Affiliate Disclosure
Last updated: 2025-01-01
1. What Is an Affiliate Link?
An affiliate link is a URL that contains a unique tracking identifier. When you click such a link and take a qualifying action on the destination site (e.g., connecting a wallet, staking tokens, or making a deposit), the destination platform records that you arrived via yieldcalc.app and may pay us a commission.
You pay the same fees as any other user of the protocol — affiliate commissions are paid from protocol revenue or budgets, not by inflating your costs.
2. How We Earn Commissions
Common commission structures we may participate in:
- Pay-per-click (PPC): We receive a small fixed amount each time you click an affiliate link, regardless of whether you stake or deposit.
- Pay-per-action (PPA) / Pay-per-stake: We receive a commission only if you complete a specific action such as staking tokens, providing liquidity, or completing a deposit above a minimum threshold.
- Revenue share: We receive a percentage of the ongoing protocol fee revenue generated from wallets that originally arrived via our referral link. This may continue for the lifetime of the referred account.
- Flat-fee sponsorships: In some cases, we may receive a flat fee in exchange for a dedicated article, calculator section, or protocol highlight. Such content will be clearly labelled “Sponsored” or “Partnered Content”.
3. Our Editorial Independence Pledge
We are committed to the following principles regardless of affiliate relationships:
- APY data is not manipulated. All yield, APY, and TVL data is sourced from DeFiLlama and CoinGecko APIs. We do not inflate or deflate figures for any protocol.
- Protocol rankings are not for sale. The order in which protocols appear in our comparison tables is determined by APY (descending), TVL, or user-selected sorting — never by affiliate commission rates.
- We disclose risks. We include risk warnings for every protocol, regardless of whether we have an affiliate relationship with it.
- We will list non-affiliate protocols. Our comparisons include protocols with which we have no commercial relationship, as long as they meet our data quality requirements.
- Commissions do not determine inclusion. A protocol may be listed even if it does not have an affiliate programme; and we will remove a protocol from our listings if we have credible evidence of fraud, insolvency, or significant user harm, regardless of affiliate status.
4. Active Affiliate Partnerships
| Protocol | Commission Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Lido Finance | Referral programme — percentage of staking fee revenue | We link to Lido stETH staking. If you stake via our link, Lido may pay us a share of the protocol fee. |
5. Protocols Linked Without Affiliate Relationship
The following protocols are featured in our calculators or comparisons but we receive no compensation for links to them:
- Aave — Aave does not currently have a formal affiliate programme. Links are provided for informational purposes only. No commission is earned.
- Rocket Pool — Rocket Pool does not currently operate an affiliate programme. Links are informational.
6. Legal Compliance
This disclosure is made in compliance with:
- FTC Endorsement Guides (USA) — 16 CFR § 255. Effective March 2023 version.
- EU Omnibus Directive (EU) 2019/2161 — Requires clear disclosure of commercial relationships in online product/service rankings.
- UWG § 5a (Germany) — Prohibition of misleading omissions; commercial intent must be disclosed.
- UWG Art. 3 (Switzerland) — Unfair competition law requiring transparency in commercial communications.
If you have any concerns or questions about our affiliate relationships, please contact us at legal@yieldcalc.app .
7. Changes to This Disclosure
We will update this page promptly when affiliate relationships are added, modified, or terminated. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent change. We recommend bookmarking this page if you wish to monitor our affiliate relationships over time.