: Can I copy TOS & Privacy from other websites? Can I go ahead and copy TOS & Privacy from any other website and change as per my requirement? Will it come under "copied" material and can

@Nickens628

No you can't just copy another web site's TOS & Privacy policy. It has been created by someone else (probably by an expensive lawyer) and hence, like other content, is copyrighted.

Try adapting a template such as this from the UK's Business Link service: www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1076142085&type=RESOURCES
Don't worry about duplicate content in this instance. Do worry about copyright. :-)

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@XinRu657

TOS & Privacy are still copyrighted to the legitimate owner, so direct copying would be illegal.

You can, and it's a good idea however, to use them as reference sources when writing your own, to make sure you have covered all the main points.

Be aware though, without a trained professional (lawyer), you can never know if the terms you have written are binding, and cover all necessary eventualities.

My advice would be to contact the site owner, and ask if you can use it.

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@Candy875

It depends on just how much you change it. If you just change the name of the website then that's bound to be classified as "copied". I would rewrite the whole thing in your own words.

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