Affiliate Disclosure Policy

• SamPicks is a free coupon site run independently. We don't charge users anything.
• When you click a coupon link and buy something, the retailer may pay us a small commission.
• The price you pay is exactly the same whether you click through SamPicks or go to the retailer directly. There is no markup, surcharge, or hidden fee.
• These commissions pay for hosting, domain, and maintenance. They're how SamPicks stays online.
• Not every link is an affiliate link. Links in blog posts, the About page, and the Privacy Policy, for example, are just regular links.
• SamPicks is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of the retailers whose coupons we list. All brand names and logos belong to their respective owners.

An affiliate link is a regular web link with a small tracking code attached to the end. When you click one and make a purchase within a certain time window (usually 24 hours to 30 days, depending on the retailer), the affiliate network notices the referral and credits the sale to SamPicks.

The retailer then pays SamPicks a small percentage of the sale — typically between 1% and 10% — as a thank-you for sending a customer. This is a standard practice across the internet: review sites, blogs, YouTube channels, and coupon sites like SamPicks all use it.

You can usually spot an affiliate link by hovering over it and looking at the URL — you'll often see extra parameters like ?ref=sampicks, ?utm_source=sampicks, or the link going through a redirect domain. We also route outgoing coupon clicks through a tracking URL (/go/store/{id}) before sending you to the retailer, which lets us count how many people used a code.

SamPicks earns money only when you click through to a retailer and complete a purchase. That's it. We do not:

• Charge users subscription fees, login fees, or membership fees
• Sell advertising space on the site
• Accept payment from retailers to feature them or promote specific coupons
• Sell, rent, or share your personal data with anyone (see our Privacy Policy)
• Use pop-ups, push notifications, or intrusive ads

Our income is directly tied to whether the codes actually save you money. If a code doesn't work, you don't buy, and we don't earn anything. That's why keeping codes tested and up to date matters to us.

Using an affiliate link on SamPicks costs you nothing extra. Zero. The price you see at checkout on the retailer's site is the same price anyone else gets, whether they came from SamPicks, a Google search, or typed the URL directly.

The commission SamPicks earns comes out of the retailer's marketing budget — not out of your pocket. Think of it like a referral bonus: the retailer would rather pay a small commission to someone who brought them a customer than spend the same money on a billboard or search ad.

Not every link on SamPicks is an affiliate link. Here's the breakdown:

These are affiliate links:

• The "Get Code" and "Get Deal" buttons on coupon and deal cards
• The store logos and names on store listing pages (when they go to the retailer)
• The "Visit Store" or "Shop Now" buttons on store pages
• Links in blog posts that mention a specific retailer and go to that retailer's site

These are NOT affiliate links:

• Internal links to other SamPicks pages (like "About Us" or "Contact")
• Links in the Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and this Affiliate Disclosure page
• Links to news sites, Wikipedia, or other reference sources in blog posts
• Links to our social media profiles
• Email addresses ([email protected], etc.)

SamPicks may participate in affiliate programs run directly by retailers, or through third-party affiliate networks. Common networks include (but are not limited to):

• Direct partnerships — Amazon Associates, Walmart Affiliates, Target Affiliates, eBay Partner Network, and other retailer-run programs
• Affiliate networks — CJ Affiliate (Commission Junction), Rakuten Advertising, ShareASale, Impact, AWIN, Partnerize, FlexOffers, and similar platforms
• Coupon-specific platforms — GoAffPro, UpPromote, and similar merchant-run affiliate portals

Being in an affiliate program does not mean the retailer endorses SamPicks, reviews our content, or has any say in which coupons we list or how we describe them. The relationship is purely commercial: they pay a commission on referred sales, and that's the extent of it.

This is worth repeating: SamPicks is an independent third-party site. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially connected to any of the retailers, brands, or products listed on this site.

All trademarks, brand names, logos, and product images belong to their respective owners and are used on SamPicks for identification purposes only — so you know which store a coupon applies to. Their use does not imply any partnership, approval, or endorsement.

