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Ask HN: Do I need T&C for side projects

40 pointsby kevTheDevover 16 years ago
Hi,<p>I have developed a small side project which I will post on here when it's ready to go.<p>It's not meant to make any money and I only store a very small amount of info - it uses OpenID only to login/register.<p>Do I need a T&#38;C / privacy policy?<p>If so, is there a template for one lying around? I don't want to spend much time on this - I want to launch the project and move on to the next one.<p>Cheers<p>kev_the_dev

6 comments

zacharydangerover 16 years ago
WordPress released theirs under creative commons and encourages others to use it. I'd recommend borrowing theirs.
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Mystalicover 16 years ago
For your protection, you should always have one - liability can be a bitch.<p>As for a template? Scribd is always a good place to look.
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dazzawazzaover 16 years ago
I've used this from the UK government:<p><a href="http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?r.l1=1073861197&#38;r.l3=1076141950&#38;r.t=RESOURCES&#38;type=RESOURCES&#38;itemId=1076142107&#38;r.i=1076142085&#38;r.l2=1075425686&#38;r.s=sc" rel="nofollow">http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?r.l1=1073...</a>
fendaleover 16 years ago
I have been thinking about this very problem myself recently.<p>To add to this question, would it make sense to setup a limited liability company to release a side project under? If something really goes wrong, and some big company or rich individual decides to sue you (for whatever reason), you probably don't want your personal assets to be up for grabs. As I understand it, if you are operating as a limited liability company, someone can sue your company out of existence and basically shut you down, but at least they cannot have your house or personal savings!
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vakselover 16 years ago
I would do it, it'll take you like 5 extra minutes to copy paste something, and you'll avoid a lot of troubles.<p>I would still release it under a LLC you own, just to protect yourself. But if not, at least spend a few bucks to hide your whois info.
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voidfilesover 16 years ago
any one know if there is legal a precedent. I mean isn't the internet just resoundingly unreliable. Why do we have to tell people things might not work like they thing they should?