Official "Terms of Service" Advice & Review Post

[kerstin-orion.livejournal.com]

As an artist, it is critical to have a good Terms of Service. One that includes both your rights as the artist and the customer's rights in relation to your transaction. Not only does this educate your customers on how the process works and what to expect from it, but it protects both of you in case something goes wrong.

In our official T.O.S. discussion post, we discussed what to include in a Terms of Service, what constituted good terms, and what were questionable, shady, or downright illegal terms.

Now, artists, here's your chance to post your T.O.S. for critique. Don't know how to word a particular point you're trying to convey? Want to make sure your T.O.S. is fair for you and your customers? Need to make sure you didn't leave any gigantic loopholes? Link your T.O.S. here, and members can give you their advice.

This post can also be used to discuss any other questions that you have on your mind regarding how to build a T.O.S., maintain a good T.O.S. and how to make sure your clients read and agree to your T.O.S.

Before you post, please read through the previous T.O.S. discussion and maybe even the examples in the last T.O.S. post, apply what you learn there to your T.O.S., and then link your revised T.O.S. here for help polishing up. Please do not post a half-finished T.O.S. and ask folks to rewrite it for you. Be prepared for honest critique!

Comments

[loganberrybunny.livejournal.com]

One small thing that stood out was your comment about SoFurry. The first thing a lot of potential commissioners will ask themselves (and maybe you) is "Why?" There's nothing wrong with it being for personal reasons you don't wish to discuss, but if that's so I think it might help to include a brief comment along those lines in the TOS.

[lackoflollies.livejournal.com]

I added "I do not support previous staff misconduct, please respect this" Would that work?

[loganberrybunny.livejournal.com]

That would be fine for me, I think, since the rest of your TOS seems admirably clear. I'm not in the market right now, but if I were I'd have no problem commissioning art from you based on that TOS.

[lackoflollies.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the wonderful compliment on my ToS. :)