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If no disclosure level is listed, it is to be assumed that there was no compensation involved with the post or any products, services or locations mentioned in the post. For the purposes of these level, compensation refers to cash, gift certificates, products, or services.
Uncompensated Disclosure Levels:
- Level 0: DogSplendor has no significant relationship with any product, service or brand mentioned in this post.
- Level 1: DogSplendor has an ongoing relationship with a company or person connected with a product, service or location mentioned in this post that may have influenced his/her decision to post about it.
Compensated Disclosure Levels:
- Level 2: The product or service mentioned was provided to DogSplendor free of charge (or at a considerable discount not available to the public).
- Level 3: Products or services were provided to DogSplendor to give away in a contest.
- Level 4: Products or services were provided to DogSplendor to give away in a contest and to keep for their own use or for review.
- Level 5: The product or service mentioned was provided free of charge and DogSplendor was compensated to post about the product or service.
- Level 6: DogSplendor was compensated for inserting links from a specific website into this post.
- Level 7: DogSplendor was compensated for including a product in pictures or videos in this post.
- Level 8: DogSplendor was compensated for attending and/or posting about the event mentioned in this post.
- Level 9: DogSplendor was provided with transportation, food, lodging, tickets, and/or other incidentals for the trip mentioned in this post.
- Level 10: DogSplendor was compensated for administering this contest.
- Level 11: The product or service mentioned advertises directly with the DogSplendor website.
- Level 12: This is a sponsored post. DogSplendor was compensated to write this post. While the blogger’s opinions in the post are authentic, talking points may have been suggested and/or reviewed by the sponsor.
Swag:
If any blogger on behalf of DogSplendor is given free products of minimal value at a conference, event or meeting that are being given to all attendees, such as bags, books, small product samples, coupons, etc., those items are not considered compensation and will not necessarily be disclosed when talking about a product.
These compensation levels are based on work by Amy at Selfishmom.com. They are being used with permission, and can be found in their original glory here. Thanks, Amy!
