Terms
This is a placeholder for the terms of service.
Terms of Service, also known as Terms of Use and Terms and Conditions, are the legal agreements between service providers and the service consumers. The consumer must agree to abide by the terms of service in order to use the offered service.
A terms of service agreement typically contains sections pertaining to one or more of the following topics:
- Disambiguation/definition of keywords and phrases
- User rights and responsibilities
- Proper or expected usage; definition of misuse
- Accountability for online actions, behavior, and conduct
- Privacy policy outlining the use of personal data
- Payment details such as membership or subscription fees, etc.
- Opt-out policy describing procedure for account termination, if available
- Sometimes contains an Arbitration clause detailing the dispute resolution process and limited rights to take a claim to court
- Disclaimer/Limitation of liability, clarifying the site’s legal liability for damages incurred by users
- User notification upon modification of terms, if offered
For a wine business, it is also common to find sections pertaining to:
- Legal requirements and age restrictions related to purchases
- Order cancellation due to legal or shipping restrictions
- Shipping policies, including weather holds