Our Mission and Commitment
howmanycalories.com is committed to providing accurate and informative content to help you make informed decisions about your health and well-being. We maintain a strict separation between advertising and editorial content to ensure our users can trust the information they find on our website.
Funding and Editorial Independence
howmanycalories.com is partially funded through advertising displayed on our website. We are absolutely committed to editorial independence. Advertisers do not have any influence on the content we create.
Types of Advertising
We may display various types of advertising on our website, including:
- Display Ads: These are visual ads that appear on the website, such as banners, buttons, and product placements.
- Text Ads: These are text-based ads that may be integrated into the content of the website.
- Affiliate Ads: These are ads for products or services offered by third-party companies. If we use affiliate advertising, we will clearly disclose this.
- Sponsored Content: In some cases, we may offer co-created or branded content in partnership with sponsors. This content is always clearly labeled as “Sponsored Content” and will be subject to our editorial review process.
Advertising Standards
All advertising displayed on howmanycalories.com will be subject to the following standards:
- Relevance: Ads should be relevant to the health and wellness topics covered on our website.
- Accuracy: Advertisements must be factually accurate and not misleading.
- Taste: We will not accept ads that are in poor taste or offensive.
- Transparency: All advertisements will be clearly identified as such. Sponsored content will be clearly labeled.
- Compliance: Ads must comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
- User Experience: We will not display ads that interfere with the user experience. This includes ads that are disruptive, intrusive, or difficult to close.
Types of Ads We Do Not Accept
We will not accept any ad that falls into the following categories:
- Harmful or Illegal Products or Services: This includes ads for products or services that are harmful, illegal, or objectionable.
- Deceptive or Offensive Material: Ads must not contain fraudulent, deceptive, or offensive material.
- Alcohol, Tobacco, etc.: We do not accept ads for alcohol, firearms, ammunition, fireworks, gambling, pornography, tobacco, or political campaigns.
- Misleading Content: Ads should not misrepresent, ridicule, or attack individuals or groups.
Distinguishing Ads from Editorial Content
We maintain a clear distinction between advertisements and editorial content. All ads on howmanycalories.com are clearly and unambiguously identified as such. Clicking on an ad will take you to the advertiser’s website. Sponsored content will be clearly labeled and will not be presented in the same way as our original editorial content.
Affiliate Program
As part of our content creation process, our editors may include links to relevant products they feel could be useful to our readers. While all products are chosen independently, howmanycalories.com may receive a commission if you make a purchase at the retailer’s site within a certain timeframe of clicking on one of the links we provide. We will clearly disclose this practice.
Partner Programs
Occasionally, howmanycalories.com may work with health and wellness products, services, or organizations that align with our mission. These partnerships will be clearly labeled and will not be presented as editorial content.
Changes to this Policy
We may update this Advertising & Sponsorship Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on this page. Your continued use of the website after we post changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Advertising & Sponsorship Policy, please contact us.