What are the general terms and conditions of use for?
The general terms and conditions of use of a website are not mandatory but are highly recommended. They should define the conditions of access and use of the website.
They are most often accessible via a dedicated tab which allows any user to identify them without difficulty in order to read them if they wish.
Be careful, therefore, not to confuse the general terms and conditions of use with the legal notices or the privacy policy, which are mandatory notices that must appear on the website and be the subject of a special focus.
What information should the general terms and conditions contain?
The general terms and conditions of use must be adapted on a case-by-case basis, depending on the website, and it is, therefore, difficult to list all the information that must be included.
However, the following categories of information should be listed:
Firstly, it is useful to give all relevant information about the administrator and operator of the website. If it is a company, it will be necessary to give all the information relating to its corporate name, its registration, its registered office and its VAT number.
Secondly, it twill be necessary to detail:
- all the functionalities offered by the website with a listing of the website’s customized functionalities and a description of the services,
- the conditions of use of the website.
Finally, it is important not to forget to insert any clause relating to the customized use of the website. it is, thus, customary to see in the general terms and conditions of use a clause relating to the responsibility of each party or to the intellectual property of the website.
Thus, the drafting of the general terms and conditions of use must be customized in order to explain the reality of the use of a website.
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