Affiliate & Relationship Disclosure
Transparency matters most when a recommendation could lead to a purchase.
Country Living Guide is affiliated with Mason Genie. Some products featured, reviewed, or recommended on this website are made or sold by Mason Genie or an affiliated company. Mason Genie may benefit financially when a reader purchases one of those products.
This relationship may affect how a reader weighs our recommendation, so we disclose it clearly.
What “Affiliated” Means Here
Country Living Guide and Mason Genie have a business relationship. Our coverage of Mason Genie, Vacuum Genie, Genie Dehydrator, or another affiliated product should not be understood as independent third-party coverage.
When affiliated products appear in an article, we place a disclosure near the beginning of the page or close to the recommendation. A typical disclosure reads:
Editorial Disclosure: Country Living Guide is affiliated with Mason Genie. Products featured on this page may be made or sold by Mason Genie or an affiliated company. Our conclusions are based on in-house testing and editorial evaluation.
This standalone page provides more detail, but it is not intended to replace the on-page disclosure.
We Are Not Currently Using Third-Party Affiliate Links
Country Living Guide does not currently earn commissions through Amazon Associates or other third-party affiliate programs.
Links to affiliated products may direct readers to a Mason Genie or affiliated-company sales page. A purchase through those links may financially benefit Mason Genie and its affiliated businesses.
If we later participate in a third-party affiliate program, we will update this disclosure and identify commission-earning links in a clear and conspicuous way.
In-House Testing
Products described as tested are evaluated in-house. The fact that a product is affiliated does not change the meaning of “tested”: we do not use that term unless our team physically evaluated the product.
Our reviews may consider performance, consistency, ease of use, build quality, maintenance, included accessories, warranty, and price. The criteria vary by category and may be described in the relevant article.
Testing does not eliminate the commercial relationship. Readers should consider both the testing information and the affiliation when deciding how much weight to give a recommendation.
Advertising
Country Living Guide or Mason Genie may pay to promote pages through Google Ads or other advertising channels. When a page is designed or distributed as advertising, we use clear labeling appropriate to the context.
Buying an advertisement does not create independent editorial validation, and we do not describe paid traffic, company-created demonstrations, or affiliated reviews as independent third-party endorsements.
Outside Payments and Reviews
We do not currently accept payment from outside brands for favorable product reviews, rankings, or awards. We do not sell positive coverage.
If we publish sponsored content in the future, it will be labeled clearly as advertising or sponsored content. Any material relationship with a featured seller, manufacturer, author, tester, or endorser will be disclosed where readers are likely to see it.
Product Claims and Results
Recommendations express our editorial judgment based on the stated evaluation. Individual results can vary with the product unit, setup, jar, lid, food, storage conditions, maintenance, and user technique.
No disclosure can substitute for accurate claims. We aim to qualify comparative and performance statements to the products and conditions actually evaluated.
Questions about this disclosure may be sent to us through this website.