Use case:
providing each newly registered user with a copy of any legal documents which explain the rights and obligations of the user contract, like
Reason:
by now it´s hard to proof on which initial legal basis a membership was founded. New registrations are flagged in their accounts, wether and when they have accepted the TOS and/or policies, but not their content on the day of registration. Actual we had a legal dispute, where this information was not sufficient for the court and could not be accepted as evidence, since a database can in principle be manipulated by subsequent changes. The court advised us that proof of the sending of the TOS and/or privacy policy - for example by inspecting the original of a sent message and its attachments - could be accepted as evidence. In our case, we had to agree to a settlement. On the one hand, to avoid a verdict, on the other hand, to keep the costs as low as possible (total: 1300 EUR).
In summary, this option would provide
providing each newly registered user with a copy of any legal documents which explain the rights and obligations of the user contract, like
- the terms of service and
- the privacy policy
Reason:
by now it´s hard to proof on which initial legal basis a membership was founded. New registrations are flagged in their accounts, wether and when they have accepted the TOS and/or policies, but not their content on the day of registration. Actual we had a legal dispute, where this information was not sufficient for the court and could not be accepted as evidence, since a database can in principle be manipulated by subsequent changes. The court advised us that proof of the sending of the TOS and/or privacy policy - for example by inspecting the original of a sent message and its attachments - could be accepted as evidence. In our case, we had to agree to a settlement. On the one hand, to avoid a verdict, on the other hand, to keep the costs as low as possible (total: 1300 EUR).
In summary, this option would provide
- provable legal relationship and basis of the membership on the day of registration
- hard copy of the TOS and policies, as those published on the website may change over the years
- preventing legal issues, misunderstandings or interpretations and how-could-I´ve-known nonsense
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