Terms and Conditions
Legal Disclaimer
The clarifications and information provided on this page are intended solely to offer general, non-specific guidance on how to draft your own Terms and Conditions. You should not rely on this article for legal advice or specific recommendations on what you should actually do, as we cannot know in advance the specific terms you wish to establish between your company and your customers and visitors. We recommend seeking legal advice if you need assistance understanding and creating your own Terms and Conditions.
Terms and Conditions – Key Concepts
With that said, Terms and Conditions (“T&C”) are a set of legally binding terms defined by you, as the owner of this site. The T&C establish the legal framework governing the activities of site visitors—or your customers—during their visit to or interaction with this site. The purpose of the T&C is to establish the legal relationship between site visitors and you, the site owner.
Terms and Conditions must be established according to the specific needs and nature of each website. For example, a site offering products to customers via e-commerce transactions requires Terms and Conditions that differ from those of a site offering only information (such as a blog, a landing page that redirects to other sites, and so on).
Terms and Conditions give you, as the website owner, the ability to protect yourself against potential legal liability. However, this can vary by jurisdiction, so seek local legal advice if you intend to protect yourself from legal liability.
What to include in the T&C document
In general terms, the T&Cs typically govern the following matters: who may use the site; available payment methods; a statement that the site owner may modify their offerings in the future; the types of warranties the site owner provides to customers; references to intellectual property or copyright issues, where relevant; the site owner's right to suspend or cancel a member's account; and much more.