Disclosure Policy

Last Updated: April 14, 2025

Welcome to Pure Cooking Joy (purecookingjoy.com). We believe in being transparent and honest with our readers about how this website operates and generates income. Running a high-quality recipe blog takes significant time, effort, and resources. To help support the work involved in creating free recipes and content for you, we participate in various forms of monetization.

This policy explains the ways we might be compensated and our commitment to maintaining your trust. We strive to comply with relevant guidelines, including those set forth by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), regarding endorsements and advertising.

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How We Make Money

Here are the main ways Pure Cooking Joy may generate income:

  1. Affiliate Links:
    • Many of the links on this site pointing to products (like ingredients, kitchen tools, appliances, or cookbooks) may be affiliate links. These are special tracking links.
    • If you click on one of these affiliate links and then make a purchase within a certain time frame, we may earn a small commission from the retailer.
    • This commission comes at absolutely no extra cost to you. The price you pay is the same whether you use our affiliate link or go directly to the retailer’s site.
    • Amazon Associates Disclosure: Pure Cooking Joy 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 (like Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, etc.).
    • We may also participate in other affiliate programs (e.g., ShareASale, Commission Junction, brand-specific programs).
    • We generally aim to only link to products and services that we personally use, trust, or believe will genuinely add value to our readers. However, your purchase decisions are your own, and you should exercise your own judgment.
  2. Display Advertising:
    • You will see advertisements displayed on various parts of the website. These ads are often served by third-party advertising networks (such as Google AdSense, Mediavine, AdThrive, or similar platforms).
    • We generate revenue from these ads based on the number of times they are viewed (impressions) or clicked.
    • These third-party advertisers may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to Pure Cooking Joy or other websites on the internet. For more information on cookies and how to manage them, please see our Privacy Policy.
    • The appearance of an advertisement on Pure Cooking Joy does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the advertised product or service by us.
  3. Sponsored Content:
    • Occasionally, we may partner with brands to publish sponsored content. This means we receive compensation (monetary payment, free products, or services) in exchange for creating and publishing a post that features or is related to that brand or product.
    • Any sponsored posts will be clearly and conspicuously marked as such right at the beginning of the post. We will use clear language like “This post is sponsored by [Brand Name],” “Paid partnership with [Brand Name],” or “Ad.”
    • Even when compensated, we are committed to providing our honest opinions and experiences.
  4. Product Reviews & Free Products:
    • Sometimes, brands may send us products free of charge for review purposes, or we may be compensated to review a product.
    • If a post contains a review of a product we received for free or were paid to review, this will be clearly disclosed within the post.
    • Receiving a free product or payment does not guarantee a positive review. Our reviews will always reflect our genuine assessment of the product.

Our Commitment to Honesty

Your trust means everything to us here at Pure Cooking Joy. Maintaining the integrity of our content is paramount.

  • Regardless of any compensation received, we are committed to sharing our genuine opinions, findings, beliefs, and experiences in our content.
  • The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely our own.
  • Compensation received will not influence the editorial content, topics chosen, or posts made on this blog, unless it is clearly identified as sponsored content (where the topic might be agreed upon, but the opinions remain ours).

Identifying Compensated Content

We aim to make it easy for you to distinguish between regular editorial content and compensated content. Look for clear labels like “Sponsored,” “Ad,” “Paid Partnership,” or specific notes about affiliate links or gifted products within the posts themselves. Affiliate link disclaimers are often placed near the links or at the beginning/end of relevant posts.

Policy Updates

This Disclosure Policy is subject to change without notice. We recommend checking back periodically. Please refer to the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page for the latest version.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Disclosure Policy or our monetization practices, please feel free to contact us at:
[email protected]

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