Independent Review Sample Agreement
1. Parties
This Independent Review Sample Agreement is between PillowReviewGuy and [Brand Legal Name] for the product sample listed below.
| Field | Fill In |
|---|---|
| Brand legal name | [Brand Legal Name] |
| Brand contact | [Name, title, email, phone] |
| Product | [Exact model, size, firmness, color, SKU, retail URL] |
| Date sent | [Date] |
| Return required? | [No / Yes, by prior written agreement only] |
2. Purpose
Brand may provide a product sample and factual product information so PillowReviewGuy can consider the product for independent testing, notes, comparison, review, buyer-list inclusion, or no coverage at all.
3. No Review Guarantee
Supplying a product does not guarantee review, publication, update, ranking, list inclusion, comparison placement, affiliate link placement, timing, or positive coverage.
4. Editorial Independence
PillowReviewGuy keeps full and final control over testing, measurements, scoring, wording, photos, conclusions, comparisons, headlines, publication timing, updates, removals, and corrections. Brand receives no right of review, approval, veto, rewrite, influence, deletion, quiet edit, or score adjustment.
5. No Paid Influence
Brand may not condition sample supply, future cooperation, payment, affiliate access, advertising, quote use, legal threats, discount codes, or any other benefit on a favorable review, higher score, softer wording, placement, or removal of criticism.
6. Sample Use And Disposition
Unless both parties agree otherwise in writing before shipment, samples become available for PillowReviewGuy testing and may be opened, slept on, compressed, photographed, washed according to the care label, cut open, damaged, stored, donated, discarded, or compared with competing products. Return shipment is available only if agreed before shipment and paid by Brand.
7. Disclosure
If Brand supplies a product, PillowReviewGuy may disclose that material connection on the relevant page. Affiliate links, paid placements, sponsored tests, and other material relationships may also be disclosed where relevant.
8. Corrections
Brand may send factual correction requests with the exact sentence, evidence, date, and source link. PillowReviewGuy may correct factual errors but keeps editorial control over opinion, weighting, score, criticism, comparisons, and conclusions.
9. Claims And Materials
Brand is responsible for the accuracy of product claims, specs, certifications, images, logos, and materials supplied to PillowReviewGuy. PillowReviewGuy is not required to repeat any unsupported claim and may describe claims as unverified.
10. No Confidentiality By Default
Do not send confidential information unless a separate written confidentiality agreement is signed first. No confidentiality term may limit PillowReviewGuy's editorial independence, disclosure duties, or ability to publish honest testing observations.
11. Brand Use Of Review Content
Brand may not use PillowReviewGuy's name, logo, score, photos, excerpts, screenshots, or quotes in advertising, packaging, retail pages, email, social media, or investor materials without written permission. Any approved quote must keep the original meaning and context.
12. No Medical Or Performance Adoption
A review does not adopt Brand's medical, orthopedic, therapeutic, allergy, cooling, durability, environmental, or certification claims unless PillowReviewGuy expressly says so. Unsupported claims may be omitted or questioned.
13. No Warranty
PillowReviewGuy provides review work, testing notes, and editorial content as-is. No sales result, traffic result, ranking, conversion rate, or publication outcome is promised.
14. Signatures
| PillowReviewGuy | Brand |
|---|---|
| Name: __________________________ | Name: __________________________ |
| Title: __________________________ | Title: __________________________ |
| Date: __________________________ | Date: __________________________ |