Partners and collaborations

How collaborations work here

What a collaboration means. A collaboration is any arrangement where a business gives AraiWa money, a commission, a product or another benefit — sponsorship, affiliate commissions, discount codes for readers, products provided for review, or a joint campaign. Ordinary sources, venues and organizers we cover editorially are not partners and are never listed here.

Editorial independence. Partners do not decide what AraiWa covers, how events are ranked or what a guide recommends. A partner can be criticized in AraiWa content like any other business. A collaboration that requires editorial control is declined.

Sponsored content. If a piece of content is paid for by a partner, it is labelled as sponsored where it appears — not only on this page.

Affiliate links. An affiliate link means AraiWa can earn a commission when a purchase happens through it. Using an affiliate link does not normally add a separate charge to your purchase; any discount terms are stated with the offer. Affiliate partners are marked with an Affiliate badge above and affiliate links never affect what gets recommended.

Discount codes. A reader code is a collaboration benefit. When a code exists it is shown on this page with what it gives; AraiWa may earn a commission when a code is used.

Disclosure. Every commercial relationship is listed on this page for as long as it runs, with its start date. Content connected to a partner links back to this disclosure.

Questions about a listed collaboration, or a business interested in working with AraiWa? Send a note.