Liam + Bee Editorial Policy

Last Updated: Mon Apr 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0100 (British Summer Time)

Introduction

Liam + Bee, operated by L & B Photography, is committed to publishing high-quality, trustworthy content.

This Editorial Policy outlines the standards we follow to ensure all content on Liam + Bee serves a beneficial purpose for our Consumer and upholds the highest standards of accuracy and integrity. We follow guidelines including Google’s Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines and comply with applicable laws like the U.S. FTC’s advertising disclosure requirements.

All contributors to Liam + Bee must strictly adhere to this policy. These standards are enforced through editorial oversight by our Liam Crawley, fact-checking, and regular content audits.

1. Reference Content

Liam + Bee maintains rigorous accuracy, sourcing, and editorial standards:

  • Editorial Oversight & Fact-Checking:
     Liam + Bee ensures all reference content is reviewed by our editorial team or experts in Wedding Photography. We never publish anonymous or unverified user-generated content.
  • Accuracy, Sources & Citations:
     Liam + Bee ensures reference articles require citations from reputable sources, particularly recognized institutions in Wedding. Articles lacking appropriate citations are not published.

2. News Content & Journalism Standards

Liam + Bee maintains professional journalistic standards for news articles:

  • Original Reporting & Depth:
     Liam + Bee ensures news articles include original insights and accurate reporting. Sources, including industry authorities and are clearly cited.
  • Transparency & Reputation:
     Liam + Bee ensures authors and sources are explicitly identified, supporting our site’s integrity within Wedding. Errors discovered post-publication are transparently corrected.

3. Product Reviews & Recommendations

When reviewing Wedding photography, portrait photography and elopement photography, Liam + Bee ensures authenticity and usefulness:

  • Honest, User-Focused Reviews: Liam + Bee ensures reviews prioritize genuine user experience with Professional wedding photography services or similar products, avoiding generic descriptions.
  • Reviewer Expertise & Experience:Liam + Bee ensures our reviewers have firsthand experience or expertise within Wedding Photography.
  • Avoiding Conflicts of Interest: Liam + Bee and L & B Photography ensures financial or personal ties to reviewed products or services are clearly disclosed. Manufacturer-created or paid influencer reviews are prohibited.

4. General Informational Content

General informational content published on Liam + Bee is clear, comprehensive, and accurate:

  • Clarity, Comprehensiveness & Accuracy:
    Liam + Bee ensures articles clearly present accurate information from credible industry sources and standards.
  • Use of Expert Consensus:
    Liam + Bee ensures articles reflect established consensus among Wedding experts, avoiding unsupported claims.
  • Readability & User Experience:
    Liam + Bee and L & B Photography ensures content is structured for clarity and ease of understanding, tailored specifically for our Consumer.

content delivery within Wedding.

5. User-Generated Content & Community Contributions

Liam + Bee rigorously moderates community-generated content to maintain a trusted, safe, and valuable experience for our Consumer:

Moderation of Comments & Posts

Liam + Bee actively manages and moderates user-generated comments, reviews, and contributions using both automated filters and human oversight led by our Liam Crawley. Spam, off-topic posts, malicious content, or inappropriate contributions are promptly identified and removed to maintain quality. Compliance with UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 is strictly enforced, ensuring that users’ personal data is respected and protected throughout moderation processes.

In line with Google’s Search Quality Rater Guidelines:

“A common problem on forum pages or in the comments sections of pages is ‘spammed’ comments: posts with unrelated comments that are not intended to help other people, but rather to advertise a product or create a link to a website… If a specific page on a website has many unrelated ‘spammed’ comments, the page should be rated Lowest.” (Google Search Quality Rater Guidelines, Section 7.6)

Thus, Liam + Bee proactively prevents spam and irrelevant posts to preserve high-quality discussions.

Responsibility for User Content

Liam + Bee maintains full responsibility for all user-generated content appearing on our platform. According to Google’s guidelines:

“The page may have comments, reviews, or other content posted by users, but the page itself is the responsibility of the website… As long as the website creates and actively maintains the page, the website is considered to be the primary content creator.” (Google Search Quality Rater Guidelines, Section 2.5.2)

Consequently, we actively curate, moderate, and maintain content quality, clearly taking ownership of every page hosted under www.liamandbee.com.

User Content Policy & Safety

User-generated content violating our standards, as outlined clearly in our https://liamandbee.com/terms/, is strictly prohibited. Liam + Bee enforces comprehensive content policies to eliminate defamatory, harmful, hateful, or illegal contributions. Regular security audits, conducted as recommended by Google’s guidelines, protect our users against malicious activities or security breaches:

“Responsible website owners should regularly check their websites for suspicious behavior and take steps to protect users.” (Google Search Quality Rater Guidelines, Section 7.5)

This proactive approach safeguards the safety, privacy, and trust of all visitors and community participants, providing a secure, reliable environment aligned with England in England.

6. E-E-A-T: Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trust

Content on Liam + Bee consistently adheres to E-E-A-T principles:

Liam + Bee and L & B Photography strictly adheres to the principles of Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trust (E-E-A-T).

Each article, guide, or informational resource published on Liam + Bee is rigorously evaluated by our Liam Crawley and L & B Photography to meet these core standards:

Trustworthiness

Trust is the foundational element guiding our content strategy at Liam + Bee.

All content on  Liam + Bee undergoes thorough fact-checking against authoritative references from established organizations

Accuracy, transparency, and honesty are non-negotiable standards at Liam + Bee and L & B Photography, ensuring that our content consistently serves the best interests of our Consumer.

