Website terms and conditions
The rules for using your website, written out so you can fill in your own details and publish them.
The rules visitors agree to when using your website.
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Key features
Who operates the site
Your business name, address and contact details, so visitors know who they are dealing with.
Acceptable use list
A list of things visitors agree not to do, such as scraping, interfering with the site or sending unsolicited messages, with a line to add your own.
Your content and what users submit
Who owns the site's material, what visitors may do with it, and what permission you need over material they submit.
Links, accuracy and the limits of what you offer
Links and framing, that the site is not professional advice if you say so, availability, and a blank for your own limit on responsibility.
Privacy, cookies, sales and complaints
Pointers to your privacy policy, cookie policy and terms of sale, a complaints route and your choice of law and venue.
About this document
Website terms and conditions set the basis on which visitors may use a site: who operates it, how the terms may change, what use is and is not allowed, accounts, who owns the content, what users submit, links, the limits of what the site offers, accuracy and availability, and where a dispute would go.
This is a blank form that you complete with your own business details and choices, then publish. It is written in plain language in the first person plural. Filling it in does not make your terms enforceable or your site lawful: what you may say, and how far you can limit your responsibility, depends on your business and where your users are, so a lawyer's review is worth having before you publish.
Is this document right for you?
Useful when
- You are launching a website and want published rules for visitors
- You run a site with accounts or user submissions
- Your existing terms are out of date or copied from elsewhere
Commonly used by
- Small business owners
- Bloggers and content publishers
- Start-ups with a marketing or information site
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Alternatives
These are separate documents, for different jobs.
- Privacy policiesExplain how you collect and use people's personal data.View document
- Cookie policiesExplain how your website uses cookies.View document
- Website disclaimersSet the limits on what your website's content promises.View document
- Platform terms of useThe rules users agree to on your platform or app.View document
When to use this
- A new company puts terms in its website footer
- A site adds a comment or review feature and needs submission rules
- A business links its terms to its privacy and cookie pages
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About the website terms and conditions
No. It gives you a structure to describe your site and your rules. What the law asks of you depends on your business and where your users are, so take advice.
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