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The Fine Print – Disclosure and Privacy

It goes without saying that susanjsohn.com and thefamilyroom are a work in progress, as are all of us. Naturally, what has worked for us, may not work for you. The dream behind susanjsohn.comand thefamilyroom is to see strong, confident families emerge. We desire to motivate, inspire and challenge each individual to live a strong life and through that life influence others. Our articles are written by contributors from across the globe who have agreed to share their thoughts and vision. The copyright for all articles belongs to susanjsohn.com and thefamilyroom. They are published with the agreement of each author.

The content on susanjsohn.com and thefamilyroom is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as advice. Whilst all information shared here is believed to be accurate, we specifically disclaim all warranties expressed, implied or statutory, regarding the accuracy, timeliness, and/or completeness of the information. Please discuss any specific needs with a qualified professional.

susanjsohn.com and thefamilyroom abide by word-of-mouth marketing standards. We believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. We will only provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics based on personal experience. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the blog owners. If we claim or appear to be experts on a certain topic or product or service area, we will only endorse products or services that we believe, based on our 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.

susanjsohn.com and thefamilyroom are compensated through third-party, banner advertising, occasional reviews and affiliate links. We put a lot of hard work into researching and documenting the information here. Your participation with the links contained helps us receive some compensation.

Banner Advertising and Contextual Link Units: Banners and contextual advertising contained within posts and in the sidebars may be linked to paid advertisers or to affiliate links. AdSense link units will bear the “Ads by Google” insignia. susanjsohn.com and thefamilyroom receive small compensation only when a reader chooses to click through the banner and purchase a product. All banners have been carefully selected to fall in line with our healthy, family-oriented standards, however we are not responsible for content once the reader has left susanjsohn.com or thefamilyroom area.

Affiliate Links: Links are provided within the content of certain posts to affiliate partners. Highlighted links connect the reader with further product information and the ability to purchase related products online. The main affiliate partner used at susanjsohn.com and thefamilyroom is through Amazon.com. We are compensated a small percentage of sales (typically 4-7%). All links are to products we can personally recommend, however the reader assumes responsibility if they choose to try the product themselves.

Reviews: susanjsohn.com and thefamilyroom will only write reviews on products that fall in line with our standards of family, community and overall well-being. If we cannot provide a favourable review, we will not review the product at all. We do not guarantee that a review will appear on the blog when a product is submitted. Any compensation received for a review will be stated in the individual posts or will be declared as a giveaway, in which the only person compensated is the reader in the way of free product.

Privacy Policy

The privacy of our visitors is very important to us and we recognize that preserving the privacy of your personal information is crucial. Here is a description about the features used and the steps taken to safeguard your information when you visit our site.

Be assured we NEVER sell or rent your email address or personal information to third parties. We believe selling information is not an acceptable practice for anyone. Newsletter email addresses provided for newsletter sign up remain the property of susanjsohn.com and thefamilyroom. You will have the option to unsubscribe at any time. The only time we would provide your mailing address to a third party is if you are a contest winner. Your mailing address would be required in order for the contest sponsor to mail your prize to you.

As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files. The information in the log files includes your IP (internet protocol) address, your ISP (internet service provider, such as AOL or Shaw Cable), the browser you used to visit our site (such as Internet Explorer, Safari or Firefox), and which pages you visited throughout our site. This helps us to continually improve our site features.

We use third party advertisers to support our site. Third party advertisers and affiliates of ours may use cookies for tracking purposes. You may disable your cookies in your browser settings or security settings like Norton, however it will affect how you are able to interact with ours and other websites.

susanjsohn.com and thefamilyroom links to various sites for informational purposes. While every attempt is made to refer you to respectable and legitimate information, we are not responsible for the policies, practices or content on the sites we link to.

susanjsohn.com and thefamilyroom are private blogs containing a comments section for our readers. This is public information, so please use your own discretion when leaving information in the comments, as we will not be held responsible for your comments or any information you decide to share. We reserve the right to edit or remove comments as necessary.

We hope you enjoy everything we bring to this spot and want to thank you for hanging out with us and sharing the journey!

This policy is valid from September 2005.