Notices and policies
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Ads and guiding principles
In my Brunette Gardens days, I was a registered affiliate through Bookshop.org, Awin, Amazon, and others. If you make a purchase using the links in those archive posts, I might earn a tiny commission, at no extra cost to you, but truthfully, the amount earned from these links was so small as to make them not worth the time and effort, so I’ve discontinued the practice. Either way, my writing has always been wholly independent, my views my own.
Most importantly, I do not condone censorship and firmly believe in free-speech principles. No advertiser has ever leveraged influence on my expressions.
AI
I hope this is obvious when you read my work, but I have a strict, no-AI policy for all writing content.
Giveaways
Outside of free review copies of newly published books, I don’t receive anything in exchange for promoting giveaway items.
Cookie policy
Those affiliates might employ cookies to track purchases as part of my agreement with them. A cookie does not personally identify you; rather, it’s a way for companies to verify that you came to their site via the link here.
Copyright
Lisa Brunette LLC owns all content published on this Substack blog and its email subscription list, exclusively.
Guest authors
I sometimes publish the work of guest authors. While most of these people are writers I know, their posts commissioned by me, I have on occasion accepted outside submissions. The best way to begin the process is to first become a member to learn about my obsessions and flag my attention with your astute comments on my posts.
Medical disclaimer
This content is intended solely for entertainment, information, and education, and not as health advice. Please consult a health, medical, or mental health professional if you have questions. When working with herbs or preserving food, consult county, state, and federal health guidelines and seek confirmation in plant guides and other sources. If in doubt, throw it out.
Science is quickly evolving, with new discoveries and answers turning over established ideas all the time. Be persistent in your research, and question everything!
Privacy policy
I’m very concerned about privacy and respect yours. I own the email list for this newsletter and will never share your address with anyone else.
I am not responsible for the policies and practices of any sites that share my content without my permission.
Sharing our content
It’s great if you see something here you want to share on your own social media, but I ask you to observe the following:
Please link back to my original post using the permalink.
If you repost on your own blog or website, you must use only the first 200 words of my article and then prominently link to our original post. Send me a link to your post, and I’ll do our best to share it around as well!
You cannot republish any of my photos or other images unless a) I give you permission or b) what you’re using from my site is something I sourced through open licensing.
Violations of any of the above will be treated as a work-for-hire without permission, and I will invoice you for the content.