Ask HN: Do I need and how do I make a Terms of Service page for my web app?

5 points by lifeformed 14y ago ↗ HN

I have a casual side project that involves some image uploading and sharing. Is a ToS really necessary? Do I really have to get a lawyer to write one up? Can't I just write some human-readable text? There isn't any money involved, except for ad revenue.

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barakstout 14y ago ↗

I my self am wondering the same thing.

pestov 14y ago ↗

Apparently you have too, yes. Otherwise your website can be taken down if there is any copyright infringement. We've seen this happen recently with GoDaddy taking down websites (with the request of the government)that didn't have simple ToS's. Especially, if you have image uploading.

barakstout 14y ago ↗

Thanks. How about if I don't have any file sharing?

splatcollision 14y ago ↗

Grab Wordpress's ToS [1] and customize it to your needs. They've CC licensed it and encourage copy and re-use.

[1] http://en.wordpress.com/tos/