Liam + Bee provide clear citations, accessible author details, and prompt corrections whenever inaccuracies are identified, supporting our readers’ trust at every interaction.

Experience

At Liam + Bee, genuine, firsthand experience significantly enhances content credibility. We actively select content creators who have direct, personal experience with Wedding photography, portrait photography and elopement photography, ensuring our audience receives authentic, insightful information.

For example, product reviews and experiential articles on  Liam + Bee are crafted by individuals who have personally utilized or tested the offerings described.

Our editors prioritize authors who can directly demonstrate relevant experiences, as personal insights provide deeper context and value to our Consumer.

Expertise

Expertise at  Liam + Bee is crucial to delivering trustworthy content.

Contributors on Liam + Bee are vetted for qualifications and expertise in Wedding, ensuring their knowledge aligns precisely with the topics covered.

Credentials and professional backgrounds are transparently displayed, allowing readers to confidently evaluate the credibility of each author.

When content involves specialized subjects, particularly YMYL (Your Money or Your Life) topics like finance, health, legal, or safety advice, articles are either authored or reviewed by recognized professionals within Wedding Photography, adhering strictly to expert consensus.

Authoritativeness

Authoritativeness is achieved by consistently aligning content with authoritative, reputable sources within Wedding.

Liam + Bee actively establishes its credibility by referencing and citing leading experts, reputable institutions, and recognized standards bodies such as ICO – Information Commissioner’s Office.

The content on  Liam + Bee routinely incorporates authoritative references, bolstering our position as a trusted resource. Additionally, our authors’ credentials, industry recognition, and associations with authoritative entities reinforce the overall authority of the site.

Through continuous adherence to these standards, Liam + Bee solidifies its reputation as a trusted, authoritative source for accurate, high-quality information in Wedding, providing our readers with content they can consistently rely on.

7. Use of Generative AI on the Site

Liam + Bee transparently utilizes generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to support the creation of valuable, informative content (like text images and video) tailored for Consumer.

Liam + Bee use of generative AI strictly follows the principles outlined by Google’s Search Quality Rater Guidelines, prioritizing accuracy, trustworthiness, transparency, and human oversight.

Transparency and Disclosure

When generative AI tools are utilized to create, enhance, or supplement content, Liam + Bee clearly discloses this usage within each relevant article or page.

In alignment with Google’s guidelines, content on  Liam + Bee is  clear about its origin to maintain trustworthiness:

“AI-generated content is not inherently bad and AI has the potential to create helpful content. As with any other form of content, the extent to which AI-generated content is helpful and beneficial depends on how it is created and used on a website.” (Google Search Quality Rater Guidelines, Section 3.4.1)

AI-generated elements on Liam + Bee will always be explicitly indicated to ensure readers fully understand the nature and origin of the information.

Editorial Oversight and Human Review

All AI-generated content published on Liam + Bee is subject to rigorous human editorial oversight led by our Liam Crawley.

Liam + Bee editors carefully review, fact-check, and ensure that AI-assisted content fully meets our accuracy and quality standards before publication, reflecting the guidelines’ recommendation for responsible and helpful use of AI content:

“Using automation—including AI—to generate content with the primary purpose of manipulating ranking in search results is a violation of our spam policies. Content created using automation, including AI, should be produced responsibly, ensuring it is genuinely helpful to users.” (Google Search Quality Rater Guidelines, Section 3.4.1)

Liam + Bee strictly avoid misuse or deceptive practices associated with automated content creation.

Accuracy, Trustworthiness, and Responsibility

Liam + Bee ensures content related to Wedding Photography, particularly on Your Money or Your Life (YMYL) topics, undergoes heightened scrutiny.

We ensure AI-generated content aligns with Google’s emphasis on trustworthiness and E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trust):

“Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness and Trust (E-E-A-T) are all important considerations in PQ rating. The most important member at the center of the E-E-A-T family is Trust.” (Google Search Quality Rater Guidelines, Section 3.4)

In practical terms, this means AI-generated content on Liam + Bee  about Wedding undergoes additional verification by human experts and subject-matter specialists to meet rigorous standards of accuracy, safety, and reliability.

Ethical Use and Compliance

Liam + Bee use of generative AI strictly complies with all relevant regulations, including The Digital Services Act (or ‘DSA’), UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, and the broader principles outlined by ICO – Information Commissioner’s Office.

Liam + Bee actively avoids misleading, deceptive, or harmful uses of AI, ensuring compliance with both ethical and legal standards applicable in England.

By openly communicating our approach to AI, upholding stringent human oversight, and adhering closely to Google’s Search Quality Rater Guidelines, Liam + Bee ensures that generative AI enhances—not detracts from—the trustworthiness, usefulness, and overall value of our content.

References & Footnotes

This Editorial Policy for  Liam + Bee ensures aligns with:

These documents underpin content standards on Liam + Bee, ensuring compliance with recognized industry guidelines, Google QRG, FTC and England.

Editorial Contact Information

For editorial questions or feedback:

  • Editorial inquiries: info@liamandbee.com
  • Accessibility requests: info@liamandbee.com

For general inquiries or business information, please visit our contact page at:
https://liamandbee.com/contact/

Organisation Details:

Site: Liam + Bee
Company: L & B Photography (“Liam + Bee”)
Registered in: England
Registration Number: No official number (business partnership)
Address: 54 Railway Road, Adlington, Lancashire, PR6 9RB, England
Phone: 447904488533
Website: www.liamandbee.com

This policy ensures content integrity and transparency on Liam + Bee, safeguarding trust with Consumer and website users.