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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 JoeTufo.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. 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.
Joe Tufo
President Cash Flow Specialists, Inc. – Namesake JoeTufo.com

Providing Honest Answers In A Timely Manner No Matter How Difficult The Situation

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