Affiliate links
An affiliate link is a tracked link to a bank's "Apply now" page that pays the publisher a commission if the reader applies and is approved. Many UAE comparison sites are funded almost entirely by these.
DubaiPoints does not run affiliate links. A dormant link component can render a gold asterisk (*), but it is not currently used and does not by itself enforce site-wide labelling. Before any affiliate programme goes live, each affiliate link must carry a visible disclosure and direct readers to the applicable commercial policy.
Any future marker must be applied in the same way to a card we recommend and to one we do not. Affiliate eligibility must not influence the verdict or the editorial treatment.
Brand partnerships
We do not accept brand-sponsored content. No "presented by" articles, no "in partnership with" deals coverage, no rev-share trip reviews. The editorial team plans the calendar; the only input from the commercial side is whether an affiliate exists for a card we were going to cover anyway.
Conflicts of interest
DubaiPoints does not currently publish a list of the editor's UAE banking relationships. That limits a reader's ability to assess product-level conflicts, so we state the limitation plainly. Any paid, hosted or other material relationship relevant to an article must be disclosed above it; a recent paid relationship with a bank precludes the editor from covering that bank.