Website Development and Hosting
Buy fully customizable and easy-to-use template contracts, agreements and forms for web developers, web hosting services, ISPs and website owners.
- Some contract templates are country-specific and some are generic forms that can be used anywhere.
- Affordable reusable digital forms to help you manage your web services or web-based business.
Canada Internet Media Services Agreement
Prepare customer contracts for web hosting and development with this Internet Media Services Agreement template for Canadian ISPs.
The web hosting service provider will provide internet connectivity and develop a website for the customer, according to the customer's functional specifications. Provisions of the Agreement include:- acceptance testing procedures;
- training and support services;
- warranties and limited liability of developer;
- intellectual property protection;
- ownership of domains.
Canada Programmer Subcontract
Canadian web developers, hire programmers with this Programmer Subcontract template for Canada.
- The web development firm retains the programmer on a non-exclusive contractor basis, not as an employee.
- All proprietary rights in the software being developed and any improvements or enhancements belong to the web development firm.
- The contract includes non-competition and confidentiality provisions.
- The contract is governed by Canadian laws.
Canada Website Development Agreement
Canadian web developers, write your customer contracts with this comprehensive Website Development Agreement template for Canada.
Provisions of the Agreement include:- coordination of contract services between designated personnel of the web developer and the client;
- procedure for change orders;
- details of specifications and timing for deliverables;
- web site hosting;
- usage reports;
- confidentiality and nondisclosure clauses;
- ownership rights.
Canada Website Privacy Policy (PIPEDA)
Every website originating in or doing business in Canada which gathers personal information is required by law to post a Privacy Policy under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
The PIPEDA Privacy Policy covers such matters as:- details of how personal information is gathered on the site,
- how the site operator makes use of the information,
- use of cookies,
- transfer of customer information to other parties,
- release of information to authorities if required by law,
- security measures,
- opt-out options,
- where to find information on PIPEDA.
The Canada PIPEDA Website Privacy Policy was created in accordance with Canadian privacy legislation.
Channel Partner Agreement | Canada
Sign up channel partners to sell your services with this Channel Partner Agreement template for companies based in Canada.
- The channel partner will sign up subscribers for the provider's business networking services and solutions, in return for an ongoing commission payable on the recurring monthly revenue.
- The network service provider authorizes the channel partner to market services for third parties which the provider is authorized to sell, and grants the channel partner a limited license to use trademarks and logos of such third parties.
- All customer orders must be approved by the provider at its discretion, before being considered as a sale.
- The contract includes a confidentiality clause to protect confidential information of the provider and third parties.
- The channel partner agrees not to contact the service provider's clients to induce them to change services.
- This legal contract is governed by the laws of Canada.
- Available in MS Word format and fully editable to meet your needs.
Checklist for Website Development Agreements
Use this free Checklist for Website Development Agreements to help ensure that you address all the issues that need to be taken into consideration when drafting the agreement.
- Key points include:
- scope of work,
- copyright and intellectual property rights,
- proprietary software,
- milestones and approval windows,
- pricing and payment,
- dispute resolution,
- responsibilities of each of the parties to each other.
- This Checklist for Website Development Agreements is a free download and is provided in PDF format.
China Cooperation Agreement for Provision of Services via Website
Prepare a Cooperation Agreement for provision of services through a website with this English-language template for companies doing business in China.
- The agreement is between two parties with respect to how certain services will be provided through a website owned by one party (Party A), using database software owned by the other party (Party B).
- Party A will provide the services to Party B's customers, and Party B will pay service fees to Party A.
- Party B will develop and maintain the website.
- Party B will retain the copyright for its software, and will own the rights to any new intellectual property developed under the agreement.
China Technical Services Agreement
Do you provide website services to customers in mainland China? Write your customer contracts with this Technical Services Agreement template.
- The Agreement is between a company registered in China and a foreign company which will provide web development, design and maintenance, as well as ongoing programming, technical and consulting services.
- The web developer will be paid an annual service fee, with installment payments to be made quarterly.
- A minimum number of hours of technical services are to be provided each year.
- The customer is solely responsible and liable with respect to the content of the websites.
- The website developer will not disclose any of the customer's confidential information.
- The parties agree to arbitration of any disputes arising under the agreement.
- This is an English-language legal form. It may be required to be translated into Chinese in order to be enforceable.
