Blog terms and conditions

Our blog terms and conditions template is intended for use on free-to-read blogs.

The provisions of this template cover the following matters, amongst other things:

• ownership and licensing of copyright in material published on the blog;
• acceptable use of the blog and abuse reporting;
• the creation, maintenance and cancellation of accounts on the blog;
• user comments (see below) and other user-generated content;
• RSS feeds; and
• disclaimers of liability.

From a legal perspective, the most distinctive feature of a typical blog is the ability for users to publish their own material via a blog comments feature. These terms and conditions include provisions concerning the pre-publication review of comments, the deletion and editing of published comments and the kinds of content that users may submit using such a comments feature. Those provisions may be used to prohibit the publication not only of illegal material, but also of material that may be offensive or otherwise unsuitable.

1. Introduction
2. Copyright notice
3. Licence to use website
4. RSS feed
5. Acceptable use
6. Registration and accounts
7. User IDs and passwords
8. Cancellation and suspension of account
9. Comments feature
10. Your content: licence
11. Your content: rules
12. Report abuse
13. Limited warranties
14. Limitations and exclusions of liability
15. Indemnity
16. Breaches of these terms and conditions
17. Third party websites
18. Variation
19. Assignment
20. Severability
21. Third party rights
22. Entire agreement
23. Law and jurisdiction
24. Statutory and regulatory disclosures
25. Our details