Terms and Conditions
Disclaimer
The explanations provided on this page are general information and do not provide detailed instructions on how to write your own terms and conditions. This article is not intended as legal advice or a recommendation on necessary actions, 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 for clarification and assistance in drafting your terms and conditions.
Terms and conditions: key aspects
That said, 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 limits that govern the activities of visitors, or your customers, while visiting or interacting with this website. The T&Cs are intended to establish the legal relationship between visitors and you, as the website owner.
T&Cs should be defined based on the specific needs and nature of each website. For example, a website that offers products to customers via e-commerce transactions requires different T&Cs than a website that only provides information (such as a blog, landing page, and so on).
The T&Cs offer you, as a website owner, the ability to protect yourself from potential legal risk, but they can vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, so it's a good idea to seek local legal advice if you require legal protection.
What to include in the T&Cs
Generally, the T&Cs often address issues such as: who is authorized to use the website; available payment methods; a statement stating that the website owner may change its offerings in the future; the types of guarantees the website owner provides to its customers; any reference to intellectual property or copyright issues; the website owner's right to suspend or delete a member's account; and much more.
To learn more, see our article " Creating Terms and Conditions of Use ."