Platform Terms and Conditions (Premium)

When dealing with clients online, there are several risks, from data protection to liability for purchased goods. Well-drafted Terms and Conditions can help limit your liability if something goes wrong on your platform, such as issues between a buyer and seller, and can clarify each party’s roles and responsibilities. That way, if something does go wrong, you can refer to the T&Cs.

Because every platform is different, it’s a good idea to speak to a lawyer who can draft terms specific to your business requirements. This package is suitable for businesses with more sophisticated platforms that need more bespoke drafting. If you need standard T&Cs for a simple online platform, see our standard Platform Terms and Conditions package.

Our package starts from $900 + GST and includes drafting Platform Terms and Conditions (Premium) tailored to your business requirements, phone consultations with a Sprintlaw lawyer who can answer your legal questions, and 1 complimentary amendment to the final draft we provide.

Please note that if you need more amendments after the 1 complimentary round, we will need to set up an additional project.

Submit an enquiry through this page or click the ‘get started’ button on our website. After you submit your enquiry, one of our legal consultants will review it within 1 business day and get in touch to better understand what you’re looking for.

Your legal consultant will then send you an email with more information about the services you need, along with a fixed-fee quote setting out the costs, scope of the service and timing. If you’re happy with the scope, you can accept and sign our engagement letter online.

Once you’ve formally accepted, we’ll connect you with a specialist lawyer who will work with you to complete your project. They’ll contact you by email or phone if they need to get in touch.

We are one of Australia’s premier marketplace firms and have worked with many marketplaces across a range of industries, including ProviderChoice, Kynd, SavvySME and multiple ride-sharing businesses. Chat with our expert lawyers and feel confident that your business is in good hands.

Sprintlaw operates in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. In Australia, Sprintlaw is a regulated law firm and an incorporated legal practice with number 32845, regulated by the Law Society of New South Wales.

In New Zealand and the UK, Sprintlaw operates as a legal consultancy rather than a traditionally regulated law firm. We chose this model in New Zealand because it made our expansion into the New Zealand market faster and easier, reduced our compliance burden, and allowed us to significantly lower our overheads when performing legal work. We can then pass those cost savings on to our clients, helping us provide high quality legal services at a fraction of the cost of traditional firms.

So what is the difference between Sprintlaw NZ’s consultancy model and a traditional New Zealand law firm? In many respects, we are similar. Like a law firm, we offer legal services to small business clients across most of their regular legal needs, including drafting and reviewing contracts and providing legal and regulatory advice.

However, there are some important differences and limitations to be aware of.

Our lawyers: The legal services we provide in New Zealand are not provided by New Zealand-qualified lawyers. Our lawyers are Australian-qualified or UK-qualified lawyers who are familiar with New Zealand laws and requirements, and are able to provide high quality legal services to New Zealand businesses. Given the strong similarities between Australian, English and New Zealand law, and the areas in which we practise, being small business and startup law, we do not view this as having any substantive impact on the quality of our service.

Reserved areas: We are not permitted to provide services in reserved areas of law under section 6 and section 35 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (see here). These include appearing in court or conducting litigation proceedings, managing conveyancing matters, or giving advice under the Property (Relationships) Act 1976. Sprintlaw does not operate in these areas. We find they are rarely relevant to small business clients seeking commercial legal advisory services.

Privilege: When working with traditional law firms, advice provided is considered “privileged”. This means correspondence between a client and solicitor can, if made confidentially and for the purposes of legal advice, be withheld from a court or third party in connection with litigation proceedings. As Sprintlaw operates as a legal consultancy, certain advice we provide may not be “privileged” and may instead be treated in the same way as advice from your accountant or another adviser who is not a regulated adviser such as a solicitor or barrister. This does not affect our confidentiality obligations to you, and our engagement letter confirms that any advice or discussions we have will be kept confidential. Given that Sprintlaw does not operate in court-related or litigious matters, we find privilege is rarely an issue for the kind of legal work we do.

Insurance: Sprintlaw is not required to have professional indemnity insurance that meets the New Zealand Law Society’s minimum requirements. Regardless, Sprintlaw has chosen to maintain professional indemnity cover so our clients still benefit from insurance protection.

If you have any questions about this, our team would be happy to discuss them with you.