{"id":187479,"date":"2024-04-30T04:27:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T03:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=187479"},"modified":"2024-04-30T04:28:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T03:28:00","slug":"business-sales-terms-and-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/commercial-contracts\/business-sales-terms-and-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do I Need to Include in My Business Sales Terms and Conditions in England and Wales?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At times, you are likely to feel that running your business involves nothing more than juggling endless paperwork. Nearly all commercial companies need contracts and agreements to manage legal risk and client expectations, and one of those is a <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/commercial-contracts\/terms-conditions-customer-service\/\">sales terms and conditions<\/a> document. This article will explain the purpose of a sales terms and conditions document to help your business ensure it has sufficient legal protection against future consumer disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Will Sales Terms and Conditions Benefit My Business?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The document aims to inform your customers of their rights, responsibilities and risks upon purchasing goods or services from your company. A well-drafted <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/commercial-contracts\/terms-conditions-customer-service\/\">terms and conditions<\/a> document (otherwise known as sales terms or a purchase agreement) can ensure your clients enter into a purchase on your terms. This document helps set out obligations and rights between you and your customers in the event of any future legal action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does My Company Need to Include Within Its Sales Terms and Conditions Document?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This will depend on the nature of your business, so let us consider a quick example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us say that your business sells artwork to consumers via your website. In this case, your sales terms and conditions should provide detail about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the artwork itself;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>how and when they pay your company for the artwork and the right to any future refund;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>their right to cancel and when that right is lost;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>delivery charges, potential delivery times and the boundaries of where you are willing to deliver items to (you may note that many businesses limit themselves to &#8216;mainland UK&#8217;);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>information concerning guarantees as to item quality and, where the artwork is not sufficient, any rights as to return or exchange;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the rights of the parties to terminate the sale;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>who owns the intellectual property in the artwork;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the ability of the parties to seek damages or compensation from each other due to contract breach;\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>clauses limiting liability and excluding some types of 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This is the same whether dealing with global websites or small businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of cancellation, it is wise for your business to clearly state that all orders are subject to availability and your company&#8217;s approach to delayed delivery. Upon facing a delay in delivery (let us say because of running out of stock), your business can either offer an automatic refund through the cancellation of the order or, instead, offer the customer a similar product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"box box--icon box--idea\">\n    <p>Concerning returns, most customers will expect your company to confirm that they can return items of insufficient quality. 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Informing customers of the terms within pre-existing terms and conditions can help quash potential disputes and help your business defend any future claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The existence of a well-drafted terms and conditions document can be a helpful tool in preventing claims.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"my-7 lg:my-10 border-y-2 border-gray-100 py-7 lg:py-10 flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-start gap-10\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-52 mx-auto my-0! rounded\" src=\"https:\/\/img.legalvision.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/05\/03024102\/LegalVision_UK-Supplier-Contracts-Checklist.jpg\" alt=\"Front page of publication\"\n                 loading=\"lazy\" width=\"208\" height=\"298\">\n                <section>\n            <div class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Supplier Contracts Checklist<\/div>\n            <div class=\"body-text\">\n                <p>Download this free Supplier Contracts Checklist to ensure your contracts will meet your business\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go.legalvision.co.uk\/supplier-contracts-checklist.html\" class=\" block px-5 py-3.5 max-w-fit bg-orange button__hover transition rounded text-white font-bold text-lg no-underline uppercase leading-tight text-center\" target=\"\" rel=\"\">Download Now<\/a>        <\/section>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do Courts Enforce Sales Terms and Conditions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Terms and conditions are a type of legal contract. 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