Types of Disclosures
Privacy Policy
This is a short description of the kind of information you are collecting and what you plan to do with that information. A Privacy Policy is required by law when you are collecting information such as a users name, email, location (IP address or physical address), blog comments, and/or phone number.
Terms and Conditions
A Terms and Conditions page is required if you are using an opt-in form on your website for a newsletter or physical product service.
Earnings Disclaimer
This is legally required if you are earning any sort of commission from links or affiliate codes on your website. Your Earnings Disclaimer statement and can be included in your Terms and Conditions and does not require an additional page.
Note!
Copying legal and disclosure statements from someone else’s website is copyright infringement and illegal (you can be sued for this—which has happened!).
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