Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: July 2026

ClearLegalTips.com is reader-supported. To keep our content free and our reviews honest, we partner with a small number of carefully chosen companies as an affiliate — legal-document services first, plus a few tools for running a small business and protecting yourself online. This page explains exactly how that works, what we earn, and why it does not change what we recommend.

The Short Version

  • Some links on our site are affiliate links.
  • When you click an affiliate link and sign up for a paid service, the company may pay us a commission.
  • You pay the same price either way. The commission comes out of the company’s marketing budget, not your wallet.
  • Recommendations are based on independent research. We do not let commission rates dictate which service tops our comparisons.

Companies We Have Affiliate Relationships With

As of the last update of this page, we are an affiliate of the following providers:

  • LawDepot — DIY legal document templates and step-by-step builders.
  • Termly — Privacy policies, cookie consent, and website-compliance tools.
  • Doola — LLC formation and back-office tools for founders.
  • Tailor Brands — LLC formation, logos, and small-business branding.
  • Keeper Tax — Tax filing and deduction tracking for freelancers.
  • Signeasy — Electronic signatures for contracts and forms.
  • Shopify — E-commerce platform for starting an online store.
  • DoorLoop — Property-management software for landlords.
  • NordVPN — VPN and online-privacy tools.
  • NordPass — Password manager.
  • Coveron (formerly NordProtect) — Identity-theft protection.

If we add or remove a partner, we will update this page within 30 days.

How We Decide What to Recommend

Before any service appears in a “best of” comparison on this site, the editor:

  1. Researches the service like a careful customer — plans, pricing tiers, and the fine print, straight from the provider’s own site.
  2. Maps the full flow on paper — what each tier includes, where the upsells appear, and how support and refunds work, based on the provider’s published policies.
  3. Records pricing, add-on fees, and turnaround claims — and re-checks them on a schedule.
  4. Cross-checks against public user reviews and complaint records.

If a higher-paying partner falls short on quality, we say so plainly. If a partner we earn nothing from is the best fit for a reader, we say that too — and often link to it directly (without an affiliate link) anyway. For the full research and fact-checking process, see our Editorial Standards.

What “Affiliate Link” Looks Like on the Site

Every paid relationship is disclosed at the top of any article that contains an affiliate link, inside a yellow box like this:

Affiliate Disclosure: ClearLegalTips may earn a commission when you use links to recommended legal services. This does not affect editorial independence. Information here is not legal advice — for state-specific questions, consult a licensed attorney.

Affiliate links also carry the HTML attributes in line with FTC guidance and Google’s link-attribute best practices.

FTC Compliance

This disclosure satisfies the Federal Trade Commission’s Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255) by clearly and conspicuously identifying our commercial relationships with the companies whose products we discuss. We disclose at the article level, the link level, and in this dedicated policy page.

Questions

If you ever feel a recommendation on this site does not reflect honest editorial judgment, please tell us through the Contact page. We take that feedback seriously — our reputation is the only thing that keeps this site working for readers.