In article <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: >John wrote: >> Would your favorable comments about silvershield.biz have anything to do >> with the fact that the domain is registered in your name? If you're >> really just a satisfied customer, what is your relationship with the >> company such that your name is listed in the site's WHOIS entry? > > >Hello John, > >Unfortunately with the regulations set forth by the FTC regarding >testimonials by companies, especially regarding health products, I do >not attach the company name to any recommendations or technical >information provided to the public domain.
I think it could be argued that by publically posting with the same identity as found in the company's WHOIS you *are* attaching the company's name to recommendations provided to the public domain. >This would allow them to >make a case against the company providing recommendations without tons >of scientific data to back up any statements. Businesses that have >links on their web pages to other pages making the recommendations or >providing testimonials have been sued by the FTC and I want no part of >that, as I'm sure you can understand. Actually making recommendations >or providing testimonials as a company could be enough to start a legal >battle. Had I wished to hide this fact I would have used some bogus >email address to post to this list. You could have been completely upfront about your connection to the company and posted something that merely made people aware of the existence of the product and its price. That would not have been a health claim. >I'm not out to hide anything Whether or not it was your intention to deceive, your testimony for your own company's product without disclosing your relationship to the company was deceptive in appearance. This sentence, "I believe they also have available a constant current generator to produce either a quart or a gallon of CS." gives the impression that you're not completely sure about what the company offers. Since it is your company, a reader who knows that it's your company is going to assume you're trying to deceive because as owner of the company you know damn well what products you offer, and referring to yourself as "they" instead of "I" or "we" is flat out dishonest. >a simple question would have provided you the information you were >seeking. Two simple questions were all I asked! And, if I understand correctly from your lengthy answer, it *is* your company, but you pay the company for the CS you personally consume. In my opinion, paying yourself for the CS you produce doesn't disconnect your personal testimonial about the company's product from your financial relationship with the company. As a commercial producer of CS it is your legal and ethical responsibility to restrict what you say about it. -- John A. Stanley [email protected] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
