In compliance with the FTC ruling that bloggers need to disclose if they are being paid or compensated for their posts, the following is my full disclosure policy:
This policy is valid from December 22, 2009.
Mama Jenn is a personal blog written and edited by me, Jennifer, aka Mama Jenn. For questions about this blog, please contact Jenn {at} MamaJenn {dot} com.
Mama Jenn abides by word of mouth marketing standards. I believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity.
This blog does accept forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions, and other forms of compensation.
The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post may not always be identified as paid or sponsored content.
As the owner of this blog, I am compensated to provide my opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though I may receive 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 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.
You can create you own disclose policy by going to DisclosurePolicy.org.
Mama Jenn 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.
Now, my disclosure policy in plain English…
I write and edit this blog myself. It started out and continues to be a place for me to document my life and things that we do as a family. However, I have discovered that even I, a stay-at-home mom, can use her blog as more than just an avenue of sharing her family life. Hence, I do receive compensation for some of my posts and the space used on my blog.
I also receive products in exchange for reviews. Such posts are labeled accordingly. When I review products for other companies I receive the actual product or a similar product in exchange for writing the review. Many times I am financially compensated for the time it takes to write the review. Sometimes the company will give me an extra to use as a ‘giveaway’ on my blog. All reviews that are compensated are identified as such.
I often post personal reviews about products and items that I have purchased myself. These reviews are simply my way of sharing about products that I or my family use and love! I do not receive any compensation for writing these reviews. It’s just me sharing about things we like!
Regardless of whether a review is compensated or not, I only recommend products or services that we have personally used or I believe will be helpful to my readers. All opinions expressed here on Mama Jenn are solely my own. I will ALWAYS give my honest opinion on a product, regardless of whether I am being compensated.
There are numerous links throughout my blog, some of which are affiliate and/or advertiser links. I receive a small commission (at no charge to blog readers) when such links are clicked on and/or purchases are made through the links.
So, in a very BIG nutshell, I think I have fully disclosed! Have questions? Feel free to contact me.
