TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The explanations and information provided on this page are only general, high-level explanations on how to write your own Terms and Conditions document. You should not consider this article as legal advice or recommendations on what to do, 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 counsel to help you understand and create the Terms and Conditions for your website.
A legal disclaimer
The Terms and Conditions (“T&Cs”) are a set of legally binding terms defined by you, as the website owner. The T&Cs establish the legal boundaries governing the activities of website visitors, or your customers, while they visit or interact with your website. The purpose of the T&Cs is to establish the legal relationship between website visitors and you, as the website owner.
Terms and conditions should be defined according to the needs and nature of each website. For example, a website that offers products to customers in e-commerce transactions will require different terms and conditions than a website that only provides information (such as a blog, landing page, etc.).
The Terms and Conditions offer the website owner the ability to protect themselves against potential legal exposure, but this can vary by jurisdiction, so it's important to seek local legal advice if you're trying to protect yourself from legal exposure.
Terms and conditions - the basics
In general, Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) typically address the following types of issues: who is permitted to use the site; the possible payment methods; a statement that the site owner may change their offer in the future; the types of guarantees the site owner offers to their customers; references to intellectual property or copyright issues, when relevant; the site owner's right to suspend or cancel a member's account; among many other points.