Sample Blog Disclaimer

Posted Apr 4 2010 by aaron in Blog with 98 Comments
Amusingly this was the first post I ever wrote and it has become by far the most popular having reached 16,900 hits – and a commenter offering a German version has given me an idea.

For each person who supplies me with a copy of the disclaimer in another language I will post it on here and supply a link to their site with a banner (if you dont have a banner I will create one for you).

German is already taken (by Catrin who suggested it) but their is a world of languages out there (pun intended) – so if you can translate it to French, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Samoan, Negerian – any language – simply send it via my contact page here with your name and your website URL and I will post it up with thanks – that’s (hopefully) 10,000 free advertisements for 2012!!

Personally I believe in a fee-Internet where anyone can display or create any content without the fear of reprisal, given it was morally correct. Morally correct is a variable standard though, what one may consider moral another may not. I guess the legal system is mankind’s way of trying to establish ground rules for the community it governs.

When I first was online as wee lad in the early 1990′s it was the Wild West, anyone could say any anything. Defamation of character – bah! Copyright – bah!

This is changing. The Internet has shifted from a quirky nerd toy to a staple diet – its as integrated into society as Newspapers and TV ever were – and in the next ten years these three concepts will merge to the point they indistinguishable.

This change has incurred legal focus – and now Defamation of Character, Copyright etc are as relavent as older mediums. As such, even a blog should have some form of disclaimer to protect itself, and in my research I found some good examples on About.Com:Blogging by Susan Gunelius.

I have taken those ideas, made some changes and merged them together into one “policy”. Feel free to use the template on your own site.

Privacy

The owner of this blog does not share personal information with third-parties nor does the owner store information is collected about your visit for use other than to analyze content performance through the use of cookies, which you can turn off at anytime by modifying your Internet browser’s settings. The owner is not responsible for the republishing of the content found on this blog on other Web sites or media without permission.

Blog Comments

The owner of this blog reserves the right to edit or delete any comments submitted to this blog without notice due to;

1. Comments deemed to be spam or questionable spam
2. Comments including profanity
3. Comments containing language or concepts that could be deemed offensive
4. Comments that attack a person individually

Terms and Conditions

All content provided on this blog is for informational purposes only. The owner of this blog makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. The owner will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. The owner will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the display or use of this information.

This policy is subject to change at anytime.

Where this stands in a true legal sense is unclear. But if I was approached legally I would feel better having demonstated some standard than none.

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98 Comments


  1. Senzy
    Mar 19, 2012

    Thank you. Copied it to my blog…


  2. Mademoiselle Slimalicious
    Mar 21, 2012

    Very helpful thank you! Using some part on my blog now!


  3. Mademoiselle Slimalicious
    Mar 21, 2012

    Very helpful thank you! Using some parts on my blog now!


  4. pal raine
    Apr 19, 2012

    very helpful…i am a new blogger and it helps me a lot..thanks so much for sharing…God bless.


  5. Stephanie
    Apr 20, 2012

    Thanks so much. I have been trying to find the right words and you had them ! I have used part of it on my site…


  6. Rahul
    May 30, 2012

    Thanks i was looking for this only, you saved my lots of time, thanks


  7. Mohammad Firdaus
    May 30, 2012

    Thanks a lot! I always thought mine was weak but upon finding your sample, I decided to use it! I have copied this to my blog.


  8. nina
    Jun 04, 2012

    thanks – will probably copy


  9. Waqas
    Jun 08, 2012

    Can I use it, on my blog but by changing some words ?


  10. Waqas
    Jun 08, 2012

    Well I have copied it as it is to my blog.


  11. Mary Ann Lorkowski
    Jun 14, 2012

    Awesome example! Thanks!


  12. highjumpkick
    Jun 17, 2012

    thanks for providing this, im using it on my site right now :D


  13. Muhamad Asyraaf
    Jun 24, 2012

    thanks! really appreciate it. will use this in my blog.


  14. Vashikaran
    Jul 11, 2012

    Thanks a lot buddy. A was looking for such an efficient content for my disclaimer page. copied the content


  15. Liriko-ph
    Jul 24, 2012

    Thanks for your Info!this is very helpful for us


  16. Ranganathan
    Aug 03, 2012

    Thanks! I am new to blogging and will use this for mine.


  17. ricki nugroho
    Aug 15, 2012

    i’m very-very newbie in blogging, i will use this in my blog, really helpful for me, big thanks AARON


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  20. cheezmiss
    Sep 16, 2012

    thank you, placed disclaimer on my blog. thank you.


  21. manasdash
    Oct 15, 2012

    Thanks …me too copied the same .


  22. Alex Johnson
    Oct 18, 2012

    Thanks Aaron; being new to blogging, this is extremely helpful!


  23. Kernel's Corner
    Oct 20, 2012

    Thanks a lot. Helps a great deal.


  24. Satoshi
    Oct 26, 2012

    thank you I will be using this on my blog!


  25. Maggie Mae
    Oct 28, 2012

    Wow that was exactly what i was looking for..Thanks

    But just for clarity is it copywritten? Are we allowed to use all of it or only parts?
    I’m sorta new to this whole copyright thing..

    Thanks:)


  26. Mohit
    Oct 28, 2012

    This is Great! Thanks for sharing and creating the awareness!


  27. aaron
    Oct 31, 2012

    Go for your life Maggie – you can use any of it you like :O)


  28. KKU et.al
    Nov 02, 2012

    Whoa, this really help me alot. Referring your disclaimer for mine. Thanks.


  29. Joven
    Nov 09, 2012

    Thanks for sharing. I copied this to my blog.


  30. Alpaca
    Dec 02, 2012

    Thanks man! Great help! I will refer my disclaimer to this page.


  31. Touristmouse
    Dec 31, 2012

    Thanks for sharing, I copied this to my blog


  33. Teena
    Jan 23, 2013

    thanks a million for this, I’m currently working on writing my own but will use yours to tide me over, just in case ;)
    very helpful!!


  34. Nancy Avila
    Feb 02, 2013

    Thank you Aaron, will copied this to my blog. Very helpful info for me. My sincere appreciation for your hard work.


  35. Kelly
    Mar 01, 2013

    Thank you!!!! this is wonderful and extremely useful!


  36. Petunia
    Mar 01, 2013

    Thank you so much for this template! I appreciate your willingness to let the average blogger copy and paste it to his/her own blog. I added it to my blog today.


  37. Aaron
    Mar 03, 2013

    Thank you very much for this sir. I am using it in some upcoming blogs I’m working on.


  38. Mrs. Debt
    Apr 09, 2013

    Thanks, copied word for word.


  39. Salvador
    Apr 16, 2013

    Thanks. I will use this on my blog. Also using on my youtube channel.
    THANKS!!!


  40. Sumit Dutta
    Apr 18, 2013

    Very useful thanks! Have added a modified version to my site


  41. Anne
    May 11, 2013

    thank you so so much for this!!!!


  42. kid
    May 24, 2013

    Thanks. Better copy than making new from scratch. :)


  43. Relyn
    May 25, 2013

    Thanks for sharing. I’m using your template.


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  45. neeraj prasad
    May 26, 2013

    Great i have been looking exactly this.

    i am copyng and want to use as it is i hope u `ll alllow me


  46. josephine
    May 27, 2013

    Thank you for this very informative template you have. I am now using it in my blog. Thanks a lot and God Bless.


  47. george
    Jun 10, 2013

    Thanks i was looking for something like this. You are right, better to have some standard than none.


  48. lystra
    Jun 19, 2013

    Thanks! will be using this template for our blog :)

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