Disclosure is part of running an affiliate business, and it belongs in the same folder as your tax records. Below is our own disclosure, the rules we follow, and wording you can copy for your channels.
For educational purposes only. Rustic Compass is not a tax, legal, accounting, or financial advisory service, provides no professional advice, and issues no certification, credential, license, or continuing-education credit. Nothing here creates a client relationship. Always confirm your own situation with a qualified tax professional.
Rustic Compass is a paid software product. Some pages on this site — including lessons and resource recommendations — may contain affiliate links to tools such as accounting software, hosting, or courses. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.
Commissions never determine what we recommend. We only link to tools we would use in an affiliate business, and lesson content is written independently of any commercial relationship.
Rustic Compass provides education and recordkeeping tools. It is not tax, legal, or accounting advice, it does not file returns, and it does not guarantee any income or tax outcome. Consult a qualified professional about your situation.
We follow the FTC Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255). Questions about our disclosures can be sent through the contact address on your receipt.
Where it goes
Above the first affiliate link, before any content the reader has to scroll past.
Disclosure: some links below are affiliate links. If you buy through them I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products I have used or researched, and my opinions are my own.
Where it goes
Spoken in the first 30 seconds AND in the first two lines of the description, above the 'more' fold.
Heads up: this video contains affiliate links. If you buy through them I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks for supporting the channel.
Where it goes
In the body, near the top — not only in the footer.
This email includes affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Where it goes
In the post text itself, not buried in hashtags or comments.
#ad — affiliate link, I may earn a commission if you buy.
Where it goes
Clear in the post itself, even if you were not paid cash.
The brand sent me this product for free to review. That is a material connection I have to disclose, and my review is still my honest opinion.
Where it goes
Linked from your footer on every page — a supplement to per-page disclosures, not a replacement.
This website participates in affiliate programs. That means we may earn a commission when you click a link and make a purchase, at no additional cost to you. We disclose affiliate relationships on any page where they appear, in line with the FTC Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255).
These templates are a starting point, not legal advice. Adapt them to your actual relationships and have counsel review them if your program terms require specific wording.