E-Commerce - Terms of Use - Drafts?

[IndigoIdentity]

Hi,

Does anyone know of any good sources of information relating to drawing up a draft terms of use/service regarding e-commerce applications? This being the sale of goods online via a website.

I am not quite sure who I could approach about this as finding lawyers that specifically deal in this area seems to be a bit of a grey spot here in SA.

Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks!

 

[IzZzy]

Any one of the big law firms have IP department's which can help. I know ours certainly can.

 

[IndigoIdentity]

Any one of the big law firms have IP department's which can help. I know ours certainly can.

Hello and thanks for your reply.

Yes this thought had crossed my mind. But the problem is a question of reliability as this is kind of a tricky subject as a whole.

Also, when you mention the big law firms, I mean I am quite sure that makes a lot of sense to you, but from my point of view, being an utter novice in this sense... Well I can't really tell a VW from a BMW so to say Would you like to explain which companies you are referring to when you refer to the "big" ones?

 

[Griz]

I'd say just look at those of other south African ecommerce sites and modify them to fit your needs.

Will be expensive to get a lawyer to draft one

 

[IndigoIdentity]

I'd say just look at those of other south African ecommerce sites and modify them to fit your needs.

Will be expensive to get a lawyer to draft one

Hey Griz,

Thanks for the reply. And yes, I did actually put some thought into this one too but my conclusion was not very simple or less expensive at the end of the day.

You see, as you pointed out I could copy someone elses work and modify it to match my needs. But you see the problem in my mind relating to this is that who is to say the work that you are copying is not copied from something else, and in turn in doing so slight errors are made... Think of broken down telephone? At the end of the day you end up with second grade work that contains certain gaps. It would be very easy for a person with limited knowledge on the subject, like myself, to skip past those gaps and at the same time create a very large potential flaw. And with the project I am working on and given the way that I have chosen to go about it... Well I can't afford to make a mistake because that could quite simply spell the end for my project and possibly me, because I would go hungry

I don't really want to take short cuts because i am of the opinion that they can very well come back to haunt you.

As a counter to that though, it would be a good start in gaining more info on the subject, perhaps draw up a draft and take it to a professional to run through and iron out all the gaps...

Again thank you for your input!