Digital Waypoint has determined the following statement of ethics which all employees and freelancers agree to abide by.

  1. WE MIGHT SELL ELECTRONICS

We do not sell electronics, yet. We are not a reseller, yet. We do produce services and designs directly through Digital Waypoint under the terms which will be disclosed under the description of each service or design unit. We also may produce our own merchandise, including but not limited to t-shirts, stickers, and beer cozies. The merchandise will be produced either through our own development, third party manufacturers and/or distribution methods. Should we ever produce merchandise in partnership with individuals or companies outside of Digital Waypoint, we will disclose those relationships.

  1. ADVERTISING

We have advertisers on Digital Waypoint, and they are one of our sources of revenue. We do not accept money or other consideration from companies as a condition or incentive to write a review or story, whether favorable or unfavorable, on Digital Waypoint. All reviews and other editorial on Digital Waypoint are based on our editorial discretion, and not based on the desire of any company, advertiser or PR firm. Our editorial staff may not interact with the sales or marketing teams of companies or advertisers that offer products that may be reviewed by us. Advertisers don’t ask us to cover their products, and we don’t comment about their ads. Our policies do not permit placements of advertorial on Digital Waypoint. Any feature or area on Digital Waypoint sponsored by a particular company or advertiser is developed independently by editorial without intervention or advice from our sales team or any sales partner or client. We will endeavor to clearly mark any advertisement or “infomercial” (videos, Flash animations, etc.) shown on Digital Waypoint as an advertisement.

  1. SOURCES

Digital Waypoint obtains news and content from a variety of sources. Some of our sources do not wish to be named, and our policy is to honor such requests and keep these sources anonymous without exception. Please note that our general policy is that we do not provide compensation for tips.

  1. INVESTING

We may invest in companies that we cover, and employees are allowed to own, trade, or buy stock in companies we cover or companies in the general tech sector.

  1. PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCES

Our editors and news writers may be asked to appear in a professional capacity as experts on various television, news, radio, or other media. These appearances do not particularly constitute endorsement of any products, companies, or services discussed.

  1. OTHER EMPLOYMENT

Employees of Digital Waypoint may not be otherwise employed by or receive compensation from companies that they are likely to cover as part of their news beat, nor are they permitted to have any advisory role (paid or unpaid) at those companies. In general, writers and editors of Digital Waypoint are not allowed to conduct journalism for other publications without express permission of the Editor-in-Chief, and are, in all professional capacities, still subject to these same guidelines when acting in any other professional capacity.

  1. SAMPLES FOR REVIEW / REVIEW UNITS

Companies may loan units, products or samples to our editors for a given period of time in order for our staff to review such samples and determine whether we will provide a review of the product on Digital Waypoint. Please note that companies may provide these samples before the product is commercially available, in which case, we may agree to an embargo with the company or its PR firm. This means we agree not to publish the review until a given time. Most of the time (as in the case of laptops, for example) the review units are returned promptly.

Occasionally, an editor will retain a product beyond the stipulated review period (agreed upon by the editor and company or its PR representatives) for extended reviews. This is most often the case with cellphones, which are updated often. Our policy is that the review unit may not be used as a personal device of a staff member, except during the pre-determined review period.

Occasionally, we decide to review something which has not been provided to us by a company. In this case, an editor will either purchase the product for themselves, or Digital Waypoint will purchase the product for the team.

  1. GIVEAWAYS

From time to time, Digital Waypoint will conduct contests and giveaways for readers on the site. We will post rules for each contest, which will be binding on contestants who decide to participate.

  1. PERSONAL CONFLICT

Any employee of Digital Waypoint who has a spouse, partner, or other close relationship with an employee of a company which Digital Waypoint covers will disclose the relationship in their personal bio on the site. Furthermore, the employee or contributor may not cover that company or its products on Digital Waypoint.

Our editorial policy does not permit the use of celebrity endorsements or testimonials, although celebrities may be mentioned or interviewed if they are bona fide users of a product.

  1. EDITORIAL OPINIONS

Our editorial content is written by individuals, and each article represents the opinion or view of the individual writers. Any opinion expressed in content that appears on Digital Waypoint is the opinion of the writer – whether an editor, staff member, or other contributor, and should not be construed as an opinion formally approved or endorsed by Digital Waypoint as a whole or as a company.

These are guidelines and principles we follow by choice, and have determined as a group to abide by, because we think they are the best way to conduct our business. If you have further questions about our ethics or business practices, you should contact us at DigitalWaypoint@Gmail.Com.