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Compulsory Pages on a Blog or Website (6 posts)

Topic tags: blogging, websites

Rana Shahbaz said
1 year, 2 months ago:
Is it compulsory to have the following pages on any website or a blog?
1. Privacy policy page
2. Website declaimer
3. Website usage terms and conditions
If yes, what is the best way to place them on your website or blog as I can’t see any links to any of these pages on socialmediaexaminer.com plus few other big blogs.
Thank you for your help in advance.
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Paul Wylie said
1 year, 2 months ago:
@rshahbaz Okay, I’m not a lawyer however, before you can get a payment gateway you certainly do need those pages or you will not be accepted. So, if your selling a product/service on-line you better have them. Best place for these pages are in the footer as you don’t need them indexed. I always add a no-follow, no-index to those pages.
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Diane Aull said
1 year, 2 months ago:
A privacy policy is also required if you’re running Google Adsense ads on your pages.
There is a link to the SocialMediaExaminer.com privacy policy on the “About Us” page (down toward the bottom of the page content).
As far as website usage terms and conditions, I see on this very page a “Useful Links” block over to the right, containing a link for for “Club Rules,” which I suspect would probably qualify as “terms and conditions.”
Not sure what a “website disclaimer” would be in this context. Are you talking about one of those things where they tell you to don’t believe everything you read and remind you to consult with a physician/lawyer/psychic advisor before implementing any advice you get on the site? I’m guessing here they’ve probably got that covered somewhere if their legal team felt it’s necessary.
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Erik Deckers said
1 year, 2 months ago:
Is it compulsory, as in required?
No. But it will cover you if there are ever legal issues. Just create a page called “Legal Stuff” or “Terms and Conditions” and then put in anything and everything that it needs. Many times, this stuff is so generic — it’s actually called “boilerplate language” — that you might be able to find a sample somewhere online that you can borrow.
Try searching for “website terms and conditions boilerplate language” and see what happens.
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Kristi Hines said
1 year, 2 months ago:
@rshahbaz I think it depends on where you live and what you use on your website. Disclaimers let people know that you use:
- Google Analytics
- Google AdSense
- Affiliate Links
- Other Tracking Software
I have my links in the footer. It doesn’t necessarily need to be easily findable, but it has to be discoverable somewhere on your website.
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Rana Shahbaz said
1 year, 2 months ago:
Thank you folks it is really helpful
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