Paid should look paid

Advertising and sponsorship

The separation between independent editorial work, affiliate commerce, paid placements, and advertiser-controlled claims.

Effective July 31, 2026

Clear labels

Advertising, sponsorship, partner-supplied material, affiliate recommendations, and independent editorial content are labeled in language an ordinary reader can understand. Design, navigation, author treatment, and URL context must not make an advertisement look like an independent review.

Who controls what

Advertisers may control their own approved advertisement within the contracted placement. They may not assign, preview, approve, suppress, or rewrite independent editorial coverage. Sponsored-content terms define claims, substantiation, disclosures, approval scope, data handling, and correction rights before production.

What we will not accept

We reject deceptive or unsupported health claims, fake urgency, fabricated reviews, undisclosed endorsements, discriminatory targeting, unsafe products, prohibited medical claims, manipulative continuity billing, misleading before-and-after implications, and ads that conflict with reader safety or platform policy.

Advertising data

No advertising platform receives symptoms, diagnoses, intimate or reproductive information, form text, search terms, precise location, or care-topic page names for audience building. Nonessential tags are default-off pending consent and legal review. Server-side forwarding is authenticated, minimized, purpose-limited, and documented.