Affiliate policy and disclaimer
This page sets out how we make money, and what you may and may not infer from our figures.
Affiliate links
Every button pointing to a shop is an affiliate link. If you click it and buy something, we receive a commission from that shop. The price you pay does not change. This is also stated above the first affiliate link on every ranking.
We currently work with awin. Every outbound link runs through our own redirect address, so we can see which links still work and remove dead ones. We set no cookies beyond what the affiliate network itself sets at the moment you click through.
Commission and order
Commission plays no part in the order of a ranking. The criterion weights are fixed before assessment and are published on themethodology page; the total is a sum of sub-scores and weights. You can recompute every position yourself. If that ever changes, it will be stated on the ranking concerned.
What our figures rest on
Our figures come from manufacturer documentation, the European product database for energy labels, and the specifications retailers publish. Every sub-score names the source it rests on, so you can recompute our assessment rather than having to trust it.
We do not measure ourselves; we have no lab of our own. Set against that: where a manufacturer does not publish a value, we mark the cell «not stated» rather than estimating. Nothing goes in that we cannot evidence.
Prices and availability
We show no prices and no stock status. We collect that data by hand, and an amount that is right on the day we read it is out of date a week later with nothing on the page to tell you so. Better no figure than one you cannot rely on: the shop itself is the only current source. Click through and you will see what it costs right now and whether it is in stock.
Price is not a criterion in any ranking, so none of this affects the order. Themethodology page sets out, per product class, what is assessed instead.
Liability
We compile these pages carefully, but manufacturer specifications contain errors and feeds lag behind. No rights can be derived from the information on this site, and a purchase remains your own judgement. If you spot an error, tell us via thecontact page; we will correct it and note the correction.