1. Personalized Introduction
At Essential Home and Garden, our mission goes beyond providing quality information on gardening, lawn care, home appliances, pest control, and more. We are dedicated to creating a community where readers can find trustworthy advice, practical tips, and honest product reviews. To support our efforts in offering free, high-value content, we utilize affiliate marketing, a practice we transparently explain below.
2. What are Affiliate Links
Affiliate links are specific URLs containing an affiliate’s ID. When a reader clicks on these links and subsequently makes a purchase from the merchant’s site, we receive a small commission. This commission supports our work but does not add any additional cost to the purchase. These links are a vital part of how we can continue to provide quality content at no charge.
3. Affiliate Programs and Their Relevance
Choosing affiliate programs is a task we undertake with utmost care and responsibility. We focus on promoting only those products and merchants that meet our stringent quality criteria. Partnering with well-established platforms like Amazon, Wayfair, CJ, Impact, and Shareasale allows us to recommend products from stores that are highly rated, trustworthy, and known for excellent customer service.
4. Transparent Earnings Disclaimer
Transparency is key to our operations. While we earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links, our readers should rest assured knowing our primary guiding principle is the quality and suitability of a product. Potential commissions are secondary considerations and never influence our endorsement of products. The price you see is the price you pay, unaffected by our commission.
5. Commitment to Honest Reviews
Your trust is paramount to us. Our product reviews are prepared with integrity, focusing on the merits of each item. This includes an assessment of quality, fitness for purpose, customer support availability, price, safety, and more. Our commitment to unbiased reviews ensures that potential commissions never cloud our judgment, giving you the honest advice you seek. For more insight into our editorial process, please visit our About Us page and our Editorial Process page.
6. Privacy Considerations
Our responsibility towards our readers extends to safeguarding their privacy. Clicking on affiliate links will not compromise your personal information. We adhere to strict privacy guidelines to ensure your data is protected. For a more comprehensive overview of our privacy practices, please consult our Privacy Policy.
7. Invitation to Contact
We believe in maintaining an open line of communication with our readers. If you have questions, concerns, or feedback regarding our affiliate practices or anything else, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Your opinions matter, and we are always here to listen.
8. Clear Disclosure Location
Accessibility to our disclosure information is crucial. You will find a concise disclaimer at the top of each page, with a link to this full disclosure in the footer. This placement ensures that you can easily access this information at any time, from any page on our website.
9. Consistent Tone and Language
Our approach is one of friendly expertise. In keeping with the tone of Essential Home and Garden, this disclosure is written to be both informative and approachable. We believe in clarity, but without sacrificing the warmth and intelligence that characterizes our site.
10. Adherence to Program and FTC Requirements
Compliance with legal regulations and program-specific requirements is a non-negotiable aspect of our affiliate practices. Whether it’s Amazon or any other affiliate program, we are committed to meeting and exceeding the standards set. This commitment to ethical practices aligns with our mission to maintain an honest, transparent relationship with our readers.
Amazon Affiliate Disclosure
Essential Home and Garden is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Essential Home and Garden at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.
Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates
It is important you understand that when you click links and purchase items, in most (not all) cases I will receive a referral commission.
