Terms of use are the rules and regulations for users of your website. Having terms of use on your website can offer you legal protection by limiting liability in case a customer decides to take legal action against you. We highly recommend obtaining legal advice before publishing your website terms of use.
What should you include in your Website Terms of Use?
1. Limitation of Liability
This states that you can’t be held responsible for any errors in content on your website. You can also limit your liability from offensive postings by others on your website.
2. Permitted Use
This sets restrictions on users copying and reproducing content from your website.
3. Copyright
We recommend including a notice about copyright and trademark to protect your content and your business identity. For example, “Copyright © 2019” followed by your website’s URL.
4. Privacy Policy
This details how information collected on your website is used and/or not used by your business. You must have a privacy policy if your website collects information from users such as email addresses or credit card information.
5. Governing Law
You should state where your website operates relative to governing law. For example, if you’re operating your company from Sydney, you might say something along the lines of, “These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of Australia and the State of NSW.”
See also Online Terms and Conditions and Terms and Conditions.
