Small Business Brochure Website (+ Contact Tools) Terms of Use Template

These Small Business Brochure Website Terms of Use are designed for use with simple brochure sites which also offer contact tools such as a “contact us” form or online chat for visitors to contact your business. This document is best suited to sites operated by individuals or small businesses wishing to provide details of goods, services, or digital content online but without offering any e-commerce facilities.

This template has been reviewed and updated in line with current best practice. A number of provisions have been revised to make them simpler, clearer, and more user-friendly. Some parts of the document have also been re-structured, also to improve user-friendliness. New sections have been added to explain the possible differences between products displayed on the website and the actual products available.

The revised “How to Contact Us” section of the document includes a new option to cross-refer to a separate Acceptable Use Policy rather than listing rules applicable to messages and other content in the terms of use themselves.

These website terms of use are intended to be accepted through use. Users accept the terms simply by using your site. This is made clear at the start. References are also included to other terms which apply to the website itself, such as your privacy policy, as well as to the terms of sale or service which will govern sales (your on-premises or doorstep sales terms, for example). It is also expressly stated that nothing is sold through the website. It is important to note that these terms of use are not suitable for selling online.

Important information is provided about the website operator, including company registration details, trading address, and details of any relevant regulatory bodies or associations. For certain trades and professions there may be additional information that website operators are required by law to provide. Members of regulated professions should include professional titles, links to professional rules and other important details. Such details are not included in this template and professional advice should be sought by those working in regulated professions.

IP rights such as copyright are protected by these terms of use. Various options are included in the document to allow you to choose how many freedoms to give to your users when it comes to saving and copying material from your site. These options are grouped into two versions of the Intellectual Property section. The first is more restrictive; the second, more flexible with more options.

Further key provisions address links to and from the site, disclaimers, liability (with different provisions for consumers and business users), viruses and security, and acceptable use of the site.

Optional phrases / clauses are enclosed in square brackets. These should be read carefully and selected so as to be compatible with one another. Unused options should be removed from the document. Please note that while clause numbering is automatic, cross references to other clauses within the text do not update automatically and must be changed manually if the addition or removal of other clauses changes numbering.

This document is also available in the Website Terms & Conditions group.

These Small Business Brochure (+ Contact Tools) Website Terms of Use contain the following clauses:

1. Definitions and Interpretation
2. Information About Us
3. How to Contact Us and Your Use of Our Contact Tools
4. Access to Our Site
5. Changes to Our Site
6. Changes to these Terms and Conditions
7. [International Users]
8. How You May Use Our Site and Content (Intellectual Property Rights)
9. Links to Our Site
10. Links to Other Sites
11. Disclaimers
12. Our Liability
13. Viruses, Malware, and Security
14. Acceptable Usage of Our Site
15. How We Use Your Personal Information
16. [Communications from Us]
17. Law and Jurisdiction

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