Affiliate disclaimer
What affiliate links pay for
Some links on this site are affiliate links. We may earn a commission if you follow one and make a purchase. The seller pays the commission; the referral does not increase the price charged to you.
The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and similar regulators require clear disclosure of these relationships.
How affiliate links work on this site
When we write a comparison article, say, “Best free alternatives to Adobe Photoshop”, we may include a link to the paid version of Photoshop or another premium tool. If you click that link and purchase the product, we receive a small percentage of the sale price.
That commission helps fund the site and does not change the price paid by the reader.
What this means for our recommendations
Affiliate relationships do not determine our recommendations.
If a free tool is the better fit, we recommend it even when that recommendation earns no commission.
We may decline to feature tools when the product does not fit the reader need, even if an affiliate program exists. Our comparison process and recommendations are independent.
We recommend a paid tool only when its limits or features fit the stated use case better than the free options, not because of its commission rate.
Programs we participate in
We currently participate in the following affiliate programs:
- Amazon Associates: for hardware and physical product links (webcams, security keys, storage drives, and similar)
- NordVPN and NordPass affiliate programs: Nord Security’s affiliate programs for VPN and password manager recommendations
This list reflects programs currently in use and is updated when our affiliate relationships change. Where we earn from a specific recommendation, we aim to note it clearly in the article.
How to identify affiliate links
Affiliate links on Free Stack Finder usually appear in direct product recommendations or CTA blocks near a buying decision. In many cases, the URL itself also contains a tracking parameter.
Not every external link is an affiliate link. Many outbound links on the site point to official homepages, documentation, support articles, or other reference material with no commission attached.
If a page includes monetized recommendations, our goal is to make that obvious in context and to back it up with the same editorial standards as the rest of the page.
Our editorial independence
The editorial team at Free Stack Finder makes all content and recommendation decisions independently. No advertiser or affiliate partner has editorial control over our reviews or comparisons.
If you have concerns about a specific recommendation or believe we may have a conflict of interest, please contact us and we will address it directly.
Affiliate questions
Questions about an affiliate relationship can be sent through our contact page.