The short version
Aryeva is not currently part of the Amazon Associates programme. When that changes, this page will say so — and the required disclosure will appear here and above the first affiliate link on every post that carries one.
When that happens, affiliate links will work like this: if you click one and buy something, I may earn a small commission from the retailer, and you pay exactly the same price you would have paid otherwise. Until then, nothing on this site earns Aryeva anything.
The longer version
Running a site costs money — hosting, a domain, and the products I buy to test. Affiliate commissions are how Aryeva pays for itself. I would rather tell you that plainly than bury it in a footer.
Here is what that does and does not mean.
What I will always do
Tell you when a post contains affiliate links, before you reach the first one.
Recommend products based on whether they work, not on what they pay. Commission rates vary by category; I don’t check them before writing.
Tell you when something isn’t worth buying, including when a cheaper option beats an expensive one.
Say clearly when I haven’t personally used a product, and explain what my recommendation is based on instead.
What I will never do
Accept payment for a positive review.
Recommend something I wouldn’t buy or suggest to a friend.
Quote a specific price in an article. Prices change constantly, and a stale price helps nobody — check the current price on the retailer’s page.
Hide a commercial relationship.
Brands and gifted products
If a brand sends me a product at no cost, I say so in the post. A gifted product buys a fair assessment and nothing else — it does not buy a good review, nor does it guarantee coverage at all.
Programmes I participate in
None, at present. Aryeva has not yet joined the Amazon.in Associates Programme, which is operated in India by Amazon Seller Services Private Ltd. If and when it does, the statement Amazon requires will appear here: “As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.”
Questions
If anything here is unclear, or you think a post isn’t living up to it, tell me: hello@aryeva.com