Affiliate & editorial disclosure

Active Nerds is a reader-supported publication. Some of the links on this site are affiliate links, meaning we may earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. This never costs you anything extra, and it never influences which products we recommend.

Amazon Associates

Active Nerds 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 and affiliated sites. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

Direct retailer programs

We also participate in affiliate programs with direct-to-consumer brands and other retailers. When we link to a product from one of these partners, we may earn a commission on qualifying purchases.

Editorial independence

We only recommend gear we've actually tested against our dev-schedule criteria. No brand pays for placement, ratings, or coverage. If a product we previously recommended stops meeting our bar, we'll say so.

How affiliate links are marked

Affiliate links on Active Nerds use the amber Check Price button style and are tagged with rel="sponsored nofollow". Every review page also carries a visible disclosure banner near the top.

Questions

If you have questions about how we make money or how we test products, reach out at hello@activenerds.example.