Affiliate links
If a tracked link can generate a commission, the relationship should be disclosed close to the recommendation or comparison.
Commercial disclosure
How We Make Money
GiftCardVibe is an editorial rate-and-safety website. Commercial relationships must be labelled where they appear and must not change the evidence standard used for platform coverage.
Important: GiftCardVibe does not buy gift cards, receive card codes, execute trades, or charge readers to use the public rate and safety guides.
Possible revenue sources
The site may support its operating costs through clearly disclosed commercial activity. A revenue method is not assumed to exist on every page.
Sponsorship
Paid placement or sponsored research must be labelled. Payment does not convert promotional material into an independent review.
Related products
If the team operates or has a financial interest in a product mentioned on the site, that relationship must be stated visibly on the relevant page.
What commercial support cannot buy
No guaranteed ranking
- No guaranteed position on The Legit List.
- No invented rating or removal of documented limitations.
- No “safe” verdict without visible evidence and boundaries.
No hidden editorial control
- Sources and scoring criteria remain visible.
- Corrections can be submitted through the public contact route.
- Readers are told when first-party testing has not been completed.
How recommendations are separated from revenue
Platform comparisons use the published criteria for rate clarity, payout process, support access, receipt handling, complaint patterns, and evidence quality. A commercial relationship is an additional disclosure, not evidence that a platform is safe.
See the Platform Review Standards, The Legit List, and Contact and Corrections pages for the current review framework and reporting route.