Affiliate Disclosure
Last updated: May 19, 2026
Let me be upfront. Some of the links on this site are affiliate links. If you click through and buy something, I might earn a small commission — at no extra cost to you. This is how I keep the site running.
Here’s what this doesn’t change: I’d rather lose a commission than recommend something that doesn’t work. Every product I write about is one I’ve actually used in my own home, and my opinion of it is mine alone. This page lays out exactly how that works — partly because I want you to trust me, and partly because U.S. Federal Trade Commission rules require it (specifically the FTC Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, codified at 16 CFR Part 255).
What “affiliate” means on this site
Elena Reviews It takes part in affiliate marketing programs. When you click certain links here and buy something, the merchant pays Elena Reviews It a commission. The price you pay is exactly the same whether you use my link or not — the commission comes out of the merchant’s marketing budget, not your wallet.
Affiliate links on this site come from networks and merchants including, but not limited to:
- Amazon Associates (Amazon.com and affiliated sites)
- CJ Affiliate (formerly Commission Junction)
- Impact.com
- Partnerize
- ShareASale
- Direct merchant programs (where a brand runs its own affiliate program)
As an Amazon Associate, Elena Reviews It Media earns from qualifying purchases.
How affiliate links are marked
Wherever it’s practical, links that may pay a commission are styled and labelled within my reviews and roundups so you can tell the difference between a regular reference and a commercial link. Even where a label isn’t visible, the affiliate relationship is fully disclosed by this page, which you can reach from the footer of every page on the site.
How affiliate income does and does not influence what I recommend
The short version: it doesn’t.
The longer version:
- I never accept payment, free product, or “editorial input” from a brand in exchange for a good review or a particular ranking.
- I pick what goes in a roundup based on what’s actually good, not on which program pays the most. A product with no affiliate program at all can absolutely be my top pick — that happens all the time.
- When a company sends me a free product or a not-for-resale sample to test, I say so right at the top of the review.
- I’ll criticize a product I happen to earn a commission on whenever criticism is fair. No commission is worth telling you to buy something I wouldn’t put in my own house.
Editorial independence
Elena Reviews It Media is editorially independent of every brand whose products it covers. No company gets to preview, approve, or veto what I write. Editorial direction is set by Elena Reviews It Media and its parent, International Green Team, LLC.
Corporate parent and full disclosure
Elena Reviews It is published by International Green Team, LLC, a Florida company, doing business as Elena Reviews It Media. The parent company keeps a complete, publisher-wide affiliate disclosure that governs all of its editorial properties: read the full International Green Team affiliate disclosure.
Questions
If something here ever reads like a paid endorsement that should have been disclosed differently, tell me — email [email protected]. I take this seriously, and I genuinely want to know if anything comes across as hiding a commercial relationship.