One-paragraph summary
Naked Compound does not accept money, free product, sponsorship, affiliate commissions, or paid placements from any brand we review or could plausibly review. The publication is funded by reader memberships and a small grant from independent science-communication funders. Staff cannot hold equity in or consult for any supplement brand, retailer, or contract manufacturer operating in India. Every exception that does exist is listed in the Active disclosures section below, by name, with a date and a scope.
If you're a brand: please don't ask.
We get a few PR pitches a week. We do not respond to requests for sponsored content, "complimentary" review units (we buy our own), or affiliate-link insertion. Your time is better spent elsewhere.
What we don't accept
- Sponsorship from any supplement brand, retailer, contract manufacturer, or supplement-adjacent service (e.g. lab-test marketplaces).
- Affiliate commissions on any product link, including pass-through retailer links, Amazon Associates, and dynamic affiliate networks.
- Paid placements in any list, comparison, ranking, or guide. We do not run "best of 2026" lists with money behind them.
- Free product from a brand for the purpose of review. Every product we score is purchased anonymously off the shelf or via the brand's normal direct-to-consumer channel.
- Equity, advisory roles, or paid consulting for staff with any supplement brand, retailer, or CMO active in India.
- Embargoed press samples or anything else that ties favourable timing to access.
What we do accept
- Reader memberships. Currently ₹399/month or ₹3,990/year. ~73% of revenue.
- Independent grants from non-industry science-communication funders. Currently one active: a 2024–2026 grant from the Wellcome-funded India Science Media Centre. Letter of agreement is published on request.
- Speaking fees from non-industry conferences (academic, public health). Disclosed individually below.
- Book royalties for a forthcoming title by Aarav Subramanian on supplement labelling. The book is not promoted on Naked Compound and reviews of titles in the same space will note the conflict.
Active disclosures
The following are the only outside relationships any contributor to Naked Compound holds as of the version date above:
| Person | Relationship | Scope | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aarav Subramanian | Speaking fee, FSSAI annual conference | One-time, ₹40,000 | Feb 2026 |
| Aarav Subramanian | Book contract, Penguin India | Forthcoming title, royalties only | Sep 2025 |
| Dr. Meera Nair | Hospital staff position | Clinical, unrelated to supplements | Ongoing |
| Rohit Venkatesh | None | — | — |
| Priya Kothari | Adjunct teaching, Bengaluru | Nutrition coursework, no industry tie | Ongoing |
| Sanjana Kapoor | Coaching practice | Does not review or sell supplements | Ongoing |
| Prof. Vikram Rao | Advisory board, ICMR | Public-sector advisory, unpaid | 2022– |
Enforcement
Every staff member, contributor, and advisor signs the same conflicts agreement annually. New disclosures must be filed within 14 days. The current version is reviewed every 18 months by the advisory board, and the changelog below records every material edit.
Readers who suspect we've fallen short of this policy can email conflicts@nakedcompound.in — every report is reviewed by the editor-in-chief and one advisor with no editorial role on the piece in question.
Version history
- v4.2 — Apr 2026. Added explicit prohibition on supplement-adjacent services (e.g. blood-test marketplaces).
- v4.1 — Oct 2025. Tightened the "free product" clause; previously allowed shelf samples for ingredient analysis only.
- v4.0 — Mar 2025. Major rewrite. Equity and consulting prohibition extended to contributors.
- v3.x and earlier archived in our database changelog.