DISCLOSURE POLICY
This policy is valid from 28 April 2010
Last update: September 2014
Third party affiliate links. Nature. Play. Trips. by GoExploreNature.com may contain third party affiliate links on the home page and individual blog posts or pages. My intention is not to push sales, but make it easier for you to find items I may talk about by posting links. It’s up to you whether you choose to buy items or not. However, by purchasing products through my site or newsletter, I receive a very small monetary benefit. GoExploreNature.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. I may also earn income by advertising and linking to other businesses through ad and affiliate networks. These links may also be in my weekly newsletter.
Sponsored posts or product placements. I may receive compensation for sponsored posts or product placments. “Sponsored Posts” will be identified directly under the title with a note saying “This post is sponsored by . . .” Product Placements will have a disclosure notice at the bottom of the post “Disclosure: This is a sponsored post but all opinions are my own.” I believe I am building community by offering small businesses advertising opportunities they might not otherwise be able to afford or access. I strive to make sure there is a good fit between advertisers and readers.
Mention of an acquaintance, friend, or family member. I have many friends in Los Angeles and beyond from: personal relationships, Twitter, photographers, the blogging community, groups promoting play outdoors, mom entrepreneurs, rangers, nonprofit volunteers and the list goes on and on. I refer to my friends in blog posts. It’s one of the best perks about running your own blog – I can talk about my friends and acquaintances or point out their cool products. I always try to point out my relationships in the actual post.
Received a free product, service, tour, accommodations, meals, or admission while researching a post. If I report on a “blogger event” or “Twitter meetup,” you can assume I received freebies or entrance fees so I can preview the location, activity, or food for the purpose of first-person reporting to our readers. I may even receive gifts from the company or organization for attending. However, this does not affect my content. I report my honest personal opinion of these events. I may also receive complimentary products to review on the website. I usually mention it in the post and in a disclosure notice at the footer of a post.
DISCLOSURE POLICY
This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. For questions about this blog, please contact natureplaytrips@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. I 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.
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 my posts or advertisements, I always give my 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 does contain content which might present a conflict of interest. This content may not always be identified.
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