The Technical Services Agreement is governed by the laws of the PRC. You can download the form immediately after purchase.
China Web Hosting Service Agreement
Prepare a Web Hosting Service Agreement for an internet hosting facility located in China with this English-language template form.
- The customer must provide proof that it has the required business license for its intended business purpose, and must make any required applications or filings required by the laws of the People's Republic of China.
- The customer's server and other equipment must meet all required technical standards and must not affect the safety of the public communications network.
- The hosting facility must ensure that the space provided has proper air conditioning, lighting, temperature regulation, anti-static floor panels.
- The hosting facility must provide an adequate power supply, server rack, a backup link and fiber optic maintenance exclusive line.
- The hosting facility will provide round-the-clock maintenance and equipment safety systems.
- The parties agree to settle disputes through friendly consultation, failing which the matter will be submitted to binding arbitration.
Co-Branding Agreement | Canada
Prepare a Co-Branding Agreement with an Application Provider using this template form for Canadian based companies.
- The Agreement is between a service provider who operates one or more websites which deliver third party content, products and/or services to its customers, and an application provider which has distributions rights for certain content, products and/or services it wants to disseminate through the service provider websites.
- The co-branded application will be developed, hosted and maintained by application provider, and integrated into the service provider's systems.
- Details of the specifications and standards to be met.
- Mutual agreement between the parties not to serve advertising of competitors of either party.
- Ownership rights and restrictions of each party with respect to data collected.
- The parties grant each other limited licenses for use of their respective trademarks, content, and intellectual property.
- The application provider is responsible for maintenance and customer support.
- The service provider is responsible for promotion of the websites.
This Canada Co-Branding Agreement with Application Provider is provided in MS Word format, and is fully editable to fit your specific circumstances.
Co-Location Agreement
Internet service providers, prepare Co-Location Agreements for your customers with this easy-to-use template.
- The customer will co-locate its servers in the service provider's racks, and use its hub and backbone connection for Internet access.
- The service provider will perform installation and hookup, but will not provide troubleshooting or maintenance other than hardware reboots if necessary.
- The service provider will charge additional fees for excess bandwidth.
- The customer's access is to be used for legal purposes only.
- The customer indemnifies the service provider against any claims arising from the customer's use of the provider's services.
- The service provider makes no warranties with respect to the availability of the service.
- This legal agreement template is provided in MS Word format and is fully editable to fit your exact circumstances.
Co-Location Agreement | Canada
Canadian internet service providers, prepare a Co-Location Agreement for a customer with this easy-to-use template.
- The customer will co-locate its servers in the ISP's racks, and use its hub and backbone connection for internet access.
- The service provider will perform installation and hookup, but will not provide troubleshooting or maintenance other than hardware reboots if necessary.
- The ISP will charge additional fees for excess bandwidth.
- The customer's internet access is to be used for legal purposes only.
- The customer indemnifies the service provider against any claims arising from the customer's use of the services.
- The ISP makes no warranties with respect to the availability of the service.
- The Agreement is governed by Canadian laws.
This Canada Co-Location Agreement is a fully editable downloadable contract template.
Co-Location Agreement | USA
USA internet service providers, prepare a Co-Location Agreement for a customer with this easy-to-use template.
- The customer will co-locate its servers in the ISP's racks, and use its hub and backbone connection for internet access.
- The service provider will perform installation and hookup, but will not provide troubleshooting or maintenance other than hardware reboots if necessary.
- The ISP will charge additional fees for excess bandwidth.
- The customer's internet access is to be used for legal purposes only.
- The customer indemnifies the service provider against any claims arising from the customer's use of the provider's services.
- The service provider makes no warranties with respect to the availability of the service.
- The Agreement is governed by United States laws.
- The template is provided in MS Word format and is fully editable to fit your exact circumstances.
Domain Name Lease Agreement
If you own a domain that you are not using, lease it out to another party with this Domain Name Lease Agreement.
- Rent Payments. The rent can be paid either monthly or annual, at the lessor's option.
- Adjustments. The lessor has the right to review the rent from time to time and adjust it to the current market rental for the domain.
- Ownership. Full ownership of the domain name remains with the lessor. The lessee is not granted any option to purchase the domain.
- Indemnification. The lessee indemnifies the lessor against any damages or losses arising from the lessee's use of the domain name.
- This legal template is provided in MS Word format and can be easily edited with your details to fit your circumstances.
