Affiliate Disclosure

FTC Disclosure Required by Law:

HIPAA Experts participates in affiliate marketing programs. We earn commissions when visitors click certain links on our site and subsequently sign up for or purchase products from our affiliate partners. This disclosure is required by the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

How Affiliate Marketing Works

Affiliate marketing is a common business model where publishers (like this site) earn commissions by referring customers to product vendors. Here is how it works on our site:

You click a link: When you click certain links on our site (marked as "Affiliate Link" or with disclosure language), we track that click using a unique tracking code
You sign up or purchase: If you subsequently sign up for a trial or purchase a subscription from the vendor within a tracking window (typically 30-90 days), the vendor records that as a referral from our site
We earn a commission: The vendor pays us a commission, typically a percentage of the first payment or subscription value
No cost to you: The commission comes from the vendor's revenue, not as an additional charge to you. You pay the same price whether you arrive at the vendor's site through our link or directly

Which Links Are Affiliate Links

On this site, affiliate links typically appear in:

Call-to-action buttons within reviews (e.g., "Try Keragon Free")
Comparison tables that include "Visit [Product]" links
Product recommendation sections on the homepage
"Best for" guide recommendations

We mark affiliate links with clear disclosure language. You will see:

Disclosure boxes before affiliate link sections
"Affiliate Link" badges next to buttons
Contextual disclosure text near links

Current Affiliate Partnerships

As of January 2026, we have affiliate relationships with the following healthcare automation platforms:

Keragon (via PartnerStack affiliate network)
[Additional partners listed as relationships are established]

Important: We also review and recommend platforms with which we do NOT have affiliate relationships. These non-monetized recommendations appear throughout the site when they genuinely serve user needs, even though we earn no commission from those referrals.

Commission Structures

Affiliate commissions vary by vendor and are typically structured in one of these ways:

Percentage of first payment: 20-30% of the customer's first month or annual subscription payment
Recurring commissions: Ongoing percentage (typically 10-20%) for the lifetime of the customer's subscription
Flat fee per signup: Fixed dollar amount for each qualified signup or trial conversion

Specific commission rates vary by platform and are confidential per our affiliate agreements. We disclose this general structure for transparency but cannot publish exact per-platform rates.

How We Maintain Editorial Independence

Affiliate marketing creates an inherent potential conflict of interest: we earn more money by referring more customers to affiliate partners. This could theoretically incentivize us to:

Rank platforms by commission potential rather than quality
Hide limitations of high-commission platforms
Omit better alternatives that do not offer affiliate programs
Write promotional content disguised as objective reviews

We manage this conflict through the following commitments and policies:

Our Editorial Independence Policies

•Commission rates do not influence rankings: Our evaluation methodology applies consistent criteria to all platforms regardless of affiliate commission potential.
•We decline poor-quality partnerships: We will not promote platforms that fail to meet minimum standards for HIPAA compliance, feature quality, or user satisfaction.
•Limitations are prominently featured: Every review includes a "Cons" or "Limitations" section with genuine drawbacks.
•Alternatives are always presented: Reviews and comparisons include genuine alternative options, including non-affiliate platforms.
•No pay-for-placement: Vendors cannot pay us to rank higher or have negative information removed.
•Transparent methodology: Our evaluation criteria are published at /how-we-review.

Why This Matters: Our long-term business depends on user trust. Recommending poor-fit solutions to maximize short-term commissions would damage our reputation and credibility. Providing genuinely helpful information serves our interest better than optimizing for affiliate revenue.

What Does NOT Influence Our Reviews

To be completely clear, the following factors do NOT affect our editorial content, ratings, or recommendations:

Higher commission rates: Platforms paying higher commissions do not receive better ratings or preferential treatment
Vendor requests: Vendors cannot request changes to reviews, ratings, or rankings
Advertising relationships: We do not accept display advertising, so vendor advertising spend cannot influence content
Free accounts or access: Some vendors provide free accounts for evaluation purposes, but this does not influence ratings
Personal relationships: Professional relationships with vendor representatives do not affect editorial content

Your Rights and Options

As a user of this site, you have complete control over whether to use affiliate links:

You can bypass affiliate links: If you prefer not to use affiliate links, you can navigate directly to vendors' websites by typing their URLs into your browser
No obligation: Clicking affiliate links does not obligate you to purchase anything
Same pricing: Whether you arrive at a vendor through our affiliate link or directly, you pay the same price
Feedback welcome: If you believe our affiliate relationships have compromised our objectivity, please contact us

FTC Endorsement Guidelines Compliance

This site complies with the Federal Trade Commission's guidelines on endorsements and testimonials:

Clear and conspicuous disclosure: Affiliate relationships are disclosed clearly before affiliate links appear
Proximity to claims: Disclosures appear close to affiliate links, not hidden in footnotes or separate pages only
Plain language: Disclosure language is clear and understandable, not buried in legal jargon
No deceptive practices: We do not make claims about products we have not evaluated or use deceptive tactics

Questions About Affiliate Disclosure

If you have questions about our affiliate relationships, how commissions work, or whether specific content is influenced by monetization, please contact us:

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