Every photo is checked before it appears
Nothing you submit is public straight away. A person looks at it first, usually within a day or two. You will see it in your profile marked pending until then.
This is slower than posting elsewhere. It is also why there is nothing unpleasant on this page.
What makes a good one
- —Show the thing after you have used it. Worn, worn down, half gone. A product still in its box tells nobody anything they cannot get from the listing.
- —One clear subject. The item, in daylight if you can. Two items side by side is fine when the point is a comparison.
- —Say how long you have had it. “Six weeks in” is the most useful sentence on the page.
- —Be honest when it disappointed you. Negative reviews are published. A page of nothing but praise is worth nothing.
What gets rejected
- —Other people, unless they have agreed. Especially children. If someone is recognisable, we need to know they are fine with it.
- —Anything sexual, violent, or hateful.
- —Photos that are not yours. Manufacturer shots, stock images, other people's reviews. If you did not take it, it does not go up.
- —Anything identifying where you live. House numbers, street signs, post on the counter. We strip the location data your camera adds, but we cannot remove what is visible in the frame.
- —Marketing. Discount codes, referral links, brand accounts posting their own products.
- —Illegal content. Reported to the relevant authorities, not just removed.
Your photo stays yours
You keep ownership. Submitting gives us permission to show it on EarthyMuse next to the product it reviews — nothing else. We do not sell it, license it on, or put it in advertising.
You can delete it at any time, including after it is published, from your profile. It disappears immediately and does not need anyone 's approval.
If we reject something
You get told which rule it fell under, not just that it was rejected. If you think we read it wrong, you can appeal once and a person will look again.
We do get it wrong sometimes. Appealing is not a complaint, it is the process working.
Something already published looks wrong?
Checking before publication is not the same as being right. Use the report link on any photo and it goes back into the queue. You do not need an account to report something.
Anything you believe is illegal — report it, and it is treated as urgent rather than queued.