your privacy

Your privacy is extremely important to me. The policy outlined here explains my online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where personally identifiable information may be requested.

third party advertisers

Google, as a third party advertisement vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site. The use of DART cookies by Google enables them to serve adverts to visitors that are based on their visits to this website as well as other sites on the internet.

Tracking of users through the DART cookie mechanisms are subject to Google’s own privacy policies and opt out procedures. For more information, visit the Google ad and content network privacy policy at http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html.

Other Third Party ad servers or ad networks may also use cookies to track user activities on this website to measure advertisement effectiveness and other reasons that will be provided in their own privacy policies. [ real neat ] has no access or control over these cookies that may be used by third party advertisers.

your personal information

When visiting [ real neat ], the IP address used to access the site will be logged along with the dates and times of access. This information is purely used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movements and gather broad demographic information for internal use. Most importantly, any recorded IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

third party websites

I have included links on this site for your use and reference. These third party websites set their own privacy policies and have their own opt out procedures. You should know that these policies and procedures may differ from those of [ real neat ].

privacy policy changes

The contents of this statement may be altered at any time, at my discretion. If you have any questions regarding this policy, please contact me directly at michelle@realneat.com.

Last Updated on Friday, May 14th 2010

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By signing the Blog with Integrity pledge, I assert that the trust of my readers and the blogging community is important to me.

• I treat others respectfully, attacking ideas and not people. I also welcome respectful disagreement with my own ideas.
• I believe in intellectual property rights, providing links, citing sources, and crediting inspiration where appropriate.
• I disclose my material relationships, policies and business practices. My readers will know the difference between editorial, advertorial, and advertising, should I choose to have it. If I do sponsored or paid posts, they are clearly marked.
• When collaborating with marketers and PR professionals, I handle myself professionally and abide by basic journalistic standards.
• I always present my honest opinions to the best of my ability.
• I own my words. Even if I occasionally have to eat them.

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This disclosure policy is provided in adherence with the FCC rules for bloggers to self-identify any affiliation, payment, or other conflicts of interest that may influence the content of a blog. From banner ads and paid content to free gadgets and travel, this disclosure policy allows you, the reader, to make your own judgment regarding the influence on content you are presented with on this blog.

• [ real neat ] features content that is written, reviewed, and edited solely by me, Michelle Deo. For questions about this site, please contact me.
• On occasion, I accepts forms of advertising, sponsorship, or other forms of compensation including free products and services. This site does not presently contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.
• [ real neat ] abides by word-of-mouth marketing standards. I fully believe in honesty of relationship, opinion, and identity. Should I ever be compensated to write, I will disclose all the details to you.
• Integrity is extremely important to me, and I vow to always share my honest opinions, findings, and experiences for any products and services that I review, even for those companies that purchase ad space or provide sponsorships.
• [ real neat ] will only endorse products or services that I believe, based on my expertise, are worthy of such endorsement. Any claim, statistic, quote, or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party in question.
• On occasion, I will make recommendations for books, audio, and other products, and in many cases, the link provided will be an affiliate link. This means that I may profit when you take action on any such recommendation.
• [ real neat ] does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the information, content, or advertisements shared on this site, nor the quality of any products or services displayed, purchased, or obtained by you as a result.
• All contents of this site are licensed under the following guidelines: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States. I respect the rights (including the intellectual property rights) of others, and I kindly ask that you do the same.

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