About My Reviews

I DO post reviews and there is a lot of talk in the blogworld about the entire reviewing issue ~ and integrity in blog reviews. SO, while it's at the front of my mind, I'm laying it all out in front of you, so you know where I am coming from and where I stand on the issue.

• I review products for other companies. Sometimes, those products are a part of the Homeschool Crew from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine and sometimes other companies contact me independently to share about their product. I am NOT paid to review a product. I do receive the actual product {otherwise, I won't review it} and many times a company will give me an extra to use as a 'giveaway' on my blog.
  
• Reviews for other companies, including those as a part of the Homeschool Crew will always be identified as such.
• I often post reviews about products and items that we personally use as a family and love. This includes toys, books, music, etc... These reviews are just my opinions on random things. Basically, it's just me blabbing on about something I love - similar to us sitting around a table sharing fun stuff.
  
• I will ALWAYS {can't stress this enough} give my honest opinion on a product. I have reviewed some things that our family has absolutely loved and some that we weren't super-thrilled with. Either way, I am not going to lie about a product, but tell you what I really think about it.
• My site has numerous links to various stores. There is a good chance that some of these are affiliate links. That means if you click on them and purchase something using that link I get a small percentage of the sale. You don't have to click on them, but you are more than welcome to {and I thank you if you do}.
• If you are interested, I have a full disclosure policy posted on my blog.

Basically, it boils down to this ~ I don't write to make money from advertising or to receive products for free. I write to share my thoughts and to interact with you {my readers}. That's it ~ bottom line.

Phew. There it is for you all. Any questions?

In the Interest of Full Disclosure

Homeschool Creations is a personal blog written and edited by Jolanthe, the blog owner. This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, or other forms of compensation. If you have any questions about this blog, please contact Jolanthe at homeschoolcreations at gmail dot com.

Advertising and Sponsorship. Homeschool Creations abides by word of mouth marketing standards. I believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. Paid advertisements will be found and identified as either "sponsor" or "advertiser" in the right sidebar. I may, at my discretion, post about a paid advertiser's product or service. Any such content will contain only my honest thoughts and/or opinions and will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content.

Reviews. Homeschool Creations posts both compensated and non-compensated reviews. These reviews can be found in the section Opinions and Reviews.

Compensated reviews: I have received, at no cost to me, personal use of the product, service, or website being reviewed for the purpose of evaluation or review. I do not receive monetary compensation for such reviews. I will always give my honest opinions, finding, beliefs, or experiences on these products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own.

Non-compensated reviews: At times I personally review a product that our family has used during our school or personal time.

~Regardless of whether the review is compensated or non-compensated, I always give my honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those products, services or website. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.~

To get your own policy, go to http://www.disclosurepolicy.org