Why You Need To Stop Relying on the Internet Yesterday

With a quick and easy Google search, you will return over five million results for free waivers of liability. It can’t get easier than this! No need to talk to a lawyer and pay lawyer fees when you can just download it for free, right?
 

Pause. I’m not gonna sugar coat it… this is a terrible idea.

There are a number of legal documents you need for your practice, and you don’t want to use a cookie-cutter template from the internet that might expose you to liability. Legal documents should be SPECIFIC to your business and the goods and services that you offer.

Here are some other documents that you should include on your online services:

Privacy Policy:

Privacy policies are all about the sharing of personal information. Since websites collect user information, you’ll want to be open and honest about what you’re going to do with it and where you’re keeping it. If you are collecting someone’s information for a newsletter, you need to have a privacy policy in the event that someone files a complaint against you. It's not only the information that you collect itself, but it's the information that you pass on to third parties, which is why if your site uses third parties, you’ll want to communicate their privacy policy, too. 
 

Disclaimers:

Disclaimers are statements that protect businesses from legal liability. Since you are advising people in using your services, you’ll want to be transparent about what your qualifications are and what goods and services you’re providing. If you talk about any benefits that people may receive from your services, you need to be careful about not making promises, guarantees or warranties to prevent dissatisfied customers from filing a claim against you and your business.
 

Terms and Conditions:

A Terms and Conditions agreement is the rules and the guidelines that your visitors have to agree to in order to interact with your website (such as purchasing products and services). The purpose of this agreement is to prevent misunderstandings between you and your consumers. Your T&C agreement should include a no refunds clause, disclaimers, affiliate sources as well other clauses that protects your assets from liability.
 

Waiver of Liability:

A waiver of liability is a legal agreement that someone signs to release your company from legal liability in the event of an injury, loss, or damage while using your services or facility. The purpose of the waiver is to prove that you were not negligent or at fault in your business and that you took precautions to protect your customer.
 

Remember: Law is not one-size-fits-all especially if you want to maximize protection.

While it may be easy to download or copy and paste from the internet, don’t let that sway you from getting documents that are tailored for you and your business. An experienced attorney can walk you through each of them and draft legal documents specifically crafted for you.

If you know you need to have the customized legal agreements in place but have not yet updated your documents and agreements (or don’t have them at all)... But you have a few questions you need clarity on before moving forward, I invite you to book a FREE legal consultation with me. Let’s get you aligned with the law.

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