Disclosure

In accordance with the new FTC rulings, I’ve created this page to provide transparency between myself, readers, and companies I may work with now or in the future.

Reviews:

Occasionally I will receive products for free from a company in exchange for a review of their merchandise.  I always disclose to the PR representative that I will make an honest assessment of the product on the site, or if I feel very strongly against it, will not be reviewed at all.  Product samples for review purposes will not be returned, unless prior arrangements have been made with me prior to receipt.

I try to be honest in my posts that the item was received from them for free, by using language such as “COMPANY was kind enough to send me this product for review”; this is to be contrasted against language like, “I was so excited PRODUCT came out, that I had to go out & snatch it up immediately!” which indicates that I purchased the item myself for review.

If you have, at any point, questions about whether the product was given to me or purchased by me, please email me or leave me a comment, and I will be more than happy to clarify!

Sponsors:

I work very closely with sponsors to develop a relationship with independent businesses that I myself support and trust.  As such, you will see them located under the “Darling Sponsors” heading.  Sponsors and I develop a relationship to provide great advertising space, often times in exchange for product goods.  I view this as a win-win situation, and many times it is because of prior posts that the relationship with the business person happens.

Affiliates:

I do participate in a limited number of Affiliate programs, which are disclosed in the sidebars under Affiliates.  There are, on occasion, links within my posts to products on these sites.  As I mention on my Advertising page, all affiliate links are for products that I own, that I would buy, or that I myself like.  It is always my hope that a reader will choose to use my affiliate link when purchasing an item so that I may support my site, but no reader is obligated to, and many are aware that I use affiliate links in my posts.

My affiliates include:
IGIGI
Manhattanite
Alloy.com
dELiAs.cOm
Gilt
Amazon
Solestruck
ModCloth
Steve Madden
Heels.com
Torrid
ProBlogger: 31 Days to Build a Better Blog
Alternative Apparel
Hautelook
Wet Seal
6pm.com