How to Use This Checklist
Click each checkbox to mark items as complete. Your progress is automatically saved to your browser. Use this checklist to:
✅ Three Ways to Use This Tool
1. Audit existing terms: Review your current terms and conditions against all 57 UK legal compliance points
2. Draft new terms: Ensure you don't miss any essential legal requirements when creating your first terms
3. Compare with legal drafts: Verify your terms cover everything required by UK contract and consumer law
⚠️ Where Should Your Terms and Conditions Be Placed?
🔗 Footer Link: Your terms and conditions should be prominently linked in your website footer, accessible from every page. This is the standard location users expect to find them.
📄 Separate Page: Host your terms on their own dedicated webpage (e.g., www.yoursite.com/terms-and-conditions)
✅ Checkout/Registration: Require users to acknowledge acceptance during account registration, checkout, or before using services. Use a checkbox stating "I agree to the Terms and Conditions" with a clear link.
📝 User Agreement: For services requiring accounts, present terms clearly during signup and require explicit acceptance
💼 Business Contracts: For B2B services, reference terms in proposals and contracts with clear acceptance mechanisms
⚠️ Understanding Importance Levels
🔴 Critical: Must have - omission creates serious legal risk including unenforceable terms, liability exposure, and potential legal disputes
🟡 Important: Should have - recommended for proper legal protection and dispute prevention
🔵 Recommended: Best practice - enhances clarity, builds user trust, and demonstrates professionalism
Company Legal Identity
Must clearly identify your company name, registration number (if applicable), and registered address. Required by UK Companies Act and e-commerce regulations. Essential for legal enforceability.
🔴 Critical
Acceptance Statement
Clear statement that accessing/using your website constitutes acceptance of terms. Creates binding contract between you and users. Essential for terms enforceability under UK contract law.
🔴 Critical
Website/Service Identification
Identify your website name, URL, and services covered by these terms. Defines scope of agreement and avoids ambiguity about what services are governed.
🔴 Critical
Last Updated Date
Display when terms were last modified. Shows users which version they're agreeing to. Creates clear timeline for contractual obligations.
🟡 Important
Terms Update Policy
Explain how you'll notify users of changes: website notice, email notification, effective date changes. Demonstrates fairness and allows users to review modifications before continued use.
🟡 Important
Contact Information
Provide email address, phone number (optional), and physical address for inquiries. Required by UK e-commerce regulations. Enables users to contact you regarding terms.
🔴 Critical
Service Description
Clear explanation of what services/products you provide through your website. Sets user expectations and defines scope of what you're obligated to deliver. Required for contract certainty.
🔴 Critical
Service Modification Rights
Reserve right to modify, suspend, or discontinue services. Essential flexibility for business operations. Protects against liability if you need to change offerings.
🟡 Important
Service Availability Disclaimer
Disclaim guarantee of uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free service. Standard protection against liability for technical issues, downtime, or service disruptions beyond your control.
🟡 Important
Service Accuracy Disclaimer
Disclaim responsibility for accuracy, reliability, or completeness of information/content provided. Protects against liability for errors, omissions, or outdated information on your website.
🔵 Recommended
Minimum Age Requirement
State minimum age to use services (typically 18 years in UK, or 13 for online services with parental consent). Required for legal capacity to contract. Protects against liability for contracts with minors.
🔴 Critical
Account Registration Requirements (if applicable)
If accounts required, specify registration process and information needed. State requirement for accurate, complete information. Creates legal obligation for truthful user data.
🟡 Important
Account Security Responsibilities
Explain user responsibility for maintaining account security: confidential passwords, unauthorized access notification. Shifts liability for unauthorized use to users who fail to secure accounts.
🟡 Important
Account Refusal/Suspension Rights
Reserve right to refuse registration or suspend/terminate accounts at your discretion. Essential protection against abusive users, fraudulent accounts, or terms violations.
🟡 Important
Single Account Per User Policy
Prohibit multiple accounts per person (if applicable to your business). Prevents abuse of promotions, referral programs, or free trials. Easier enforcement of terms violations.
🔵 Recommended
⚠️ IP Protection is Essential
Your website content, design, logos, and materials are valuable business assets protected by UK copyright law, trademark law, and design rights. Without clear IP terms, users may believe they can freely copy, reproduce, or commercially exploit your content. This section prevents unauthorized use and provides legal recourse.
