Disclosure Notice

Northwest TripFinder is a travel website that comprises personal travel guides, trip reports and blogs written and edited by Lauren Braden.

First, I wish to disclose that I am very appreciative that you are taking the time to visit my website and read about our travels!

This website accepts paid display advertising. These ads look exactly like what they are – ads. We also accept sponsored listings for businesses. These are clearly disclosed and identified as such. We review all potential advertisers and sponsors to make sure they’re a good fit for us. If they’re not a good fit, we don’t accept them.

When we receive free or reduced rates on accommodations or other travel expenses, this is clearly disclosed in our content. If it is not disclosed, we paid full price. My acceptance of reduced and complimentary products or services do not influence the content, topics, or posts on this website. In fact, I have received discounts at accommodations and not written about them. Why would I? If I cannot recommend a place or experience, I won’t write about it.

Please note, I will not write or alter the content of this blog to please sponsors. I write about and link to businesses and websites that I believe to be useful. I am not compensated to provide an opinion on accommodations, services, products or any other topic.

Some of the links on this website are affiliate links. An affiliate link works in the same way as commission – if you end up buying something through a link on my website, then Northwest TripFinder gets a slice of that money. It does not cost you a penny more to purchase something through an affiliate link. An example of affiliate links on this website is my post on the car camping equipment that I recommend. When I link to stuff on Amazon.com, it is often an affiliate link. Again this means I get a small percentage if you choose to buy something.

The views and opinions expressed by me, Lauren Braden, on this website are mine and mine alone. I do not endorse sponsored listings. These are paid listings, like advertisements. The businesses who pay for listings on my website do not endorse my views or opinions.

This website contains recommendations made by other bloggers. These are from blogs I read and enjoy myself. These bloggers are invited by me to submit their recommendations. The blogger recommendations that appear on this website by bloggers other than myself are the recommendation and opinion of that individual blogger, not me. These are clearly marked as blogger recommendations. I do not endorse these recommendations. These bloggers are not paid by me to offer these recommendations, nor am I paid by them to display them and link to them, nor is there any other form of reciprocity expected or received to or from these bloggers.

Most of the photography on this website is taken by me or my husband. I do not include any photo credit on photos taken by us. If we use photos from a guest blogger or from Flickr creative commons, these photos are credited with the photographer either in a caption, on top of the photo, or upon hover-over. Photography on sponsored listings is provided by the sponsor.

This disclosure policy is valid from August 1, 2011.