Website Terms of Use
What are website terms?
Website terms are often called ‘terms of use’ or ‘terms and conditions’ and are a set of legal agreements that outline the rights and obligations for users who visit and interact with a website. They govern the relationship between the user and the owner of the website. They typically cover user behaviour, content usage, intellectual property rights, disclaimers, liabilities, privacy policies, cookie use, and any other important information related to the use of the website.
When would you need website terms?
You need website terms whenever you operate a website! They establish clear guidelines and legal boundaries for visitors to your website and help protect your interests.
User expectations: setting expectation regarding acceptable behaviour, content usage and interactions on the site.
Liability protection: protecting you from legal disputes by outlining limitations of liability and disclaimers relating to the accuracy of information, user generated content and any potential damages.
Intellectual property: explaining how site users can and cannot use the intellectual property on the site.
Content usage: terms setting out how site users can post content to the site and how any content will be moderated.
Privacy policies: informing users how any personal information collected will be stored and used.
Dispute resolution: specifying how any conflicts will be resolved.
Compliance: including terms to ensure you comply with any rules and regulations.
Updates and changes: providing a way for you to make changes to your website terms and inform site users.