Terms and conditions for website or app

Discussion in 'Legal Issues' started by jprops, 30th Jul, 2018.

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  1. jprops

    jprops Well-Known Member

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    Has anyone got experience with this? Is it wise to pay for a professional to write this up or are there online generators?

    We are creating a small proof of concept that we'd like to push out to public but unsure of what might need to be covered on the legals side.

    Any advice welcome.

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    J
     
  2. Paul@PAS

    Paul@PAS Tax, Accounting + SMSF + All things Property Tax Business Plus Member

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    You mean like those long things when you sign up for an app (Facebook privacy statement LOL) or software (MS Office - has anyone ever read about how Bill Gates owns your second child).

    Thats one for Lawyers....And may even need to pass muster with Google and Apple if its a app to be available through them. They will likely dictate what is allowed or not

    Found a thread - No idea if its good or old.
    Terms & Conditions for Mobile Apps
     
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  3. jprops

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    Yep, I stumbled upon them in my travels also. They appear to have a generator of T's&C's

    Terms & Conditions Generator
     
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    How many people will be using it?
    How sensitive is the data being shared?
    Who will access it and from where?

    Some of these might better inform how much time and $ you spend. You will probably need a Terms of Use/T&C as well as a Privacy Policy outlining how you use visitor data.

    Keep in mind the GDPR may have ramifications if you intend on providing access for people in the EU.

    You can minimise lawyer costs by drafting something yourself and have them review/refine the content instead of having them write it from scratch.

    When we first started with a web app we had a lawyer draft a basic T&C/PP from scratch and from memory it was ~$1800. You could probably get away with a cost less than half of that if you drafted yourself first and it didn't need too much work. Obviously costs will depend a lot on the complexity of your requirements.
     
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  5. jprops

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    Yep, I was thinking along the same lines. Potentially use that generator, and pay for a lawyer to proof read it.
     
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