Last updated: 30 July 2026

Block & Point is an independent publication about Scandinavian footwear. This page explains exactly how it is funded and what that means for what you read here — disclosed in plain language, prominently, and at the point of recommendation, as required by the FTC Endorsement Guides, the EU Omnibus Directive (2019/2161), and Article 26 of the Digital Services Act.

Our current status, stated plainly

Block & Point does not currently earn commission from any retailer or brand. We are not yet accepted into any affiliate programme. Every outbound “shop” link on this site today goes to the brand or retailer’s ordinary product page and earns us nothing.

We intend to change that, and we are telling you now rather than after the fact. When we are accepted into an affiliate programme, the links on this site will become commissioned links, this page will be updated with the specific partner, the date, and the category it covers, and the disclosure on each commercial page will continue to appear above the recommendations rather than buried at the foot of the page.

We would rather over-disclose a relationship we don’t yet have than under-disclose one we do.

When you click a link on this site to a retailer or brand — for example Nordstrom, Farfetch, ASOS, Zalando, or a brand’s own store — a cookie may be set in your browser. If a commission arrangement is in place and you buy something within that cookie’s window, the retailer pays us a small percentage of the sale.

You pay exactly the same price you would pay by going to the retailer directly. An affiliate link never adds a fee, changes the price, or affects your consumer rights.

Outbound commercial links on this site pass through our own /go/ addresses before reaching the retailer. That is how we keep every link in one place and count how often they are used. It does not add tracking beyond what is described in our cookie policy, and it does not change where you end up.

The rules we hold ourselves to

  • We are never paid for placement, ranking or coverage. No brand on this site has paid to appear on it, and no brand sees a page before it is published.
  • Commission rate never influences a ranking. Where we rank one brand above another, it is on the criteria stated on that page.
  • We say when we don’t know. Block & Point is research-led, not a testing laboratory. Our assessments are built from published construction and material specifications, brands’ own sizing guidance, and the recurring themes in publicly available customer reviews. We do not run controlled wear tests, and we do not describe estimates as measurements. Where we give a longevity figure, it is a judgement drawn from how a shoe is built.
  • We publish the unflattering parts. If a brand runs narrow, has a breaking-in period, or isn’t worth its price for most buyers, that goes on the page — including on pages where a purchase would earn us money.
  • We recommend against buying when that’s the right answer. Several pages on this site tell specific readers to buy a cheaper brand, or not to buy at all.

Current partners

PartnerCategoryStatusSince
——No affiliate relationships active—

This table is updated whenever a relationship starts or ends.

Questions

If anything here is unclear, or you think a page on this site isn’t living up to it, write to hello@blockandpoint.com. We would genuinely like to know.

See also: our privacy policy and cookie policy.