Terms and Conditions

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The explanations and information provided on this page are only general, high-level explanations and information about how to draft your own Terms and Conditions document. You should not consider this article as legal advice or recommendations regarding what you should actually do, as we cannot know in advance the specific terms you wish to establish between your business and your clients and visitors. We recommend that you seek legal advice to understand and develop your own Terms and Conditions.

Terms and Conditions: 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 your customers, while they visit or engage with this website. The purpose of the T&C is to define the legal relationship between site visitors and you as the website owner.

T&C should be defined according 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 than a website that only provides information (such as a blog, landing page, etc.).

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 are trying to protect yourself from legal liability.

What should be included in the Terms and Conditions document?

In general, T&C typically address issues such as: who is authorized to use the website, possible payment methods, a statement that the website owner may change their offer in the future, the types of warranties the website owner provides to customers, a reference to intellectual property or copyright matters (if 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.