Determine if your website needs terms and conditions

Key quotes:

• "Meeting this legal requirement isn’t difficult, and there are simple ways in which you can display your Privacy Policy on your JotForm web form to make sure that your users agree to it."
• "There are a number of different web forms that you may be creating with JotForm, all of which collect personal data from your users."
• "Here’s an example of what a checkbox on a web form looks like: Another clickwrap method is including a statement at the bottom of your web form that says something like “By clicking submit, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy”."
• "Including a checkbox or statement is the easiest way to make sure that your users have agreed to your Privacy Policy, and it provides more legal certainty than a browsewrap method."
• "This is what your form should look like at the end: JotForm has also created a widget that you can use to insert a link to your Privacy Policy or Terms of Use at the end of your web form."

Key quotes:

• "The Terms of Use is important for setting out the rules for customers using the website, and the Privacy Policy explains how the website owner will look after and deal with customers’ private information."
• "JotForm provides templates for a number of “Contact Us” forms, but you may need to add some links or check boxes at the end of them to cover off your legal bases."
• "This law requires that the website owner must: If you are based in any of the above countries, or if you could have users coming from those countries, your “Contact Us” form could collect personal information that is covered by the above laws, so make sure you comply."
• "If you are using a browsewrap method in relation to your web form, make sure that the links to your Privacy Policy and Terms of Use are easily visible on your “Contact Us” page; don’t hide them below the fold."
• "All web forms (no matter how short) need to be covered by your Privacy Policy and website Terms of Use."

Key quotes:

• "courts and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have continually referenced the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA success criteria as the standard to gauge whether websites are accessible."
• "Instead of the pretend-to-get-stuff-done maneuvering above, start by diving into WCAG 2.0 AA and taking care of the biggest obstacles to accessibility and most common lawsuit complaints."
• "What the flexibility language is acknowledging is that although WCAG is currently the best solution for determining whether a website is accessible, it’s an imperfect standard."
• "#3 Don’t Pay for Automated Scans The way you get started with accessibility is typically you 1) audit and then 2) remediate your website."
• "And while you figure out your plan of action and are in the process of making your website accessible, you might get hit by a demand letter or lawsuit."
• "Get my WCAG checklists and sign up to get my plain English guide on what all of WCAG 2.0 AA + 2.1 AA success criteria actually mean (free): Sign up free at Accessible.org Read more of my articles on Web Accessibility and ADA Compliance: Lowering your risk of a demand letter Why accessibility toolbars/widgets/plugins aren’t compliant Does every website need to be ADA compliant?."

Key quotes:

• "Customers may want to be notified of the general risks associated with using the site; If you’re collecting private information or data from users, they may be concerned with how you are protecting and using their data; they’ll want to know how your company deals with any conflicts arising from the use of your site, software, or product."
• "If you’re going to be sharing this information with third parties, you’ll also want to be aware of state-specific laws that govern how this information can be shared and the notice and options that must be given to users."
• "The Knot’s Privacy Policy is a good illustration of a policy that specifically calls out the ways in which a user can opt out of their information being shared with third parties, in line with California’s Online Privacy Protection Act."
• "This California law is something you’ll want to be familiar with, as it can apply to your website even if you’re not based in California."

Key quotes:

• "These Terms of Service (“Terms”) apply to your access to and use of the websites, mobile applications and other online products and services (collectively, the “Services”) provided by A Medium Corporation (“Medium” or “we”)."
• "“Continue,” “Sign-in,” or “Sign-up,”) or by using our Services, you agree to these Terms, including the mandatory arbitration provision and class action waiver in the Resolving Disputes; Binding Arbitration Section."
• "(b) Other than for the types of liability we can’t limit by law (as described in this section), we limit the total liability of Medium and the other Medium Parties for any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or our Services, regardless of the form of the action, to the greater of $50.00 USD or the amount paid by you to use our Services."