Affiliate Disclosure

What Are Affiliate Links?

Affiliate links are special URLs that contain a tracking code. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase on the destination website, the merchant pays us a small commission at no additional cost to you. The price you pay is exactly the same as if you visited the store directly.

How Universal Price Alert Uses Affiliate Links

Universal Price Alert is a price tracking extension. When you track a product, we may convert the product URL to an affiliate link only when you click through to the store — this happens via the "Visit Store" or similar action buttons in the extension dashboard and notifications.

Important: Affiliate links are not used for the automated price-checking background process. Price checks fetch the product page directly to read the current price — no affiliate tracking is involved in those automated checks.

Affiliate Programs We Participate In

As of this update, Universal Price Alert may use affiliate links from the following networks/programs:

• Commission Factory — Australian retailers (fashion, home, tech, travel, beauty, etc.)
• Amazon Associates — Amazon Australia (amazon.com.au)
• ShareASale — Various global merchants
• Awin — Various global merchants
• Other direct merchant programs — Where available

The specific store-to-program mapping is maintained in the extension's background logic (see background.js for the current AFFILIATE_HOST_STORE_IDS list).

What This Means for You

• No price impact: You pay the same price whether you use our link or go directly.
• Tracking accuracy unchanged: Price detection and alerts work identically regardless of affiliate status.
• Supports development: Commissions help cover hosting, maintenance, and ongoing improvements.
• Optional: You can always copy the product title and search the store directly if you prefer not to use our links.

Opting Out

Currently, the extension does not have a built-in toggle to disable affiliate link conversion. If you wish to avoid affiliate tracking, you can:

• Right-click a tracked item in the dashboard → "Copy Product URL" → paste directly in your browser
• Manually navigate to the store and search for the product
• Use a browser extension that strips affiliate parameters (e.g., "ClearURLs", "Privacy Redirect")

A future version may include an "Enable affiliate links" setting in the extension options. If this is important to you, please let us know.

Transparency Commitment

We believe in being upfront about how the extension is funded. This disclosure is shown:

• On the Chrome Web Store listing (before installation)
• On the welcome page (after installation)
• In the extension popup footer (persistent)
• As a first-run banner (dismissible, appears once)

If you ever feel the affiliate integration affects the extension's core purpose — accurate, unbiased price tracking — please contact us. We take that seriously.

Contact

Questions about this disclosure or our affiliate practices?
Email: rvpnrp@gmail.com
Developer: ShoppingDeals.au