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Ask HN: Website Terms of Use - Best/First Practices?
I'm about to launch a web app, closed alpha testing just for a few friends at first. I'm curious as to how others set up their terms of use. Is it almost time for me to hire a lawyer?
Also - does anyone know why Facebook need their users to be at least 13 years old? Is this some kind of standard to which a typical site would need to adhere?
- rms 17y agoIf you're just doing something standard, it is not worth spending your money on a boilerplate ToS. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37112 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37112 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48910 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48910 For the age 13 thing, I believe it is holdover from when this law was in effect: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Online_Protection_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Online_Protection_Act. Edit: Actually, the 13 thing is still in effect, it's this similarly named act. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Pro...
- alanthonyc 17y agoThanks for the quick and helpful reply!