Affiliate disclosure // money without camouflage
Some Links May Pay Us.
We may earn a commission if a reader purchases through a clearly identified affiliate link. The reader should be able to understand that before clicking.
Editorial rule
Affiliate availability does not decide whether a car receives a positive, mixed or negative recoverability read.
01 // Disclosure placement
Close to the recommendation.
Where a monetized link appears, the disclosure is placed with the link so a reasonable reader can see that compensation may result. We do not rely on a buried site-wide disclosure alone.
02 // What the commission buys
It supports the site. It does not buy the verdict.
Affiliate revenue can help pay for research, hosting and continued editorial work. It does not give a provider control over dossier conclusions, placement in the corpus or the wording of a vehicle’s recoverability analysis.
03 // History reports
A useful bridge, not an oracle.
The history-report rail exists because a dossier cannot establish what happened to the specific VIN a reader found. A history database can add recorded information, but it cannot establish full current mechanical condition or replace physical inspection where one is appropriate. A clean report is not proof of a clean car.
04 // Current providers
One live. One pending.
VinSpectorAI: a supplied affiliate link is currently live in the dossier specimen-check rail. We may earn a commission if a reader purchases through it.
carVertical: the affiliate application is currently on hold while the provider waits to review the actual public website. The site shows a non-clickable pending placeholder only; no carVertical affiliate URL has been invented.
05 // Reader responsibility
Use the report as evidence, not permission.
Coverage and available records can vary by vehicle, VIN and market. Readers should confirm that a provider is appropriate for the vehicle they are investigating before purchasing a report and should still evaluate the physical vehicle independently.