Legal Question in Technology Law in California

I am setting up a website which will use facebook connect as the only way to sign up. Therefore many of the terms and conditions on the site will be based on Facebooks T&C. Can I just refer in my T&C to Facebook and say whatever is applicable there also counts for us or do I need to rewrite whatever is important for us?


Asked on 6/26/11, 2:34 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

You're better off writing your own set of rules. Facebook may change its rules any time, without notice.

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Answered on 6/26/11, 7:52 am
Jim Betinol Withrow and Betinol Law

I would agree with the attorney above. Generally, it would be ok to refer to a pre-existing agreement as the applicable agreement between parties. However, because you have no control over how and when Facebook decides to change the terms to their T&C, there is a potential pitfall when that occurs.

The best advice would be to write your own T&C's. Free feel to contact me or an intellectual property attorney in your area to assist you in drafting this agreement.

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Answered on 6/27/11, 10:01 am


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