Documents, letters and contracts for business - Business documents

 Online terms and conditions - sale of services to a consumerSelling services via a website to a consumer is regarded as a distance contract and so is subject to the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges Regulations 20... Read more

Online terms and conditions - business to consumer - sale of goods contractHaving your own website and selling your goods or services over the Internet is a "must" for many businesses. Even though it's a different medium for doing business, it's still vi... Read more

GDPR - privacy noticeUnder data protection legislation certain information must be supplied to individuals regarding the processing of their personal data. All this information can be put in a privacy notice.thought processWhen putting your privacy n... Read more

Example website wording for processing data relying on legitimate business interestsEven if you're relying on a legitimate interest to undertake direct marketing, don't forget that you must flag up very clearly that the data subject has the right to op... Read more

Example of an opt-in for direct marketingWhen you're first collecting someone's personal data, find out what they are prepared to allow you to do with it.   Postal marketingThe General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) specifically says that direct m... Read more

 Sale of goods agreementBusinesses are generally free to enter into contracts on whatever terms they see fit to agree. However, The Sale of Goods Act 1979 underpins any transactions that involve goods being sold.  This is not to be confused with th... Read more

 Purchase orderA purchase order is literally what it says; an order is placed to buy a product or service. It's sensible to always use a purchase order because it reduces the chance of misunderstandings over what has been purchased.  PurposeIn addit... Read more

 Assignment of intellectual property (IP)Different IP rights often subsist in a single work. For example, a list of personal data may be protected by copyright and database rights simultaneously, and a logo may be protected as both a trade mark and ... Read more

 AffidavitAn affidavit is a statement made voluntarily in writing. The party writing and signing it declares the facts stated to be true, and confirms this under oath. The affidavit needs to be signed before someone who is empowered to administer oa... Read more