Disclosure Policy

ThreadMatters is a blog. As a blogger, I must comply with laws relating to bloggers, specifically, the FTC Ruling for Bloggers. By complying to this ruling, it protects myself and also my readers, with the hope of creating a positive reader experience.

Please note that the following are true when you read anything found here on ThreadMatters.com:

• Every piece of content has a financial impact.
• Every piece of content may be used to promote products, services, and affiliate businesses.
• I never promote or endorse a product or service that does not create high value for my readers.
• Any products that I receive I have gotten free of charge and at no personal cost to myself.
• Every contest and/or giveaway is paid by myself, unless otherwise stated.
• I cannot guarantee that my review of a product, service, or business will be “positive” in nature; I promise to provide a fair and valuable assessment and review to my readers first and foremost.
• I retain the right to provide select advertising and sponsorship (usually by renting real estate on the blog with image ads) across this blog property for the right partners and businesses and would never sponsor or advertise a product that I haven’t used myself or had experience using. If you are interested in purchasing ad space, please learn more here.  We do not sell text links.
• We always give honest opinions, findings, beliefs, and experiences on products, even for those companies that purchase ad space.
• Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.
• I promote affiliate partner businesses that are relevant to my readers. I will not necessarily note the use of an affiliate link every time.
• I sometimes use Amazon Affiliate links to point to books I’ve reviewed.
• I have occasionally put affiliate sales links in posts older than 10 days. If they are explicit ads for a specific product, they are products or services I endorse. Those links are explicit.
• Should we ever be compensated to write, we will make full disclosure.

Also note this general Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in posts on this site are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

I appreciate our readers and the community we are creating.