Product Affiliation Disclosure Template
Explain your actual relationship to a product plainly when a permitted discussion requires it, without treating disclosure as permission to promote.
When to use this template
Use this only when mentioning the product is relevant and permitted in the specific discussion. A brief disclosure should clarify perspective without dominating the answer.
Choose another approach when: The community prohibits the mention, you want to pose as an independent customer, or you believe adding a disclosure makes any promotional reply acceptable.
Gather these inputs
- Your accurate current relationship to the product.
- The specific permitted reason to mention it.
- Current product facts and the community’s disclosure and promotion rules.
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Worked example
Illustrative example, not a Crany customer result. Replace every example detail with facts you can verify.
A fictional founder is asked how their checklist export works in a community thread where maker answers are allowed. A clear opening says they are the maker, then explains the actual format and its current limit. If that community bans product mentions in ordinary help threads, the founder does not add the disclosure and proceed anyway. They provide a permitted general answer or decline to post. The statement clarifies a relationship; it does not manufacture independence or override the local rule.
How to use it
- Verify the relationship and whether the product mention belongs in the discussion.
- Use a direct plain disclosure and keep factual support close to the claim.
- Review local rules and omit the mention if it is not allowed.
Check before using it
- The relationship is explicit rather than hinted through vague wording.
- No neutral-review framing disguises a commercial connection.
- Disclosure does not replace relevance, permission or accurate claims.
What to measure
Review whether readers can identify the author’s relationship and understand the factual answer. This wording supports transparency, not legal compliance certification or permission for unsolicited promotion.
Research and sources
Community relevance and accurate representation inform this original disclosure scaffold. The sources do not define a universal disclosure phrase; legal advertising obligations require their own context.
- Reddit: Spam — checked 2026-10-23. Repeated or unsolicited mass engagement and repetitive promotion are prohibited; moderators apply community-specific boundaries.
- Reddit: Reddiquette — checked 2026-10-23. Read community rules, contribute relevant original information and avoid vote solicitation; local rules still apply.
- Google: Creating helpful, reliable, people-first content — checked 2026-10-23. Original value, useful answers, transparent sourcing and a clear audience.
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