Terms and Conditions
Legal Disclaimer
Punto Cero is a nonprofit community service organization. The information provided on this page is intended to provide a general overview of how to draft your own Terms and Conditions. However, it should not be considered legal advice or recommendations on what you should do. We recommend seeking legal advice to help you understand and create your own Terms and Conditions.
Terms and Conditions - the essentials
That said, the Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) are a set of legally binding terms defined by you, as the owner of this website. The T&Cs establish the legal boundaries that govern the activities of website visitors or your customers while visiting or interacting with this website. The T&Cs are designed to establish the legal relationship between website visitors and you, as the website owner.
Terms and Conditions should be defined according to the specific needs and nature of each website. For example, a website that offers products to customers in e-commerce transactions requires different Terms and Conditions than a website that only provides information (such as a blog, landing page, etc.).
The Terms and Conditions give you, as the website owner, the ability to protect yourself from potential legal exposure, but this may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Be sure to seek local legal advice if you are trying to protect yourself from legal exposure.
What to include in the Terms and Conditions document
In general, Terms and Conditions typically address these types of issues: who may use the website; possible payment methods; a statement that the website owner may change their offering in the future; the types of guarantees the website owner offers their customers; a reference to intellectual property or copyright issues, where applicable; the website owner's right to suspend or terminate a member's account; and much more.
For more information, see our article 'Creating a Terms and Conditions Policy.'