YPA commercial transparency
How YPA makes money without selling the evidence
YPA may use affiliate links in the future, but compensation cannot buy VERIFIED status, a ranking, a comparison result or a correction decision.
Checked: August 5, 2026. Scope: YPA editorial and commercial disclosure controls.
The separation rule
Research does not follow commission
Commercial availability must not decide which source is accepted, what a field says or whether a page is ready.
UNKNOWN stays UNKNOWN
A monetised destination cannot convert missing or conflicting evidence into a verified fact.
Comparisons use declared criteria
Compensation must not create a hidden winner, preferred rank or favourable conclusion.
Corrections stay independent
A partner, platform or affiliate network receives no control over evidence-based correction handling.
What a compensated action should tell you
This page provides background. It does not replace a clear disclosure beside the specific monetised link or button.
Plain language, visible with the action
The visitor should not have to open this page, inspect HTML or guess what “affiliate” means.
When compensation is bound, the link should also use the appropriate rel="sponsored" value plus context-appropriate security attributes.
Commercial state is evidence too
A documented material relationship applies to the scoped page or action and is stated where the visitor acts.
The checked destination is an official non-affiliate action with no compensation bound in the action register.
The available business record does not establish presence or absence of a broader relationship.
Evidence comes before earnings
A commercial action may appear only after the relevant evidence and disclosure. YPA evaluates a platform with or without a commercial route under the same field-status rules.
Read the YPA Platform Verification Methodology for VERIFIED, REPORTED, UNKNOWN, DISPUTED and BLOCKED definitions.
What is never for sale
- VERIFIED status or a verification badge;
- a hidden ranking position or universal “best” claim;
- a favourable comparison conclusion;
- removal of a supported negative or limiting fact;
- a correction outcome without better evidence.
Ownership, sponsorship and other material ties
If YPA or its publisher owns, controls, sponsors or has another material connection to a platform, that connection must be recorded and disclosed prominently for the relevant page or action. An unresolved relationship is not converted into “independent” merely because no affiliate parameter is visible.
Challenge an incomplete or inaccurate disclosure
Send the affected YPA URL, the action or platform involved and supporting evidence through Contact Us. Material changes follow the Corrections Policy and should preserve the old state, new state, source and review date where available.