India Internet Services Use Contract
Indian ISPs, post this Internet Services Use Contract on your website in a visible and accessible location, to set out the terms under which subscribers use your services.
- Compliance with Laws. Users must comply with all local, national and international laws.
- Prohibited Use. Users are prohibited from spamming, flaming, or posting or transmitting any material that is obscene, indecent, threatening or harmful in any way.
- Indemnification. Users must indemnify the internet service provider against losses or damages arising from their use of the ISP's service.
- No Warranties. The service provider makes no warranties or representations with respect to the services, which are provided on an as is, as available basis.
- Risk. The use of the service is at the user's sole risk and responsibility, including responsibility for security and backup of data.
India Website Development and Design Agreement
Prepare a development contract for a customer with this template Website Development and Design Agreement for companies based in India.
- The client retains the developer to design and develop a website, and provide other services (such as hosting, optimizing, marketing, etc.). Development guidelines will be developed jointly by the parties.
- Payment will be made in several installments, as various phases are completed. The developer will retain ownership of the website until final payment has been made.
- Quality checking will be performed by a third party approved by the client.
- The client grants the developer the right to add the client's website to its portfolio and client list.
- The client warrants that the content on the site does not violate any local, national or international law, is not infringing, and is not illegal, harmful, hateful, obscene, threatening or libelous.
- The client indemnifies the developer against loss, damage or costs arising in connection with the website or the client's content thereon.
Infrastructure Services Agreement
This comprehensive template Infrastructure Services Agreement for ISPs lets you draw up a contract for a client quickly and easily.
- The service provider will provide a range of service which may include Internet access, telecommunications, network services, email services, web hosting, dedicated servers, co-location services, data management, etc.
- Fees will be invoiced on a monthly basis prior to the delivery of services, except for usage-based services which will be billed at the end of each month in which those services were provided.
- Either party may terminate the Agreement for cause. If the customer terminates early without cause, the customer agrees to pay a cancellation fee as equitable compensation to the service provider.
- The service provider may use both its own equipment and customer-provided equipment to provide the services. Customer-provided equipment may be taken by the service provider as security for unpaid invoices.
- Each party must maintain its own general liability and all risks insurance.
- The Agreement contains provisions covering:
- intellectual property ownership
- confidentiality
- indemnity
- limitation of liability
- force majeure.
- Available in MS Word format and fully editable to fit your exact circumstances.
- This is a generic legal contract which does not contain references to the legislation of any specific country or region.
Internet Media Services Agreement | USA
US internet service providers, create your customer contracts with this Internet Media Services Agreement template.
The service provider will provide internet connectivity, and will develop a website for the customer, according to the customer's functional specifications. Provisions of the Agreement include:
- acceptance testing procedures;
- training and support services;
- warranties and limited liability of developer;
- intellectual property protection;
- ownership of domains.
This USA Internet Media Services Agreement is provided in MS Word format, and is fully editable to meet your business needs.
Internet Service Provider Business Plan
ISPs, raise expansion capital for your business with this easy-to-use Internet Service Provider Business Plan template.
- The purpose of the Business Plan is to obtain a loan to expand the ISP's core business, and increase the company's resources (human, technology, etc).
- The Business Plan template includes:
- A market analysis and marketing strategy.
- A financial model.
- A Confidentiality Agreement to protect your proprietary information, such as financial data.
- Instructions in each section to help you complete the document.
- Available in MS Word format and totally customizable to fit your needs.
- This template can be used anywhere.
ISP Channel Partner Agreement
ISPs, sign up channel partners to find subscribers for your services with this Channel Partner Agreement template.
- The channel partner receives an ongoing commission payable on the recurring monthly revenue (e.g. monthly access and use charges).
- Customers must sign up for a minimum term for commissions to be payable to the channel partner.
- The channel partner must also meet a minimum monthly number of sign-ups.
- All customer orders must be approved by the ISP at its discretion, before being considered as a sale.
- Available in MS Word format, fully editable to meet your specific needs.
ISP Policy Statement and Usage Guidelines
ISPs, post this Policy Statement and Usage Guidelines on your website for site visitors and attach it as a schedule to your customer contracts.
The policies and guidelines for use include:
- the customer's use of the service must comply with applicable laws;
- no unsolicited emails, no spamming, and no hacking;
- the service provider keeps the customer's information confidential;
- no posting or transmitting of illegal or objectionable materials;
- customer's waiver of moral rights (copyright) of any materials posted.
