Hiring a Lawyer For Website Documents

[affily]

Hi,
I was wondering if anyone could give advice on finding a lawyer for an affiliate marketing website. I found weblaw.co.uk but am not sure if they are any good.I have never really hired a lawyer for business
purposes before and would not be too sure how to best approach it.

The areas I would be looking at would be privacy policy, terms and conditions, about cookies, disclaimer, earnings disclaimer and notification with ico forms.

I have tried looking in my local area Norwich but the only firms that seem to do ecommerce related law are all big comapnies. Sometimes I feel when you hire large companies you are paying for their staff, big offices and marketing budget. I don't know if it's necessary to hire someone in your local area or If this type of work can be done from a distance. I am also uncertain of the budget that would be needed for such a task - I know there would be differences in quotes but a ball park figure would be helpful - I do not want to over pay.

Thanks Adam

 

[termsandconditions]

Hi Adam

You should spend your money on your e-commerce terms and conditions and/or trading terms and conditions. This is where the greatest commercial risk lies and where most online businesses seem to have issues. Every business is different and there are so many incorrect interpretations of the DSR's and ECR's that you would be wize to seek professional/ specialist help for your own bespoke set.

However, you can afford to reduce costs for your other website legals as follows:

- General Website Terms of Use and Privacy Policy - can both be obtained free from the Business Link website (PM me and I'll give you the link). Prepare to make minor tweaks to each to fit your business.

- Earnings Disclaimer - You can probably write your own or find a cheap template as they're pretty well self-contained. Once drafted you might want to incorporate a link to them from the Buyer's Disclaimer area of your e-commerce terms and conditions.

-Cookies Policy - I haven't seen a good, free version of these yet and the drafting will depend on exactly what cookies you have or intend to have on your site. So for cookies, you could draft your own based on the latest ICO guidelines and your own suite of cookies. Then get a lawyer to give it a brief review for good measure.

Budget - Most will be directed towards a bespoke e-commerce set of terms and conditions. Prices will vary depending on your exact business model and legal vendor. Allow between £450 and £2000. We're well towards the bottom end of that range.

Best Regards

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

Adam,

if you are a member of the FSB, you get free access to an awful lot of legal documents, including what your want!