks are based solely on research quality: published specs, expert consensus across specialist publications, and aggregated owner experience data. We do not accept payment to feature or promote any product. We do not receive free products from manufacturers. We select what to recommend before we consider affiliate availability — if the best product in a category isn't available on Amazon, we still recommend it.

Commission rates across Amazon's categories are broadly similar, so there is no financial incentive to recommend one type of product over another within the same category.

## Price accuracy

We do not display live prices or numeric price figures. Instead, we use a simple qualitative price-tier system — $ (budget) through $$$$ (high-end) — relative to the other products in that guide. Actual prices change frequently, so always check the retailer for the current price before purchasing.

## FTC compliance

In accordance with the FTC's guidelines on endorsements and testimonials ([16 CFR Part 255](https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/ftcs-endorsement-guides-what-people-are-asking)), all pages on Café Grade that contain affiliate links carry a disclosure notice above the first affiliate link. This notice is visible without scrolling.

## Questions

If you have questions about our affiliate relationships, contact us at: [hello@cafegrade.com](mailto:hello@cafegrade.com)

You can also reach us through our [Contact](https://www.cafegrade.com/contact/) page, and the rules for using the site are in our [Terms of Use](https://www.cafegrade.com/terms-of-use/).

**Reader-supported.** Café Grade earns a commission when you buy through links on our site — at no extra cost to you. It never changes our picks. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. [Affiliate disclosure](https://www.cafegrade.com/affiliate-disclosure).

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