Ownership Declaration
State that all website content (text, graphics, logos, images, software, etc.) is owned by you or licensors. Protected by UK copyright, trademark, and intellectual property laws. Establishes your rights.
🔴 Critical
Usage Restrictions
Prohibit reproduction, distribution, modification, or commercial exploitation without permission. Defines what users cannot do with your content. Essential for IP protection under UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
🔴 Critical
Trademark Notice
Identify trademarks, service marks, trade names as property of respective owners. Prevents confusion about trademark rights. Required notice for comprehensive IP protection strategy.
🟡 Important
Limited License Grant
Define what users CAN do: personal, non-commercial use only. Grants permission for intended use while maintaining IP ownership. Clarifies boundaries of acceptable use.
🟡 Important
DMCA/Copyright Infringement Procedure (if applicable)
If you host user content, provide notice and takedown procedure for copyright complaints. Shows compliance with copyright law. Limits liability for user-posted infringing content.
🔵 Recommended
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Content License Grant
If users can post content (comments, reviews, uploads), require license grant to use, display, modify their content. Essential for operating platforms with user submissions. Prevents IP disputes.
🔴 Critical
Content Ownership Clarification
State that users retain ownership but grant you license. Clarifies rights split - users own content, you can use it. Standard practice for UGC platforms under UK contract law.
🟡 Important
Content Responsibility Statement
State users are solely responsible for their content and must ensure it doesn't violate laws or third-party rights. Shifts liability for illegal/infringing user content away from you.
🔴 Critical
Content Removal Rights
Reserve right to remove any content violating terms or otherwise objectionable. Essential moderation power for maintaining platform quality and legal compliance. Protection against liability.
🔴 Critical
Illegal Activities Prohibition
Prohibit using services for any unlawful purpose or to violate any UK laws. Fundamental baseline prohibition. Provides grounds for account termination and legal recourse.
🔴 Critical
Harmful Content Prohibition
Prohibit posting harmful, offensive, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory content. Protects other users and your reputation. Provides enforcement basis under UK laws against harassment and defamation.
🔴 Critical
System Interference Prohibition
Prohibit hacking, introducing viruses, interfering with services, circumventing security measures. Protects your infrastructure. Basis for legal action under UK Computer Misuse Act 1990.
🔴 Critical
Commercial Misuse Prohibition
Prohibit unauthorized scraping, data mining, commercial exploitation, reselling of services. Protects your business model and competitive advantage. Standard for online services.
🟡 Important
Enforcement Rights Statement
Reserve right to investigate violations and take legal action. Demonstrates enforcement commitment. Provides notice of consequences for prohibited activities under UK civil/criminal law.
🟡 Important
Pricing & Currency
State prices, applicable currency (GBP), and any taxes. Required for UK Consumer Contracts Regulations transparency. Users must know total cost before purchase.
🔴 Critical
Payment Methods Accepted
List accepted payment methods: credit/debit cards, PayPal, bank transfer, etc. Sets clear expectations for how customers can pay. Avoids disputes over payment options.
🟡 Important
Refund & Cancellation Policy
Clearly state refund policy and cancellation rights. Required by UK Consumer Rights Act 2015 and Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013. Must give 14-day cooling-off period for distance sales (with exceptions).
🔴 Critical
Late Payment Terms
For invoiced services, specify payment due dates and late payment consequences (interest, suspension). Protects cash flow. Complies with UK Late Payment of Commercial Debts Act 1998 for B2B.
🟡 Important
Price Change Notice
Reserve right to change prices with notice (typically 30 days). Provides business flexibility. Notice period demonstrates fairness to existing customers.
🔵 Recommended
Third-Party Links Disclaimer
Disclaim responsibility for third-party websites, content, or services linked from your site. Protects against liability for external content. Users access third-party sites at own risk.
🟡 Important
Third-Party Terms Notice
State that third-party services have their own terms users must comply with. Clarifies your terms don't govern external services. Shifts liability for third-party terms compliance to users.
