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How Affiliate Links Work
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Affiliate relationships do not influence our reviews. We do not accept payment for rankings, and we do not adjust our assessments based on commission rates. When a VPN provider’s no-logs claim does not hold up under scrutiny, we say so. When a backup tool’s pricing model punishes you for actually using the storage you paid for, we document it. A positive review that sends you toward unreliable infrastructure would undermine the only thing that makes this enterprise worthwhile.
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