Affiliate Disclosure

1. What Is an Affiliate Link?

An affiliate link is a special URL that contains a tracking tag. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase on the retailer's website, AIMF Security may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. The retailer pays the commission — you never pay more than the standard product price.

2. Amazon Associates Program

AIMF Security is a participant 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. When you click an Amazon affiliate link on our site and complete a qualifying purchase, we receive a small percentage of the sale.

Amazon affiliate links on this site use the tag aimfsecurity-20 and direct to products on Amazon.com.

3. Our Editorial Integrity Pledge

We recommend products only because we believe they are genuinely useful for cybersecurity, privacy, and physical security — not because of the commission they generate. Here is our commitment to you:

• We use what we recommend. Every product linked on this site has been tested, used, or thoroughly researched by our team in real-world security scenarios.
• Commission does not influence recommendations. If a free or lower-cost tool is better for your situation, we tell you. Many of our guides recommend open-source or no-cost alternatives alongside paid products.
• We disclose every affiliate link. Pages containing affiliate links include a disclosure notice at the top or near the relevant section.
• We update recommendations as products change. If a product is discontinued, found vulnerable, or superseded by a better option, we update our guides.

4. Where You'll Find Affiliate Links

Affiliate links appear on the following types of pages:

• Defense guides — product recommendations for device hardening (YubiKeys, Faraday bags, privacy screens, routers, etc.)
• Tools of the Trade — our curated security tool buying guides
• SOHO network guides — recommended networking hardware
• Checklists — physical security product recommendations within step-by-step guides

Pages with affiliate links include a disclosure notice such as: "As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. This helps support our free security guides."

5. Other Affiliate Programs

As of the date of this disclosure, AIMF Security participates only in the Amazon Associates Program. If we join additional affiliate programs in the future, we will update this page to disclose them. Any other affiliate links will be clearly marked at the time they appear.

6. FTC Compliance

This disclosure is provided in compliance with the Federal Trade Commission's Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. The FTC requires that affiliate relationships be disclosed clearly and conspicuously, and that disclosures appear before or near the affiliate links they relate to.

7. No Obligation to Purchase

You are never obligated to purchase anything through our affiliate links. All of our security guides, checklists, and resources are free to use. Affiliate commissions simply help us cover hosting, research, and content creation costs so we can keep these resources free for everyone.

8. Questions About This Disclosure