Terms and conditions are aimed at protecting the business (you). They give business owners the opportunity to set their rules (within applicable law) of how their service or product may be used including, but not limited to, things like copyright conditions, age limits, and the governing law of the contract. While terms are generally not legally required (like the privacy policy), it is essential for protecting your interests as a business owner.
When creating your terms and conditions, it is best to include:
Once you have written your terms and conditions you can add them into your ecommerce platform.
To do this:
Log into your ecommerce platform.
Under the 'Products and Services' menu heading, click on 'Content'.
You will then see this sub-menu. Click on 'Terms and Conditions'
You will then see a screen like this.
Amend the title to something appropriate such as 'Terms' or 'Terms and Conditions'.
In the Content text box paste in your terms and conditions.
Note that this text field does not show any text formatting such as bold or Italics.
When you are happy with this click on 'Save Content'.
You can then review these by finding the 'Terms and Conditions' link within your storefront footer.