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Affiliate disclosure

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GateOpenerLab is reader-supported. When you click some links on our site and then buy something, we may earn a commission. You do not pay more because of it. The price is the same as if you went to the store yourself.

Who pays us

  • Store: our "Check price" buttons and product links go to Gate Operators Direct(gateoperatorsdirectusa.com), an online store that sells Eagle Access Control gate operators and accessories.
  • Network: these links run through Awin, an affiliate network. Awin records that you came from our site and, if you buy within the program's referral period (currently 30 days), reports the sale so the store can pay us a percentage of it.
  • We are not paid by any gate opener maker, and we do not take payment for placements, reviews or links. If we join another affiliate program, we will list it on this page.

How affiliate links are marked

  • Every page with affiliate links shows a short notice near the top, before the first link.
  • Purchase buttons say where they lead, for example "Check price at Gate Operators Direct".
  • Affiliate links open in a new tab and are tagged as sponsored for search engines.
  • Brands that the store does not sell (for example Mighty Mule, Ghost Controls, LiftMaster, USAutomatic or Viking) are mentioned without affiliate links. We earn nothing from them.

What commissions do not change

Commissions do not change our specs, scores or picks. Specs come from the maker's own pages and manuals, and our score uses fixed, published criteria. The store does not see or approve our pages before they go live. When another opener fits your gate better, we say so, even if we earn nothing from it.

Testing and endorsements

We do not test gate openers physically. Our picks are based on published specs and patterns in owner feedback, and each pick says so. If we ever publish our own test notes for a product, the page will say exactly what was tested.

Affiliate cookies

When you click an affiliate link, Awin may set a tracking cookie or use similar technology to credit the sale. We do not set that cookie and we cannot read it. See our privacy policy for details and how to opt out.

This disclosure follows the US Federal Trade Commission's Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (16 CFR Part 255).