Sponsored Content Policy

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Effective Date: November 9, 2026. Revised November 2026.

Our Commitment

Florida Video News .com is part of the Florida Authority Network. We publish business announcements, profiles, and news about Florida organizations. Readers should always be able to tell why a piece of content is on this site and whether a business has a relationship with us. This policy explains how we categorize and label content, how we limit links, and what standards apply across the network.

Three Categories of Content

Every article we publish falls into one of three categories. Two of them carry a label on the article page because a business has a relationship with the Florida Authority Network. The third, editorial, is the default and carries no label.

1. Sponsored Content (labeled)

An article, profile, or announcement about a business that is a paying client of the Florida Authority Network. Our team researches and writes these pieces using public sources and, where the client provides it, information supplied through our client intake questionnaire. The business featured is a client of the network.

2. Business Affiliate (labeled)

Content about a member of the Florida Authority Network, or about the network itself, that is published without payment for that article. Affiliates are businesses and organizations with a relationship to the network. Because that relationship is a connection readers should know about, we disclose it on every affiliate piece.

3. Editorial (not labeled)

Independent coverage and analysis chosen on news value alone, filed under its industry or topic category, such as Technology, Law, or Medical. No client or affiliate pays for or approves editorial coverage. An article that carries neither the Sponsored Content label nor the Business Affiliate label is editorial.

How We Label Content

  • Every sponsored or affiliate item is filed in its labeled category, using the same wording on every Florida Authority Network site.
  • The label appears at the top of the article, before the main content.
  • Articles without one of these two labels are editorial.
  • Labeling is designed to be consistent with FTC endorsement and disclosure guidance.

Information Supplied by Businesses

Clients may answer detailed questions about their business through our intake questionnaire. When an article relies on facts supplied this way, such as sales, employee counts, services, or history, we identify those facts as supplied by the business and note the date they were provided. We review supplied information for consistency with public records and reasonableness, but we do not audit it. Readers should treat business-supplied figures as the company’s own statements.

About This Site: A Video Distribution Site

Florida Video News .com exists to publish business video about Florida organizations, including video produced for clients and independent editorial video. That makes it different from the network’s regional news and industry sites, and we want readers to understand the difference.

  • Much of the video here is sponsored or affiliate. Because this is a video distribution platform, a large share of what we publish is video produced for clients, and every sponsored or affiliate video carries its label.
  • Unlabeled means editorial. Any article without a label is independent editorial coverage, selected on news value alone.
  • The sponsored-content maximum does not apply here. The network’s maximum allocation, described below, covers its news and industry sites and excludes the press release and video sites, including this one. Video sites are exempt because of the nature of a video distribution platform, which exists to distribute video produced for clients.
  • Independent news lives elsewhere. Readers looking for independent business news should read the network’s regional and industry news sites. This site is where Florida organizations announce their own news, with the relationship to the network disclosed.

Sponsored Content Allocation

Across the Florida Authority Network’s news and industry sites, the maximum allocation of sponsored content is less than 30% of published articles. This is measured over a rolling 90-day period, and it applies to each site once it has published 50 articles.

The network’s press release sites and video sites are excluded from this maximum. The press release sites exist to distribute announcements submitted by or prepared for Florida organizations. The video sites publish independent editorial video alongside video produced for clients, and client video makes up a larger share of their content than the 30% ceiling would allow. Video sites are exempt from this maximum because of the nature of a video distribution platform, which exists to distribute video produced for clients. In place of an allocation cap, every sponsored or affiliate item on these sites is labeled.

A Growing Network

The Florida Authority Network is growing, and we anticipate it will reach approximately 50 websites over time. New sites are added across regions, industries, press releases, and video. Because the network changes, this policy describes site categories and ratios instead of fixed site counts, and we update it as the network evolves.

Maximum Four-Link Standard

To keep a clean, focused link profile, each sponsored article is limited to four outbound links.

  • Maximum link count: four (4) outbound links per article. An email address and a link to the business’s home page are not counted toward this limit.
  • Link quality: links go to relevant landing pages or clear calls to action on secure, reputable business sites.
  • Maintenance: we audit outbound destinations to protect the long-term health of this site and the network.

Editorial Independence

Clients supply facts about their own businesses, but they do not control our editorial coverage, story selection, or how we treat any individual, company, or topic. Sponsored and affiliate content is always labeled and is never presented as editorial, and editorial coverage is never promised as part of a sponsored package.

Dated Articles

Every article reflects the information available on its publication date. We do not revise published articles to reflect later developments, such as a change in staff, leadership, services, or results. Figures supplied by a business are accurate as of the date shown. Newer information appears in new articles, which are dated and published separately.

An error is a statement that was inaccurate as of the article’s publication date. If we confirm such an error, we correct it and add a dated correction note at the bottom of the article.

Compliance and Review

  • All content published on or after November 9, 2026 follows these labeling standards, and the four-link standard applies from November 2026 forward.
  • Material that exceeds the link limit or lacks a proper label is revised before publication.
  • If you see an unlabeled sponsored or affiliate item, or a factual error as of an article’s publication date, text 813-409-4683 or email Brian@FlAuthorityNetwork.com.

Administration

This policy is owned and operated by Brian French, Founder and Publisher of the Florida Authority Network. For questions about implementation, contact the network at FlAuthorityNetwork.com.