Commercial transparency

Useful information first. Commercial relationships in the open.

QLD Renters is building a trusted Queensland renter resource. This page explains what is—and is not—commercially active today, and the safeguards that must be in place before advertising or partnerships are introduced.

No advertising or tracking is active in V2.4.

This GoDaddy release contains no Google ad code, analytics, affiliate links, newsletter tracking or ads.txt file. The page explains the standards that must be met before any commercial service is switched on.

Last reviewed: 13 September 2026

What is active today?

Independent guides and official-source links only
No Google-served ads, sponsored articles or affiliate placements
No audience analytics, newsletter tracking, member accounts or forum submissions
No cookies or advertising identifiers added by QLD Renters code

Our commercial standards

These principles are published before monetisation so readers, partners and future community members can see the boundary. They complement the editorial method, source register, privacy notice, terms of use and community guidelines.

Editorial comes first

The guides, source links and review decisions are made for renters, not for a commercial partner. Payment cannot buy a legal conclusion, a favourable correction decision or a higher editorial ranking.

Commercial relationships are visible

A future sponsorship, affiliate relationship or paid placement will be labelled close to the relevant content or link. Readers should be able to understand the relationship before they act.

No paid outcomes

QLD Renters will not sell a guaranteed tenancy result, tribunal outcome, repair outcome or personal legal service. Commercial partners cannot present themselves as the RTA, QCAT, QSTARS or a government service.

Privacy before pixels

Advertising, analytics, newsletter or account services will not be activated until the provider, data use, retention, visitor choices and any required consent experience are documented in the privacy notice.

Community safety is a prerequisite

If member content is introduced, pending, reported, disputed, low-value, login, registration and moderation screens will stay outside Google-served advertising until access controls, reporting and ad suppression are working.

Official help stays independent

Links to the RTA, Queensland legislation, QCAT and renter-advice services are provided for sourcing or help. They are not paid endorsements, and a future partner will never replace the official pathway.

If advertising is introduced

Enabling a provider is a new service, not a minor design change. Before launch, the project will complete and document the following controls:

Record the partner, commercial relationship, placement, start date and end date before publishing it.
Place a plain-language Sponsored or Affiliate link label beside the relevant material, not only in a distant footer.
Keep paid copy visually distinct from independently edited guides and preserve the editorial correction route.
Review partner claims, destinations, accessibility and mobile presentation before launch and on a scheduled basis.
Keep ads away from empty, interactive-only, login, registration, pending, reported, disputed or moderation screens.
Update Privacy, Terms and Community Guidelines and configure consent choices before any provider or identifier is enabled.
Add an ads.txt entry only after the actual publisher identity is verified and the line is supplied by the authorised advertising account.

Clear disclosure examples

Community content and advertising

The public forum is not active in this release. If member content is introduced later, safety and moderation come before monetisation: reported or disputed material must have a suppression path, and empty or low-value screens must not be treated as advertising inventory. Read the forum foundation for the planned categories and launch gate.

Privacy and consent come first

Before advertising, analytics, a newsletter or accounts go live, the privacy page will name the actual provider, purpose, identifiers, retention period and available choices. Where consent is required, a usable consent experience will be tested before the service is enabled.

Questions or concerns

For a factual correction, accessibility concern or question about a future commercial relationship, use the contact page. Do not send identity documents or a complete tenancy file.