What is Terms of Service?
Terms of Service govern the relationship between your website or platform and your users. Under EU consumer law and the Digital Services Act, certain disclosures and provisions are legally required. Our Terms of Service are drafted for EU businesses and updated to reflect DSA requirements effective 2024.
What's included
- Acceptance of terms and user obligations
- Intellectual property ownership clause
- User-generated content provisions (DSA-compliant)
- Liability limitations (EU consumer law compliant)
- Dispute resolution and jurisdiction (choice of EU country)
- Termination and account suspension rights
- GDPR and data processing cross-reference
- Right of withdrawal (EU Consumer Rights Directive)
Frequently asked questions
Are Terms of Service legally required?+
Not strictly, but essential for any platform with user accounts, e-commerce, or user content. Without them you have no legal basis to remove users or content.
What does the Digital Services Act require?+
Platforms must be transparent about content moderation, provide appeal mechanisms, and give users clear information. Our templates include DSA-compliant provisions.
Do my Terms need to be translated?+
For consumer-facing services in EU countries, terms must be in a language the consumer understands.