Prosper Media' publicly posted editorial & disclosure policy
We started Prosperity and Prosper Media to bring women more r financial resources, and to create a company where ethics and integrity drove the mission and business model. Integrity is a value core to the mission of Prosperity and Prosper Media, LLC. We promise that our content and its coverage will be fair, accurate, and ethical. For us to succeed, you must be able to trust our news, features, and resources to be unbiased and based on both fact and careful analysis.
We have developed guidelines that set out certain minimum standards and fundamental rules in order to uphold our credibility. This policy addresses issues such as the receipt of gifts or services by Prosper Media journalists from companies we cover, the trading of shares in companies we cover, and the distinctions between editorial and advertising content:
Prosperity will disclose business relationships in editorial content whenever relevant.
As part of our mission, Prosperity has business relationships and investments in and from a number of companies in the industry. Our editors disclose business relationships whenever relevant, specifically in any editorial content where a Prosperity partner or investor is a primary subject. Ordinary advertising relationships, content distribution agreements, and service contracts do not require disclosure.
Ads will be labeled as ads.
Prosperity and Prosper Media LLC generates revenue in part by selling advertisements (insert link to advertise with us) in the form of banners, sponsorships, special advertising sections, and co-branded services. Advertisements or links that differ from the standards specified by the Internet Advertising Bureau are labeled advertisement, advertiser links, sponsor, or sponsored links to avoid confusion. A number of advertisements do not need labeling because they are obviously ads.
Prosper Media, LLC will not review its own services or services with which it has a business affiliation.
It is Prosperity’s policy not to review its own services or services provided by entities with which it has a business affiliation that goes beyond the purchase or delivery of goods or services in the ordinary course of business for both Prosper Media, LLC and the other entity. We do review or comment on competitors to these services. In these instances, we publish a disclaimer acknowledging our relationship to a competing product.
Prosper Media employees should avoid any appearance of impropriety.
All Prosper Media employees go out of their way to avoid any appearance of impropriety in regards to securities transactions or inside information about any company we cover. Prosper Media doesn't prevent employees from investing in their financial future, but all employees avoid any activity that might be perceived as speculation or misuse of information obtained at work.
Employees may not accept gifts of value.
Prosper Media editorial employees are required to refuse benefits that could cause the giver or others to perceive that Prosper Media is beholden to another company. This includes accepting gifts, travel, and tickets to entertainment or sporting events.
Labeling content from external sources.
Prosper Media labels content to indicate the source in cases where the information published was not generated by Prosper Media's editorial staff.
Corrections
We are committed to quickly correcting any errors in fact or interpretation. No error brought to the attention of an editor or a reporter will be allowed to remain in a Prosper Media article. Everything from a misspelled name to a gross material error will be corrected in a story's original file so that no inaccuracy remains in our permanent archive. We will also provide clarifications of stories that contained no clear error in fact but whose wording or headline is open to misinterpretation.
Employees may not keep products or services.
Editorial employees often solicit products for review. To avoid the appearance that these products constitute gifts, no employee can keep any hardware for more than six months. Free accounts to online services will be closed after the review is published. Software does not need to be returned, but cannot be resold or used for commercial purposes.
Linking to external sites
Prosper Media may link to content that could be considered offensive by certain readers. The use of a hyperlink never constitutes an endorsement of a company, a product, or an opinion. The use of the hyperlink does not imply that Prosper Media agrees with the content being linked to and provides no guarantee that the content contains accurate information. Prosper Media editors are under no obligation to link to any site.
