Terms & Conditions
Legal disclaimer
The explanations and information provided on this website should be regarded as general and high-level guidance on how to write your own Terms and Conditions. You should not rely on this article as legal advice or as specific recommendations for what you should actually do, as we cannot know in advance the exact terms you wish to set between your business and your customers or visitors. We recommend that you consult a lawyer who can help you understand and draft your own Terms and Conditions.
Terms and Conditions – The Basics
That said, the Terms and Conditions (“T&C”) are a set of legally binding rules defined by you, as the owner of this website. The T&C establish the legal boundaries that govern the behavior of site visitors or your customers when they access or interact with your website. The purpose of the T&C is to define the legal relationship between your site’s visitors and you, the site owner.
T&C should be tailored to the specific needs and nature of each website. For example, a site offering products to customers through e-commerce transactions requires different T&C than a site that only provides information (such as a blog, landing page, etc.).
T&C also provide you, as the website owner, with a way to protect yourself from potential legal liability. However, this can vary from one jurisdiction to another, so be sure to seek local legal advice if you're aiming to protect yourself legally.
What to include in a Terms & Conditions document
Essentially, Terms & Conditions often address the following types of issues: who is allowed to use the website; possible payment methods; a statement that the website owner may change their offerings in the future; types of warranties the website owner provides to their clients; references to intellectual property or copyright issues, when relevant; the website owner’s right to suspend or cancel a user’s account; and much more.
To learn more about this, check out our article “Creating Terms and Conditions.”