Leah Hamilton
Freelance writer and researcher at TermsFeed
Leah Hamilton is an editor and writer published by The Spinoff, The Urbanist, UrbDeZine, and Penguin Random House New Zealand. Leah loves to write about sustainable urban development, data privacy, mental health, and matters of the heart. She spends her time reading, walking her dog, and eating unreasonable amounts of chocolate.
Mobile App Terms & Conditions Template
A mobile app's Terms and Conditions agreement (T&C) is where you set out the rules and restrictions for anyone who uses your mobile app. It helps limit your legal liability while managing user expectations. While not legally required like a Privacy Policy is, this agreement comes with a number of priceless...
How Your Return Policy Can Affect Customer Retention
When shopping, especially online, customers review a Return Policy before they make a purchasing decision. Cart abandonment is already a common problem for retailers, so anything that you can do to retain customers during the purchasing process should be a high priority. Specific features of your Return Policy can make or...
Privacy guidelines for apps for children
Apps targeted specifically at children, particularly educational apps, are becoming more and more common. But creating apps for children is different from creating apps for adults in a number of ways. From differences in design and UI decisions to legal requirements you need to keep in mind, creating apps for children...
Software licensing agreements: Proprietary vs Free
Most software licences are called proprietary licences, where the original creator of the software retains ownership (property) in the software. One good example of this is the traditional End User Licence Agreement (EULA). A Terms and Conditions (also known as Terms of Use or Terms of Service) could also be...
Intellectual Property in EULA and Terms of Service
Intellectual property clauses cover how the software or property of the owner is permitted to be used by the customer. In cases of SaaS apps, it's a part of a service. In outright software purchases, the intellectual property clause may be more comprehensive, such as permitting the user to make a...
Fines for Not Having a Privacy Policy
If you don't have a Privacy Policy when one is required, you will be violating privacy laws. The penalties for violating these laws includes expensive fines that can hurt your bottom line. In this article, we will consider why business owners need a Privacy Policy and what fines and penalties they...