What Kayanin is paid for, what is not, and how a future affiliate link will be tagged.

The disclosure

Six sections, in plain language.

1. 01

   In plain English

   Kayanin does not currently run a third-party affiliate programme — and this page will be updated the moment one is launched.

   When a third-party affiliate / sponsor / endorsement relationship exists, the link will be tagged clearly and conspicuously adjacent to the link itself, and the disclosure will read "Kayanin may earn a commission if you sign up through this link" or equivalent. The disclosure is never buried in a footer, a sidebar, or a pop-up that the visitor must dismiss to read the page.

2. 02

   What an affiliate relationship is

   An affiliate relationship is an arrangement in which Kayanin receives a commission, fee, or other compensation when a visitor follows a tagged link on the platform and completes a defined action — a sign-up, a purchase, a contract — on the destination side.

   Affiliate arrangements are common across SaaS, e-commerce, and review sites. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires that, when they exist, the relationship be disclosed clearly and conspicuously so a reader can weigh the disclosure when reading the surrounding content.

   • A commission — a percentage of the spend, a flat fee, or a tiered payout — paid when the tagged action completes.
   • A free product / service — when a third party provides Kayanin a tool, a course, or a service for review, the same disclosure applies.
   • A sponsored placement — a paid slot in a list, a directory, or a recommendation engine; the disclosure applies to the placement as well.
   • An endorsement — when Kayanin publishes an opinion about a third-party product or service and receives compensation to do so; the disclosure applies to the opinion.

3. 03

   The FTC rule — 16 CFR Part 255

   The Federal Trade Commission's Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising — published at 16 CFR Part 255 — are the operative rule in the United States for affiliate / sponsor / endorsement disclosure on consumer-facing sites.

   The rule, in summary, says: when an endorser (Kayanin) is compensated in any way for an endorsement, the relationship must be disclosed clearly and conspicuously. The disclosure must be present where the endorsement appears — not buried in a footer, a sidebar, or a generic terms page that the visitor has to navigate to find.

   • Disclosure must be "clear and conspicuous" — placed where the reader will see it without searching for it.
   • Disclosure language must make the relationship understandable — vague language ("thanks to", "in partnership with") fails the rule.
   • Disclosure is required for any material connection — not just cash; free products, business relationships, and family relationships count.
   • Disclosure applies to social-media posts, video, audio, and any other channel — not just the website.

   Kayanin is committed to compliance with 16 CFR Part 255. The current state of compliance is documented in the next section.

4. 04

   Current status

   Kayanin's current revenue model is structured around Employer-side subscriptions and Agency-side subscriptions. There is no third-party affiliate programme on the platform today. The Worker side stays free, with no per-application fee, no per-message fee, and no per-feature paywall on the core flow.

   The platform does not currently pay Kayanin for an endorsement, a placement, or a sponsored review. Kayanin does not currently receive free products or services in exchange for coverage. Kayanin does not currently host sponsored placements in any directory, recommendation engine, or list.

   This page will be updated the moment any of the above changes — when a third-party affiliate programme launches, when a paid placement is introduced, or when a sponsored endorsement is added. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page is the source of truth for the current revision.

5. 05

   How a future affiliate link will be tagged

   When a third-party affiliate / sponsor / endorsement relationship is introduced on Kayanin, the link will be tagged clearly and conspicuously:

   • Adjacent to the link itself — not buried in a footer, a sidebar, or a pop-up the visitor must dismiss.
   • In language a reader can act on — "Kayanin may earn a commission if you sign up through this link", not "thanks to our partners" or "in association with".
   • On every instance of the link — the disclosure applies to every tagged link, not only the first instance on the page.
   • Across every channel — site, email, social-media, and any other channel Kayanin uses to publish the endorsement.

   The disclosure is a stand-alone signal, not an inferred one. A reader does not need to read the surrounding copy to know what the tagged link is.

6. 06

   Contact

   Questions about this disclosure — and any report of an untagged affiliate / sponsored / endorsement relationship on the platform — go to kayanin@proton.me. The team reads every message; nothing routed to that address is ignored.