This policy is valid from 30 November 2013

This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me, Jessica Groff. For questions about this blog, please contact  me at leadingthedoublelife@gmail.com.

This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.

This blog abides by word of mouth marketing standards. We believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog. That content, advertising space or post will be clearly identified as paid or sponsored content.

The owner(s) of this blog is compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the owner(s) of this blog receives compensation for our posts or advertisements, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers' 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.

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Compensation Levels  Compensation levels will be stated clearly at the beginning or end of any post that mentions a product, service or location that is covered by any of the levels listed below (or possibly within a post if there are many products listed, such as a gift list).  If no compensation 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 levels user does not consider transportation to and from a local event, or food consumed at an event, as compensation.  Compensation refers to cash, gift certificates, products, or services.

• Level 0: The blogger has no significant relationship with any product, service or brand mentioned in this post.
• Level 1: The product or service mentioned was provided to the blogger free of charge (or at a considerable discount not available to the public).
• Level 2: The product or service mentioned was provided free of charge and the blogger was compensated to post about the product or service.
• Level 3: The blogger was compensated for inserting links from a specific website into this post.
• Level 4: The blogger was compensated for including a product in pictures or videos in this post.
• Level 5: The blogger was compensated for attending the event mentioned in this post.
• Level 6: The blogger was compensated for posting about the event mentioned in this post.
• Level 7: The blogger was provided with transportation, food, lodging, tickets, and/or other incidentals for the trip mentioned in this post.
• Level 8: Although not specifically compensated for this post, the blogger has an ongoing relationship with a company or person connected with a product, service or location mentioned in this post that the blogger feels may have influenced his/her decision to post about it.
• Level 9: Products or services were provided to the blogger to give away in a contest.
• Level 10: Products or services were provided to the blogger to give away in a contest and to keep for his/her own use or for review.
• Level 11: the blogger was compensated for administering this contest.
• Level 12: The product or service mentioned advertises directly with the blogger’s website.
• Level 13: This is a sponsored post.  The blogger was compensated to write this post.  While the blogger's opinions in the post are authentic, talking points may have been suggested by the sponsor.
• Level 14: The blogger is under contract with the company, product or service mentioned in this post. While not specifically paid for this post, the blogger is paid by the company to attend events and write about the company/product/service. The blogger receives free samples of the product, special access to the company, and all of the blogger’s costs are covered when attending events related to the company.
• Level 15: The blogger works for the company mentioned in the post on a freelance basis.

Swag  If the blogger is given free products of minimal value at a conference, event or meeting that are being given to all attendees, such as bags, books, water bottles, small product samples, coupons, etc., he/she does not consider these items as compensation and will not necessarily disclose them when talking about a product.

Content The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely Jessica's own, unless otherwise stated. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.  If Jessica quotes from a press release or other source, that content will be clearly marked. 

Jessica does not have control of which products, services or locations appear in advertisements hosted by third parties, and is not influenced in any way by these advertisements. 

Jessica is not responsible for anything that happens to anyone as a result of following her advice or reviews, or purchasing a product or service as a result of visiting LeadingtheDoubleLife.blogspot.com.

Comments  Leading the Double Life welcomes all original thought.  We do not have to agree with your thoughts in order for you to post a comment.  We encourage you to be an active participant in our blog posts.  If you feel that you can add something to a post, please feel free to let your voice be heard!

We do not delete or censor comments unless they contain content that:

• is abusive
• is off-topic
• contains ad-hominem attacks
• promotes hate of any kind
• uses excessively foul language
• is blatantly spam
• advertises or solicits goods/services

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