Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: June 2026

As an Amazon Associate, Mindfulova earns from qualifying purchases.

This page explains how affiliate links work on Mindfulova, which programs we participate in, and what our editorial standards are when recommending products. If you have questions, email us at hello@mindfulova.com.

What an Affiliate Link Is

An affiliate link is a tracked URL that tells a retailer — in most cases, Amazon — that you arrived at their site through Mindfulova. If you then complete a purchase, we receive a small commission.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:

1. You read an article on Mindfulova that mentions a product — for example, a journaling notebook.
2. You click the product link. The link contains a tracking tag (our Amazon Associate ID).
3. You land on Amazon and decide to buy the product.
4. Amazon tracks that the click originated from our site and pays us a commission — typically between 3% and 6% of the purchase price, depending on the product category.
5. You pay exactly the same price you would have paid without clicking our link. The commission comes from Amazon’s margin, not from a surcharge to you.

If you don’t buy the linked product but purchase something else during the same Amazon session, we may still earn a small commission on that unrelated purchase. This is standard practice under the Amazon Associates program.

Programs We Participate In

Amazon Associates

Mindfulova participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

This is our primary affiliate program. Most product links on Mindfulova point to Amazon.

Amazon Associates commission rates vary by product category. As of June 2026, relevant categories for Mindfulova content include:

Commission rates are set by Amazon and may change at any time. The rates above reflect our best understanding as of the last update date of this page.

We do not participate in any other affiliate program at this time. If this changes, this page will be updated before new affiliate links appear on the site.

How Affiliate Links Are Identified on This Site

We mark affiliate links in two ways, both present on every article that contains them:

1. Article-level disclosure block Every article containing affiliate links opens with a disclosure block above the first affiliate link:

This post contains affiliate links. If you buy something through one of them, Mindfulova earns a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend products we’ve researched and would use ourselves.

2. Link-level label Each individual affiliate link is labeled (affiliate link) directly next to the link text, or wrapped in a CTA block that identifies it as such.

The FTC requires that disclosures appear close to the affiliate link itself — not buried in a footer or on a separate page alone. We follow the dual-disclosure approach: site-level (this page), and article-level (within each post).

Our Editorial Standards

Affiliate commissions influence our revenue. They do not influence our recommendations.

Here’s how we decide what to recommend:

We only recommend products we’ve researched. Every product mentioned on Mindfulova has been researched via verified specifications, manufacturer data, and cross-referenced buyer reviews. We do not recommend products we have not looked into in detail.

Commission rates do not drive product selection. A product that pays a 4% commission does not get preferential treatment over one that pays 2.5%. The product that is genuinely better for the use case gets recommended.

We don’t force affiliate links into articles. If an article doesn’t have a natural product recommendation, it doesn’t have an affiliate link. Informational articles on this site often carry zero or one affiliate link — not because of an arbitrary limit, but because most information doesn’t require a product purchase.

We mention when we haven’t tested something personally. Where product recommendations are based on research rather than direct personal use, we say so. We don’t fabricate first-hand experience.

Negative information stays in the article. If a product has a meaningful downside that affects the buying decision, we include it. We don’t remove negative details from articles to protect a commission relationship.

What We Earn and What It Pays For

Affiliate commissions, combined with display advertising revenue, cover the operational costs of running Mindfulova: web hosting, domain registration, writing, research, and editorial time.

We do not earn enough from this site to represent a conflict of interest that would compromise our editorial integrity. Our traffic is not large enough for commissions to outweigh the long-term cost of a bad recommendation — which is lost reader trust.

We tell you this not to generate sympathy, but because it’s the honest context for understanding how affiliate income functions on a small independent blog.

Price and Availability Notice

Where product prices appear on this site, they are for reference only and are accurate as of the time of writing.

Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.

Always confirm the current price on Amazon before purchasing. We do not update price references in real time.

For Readers in the EU and UK

If you are based in the EU or UK, this disclosure also fulfills our obligations under the EU Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD) and equivalent UK consumer protection law. These regulations require that commercial intent and financial incentives be clearly disclosed in content directed at consumers.

Affiliate links on this site constitute a commercial practice. We disclose this relationship on every page and within every article where affiliate links appear.

Questions

If you notice an affiliate link that is not properly labeled, or if you have questions about our editorial practices, contact us:

Email: hello@mindfulova.com

We read every message and treat disclosure compliance seriously. If something is missing, we want to know.