TERMS AND CONDITIONS
LEGAL NOTICE
The explanations and information provided on this page are intended solely as general, broad guidance on how to draft your own Terms and Conditions document. You should not consider this article as legal advice or as a recommendation of what you should actually do, as we cannot know in advance the specific terms you wish to establish between your business and your customers and visitors. We recommend seeking legal advice to fully understand and prepare your own Terms and Conditions.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: THE BASICS
That said, Terms and Conditions (“T&C”) are a set of legally binding terms defined by you, as the owner of this website. The T&C establish the legal boundaries governing the activities of website visitors or customers while they browse or interact with the website. Their purpose is to establish the legal relationship between the site’s visitors and you, as the website owner.
The T&C should be tailored to the specific needs and nature of each website. For example, a website that offers products to customers through e-commerce transactions requires different T&C from a website that simply provides information, such as a blog or a landing page.
The T&C give you, as the website owner, the ability to protect yourself from legal liability. However, this may vary from one jurisdiction to another, so make sure to seek local legal advice if you wish to protect yourself from legal liability.
WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DOCUMENT
In general, T&C typically cover matters such as who is authorised to use the website, the available payment methods, a statement that the website owner may change their offerings in the future, the types of warranties or guarantees offered to customers, references to intellectual property or copyright matters (where relevant), the website owner’s right to suspend or terminate a member’s account, and much more.
For more information, read our article How to Create a Terms and Conditions Policy.