Business Forms

Web developers, insert these optional additional contract clauses into a Website Development Agreement to govern acceptance of the website by the owner.

• These provisions set out the methods for:
  • acceptance testing of the website,
  • notification of the web developer by the client with respect to amendments and changes, and
  • refusal by the customer to accept the site.
• These generic clauses are provided in MS Word format and can be used in most countries.

Protect yourself against claims for loss or damages by users of your website with these standard Website Disclaimers for internet service providers.

• The disclaimers cover a number of common issues, including:
  • posting of offensive or objectionable content to hosted sites,
  • limitation of liability for damages or injury,
  • posting of information in chat rooms, discussion rooms or forums,
  • links from third party sites,
  • no endorsement by the ISP of third party products or services,
  • protection of the ISP's intellectual property rights in graphics and materials found on its websites,
  • testing for viruses, trojan horses and worms,
  • unauthorized use of copyrighted materials.
• This form is available in MS Word format, which can be converted to html for posting online.

Post this Intellectual Property Protection Statement on your website to protect against unauthorized use of your materials.

• The form contains standard notices, policies and restrictions with respect to copyright and trade mark, use of proprietary markings, use of licensed materials.
• The file is available in MS Word format, which can be converted to html for posting on your website.
• Easy to customize so you can tailor it for your exact needs.

Set out the terms and conditions governing how other sites can hyperlink back to your site using your logo or brand with this Website Linking Agreement.

• This contract template does not contemplate any monetary consideration for the use of the hyperlink.
• The target website ("Linkee") offers the linking website ("Linker") a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use its trademarks, logos, and other brand marks for the sole purpose of establishing the link.
• The Linkee agrees not to extend the same terms to any businesses that are in direct competition with the Linker.
• Linkee indemnifies and holds Linker harmless against intellectual property infringement claims from third parties regarding the content on its website.
• The Agreement includes provisions covering:
  • the gathering and use of visitor information,
  • protection of each party's intellectual property,
  • prohibition of objectionable content on the Linker's website,
  • representations and warranties of the parties,
  • limitation of liability,
  • standard boilerplate miscellaneous provisions.
• Available in MS Word format.
• This is a generic template which does not contain specific references to the legislation of any particular country or region.

Set out the policies governing all site visitors to your website with this Website Policy Statement.

• The policy statement covers a variety of standard issues, including:
  • guidelines for posting in public areas such as chat rooms, discussion groups and forums;
  • procedure for making a complaint;
  • emails and posts in public areas are not privileged or confidential;
  • account charges;
  • restrictions on use of licensed materials;
  • restrictions on downloads and communications;
  • unsolicited email and spamming.
• This form is available in MS Word format, which can be converted to html.

If you have a website, you must post a Website Privacy Policy to clearly set out how your site will use and protect any personal information gathered from your site visitors.

• The Policy explains how personal information is gathered and what the site operator does with the information.
• The template contains a special section that addresses specific information for users residing in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom and Brazil, to comply with various legal requirements applicable to those zones.
• The policy outlines how they protect children who visit the site. Users must be at least 13 years of age (16 in the EEA) to set up an account or access the website services.
• A description of how the website uses cookies, web beacons and similar technologies to store and manage information.
• Details of when and how access to information is given to third parties and for what purposes.
• The website operator is responsible to provide information to legal or government authorities as required by law.
• A description of what types of security measures are used to protect the information stored on the website.
• This is a downloadable template in MS Word format.

Create a Privacy Policy for a website based in Australia with this digital template in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 and Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000.

The privacy policy addresses the collection, use, security of and access to information that may be obtained from a visitor to the company's website, including:

• the type of information collected by the website,
• the ways in which the information is collected,
• how the information will be used,
• what other parties the information may be disclosed to,
• how sensitive information is managed and protected,
• how website users can access and make changes to their personal information,
• how to file a privacy complaint.

This Australia Website Privacy Policy is provided as a MS Word template so that you can easily modify it to fit your unique needs. Updated July 2018 to reflect recent international privacy law enactments.

Download and post these Terms and Conditions of Use on your website to clarify for your site visitors the rules governing how they can use the site.

• Visitors must observe proper Internet etiquette in all public areas such as chat rooms, forums, and discussion groups.
• The site operator does not endorse third party products or services offered through the site.
• Disclaimer and limitation of the website owner's liability for any loss or injury resulting from the visitor's use of the website.
• Visitors are granted a limited license to use the site content for their own personal use.
• Ownership of content and intellectual property rights in materials found on the site remain with the owners of such content and materials.
• Security and privacy issues.

Having your website's terms and conditions of use posted on every part of your site ensures that your site visitors are properly notified about your website policies and rules.

This ready-made set of Website Terms of Use are created especially for fitness businesses that offer online workouts, exercise and diet plans, and health and wellness products.

• These Terms of Use can be used for online fitness services that are available to users in the United States and Canada. The template includes provisions covering:
  • memberships, orders, shipping, pricing and taxes;
  • privacy, collection of personal information;
  • prohibited use of the website;
  • disclaimer of warranties;
  • content submitted by users;
  • disclaimer of medical and professional advice;
  • assumption of risk and participation waiver;
  • indemnification and release, limitation of liability;
  • dispute resolution by arbitration;
  • buyer's right to cancel provisions, under Canadian laws.
• The Terms of Use template comes in MS Word format and is easy to edit to fit your exact needs.
• The file can be easily converted to formats for online use, such as HTML.

Protect yourself against claims from website visitors by posting this Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability as part of your website user terms.

• These clauses contain disclaimers and limitation of liability provisions with respect to:
  • a visitor's use of the website,
  • all content provided on the site,
  • third party content or software on the site.
• Available in MS Word format and easily converted to html for posting online.