Affiliate Disclaimer - Feature Guide
Your store has options to show an Affiliate Disclaimer in several places in your store.
What is an Affiliate Disclaimer?
Some merchants, such as Amazon, require you to show an Affiliate Disclaimer in your store. This is a bit of text that explains you are an affiliate and you are promoting Amazon.
Here is an example:
Affiliate disclosure: When you click links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network, Walmart, Etsy, AliExpress and Amazon. As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.
Is this automatically done for me?
Yes, we automatically add an Affiliate Disclaimer at the bottom of your store (in the footer area) and on your product pages under the offers.
This is our recommendation to stay compliant with Amazon, eBay, Walmart, etc. You can also add a short note at the top of your pages and beside your buy buttons, as explained below.
The four disclaimer places
| Field | Where it shows | Where to change it | Default |
| Affiliate Disclosure Text - Footer | The footer of every page | Store > Text > Global Text, Affiliate tab | On |
| Affiliate Disclosure Text - Offers | Under the offers on your product pages | Store > Text > Product Text | On |
| Affiliate Disclosure Text - Top | One line under the top navigation, on every page except product pages | Store > Text > Global Text, Affiliate tab | Off |
| Affiliate Disclosure Text - Beside Buttons | A short note under buttons that go straight to a retailer | Store > Text > Global Text, Affiliate tab | Off |
Affiliate Disclosure Text - Top
This field is empty, and so switched off, to start with. Type a one line note to turn it on, for example "We may earn a commission from links on this page." It shows under the top navigation on every page except product pages, where the offers disclaimer already sits under the buy buttons. Delete the text to hide it again.
Affiliate Disclosure Text - Beside Buttons
This field is empty, and so switched off, to start with. Type a short note to turn it on, for example "Affiliate link". It then shows under any button that goes straight to a retailer, on product lists, in articles and on embedded products, once per product. The product page offers have their own disclaimer. Delete the text to hide it again.
How can I change the Affiliate Disclaimers?
- Go to Store > Text > Global Text for the Footer, Top and Beside Buttons fields, or Store > Text > Product Text for the Offers field.
- Open the Affiliate tab.
- Edit the text, or delete it to hide that disclaimer.
- Click Save Text.
For what the law asks of you, see our guide on affiliate disclosure laws.