Keep the Fine Print Up to Date: The Website Terms and Conditions are Important

This article recommends a number of provisions for website owners and internet service providers to consider when drafting their terms and conditions.

The topics discussed include:

  • information about the company;
  • intellectual property; defamation;
  • website content; liability;
  • information about the user and its visits to the site; and
  • transactions concluded through the site.

The article advises website operators with social media content to be especially careful to include warranties and indemnities provisions in case a user infringes third party IP or defames someone on the website.

Read the article here.

Takeaway:

  • Website terms and conditions are extremely important, and should be updated with any change in product or service, and after any change in relevant legislation.

Written by Rajah. Rajah Lehal is Founder and CEO of Clausehound.com. Rajah is a legal technologist and technology lawyer who is, together with the Clausehound team, capturing and sharing lawyer expertise, building deal negotiation libraries, teaching negotiation in classrooms, and automating negotiation with software.