Internet Lawyers Specializing in Website Agreements, E-Commerce Contracts & Internet Law

Terms of Service (TOS) Modifications by Dropbox Please Consumers

Your terms of service are your business model: 

Too many lawyers try and draft terms of service (TOS) or terms of use (TOU) to protect the website operator to the extremes.  Drafting contract terms which overly-protect the website owner can have consequences, however.   Especially on issues related to privacy policies, consumers are becoming more aware of the clickwrap agreements they agree to.  Perhaps the constant privacy concerns within the Facebook community are driving more consumer awareness about these issues. 

Terms of Service, Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Enforcement

Internet Attorney Discusses Enforceability of Website Agreements: 

Should you use a website agreement forms service or have a website agreement lawyer draft your website agreements?  We get calls from prospective clients each week asking us to draft a terms of service (TOS), terms of use (TOU) and privacy policy agreements for their websites.  An internet lawyer knows how to draft an effective on-line or website agreement depending on the purpose of the website, the business model and a variety of consumer issues.  The goal of any attorney drafting a terms of service, terms of use or privacy policy for a website is not only to protect the website owner/operator, but to increase the probability that a court will ultimately enforce the agreement terms against website visitors, registered users or other third parties interacting with the website. 

We are often asked how courts are handling contract issues on the internet.  Unfortunately, there is little precedent to guide lawyers or courts in the handling of internet agreements.  Here are some common defenses which consumers will raise in order to avoid a particular contract term: