The recommendation belongs to the collector
Compensation cannot buy source inclusion, a higher offer rank, stronger stated confidence, favorable economic treatment, or a collector-facing recommendation.
The Standard Time Labs Promise
Revenue can support the product. It cannot steer the answer.
Standard Time Labs is built around a collector-first promise: commercial relationships may support the business, but they must not change which evidence is shown, how it is ranked, how confident the system claims to be, or what action is recommended.
The promise
The recommendation belongs to the collector—not to whoever pays Standard Time Labs.
Three commitments
What the promise means in practice.
Commercial independence is not a branding claim. It is a set of operating constraints that must remain true as Standard Time Labs develops revenue relationships.
The best answer may produce no revenue
The system must remain free to recommend buying elsewhere, waiting, selling through another route, or doing nothing when that outcome better serves the collector.
Commercial relationships are disclosed
Affiliate, referral, licensing, and partnership relationships may support the business, but they are identified separately from the logic used to compare evidence and recommend an action.
What compensation cannot buy
Neutrality applies to the decision itself.
Automatic source inclusion
A higher offer rank
A stronger recommendation
Higher stated confidence
Favorable economic treatment
Suppression of better alternatives
Commercial metadata may be used for attribution, disclosure, and revenue accounting—but must remain separate from collector-facing ranking and recommendation logic.
The practical test
The best outcome may produce no revenue.
A collector-aligned system must remain willing to recommend the decision supported by the evidence and the collector's context—even when that decision does not benefit Standard Time Labs commercially.
Buy hereWhen this offer best fits
Buy elsewhereWhen another source is better
WaitWhen evidence favors patience
Sell privatelyWhen that route better serves the owner
Do nothingWhen action is not justified
Commercial disclosure
Relationships that may support the business.
Commercial relationships may include several models. This page does not claim that any particular program, partnership, source access, or revenue stream currently exists.
Affiliate programs
The company may receive compensation when a collector follows a qualifying link and completes an eligible transaction.
Referral arrangements
A retailer, marketplace, dealer, or service provider may compensate the company for attributable introductions or transactions.
Data licensing
The company may license data from providers or, where rights permit, license selected data or analysis to customers or partners.
Commercial partnerships
The company may enter direct technical, data, marketing, or business relationships with industry participants.
Questions
Ask us about independence, a commercial relationship, or disclosure.
For partnership conversations, contact partnerships@standardtimelabs.com. For general questions, use the contact page.