Disclosure Policy
Disclosure Policy for Product Reviews
The Federal Trade Commission requires that I
disclose any relationship I have between a product manufacturer or
service provider when I write about a product or service.
Here are the guidelines I operate under at
AsktheBuilder.com:
- I am never paid to do a review. I never accept money to
review a product or service. I invest my own time to review and test
products. I pay out of my own pocket the cost to produce all videos I
tape about products.
- I don't pay for the products I test. They are sent to me by
the
manufacturer. Rarely, do I request a product. In almost all cases, the
manufacturer approaches me first via a press release or a phone call.
If I feel it's a product you might get benefit from, then I request
they send me the product.
- I don't return
the products after I test them. In certain cases, the product is used
up or destroyed. In other cases, the product may get damaged during the
testing. I don't have the staff or the resources to process the return
of the products.
- If I create a link to a product in a review, sometimes I may get paid a commission if you purchase the product or service. I'll disclose that in the review. If you don't see that disclosure, that means I'm not getting paid any commission.
These are good rules and practices
in today's digital world. It's important for you as a consumer to
understand the relationship between a person reviewing the product and
the manufacturer or service provider. If you don't see a disclosure
policy as part of a review of a product, that reviewer may be violating
the law or at the very least the Code of Ethics.
Tim Carter
Founder - AsktheBuilder.com Do it
Right, Not Over
