Affiliate disclosure

Guardia Boxing is funded by affiliate commissions and by nothing else. This page says exactly what that means, in plain language.

The programs we take part in

• Amazon Associates (amazon.com), for the English edition. The program requires the following statement, so here it is, word for word: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
• Amazon Partenaires (amazon.fr), for the French edition. Links on the French pages go to amazon.fr; links on the English pages go to amazon.com.
• Specialist boxing retailers. None yet. If we join one, it will be listed here before the first link goes live.

How an affiliate link works

You click a link on this site. It carries a small identifier that tells the retailer you came from Guardia Boxing. If you buy something during the retailer’s attribution window, we receive a percentage of the sale. You pay the price shown on the retailer’s site — the same price you’d pay arriving from a search engine. The commission comes out of the retailer’s margin, not your wallet.

How to recognize them

Every page that contains affiliate links displays a notice above the first one, saying so. Not in the footer, not on this page only: right where the links are. Technically, those links carry a rel="sponsored" attribute, which is how search engines are told they’re commercial.

What the commission does not change

• The selection. Products are chosen and tested before any link is added. If a product has no affiliate program, we link the manufacturer’s page instead.
• The verdict. No retailer or brand reads a review before it’s published, and none can pay for a better one.
• The order. Rankings never depend on the commission rate.
• Your price. Identical either way. When the specialist shop is cheaper than Amazon, we say so, even when we earn less or nothing on that link.

One thing it could influence, in theory: a commission is a percentage of the price, so a pricier pick pays a little more. Our answer is structural rather than a promise: every comparison includes a budget pick, and we write it plainly when the cheaper product is enough.

What we don’t do

• No sponsored reviews, no paid placements, no “featured” products.
• No gear accepted on the condition of positive coverage. When a product is loaned, the review says so in its opening lines.
• No affiliate links on items that are illegal to carry in the country the page is written for, and none inside the legal explanations.

Why we tell you

In the United States, the FTC’s endorsement rules require affiliate relationships to be disclosed clearly and close to the links. In France, consumer law requires the commercial nature of content to be identifiable. Beyond the law: you’re about to trust a stranger’s opinion with your money, and you deserve to know how that stranger gets paid.

Questions about any of this? Contact us.