Website Terms of Use (template)
This page provides a neutral, template-style set of Terms of Use for an AI governance-focused professional institute website, including considerations for AI-assisted features and digital ecosystems over the 2020s and 2030s. It is a generic structure and does not constitute legal advice. Before using any version of these terms in production, organizations must obtain review and adaptation by qualified legal counsel in the relevant jurisdictions.
- This is a template and may not address local law, regulatory requirements, evolving AI rules, or specific operational practices.
- Do not rely on this text as a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney or other qualified professional in any jurisdiction.
- Organizations should replace bracketed placeholders and adapt sections to reflect their own governance, privacy, AI use, and risk-management arrangements.
Plain-language summary (non-binding)
The bullet points below summarize the intent of these Terms of Use in plain language. If there is any inconsistency between this summary and the detailed sections that follow, the detailed text (once adapted by counsel) should prevail.
What this website is for
- To provide informational content on AI governance, risk and responsible AI practices.
- To describe conceptual certification architectures, professional development pathways and governance frameworks.
- To offer templates and guidance as starting points, not as final, universally applicable solutions.
- To support dialogue among practitioners, students, universities and organizations.
- To demonstrate how AI-era digital services might be governed, with human oversight and clear limits.
What this website does not do
- It does not provide legal, regulatory, immigration, tax, financial or investment advice.
- It does not guarantee recognition, accreditation, licensing, visas or employment outcomes.
- It does not replace decisions made by regulators, universities, employers or professional bodies.
- It does not promise uninterrupted availability or error-free operation of the site or any AI-assisted tools.
- It does not function as a regulatory register or official licensure database in any jurisdiction.
The numbered sections below provide a more formal structure. They must be reviewed and customized by legal counsel before adoption.
1. Acceptance of these Terms
By accessing or using this website (the “Site”), you indicate that you understand and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms”). If you do not agree to these Terms, you should not access or use the Site.
These Terms form a contract between you and [Organization Name Placeholder] (“we”, “us”, “our”) regarding your use of the Site. In a production deployment, this placeholder must be replaced with the correct legal entity name (and, where appropriate, registration details) as advised by counsel.
2. Scope of the Site and nature of information
The Site is intended to provide neutral, informational content about AI governance, risk management, human-in-the-loop (HITL) oversight, professional development pathways and related topics. Unless expressly stated otherwise in writing:
- content is educational and illustrative in nature;
- conceptual frameworks, certification architectures and practice notes do not constitute binding standards or regulatory instruments;
- references to external regulations, frameworks or institutions are provided for context and do not imply endorsement or affiliation;
- any templates or checklists are starting points that must be adapted, validated and approved within your own governance processes.
The Site is not designed or intended for real-time decision-making in safety-critical, legal, financial, employment, immigration or medical contexts.
3. No legal, regulatory, financial or other professional advice
Information on this Site does not constitute:
- legal or regulatory advice;
- financial or investment advice;
- immigration, visa or licensing advice;
- tax advice;
- HR, employment or promotion decision-making guidance specific to any individual.
You must seek guidance from appropriately qualified professionals before relying on any information from the Site in situations that have legal, regulatory, financial, immigration, employment, safety or other significant consequences.
4. Eligibility and user responsibilities
You may use the Site only if you have the legal capacity to enter into a binding agreement under the laws that apply to you. You are responsible for:
- ensuring that your use of the Site complies with all applicable laws, regulations and internal policies;
- evaluating whether the content is appropriate for your organization’s risk profile, sector and jurisdiction;
- protecting your devices, networks and credentials when accessing the Site;
- refraining from any activity that could impair or interfere with the proper functioning of the Site.
If you access the Site on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so and that your organization accepts these Terms.
5. Acceptable use and prohibited conduct
You agree not to use the Site in any way that is unlawful, harmful or inconsistent with the purpose of providing neutral AI governance information. Without limitation, you must not:
- attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the Site, associated systems or networks;
- introduce malware, scripts or other code that could disrupt or damage the Site or its users;
- use the Site to infringe the rights (including privacy, IP or contractual rights) of any person or entity;
- misrepresent the status, recognition, accreditation or regulatory effect of any framework, certification or material presented;
- use content from the Site to create misleading marketing, false endorsements or deceptive representations to third parties;
- use automated tools or scraping in ways that overload, interfere with or bypass reasonable technical protections, except where explicitly permitted by us.
In a production environment, we may restrict or terminate access where we reasonably believe that these Terms have been or may be breached. Any such mechanism should be defined in more detail by counsel.
6. Intellectual property
Unless stated otherwise, the Site and its content—including text, graphics, logos, diagrams, icons and layout—are protected by intellectual property laws and are owned by us or licensed to us.
You may:
- view and download materials from the Site for your own internal informational use; and
- adapt templates and checklists for internal governance, risk-management or educational purposes,
provided that you:
- do not remove proprietary notices or misrepresent the original source of materials;
- do not resell, sublicense or commercially exploit materials as a standalone product without our prior written consent;
- acknowledge that adapted materials remain your responsibility and may require specialized review.
Any trademarks, logos or service marks displayed on the Site remain the property of their respective owners. No license to use them is granted by this Site.
