Team Ausdroid has come together to create a statement of ethics that applies to all writers (and freelancers) on Ausdroid. These ethics will guide us to high quality journalism and promise to you that we’re not selling out for crappy content.

We Don’t Sell Phones

While we do have a partnership with MobiCity, we don’t sell any of the devices ourselves. If you have problems with a device, that has nothing to do with us — contact the people you purchased it from. There are plans for a store on Ausdroid that is run wholly by MobiCity, but we’ll deal with that as it comes.

Advertising

Ausdroid survives by selling ad spaces whether it be directly through us or through a third-party such as Google Adsense. While we may sell posts it is a very rare occurrence and is clearly stated as a paid-for post. We do not — and will never — receive payments (bribes) to write a review about a device or service for a more positive spin on said product or service. We will do our best to make clear when something is an advertisement if it’s not already clear.

Sources

Ausdroid obtains news content and materials from a wide array of sources. Some of those sources wish to remain anonymous and we will honour that without exception. We will not pay to receive information and we will not probe for information where we feel it’s not acceptable.

Conduct

When appearing at public and private events, Ausdroid members will act professionally and awesomely. If a company or PR agency offers to send one or more members of Ausdroid to an event that is completely or partially paid for by the company / PR agency, it’s likely that we will agree to go (if a member of Ausdroid is available to do so). We will not put a positive spin on the event or the products of the company / PR agency — we will tell it like it is, we won’t be bribed into putting you into our non-existent ‘good book’.

Professional Appearances

Members of Ausdroid are sometimes approached by other media companies to appear as a representative of Ausdroid to speak about something Android-related. The appearances do not constitute endorsements of any products and/or services that are all talked about.

Review Units

Ausdroid receives review units (phones, accessories, apps, etc) from many sources. Our reviews will be about the device as we see it, there will be no positive or negative spin put on the review that can’t be backed up. The average period we have a review unit for is 2 weeks — this may be longer when agreed upon by both the member of Ausdroid and a representative of the company the device was sourced from.

If a review unit is sent to us in hopes that we’ll review it, we can choose whether or not we will review it. If it is agreed that the review unit will become property of Ausdroid or the member of Ausdroid, it is up to either Ausdroid or the member of Ausdroid to choose if it is given away on the website. We will always disclose whether we have been given a review unit to keep or not.

Sometimes we will review a device / accessory / app that the member of Ausdroid has purchased for themselves or that Ausdroid has purchased for them.

Giveaways

We love to have a giveaway every now as a way of thanking our readers and for a bit of fun. The products to be given away are usually provided by a third-party free of charge as a way of gaining exposure for themselves. The products and the companies giving away the products are not, and should not be considered, endorsements.

Editorial Opinion

Every now and then a member of Ausdroid will write an editorial piece which is wholly their own opinion. Any opinion expressed should not be seen as approved opinion by Ausdroid or an endorsement on Ausdroid’s (or Ausdroid’s partners) behalf.