Affiliate disclosure

As passionate as we are about photography, design, and our tools of the trade, writing about it and reviewing products is a commercial affair. Public common sense, and also the FTC—United States Federal Trade Commission—require that any site with commercial relations must disclose it to their readers. Laws aside, every media vehicle should do it, anyway. So this is the page on GearOracle to be transparent and say: yes, we use affiliate links as a way to generate revenue, maintain the site’s operation, pay for our work on it and, ultimately, keep ourselves editorially independent and free.

How does it work?

Every time you click on a merchant link on the site and complete your purchase, I receive a small commission. You pay the same amount, but the retailer rewards my referral with a part of their profit.

In case you're wondering:

• All commercial relations are secondary to our reader’s interest.
• No, we will never give a product a glowing review for money or any other compensation.
• We’ll recommend only products we know, use, and trust.
• If a product is rubbish, we’ll say it openly.
• Products on loan for review will always be returned to their manufacturers. We don’t accept freebies. If we like a product we may buy it with our own money.
• We will never accept paid posts or paid endorsements.
• The main focus of this site is collaboration. Your editorial view is as important as ours, so if you don’t agree with our opinions on a product, express your opinion by using the comments or user reviews functions.

GearOracle is affiliated with:

GearOracle 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.

We’ll keep this page updated with a list of all merchants with whom we’re affiliated.