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Independence
How we stay independent
No brand can buy a place or a score. Here is exactly how we make money and what we refuse to do.
What we will not do
- Accept payment for a listing, a ranking or a better score.
- Let a manufacturer see or approve a guide before it is published.
- Keep a product we were sent for free; review units are returned or donated.
How we make money
Some links to retailers are affiliate links. If you buy through one, the retailer pays us a small commission at no extra cost to you. Commission rates are never visible to the person scoring a product, and we link to the model we rate highest, not the one that pays the most.
If a brand disagrees
Any manufacturer can send us evidence that a score is wrong. We review it the same way as any other evidence, and if it changes the score we say so in the guide with the date.