I know that on our current website we have a disclaimer that pops up when you click on an outside link that say "You are about the leave ABC Bank's website. Do you wish to continue" and then they can either click yes or no. My questions is if when you click on the link a new tab comes up, and not a new page, do you have to have the disclaimer? You're not really leaving the site becasue the bank site is in the other tab. Let me know what you think.

These "Speed Bumps" are required.
The purpose is to inform a consumer that "Hey you are going somewhere that is not The Bank & we aren't responsible for the content of that website"

Whether it technically opens a new tab or new window or not, doesn't matter.

While I wouldn't say they are required, they are a best practice strongly encouraged by regulators and for good reasons.

The message they convey is that you don't control the content, security or privacy of what happens on the next page, screen, tab, whatever.

Ok, thanks for your help.

As Andy says, best practice, but you will be heavily criticized by a regulator if you aren't doing it...

does the speed bump have to be a pop up? or can it be a disclosure on the bottom of the webpage?

Example:

*Some pdfs contain external links. By clicking the link you are leaving the Bank’s web site. The web site you have selected is an external one located on another server. The Bank has no responsibility for any external web site. It neither endorses the information, content, presentation, or accuracy nor makes any warranty, express or implied, regarding any external site.

The regulators view a "speed bump" as something other than a pop-up or simple warning legend at the bottom of a page. FIL0330 should provide all the guidance you need to keep the regulators happy.

Thank you,

Specifically, this is where I'm having troubles:

I have a page on our bank website that I post various Fraud bits of information to.

If I post a link - say to ftc.gov - the speed bump works fabulously.

If I post a PDF - say of an article I've written that includes links inside the PDF - the speed bump does not work.

I've proposed adding a red disclaimer *Important information about external links* at the top of the page & when you click on it - it brings you to the bottom of the page with our disclaimer.


I'm wondering if this would be acceptable? Otherwise, I'm looking at updating every single PDF to put a disclosure at the bottom.