Method of Using a Portion of a URL and an Interstitial Page to Make a Disclosure Statement For Regulation Compliance

A computer system for URL shortening, comprising:

• a domain;
• a short URL containing a disclosure statement in a URL structure;
• a destination URL;
• a client device, wherein the client device connects to the system via a URL shortening server;
• a visitor device, wherein the visitor device connects to the system via the URL shortening server;
• an interstitial page editor or selector, wherein the interstitial page editor or selector generates or selects a pre-created interstitial page with a pre-defined or defined by a client disclosure statement;
• an interstitial page containing a disclosure statement;
• and
• wherein the URL shortening server is in communication with the client and visitor devices and redirecting the visitor device from the interstitial page with the disclosure statement to the destination URL.

A computer program product for URL shortening, comprising:

• a computer readable storage medium;
• a computer readable program code which instructs a processor to:
• generate a new short URL having a disclosure statement in the URL structure, redirection parameters comprising a destination URL, information about a domain name to be used for a short URL, information about an interstitial page displayed on a visitor device prior to redirection, information about disclosure statement displayed on the interstitial page, and the type of action to be taken by the visitor device in order to get redirected from the interstitial page to the destination URL;
• and generate the interstitial page with a disclosure statement defined by a client device;
• and
• redirect the visitor device to a destination URL through the interstitial page, wherein the interstitial page comprises at least one of the disclosure statement defined by the client and access control to the destination URL.