Time for the nitty gritty Ts&Cs… boring but necessary! I take massive pride in my work and the quality of this blog, and in accordance with my promise to my readers to bring them quality, honest content I have to ensure that I make things clear to all brands and give them value-for-money.
Terms & Conditions of offers of gifted items
If you would like to offer me a PR product, sample or service (“Product Gifting”), whether for review or to style and post on my blog or social media platforms, my Product Gifting Policy is as follows:
- I reserve the right to decide if and when to feature a PR sample/gifted product/service in a blog post or on my social media platforms. By sending the items to me you agree that I am under no obligation to feature them* (the items are then not required by UK law to be declared as earnings and therefore not taxable).
- PLEASE NOTE THIS DOESN’T MEAN I WON’T FEATURE PR PRODUCTS – it means I am simply not being held accountable to a brief or being asked for specifics.
- I may or may not post about the item in whatever context (blog or social media platform) I deem appropriate and within my own time frame.
- If the item is either unsuitable, I do not like it or it does not have any effect (for example, skincare that claims to make improvements), I will most likely not feature it at all rather than publish a negative review.
- Please note I do not do “unboxing” posts on Instagram stories. If I like the product I will feature it and give it an honest review once I’ve had time to try it (where relevant).
- A collaboration that requires guaranteed blog/social media exposure (or any other requests like specific keywords or links) is considered sponsored content and therefore chargeable – see paragraph below – I have to declare those items as earnings if guaranteed coverage is requested and therefore pay tax on them.
- If/when a gifted product appears on the blog or in a social media post I will clearly disclose that the item was a PR product/a gifted service.
- Any links included in a blog post will be “no follow” or “sponsored” in accordance with Google’s guidelines about paid links, whether “payment” was via a gifted item/service or monetary compensation. Please click here to read about Google’s Link Schemes.
- By sending the items to me you agree that any returns or collections of unsuitable items and any tax or customs duties/import fees that occur will be covered.
- I have a strict no-waste policy when it comes to gifts and PR samples: All items must be sent in (preferably) recycled packaging, and it must be recyclable. I am not bothered about packaging looking pretty.
- If gifted product(s) or samples are sent to me without warning or my prior consent all the terms above still apply.
*Please understand that I am VERY likely to feature your product if I accept it as I only accept a small percentage of things I am offered, and then it’s only things I really like/would like to try.
‘No obligation’ does not mean ‘No feature’! It simply means please don’t chase me about when your gift will be featured, plus I am not obligated to include specific verbiage or publish at a certain time or on a particular platform when other brands have paid me a fee to do so.
Fees for a guaranteed blog post feature, social media exposure or similar
The fee quoted will reflect what deliverables are required and will be quoted based on those requirements. Please request a quote by emailing notdressedaslamb[at]gmail.com with full details of what you require and I will get back to you with my fees.
By monetising the blog I can continue to publish great content to interest and inspire my readers and earn their trust and loyalty, as well as putting food on the table and paying the bills (girl’s gotta eat)!
Last updated: December 2023. I reserve the right to change these terms at any time without prior notice.
