Affiliate disclosure

The short version

When you follow a link from Distra to a store and buy something, the store may pay Distra a commission. You pay the store’s normal price. The commission never decides what you see, in what order, or which offer is marked as the best.

How affiliate links work

Distra takes part in affiliate programs run by retailers and by affiliate networks that represent many retailers. A link to a store carries a reference that tells the store the visit came from Distra. If you buy within the store’s tracking window, the store may pay a commission on that purchase. Commission rates differ between stores and product categories.

What commission never changes

• Ranking. Results are ordered by how well they meet what you asked for, then by the price, with delivery added where the store lists it.
• The best offer. The best offer is the lowest price, plus delivery where the store lists it, from a store that sells in your country, with a recently updated price. A store that pays more can’t take that place.
• Deals. A price is called a deal only when it’s the lowest price we’ve recorded for that product in the last 90 days, whatever the store pays.
• Visibility. Stores that don’t pay commission can appear in results when their products are in the catalog, and they are treated the same way.

No paid placement

Stores and brands can’t buy a higher rank, a badge, or a place in collections. There are no sponsored results. If that ever changes, sponsored items will be labelled clearly and kept separate from the results.

How links are labelled

In the search, links that can earn a commission are marked where they appear. Each guide has a note at the top saying that links on the page may earn a commission, and every page links to this disclosure in its footer.

The search preview and the guides

The search on the home page is still a preview. Its products, prices and stores are sample data, and its store buttons are switched off, so it can’t earn a commission.

The guides are live. They don’t contain affiliate links at the moment. When they do, this page will name the network that handles them. Links to laws, regulators and government websites are never affiliate links.

Questions

Write to [email protected]. Retailers and networks can reach the partnerships team at [email protected].