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Affiliate Disclosure
Last updated: March 2026
Short version: Some links on mai-rice.com are affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission — at no extra cost to you. We only link to products that are genuinely relevant to the content on the page.
Amazon Associates
mai-rice.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. This means that when you click on an Amazon link from this site and complete a purchase within the session window, Amazon pays us an advertising fee. The price you pay is not affected in any way.
Amazon affiliate links may appear in product recommendations, ingredient sourcing notes, equipment suggestions, and book references throughout the site.
Editorial independence
Affiliate relationships do not influence editorial decisions on this site. We do not accept payment to feature or recommend specific products. Links are included because they are genuinely useful to the reader in context — not because they generate revenue.
If a product recommendation changes (for example, a better option becomes available, or a product is discontinued), we update the link or remove it. The affiliate relationship is a secondary consideration, not the reason a product appears on the page.
What products we link to
Affiliate links on this site are limited to products directly relevant to the site's editorial topics:
- Japanese rice varieties and rice cookers
- Koji, miso, and fermentation equipment
- Japanese pantry staples (mirin, sake, dashi ingredients, soy sauce)
- Kitchen tools (knives, storage containers, fermentation vessels)
- Books on Japanese cooking, fermentation, and food culture
We do not place affiliate links for categories outside of these areas or for products we have not evaluated as genuinely useful.
FTC disclosure compliance
In accordance with the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines on endorsements and testimonials (16 CFR Part 255), we disclose our affiliate relationships on all pages that contain affiliate links. This disclosure page constitutes our site-wide disclosure. Individual pages with affiliate links also carry a contextual note where appropriate.
Cookies and tracking
When you click an Amazon affiliate link, Amazon may set a cookie in your browser that lasts for 24 hours. Any qualifying purchases made within that window are attributed to this site. This is a standard part of how the Amazon Associates program operates. See Amazon's Cookie Policy for details. Our full Privacy Policy also covers how third-party cookies operate on this site.
Other affiliate programmes
We may participate in additional affiliate programmes in the future. This page will be updated if new programmes are added. Any such relationships will operate under the same editorial independence policy described above.
Questions
If you have any questions about how affiliate links work on this site, or about a specific product recommendation, contact us at [email protected].