Current funding status
Public Trust Scores distinguish historical source indices from separately labelled editorial assessments. Neither establishes a paid-test result or a qualified winner. Commercial relationships, if introduced, must be verified and disclosed where relevant; they do not add points.
Provider domains are recorded as text for identification. No commissions, affiliate referrals, or paid review placements are configured. The LoL price comparison links its sampled price leader to the exact LoL boosting page. No overall paid-test winner has been established.
Winner-only provider links
Only a documented winner receives a provider link for that comparison. A dated price comparison can award a link for its exact price result; it does not establish delivery or protection quality. An overall service recommendation requires the qualified test and public-evidence components. The published record identifies the scope, comparable conditions, result, reviewer, date, destination game/service URL, and limitations. Public score order alone does not award a link. A result for one game or service does not endorse the company across its catalogue.
Other company names, logos, and cards lead to LootGrade evidence files. Provider domains and provider source addresses remain readable as text. Independent review platforms, publisher rules, and other supporting sources may remain linked for verification; a source citation is not a provider recommendation.
No documented winner, an unresolved tie, missing comparison evidence, or an expired assessment means no provider link. Price awards expire after 30 days; overall service awards after 90 days. Review winner records within 90 days and withdraw the link when material changes invalidate the conclusion. Partnerships, shared ownership, payment, and imported ratings cannot determine a winner.
Rules for future affiliate links
A winner link is an editorial referral, not a promise of search ranking benefit. Paid or affiliate links use rel="sponsored" and carry the relevant disclosure, even when the provider wins.
If a service offers an affiliate program and LootGrade participates, the relevant page will state that a purchase may earn a commission. A general footer notice will not replace the page disclosure.
Affiliate payments will not enter the score calculation. A service cannot purchase a better position, suppress a documented limitation, or approve the editorial verdict. Sponsored or discounted test orders must be labeled in the evidence file.
The reviewer’s commercial relationships must appear beside the review. An update to a link does not authorize a change to test results.
Keep the calculation separate
Five fixed criteria define a score. A changed score needs changed evidence. The review history will explain both.
Questions about a commercial relationship or missing disclosure can be submitted through the editorial contact channel when it is available.