5 replies to this topic

[richlewt]

Hi
I am slowly trying to get my head around the legal implications of trading online. Is there a standard generic set of Terms and Conditions that can be downloaded and adapted to suit my shop?

[Ian-San]

These are pretty good - just change a few American Spellings etc.

http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contri...ions,396/page,3

[Pompeylad]

Hi,

I have just came across this thread as I am petty suck with what to write in the Terms and Conditions. I have downloaded the contrib, which I guess will end up using this, but does anybody know of any other templates for Terms and Conditions online which I can look up? Or how have others writen them and what have they use to help them?

Thanks,
Pompeylad.

[detsouvalas]

Ask your lawyer to write the general conditions for you or spend some afternoons in the legal library reading about e-commerce regulations on a country-, european- and world- level!

[sheilcymru]

If you are uk-based, then I can recommend a good lawyer who's doing a special offer on T&C for UK websites at the mo. Although it might seem the easy option to copy someone else's or use a generic one, IMO it pays to shell out for the real mccoy for peace of mind.

The cost of properly-prepared T&C, currently on offer at £150 (basic) far outweighs the possible loss of money through not being able to enforce your contracts with your customers or even prosecution by trading standards authorities - IMHO

PM or email me for the url if you want to know more.

Edited by sheilcymru, 13 July 2004, 08:29.

[meandrew]

I cannot emphasis this more, do not copy someone elses terms you need to consult with a solicitor and get your terms right as your terms are specific to your terms of business!

get it wrong and it could cost you dearly.

this isn't cheap but will let you sleep at night, forget what others get away with do it correctly for your own peace of mind.

Andrew