Sponsored Placement Disclosure
Recovery Tourism may eventually earn revenue from sponsored provider profiles, affiliate links, referral relationships, lead-routing relationships, advertising, or paid profile upgrades.
When a paid or sponsored relationship exists, it should be disclosed near the relevant listing, link, offer, article, comparison, or call to action.
What Payment Can And Cannot Do
Payment may affect:
- whether a profile is upgraded with more complete public business information;
- whether a listing appears in a sponsored or featured area;
- whether a link or inquiry path is monetized;
- whether Recovery Tourism earns a referral, affiliate, advertising, or profile fee.
Payment cannot:
- buy a verification status;
- remove the need for source review;
- create a medical recommendation;
- make a provider “best” or “safest”;
- hide risk notes or missing evidence from internal review;
- override an opt-out or suppression request;
- bypass visitor consent or manual lead-routing gates.
Disclosure Standard
We aim to make paid relationships clear enough that visitors can understand when money may influence placement, visibility, or revenue. The FTC’s endorsement guidance explains that material connections that could affect how people evaluate a recommendation or endorsement should be disclosed.
Relevant FTC resources:
Listings Are Not Recommendations
A sponsored profile, affiliate link, or referral relationship is not a recommendation to use that provider. Visitors should independently verify credentials, facility identity, accreditation, emergency planning, follow-up care, pricing, exclusions, and recovery logistics before making decisions.
Provider Corrections
Corrections are not paywalled. Providers can submit profile corrections through the provider claim/update form even if they do not buy a sponsored profile or paid placement.