You need Terms of Use for your course
Whether you host your online course on your own website or use a platform like Thinkific, Kajabi or Udemy – you need to have your own online course Terms of Use. Well-written terms will provide you with legal protection for yourself and your business and show your students that you are a professional operator.
Our package also includes a ‘Content IP Policy’ statement that you should add to the cover page of all your course materials. This protects your course material from being shared, copied or sold.
“Must have” legal notices for your Online Course website
If you have a website to advertise or host your course, you need:
- Privacy Policy – To explain how you use, store and update student and visitor personal information.
- Website Disclaimer – To limit your liability for content on your site and to protect your Copyright.
- Terms & Conditions – To state the terms under which you do business and clarify service expectations with potential clients. Australian Consumer Law requires this for all online sales.
Quick and easy online forms
Just input some basic information about your online course into each online form, and your customised legal agreements and notices are automatically generated.
Copy/paste the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy to your online course platform (or your own website if you host your course there). Then copy/paste your Website Legals (privacy, disclaimer, terms & conditions) to your own website.
Free updates so you don’t worry about legislation changes
Australian Consumer and Privacy law is constantly changing, particularly with regard to the Internet and online businesses. We’re Australian lawyers, and we make it our business to keep on top of these changes. We don’t overwhelm you with emails, but when the law changes and any of the standard online templates are updated, we let you know so you never have to worry.
Online video instructions and telephone support
Online video instructions are included with each form. We step you through filling out each online form and explain important clauses as we go. But the forms are not complicated, and the instruction videos are short and easy to follow.
And you can always call us if you have any questions.
Is the online course legal package right for me?
I just use Thinkific (or Kajabi, Udemy, etc.) …
Great! Just copy/paste the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy into the Thinkific (or Kajabi, Udemy, etc.) platform. But you should think about having your own website to advertise your course.
I host my online course on my own website …
OK. First, copy/paste the Terms of Use to a new page on your website. Add a link and tick box on your checkout page that asks students to agree to your Terms of Use. Then copy/paste the Website Legals (privacy, disclaimer and terms & conditions) to another page and add links to the Website Legals and Terms of Use in the footer of your website.
I advertise my online course on my own website …
Advertising your course on your own website but running it on a dedicated platform like Thinkific (or Kajabi, Udemy, etc.) is a smart idea. Post your Terms of Use and Privacy Policy on the dedicated platform. Then post your Terms of Use and Website Legals (privacy, disclaimer and terms & conditions) on your own website.
I’m not sure what refund to offer …
Our Terms of Use include “standard” example refund and cancellation clauses for both online courses with one-time payments and monthly subscriptions. Edit these clauses to fit your business.
The package includes
- Online Course Terms of Use – A standard agreement that sets out your online course terms. Includes:
- License to access course material
- Content disclaimer
- Cancellation and refunds
- One-time payments and monthly subscriptions
- Limitation of liability and indemnity
- Governing law
- Content IP Policy – Add this to the cover page of all your course materials. States that your content may not be shared, copied, redistributed or used for commercial purposes.
- Your Website Legals:
- Website Privacy Policy – To explain how you use, store and update student and visitor personal information.
- Website Disclaimer – To limit your liability from the information you publish and protect your Copyright.
- Website Terms & Conditions – To state your terms for website visitors and users, including Limitation of Liability and Australian Consumer Law terms for online sales.
- Licensed for use on 1 website only.
- Updates – Customers are notified when there is a major change to the legislation, and our standard online templates are updated.
We offer a full money back guarantee if our templates are not suitable for your circumstances or a technical difficulty prevents you from using them. If you have questions about buying online, check out How it Works and FAQs.
Online Course Legal Package
Custom Legal Service for Online Course Creators
Is your online course unique? Does it cover sensitive topics, or is it for minors? If so, you likely need custom legal terms to protect you and your business. With our custom service, we start with a 30-minute telephone consultation to understand your particular business model. Then we draft a tailored Online Course Terms of Use and include bonus Website Legals. Click the button below to purchase our custom legal drafting service:
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