7. User submissions and feedback
If the Site provides channels for you to submit ideas, comments or feedback (collectively, “Submissions”), the following principles apply:
- you remain responsible for ensuring that your Submissions do not infringe the rights of others and do not disclose confidential or sensitive information without authorization;
- by sending Submissions, you grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use and incorporate them into our content, products or services, subject to any separate agreements we may enter into with you;
- we are not obliged to review, respond to or adopt any Submission.
In a production setting, additional terms may govern contributions from members, volunteers, working groups or committees. Those should be documented separately and referenced here where applicable.
8. External links and third-party content
The Site may contain links to external websites, tools, publications or services operated by third parties. These links are provided for convenience and informational purposes only.
We do not control and are not responsible for the content, security, availability, accuracy or practices of any third-party sites or services. Inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement, recommendation or affiliation. Your use of third-party resources is at your own risk and may be governed by separate terms and privacy policies.
9. No warranties and limitation of liability
The Site and all content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied or statutory, including (without limitation) warranties of accuracy, completeness, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive or exemplary damages, or for any loss of profits, revenue, data, business opportunities or goodwill, arising out of or in connection with:
- your access to or use of (or inability to access or use) the Site;
- reliance on any content, frameworks, templates or examples provided through the Site;
- any errors, omissions, interruptions, defects, delays or security incidents relating to the Site or any AI-assisted features integrated with it.
In jurisdictions that do not allow certain exclusions or limitations, some of the above limitations may not apply. In a production deployment, counsel should adjust this section to comply with local requirements and to define any applicable caps on liability.
10. Privacy and cookies
Your use of the Site may involve the collection and use of personal data, for example through contact forms, subscription features, analytics tools or cookies. Such processing is subject to the Privacy Policy and, where applicable, the Cookie Notice.
In a production environment, these documents must be tailored to applicable data-protection laws and clearly explain what data is collected, on what basis, for what purposes and for how long, as well as the rights of data subjects and contact details for queries.
11. Governing law and jurisdiction (placeholder)
The following text is a placeholder to indicate where governing law and jurisdiction clauses typically appear. It must be replaced or refined based on advice from qualified counsel.
“These Terms and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with them, their subject matter or their formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [Jurisdiction Placeholder], without giving effect to its conflict of law principles. The courts of [Jurisdiction Placeholder] shall have exclusive (or non-exclusive, as applicable) jurisdiction to settle any such dispute or claim.”
12. Changes to the Site and these Terms
We may update the Site and these Terms from time to time to reflect changes in our content, technologies, practices, or applicable laws and regulations. In a production deployment, we may indicate the effective date of any update and, where required, provide notice of material changes.
Your continued use of the Site after an updated version of the Terms becomes effective will constitute acceptance of those changes. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you should discontinue use of the Site.
13. Contact information
Questions about these Terms or the use of the Site should be directed to the contact channel designated for legal or governance inquiries.
Template contact block (replace with actual details)
Legal / Governance contact (template):
Email: legal@[example-domain].org
Address: [Registered address placeholder]
In a production environment, this information should match the entity’s official records and be kept up to date.
14. AI-assisted features and automated tools (template)
This section is intended for websites that may integrate AI-assisted or automated features (for example, chat-based assistants, content summarization, recommendation systems or other tools that generate outputs based on user input or underlying data).
- Any AI-assisted outputs provided through or in connection with the Site are for informational purposes only and may contain inaccuracies, omissions or outdated information.
- AI-assisted tools are not a substitute for professional advice and should not be relied on for legal, regulatory, financial, immigration, employment, safety-critical or medical decisions.
- You remain responsible for independently evaluating AI-generated or AI-assisted content before acting on it, including by consulting primary sources and qualified professionals where appropriate.
- We may log and process interactions with AI-assisted tools (subject to the Privacy Policy and Cookie Notice) to improve quality, monitor misuse and satisfy governance, risk and compliance requirements.
- In a production environment, additional terms may govern the use of specific AI tools (for example, acceptable use rules, rate limits, sector exclusions) and should be documented and cross-referenced here.
Counsel should adapt this section to reflect the actual AI tools used, applicable regulations and internal AI governance policies (including human-in-the-loop oversight and incident management processes).
15. Future-ready considerations for AI governance terms (non-binding)
Over the 2020s and 2030s, AI governance expectations, sector-specific regulations and professional norms are likely to evolve significantly. This non-binding section provides directional considerations for how Terms of Use may need to adapt; it is not a commitment or legal forecast.
- Terms may need to reference AI incident reporting and escalation processes where online tools are used to support high-impact decisions or critical infrastructure.
- Joint interpretations of AI governance standards (public or private) may require clearer disclosures about what is illustrative guidance versus what is mandated by law or binding codes.
- Cross-border collaboration may require coordination between multiple legal frameworks, such as data protection law, AI-specific regulations and professional conduct rules.
- More granular role-based disclaimers may emerge (for example, how boards, risk committees, technologists, auditors and educators should interpret AI governance guidance published online).
In any live deployment, organizations should review these Terms periodically to ensure that they remain aligned with current law, AI governance expectations and the actual ways in which the Site and related tools are used.
Use this Terms of Use page as a legal-review blueprint
Treat this page as a structured starting point for formal Terms of Use in an AI governance context. Before publication, every section should be reviewed, adapted and approved by qualified legal counsel to ensure that it aligns with your jurisdiction, risk profile, AI governance policies and governance framework.
For any uncertainty regarding interpretation of this page in a live environment, defer to your appointed legal advisors and governing documents.