Traffic and Advertising Policy

Readers may reach GIB Tool Desk through direct visits, unpaid search results, referrals, and paid search ads. The publisher may use Google Ads Search campaigns to introduce relevant guides to people actively researching a tool category or project.

How paid search works here

When we run paid search, ads are created and funded by the publisher and lead to the guide described in the ad on our own domain. Campaigns use general product-category and problem/use-case terms. Ads do not send visitors directly to a retailer or through a hidden redirect. We do not use retailer trademarks, misspellings, or wording that implies official retailer status where that use is prohibited.

Our landing-page promise

We do not use cloaking, forced redirects, click incentives, unsolicited email or SMS, or pop-ups that block the article. Each advertised page provides original decision criteria, limitations, and tradeoffs before an optional retailer link.

Campaign measurement

This launch does not activate advertising pixels. If analytics or advertising measurement is enabled, the Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice will identify the data flow and available controls before activation.

Compliance contact

Affiliate networks and advertising partners may request clarification at editor@gameinformer.blog.