Pitfalls In Website Term And Conditions: Simplifying Online Contracts

Introduction:

Website User Agreement (WUA) or Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) stipulates the rights and obligations of users and website owners (i.e., your company); protects the interests of the website owners; limits legal obligations of the owner; sets out dispute resolution mechanisms; provides for indemnities to the company, Intellectual Property (IP) rights, the acceptable use of the site, and a host of other important things.

As internet users, we may have at one point or the other come across WUAs. However only a handful of website users actually take their time to read, study and understand the T&Cs of a WUA. It is extremely important to painstakingly study and understand the T&Cs of a WUA before signing up for the use of a website.