🔵 Recommended
⚠️ Liability Limitations Are Essential
Without liability limitations, you could face unlimited claims for losses arising from your services. UK law allows reasonable limitations (except for death, personal injury, fraud). These clauses protect your business from catastrophic legal exposure while maintaining fairness to users.
Warranty Disclaimer
Disclaim warranties to extent permitted by UK law: services provided "as is". Protects against liability for quality issues, errors, defects. Standard protection for online services.
🟡 Important
Non-Excludable Liabilities Acknowledgment
State that nothing excludes liability for death/personal injury from negligence, fraud, or other non-excludable liabilities. Required by UK Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977. Shows terms are fair and legal.
🔴 Critical
Liability Cap
Set maximum liability amount (e.g., amount paid by customer, £100, past 12 months fees). Limits worst-case financial exposure from claims. Must be reasonable under UK law to be enforceable.
🔴 Critical
Indirect Damages Exclusion
Exclude liability for indirect, consequential, special damages (lost profits, data loss, business opportunities). Standard contractual protection. Limits liability to direct losses only.
🟡 Important
User Indemnification Clause
Users agree to indemnify you against claims arising from their use, content, or terms violations. Shifts liability for user actions to users. More common in B2B; carefully drafted for consumer fairness.
🔵 Recommended
UK GDPR Compliance Statement
State commitment to protecting personal data under UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018. Required legal statement. Demonstrates compliance with UK data protection law.
🔴 Critical
Privacy Policy Reference & Link
Link to separate privacy policy governing data use. Required by UK GDPR Article 13. Privacy details too extensive for terms - separate policy essential.
🔴 Critical
Cookie Policy Reference & Link (if applicable)
Link to separate cookie policy if you use cookies. Required by UK PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations). Shows compliance with cookie law.
🟡 Important
DPO Contact Information (if applicable)
If you have Data Protection Officer, provide contact details. Required by UK GDPR Article 37 for certain organizations. Enables data protection inquiries.
🔵 Recommended
User Termination Rights
Allow users to terminate by ceasing use or closing accounts with notice. Standard contractual right. Shows fairness. May have notice requirements (e.g., 30 days for subscriptions).
🟡 Important
Company Termination Rights
Reserve right to terminate/suspend user access immediately for terms violations or at discretion with notice. Essential enforcement power. Protects against problematic users.
🔴 Critical
Post-Termination Data Handling
Explain what happens to user data after termination: retention period, deletion process. Required for UK GDPR transparency. Users entitled to know data handling after relationship ends.
🟡 Important
Survival of Obligations
State that termination doesn't relieve obligations incurred before termination (payments owed, liability for breaches). Standard contractual provision. Protects your rights post-termination.
🟡 Important
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Force Majeure Clause
Excuse non-performance due to circumstances beyond control: natural disasters, wars, pandemics, strikes, government actions. Standard UK contract provision. Protects against liability for unavoidable disruptions.
🟡 Important
Governing Law Statement
State terms governed by laws of England and Wales (or Scotland/Northern Ireland if applicable). Essential for legal certainty. Determines which laws interpret and enforce terms.
🔴 Critical
Jurisdiction Clause
State which courts have jurisdiction for disputes (e.g., courts of England and Wales). Determines where lawsuits filed. For B2B: exclusive jurisdiction acceptable. For B2C: must preserve consumer rights.
🔴 Critical
Consumer Rights Preservation
State that nothing affects consumers' statutory rights under UK consumer protection laws. Required by UK Consumer Rights Act 2015. Shows terms don't override mandatory consumer protections.
🔴 Critical
Entire Agreement Clause
State terms constitute entire agreement, superseding prior agreements. Standard contractual provision. Prevents claims based on earlier negotiations or promises not in written terms.
🟡 Important
Severability Clause
If any provision invalid/unenforceable, remaining provisions continue in force. Standard UK contract provision. Protects agreement if one clause struck down by court.
🟡 Important
No Waiver Clause
Failure to enforce any provision doesn't waive right to enforce later. Protects your rights. You can choose when/how to enforce without losing rights permanently.
🟡 Important
Assignment Restrictions
Users cannot assign/transfer terms without consent; you can assign freely. Protects against unauthorized transfer of user obligations. Allows business flexibility (acquisitions, restructuring).
🔵 Recommended
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