Affiliate Disclosure
Our Commitment to Transparency
Screenbinge.ca is committed to full transparency regarding the commercial relationships that support this website. This Affiliate Disclosure has been prepared in accordance with the Competition Act (Canada), the guidelines of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), and the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines on endorsements and testimonials, as our content is accessed by readers in multiple jurisdictions.
We believe you have a right to know when our content contains affiliate links and how those relationships affect the information we publish. Please read this disclosure carefully.
What Is Affiliate Marketing?
Affiliate marketing is a form of performance-based advertising in which a website earns a commission when a visitor clicks a link on that website and subsequently makes a qualifying purchase or completes a qualifying action on a third-party website.
Screenbinge.ca participates in affiliate programs operated by third-party companies. When you click certain links on our Site and make a purchase or sign up for a service, we may receive a commission from the company whose product or service you purchased. This commission is paid by the third-party company and does not result in any additional cost to you as the consumer.
Our Affiliate Relationships
Screenbinge.ca maintains affiliate relationships exclusively with Virtual Private Network (VPN) service providers. We do not currently participate in affiliate programs with streaming platforms, software providers, hardware manufacturers, retailers, or any other category of product or service.
When a link on Screenbinge.ca directs you to a VPN provider’s website, that link may be an affiliate link. If you purchase a subscription through that link, we may receive a commission.
Not every link on the Site is an affiliate link. Links to third-party news articles, reference sources, streaming platform websites, and broadcaster homepages are editorial links included solely to provide readers with additional information.
How Affiliate Relationships Affect Our Content
We want to be direct with you about how our commercial relationships relate to the content we publish.
Editorial Independence: Our editorial team selects the VPN services we recommend based on our own testing, research, and assessment of performance, security, speed, and reliability. The existence of an affiliate relationship does not guarantee that a VPN service will be featured on the Site, nor does it influence the conclusions we reach about any product.
Honest Recommendations: We only recommend VPN services that we believe provide genuine value to our readers. We would not recommend a product solely because we earn a commission from it. Our reputation depends on the accuracy and honesty of our recommendations.
Potential Bias: In the interest of full transparency, we acknowledge that the existence of financial relationships with the companies whose products we review and recommend creates an inherent potential for bias. We encourage you to conduct your own independent research before making any purchasing decision, and to treat our recommendations as one source of information among many.
No Additional Cost to You
Purchasing a VPN subscription through an affiliate link on Screenbinge.ca does not cost you more than purchasing directly through the provider’s website. In many cases, our affiliate links provide access to exclusive promotional pricing or extended trial periods that may not be available through direct navigation to the provider’s website.
How to Identify Affiliate Links
Affiliate links on Screenbinge.ca are typically presented as buttons or hyperlinked text directing you to a third-party VPN provider’s website. Common examples include calls to action such as “Get NordVPN,” “Visit Surfshark,” or similar directional text accompanied by a link.
We do not currently use any method to visually distinguish affiliate links from non-affiliate links within the body of our articles, as the nature of our affiliate relationships (exclusively with VPN providers) means that substantially all links directing users to VPN provider websites should be treated as potentially affiliate in nature.
FTC and CRTC Compliance
This disclosure is intended to comply with the following regulatory frameworks:
United States: Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act and the FTC’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (16 CFR Part 255), which require clear and conspicuous disclosure of material connections between endorsers and the companies whose products they endorse.
Canada: The Competition Bureau of Canada’s guidelines on deceptive marketing practices under the Competition Act, which require that any material connection between a publisher and an advertiser be clearly disclosed to consumers.
We consider our participation in affiliate programs to constitute a material connection under both frameworks, and we are committed to disclosing this relationship prominently and honestly.
Third-Party Content and Accuracy
While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of pricing, product features, and other information published on the Site, we cannot guarantee that information is current at the time of your reading. VPN subscription prices, promotional offers, features, and terms of service are subject to change at any time at the discretion of the provider. We encourage you to verify current pricing and terms directly on the provider’s website before making a purchase.
Changes to This Disclosure
We reserve the right to update or modify this Affiliate Disclosure at any time to reflect changes in our affiliate relationships or applicable regulatory requirements. The date of the most recent revision will be indicated at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site following any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated disclosure.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our affiliate relationships, the links on our website, or this disclosure, please contact us through the contact information available on our Contact page at screenbinge.ca.
info@bestvpnguru.com, operator of Screenbinge.ca Canada
