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Here is my ethics statement that is send to every company who wishes to send me product(s)
Level Up with Mike Newman Ethics Statement
I thank you for considering my channel as a platform for potential consumers to review your product. I do however require that a manufacturer review and agree to the terms and conditions in the following ethics statement before sending the product to me for review.
1. Offering free products never guarantees a positive review (or even a review/video at all). Just like with sponsorships, I’m extremely selective about accepting anything for free and will only do so after discussing this Ethics Statement with the brand.
All that being said, there are a few additional non-negotiable points I’d like to share just for the sake of clarity. I’ve made all of this info publicly available to viewers and companies alike so that we’re all on the same page:
2. My content is my own. I create and produce each video based on what I’m excited about and what I think will be relevant/helpful to my audience at that time.
3. My reviews are always as objective as possible and my opinions are always my own.
4. I do not submit previews of videos to anyone for approval or revisions. No exceptions.
5. I have full control over my content calendar. While I’m happy to work collaboratively when possible for scheduling, no outside party can pay or otherwise influence me in return for scheduling priority.
6. Just because a product is provided to me at no cost does not mean I will review it or even feature it in any video on this channel. I do not make videos in exchange for free products or services.
7. I typically avoid “pre-production” versions of products/software and prefer to use what will actually be delivered to customers.
8. I appreciate when companies offer information about their products/services, but I will only include what I think is relevant and necessary in any videos I create.
9. I will work to seek answers for anything about a product/service that I don’t fully understand to make my videos as accurate and helpful as possible.
10. While it usually makes sense to include certain links in video descriptions or social media posts, I retain full control over what is shared on my accounts across all platforms.
11. I never include additional social media promotion in sponsorship agreements (Instagram, Twitter, MySpace, Etc).
12. RU-vid’s “includes paid promotion” option will be checked any time a video features a product or service that was provided at no cost, even if it’s not an official sponsorship.
13. I’m more than happy to let others share my videos, as long as the post links directly to the original video uploaded to my RU-vid channel. Videos may not be re-uploaded elsewhere.
14. If I find myself considering a sponsored campaign that includes other creators, I will work to confirm that there is a representative mix of male and female genders/ethnicities/backgrounds.
15. I do not guarantee any number of views or any amount of audience engagement on any videos or content. As much as I want everything I create to “perform” well, there are too many variables beyond my control for me to make any claims regarding potential viewership, but I do watch all my videos before publishing, so I guess I can guarantee at least one view.
16. Should you still wish to send me your product to review and test on my own, with the understanding that I reserve the right to: NOT make a video, give false or misleading opinions or recommendations should I feel your product’s quality, performance, or price is not in the best interest of my viewers, you may do so.
Please! You have my permission
To use this ethics statement for your channel as well. You may use it word for word, and you have my permission to copy it and make any alterations to it to better suit you and your channel’s protection!
YOUR HONESTY AND INTEGRITY when making videos is more important than any video, product, OR ANY OTHER RU-vid, content creators opinion of you. We do what we do to protect consumers from losing their money on regretful ours based, and give them some form of peace when they decide for themselves after watching our videos if it truly does what the company says it will do for their needs.
audio:
Vocaster Two (amazon) amzn.to/49w791U
Earthworks Ethos (Matte Black) - amzn.to/3VStfbM
Video:
Sony ZV-E10 - Sony ZV-E10 - amzn.to/3MSHSHm
Lenses Used to make this video:
Sigma 16mm F1.4 Sony E-Mount Lens - amzn.to/3V1rJSh
2 окт 2024