The Internet Service Provider Policy Statement and Usage Guidelines are provided in MS Word format, which can be converted to html for posting on your website.
ISP Privacy Policy Statement | Canada
Canadian ISPs can tailor this template Privacy Policy Statement for their websites where it can be easily accessed by customers.
- The policy sets out:
- what types of personal information are covered by the policy, and what sort of data is not included,
- how personal information is collected and used,
- when express consent is required and when implied consent is assumed,
- how and when personal information will be disclosed,
- how personal information is stored, retained and destroyed.
- Intended for use in Canada but easily edited for use elsewhere.
ISP Service Level Agreement
Internet service providers, prepare SLAs for your customers with this easy-to-use ISP Service Level Agreement template.
- The service provider agrees to pay the customer a contractual credit if it fails to meet certain service quality levels which it has set for itself.
- The service levels are voluntary obligations set by the internet service provider for itself, and do not constitute a pledge or guarantee of services.
- To qualify, the customer must be registered as a current subscriber to the provider's services.
- This is a generic form (not country specific) which can be used anywhere.
- Available in MS Word format and fully editable to fit your exact circumstances.
Packaged Services Agreement | Canada
Do you provide bundled or packaged website services in Canada, such as web design, SEO, SEM, and web hosting? Prepare contracts for your customers with this Packaged Services Agreement template for Canadian providers.
- The service provider will provide sufficient qualified personnel and resources to supply the services in a time frame mutually acceptable to the parties.
- Copyright in any software, documentation or other material provided by the service provider remains with the service provider unless otherwise agreed to in writing.
- The service provider will not be liable for any consequential loss or damage arising from the provision of the services unless due to gross negligence on the part of the provider.
- Available in MS Word format and can be easily edited to fit your particular circumstances.
- Intended to be used only in Canada.
Packaged Services Agreement | USA
Do you provide bundled or packaged website services in the United States, such as web design, SEO, SEM, and web hosting? Prepare contracts for your customers with this Packaged Services Agreement template for USA based providers.
- The service provider will provide sufficient qualified personnel and resources to supply the services in a time frame mutually acceptable to the parties.
- Copyright in any software, documentation or other material provided by the service provider remains with the service provider unless otherwise agreed to in writing.
- The service provider will not be liable for any consequential loss or damage arising from the provision of the services unless due to gross negligence on the part of the provider.
- Available in MS Word format and easily customized to meet your business needs.
- Intended to be used only in the United States.
PIPEDA Privacy Policy for Gambling Website | Canada
If you operate an online gambling website originating in or doing business in Canada, you must post a Privacy Policy in this format on your site.
- This Privacy Policy is written in compliance with PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act).
- It sets out the types of personal information being collected, and the ways in which that information is collected, used and stored.
- The Policy describes each of the Ten Privacy Principles and how the company meets the requirements of each in relation to the way its site visitors access the gambling and gaming services.
- The Privacy Policy template references Canadian laws and is specifically intended to be used by gambling websites who operate within Canada.
Programmer Subcontract
Web design firms, hire a programmer to write code and build websites with this Programmer Subcontract template.
- If you subcontract any of the programming or design work, a written contract is essential.
- The web design company retains the programmer on a non-exclusive contractor basis.
- All proprietary rights in the software being developed and any improvements thereto belong to the company.
- The contract includes non-competition and confidentiality provisions.
- This is a generic contract which can be used in the USA, Canada and many other countries.
- This Programmer Subcontract template is fully editable and can be easily customized for your business.
USA Channel Partner Agreement
Prepare a Channel Partner Agreement between a service provider and a channel partner with this easy template for the USA.
- The channel partner will sign up subscribers for the provider's business networking services and solutions, in return for an ongoing commission payable on the recurring monthly revenue.
- The network service provider authorizes the channel partner to market services for third parties which the provider is authorized to sell, and grants the channel partner a limited license to use trademarks and logos of such third parties.
- All customer orders must be approved by the provider at its discretion, before being considered as a sale.
- The contract includes a confidentiality clause to protect confidential information of the provider and third parties.
- The channel partner agrees not to contact the service provider's clients to induce them to change services.
USA Co-Branding Agreement with Application Provider
Prepare a Co-Branding Agreement between a service provider and an application provider with this comprehensive template for the USA.
