As an online business, you need key legal documents to protect you from online risks. In an age of AI, data breaches and strict privacy laws, it’s important that you try to limit your liability where possible. Here are some key documents you’ll need.

Website Terms of Use are rules that you set out to govern the use of your website. In other words, users must agree to abide by these rules to further engage with your online business. This allows you to monitor activity on your site and limit your liability for anything that might go wrong when a user engages with you (in the context of online businesses, this could involve potential data losses or breaches).

A Privacy Policy informs users of how you intend to collect, store and distribute any personal information you collect from them. This Privacy Policy should be in line with the requirements of the GDPR.

A Cookie Policy informs users of your website of how you will be collecting their information and, more specifically, their user activity. This involves telling them how their cookies are stored and how third party cookies will be used to track and remember user activity. A Cookie Policy is important so that your business is compliant with the GDPR.

Lastly, an Email Disclaimer is also essential in limiting your liability. This is particularly important if your emails contain confidential information. This way, you can limit your responsibility if those emails fall into the wrong hands.

While our Online Business Bundle includes 4 essential legal documents, there are other key documents and legal considerations to keep in mind.

For example, if you’re under a company structure, you’ll need to have a Shareholders Agreement as well as Articles of Association to govern your business’ internal matters.

Alternatively, if you’re under a partnership structure, you’ll need to get a Partnership Agreement.

It’s also wise to consult a lawyer about regulatory compliance. There are different laws that apply to your business depending on your structure, the nature of your business activities and the type of data you handle. At Sprintlaw, our expert lawyers can chat you through your options.

Our Online Business Bundle starts from £400 + VAT. It includes:

• Website Terms of Use
• Privacy Policy
• Cookie Policy
• Email Disclaimer

As a business owner, you need to think about how you can protect your business as well as remain compliant with certain industry regulations that apply to you. Often, this requires having expert legal help where a lawyer can assess your business’ individual circumstances and provide advice that is tailored to you.

At Sprintlaw, our legal experts are experienced in a range of areas, from franchising to online businesses and privacy matters. Get in touch with our team to learn more.

Our team is made up of experienced lawyers, who are specialists in various areas of law. Many of our team have trained at leading law firms and left the traditional corporate law world to join us on our mission to create a new and better way of delivering legal services. Our team has expertise in all areas of startup law, including technology law, intellectual property law, contract drafting and review, corporate law and commercial law.

Our use of technology allows our team members to work remotely from around the world, including the UK and Australia. We generally work with our clients entirely online and over the phone. Our UK team often work out of Flow Space co-working spaces in London.

Sprintlaw is a new type of a legal practice called a ‘legal consultancy.’ This is a new, innovative model of practice which has been available since 25 November 2019 when the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) rolled out certain regulatory reforms in England and Wales. You can read more about legal consultancies in our ‘FAQs’ page, here.

To work with us, just submit an enquiry through the site. After you’ve submitted an enquiry, one of our legal project managers will review your enquiry within 1 business day and get in touch to get a better idea of exactly what you are looking for.

Then your legal project manager will send through an email with a bit more information about the services you need, along with a fixed-fee quote setting out costs, scope of the service and timing. Have a read through it, and if you’re happy with the scope, you can accept and sign our engagement letter online – easy!

Once you’ve formally accepted, we’ll connect you with one of our lawyers and they will work with you to complete your project over email, phone and/or video chat – whatever you’d prefer