Terms and Conditions
Disclaimer
The explanations provided on this page are general information and not detailed information on how to write your own terms and conditions. This article is not intended to be legal advice or a recommendation on what action to take, as we cannot know in advance what specific terms you wish to establish between your business and your customers and visitors. We recommend that you seek legal advice for clarification and assistance in creating your own terms and conditions.
Terms and Conditions: Key Aspects
That said, the Terms and Conditions (“T&C”) mean a set of legally binding terms defined by you, as the owner of the website. The T&C sets out the legal limits that govern the activities of visitors, or your customers, while visiting or interacting with this website. The T&C are intended to establish the legal relationship between visitors and you, as the owner of the website.
T&Cs should be defined based on the specific needs and nature of each website. For example, a website that offers products to customers with eCommerce transactions requires different T&Cs than a website that only provides information (such as a blog, landing page, etc.).
The T&Cs offer you, as a website owner, the ability to protect yourself from potential legal risk, but they can vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, so it is a good idea to ensure you get local legal advice if you require protection in this regard.
What to include in the T&Cs
In general, T&Cs often cover such matters as: who is allowed to use the website; possible payment methods; a statement that the website owner may change its offering in the future; the types of guarantees the website owner provides to its customers; a possible reference to intellectual property or copyright issues; the website owner's right to suspend or delete a member's account; and much more.
To learn more, see our article " Creating Terms and Conditions of Use ".