- The service provider operates one or more websites which deliver third party content, products and/or services to its customers. The application provider has distributions rights for certain content, products and/or services it wants to disseminate through the service provider websites.
- The co-branded application will be developed, hosted and maintained by application provider, and integrated into the service provider's systems.
- The parties mutually agree not to serve advertising of the other party's competitors.
- Ownership rights and restrictions of each party with respect to data collected.
- Grant of limited licenses for use of trademarks, content, and intellectual property.
- Application provider is responsible for maintenance and customer support.
- Service provider is responsible for promotion.
USA Programmer Subcontract
US web developers, hire programmers with this USA Programmer Subcontract template.
- The web development firm retains the programmer on a non-exclusive contractor basis, not as an employee.
- All proprietary rights in the software being developed and any improvements or enhancements belong to the web development firm.
- The contract includes non-competition and confidentiality provisions.
- The contract is governed by United States laws.
Web Development Clause for Search Engine Submission
This free website development agreement clause covers submission of the site to search engines.
- The client is responsible for providing appropriate keywords.
- The developer undertakes to submit the website information to all the major search engines.
- Click the button to download the free form in MS Word format.
Web Hosting Agreement for Corporate Customers
Web hosting providers, write up contracts for your business customers with this Web Hosting Agreement for Corporate Customers.
- The domain name of the website remains the property of whichever party has registered it.
- The customer will pay extra for any additional bandwidth used above its monthly allowance.
- The web hosting service provider makes no warranty of network performance and does not guarantee 24/7 uptime of its servers.
- The customer is solely responsible for the content of its website and for hypertext based security within its scripts and directories.
- Any violation of the hosting provider's policies regarding illegal, offensive or potentially tortious behavior or materials is strictly prohibited, including posting of any abusive, obscene, threatening or hateful material, pirated software, hacker programs, warez, game mods, IRC bots, etc.
- Sending spam from or through the provider's network is prohibited.
- The customer is prohibited from using programs or posts that consume excessive system resources.
- Domain name transfers are not allowed within 60 days of the initial registration of the domain, in accordance with ICANN policies.
- The customer indemnifies the hosting provider against claims and losses relating directly or indirectly to the customer's website.
- This Web Hosting Agreement for Corporate Customers is provided in MS Word format and is fully editable to fit your specific requirements.
Web Hosting Agreement for Domain Owned by Customer
This Web Hosting Agreement is for customers who have already registered their domain name.
- The domain name remains the property of the customer, and the customer is responsible for paying all domain registration and renewal fees.
- The domain owner must arrange for transfer of the domain, if required.
- The service provider makes no warranty of network performance and does not guarantee 24/7 uptime of its servers.
- The customer is solely responsible for the content of its website and for hypertext based security within its scripts and directories.
- Any violation of the service provider's policies regarding illegal, offensive or potentially tortious behavior or materials is strictly prohibited, including posting of any abusive, obscene, threatening or hateful material, pirated software, hacker programs, warez, game mods, IRC bots, etc.
- Sending spam emails from or through the provider's network is prohibited.
- The customer is prohibited from using programs or posts that consume excessive system resources.
- Domain name transfers are not allowed within 60 days of the initial registration of the domain, in accordance with ICANN policies.
- The customer indemnifies the service provider against claims and losses relating directly or indirectly to the customer's website.
- This MS Word document template is fully editable to fit your specific requirements.
Web Hosting Agreement for Individual Customers
Do you provide web hosting services? Write up contracts for your clients with this Web Hosting Agreement for Individual Customers.
- The web hosting service provider is not responsible for maintenance, programming, scripting or coding of the customer's website.
- Payment terms are net 30 days.
- The customer will not post any infringing or objectionable materials on the website.
- The customer agrees to not resell the provider's services to third parties.
- This Web Hosting Agreement for Individual Customers is provided in MS Word format and is fully editable to fit your specific requirements.
Web Hosting Agreement for Provider-Owned Domain
Prepare a contract for a customer who is using a domain registered by your hosting company with this Web Hosting Agreement for a Provider-Owned Domain.
- The domain name remains the property of the provider, and the customer agrees to pay all domain registration and renewal fees for as long as it continues to use the domain.
- The service provider makes no warranty of network performance and does not guarantee 24/7 uptime of its servers.
- The customer is solely responsible for the content of its website and for hypertext based security within its scripts and directories.
