Commercial Disclosure

Current commercial state

Shipped Tools operates with zero affiliate links, zero paid advertisements, and zero sponsored placements at launch. All outbound links to vendor homepages, pricing matrices, and technical documentation are direct and un-monetized.

Future affiliate policy

If affiliate links are introduced in the future to help offset infrastructure and research expenses, they will follow these transparency rules:

• Any outbound link that includes an affiliate or referral identifier will be explicitly labelled next to the link itself.
• All active affiliate partnerships will be clearly enumerated on this disclosure page.
• No commercial relationship will ever influence which tools are accepted, how profiles are structured, or what trade-offs are documented.

Directory rankings policy

Tool rankings, category ordering, and comparison assessments are determined solely by technical research and documented platform capabilities. Vendors cannot pay to appear at the top of category lists, receive favorable reviews, or suppress documented trade-offs. Our editorial recommendations do not depend on commercial incentives.