This policy is valid from January 2012

The Polished Mommy is a personal blog written and edited by me. I do not accept any form of cash advertising, sponsorship, or paid topic insertions. However, I do accept and keep free products from companies and organizations for non-biased reviews.

The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made in this blog.  Posts that are based on free samples are clearly marked in the header of the post:

Purchased by me- Items in these posts were purchased solely by me.  All opinions expressed are my honest thoughts.

Affiliate link- Some posts contain links to stores I am affiliated with, meaning I make a commission from items purchased using these links. I am currently affiliated with BornPrettyStore.com and Amazon.

Press sample- Products in these posts were sent for my honest review. I do not receive monetary compensation for these posts, only the item(s) being reviewed. All opinions expressed are my honest thoughts and were not influenced by any brand or company.

Sponsored- Product or giveaway was provided by a brand or company. 

Gift- Products in these posts were given to me as a gift.  All opinions expressed are my honest thoughts.

I am not compensated to provide opinions on products, services, websites or any other topics. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own. If I claim or appear to be an expert on a certain topic, product or service, I will only endorse products or services that I believe, based on my expertise, are worthy of such endorsement. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider.

© Francine Brandow and The Polished Mommy, 2012- current. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Francine Brandow and/or The Polished Mommy with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.