27. Legal Requirements for Webmasters

Owning websites do have legal implications, even if you don’t live in the US. Not so long ago a few successful netpreneurs found themselves in deep water and this became very topical. Some were fined heavily, and others were bankrupted.

Now, I don’t want to panic anybody, but I do want to make you aware of the potential problems of working online.

There is a package of legal documents available from Len Thurmond that covers all of the possible scenarios.  Simply plug in your details, and paste the documents to your site.

This is something I think you should get (especially if your sites contain products that are eaten or applied to skin etc).

You can read more details on the Auto Web Law Pro.

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