# Privacy Disclaimer Stationery Blank Cards Feature Confidentiality Legalese from E-Mails By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2009-05-02 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/privacy-disclaimer-stationery-blank-cards-feature-confidentiality-legalese References: [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/21292/) & [prettybitter](http://www.prettybitter.com/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=AO-101) These clever letterpress cards feature the same privacy disclaimer found on many corporate e-mail signatures for a cheeky way to ensure that whatever you write inside the card will be kept confidential. I love the usage of legalese as a precursor to a handwritten note. Check out some other [clever greeting cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holiday-can-cards) and [notecards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affirmation-gel-pens) below. **Implications** - Ours is a litigious society, and many corporate e-mail signatures include a disclaimer meant to deter future lawsuits. This print card pokes fun at this lawsuit-happy phenomenon with a letterpress disclaimer while simultaneously expressing the need for privacy and discretion in [written correspondence](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-postcard) -- a notion that has become somewhat foreign in today's tabloid-obsessed culture. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 17% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Cheeky Greeting Cards:** Opportunity to disrupt the greeting card industry by combining humor and clever designs. - **Privacy in Communication:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to develop new technologies or platforms that ensure privacy and discretion in written correspondence. - **Lawsuit-happy Society:** Innovation opportunity to create legal services or solutions that address the litigious nature of our society. ### Where This Applies - **Greeting Card Industry:** Incorporate humor and clever designs to disrupt the conventional greeting card market. - **Technology and Communication:** Develop innovative technologies or platforms that prioritize privacy and discretion in written correspondence. - **Legal Services:** Create solutions that address the litigious nature of our society, offering legal support or risk mitigation strategies. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Anonymous Letter Sending](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anonymous-letter.md) - [Unconventional Valentine Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/happy-disingenuous-romance-day-valentine-card.md) - [Hybrid Mail Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/better-letter-card-co.md) - [Greeting Card Kiosks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greeting-card-kiosk.md) - [Convenient Online Greeting Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/happy-tree-cards.md) - [Ranch-Filled Holiday Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hidden-valley-ranch-holiday-card.md) - [Phygital Greeting Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gift-card-greetings.md) - [Quirky eCard Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/happiepages.md) - [Customizable Marketing Postcards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartpress.md)