Legal Disclosures And FTC Compliance Policy

The owners of this site have the full intention to be compliant with the Federal Trade Commission rules about the use of testimonials and endorsements in advertising and marketing. Accordingly, we want you as a visitor to understand that from time to time, we may include products offered by other vendors. Be advised that in most instances, if not in all instances, we will receive a commission on the sale of products or services in such cases.

FTC Regulations Impacting Bloggers and All Internet Marketers

If you haven’t been living in a Internet Marketing deserted island, then you should already know that the in 2009 the FTC Federal Trade Commission released a 81 page report regarding the new guidelines surrounding paid sponsorships and product reviews and recommendations which are the driving force behind Internet Marketing.

For you reading pleasure, I’ve provided the report in its entirety right here;  New FTC Guidelines.

It is crucial that all Internet Marketers, Merchants and Affiliates go through this document to define what, if any, actions they need to take in order to operate in compliance. These rules became effective on December 1st of 2009.

You need to know that it includes web properties such as Squidoo, Blogger, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr as well as other social networking sites. That is why it is crucially important to fully read through and fully grasp the report.

Just so you know, The FTC has stated clearly that the FTC is not going to engage in fining websites for absence of a FTC disclosure. The intent of the report and the new guidelines are to guide Internet Marketers in the direction of engaging in ethical business practices.

Translated; if you are not running Internet Marketing scams or otherwise attempting to deceive consumers; it is highly improbable that you will be impacted by these new guidelines.