I don’t know about you but, the legal side of blogging scares me (or should I say DID scare me, but not anymore!) It is super confusing and a lot to take in.

If you feel the same way I do, then you have come to the right place!

I am going to walk you through step by step on how you can legally protect your blog.  No more stressing about what it’s supposed to say. Believe me, I wouldn’t recommend this option if it wasn’t easy.

Think plug and play. That’s it! Ok, let’s get to it. 

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***Disclaimer: Everything shared in this blog post is for educational purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice. If you have any questions or would like legal assistance, please consult with a lawyer, as I am unable to represent you. I am not a lawyer.

How To Legally Protect Your Blog 101

The real reason why you must and should protect it, revealed!

You and I both know, there is a TON that goes into starting a blog. You invest a lot of time. This is one of the main reasons to protect it.

How horrible would it be if you didn’t do something correctly and ended up getting sued? Poof! Bye-bye Bloggie. I. would. be. devastated.

I know, doesn’t sound fun, huh? Didn’t think so. To be honest, the legal stuff is the last thing we think about when starting our blog.

The legal stuff doesn’t seem as important as the other things, until it kind of smacks you in the face and it’s the only thing you can think about until you know it done. I mean don’t the right way, too.

Well, you don’t know what you don’t know! Legally protecting your blog is so very much important than you even know.

Did you know?

Having legal pages on your blog is required by law.

Including the legal pages are a requirement for working with brands along with being required legally, too.

Do you plan on making money with your blog?

Yes? Well, many affiliate companies will not accept you if you don’t have the legal pages, especially the privacy page.

Want to learn more about why you need to legally protect your blog?

I would recommend that you enroll in this free legal course.

The course goes through the basics of legally protecting your blog and why. It is important you understand the basics. You want to at least know enough to be deadly should a situation arise. It’s a great idea to educate yourself.

The BEST PART? Did I mention this LEGAL COURSE IS FREE?! Give that link back there a quick click to a quick and FREE legal course.

Give me all the freebies please!!

So, what are the most important legal pages to have on my blog?

Great question! Let’s go through each one, one-by-one.

The first page up is:

1. Privacy Policy

A privacy policy states all the ways you collect data from your blog visitors. If you collect any personal data, then it is required by law to have one on your blog.

Depending on what type of blog you have, and the tools and resources you use, will all vary on the type of personal data you collect.

For example, if you allow comments on your blog, you are more than likely collecting names and email addresses.

To summarize, most blogs collect data from their visitors, meaning a privacy policy is required by law.

2. Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions is the page that represents the contract between your actual blog and your readers. They are also called Terms of Use and Terms of Services.

It’s a page on your blog that serves as a sort of Rule Book.

Some of the points included and reviewed on the Terms & Conditions page are as follows:

• reliance on content
• limitation of liability
• disclaimers
• comments        

3. Disclaimer

A disclaimer is a page that lets you disclaim legal liability for the content you publish on your blog.

No matter what your blog is about, it is important to have a disclaimer page.

Also, if you write a post about sensitive topics (like medical topics, health and wellness and legal) it’s good to also put a short disclaimer at the beginning of the post (like I did with this one!)

4. Disclosures Page

The purpose of a disclosure relative to blogging is to disclose any sort of paid relationships with any brands. These would be the ones you have through affiliate links or brand sponsorships.

With that, you are required by the law to tell your audience that you are being paid for something. A disclosure page is necessary if you work with brands and intend to make money with your blog.

Along with a disclosure page, it is also important to have an affiliate disclosure statement in every post that has affiliate links.

It is especially important to note that your affiliate disclosure must be BEFORE any affiliate links.

4 Easy Steps to Add an Affiliate Disclosure to Every Post:

1. Open the post you want to edit and then write your affiliate disclosure in a new block.
2. Click on the three dots in the top right corner, then click on “add to reusable blocks”
3. Go ahead and name your block “Affiliate Disclosure” and click Save.
4. Next time you go to write a new post, just click on “Add a New Block” and choose your reusable “Affiliate Disclosure” block.

Super Easy, right? Now you don’t have to write your disclosure every time. You can even do a copy and paste, as well.

Alright. Let us get to the good stuff already!

Tell me HOW I am going to put all this into action. We discussed the what and why for all the legal pages you will need to have on your blog so YES let me tell you how, now.

Alrighty, now you have a few different options here:

1. You can write your own legal pages. This is only if you are a lawyer yourself OR
2. Hire a lawyer to write them for you OR
3. Buy templates that were written by a lawyer.

The route I decided to go with my blog (because I am not a lawyer and did not want to hire one) was to buy the templates written by a lawyer and boy oh boy, was I happy I did!

It was the easiest part of setting up my blog thus far! Yet, as you guys know, the legal stuff carries the most unknowns and can be very overwhelming. But, now I am worry free about my blog being protected legally and its an amazing feeling!

So, who did I get the templates from? I didn’t think you would ask!

Introducing the Legal Bundle Value Pack!

The Legal Bundle Value Pack contains templates for all 4 essential legal pages. Yes, I said TEMPLATES! How excited are you now?

Us bloggers love some good ole templates! I have to share that I felt the same way!

Each of these templates were written by an experienced lawyer (and blogger herself) Lucrezia Lapichino.

What I love most about Lucrezia is that she is a blogger and lawyer in one! You don’t come across this many times

Lucrezia know exactly what us bloggers need to legally protect our blogs.

What is included in the Legal Bundle Value Pack?

• Privacy policy template (GDPR and CCPA compatible)
• Terms and Conditions template
• Disclaimer
• Disclosure page (and affiliate disclosure notice for posts)

NEXT STEP, ALREADY! Please and Thank You!!

Click here to go to the Legal Bundle Value Pack to purchase for your own blog. I cannot stress how simple and easy it is! You will get access to 4 legal courses, one course for each legal page.

Each course has a downloadable link for the legal page as well as some helpful information about legally protecting your blog.

Like I had mentioned before, it is plug and play. Everywhere where you need to enter your own personal information, it is highlighted a different color with specific directions on what you need to do.

Each legal page also comes in Word Doc so that you can edit and fill it in with your information and then save to use later when you update.

And just like that, all your legal pages are ready. The whole process is super easy to understand.

Lucrezia is the best!

She walks you through each course (each legal page) so you know what you should know and within MINUTES you have your blog ready legal pages!

Once you have customized each of your 4 essential legal pages just create new pages on your blog within WordPress (go to pages > add new) and paste the document, click publish and Voila! You are all set!

Let Me Summarize All This Legal Stuff For You

Yes, I get it the legal side of blogging can be and IS very overwhelming and confusing, but with the Legal Bundle Value Pack – those feelings go away!!

This is why I highly recommend you check out Lucrezia’s Legal Bundle Value Pack. I am SO Happy I did.

I know you will be happy you did, too!

Take me to the Legal Bundle Value Pack now, I want to protect my blog today!

Your blog will literally be protected and ready to go in less than a half hour.

1. Download the Templates
2. Enter Your Own Information
3. Create New Pages on Your Blog
4. Paste the Word Doc right into the New Page
5. BOOM! You have your legally protected blog, ready to take on the world!!

Please, do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions! I am here to help you along the way. This is an especially important step of setting up your blog and I want to make sure you are good to go.

Want to hear the secrets from the most successful badass blogger babes who have absolutely crushed this blogging thing and pushed through all the tough times? You don’t want to miss out. It was life changing for me.

When you started your blog , what topic was the most overwhelming for you and why? I would love to hear from you!

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