# Disclosure Plain
> Many supplement guides, including this one, earn a commission if you buy. Learn how that works, why it matters and how to read a disclosure.

## Guides
- [What an Affiliate Link Is and Is Not](https://affiliate-disclosure-explained.guwymydo.workers.dev/what-is-an-affiliate-link/): Asking what is an affiliate link has a short answer: it is a tracked web address that lets a seller credit a website when a reader clicks and buys.
- [How Commissions Can Bend Recommendations](https://affiliate-disclosure-explained.guwymydo.workers.dev/how-commissions-affect-recommendations/): Understanding how commissions affect recommendations starts with one fact: a page paid per sale has a reason to emphasize reasons to buy.
- [Spotting Disclosures That Are Hidden in Footers](https://affiliate-disclosure-explained.guwymydo.workers.dev/spotting-hidden-disclosures/): Spotting hidden disclosures is mostly a matter of knowing where to look: footers, collapsed menus, light gray text and separate policy pages.
- [Who Regulates Online Endorsements](https://affiliate-disclosure-explained.guwymydo.workers.dev/who-regulates-endorsements/): In the United States, consumer protection agencies and advertising standards bodies set the rules for online endorsements, and in general they expect paid or.
- [Should You Buy Through a Link or Go Direct?](https://affiliate-disclosure-explained.guwymydo.workers.dev/buying-through-or-not-through-links/): For most shoppers, buying through or not through links makes little difference to the product itself, but it changes who earns a commission and how clearly you.

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- [About Disclosure Plain](https://affiliate-disclosure-explained.guwymydo.workers.dev/about/): not medical advice, how the site is funded and how guides are made

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