Affiliate Disclosure
Last updated: 26 March 2026
📢 Plain English Summary: This website earns a commission if you click one of our links and buy something — at no extra cost to you. This never affects what we say about any product. We only review products we believe may genuinely benefit our readers.
1. What Is Affiliate Marketing?
Affiliate marketing is a performance-based arrangement in which a website (the "publisher") earns a fee — commonly called a commission — when a visitor follows a link from that website to a product or service and completes a qualifying action, typically a purchase. The commission is paid by the company whose product is purchased (the "advertiser" or "merchant"), not by the consumer. The price you pay as a consumer is not increased in any way by the existence of an affiliate relationship.
This model is a legitimate and widely used form of online advertising that allows editorial websites to generate revenue while providing free content to readers.
2. How It Works on This Site
modernlivingreview.com operates as an independent review and comparison website. When you read our review of a product such as FizzClean and click a link labelled "Check Price", "Order on Official Site", "See Current Offer" or similar, you will be redirected to the product's official website or a designated retailer. The following sequence then occurs:
- A unique tracking identifier embedded in the link notifies our affiliate network that the visit originated from modernlivingreview.com.
- If you complete a qualifying purchase within the attribution window (typically 30 days), our affiliate partner records a commission event.
- We receive a percentage of the sale value as a commission from the advertiser or their affiliate network.
- You pay exactly the same price you would have paid by visiting the manufacturer's website directly. No surcharge, markup or hidden fee is added.
We work with third-party affiliate networks to manage this process. These networks handle tracking, reporting and payment independently of the advertiser.
3. Which Products and Links Are Covered
Affiliate links on this Site are used for all external product links, including those directing visitors to the FizzClean official website. Not every link on this Site is an affiliate link — for example, links to government agencies, regulatory bodies, or our own internal pages are not affiliate links. Where required by law, individual pages and articles on this Site include an inline disclosure notice adjacent to or above the first affiliate link.
4. Editorial Independence
Our affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial content, assessments, ratings or recommendations. The following principles govern our editorial process:
- We select products to review based on their relevance and potential usefulness to our audience — not on the commission rate offered.
- Our reviews reflect our independent analysis of publicly available information, including ingredient lists, manufacturer claims, user reviews and regulatory guidelines.
- We do not accept payment from manufacturers or brands in exchange for positive reviews or preferential coverage.
- We do not alter, suppress or inflate our assessments based on the commercial relationship with any advertiser.
- If our honest assessment of a product is negative, we publish that assessment regardless of any existing affiliate relationship.
Our readers' trust is the foundation of this website. We are committed to maintaining that trust by ensuring that commercial interests never compromise editorial integrity.
5. Affiliate Networks Used
We work with established third-party affiliate networks to manage our affiliate marketing relationships. We do not disclose specific network names or commission rates for individual products, as these details are commercially confidential and may change over time. In all cases, our affiliate partners are reputable networks operating in accordance with applicable advertising standards and consumer protection regulations.
6. Country-Specific Disclosure Requirements
🇺🇸 United States — FTC Guidelines
This disclosure is provided in compliance with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Endorsement Guides, 16 CFR Part 255, which require that material connections between a reviewer and an advertiser are clearly and conspicuously disclosed to consumers. The existence of an affiliate commission constitutes a material connection under FTC guidelines. This disclosure is placed prominently on this dedicated page and is also referenced inline on all review pages on this Site. For more information about FTC endorsement guidelines, visit ftc.gov.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom — ASA & CAP Code
In the UK, affiliate marketing content that constitutes advertising must be clearly identified as such under the UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing (CAP Code), administered by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Where our content functions as an advertisement for a product (including review pages with affiliate links), we identify it with an #Ad label or equivalent disclosure, as required. For further information, see asa.org.uk.
🇮🇪 Ireland — EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive
In Ireland, commercial communications including affiliate-supported content are subject to the Consumer Protection Act 2007 and the EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (2005/29/EC). We are required not to disguise commercial intent. Affiliate content on this Site is clearly disclosed both on this page and inline on relevant review pages, consistent with these obligations. Irish consumers may contact the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) at ccpc.ie with concerns.
🇨🇦 Canada — Competition Act & CASL
In Canada, our affiliate disclosures comply with the Competition Act and guidelines issued by the Competition Bureau of Canada, which require that material connections in endorsements and testimonials be clearly disclosed. Our content also complies with the Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) in relation to any commercial electronic communications.
🇦🇺 Australia — ACCC Guidelines
In Australia, affiliate marketing disclosures are required under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) and ACCC guidelines on endorsements and testimonials. Undisclosed commercial relationships in consumer-facing content may constitute misleading conduct. Our inline and page-level disclosures ("Sponsored content") comply with ACCC requirements. For more information, visit accc.gov.au.
🇳🇿 New Zealand — Commerce Commission
In New Zealand, affiliate relationships in consumer content must be disclosed under the Fair Trading Act 1986, which prohibits misleading and deceptive conduct in trade. Our disclosures on this page and inline on review pages satisfy this requirement. The Commerce Commission can be contacted at comcom.govt.nz.
7. International Advertising Standards — ICC/ESOMAR
In addition to country-specific regulations, this Site's affiliate disclosure practices are consistent with the ICC Advertising and Marketing Communications Code published by the International Chamber of Commerce, which requires that marketing communications are clearly identifiable as such and that material relationships between publishers and advertisers are transparent. These principles apply globally and underpin our approach to disclosure across all jurisdictions in which this Site is accessible.
8. Questions
If you have any questions about our affiliate relationships or disclosure practices, please contact us at contact@modernlivingreview.com or via our Contact page.