{"id":866,"date":"2015-05-09T11:59:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-09T17:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/?p=866"},"modified":"2019-07-11T19:54:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T01:54:37","slug":"digital-advertising-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/digital-advertising-disclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Advertising Disclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/FTC-Digital-Advertising-Disclosure-320x200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4032\" src=\"data:image\/gif,GIF89a%01%00%01%00%80%00%00%00%00%00%FF%FF%FF%21%F9%04%01%00%00%00%00%2C%00%00%00%00%01%00%01%00%00%02%01D%00%3B\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/wp-content\/uploads\/FTC-Digital-Advertising-Disclosure-320x200.jpg\" alt=\"FTC Digital Advertising Disclosure\" width=\"320\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Digital Advertising Disclosure<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you receive <strong>compensation<\/strong> for <strong>affiliate marketing<\/strong> of goods or services or use <strong>endorsements<\/strong> or testimonials, you must follow the <strong>Federal Trade Commission<\/strong> (<strong>FTC)<\/strong> <strong>digital advertising disclosure<\/strong> rules.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You must include an <strong>advertising disclosure<\/strong> on every website page or blog post or comment that includes a review, sponsored post, endorsement, recommendation, comment or link that is a <strong>promotion<\/strong> for a product or service where you may receive compensation.\u00a0 <strong>Compensation<\/strong> is usually monetary, but may also be received in the form of goods or services.<del><\/del><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Product_Review_Disclosure\"><\/span>Product Review Disclosure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example, you might receive a <strong>free<\/strong> <strong>product<\/strong> for a <strong>product review<\/strong>.\u00a0 You must have an advertising disclosure that you received the free product as compensation for writing the product review.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disclosure_Requirements\"><\/span>Disclosure Requirements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The advertising disclosure must be immediately clear and understandable to the reader, in <strong>plain language<\/strong>.\u00a0 The reader must be made aware of the compensation relationship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The advertising disclosure must be <strong>prominent<\/strong>, <strong>conspicuous<\/strong>, easy to see, and in <strong>close proximity<\/strong> to the product, service or claim being made.\u00a0 Size, color, and graphics affect prominence.\u00a0 An advertising disclosure hidden or hard to find in the footer of a web page, fine print or the <strong>terms of use<\/strong> page is not sufficient.\u00a0 As a best practice, place the advertising disclosure as close as possible to the &#8220;triggering claim&#8221; for the product\/service you are discussing.\u00a0 Design the layout so that web page <strong>scrolling<\/strong> is not required to see the disclosure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If a media platform does not provide an opportunity to make a clear and <strong>conspicuous<\/strong> disclosure, do not use that platform.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No additional <strong>reader action<\/strong> may be required to see the advertising disclosure.\u00a0 No clicking, or hovering over a link may be required.\u00a0 It is not sufficient to have a link that says:\u00a0 <strong>Click here<\/strong> to read our affiliate disclosure information.\u00a0 A hyperlink may lead to additional information and should be a different color and underlined.\u00a0 It should have a clear, understandable description of the type of disclosure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pop-up<\/strong> disclosures should not be used since they may be blocked.\u00a0 Disclosures must not require the use of <strong>Adobe Flash Player<\/strong>, which may not be displayed on mobile devices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Disclosures should be provided before the consumer makes the <strong>decision<\/strong> to buy, e.g., before clicking on an \u201corder now\u201d button or a link that says \u201cadd to shopping cart.\u201d\u00a0 For <strong>audio<\/strong> claims, use audio disclosures.\u00a0 For <strong>written<\/strong> claims, use written disclosures.\u00a0 For <strong>video<\/strong> clips, the visual disclosure must be displayed in a <strong>legible<\/strong> size, for a sufficient <strong>duration<\/strong>, for consumers to notice, read, and understand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For tweets on <strong>Twitter<\/strong>, the word &#8220;<strong>Ad:<\/strong>&#8221; or &#8220;Sponsored:&#8221; at the beginning of the tweet should be used to inform consumers of the compensated relationship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ultimate test is not the font size or location of the disclosure, but whether the information is actually <strong>conveyed<\/strong> to the consumer.\u00a0 Requiring consumers to click to &#8220;agree&#8221; to terms does not make a disclosure clear and <strong>conspicuous<\/strong>.\u00a0 Website and blog designs should be mobile <strong>responsive<\/strong>, so that text size is <strong>legible<\/strong> and <strong>scrolling<\/strong> is not required.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FTC_Advertising_Disclosure_Guides\"><\/span>FTC Advertising Disclosure Guides<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">FTC Guides Concerning the Use of <strong>Endorsements<\/strong> and <strong>Testimonials<\/strong> in <strong>Advertising<\/strong> (\u201c<strong>Endorsement Guides<\/strong>\u201d) apply to \u201cany advertising message . . . that consumers are likely to believe reflects the opinions, beliefs, findings, or experience of a party other than the sponsoring advertiser&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Federal Trade Commission<\/strong> (<strong>FTC<\/strong>) has several articles and publications on their website regarding this topic, including, &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/attachments\/press-releases\/ftc-staff-revises-online-advertising-disclosure-guidelines\/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf\">.com Disclosures, <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/attachments\/press-releases\/ftc-staff-revises-online-advertising-disclosure-guidelines\/130312dotcomdisclosures.pdf\">How to Make Effective Disclosures in Digital Advertising<\/a>.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deceptive_Trade_Practices\"><\/span>Deceptive Trade Practices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The FTC enforces federal <strong>consumer protection<\/strong> laws, regarding &#8220;<strong>unfair<\/strong> or <strong>deceptive<\/strong> acts or practices&#8221; in <strong>advertising<\/strong>, <strong>marketing<\/strong> and <strong>sales<\/strong>.\u00a0 The same consumer protection laws that apply to offline media also apply to online media, including mobile devices with small screen displays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An ad is <strong>deceptive<\/strong> if it contains a statement, or omits information, that is likely to <strong>mislead<\/strong> consumers acting reasonably under the circumstances, and is \u201cmaterial\u201d or important to a consumer\u2019s decision to buy or use the product or service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If an <strong>endorsement<\/strong> is not representative of the performance that consumers can generally expect to achieve with a product, advertisers must disclose the generally expected performance in the depicted circumstances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Any solicitation for the purchase of consumer products with a <strong>warranty<\/strong> must disclose the text of the warranty offer or how consumers can obtain it for free.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Be sure to review digital media for compliance with the FTC requirements for digital advertising disclosure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Disclaimer: This information is legal advice.\u00a0 For legal advice, contact a licensed, competent attorney.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit our website for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/mobile-notary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-slimstat-async=\"false\" data-slimstat-callback=\"false\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"false\" data-slimstat-type=\"2\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\">Colorado Springs Mobile Notary<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0services or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abclegaldocs.com\/blog-Colorado-Notary\/colorado-notary-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-slimstat-async=\"false\" data-slimstat-callback=\"false\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"false\" data-slimstat-type=\"2\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\">Colorado Notary Training<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>classes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[Last-Modified Date 2017-04-23] add review schema, add image<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a9 Copyright 2015\u00a0 ABC Legal Docs, LLC\u00a0 All rights reserved.\u00a0 Do not copy.\u00a0 Citations welcome.\u00a0 Terms of Use apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital Advertising Disclosure If you receive compensation for affiliate marketing of goods or services or use endorsements or testimonials, you must follow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) digital advertising disclosure rules. 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