As a blogger many opportunities come my way, and I am grateful to each and every one of them. Here is a guideline to various policies I have:

Events:

• I am mostly interested in events that centre around food and food related products.
• I can and will attend functions where ever possible, as long as I receive sufficient notice.
• I will only accept an invitation to evening and weekend functions if the invitation is extended to my husband Dave, who forms a large part of this blog.
• My attendance at any event does not guarantee a blog post and if I do post, it will be at my own discretion using my own photographs.
• As I do not get paid to blog, I cannot accept invitations to out of town events where the expenses incurred are for my own account.

Paid work:

• I am willing to work on a freelance basis for recipe writing / development
• I am willing to work on a freelance basis to write blog posts
• I am willing to work on a freelance basis to do proof reading and recipe testing

What you can send me and what to expect:

• I will accept product for review but please check with me first before sending me any product as I will only review a product I would ordinarily purchase
• I will accept recipe books for review but please be clear from the outset whether or not I can post the recipe/s I try out in order for me to do the review on my blog
• Please note that a good review is not guaranteed
• I will add a disclosure to all posts where necessary

Restaurant reviews:

• I will come along and eat at your restaurant free of charge, but blogging it will be at my own discretion, as will be the tone
• I would prefer that you do not tell your staff I am coming in to enjoy a meal on your account as I want to experience the meal as a paying customer would
• If you invite me to eat at your restaurant please ensure that the booking and payment logistics are ironed out
• I will add a disclosure to all posts where necessary

Venue reviews:

• I will accept inviations to stay over and/or visit a venue free of charge, but blogging it will be at my own discretion, as will be the tone
• I would prefer that you do not tell your staff I am coming to stay on your account as I want to experience the accomodation as a paying customer would
• If you invite me to stay at your establishment please ensure that the booking and payment logistics are ironed out
• I will add a disclosure to all posts where necessary

Advertising:

• I will accept enquiries regarding advertising on my blog but acceptance will be at my sole discretion
• The space available can be discussed
• I will do link backs in posts as part of an advertising campaign or paid for blog post
• I will add a disclosure to all posts where necessary

What I will do:

• I will run competitions and give away’s on my blog at my discretion. You can ask me to do this on behalf of your company / client, and all reasonable requests will be dealt with.
• I will add a disclosure to all posts where necessary

What I don’t do:

• I do not post press releases although I will read those of appropriate subject matter for interest’s sake and background
• I will not send out advance copy of any review I am asked to do

It is my policy to include a disclosure in every instance where I am paid or when I have been invited somewhere, or when I have been given something. Please keep this in mind when contacting me. Please also keep in mind that I am sucrose intolerant.

Privacy Policy 

Please note that none of the information collected on this blog will be used for any purposes other than for my own use to know who is commenting. I will not sell any information or pass any information on to a third party.

my email address is tandy(AT)tandysinclair(DOT)com

Tandy