Legal information, TOS and contact form are crucial elements to take into account when writing the specifications a website. But how are they useful and how to add them to your website?
E-shops, editorial websites, websites offering paid services or processing identification data (e.g e-mail) are legally subject to display legal information or notices. These information should be available on a separate page of the website. Theoretically, failure to all or part of the legal obligations is punishable by a fine..
The mandatory information to be made available to the public:
Full name.
Address.
telephone number.
Registration number in the Registry of Commercetc.
Name of the director or co-director and if applicable, the person responsible for writing (for websites publishing an editorial content).
Business name and address.
Contact information for the hosting service.
The mandatory information to be made ??available to the public:
Business or company name,
Main Office (and address)
Telephone number,
Telephone number.
Registration number in the Registry of Commercetc.
Name of the director or co-director and if applicable, the person responsible for writing (for websites publishing an editorial content).
Contact information for the hosting service.
The Legal information are generally accessible from the navigation menu of the homepage of the website (next to the link to the contact form). They can be:
presented in a web page as HTML page or a PDF file.
These are sometimes embedded in a page gathering other information as the overall "terms of use", especially for sites requiring authentication.
The TOS contains various information relating to the operation of the website: Access to the service (using ID/password) Intellectual property (copyright) Management of personal data, personal data protection and cookies (which is sometimes subject to a separate page). Limits of liability (including for hyperlinks)
Here are some tips to integrate a contact form in your website