TechCity Media’s editorial decisions are made independently of our commercial relationships. This page explains our standards around affiliate links, sponsored content, product reviews, and advertiser relationships.
AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIPS
TechCity Media participates in affiliate programs, including Amazon Associates, Best Buy, and Udemy. When you click an affiliate link in one of our articles and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate relationships do not determine which products we recommend or review. We link to products based on editorial judgment, not on the size of the affiliate commission. Products may appear in our content without any affiliate link at all.
Affiliate links appear primarily in reviews, buying guides, and how-to articles. This disclosure covers all affiliate-linked content on this site.
SPONSORED CONTENT
TechCity Media publishes sponsored content. All sponsored articles, videos, and social media posts are clearly labeled “Sponsored” at the top of the content and in any promotional distribution.
Sponsors do not have editorial control over TechCity Media’s independent content. A sponsor purchasing a sponsored article cannot influence our news coverage, editorial reviews, or analysis pieces.
Sponsored content is held to TechCity Media’s accuracy and readability standards, but the topic and viewpoint are those of the sponsor, not the TechCity Media editorial team.
PRODUCT REVIEWS AND REVIEW UNITS
Products reviewed on TechCity Media may have been provided by manufacturers, retailers, or public relations agencies for review purposes. Receiving a product for review does not guarantee positive coverage and does not give the provider any right to review or approve our content before publication.
We require a minimum of five days of hands-on testing before publishing any review. When a review unit was provided rather than purchased, we disclose this in the article.
We do not accept payment, gifts, or other compensation in exchange for positive reviews or specific editorial framing.
ADVERTISER RELATIONSHIPS
Advertisers purchasing display advertising on TechCity Media have no influence over editorial content, topic selection, or editorial conclusions. The commercial and editorial operations of TechCity Media are kept separate.
TechCity Media does not allow brands to pay for editorial mentions or recommendations outside of clearly labeled sponsored content.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
TechCity Media writers and editors disclose any personal relationship, financial interest, or prior employment that could create a conflict of interest with the subjects they cover. Articles with a potential conflict of interest are either reassigned or the conflict is disclosed to readers in the article.
SOURCING AND ATTRIBUTION
All statistics, data, and third-party claims published on TechCity Media are attributed to a named source. We do not publish anonymous data or unverifiable statistics as fact. When a source asks to remain anonymous, we explain to readers why anonymity was granted.
Last updated: May 2026