Affiliate Disclosure

Quick Summary

What Is Affiliate Marketing?

Affiliate marketing is a common practice in which a website owner earns a commission for recommending products or services from another brand. When a reader clicks a special tracking link (called an "affiliate link") and completes a purchase, the website earns a percentage of the sale.

This is a way for content creators like us to earn revenue from our website without charging you anything directly — you pay the same price you would whether you click through our link or visit the brand's website directly.

Our Participation in Affiliate Programs

Black Women Community participates in affiliate marketing programs, which may include but are not limited to:

• Amazon Associates Program — As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
• ShareASale, CJ Affiliate, Impact, and similar networks
• Individual brand affiliate programs that align with our values and audience

We may expand our affiliate partnerships in the future as we grow and discover brands that genuinely serve our community.

FTC Compliance

This disclosure applies to all content on blackwomencommunity.com, whether or not each individual post explicitly states it contains affiliate links. Our practice is to label affiliate links where possible, but this site-wide disclosure covers all content on the site.

How It Works — Step by Step

Here's exactly what happens when you click an affiliate link on our site:

• You click a link on our website that leads to a brand's product or service page.
• A small cookie is placed in your browser, identifying you as a visitor from our site.
• If you make a purchase during that session (or within the cookie window, which varies by program), we receive a commission from the brand.
• You pay the exact same price as anyone else — the commission comes from the brand's marketing budget, not from your pocket.

Our Promise to You

Our editorial integrity and the trust of our community are far more important than any commission we might earn. We commit to the following standards:

• We only recommend products, services, and brands that we genuinely believe will benefit our readers.
• We will never recommend a product solely because it offers a commission.
• Our opinions and reviews are always honest — whether or not we have an affiliate relationship with the brand.
• Affiliate partnerships will never influence the inspirational content, quotes, or stories we publish.
• We will clearly label sponsored or gifted content.

Display Advertising

In addition to affiliate links, Black Women Community displays advertisements through the Mediavine ad network. These ads are served automatically based on your browsing history, interests, and cookies. We earn revenue from ad impressions and clicks.

We do not control which specific ads are displayed, but we have enabled brand safety filters to ensure ads remain appropriate for our audience. If you ever see an ad that you find offensive or inappropriate, please contact us immediately.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting NAI's opt-out page or Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out page.

Sponsored Content

From time to time, brands may pay us to create content featuring their products or services. Any such content will be clearly labeled as "Sponsored," "In Partnership With," or similar language at the top of the post.

Even in sponsored content, we maintain editorial control and will only work with brands whose products we believe genuinely serve and uplift our community.

Questions?

If you have any questions about our affiliate relationships, advertising practices, or this disclosure, we'd love to hear from you:

Black Women Community
Email: partnerships@blackwomencommunity.com
Website: blackwomencommunity.com/contact