What if you've been asked to develop a site and the client later introduces Ts&Cs that you'll breach whilst doing your job?
- by Matt Lacey
Disclaimer : this is all made up. Honest. And it represents no clients or employers living or dead, blah blah blah, etc.
[Allegedly] As part of a website I've built, I've now been provided the Terms and Conditions of site usage to display on the site.
These terms--which must be agreed to to access the site--include my (or any visitor to the sites) compliance with a number of clauses.
Many of these clauses refer to general computer use and are not tied specifically to use of the site.
Some of these clauses refer to things I have had to previously do as a legitimate part of my job and would expect to have to do again.
When I've raised similar issues previously my line manager has said just to ignore it but that doesn't seem to be the professional thing to do.
So, what do I do?
Abiding by the terms would mean that I could no longer work on the project and would cause issues with my employer and the owner of the business the site is being created for.
Ignoring them could lead to possible future issues with the business owner and is not something I'm necessarily happy with (the deliberate breaking of a legal contract).
Neither option is one I'd choose and could have major consequences. Any thoughts?
