The Well Vetted

Affiliate Disclosure

How we vet

Last updated: May 16, 2026

The Well Vetted participates in affiliate programs. This page explains what that means, which programs we work with, and how the relationship affects our content. This disclosure is required by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and is a habit we’d want anyway.

What an affiliate link does

When you click a “See price at” button on our site, you’re sent through a tracked redirect to the merchant’s site. If you buy something within the tracking window (typically 24 hours for Amazon, 30 days for direct brand programs), we earn a commission. You pay the same price either way: the commission comes out of the brand’s margin, not your wallet.

Programs we participate in

  • Amazon Associates: Amazon.
  • AWIN: Sweat Kingdom.
  • Direct brand programs: Canuck Cold.
  • impact.com: Sun Home.
  • UpPromote: SaunaKits, Select Saunas.

Commission rates vary widely, from Amazon’s low single digits to flat bounties and 10-15% direct-program rates. The rate has zero weight in what we list or how it is ordered. Display order is neutral (price low to high, then most recently verified), and no commission figure can touch it.

How this affects (and doesn’t affect) our content

It does not affect:

  • Which products we include in our coverage
  • How a head-to-head comparison resolves
  • The pros and cons we publish for any given product
  • Whether we recommend a product we’d otherwise advise against

It does affect:

  • Whether the site exists at all: affiliate revenue is how independent product publications fund themselves without paid placements
  • The presence of “See price at” buttons on every product page (so you have a fast path to buy if a product is right for you)

If a product is bad, we say so, even if recommending it would have paid us. A head-to-head verdict names who each product is for, resolved on the stated specs; what a brand pays us never enters that resolution. We publish our vetting methodology separately so you can hold us to it.

How affiliate links are labeled

Every product page that contains affiliate links displays a short notice near the top. Buy buttons that route through an affiliate program carry the rel=“sponsored” attribute, the standard mechanism for telling search engines a link is monetized.

Sponsored content policy

We do not accept payment for placements, “best of” inclusions, or favorable copy. We do not run sponsored posts. If a brand sends a product for evaluation, we still buy a unit independently or rely on owner data so our judgment isn’t tied to their hospitality. If that ever changes, we’ll update this page first and label the content second.

Questions

If you spot a relationship we haven’t disclosed or you have a question about how a specific pick was made, email us at hello@thewellvetted.com.