Affiliate Disclosure
How DealCracked makes money
DealCracked is free to use. We pay for the site through affiliate commissions: when you click certain links on our website and buy something from a retailer, that retailer may pay us a small fee. It never adds to your price, and in many cases the coupons we share can lower it.
What is an affiliate link?
An affiliate link is a tracked link from our website to a retailer’s website. When you click one, the retailer or its affiliate network sees that you came from DealCracked, usually through a cookie. If you then complete a qualifying purchase, the retailer pays us a commission for sending you.
You will find affiliate links on coupon and promo code buttons, store pages, “Shop now” and “Get deal” buttons, product recommendations in our buying guides, and deal listings. Unless a link is clearly marked otherwise, assume it may be an affiliate link.
What this means for you
You pay the same price at checkout whether or not you use our link. The commission comes from the retailer’s marketing budget, not from you.
You never have to use our links. You can always go straight to a retailer’s website, and we simply will not earn a commission. We would just appreciate it if you checked our coupons first, since a working code can save you money and helps keep the site running.
The retailer sets the price, offer terms, shipping, returns and warranty. Please review these before you buy.
Our income
Our income comes from affiliate commissions paid by retail partners, either directly or through affiliate networks. We do not charge shoppers, we do not sell your personal information for money, and we do not sell products ourselves. To learn how we handle data, see our Privacy Policy.
Amazon Associates
DealCracked 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.com. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Our editorial independence
Because we earn when readers buy, it is fair to ask whether that changes what we write. Our coupons, deals and guides are meant to be useful to shoppers first. We describe products and offers based on published specifications, pricing and other public details, and we try to point out what matters, such as who a product suits and what to check before buying. Our opinions are our own, and no product is the right choice for everyone.
You should also know that we can only earn commission from retailers that have an affiliate program with us or a network we use. So the stores featured here are naturally ones we can link to through such programs, and different retailers pay different rates. Our guides are not a complete survey of the market, and you may find other good options elsewhere.
We do not accept payment to change the facts in a guide, hide a product’s drawbacks or guarantee a positive mention.
Coupons, codes and commissions
When you use a code from our website, or click through to a retailer from a deal listing, we may earn a commission if you make a qualifying purchase. Retailers control their own offers, so codes can expire, stop working or be limited to certain products or customers. We cannot guarantee that any code will work, so please read the offer terms and check the final price at checkout. If a code fails, tell us through our Contact page.
Some retailers show codes that only work through tracked links. In that case, you may need to click our link in the same browser session before you check out. Where this applies, the listing will usually say so.
Cookies and tracking
Affiliate tracking usually works through cookies. When you click one of our links, the retailer or network may place a cookie on your device so a later purchase can be linked to us. These cookies are controlled by the retailer or network under their own privacy policies. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, but then a purchase may not be credited to us, and parts of our website may not work as expected. See our Privacy Policy for more.
Following the rules
We follow the advertising and endorsement rules where our readers live. In the United States, this includes the Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255), which require us to clearly disclose material connections such as affiliate relationships. We follow comparable guidance in the UK, Canada and Australia, and we place a short affiliate notice on our pages so our disclosures are easy to notice.
Third-party websites
When you click an affiliate link, you leave DealCracked and go to a website we do not own or control. We are not responsible for the products, prices, availability, customer service or privacy practices of the retailers we link to. Any purchase is a transaction between you and the retailer. See our Terms of Service for more.
Questions
We are happy to explain anything on this page. If you have a question about our affiliate relationships or a specific link, please get in touch:
Email: contact@dealcracked.com
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