Advertising

Every week brings a familiar sort of email. Subject lines promising “partnership opportunities” and “content collaboration.” Offers to place sponsored articles, exchange links, or feature products in return for payment. We understand why they arrive; this is how much of the internet operates. But Open Rate Club does not work this way.

We Do Not Accept Advertising

We do not publish sponsored posts, advertorials, or paid placements of any kind. We do not sell links. We do not accept payment in exchange for coverage, favourable or otherwise. When vendors appear in our reviews and comparisons, they appear because we chose to include them based on editorial merit and reader relevance.

How We Work With Vendors

If your product is part of our coverage area, we will reach out to you. We initiate contact when we need clarification on pricing, access to features for testing, or responses to specific questions that arise during our research. This is how editorial independence works: we decide what to cover, we decide what to say, and the content remains ours.

Why This Policy Exists

Trust is the only currency that matters in this work. Readers rely on our assessments to make decisions that affect their businesses, their budgets, and their time. The moment commercial considerations enter the editorial process, that trust evaporates. We would rather keep the lights on through affiliate commissions on products we genuinely recommend than compromise the integrity of a single review.

Questions about this policy? Reach us at [email protected]