Our affiliate disclosure — in plain English.
IonicRide earns commissions from some links on this site. Here’s exactly how it works, which programs we use, and why it never changes what we tell you to buy.
The short version
When you click a “Buy on Noon” or “Check price on Amazon UAE” link on IonicRide and make a purchase, we earn a small commission from the retailer. You pay exactly the same price either way — the commission comes out of the retailer’s margin, not your pocket. That’s how affiliate programs work across the whole internet.
This is how IonicRide keeps the lights on without putting reviews behind a paywall or stuffing pages with pop-ups. If you’ve ever wondered how a site running deep guides stays free — this is it.
Affiliate commission pays for the research. It never pays for the ranking.
What an affiliate link actually is
An affiliate link is a special URL that tells a retailer — Noon, Amazon UAE, a brand’s online store — that a visitor came from IonicRide. If that visitor ends up buying something, the retailer shares a small percentage of the sale with us. Commission rates vary by program and product category, typically between 2% and 10% of the sale price.
The link itself just sends you to the retailer’s normal product page. You shop, check out, and pay as you always would. No surcharge. No markup. No account required on our end.
Which affiliate programs IonicRide uses
We’re selective about who we partner with. Every program listed below is one we’ve either actively joined or we participate in through a MENA-region network. We only link to retailers that actually ship to and support customers in the UAE.
If we ever add a new affiliate partner, we update this page — usually within the same week. If a retailer drops us (or we drop them), the same rule applies. This page is the single source of truth for who we earn from.
How to recognize an affiliate link on our site
We label our affiliate links clearly. The buttons you’ll see on our review and buying guide pages look like this:
If you see buttons like these, they’re affiliate links
Clicking these takes you to the retailer’s official product page. You pay the same price whether you arrive via our link, type the URL directly, or search on Google. The commission comes from the retailer’s side, not yours.
Not every outbound link on IonicRide is an affiliate link. Links to the RTA, Gulf News, manufacturer spec pages, and other editorial references are just normal hyperlinks — we earn nothing from those.
Why commission doesn’t bias our rankings
Here’s the truth that matters: affiliate rates don’t really vary enough to buy a ranking. Noon pays roughly the same commission whether we recommend a Xiaomi 4 Pro or a Segway MAX G2. So there’s no financial reason to rank one above the other except the one that actually matters — which one survives Dubai better.
No pay-for-placement
Brands cannot pay us to rank higher. Our lists reflect actual workshop repair data.
Negative reviews stay
If a scooter is bad, we say so — even for brands we earn commission from.
No pre-publication review
Brands never see drafts before they go live. We don’t send reviews for “fact-checking.”
Demo units go back
If a brand sends us a unit to test, we test it, review it, and return it.
If you want the full detail on our editorial standards, testing methodology, and independence policies, read our Editorial Policy. This disclosure page is the summary — the Editorial Policy is the whole book.
You can use our affiliate links and never read a positive review from us.
Plenty of readers come here to find out what not to buy, then use our “Where to buy” links for a completely different model they chose themselves. That’s fine. The commission works the same way regardless of which product you end up purchasing on the retailer’s site.
The official disclosure statement
For compliance and clarity — here is our formal disclosure in the language affiliate programs require:
IonicRide Affiliate Disclosure
IonicRide.com participates in affiliate programs including the Noon Affiliate Program and the Amazon.ae Associates Program. These programs are designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to qualifying retailers.
We earn commission on qualifying purchases made through links on this site. Commissions do not influence our editorial rankings, workshop verdicts, or buying recommendations. All opinions expressed on IonicRide are our own, based on hands-on testing at our Dubai workshop and independent research.
As an Amazon.ae Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
You can display a version of this disclosure in any post that contains affiliate links — or link to this page — to satisfy both Amazon and Noon’s program requirements.What about paid or sponsored content?
Occasionally a brand or retailer will pay us to feature a product in a dedicated post. When that happens, it is clearly labeled at the top of the post with the word “Sponsored” and an explanation of the commercial relationship. Sponsored content is separate from our editorial reviews and does not appear in our “Best of” rankings.
If you ever can’t tell whether something on IonicRide is editorial or sponsored, that’s a failure of our labeling. Please email us and we’ll make the distinction clearer.
As of this update, IonicRide has not published any sponsored posts. If that changes, this section will reflect it.
Still have questions?
Transparency only matters if it’s understandable. If anything on this page is confusing, or you’re unsure whether a specific link or article is an affiliate arrangement, we genuinely want to know — it means we can improve how we label things.
Spotted something unclear?
Email the editorial team and we’ll clarify or fix it within 48 hours.