Affiliate Disclosure — VLSI Beginners

1. What this page covers

An affiliate link is one where a site earns a commission if you click through and buy something. This page explains where VLSI Beginners stands on that, and how we'll handle it if it ever changes.

Current status: VLSI Beginners does not currently run any affiliate links, paid product placements, or sponsored recommendations anywhere on this site. Every link you see — to an ebook, a download, a mentor, or a listed institute — goes where it says it goes, for the reasons stated on the page, not because anyone paid for the click.

2. How our ebooks and downloads work

Ebooks are sold through our own store, and free downloads route through the same store for delivery. Neither is an affiliate arrangement — you're buying directly from us, not being referred to a third party we earn a commission from.

3. How the institutes directory works

Institutes and training centers listed on our institutes pages have not paid for inclusion or placement. They're listed because we judged their program to be genuinely relevant, using the criteria explained on that page. If that ever changes — for example, if we introduce paid or sponsored listings in the future — we'll update this page and label any paid placement clearly, on the page itself, not just here.

4. If we do add affiliate or sponsored content

If VLSI Beginners adds affiliate links, sponsored sections, or paid product placements in the future, we'll follow these rules:

Any paid or affiliate link will be clearly marked at the point where it appears, not buried in a disclosure page you have to go looking for.
We won't recommend something purely because it pays a commission — a product or service has to be genuinely useful to someone preparing for a VLSI or semiconductor career before we'd link to it.
A commission or sponsorship never buys editorial control over what we write. Interview content, ebook material, and mentor feedback stay independent of any commercial relationship.

5. Questions

If you're ever unsure whether a specific link on this site is affiliate, sponsored, or a paid placement, ask us directly through our contact page and we'll tell you plainly. If you're a business interested in a sponsorship or product partnership, see our contact page for how to reach us.