This terms of use template is intended for use on personal, non-commercial websites. This terms of use template should not be used on commercial or business websites, on websites that sell any products or services, on websites that feature advertising of any kind, on websites that generate revenue in any other way, or on websites that have been created to gain a commercial advantage of any kind.
See the selected clauses of the template here:
Sample Terms of Use for a Personal Website
Note that a website privacy policy will not usually be required for a personal, non-commercial website. (Under Section 36 of the Data Protection Act 1998, "Personal data processed by an individual only for the purposes of that individual’s personal, family or household affairs (including recreational purposes) are exempt from the data protection principles and the provisions of Parts II and III".)
The terms of use template includes:
(1) Introduction
(2) Licence to use website
(3) Acceptable use
(4) Restricted access,
(5) User generated content
(6) Limited warranties
(7) Limitations and exclusions of liability
(8) Breaches of these terms of use
(9) Variation
(10) Severability
(11) Exclusion of third party rights
(12) Law and jurisdiction
(13) Contact details
The terms of use template is 5 pages long (including guidance notes and cover sheet) and is provided in Word (.doc) format for easy editing.
