Review & Disclosure Policy
Goldilocs’ Sweepstakes & Reviews may be sent a complimentary item in exchange for honest opinions in a review. Receiving a free product will not influence review posts.
All opinions and thoughts are my own, and other people may have different outcomes & experiences.
Goldilocs’ Sweepstakes is not responsible for those who purchase these items and experience different results. On occasion, the company will provide Goldilocs’ Sweepstakes & Reviews with a product to give away in a contest as well.
Review Policy:
1. A full-sized, new, and non-returnable sample of the product is required in order for Goldilocs’ Sweepstakes & Reviews to do a review. If your company prefers, I will also accept a free product coupon or gift card in order to purchase the product at a local store or online.
2. If your company has a press kit, access to high resolution digital photos, samples, videos, or any other pertinent information relating to the product to be reviewed or the company, it should be sent along with the product to be reviewed. I will use pictures and links from your company’s website if preferred.
3. I am open to directing readers to your website, blog, newsletter, Facebook account, Twitter account, etc. Please provide all url addresses of any social media you’d like advertised in the review.
4: I will mention sales, specials, discounts, and promotions for your company as part of the product review. Please provide me with details so that this may be included.
5. Goldilocs’ Sweepstakes & Reviews is NOT responsible for shipping fees, nor brokerage fees applicable with review items. Please do not send me the prize for the giveaway. I will notify you when the giveaway winner has been chosen & you can send the prize directly to them.
6. Items given to Goldilocs’ Sweepstakes & Reviews with intent for testing and the actual review itself will not be returned.
7. You will receive an email once I receive your product to be reviewed. A review will be posted for your product on Goldilocs’ Sweepstakes & Reviews’ website following a two week’s product review period. I will email your company when my review is published. Reviews will be published to my website on a first-come first-served basis. If your company requires the item to be reviewed sooner than two weeks time, monetary compensation is required. Fees vary according to time allotted for review, so please email me for details.
8. I only accept products for review that are “family-friendly”. Please do not send me anything that does not meet this requirement.
9. I do not require a giveaway for a product review.
10.I do not require a product review for a giveaway.
11. I will always require a reader to visit your website and comment about something it pertains to as part of their mandatory entry to a giveaway.
12. Giveaway items should be of equal value or greater to the product being reviewed. I will not host giveaways for special sales or coupons to go toward the value of a product. A reader should receive at least one new, full-size product win they win a giveaway.
13. I will use random.org to determine winners of any giveaways unless otherwise requested. If a different method to determine winners is used it will be noted on the review.
14. Giveaways will be published directly under the product review unless otherwise requested.
15. Goldilocs’ Sweepstakes & Reviews will not publish negative product reviews. If your product isn’t something I would feel comfortable in recommending, I will contact your company to discuss the matter privately. I will not write a review, but I will give suggestions for improvement if requested.
Please contact me with any details you may need.
Disclosure Policy
This policy is valid from 30 August 2011
Goldilocs’ Sweepstakes & Reviews is a personal blog written and edited by myself, Codi aka “Goldilocs”.
If you have any questions, please contact me at goldilocssweeps@gmail.com
This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.
This blog abides by word of mouth marketing standards. We believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content (disclosure may be noted as “brought to you by our friends at…”).
The owner(s) of this blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers’ own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
This blog may contain content which might present a conflict of interest. This content will always be identified.
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party in question. Blog owner will not be responsible for any damage to self, others or property based on opinions expressed on this blog. Use your own discretion when purchasing or using products and websites.
Any samples given to me for review purposes will not be returned. They become the property of the blog owner.
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