There are a few situations that require you to use a disclaimer. In this presentation you can learn what a disclaimer is and when to use one for your website and/or mobile app.

1. Disclaimers

2. A disclaimer for your website or mobile app (1)
is often the best way to address specific points
of liability that could fall outside a Terms and
Conditions or a Privacy Policy agreement.
(1) Link to https://termsfeed.com/disclaimer/generator/

3. Disclaimers serve two purposes:
To warn
To limit liability

4. A warning sign is likely the earliest and
easiest manifestation of a disclaimer.

6. Why use a disclaimer

7. Limits responsibility through communication.
Consider websites that are offering alternative
health care or medical advice.

8. iHerb (2) sells vitamin and herbal supplements
online. It’s also very careful on how it represents
the information on its website.
iHerb adds this disclaimer:
(2) Link to http://www.iherb.com/

10. iHerb makes it clear that while the products are
available for purchase, that does not mean they
will always yield the intended benefits.

11. Here’s another example of a legal disclaimer

12. Intertek legal disclaimer page (3) explains that
it provides the best information possible but will
not be held liable if the user does not enjoy the
intended results.
(3) Link to http://www.intertek.com/legal/

14. When to use a disclaimer

15. There are a few particular situations that require
disclaimers more than others:
Websites with medical information and/or advice
Websites that give professional/expert advice

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Websites with legal information and/or advice
Websites that have an affiliate relationship with
endorsed products or services

17. Medical disclaimer

18. People will search on Google their symptoms before making a
doctor’s appointment. This makes disclaimers regarding the
effectiveness of online medical information you provide
through a website/app sadly necessary.
The last thing your company needs is to face a lawsuit due to
misuse of your information.

19. Website disclaimer

20. People rely on professional advice and often do not
make the distinction between hiring a professional
and reading an expert’s blog.
This is especially true for attorneys.

21. Lexblog (4) is a service offered by
Lexis (5) that gives law firms a platform
for their blogs. Each of the blogs on
that service includes this disclaimer:
(4) Link to https://www.lexblog.com/
(5) Link to http://www.lexis.com/

23. Affiliate disclaimer

24. Affiliate relationships enter a sticky territory, especially
if you are paid for reviewing products.

25. In 2009, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
in the U.S. passed rules requiring the disclosure
payments received for endorsing products.
That requires disclaimers if you have a
commercial relationship with another entity
where you advance their product or service.