If you have a customer service issue, return, refund request, order inquiry, or shipping problem with a purchase you made at a retailer, please contact the retailer directly. SamPicks cannot help with orders placed on other sites — we only list coupon codes.

Earning commissions does not change what we list or how we describe it. Specifically:

• We do not accept payment to feature a retailer, promote a specific coupon, or rank stores higher
• We do not remove honest reader reports or hide expired codes to protect a commission
• We list codes from retailers we have no affiliate relationship with, when we've seen them work — we just don't earn anything on those
• We do not write fake positive reviews or inflate store ratings
• We do not use fake editor names, fake "verified by" seals, or fabricated community testimonials

The whole point of SamPicks is that the codes actually work. A site that promoted bad codes for commissions would lose readers fast, and a site with no readers earns no commissions — so our incentives are aligned with yours.

Every code listed on SamPicks is tested on the retailer's site before it's published. That said, we're realistic about what testing can guarantee:

• A code that worked yesterday can be deactivated by the retailer today, with no notice
• Some codes only work on specific product categories, first orders, minimum cart values, or in certain regions
• Coupon stacking rules (can this code combine with a sale?) vary by retailer and can change
• Currency, tax, and shipping can affect whether a code meets a minimum spend threshold

If a code doesn't work at checkout, please use the Report button on the coupon. This helps us remove broken codes quickly and keeps the listings useful for other readers.

SamPicks makes no warranty that any specific code will work at the moment you try it. Always confirm the discount at checkout before completing your purchase.

When you click a coupon link on SamPicks, here's what happens behind the scenes:

• Step 1: You're briefly redirected through a SamPicks tracking URL (e.g. sampicks.com/go/store/123) so we can count the click.
• Step 2: You're then forwarded to the retailer's site with an affiliate tag added to the URL (e.g. ?ref=sampicks).
• Step 3: The retailer (or their affiliate network) sets a cookie in your browser. This cookie notes that you arrived via SamPicks.
• Step 4: If you make a purchase within the cookie's window (varies by retailer, usually 24 hours to 30 days), the sale is credited to SamPicks and we receive a commission.

We do not install tracking scripts on SamPicks that follow you around the web. We do not build advertising profiles on you. What we collect is limited to standard web analytics (page views, click counts, general location) and is covered in full in our Privacy Policy.

You can block affiliate cookies at any time using your browser's privacy settings, an ad blocker, or private/incognito browsing. Doing so means SamPicks won't earn a commission from your purchase, but everything else about the site will work normally.

You are always free to:

• Go directly to the retailer without clicking through SamPicks — no obligation to use our links
• Copy a coupon code and use it at the retailer after navigating there yourself
• Block affiliate cookies in your browser or use private browsing
• Ignore coupon links entirely and just read the site as a reference
• Contact us with questions about a specific link, retailer, or relationship

Affiliate marketing only works when readers choose to click. If you'd rather not support the site that way, that's completely fine — SamPicks will keep listing codes either way.

This disclosure is provided in compliance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, as well as similar consumer protection laws in other jurisdictions, including:

• The European Union's Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD)
• The UK's Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations
• Australia's Competition and Consumer Act 2010
• Canada's Competition Act

If you are a regulator, legal representative, or have a compliance question about this disclosure, please contact us directly at our contact page.

SamPicks may update this Affiliate Disclosure Policy from time to time — for example, if we join a new affiliate network, change how tracking works, or clarify a section based on reader feedback. When we make changes, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised.

Substantive changes (new relationships, new tracking methods) will be highlighted in a notice at the top of this page for at least 30 days. We encourage you to review this page occasionally, especially if you use the site frequently.

If anything on this page is unclear, or if you have questions about a specific link, a specific retailer, or how SamPicks's commission model works, please get in touch. Transparency is the whole point of this disclosure — if it's not doing its job, tell us and we'll fix it.