In simple English
This project gives you real legal documents written for a major web company. The text is ready to copy and adapt for your own website or app. You do not need to start your terms of service from a blank page. The project costs no money and requires no computer setup. You only need to read the text and change the names to match your own business.
What it is
Legalmattic is a collection of public legal documents, including the terms of service and privacy guidelines for WordPress.com. The files are written in standard text formats so you can easily edit them for your own projects.
What it is good for
Solo builders who need solid legal pages for a new website without paying a lawyer for a first draft.
- Real terms of service used by a major web company.
- Written in clear language instead of difficult legal jargon.
- Free to reuse and adapt for your own projects under a Creative Commons licence.
- No software code or automated tools are included.
- You must still review the text to make sure it fits your local laws.
- The repository does not accept outside contributions or pull requests.
Starting your legal documents from scratch or paying a lawyer for a first draft.
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