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Advertising Disclosure
Last updated: May 2025
Our commitment to transparency
Reckonly believes in being straightforward about how this website operates and how it may generate revenue. This disclosure explains the nature of any advertising, affiliate, or commercial relationships that may be present on this site, in keeping with applicable consumer protection guidelines including FTC disclosure requirements.
Our editorial choices and the quality of our content are not for sale. Any financial relationship is disclosed clearly, and we do not accept payment to recommend services we wouldn't recommend on merit.
Affiliate relationships
This website may participate in affiliate programs. This means that if you click a link to a third-party product or service and make a purchase, Reckonly may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.
- — Affiliate links will be identified where applicable.
- — Commission-based compensation does not influence our editorial assessments.
- — We only link to products or services we believe may be genuinely useful to our audience.
- — The existence of a financial relationship with a provider will always be disclosed where relevant.
Sponsored content
Reckonly may occasionally publish or feature content that has been paid for or sponsored by a third-party organization. Where this is the case:
- — Sponsored content will be clearly labeled as such at the top of the relevant page or post.
- — Sponsors do not have editorial control over the content they fund.
- — All factual claims in sponsored content are held to the same standards as editorial content.
- — Brand partnership arrangements, if any, will be disclosed in the relevant content.
Third-party advertising
Reckonly may use third-party advertising networks to display advertisements on this site. These networks may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
- — Ad networks used may include Google and similar platforms.
- — Behavioral targeting and remarketing may be used to serve relevant advertising.
- — Cookie data used for advertising purposes is subject to our Cookie Policy.
- — Ad personalization practices depend on your cookie consent choices.
Your rights and controls
You have meaningful control over advertising-related data collection on this site.
- — Ad preference management: Visit our Cookie Policy page to manage your advertising consent preferences.
- — Opt-out: You can opt out of personalized advertising through your cookie preferences or via the Google Ads Settings at adssettings.google.com.
- — Data collected for advertising: This may include pages visited, time on site, and general location data. It is never linked to your name or contact details without your explicit consent.
- — Privacy regulations: Depending on your location, you may have rights under GDPR, CCPA, or equivalent legislation. See our Privacy Policy for details.
Questions about this disclosure
If you have questions about any advertising relationships or commercial arrangements referenced in this disclosure, please contact us through the Contact page. We will respond honestly and promptly.