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Disclosure

A disclosure is information that one party is required to make known to another party in connection with a contract.

In plain English

This term refers to information that must be shared, not kept back. In contract matters, it means one side has a duty to tell the other side certain facts or details connected with the agreement.

In context

Here, "Disclosure" signals that the notice provides information one party is required to make known to the other in relation to the contract, including matters such as charges, renewal, billing, or account use.

Situation
Understanding standard terms notices, acceptance controls, disclosures, and policy references
What it communicates
heads a short explanatory notice about charges, renewal, billing, or account use.

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not identify exactly which information must be made known.

Examples

“Before the buyer signed the service contract, the seller delivered the required disclosure of the cancellation fee.”

Core meaning

“The disclosure sets out the renewal date and any charges for using the account.”

In context