- Any violation of the service provider's policies regarding illegal, offensive or potentially tortious behavior or materials is strictly prohibited, including posting of any abusive, obscene, threatening or hateful material, pirated software, hacker programs, warez, game mods, IRC bots, etc.
- Sending spam from or through the provider's network is prohibited.
- The customer is prohibited from using programs or posts that consume excessive system resources.
- Domain name transfers are not allowed within 60 days of the initial registration of the domain, in accordance with ICANN policies.
- The customer indemnifies the service provider against claims and losses relating directly or indirectly to the customer's website.
- This legal contract template is provided in MS Word format and is fully editable to fit your specific requirements.
Web Hosting Terms and Conditions
Do you provide web hosting services? Use this easy template to put together a set of Web Hosting Terms and Conditions for your customers.
- A customer can agree to the terms by signing the form (if printed), or by clicking the appropriate button (if posted on your website).
- The customer cannot assign or transfer its web hosting account to another party.
- Restrictions on website content - the site shall not contain any illegal, infringing or offensive material.
- Restrictions on sending unsolicited email.
- Restrictions on the content of postings to forums, Usenet groups, blogs, other public areas.
- The customer gives its consent to be listed in relevant directories.
- These Web Hosting Terms and Conditions are fully editable to fit your specific requirements.
- The document can be easily converted from MS Word to HTML and uploaded for online access.
Website Consultation and Design - Pre-Design Questionnaire
Web developers, have your client complete this 6-page Website Consultation & Design questionnaire prior to commencing work on the site design.
- The questionnaire is intended to ensure that both the developer and the client have the same understanding about what the website should look like and what the functionality will include.
- The questionnaire also includes sections on the nature of the client's business, the purpose of the website, integration of the site with other business systems, and online marketing.
- Available in MS Word format and totally editable to meet your specific needs.
Website Consultation and Design Site Evaluation
Is your website working for you? Is your web design losing you customers? The Website Consultation & Design Site Evaluation allows a web developer to review your site for:
- Usability.
- Clarity of language.
- Quality of information and content.
- Correct spelling and grammar.
- Functionality.
- Consistency of look and feel.
- Load speed.
- Compatibility with browsers.
- Keyword density.
- Other factors which affect how your website ranks in organic search results.
Website Development Agreement
Draw up a contract to create a client's website with this downloadable Website Development Agreement.
- Each party will designate specific personnel to coordinate performance under the contract.
- Change orders must be in writing and submitted according to a procedure set out in the agreement.
- Procedure for project planning meetings.
- Timing for delivery of prototype and working model of the website.
- Confidentiality and nondisclosure clauses.
- Ownership of the deliverables belongs to the customer, except for pre-existing works already developed by the designer.
- This legal contract template is provided in MS Word format and is fully editable to fit your unique circumstances.
Website Development Agreement | USA
USA web developers, write your customer contracts with this comprehensive Website Development Agreement template.
- Provisions of the Development Agreement include:
- coordination of contract services between designated personnel of the web developer and the client;
- procedure for change orders;
- details of specifications and timing for deliverables;
- web site hosting;
- usage reports;
- confidentiality and nondisclosure clauses;
- ownership rights.
- Available in MS Word format.
- This contract is governed by the laws of the United States.
Website Development Agreement clauses re Acceptance of Site
Web developers, insert these optional ⁄ additional Acceptance of Site contract clauses into a Website Development Agreement to 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 Website Development Agreement Acceptance of Site clauses are provided in MS Word format.
Website Disclaimers for ISPs
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.
Website Intellectual Property Protection Statement
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.
Website Linking Agreement
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.
Website Policy Statement
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.
Website Privacy Policy
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.
Website Template License for Use
Sell your website templates to customers under the terms of this License for Use template.
- The customer is granted a limited license to use the template on a single website only.
- All rights and ownership of the web design and template remains with the developer.
- The customer is not allowed to resell or redistribute the templates.
- The web developer is not liable for claims or damages arising from the use of the templates.
Get this Website Template License for Use form today and protect your ownership rights in your designs.
Website Terms and Conditions of Use
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.
Website Usage License Clauses re Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability
Webmasters, make sure your site visitors understand the terms on which they use your website by posting a comprehensive Website Usage License on the site.
These usage license 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.
These Website Usage License Clauses are provided in MS Word format and are easily converted to html for posting online.