Editorial & Sponsorship Disclosure
How sponsored briefs work on Humankind Insights, who pays for what, and why the recommendations should be trusted on the merits. Last updated 2026-05-29.
The 30-day rule
Every product, service, platform, or institution recommended in a sponsored brief is independently evaluated against a written standard by the Desk for at least 30 days before publication. The standard is documented per category and made available to consumers on request.
How sponsored briefs are labeled
When a brief is sponsored, three signals appear before you have to scroll: the dark "sponsored content notice" strip at the very top of the page; the word "Sponsored Brief" in the kicker line directly above the brief title; and a dark sponsor box, set apart from the body text, with the sponsor name and a single call-to-action link.
How sponsors are paid
Sponsored briefs pay Humankind Insights either as a flat sponsorship fee, as an affiliate-commission arrangement on actions taken through the sponsor link, or both. The sponsor does not see the brief before publication. The sponsor cannot demand revisions after publication except to correct factual errors about their own product. Editorial control of the text stays with the Desk in every case.
Limits we apply to ourselves
We do not accept sponsorships from: payday lenders or any short-term loan product with an APR over 36%; crypto-asset trading platforms; multi-level-marketing companies or programs; tax shelters or "tax-free" income schemes that do not pass our internal compliance review; any sponsor whose product we have already declined to recommend after a 30-day evaluation.
What this publication is not
Humankind Insights is not a Registered Investment Advisor. Nothing in any brief is personalized financial, tax, legal, medical, or insurance advice. Briefs touching Medicare are not affiliated with or endorsed by Medicare, CMS, or the Social Security Administration. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reachable at consumerfinance.gov.
FTC compliance
All sponsored content on Humankind Insights is disclosed in accordance with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Endorsement Guides (16 C.F.R. Part 255). Sponsored links use the rel="sponsored" attribute. Affiliate-commission relationships are disclosed in the sponsor box on the brief itself.
Contact
Questions about a brief, this disclosure, or a sponsorship inquiry: [email protected].