Affiliate Disclosure

What this disclosure covers

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires that websites clearly disclose any financial relationships that may influence the content they publish. This page documents every commercial relationship SourcedKit has, what we do and do not accept payment for, and how we keep editorial standards independent from revenue.

What is an affiliate link?

An affiliate link is a URL that includes a unique identifier so the destination site can credit SourcedKit when you complete a qualifying action (typically signing up, applying for a savings card, or making a purchase). When you complete that action, SourcedKit may receive a commission, lead-generation fee, or referral payment from the destination site. The price you pay is the same whether you use our affiliate link or navigate directly.

What affiliate relationships does SourcedKit currently have?

As of the effective date above, SourcedKit has the following commercial relationships:

• Buttondown (newsletter service). The "Powered by Buttondown" link in our newsletter signup form is a referral link. If you sign up for a Buttondown account through that link, SourcedKit receives account credit. This relationship is disclosed inline at the link itself.

SourcedKit does not currently have any other active affiliate, referral, or commission relationships. This page will be updated within 7 days of any new commercial relationship being added.

What affiliate relationships might SourcedKit add in the future?

SourcedKit is in early development. Planned commercial relationships that will be disclosed here when they begin:

• Telehealth platforms that connect patients with clinicians who can prescribe GLP-1 medications, hormone therapy, or similar treatments
• Compounding pharmacy networks that dispense FDA-cleared compounded medications
• Medical device and clinic software platforms serving aesthetic clinics and med spas
• Insurance comparison and brokerage services for consumers researching health, life, or disability coverage
• Financial product comparison services for budgeting, retirement, and tax planning calculators

Every link that becomes an affiliate link will be marked visibly on the page where it appears, and this disclosure page will list each active relationship.

How does SourcedKit mark affiliate links?

Every affiliate link is marked in at least one of these ways:

• Inline label next to the link, such as "(affiliate)"
• A clear disclosure statement on the page, near the affiliate link
• The HTML rel="sponsored" attribute on the link itself (machine-readable per Google's link attribute guidelines)

How does SourcedKit choose affiliate partners?

SourcedKit selects affiliate partners using the same criteria we use to select sources: authority, accuracy, and alignment with reader interest. Specifically:

• Authority first. Where a calculator's primary source is also the manufacturer or service provider with a public referral program (such as manufacturer savings cards), the link goes there regardless of whether the program pays a commission.
• No exclusivity. If a better option exists than a current partner, we link to the better option and update or drop the partner.
• Reader benefit equal-or-greater. We do not promote services that cost more, perform worse, or offer less protection than non-affiliated alternatives.
• Disclosed conflicts. If a calculator topic overlaps with an affiliate relationship, the disclosure on that page is more prominent, not less.

What does SourcedKit not accept money for?

SourcedKit does not accept payment in exchange for:

• Adjusting calculator math, copay values, or source citations to favor a partner
• Featuring a partner higher in a calculator's recommendations
• Omitting unfavorable information about a partner's product
• Writing sponsored content disguised as editorial
• Including a partner in our methodology, sources, or update cadence
• Selecting which calculators we build based on commercial relationships rather than reader demand

Editorial decisions are made independently of commercial relationships. If a calculator's accurate result is unfavorable to a partner, the calculator shows the accurate result.

What about other revenue sources?

SourcedKit may also earn revenue from:

• A future paid newsletter tier for power users who want deeper analysis, early access to new calculators, or quarterly source update digests. This is not active as of the effective date above.
• Display advertising on selected pages, if and when added. SourcedKit does not currently run any display ads. If we add them, ad-supported pages will be marked clearly, ads will be distinguishable from editorial content, and behavioral tracking will be limited per our privacy policy.
• Licensing of underlying data sets to professional users (clinics, researchers, journalists, AI developers) who need machine-readable access to our verified data. Data sets are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0; commercial licensing terms for higher-volume or value-added access may be offered separately.

What if you find an undisclosed conflict?

Email info@sourcedkit.com with the page URL and the conflict you have identified. We acknowledge within 48 hours, investigate within 7 days, and either explain why the relationship was not material or correct the disclosure publicly with a changelog entry on the affected calculator.

How does this align with our editorial standards?

This disclosure operates alongside our editorial standards, which govern how calculators are researched, verified, and updated. The editorial team and any future business or partnership operations are functionally separated. Business decisions cannot override sourcing, verification, or methodology decisions.

Who to contact about commercial relationships

For affiliate inquiries, partnership questions, sponsorship requests, or anything else commercial, email info@sourcedkit.com.