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4 Clauses to Have If You Host User-Generated Content

Web sites and apps built with user-generated content are quickly becoming the norm. There's the rapidly growing language-learning app Duolingo, numerous Facebook quizzes and games, as well as photo-sharing websites and news aggregators such as reddit. They all rely on users to create, or contribute, or share things with others. This...

Draft Limitation or Exclusion of Liability Clauses

Limitation of liability clauses are typically viewed by the courts as acceptable, while exclusion clauses are not. Courts in many jurisdictions look very carefully at these clauses, and so it's important to ensure that they are drafted reasonably and correctly or they might be overturned. In many Terms and Conditions agreements...

Arbitration Clause in Terms & Conditions

Arbitration clauses are commonly used in general consumer contracts, but also in Terms and Conditions agreements (also known as Terms of Use or Terms of Service) for websites and mobile apps. Simply put, the arbitration clause requires that the two parties to an agreement will go through arbitration rather than either...